Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-06-30

that the common soldiers 80 MANY out
rageous acts. The memorial charges
those who have been sent to. Florida, and
are sustained there at an enormous ex-
dense TO the Government, for the protect
ion of the lives and property of the inha-
bitants, with being the chief destroyeys,
in the district 0kefenokee. That tie es-
corts are continually killing their hogs
and cattle ard spreading ruin and devas-
tation wherever they go, and, not salts
fed with destroying property in this
way, they occasionally threaten the cltiz-
ems in almost uEeenerous manner. Not
long since, a party of the u. S. Dragons.
stopped one of the citizens on the road,
took barrel of liquor out of his cart
and carried it into their camp; the owner,
who seriously demonstrated against such
conduct, received severe abuse and a
sound beating for his pains. Such as these.
it would seem from the testimony of the
Inhabitants, constitute the valiant scouts,
atisi glorious trophies of the army in that
part OF Florida at least, and If correct,
must be almost as intoIerable to them as
the murder and rapine Of the savages
| themselves. 1t has, moreover, be offici-
ally communicated to the War Depart
ment, that certain divisions of the army
in Florida rarely search the swamps and
hammocks, into which the Indians are
known to go for shelter; but that they
| spend their time in scouting where nc
Indians are to be found, or in riding
about In the open country. -
Another season OF the never ending
Florida war has now Yearly terminated,
and soon we shall hear of the retirement
! of the vessels, and most of the army.
from the immediate, vicinity of the Semi
no(es, until the sickly season shall have
passed by. The first trophy Of the season
was tie capture, from the Indians of half
cooked turtle. from which the tawny sons
of the forest and three squaws were obig-
ed to make a sudden retreat. Thus,a well
directed march. Nanpvre. and chase, by
body of u. S. marines and sailors-we
disremember their exact number, for we
have no official bulletin from the war Of
fee upon the subject--was made to
cause, fue hungry indians TO evacuate
their anticipated dinner! TIE closing
trophies of the.annual campaign seem to
have been won from the inhabi 1ants.
whose live stock appears to be more a.
vailableto capture than the Seminole
When+w this farce terminate? When
shall we cease to hear Of the disgusting
.burlesques upon military powers, which
has characterised this so-called acar from
the BEGINNING We had been used to
hear itspiped by every itinesatipg politi-
clan, in the stereotyped language of the
Houseof Representatives. that the late
administration had portracted this war
for political purposes; why then have not
/ the present administration done some
thing more towards closing it? More
troops, with a fleet of small vessels to
cooperate with them, have been press
ed into the service during the present
season, and it would appear that even
less, if possible, has been done to ter
inmate hostilities; why is this 50? The
people have right to knew these things.
to know where the difficulty OF want of
efficiency lies, and through their repre-
nentatives to call upon tie Secretary of
War to report upon these facts. The
inhabitants of the Okefenokee district
have memorialiZed to have the U. s.
troops withdrawn, and they are to be
armed and equipped at the expense OF
the Government, and allowed to pro-
tcct themselves from the marauding saw
ages. It's a current beiiefwith many
Intelligent persons in Florida, that had
this war been left to the. militia of the
State, supplied with arms and stores by
the War Department, the hostilities
weuld long since have been ended
FPAik Daily Chronicle.