The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-18

:. The steamer Chas. Downing. Capt.
Dent, arrived on Thursday from. st. Au.
pus,ine. We are indebted to our cores
Iondent Of the News Office, for the follow
ing intelligence: sc SSzg5'
Corespond<aes of tie Sabannah RspaAiesM.
OFFICE F.THE NEWS, !
St.Augustins, Augusta 8, ls4i.
The steamer VIM, CASTOR, Capt. So
mers, arrived this afternoon from South
ern Posts. The large scout started from
Key Blscayne and For, Dallas. for the
Everglades, OH the. sevening of Friday!
The 3Olh ult., consisting Of six Companies
Artillery, under the command Of Capt.
Burke, and number Of Sailors and Ma.
rines under the command Of Capt. Rod
gers and Lieut.. Sloan, of the Navy
amounting in all To- about 400 zmep.and so
canoes. with which they anticipate accom-
plishing much towards the close Of this
proiraGied war, We heartily wish them
success: and look forward with no ordin.
ary anxiety for the,saccomplishment Of
much good, :=.s- -,
We are sorry to learn, that that: gallant
officer, Major Childs, who was 10 haze
commanded. the expedition was left sick
at Fort Dallas. The Posts South. are
generally very healthy. with the excep.:
ton of few cases of slight fever owing
10 the exposure of the men TO the Sun,
Major Childs has issued an order forthe
removalor all the stores and store Houses,
from Key Biscayne to Fort Dallas, und
will break up that post (.he Key entirely.
The accounts from Key West are Of
the most deplorable nature. The yellow
fever is said 10 be raging at that place,
and very fatal; large number have al,
ready fallen victims to il. One Of the
unfortunate victims Is Mr.. Landon C..
Henry. )
The fever has been still worse at Hava.
ia, and We learn that there are nine Ame.-
rican ships now lying 10 that port without
a soul on board, all having died Of the
prevailing fever. -.
We have no further news from Tampa
Bay to communicate, since the last intel.
ligenee Of the Indians coming in very ra
pidly.
PILATKA Aug.7, 1S4l.
GENTLEMEN.-The prospect still con.
tinues to brighten; besides the hand Of CO..
a.cou. chee, which are all in small parties
"f Indiansafe coming ia daily at Tampa
Bay, and recent accounts give strong as:
surances that Sam Jone will comein soon.
A smaH detachment Of troops, with
some Indian guides, left few days since
to meet detached party Of Ha'ieck Tus-
tenusgee's band; and no doubt is enter
tanned but that they will also be induced
to come in. - ~ 80
One Company Of 7lh Infantry is, to be
stationed al Wacasassa, one al Fort Whee-.
lack and A,ree at Charley Emeta's. Town
these FIVE companies have" been stationed
at For. Mieanopy, which post has been
abandoned, Yours, &c.
From the St. Augustine Nsus 6h inst.
On the "a ul,. live Indians visited the
plantation of Col F. R. Sanchez, in Ala.
chua County, and waylaid the field. for The
purpose, it is supposed, 70 killing some
one, but they were discovered by black
boy, and driven off By the lew men with
dogs, who happened to be al the plantation.
On the 25,h or 26.h, they Plundered and
burned w liam Townsend's place, about
I2 miles from Newnansviile,
Upwards nf 100 Indians, men, women,
and children, have come in at Tampa;
principally of Coacoochee's band. A..
mongst them are some warriors from Sam
Jones' party. Itis believed thatth whole
of Coacoochee's banG have come, in, as re-.
CURED by him through the runners that he
sent out from his prison at Tampa. The
chef, and all his people are kept on board
vessels at anchor in the Bay, and are we'll
guarded; not being allowed any longer to
remain upon that soil which has been the
scene of their Oft repeated treacheres and
murders. The chief himself with some OF
his warriors, are in irons. Thus we seel
that the bringing him back from New Or!
leans, and putting his neck in danger ofs
halter. has resulted ia getting in his peo.
ole. He was. certainly, as Col. Worth re-
marked, .the best card in his hand" and
has been well played besides. 1
tits understood that some fAleck Tus-
tenugee's band are disafectea towards
tha, chief, and are watching an opportuni.
~ 10 core in-so say the epriseners. The
message now sent by Col. w. to the Indi.
ans is, that he has no talks for then-ifI
they come in they must 60, al once to Ar:
kansassbut he does not care whether theyI