Columbus Democrat., 1841-02-06
r.tis Ssraasi RsPabhea7 Jan. :.
From FLORIDA.

b u I..,.,t.ye FLORIDA correspondence wiii be
- o'. ne important niormausn hom the sea
- %. ,sE.b-d IN our columns yesterday morn
sah ,.i,i.on to the surrender Of Indian warn
4 .sbstanlially correct. Upon the whole
- 'S = of such a character as to give strong
S"'' termination Of the war--eertaInly a
sa's' : ~,,onndrd hope than We have yet had Eea-
- 'cS9rrspssisnes Of The Republican.
FLORIDA, Dec. ~.
-,rxEN:-Since my note Of yesterday CIV
UiSL t,,oy intelligence Of the coming in Of the
q US am informed that The chief Of the Tai
la'...' ...,s. and other head men, are among the
i'l,, is.,. and great hopes are now entertained OF
nanyr rn.,meui Of the difficulties heretolors in the
~ r0Iv 10 your inquiries have 10 state that
.f ,b.t was heard Of the "Republ,cs own"
- -. .0ded by the Duke Of AlbaDy,t 1t was gal
''n"; ."on,;np the country on the Tampa road, al
:" ..d ofihs bugIs. The Indians who sub
m".I Y.Iv came in to Fort King,said that herring lis
i'Qu' na;,, some three miles off aud not exactly
''I% ''I,..,,nding "ihs charge liom "ihe Retreat"
~. for themselves the latter Interpretation, and
fAQSS "
.,I,d accordingly.
Yours, truly,
6. wagon, with an ascort Of ten men,
.,u,cked by Indians between Mlcanopy and
"'t,hoota yesterday, and Lieut.. Sherwood,
~. =, Montgomery, Sergeant Major CAL and
- O,iyates, were killed. A team was also at
" '..s,d near Fort Holmes, and the teamSter xii
sd. Yesterday.
W. ". Montgomery was most lovely young wo-
n,O--hsd been recently married, and had been
!. Forida but one month.
NJ Since the above was in type, we have re-
,,,v.d the St. Augustine Herald Of the the asst
na politely handed US by Capt, Mock, Of the
a..msr Florida, arrived yesterday from Garey's
Ferry Below We give from the Herald the con-
irmation Of the news published yesterday of the
capture of Indians by Col. Harney, and two or
6r.e other extracts Of interest. The Herald
contains call for public meeting Of the cIi-
uuns of ST. Johns county, +. +; to be held on
Ii. ID inst. in the public square in The city of ST..
Augustine, to protest against the treaty SAID to
b, authorized by the General Government, 10
wrender TO the Indians the territory south Of u
Iu, from Tampa Bay to New Smyrna.
GLORIOUS.
Forty Indians captured-Ten Indians hang.
a--Capt. Thompson, of the Walter NJ. ar
rrsd hI. morning from Key Biscayne, brings a
verbal report that Col. Harney, who han pro-
cseded into the everglades with nnely men, sue.
eseded n discovering the town Of We-kekak
where he captured 80 women and children and
one warrior, and killed or hanged ten warriors
hey were perhaps shot in the attack.
We hope. however that they were hanged, az
Mbeing caught alive; for. belonging TO the gang
xhich committed The massacres at Carloosahalch
I,, they deserved neither mercy Judge MOI jury
nothing but an executoner; aud the people o
Florida have long deplored the uulrequenily o.
such sau'ary retr'butve examples. Ii these In
dian, vre hanged, their people will see We are d
Isa in earnest. How much blood might have
been saved had ten Indians been hanged iv,
years ago!
CO Harvey we are told. went in at the Miami
and came out neal Cape Sable. fso, he mus
have gone where no white man preceded, anC
discovered singular aud important water com
municatIon across tho south Of The Peninsula.
The Party returned round the coast, lcavin,
Capt Davidson, who is. we are sorry 10 say
dangerously Ill at Indian Key. Aaother expe
dIlOu is preparing. Official reports may be ex
pscted tomorrow by the William Castor.
We said a few days ago, that the destruction
oi one Indian was of more Importance than tn
taking OF BeyrouL What then must be our ie
lOcIng when forty are captured 7 Our market /
illuminated to-nleht-lhe big gun is out-ih
band is playing cheery, and the people are Shout
ny glor joy.-SL augustine Herald.
Thomas JeferSon's Opinion of Congress
@d"'--"l served with General Washington in th
Legislature ot Virginia, before the Revolution
and during it with DR., Franklin in Congress.
never heard either Of them speak ten minutes a
time, nor to any but the main point which was
decide the question. They laid their shoulders
@e great points, knowing that the little ones woul
follow Of themselves. II the present Congrei
make no much talking, how can it be otherwi,
'nabodyto which the people send men,who que
H0n every thing yield nothing, and talk by th
1hstGrgesi VOts-New Hampshire gave It
largest vote, at abe late Presidential election,
proportion 10 her population, of any State in Il
"n'on' According to The late census, she ca
one vote Tor every 4-5th inhabitants.
.Nsu methsd TO clean Glas,.-Powdsr fine
lnd'go, and dip into moistened rag. with whi
smear the glass and wipe it of with dry clot
very hney slited ashes applied by rag dipp
,n spirits. will also answer well but Spanish VIII
HaPl 10 roughen the glass.