Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-11
FROM FI.ORID A.


Tie seam packet CharieS D0tcntag, Capt. Dent, ar
ryed late last evening, from Black Creek. From our
attentive correspondent of the Advocate Office we have
received The following letter.. with the Advocate OF
the Is, instant and the ST. Augustine News of the
18Th u.t. Sdrannah Georgian.
JAcKsoNvILLE, Sept. ., 1910.
send with this, the news of the 2Sth ult. In add.
ton 20 which the following may be relied on, as au-
,lrntc The scout, composed OF Captain Higgins
command of the volunteers, and detachment of U. ).
Dragons, under Lieutenant May, returned 10 Gary $
Ferry FRIDAY 2Sth ultimo, after Intellectually pursu
.lnr the Indians about 90 miles They took the trail
through the Okefcnokee, and followed it Southwardly
t0cran Pond, when It entered hammock, where the
Indians took position. They were several times routed
b. the scout, however, and closely pursued, that
they compelled 10 throw away their packs con-
ssi,ne al: clothes and other plumber, taken from the
families who had fallen prey To their insatiate ven
gtlnc- The savages, however, succeeded in escaping
They probably separated thus rendering their tra IN
distinct, and incapable OF being followed 1t will be
recoec,ed that this is the scout that detailed
before the massacre of Rupees family, on the South
prong OF the ST. Mary's
Cap. Smith of the steamer Cincinnati, arrived here
evening from Platka reports that the express rider,
between P,latka, and Of the interior posts was
sh through the arm, when about miles from the for
ner place This happened yesterday.
BE- a passenger on board the Charles Downing, Just
arrived am informed that man by the name of Par
SON was shot about seven miles from Black Creek, q
.,le of the Newnansvllle road. He hunting with
Nr Tucker when shot There were about 10 Indians.
Tucker escaped says informant, but rumor says he
was killed
No 10 IS broken up, and the Indians spread all
about this section Of the country. On Sunday they
shn, the express rider few miles from Pllaka, and on
Monday they shot two transfers and captured three
wagons Fort Tarver and express has this mo-
men, arrived with information that they have killed
the Seven Mile house. All here is in hustle
about Il.
The e. S schr Frt, Lieut.. Mclaughlin, arrived off
the bar last evening, in FIVE days from Havana, and
sailed this morning for Phladephi We learn there
have been farther demonstrations OF the enemy
since the attack on Indian Key-Ntaos, 2eth MT
MoHE lxpiAx OurRAGEs-The Quincy Sentinel Of
the ;,th ult. says-s.We informed by gentleman
residing in this place, who has perused dispatches
from Col Baly TO the Executive at Tallahassee that
nIt Of the 18th inst, large body of Indians,
inumter unSnown) attacked the inhabitants of Cnlum-
bra County, in the vicinity of the Snwannee Upper
Soang, aud entirely destroyed fourteen houses and
plantations laying waste the crops. -Four whites, and
two three negroes, known to have been murder
3D. and is feared that hav shared the same fate.
We have been informed BY gentleman who passed
the of devastation, that in one house six
children were murdered in their beds. The details we
cannot give but have heard enough to be convinced
that will prove 10 be of the most shocking of the
many outages that have been pepetrated by these ruth
less barbarianS.