The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-25
From, tie st. Aup,ustinc Vii Ne,ois.

ih great haste, 8; ~ - e
:; From the st. Augustine Ne,Ds. asss;:sssss
The information from Tampa coniiInes
highly favorable. More than two hnnsi
dred Indians are now there, and about to
be shipped for The West and Il siis Conf.
IDENTIFY hoped that the several lara md
water expeditions, ndw operating III slle..
South, may succeed in breaking up and
capturing the remainder of the bands of
Sam Jones, Hospilaka, and Aleck:T uste.
nuggee, who are the only chiefs Of note,;;
now left in that region ~, e
Some fugitive Creeks together wiiEi 8
few Of Tigertaifs band, are sIiIf iiflfest.
ing the country west Of ihe "A palachicoIa,
and middle Florida, where They have re-
Gently committed some murders; but
strong detachments ofthe Sd Infantry
are in pursuit, and viii continue to hunt
for them, until they are captured o. dsss
troyed. ~ * (
There have been fewer fewer Il fnSidfsFs 81 az md
outrages commiated BY the Indians since
Col. Worth has beer ia command fsfat afs,
any proceeding time of the war; and. tfl.isS'
will be found a correct statement whether
we estinatethe loss oflife by a'weskfyaves;
rage, the summer months, or q cessation
Of arms under the deIusions of treaties i
It requires no revelation iosssiga ,ascanses
for security, and il murders of The solitary
traveller, dotake place. IL only shews tkes
difficulty of guarding against assas asinstions
and the critninality ofaegl lecting those.
means of projections which, uTay MARTIAL.
are still more. eminently ondacivsfo 10 ssfe.4
IT, than s.troopsin summer quarters, aYlil
a system of ..defensiye warfare. Iesss
blood has been shed by The Ind aTs, ssinces
the change of measures OF which. wee.
speak, than at any. given prece ding tines;
and tits pleasant even with the conviction.
that though war still exist among as, tiiapr
it. is shorn somewhat gof the hoflrssrs Of
the repeated murders which too fredIent..
tly have occurred in this immediate neii eiicii,s:
sborhood. y x. *. s.. I fsi 81
Extract Of a letter received; in this Ici-.;
ty, dated FORT BROOK, Tampa.
f Bay) Aug. g. -184I: - 8 ~
I am happy TO he able tn informsyoii,
that our Indian affairs are steadily and
successfully progressing. We 6asesnoW
at this Post about ITO, and 30 more have
came in to Fort Cummings, arddsare on
their way under guard to this Post, where
they will arrive in two or three days.. 20; -
Those of your citizens who doubted the.
policy I am sure only because they did:
not know him. ofem able. and energetic
Commander, in bringing the celebrate 4 /.
Coacoochee back to his fatherland. wiz
now, Lam sure. be ready 10 admit sthst
they were toohasiyf All thai the friends
Of Col. Worth ever asked for him. lis, thar
his plans should have time to natnres be- !:
fore they are condemned. AN the band
of this chief, with the exception Of ,one
small party are now here, and II enter.
tain no doubt that every ma n; of his pso.s
pie will be here on or before ths 18th sefss1
August--the time allotted to; him fof thaE
purpose. Among the recent arrivals at
this Post, were a party +of II from Sam
Jones camp, brought here BY a friendly.
Indian sent TO them by Col: Worth -
Severalo of,hem are very INTEL iigent, and
have made important disclosures; 4heyfS
will be OF incalculable benefit ,oS The Col. I
in his operations to the South and East il.ss II
the fall Oar intelligence from Fort King
is also very cheering. Col Riley has lre-s
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