The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-25

TAILAuAsarE, Juuc ..
We are happy 70 ..N "
q. "S1l Tcv has net win sue
~ y Ne,rs; s,. nc ao.urs at leas,
a turn in the tide Of our r--,unes. lie has
Just returned 10 camp, after some twenty
eight days spent, with great tod and fatigue,
m beating the swamps and hammoeks rom
the Della TO :he Suwauuee aud has brolght
with hlm ten prisoners--slx women and
tour children. In pursuing The Indians,
one woman was shot, mislakIug her .ur
warrior We have before stated that a
warrior was killed previously 10y Capt,
Hall. The men attached 10 the party cap
tured, we're absent hunting. These l1di.
aus were taken by detachment ii sixteen
men under Captains Hall mod loansfnd,
who, after the troops had destroyed G.e
crops Of corn, etc, de'gumull to make one
more effort after the Indians.
The eaplycs have been treated with ey.
cry humanity, the mcu even giving Up their
horses to them on their rciurn march to
camps Their own husbands would rather
have made them Faci, borscs upon such &C.
castuus
Tie whole detachment, consisted Of two
hundred mcu, orc hundred mounted and
one hundred on foot. Col. Bailey and h,,
officers done well. Tie troops. turug the
wboIo scout, Underwent great t1u1uc, bl,
there vas 90 hpcaue--gl, were disposed
to du their utcrmast, Tie hamuacks have
been vel. secured, and u1uy town, broken
up, and crops DESTROYED, In Pumpkin
hammock, near Cook $ where tho PRISON
ers we're captured, the corn vac, 10 some
places lil cor roasting. II IS no easy mat
ter 10 penetrate these businesses upon the
coast A., bot this experiment shows tia, q
can Be done, and We hope IN future Il will
be- more frequently attempted and accom-
ptlabod-iLo', wc are told, our mcn make
tui sorft figure on their return from the
swamps, their clothes 10 lsf'ers, and them
hcsbadly scratched, 18th loss fshoes &c.
Gen. Brown tsoumenly kuonn asa Can
ada Brosn, y Nh. Green, fson Of Col Green,
Of tie 9Th luiuuify,) and also Messrs. Par.
amare end Smith, Of Iaomasylle. Ga,
volunteered their services ou the scout, aud
dad their duty alth the rest Of the men.
Col. Bailey brings blck an biz rcu,
though number are suH,ung FROM suck
ness and fatigue. There ras pa falling
bac, upon provisions. The araneemcuis
OF Iac able aud industrious Co,onl. J. Il.
Collins prevented that
We hall probably receive the official re-.
port oil Col Barley 10 ttmc tor our next pl.
per- We are inclined 70 Lsleyc that tins
as orr 1t the most effective scouts Set made
a.4.us, Tie Indians tig5 Cgm
b. tie scr. Erprs arrived Yesterday.
rom st. Augustine, we received the paper,
pi that city ol the l2'h inst, from which We
make the following cN'racL-Chas Copr.
ST. ArgrsuyE, jrNE - Indian
\ows-Oar excellent correspondents at
Black Greek, hove pat u7 ~ possession Of
intelligence from Fort kiug to the Slh INST,
q 4. VI. which we give as follows:
Oo last Sunday week Cot Riley ran
down an Indian 90 the Pine Woods. near
Tie Wnhiac0ocae a day or two afterwards
hc surprised an Indian camp, consisting og2
Warriors, . sqga~s, aud children they
killed The ? warriors and squa~ aud took
the rest prisoners. Oa TUESDAY night last.
one Of the Indians made hl- escape, pvinr
TO th" sentinel gong 10 sleep. Que Of the
guard saw him running and fired at hun,
winch alarmed the whole cqmp-,he other
sentinel. ql.n fred E.,t H.. ....-.... t.- , +