The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-11

The Savannah Georgian furnishes the following more
particulars and may add more narrowing accounts
OF the recent savage murders on the borders OF Geor
ca and Florida, which have been already briefly an
nounced to our readers.
IRON CORRESPONDENT.
Sr Mays, (GA) Aug "a, 1910
am very sorry to inform you that the savage In
dams are again in our county. Last week, On the
Suwanee river, they killed eleven individuals, and
burned the same number of settlements. ! derived
my information from MIR James Howell, formerly OF
Camden county and one of the unfortunate sufferers,
having had his wife and one child butchered~ | pro
coed to give you all the information obtained from him
relative to the murders depredations &c. committed
on the Suwanee and st. Mays rivers during the last
two weeks
made attack upon the family of Mr.. Courcy, (who
was himself absent from home at the time having left
his wife and six children in the morning of the day
enjoying health and every comfort y but what must
have been his feelings on his return that evening 10
find his dwelling and every house the place mass
of smoking ruins, and his wife with six small chill
drcn lying about his field shot down in attempting to
escape and their bodies horribly mutated He lived
on Brandy branch" (I think } one of the head
tiers of st. Marys river in FLORIDA.
The wretches then struck across for large settle
ment of farmers the Suwanee in search of other
vic inns in that neighborhood, this settlement had
been the of their butcheries
"A Mr. Daniel Green, who had removed from Cam
den the last year, and Mr. Howell, lived very near
each other, their farms adjoining These persons,
with several Others had concluded to erect school
house in the centre OF the settlement for the education
of their children and had left their homes in the
ing to continue their work.
Mr. Howell states that between ten and eleven
o'clock he heard the crack Of several rifles accompa
MED with the Wells of the Indians Immediately in the
direction of his house He instantly mounted his
horse and dashed for his home, halted about hun
dred yards from his house, and discovered Indians in
his yard who fired at him. did several others in the
field apparently searching for his children, who had
escaped and sccreed themselves in cane patch. In
casting his eyes about he discovered three of the chill
dren jumping the fence some hundred or two hun
bred yards distant from him. He Immediately ran and
seized them up his horse and made his escape the
Indians yelling and pursuing like devils after. His
poor wife and one child (she being in atate of preg
nancy) were overtaken and slaughtered Casting his
eyes towards MIR. Green's place, he perceived every
building fre--the scene rendered more terrific by
the ycs of the savages rejoicing lover their butchered
victims and the destruction Of property. He learnt,
reaching place of security not far off, that Mrs.
Green and one of her children had been kied-which
information he derived from settler approaching with
Miss Chanty Green on horseback, (whom he had
rescued )-she having been very severely wounded by
rifle ball through her shoulder, and covered with
blood, and in few moments would have been overtr-
ken by the Indians, as she was completely exhausted
from loss of blood,
This spread in every direction the
next day. and the families living St Marys rvcr
collected Fort Moniac, post the river recent
ly occupied by United States troops but which had
been abandoned months) to defend themselves.
They occupied the soldiers quarters around the stock
AIDE.
On the evening of the 10TH the Indians approached
very near, without the knowledge of any one, and
while Mrs Patrick was preparing. bed for her little
children, she fired at through the window, and
fell dead on the bed in front of her father. An at
tack then made simultaneously all the houses
| by the Internal devils. Mr. Thomas Davis, of our
county, and of his children, killed and their
! bodies consumed in the building, which was set on
| fire--as the with every other except the
picket whittier they all rushed for the preservation Of
their lives. Mr.. Patrick who was the bearer Of the
express, and with whom conversed, informed me
that he rushed for the picket bearing the dead body
| of his daughter he was fired at 5 times, but
luckily escaped. The Indians were then driven of
by the men in the fort. Mr.. A. Jernakin killed one,
as he was to fall and borne Off They continued
to fire at the fort and kept up an inccssant yelling
during the night. party was, however, sent off
very soon to the plantation Of Mr. Hogan about half
a mile distant and in short time every building
the place wrapped in flames and completely des-
troyed
The next day the Indians crossed into Camden
county burnt the place of the unfortunate Davis, a
Mr. Mincey's, and several others,
You can form no idea of the panic and distress
which now prevails in our county. All the men IN
the upper part of the county have left their homes
collecting at points to defend themselves and fam
lies, leaving their crops and every thing they possess
exposed to the rayagcs of the enemy.
Gen, FLOYD upon hearing of the outrage on the
Suwanee, with his known promptitude, ordered Capt
! TRACY to collect company of fifty and afford
protection to our frontier settlements. That company
has been raised and this morning left Cenreyille for
! the scene Of outrage As he learns of the
other murders and depredations committed in Camden
| doubt not he will order out n larger force,
The families who had collected nj !" Moniac" aban-
doned the place shortly after the attack of the Indians
and assembled Mr.. Jernakins, considering it bet
ter place of security, and two evenings since, the
/ stockade burnt by the enemy Two travellers
inform that they passed within five miles OF 1t
and discovered an immense fire in that direction.
! Lieut.. May, of the ID Dragons, with adetachment
of men, is at this tine in pursuit; and ! hope either
! himself the volunteers under Capt TRACY may fall
| in with them.
/ NEwNANsylLLE, August l3.
Again it becomes my painful duty to inform you of
| the murder OF another of our citizens | will give YOU
the particulars as heard them from young man who
arrived here last night from the of action Mr.
Sarn'l. Smart and Mr. Jas Lanicr, both young men,
were in their field at Fit Tarver guarding their negroes
who were gathering fodder This was in the afternoon
of Wednesday the 18th instant. littlebefore sunset
| the Young men sroed towards the hammock, which
entirely surrounded the field, where there
water-mellons and, while in the act of eating one
were fired on from the hammock by Indians, one ball
passing through the body of MIR. Smart, and killing
/ him almost instantly. MIR. Lancr was severely
wounded hut succeeded in making his escape, The
death of Mr.. Smart svery much amented by all who
| knew him He was about % years of age, native
Of the State of Mississippi and for the last eight
wears a resident of this county.
In addition to the above we learn from the New
many He mail carrier that the evening of the 18TH
i two dragons with their horses were killed Nc
Intoshs plantation about o miles east of Mcanopy
4 On the morning Of the 18th, Indians from
the top of house Fort Crane, in field that
post They numbered about sixty, and were apparent
IL celebrating their victory. They held up and dane
cd around rifle or a gun, which was recognized to