The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18
FROM FLORIDA
I,cKsoNvILLE, MAY 20.

! Indian uers-0uhage upon SdTGge-t"e"'g
/ o,., kiII,d-fino rpandsd-fhTte blood h0ahas
! kiHed--fOm men iaiSsing
/ We arc a doomed destruction
seems to threaten US on every side. week
after week, adds 10 the painful list OF VIC.
Tins Of Indian treachery. Ii the tide OF
slaughter is not stopped. the savage will
again roam at large master OF our iofes''
and lord of our domain. Soon our cities,
villages aud towns will be deserted, and
the shrill warwhoop of the red skin, and
the dismal hooilng Of the swamp owl, WI
take the place Of the hustle Of rational IN
proyement, and the hun Of rational enter
mise. Let such recItals as the following,
awaken those who are interested, respec.
lively, some to a prompt discharge OF those
duties devolying upon them, and others TO
lively sense Of the dangers TO Which they
are surrounded.
On "Wednesday, 10Th inst. While Lieu.
tenant aud two men we're passing between
Micauopy and place called Black Point,
they were surprised and fired on by party
of Indians; Lieutenant and one man y ound
ed. aud o,le killed. Same evening, Lieut.
Sauderson in command of Micanopy, while
on a scout nth Is or 20 men, discovered
tire in the woods, aud ON going To see from
whence II PROCEEDED were surrounded by
about 80 Indians. Lieut.. S. aud nine men,
three blood hounds and their keeper, k'i!
ed upon the spot, and -four men missing. =
Ga Friday, news reached Ne~naussllle that
three men were killed, between Posts No.
ii and II. On Thursday, scout dIscoy
cred the trail Of about 100 lndians, IN the
"wolf hammock, SIX miles south Of New
Evansville.
In addition to the above, we have lnielll
senco Of ) men being killed between Pie"
lala aud ST. Augustine, within SIX mules OF
the latter place. Tbs happened on fnda>
the 22nd instant. Those killed we're two
carpenter. belonging TO Plcolata, vino were
shot iron, public wagon, three actors Al
tachcd 10 Mr. Forbes Theatrical corps, who
were gong 10 81. Augustine to perform. -
Luckily, however Mr.. Forbes aud TIC &C.
,rcsses had passed some time before.
News has also reached US BY the General
CIluch tina, " Fort Cfuin, or the settle
ment where Fort Crum was originally ~
Gated, was attacked aud Oh IN the settle
ment killed. This latter intelligence was
brought by express to Black Creek, Oh Sal
urday the 23rd INST. aud IS 90 doubt correct.
Thus We have a fearful record Of a, least
20 lives, as victims to the utterly defence
less state IN which great part Of our coun
iry now is. aud has been since the discharge
OF the volunteers. Experimenting u this
manner IS preposterous. Nohng lot Ihe
Iosi decided energetic acton, aud that "a.
remilnngy continued, viii keep The savage
10 check, or afford our suffering citizens AIRY
protection.
The carpenters named above as being
killed between ST. Augustine aud Picolata,
we're u Mr.. J. r. Miller, rceeuiIy from
Brunswick, Ga. aud Mr.. Daniel {. Nose,
formerly Of the same place both personal
acqualntances Of ours. Mr.. Nnsn was not
killed, but was found the DAY following %
the woods, short distance from where they
we're shot, having broken blood vessel by
eScr,ion n attempting 10 escape 70 state
Of inscns,brliy. Mr.. Miller VAS killed on
the spot, He Sns man many good quail
ties a useful nnj worthy cl'lleu; a kind
father, devoted husband, Bnd an lndus,n
Gus hard working man. he has lcli wife
aud several children, together Nilh a uuucr
Gus clrc,e Of relatives dad friends to ;uJufu
his unIaieIy aud lnauulu bu,clery.