The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-01-05
. ST. AUGUSTINE, Dec.24.

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Dec.24. !
The iMandarin Massacre,-Thus reads this
thorrid tragedy so far as we can learn it; b
On Friday last, Cor a-few days prevlous,] a
party of 81 Indian warriors came into the neigh
borheod of the Mandarin settlement, which is
situated on the east bank of the st Johns, 2e
miles northwest of this city, and 10, miles above
Jacksonville. = - Z. I. -,
+ After accommodating the various plantations,
they on Monday afternoon caught asnegro be-
longing to Mr.. VIM: Hartley who sont squir-
rel hunting, at an; evening, ceeded towards
the settlement for the purpose of plundering the
store, but as the negro told them that there
were many men I'M that direction, they turned
back to the Hartley fhood Sshici ~ nsas
Julington creek and about -four. miles from the
St Johns, and from which they had seen the
men depart, who were gone ona hunting party
of two days. ,:,5sy n 3. 3 -
Approachiin the house of Wm. Hartley. they
.aa. and he came; ;tn..the
door, they fired three fiHes, killing Mrs; Hartley
and her child Of year old, and Nh. Domingo
Acosta. AS1Ir. Molphus ALSO in the house, waa
shotlhe ran for the pine barren, and there died
The infant was Hf He'd the ball which killed
the mother-al u cried for q moment, and ttel
hustled g - ~ + & ~
They. then. proceeded to the other plantations,
swhile tie. alarmed inhabfants mans ged escape
from their houses, as though by a miracle. sFhe
houses Of Nathaniel ,sand George Hartley were
successipely visited, plmdered, and burned,
with the<oGt buildings they then returned to
tile house iof VIM Hartley, which they also
iplundered; and fred; the bodies of his wife and
child, and Of Mr., Acosta were consumed. -
Il The Indians still OBTAINING the negro asa pri-
soner, next proceeded to a division of the plum,
der. and money they had taken-they remain.
ed aboutfhe premises till towards morning, and and
then retired. d. 9. & &, g r.
5 The other inhabitants Of Mandarin, when the
alarm reached them, were TOO fully employed,
each in placingEhis own family in safety (nany
were put on board a schooner which lay at an.
:chot fthe place) to think of combining for
offensive operations. ~ - 80. ~
~ How truly did we sound the warning three
weeks protect yourselves, for the War
authorities are not protecting youD - I, !,
s The three Hartley are in a manner ruined,
they have lost their ahouses,. their crops, sand
from $500 to g. GOO in money, -. ~: ~ 10 10
Five OF six. families abandoned their houses
to sleep inthe woods: In our next we shall
giye:the detailsin full The, above being gshastl:
slyswriitten, any trifing inaccuracy Will then be
Herald s ! :. ~ -. J.
Z The st Louis RepubI of the 4 4th instant,
says that the following scene occurred on the
proceeding day, inthe Court sitting IN that CITY
Judge Mullanphy being onthe bench:
T A motion was made to continue cause; the
continuance was rested by +. w. Rsque, Esq
kls,.T danidod fh6
grounds sufficient, and continued the cause
The Clerk sits behind a railing; and after the
Judge had decided, Mr.. Risque walked up and
dropped, the papers on the Clerks table and
returned 10 his desk. The Judge then remarked
Ito Mr.. R in. substance, "ttat he must change
this manner of handling papers. 49, - -;
:. Mr.: R,sreplied ''that he handled them as. was
| his general practice. lEs !.
your general habits land ordered Mr: W. 4. ie
take his seat q :. =. :,
Mr. r. replied, .he did not feel inclined u
lsit Just them, IS - - $ - = -,
f. The Judge then ordered the Clerk toenter "
la fine against Mr.! s!R of $5Os and again peremP
torily ordered him to take his seat L. 2.
| Mr.. R. again declined, alledging that he nae
been sitting and did not feel nclinedto to sit then
1 Hereupon another member of the bar attempted
to interfere, but the Judgeref1 used hear him
until Mr. Rsto5k his seat and ordered the Clerl
to enter another fine of 800 against MI, r.; @ @ant
Iagain, in very preemptory manner, ordered
Mr.: r. to take his seat, which Mr: R still de-
ciined to do. The Judge then ordered anothel
fine Of $50 more to be entered up against him
and ordered the sheriff ftoremove him from the
4 court room, x -. 80 2S szs
/ The scene. became eminently ludicrous.---
1.-THE deputy sheriff approached Mr.. Rand urge'
him to leave the room. MI. R. maintaining
histemper, appeared in no hurryto obey. liz th. p.
meantime the Judge was threatening the sherli
] and refusing to hear any other member OF tn