The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-04-24
AN INCIDENT OF THE FLOR
IDA WAR,


The Governor of Florida, in mes
sage 10 the Territorial Legislature, iu~
noGucss the following affecting Incl.
dent:
"Mr. Hsrlem's dwelling was burned,
and his family murdered in the afternoon
of the 29ih Of January last. Mr.. II.
was absent, an eye witness gives the
following account ofthe return Of the
unhappy man, with all armed party, on
the day after the occurrence On arri
wing a, the sPo;, we found every horse
reduced to ashes, and at the kitchen
door the bones Of a human being near
ly burnt up; after examining all around,
we saw the track moccasions going
and coming the same way. ,Oa the
trail, not far of, we saw articles Of clo-
thing, potatoes, and papers dropped a.
bou; twenty persons, armed, now arriv-
ed from lola, amongst them Mr.. Har.
lem, who, IN a wreiched state of feeling,
proceeded to examine the burnt bones,
which lie believed TO be those Of his
wife ard son, whose knife he found D.
mcnget them. One ofthe company, in
searching behind the garden, about one
hundred yards off. called out, Come
h..a, Harlem; herO is yonr wiiet" Joy
Immediately spraug 10 by bosom, and
| | ran 10 see the dead come 10 life, where
there was a general rush; but 10! found
Mira. Harlem lying PROSTATE on the
ground, behind snme pine logs, with her
throat cut, ball shot though her arm
one in her back, aud fatal shot IN the
head, which must have been, neer, as
the ball-petch waa sticking in her head.
Her youngest son, say eight years old,
lay near her side, with his skullfractur
&c by pine stick which lay near him.
He exhibited signs ofife, land ! had him
carried 10 shelter, water given him
and his cold feet put into warm water;
ialnt hopes are now entertained OF bis
recovery.
Had you witnessed The heart rendiDt
sight Of Mr. Fl. embracing his little son
and calling him by his nickname. "Bul
dy? Buddy? Buddy 7" with the eolemr
sound of parental affection, sunk to th'
lowest ebb OF detection; and then run
ming to the corpse of his wife, THROWN!
his arms around her, crying out, "My
wife2 Oil my dear wife? know your fee
lings would have given way as mine did
| bad always fell a sympathy for thes,
merciless savsges, but my heart no,
assumed q stern fortitude foreign 10 ii
nature, and felt like not leaving an 10
dian foot to mark track in the ashe
of the de, olation they have made,"
Democracy in Neu York. 1.-The e.
lections in The State of New York hav,
gone bravely for Van BureD. The Eve
ming Post, in commenting on the re
turns from the several counties through
out the State, as far as received, eays
"They afford decisive proof Of tn
progress of ihose views Of public polio
which we regard as oftbe highest i'm
portance, and ifpubIic opinion has take
the same direction in the rest of III,
State, as we have no doubt is the case
the State is assuredly ours next autumn
] OMINOUS--The Bermuda Roya
Gazette ofthe 7ih says: we under
stand that her Majesty's 18th regimen
may soon be expected here from tn,
West Indies; and that in all probability
il will be stationed on Ireland Island.
Thereis now at Bermuda a Gag sbi
aud some other vessels of war; and tn,
whole naval force on the West Indi,
station is expected there shortly. Thi
looks waTlike. Wonder if John Bull il
in earnest 7 because, i'll he be, we ba,
better be getting our jackets off, Tines