Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-05-27
FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.

I1lil III SobtoSu SSeASS
FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.
Blythe steamer Charles Downing, Capt.
Dent, arrived Yesterday from st. Angus
tine, we have received the News OF the
18th inst.
The election returns for Delegate are,
so far, incomplete. In East Florida, as
far as heard from, Levy has III votes,
Downing 4S8, Ward SO.
We extract from theNews the following:
The War.-Exlract of letter from an
Officer Of the Army, received in this city,
dated:
"FoR7 ARmlsTEAn, E. F. tSarasota)
April q, lS4l
The only news is this, that runner has
just arrived who vas sent out to Hospa-
tahka, Wauxy, Hadjo, and Sam Jones,
who reports that they have all run OF, aud
vii. rot come in; consequently, the treaty
is probably at an end in this section. and
fight will soon be the word. The lst Re-
giment Of Infantry is at present very sickly,
about Que third being on sick list"
"FoRT PIERCE, May l.
Coacoochee, with his negro Joe and fif-
teen warriors, paid me visit on the 18th
ult. under safe guard from the General
Commanding. He remained all night
aud sleptin my quarters, and l felt much
better satisfied than should 10 have slept
in his. He was accompanied by the ellie
of bis band, no doubt the identical Indians
that have committed the horrible murders
near St. Augustine during the last year..
Two or three of them were rs savage and
ferocious looking fellows as / have seen in
Florida under complete command, and
apparently ready for any deed of blood at
The bidding of their chief. Negro Joe IS
Coacoocheo's right hand man, and no
doubt exercises great influence, as he pos.
sesses considerable shrewdness, and car
ries in his coun,enance the marks of vii
liam. Their camp, they Informed me, was
Two days march from this post. They are
to 60 10 Tampa, they say. The moon after
this. Coacoochee spoke Of his escape IRON
St. Augustine, aud asked after Capt. Dunn
mitt, but made no allusious to bis feats in
your vicinity. He speaks 10 his warriors
as one accustomed to be obeyed; graceful
in bis movements; and bis gestures more
expressive than his words"
FORT PIERCE, May l.
On the 29th ult. Coacoochee, with ff-
teen men and boys, paid us visit. lie
appears 10 be oD nothing more than beg
desiFous Of getting 10 others and gong to
Tampa. as making trip to New Holland.
His impudence and insolence was almos,
unbearable; aud had been commanding
officer, and he without his safeguard, the
whole batch would have been put tin irons.
He called us liars, women, stingy fellows,
and every thing else; but we were COM
manded to treat them with civilily. He
had passes from General Armistead and
Col. Worth, Powder, fin,s, and horses,
were among the articles he asked for. or
course, we gave him none Of these. The
scoundrel had The impudence 10 60 to-,
and offer 10 buy canister of powder, say
ing that the officers would never find il out.
He left yesterday, after laying dead drunk
all night in our quarters"
A man by the name Of Pinckney, Ia
freman) was missing from On board stea-
mer VIM. Castor, on Sunday night last,
while living in this harbor. His body was
discovered on Wednesday evening, floating
about within short distance Of the wharf,
supposed to have been accidentally drown.
ed while endeavoring to get on board the
steamer.
Sad Accidental sad mistake took
place on Sunday night last, al the house Of
a Mr.. Mccormick, about 8 miles from
jacksonville. This residence has been at
tackled more than once by Indians, and
near night man was observed in the field,
approaching with great caution. Mrs. McC.
and her Two sons oufy being at home, con-
cuded it was an Indian, and the boys took
their guns, and waited his near approach.
He had something 10 his hand which SEEM
ed gun, and as it appeared that he was
about using it, the boys fired, and the OBJ
jccr fell. On approaching the spot, it was
found to be a poor deaf and dumb mau
named Gordon, who was accidentally kill
led. His appearance there created an alarm
that it was the enemy, aud under the cir
cumstauces Of the case, The jury returned
verdict of justi6able homicide.
ST. AUGUSTINE, May IA.
Lndians.-We are indebted to the atten-
ton of an officer Of the army, for The fol-
lowing letter from Capt. b. L. Beall, of
the Cd Dragons:
"FoRr Bnooks, E. F., May Cd, 1s41.
81 have just returned from a scout in
pursuit of party of Indians who killed
the express rider between this post andFort
Clinch on the 2sth ult. / found his body
about 81 miles from here, with the head
and arms severed therefrom and burnt;
the mail entirely destroyed, with the ex-
cep,ion of two private letters; several CO.
pies of the new Regulation for the Army,
with the leaves cut out and scattered about
the woods for about mile burnt, in order
to Conceal the trail-which am happy 10
state they did not effect. I followed their
trail about thirty miles, and at sundown
come up with two of the party. encamped
near the edge of dense hammock. Il
say two, although saw but Que; but !
took two rifles. pouches, powderhorns full
of powder.) The fellow endeavored 10
get to the hammock, but was too quick
for the gentleman-l shot him, scalped