The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-27
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Savannah, May 23-l2 NJ.
MORE INDIAN MURDERS.


MORE. INDIAN MURDERS.
WAR NOT YET ENDED.
BY the steamer Newbern, Captain McNelty the
Editors of the Georgian have received the ST. Angus
tine Herald of Friday last We extract the follow
ing:
From The 81 Augustine News, 2Oh inst
INDIANS.
The mail Of Wednesday brought us tidings Of five
more murders by the Indians in Columbia and Alachua
Counties on the l4th and 18th inst. Weare indebted
TO the attention of a friend at Newnansve for the
following melancholy particulars, under date 18th
May.
Ga the li,h Messrs. William and Bryan Van
SAINT in company with Mr. A. Osteen, while hunt
Ing were acked by party Of thirty Indians, who
shot Mr.. w. Vansant dead f-om his horse. His
nIother dsmounted and was wounded in the thigh,
and Mr.. Osteen escaped On the same day five cltl-
zens went out to bring ia the dead They found b.
Vansant in the ham mock shot aud his skull broken
with lis own gun.
On the 18th, the party, il is believed, at
tackled the house of Mr., Moses Cason, in Alachua
county, killed his wife and infant child. Mr. Cason,
though severely wounded escaped with two OF his
children hey then pr oceeded to the house OF Mrs
Doul las, widow, with a large family of children,
but they escaped hearing the firing and yells at
Casons Her dwelling was burned and plundered of
every thing she possessed. There being collection
of people at Sulphur Springs Of, Santafee, where
tened to the place Of bloodshed they had not gone
more than mile, when they were fired on, and MIR,
Stafford was wounded in the right arm and side.
diligent search was made during the afternoon
and evening, but without success. party of fifty
men to start early on the 18th on scout. The
writer goes on to say "These are facts, and how
much more remains to tell am unable to say. This
is called peace God help us, for the Government
won't.
An endorsement on the letter dated IL O'Clock at
night states that express had arrived for assist
ance to go to the relief OF Mr.. w. H. Ward. Many
guns and yells were heard.
We are indebted to the politeness of gentleman
who arrived from Paatka yesterday evening for the
/ fol owing:
| A few days since, party of Indians, supposed to
be about twenty-five in number, made an tack on
the Alligator and adjoining settlements, killing about
sixteen persons, burning houses, sc. This band IS
led by the Creek war-chief Octa-ha-chee
! Leaving the above section of the country, they
crossed the county of Alachua short dis ance from
Waka- hoo-a, fiom which post Lieut. Baker, 18th In
| finry despatched vii SIX mounted men, 10 the
trail When short distance from the post he was
surrounded by the enemy, who were concealed, They
killed two Of his men at the first fire. and wounded
another. Lieut.. R. made gallant resistance TO re-
cover the wounded soldier, but oyerpoweIed by
numbers, and Obliged to retreat All the disposlble
force of the 18th Infantry in hot pursuit OF the
enemy.
Iialleck Tustenuggce and his band safely
LODI ed on Sea-horse Key, Two Of his warriors
to go out to the Piaklakaha for five wounded warr-
ors whose families are with them This is remnant
of the party who fought the End Infantry the 18th
ut in, which engagement Capt j. Casey, of the I'd
Infantry and his officers and men behaved with great
gallantry.