Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-29
MORE MASSACRES IN FLORInA-

5 MORE MASSACRES IN FLORIDA.
Is We learn by the St, Augustine News of the
25th ult. that horrid tragedy was enacted al
a place called Mandarin, about % miles n. w.
of that port, few days previous We recte
the deed in its own wordS:-After reconniter-
ing the various plantations, they on Monday
afternoon caught a negro belonging to Mr.
William Hartley. who was out squirrel hunt
ing, and at evening proceeds towards the set
tlement for the purpose of plundering the
store, but as the negro told them there were
many men in that direction, they turned back
TO the Hartley neighborhood, which is near
Julington creek and about four miles from the
St. Johns, and from which they had seen the
men depart, who were gone on hunting par
ty of two days.
| Approaching the houses of William Hart
ley, they put the negro forward, and as he
came TO the door they fred three rifles, killing
Mrs. Hartley and her child of a year old, and
Mr.. Domingo Acosta. A. Mr.. MoIphus also
in the house, was shot-he ran for the pine
barren, and there died. The infant was kill
ed by the ball which killed the mother-"It
cried for moment, and then hushedr'
/ They then proceeded TO the other planta-
tons. while the alarmed inhabitants managed
to escape from their houses, as though by a
miracle The houses Of Nathaniel and Geo.
! Hartley were successfully visited, plundered
and burned, with the out buildings-they then
returned TO the house of William Hartley,
which they also pIundered and fired; the bod
les of bis wife and child, and of Mr. Acosta
were consumed.
The Indians still OBTAINING the negro as
prisoner, next proceeded to division of the
plumber and money thew had taken-they re-
manned about the premises till towards morn
ing, and then retired
The three Hartleys are in a manner ruined
- they have lost their houses. their crops, and
from 5OO TO $1,000 in money Five or six
other families abandoned their houses to sleep
in the woods.
Capt. Curry, of Mandarin, with few 9TH
err citizens, followed their trail the next day
for some distance, until il was finally lost.
The Indians are still believed to be north oil
the Picolata road, as signs have been dis
cove red of their re-crossng.
!, We cannot too strongly urge upon Colonel
Worth the propriety of keeping force in this
section sufficiently strong to render our citi-
zens that protection 10 which they are justly
, entitled. Many of them had returned tC
their abandoned places, and others were ma
king preparations for that purpose; but now
their hopes are all frustrated, as there can be
no possible security until the last Indian i
hunted out of Florida.
: Col. Worth has been, and is now vigorous
!, ly pursuing the Indians in the Southern par
of the peninsula, and many of them, known;
= that the greater part of the troops are opera
ting in that section, will fall in the rear an
, attack the unprotected settlements.
The mail which was due on "Wednesday
from Jacksonville, has not yet arrived.
F We learn by gentleman direct from Tam
pa, that there are 800 Indians at that pos
< who have surrendered, and among them 10
I warriors. Those captured by Capt. Wade al
< not incIuded.-N O. Bulletin.