Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
ANOTHER BATTLE IN FLORIDA.

VICTORY OVER CHECHICHI's PARTY-We
yesterday received the particulars ola victory
achieved by the brave Col. Harvey over Che
chichi's tribe, and 1.-The death of Chechechi
himself. For this information we are indebted
to Capt. Burrows, ofthe schr Emeline, arrived
here from New York Ella Key West
1t seems that over a year ago negro came
into Cape Florida and informed the command
ing officer that Chechichi intended TO attack
Indian Key. The officer paid no attentiosx to
this warning and the negro remained aNent
the settlement. About the middle of Deem
| Der last Col. Harvey heard of the circumstance
and Immediately went to Cape Florida and had
a conversation with the negro. The latter
told him that he could guide him to the Island
where Chechichi and his tribe were secreted,
but that he, the Colonel, must have at least
800 men if he expected to be successful
Col Ii succeeded IN raising 80 men, and finding
The could procure no more determined upon
an expedition with this number and hazard an
attack. They set off in boats, with the negro
as guide, and on reaching Mama River the
! latter said that the Indians were on an Island
/ close by in the everglades. COL Harvey dis
posed of his men in such manner that they
could completely surround the Island and at.
tack it on all sides, but owing to some misun-
Outstanding of orders one of the officers made
:.
| A severe fight, however, Immediately ensued,
in which COL Harney'S party were victorious
after losing one man and having two or three
wounded. On the part of the Indians two
were killed and twenty nine taken prisoners.
Among the killed was Chechichi himself He
was shot by private after chase which lasted
nearly four miles. Finding his pursuer near
/ ing him Chechichi threw away his rifle; but
the private soon got within shot when the
chief sat down and raised one of his hands
Iii this position the former fired and lodged a
ball in his side. Having one of Colts patent
rifles he Immediately discharged it a second
time, the ball taking effect and causing Chechi-
chi's instant death.
Among the prisoners taken by Col. Harvey
were seven warriors. These he had brought
| up and hung in presence of the rest of the pris-
oners. 1t Is supposed there were about eighty
warriors on the island, all of whom would have
been killed or taken, had Col. IIarney,s orders
as to the mode of attack been strictly carried
out.
The women and children are now at Cape
| Florida, together with one ofSam Jones' men,
who was on visit to Chechichi. One of the
females states that Sam Jones has two white
women with him, who belonged TO brig cast
away on the Florida coast a year ago. The
men belonging to her We're all murdered by
the Indians.
At the encampnent of Chechichi were found
a quantity of the effects taken at the time of
] the massacre at Indian Key, and also some of
i the rifles taken from Col. Harney's men who
were murdered some time since. 1t may be
recollected that Chechichi rhade treaty with
Coz H., but that he broke it the first opportu-
nit #that offered, attacked his men in the night
han tEt " we're lIV 1aprararpd and MIR.
dered the whole party with The exception of
Col Harvey and two Of his men. This breach
of faith probably induced Col. II. TO deal sum-
marily with the captive warriors.
An expedition, with Col. Harvey as leader,