Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-16


IIWge party for many years. burned DE
buildings. destroyed the vegetables, and
proceeded up the coast about nine miles.
when came TO another lately inhabited
camp and signs Of cultivation, and tho
same horse track seen the day before, and
The signs judged to be from Eve to six
days old.
On the 9Th morning soon after star
ting, rowing with muf1ed oars, and in 4
f"g, close TO the shore, discovered two
canoes in creek leading into an island
a the head Of Mer:ts Island; land, and
hnding trail, pursued II for half mile,
when we surprised camp, capturing an
Indian woman and children; a negro b.
the name of Friday, his wife and two chii-
dren; he says he belongs to MaxeV Dill
esq. and was taken, with his family. soma
Tour years since between Black Creek and
NAwansVille. From the negro learned
That ] was on the trail Of the party whose
villlge had destroyed the day before:
that they had been gone five or six daya
part Of them by land, and part BY water,
on fishing excursion 10 Mosquito La
gOon, or TO the cOuntee ground and orange
groves in the "big swamp" Having de-
stroyed quantity OF corn and vegetables
at this place, proceeded on, and arrived
at the HaulOyer at ten O'Clock at night;
discovered no signs Of Indians until two
O'Clock in the morning, when the horse
whose signs we had seen for the last three
days came to the place where we lay con.
cealed. Having secured him, took his
trail at daylight, With apariy Of. thirty-oaa
soldiers, leaving Lieut.. Van Vliet and
eleVn men TO guard the prisoners and
boats. At Q O'Clock We came upon
camp ofthiry -four men, women, and chill
dren, just embarking 10 return to their
late residence they took TO the water, with
as many Of their boats as they could easily
reach. We followed, some wadinq,othe
in canoes which had been left, and finally
succeeded in capturing all their hoats but
one; not however, without stout resIs-
:ance by one boat pursued BY Lieut.. Tay-
lor and two soldiers, one warrior keeping
up steady FIRE, while the other, with the
woman, propelled the boat. The wari-
ors were at last shot, and, in the course of
two hours we found ourselves in possession
Of seven boats, twenty-four prisoners, two
dead warriors, and one woman and child
accidentally killed.
The prisoners were three warriors, two
boys, IL and Is years Of age, seven wo-
men, and twelve children.
Learning rrm negro Friday that ate
creek leedIng into the st. Johns about ten
niles from Indian river, and seven from
Fort McNiel, resided three warriors, and
.wo women, and two children, detemin-
ID to visit them, and on the 7th day
lrOpped down about seven miles from
he Hanlover and to the southern termin-
liion Of The Big Swamp, and at 10 m. dee.
patched Lieut.. Taylor and Van VIiet with
wenty men, ana Friday for guide
At 2 O'clnck in the morning Lieut.. Tay-
" returned with two women and tEo
;hildren prisoners, leaving one dead war
'Or On the field, destroying two splendid
:Inoes a I'd burning their camp, having
marched through swamps and ponds up
Yards OF twenty miles. | could learn Of
10 other party of Indians. and my boats be-
ng encumbered with prisoners, and the
len exhausted from excessive labor,
e'ermined TO return, md arrived at this
'Ost last evening, after an absence often
ays, having rowed upwards of250 miles
nd secuted on land 81 more.
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Captured two four-oarsd boats ard eight
anoes. Amongst the prisoners l found
he wife and child of a brother Of Goa
90 chez, and boy Of twelve years Of
gs, wlo is his brothsr-in-laW. They
Vere on party of pleasure to the camp
fthese Indians. The husband of the a.
owe named woman was badly wounded
n the back, hut escaped in the bushes.--
he warriors belonging to the Cape party
nd one negro belonging to Mr.. FOrres-
sr ofSt. Augustine, escaped in the ca
oe. hive, however, as prisoners, the
ather Of one and the wife Ofthe other
1arlior.
Respectfully, yourobedisnt servant,
Tu0MAS rEJTT ne