Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-04
From the Savannah Republican OF the 2Sh ult.l
More Indian n urd rrs I'm GEORGIA.

Indians have made their way from Florida TO that
| county, passing near the Suwanee, numbering
part OF MIR ID Greens family. Mr.. q. had his leg
broken while in the act Of cuing the remaining
part of them from the flames of his burning house.
whole family by the name of Davis, on the St
! Mary's river IN Camden county, was murdered
few days since, not one remaining TO bear the awful
intelligence. Several houses in the same neighbor-
hood (deser ed through fear,) have been burned TO
the ground. They have also killed "a number Of
cattle
| This statement has been confirmed by an express
rider.
Oar informant states further, that several Young
men in the vicinity of Burnt Fort. have chosen DR.
Barnard their captain, and gone in pursuit of the
enemy
| Since the above was in type, have been per-
mitted by the kindness OF friend, TO lay before
our readers the following extract from a letter,
dated
The Indians are again a visit 20 Camden Coun-
". numbering and piunderihg our ironer settlers,
burning their dwellings and destroying their crops
On wednesday evening, Fort M'n'ac, deserted
5. post, 10 wich several neigbbring families OF
whites. consisting Of ave men and twenty five wO-
men aud children, bad moved "r mutual safety, was
attacked, and four Of its occupants killed namely,
"A Mrs. PAtlick. ana Mr. Davis and two OF his chit
dren Mr. Patrick informs me that he attack was
made about dark. Al the fire OF the first gun, Mrs
p VINO was standing at his side fell dead gene
raj dis charge from the savages was Immediately al
ter given which killed Davis and his two children
All of the whites occupied and were at the time
CO ected in central building Of the post, and the
thus enabled 10 app Oach Wftnin gun
shot, ander cover of the outer buildings which they
fired in secrecy and safety. Ii appears that The
whites, though apprised OF the vicinity OF the In
dians, were completely surprised, having taken
none Of those precautionary measures to prevent II
which commen prudence should have suggested.
1t impossible, says my Informant, to state the
| number Of the Indians. Twenty were counted by
him, marching off in Indian he IRON one OF the
fires at the time of their leaving; but from the
number of shots and their yells, he thinks their
number must have been much larger.
Several de serted dwellings in that neighborhood
have been barnt, and the crops Of the owners laid
waste.
On Saturday night, aarge FIRE from Cen
trevie, in that direction, and 1t was reported by
persons who came in the next morning. TO have been
The remaining buildings ut Fert Moniac. The iroR
tier settlers retreatne to Centrevie and its vi
cinity, much alarmed.
Gen Flovd had, previous to the account Of these
last murders Of which he could not have heard be-
fore last evening this morning, ordered out Capt
Tracy's command which had not left Yesterday
MANY of the citizens of this neighbOrh0od have
left this morning. as All independent corps of volun-
teers il possible the safe retreat OF those
settlers, who have not yer come ~.
An ADEQUATE force at this time, placed under the
comm md nf an off gallant ana indeiatigable
| Gen Floyd. would secure our frontier, and compel
the enemy 10 Surrender or carry his murderoUs at
tacks elsewhere
The following additional information has been
kindly uns he'd Us 10y the Editor OF the Georgian "
JErFERsoSroN Camden, Co Ga,
AueGst 2ith, 1910.
To the Editor Of the Savannah Georgian
Dear Sir You viii please publish such por' ions
Of The enclosed letters relate 10 the hostility and
movements Of The savaecs for the information OF the
community al large, and obiigc
Respectfully yours,
Gro LANG. +. NJ, Jefersonton.
CENrsEviLLAeE, Aug. 10, 1870.
| DEAR GroRGF-l am very sorry 10 inform you
that the INDIAN, have done good deal Of mischief ON
the Suwans, and Il is thought that they have again
| come into the Okeicnoke: last FraaJ they killed
| Io,eph Nowelfs wifs end two children. and Dan
i,l Greens WIFE ADD shot his dau hter through the
shoulders they have robbed aud burnt out the inla-
| bitanis as they went Beginning at Green, they
have burnt nearly all the dwellings mp 70 Fort Gil
mer. Joseph Howell ard George Johns -ot Ia here
| to-dsy; they followed them up to the suwanre Sc
verai miles, and found eleven dwellings burnt They
all are fortcd IN at old Bill Cones and Capt Sander
| lain's The Indians fired on Sanderiains home all
| night, Friday night; the next morning took the
road mp the ryer,and only went FIVE or siN miles, 10
old umaralrs place, and Xxi led some hogs and cattle
and STAYED al, night. This is the most bold aud da-
ring act they have committed since the commence
NJ, nj oftbe the people above this are generally
| very much ala rmod and some Of them are already
moving on-w neither with sufficient cause, cannot
| SAY. Ahsalom Cossey's children, siX in number.
were killed last W ednc day, ON the South Prong OF
| the 1t. Marys; sons suppose. by the same party
have nothing more worth your attention al present
remain, yours NEST truly,
STEPHEN Mccall.
| P.s Thomas Wright is burnt out, amongst the
| rest.
| CrNrRuvILLAGg, Aug. D. lSio.
| Dear George All is excitement aud alarm up
| this way. The Indians have killed Thomas Davis
| and two of his children, and John Patrick's wife
They had all gathered ut Arch. liogans. (Nlonia,)
and on "Wednesday, just about night fall, they at
tackled the place and killed the above persons, and
burned every building in the place, except the one
they defend They have burnt Dayis,s place aud
Mincy's and other in this county. IL ~ about ~
| miles from here do not think we are ia danger
here a. yet, though others think different. There
is part of two companies ct Dragons from Black
| Creek already scouting about the Okefenoke, and
Tracy is irving 10 raise fifty men for thirty uays,
| under an order from Gen Floyd. What will he
the final issue time only will show. If think there
is any d,nger here, shall al once take my family
| away. Yours, in haste, STEPHEN MCCALL.
George Lang, Esq.
| Darn OF orr CuAReE p'AFrsIREs.-A letter
from Puerto Cabclio. dated the 18th ul., mentions
the death Of J. c. 4. Williamson, our Charge DAT.
laires al Caracas He died the 1th, Of dyscnte.
| nv, after an illness of only few days.
J NuRprR-A black fellow named Morris, killed a
man on board the schooner Crcsd OF E,stpori, Me-,
AZ Philadelphia, and robbed the vessel ON Wcdnes'
| day last
| U.S.. Marshsf's Office.
| Cy1elfu 10 StamIp- Edward iiilliksr the mas
ter of the American schooner Ann, was brought up,
| charged with assaulting one of bis crew with an
| unusual weapon, viz scanning msliet, with wine u
the Captan hit the sailor violent blow on the he adj
| George Nc Allister. the complainant. sworc that
| the offence was committed and 1ilhkcr was com
| PEELED 90 find sureties 20 appear and answer