Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-12

passage the peninsnin-'he destruction OF ehe
Lk0 the leader of the massacre at sai"osaiiachr ana
Indian Kcyand the fact, that the Indian w'i now learn
that tcmporzing is longer to be r"soted t. VIII go
long way in breaking his confidence
The reics the account OF The capture OF IN
dams by Col. Harvey, which we have already pub
shed The following extracts however, contain some
particulars not before mentioned:
The Colonel took from Key Bscayne negro slave
owned by the late DR.. Cruise, who had been captured
by the enemy, but who had escaped from them and g.
ven himself up TO the protection ofthe whites as GUIDE
This negro, with great fidelity as he had oierea De-
fore (but was kept irons by ordcr led the Colonel
to Camp in the Everglades, where the Indians were
They fought but were oycrpowered-and we are happy
to state that Col Harvey Immediately hing Ten q me
Uarriors; among them Chrkika, vino led the par
~ their attack on Indian Key; the negro su'ae was
| wounded in this fight.
| We know of nothing which can entitle Col Harvey
to the gratitude of the country more than th's-his
former services nothing compared with -anu al
| time when the Commanding General IS tampering
18th the outlaws and murdcrers, IL IS bright iciiel
" ii The eve upon man who knows his duty to hrs
~. and is not afraid to perform IT. feeling oil
$50, ration is all that our citizens can accord h,m
e. ,;s ,a 'orious act; and, from the gloom ana de
49, IT,, H. act upon like an incubus, this Just
and every alsed a. ''0' So''~'
for the future. ,.., t.,.
ri u,rre, e,ra m warrior who IS to take hun 10
Sam Jones camp The pris 'ner whose lie was spared,
states that sam Jones has @oo u.u 'r
large party Of them had been 1a"p.u WILL Nv
miles of Fort Datlas during the past >1''1es .aarsd
amount Of property taken at Indian Key VS.
and sold at auction.
Lieut. Ord of the Sd Artillery, with party OF men,
attempted with great gaIan,ry, the same day, TO dis
lodge warriors on island but, losing one man XII
led and six wounded he returned to the main body with
his dead and wounded The expedition passed through
the Everglades, and came out near Cape Sable, and
from thence proceeded TO Key Blscayne.
Col. Harneys praisewortiy conduct approved Of
by the citizens Of this city, by demonstrations OF gra;-
tude, last evening. The Market House was brilliantly
illuminated, transparency, bearing the inscriptions OF
"Leut. COL VIM. s. Harvey, -"Eyerglades '-"No
more Treaties Remember Caoosahatchie! -"War to-
the Ropc'-nnd the device Of an Indian suspended
from tree-was placed i'll a conspicuous position.
band of music, and the firing of cannon with the loud
huzzas Of tho multitude, communicated the sense en-
teralned Of his important service.
1t appears that Col Harvey, at the head Of 30 men
came upon camp Of some 60 Indians about - miles
from Key Blscayne. The Indians were at their break
fast The attack was "sharp short and decistre, and
the result most fortunate. Ten Of the warriors
killed in the encounter, or hung afterwards, and forty
1 FIVE women and children were taken prisoners. Col
Harvey lost man killed and five wounded
| The prisoners brought INTO Key Biscaync,
from which post Col II. again set out on the 2-ill u
with detachment of - men, in quest Of Sam Jones
camp, to which Of the warriors who spared 10
act as gnide promised 10 conduc, him.
ANOTHER HoRRID MASSACRE.
| We are indebted, since we commenced striking of
this paper for the rect particulars Of the massacre
near Micanopy, 10 Col. Dancy.
Lieut.. Sherman, lately arrived in Florida, and Mrs
Monigomere, wife of Lieut.. Mon,gomere, lady also
lately arrived, bride, were proceeding, on Sunday
9th inst, inst 10 neigborng post, with escort Of
10 men, when they fired upon b. party, supposed
TO be 100 Indians.
Mrs Montgomc.e, It, Sherman, the Sergeant Ma
jor, and prva,es, were killed. The Lieut. might have
escaped after being wounded, but he preferred facing
l iantn in IN aii 10
A Wagon was attacked and wasgoner killed, by 3
Indians ; miles Of Pslatka.
Col Dancy left town Wednesday morning, taking
Capt Micklcr, with - men, and Lieut.. Ferreira, Of
Capt. Dummetts company, with 20 men, to proceed
to Gen Reads Head Quarters, at Fort Macomb, from
whence some expedition viii probably be started against
the Indians, who may be in the region of Suwannee
Old Town and Deadmans Bay.