The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-08
THE ALACHUA MASSACRE.
Sr. AUGUSTINE, MAY

81 ST. AUGUSTINE, MAY -.
We have received letter from our attentive
correspondent at Newnansvale, under date OF
23d May, 10 whom we tender our THANKS ior MS
politoncss, which gives us furtherspartcuiars g.,
the horrid bar5lr.tics committed by the gang ot
indians that passed through Alachua county on
the 10th inst
After the murder of Mr.. Cason's tam!l y, they
attacked tho house OF Mr.. Absolom SnoWden not
Mr.. ". ii. Ward, as stated in our last, ana Kill
Ell hin ana three children and Mrs. .. thcy
wounded i'll seven places. and lett her 1of DEAD
Alter setting The house onfife; they took the
chiliren abou; 200 yards from the flames OF their
dwellings and shot them one bYone win arrows
in sight OF their mother, and Killed them 'alibe-
fore they moiesteI her! Aretinenent oi torture
this that only finds place inthe savage breast,
and that no civilized beidg would conceive
They then shot her witharrows and leit her ior
dead. She swooncd andhas no recollection OF
the departure OF the Indians. It is, ,beiIsyeI She
will recover. She is under the care 1ofsGr. J. =
Chrichton -
On the morning of the 18th they killed two
soldiers near Wachahootee, and on the same day,
Lieut.. Brittonwas in search OF the party, anu
came upon them while in ambush. The Indians
tired on his advance, and wounded three men.
They fled precipi!atcly. The citizens and troops
are in search OF them day and night. Capt. herr's
Company OF Dragons has been Ill pursuit oil
them, as also Capt. Sewcl's Company OF Infant
ry, but all unsuccessful. On the 2lst INST. thc
Indians were at COL f. R. Sanchez's, plantation,
at San Fe!asco hammock. Capt Sewell and a
party of citizens had gone ont on the hunt atter
them, and had not returned when the mail lett.
The writer concludes by saying, and justly TOO.
"lf this is peace, we never want to near OF war
.ssN "a Herald. -
The store house at the foot of the wharf at
Picolata, was burned to the groundon Nv ednes-
day night last It is supposed to be tie work Of
some evil disposed persons. Two moccasln
tracks and shoe track were discovered and
traced about mile off to the camp Of Mr. Edward
r. Ives, who is cutting wood, and whichwas dis
covered on fire, and nearly consumed All the
negroes in Mr.. Ives employ mad left early in the
evening and slept at Pco!ata.-I6'd.S g
A correspondent of the News writes (New-
nansville, May 10O 10 its editors:
"Mrs.. SEo@dca, after her threechildren were
deliberately murdered before her.eyes. as, al
though begging for her lie, shot with rifle and
with arrows, and stabbed in several places, aid
lett for dead. An arrow has been taken from her,
and another has been taken from one other CHI
dren: they are both barboa with iron OF steel,
something in the lorm OF harpoon, and were
s,lo. with such force as 10 go through the body OF
Mrs Snowdcn. 4 small party Of five men were
a: the NJ! Ian. Ia; mile from Snowden
VITO ilcard the rifles and yeIis OF the Indians ard
tic screams and eric; for mercy OF Mrs, Snow
den, bu: TO 20 10 the: asa!s:a &C was almost Ger
tain death, with t.".r small force. Ihe iord, a,
the creek was way laid by the Indians, and nag az
/ they gone TO their assistance, it is aisogeshs'
probable the whole would Eave persisted. Oi
Monday evening, Company Q! Dragons, undei
Cang Kerr, arrived here, (Newnansvlic( havln4
tral.cd the Imd.aas (prohnay the same ne, party,
eu,.,I,, ahL.caij- oeivei!'s Company OF Infantry
and some citizens, in sepera:e parties, huatet
for them on Tuesday, and discovered that they
had gone frola this nelch5orhood. After an un.
successful search oilIrcc days or more the scout.
returned, except the Dragooos, who are now ir
pursuit. The Indians left more blood on theil
trail, having killed two soldiers somewhere be.
tween here and Wacasassa."