Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-08
From he Saranpai Republican,
FROM FLORIDA.

Ihe ALdchuu UIN5Shcfs--n nc HuVc re-
ceived letter from our attentive cores
pondent at Newnansvlle. under date of the
23d May. 10 HON we tender our thanks
for his politeness. Which gives us further
particulars of the horrid barbarites com
milted by the gang of Indians that passed
through Alachua county on the l5ih instant.
After their murder of Mr.. Casuu's fami.
", they attacked The house of hir. Absalom
Snowden, not Mr.. w. II. Ward. as stated
in our last, and killed him and three chill.
dren. and Mrs. S. they wounded in seven
places, and left her for dead.
After setting The house on fire they took
the children about 200 yards from The DANES
OF their dwelling and shot them, one by one
with arrows, in sight Of their mother. and
killed them all before they molesied her
refinement, cfiDrture, This, tha, only finds
place in this savage breast, and thai no
civilized being would conceive. She
swOoned and has no recollection of he de.
partu.e of the Indians. II is believed she
viii! recover. She is under care of DIR. J.
P. Crichtou.
On The morning of,hc l7rh they killed
2 soldiers near Wacahooiec, and on the
same day, Lieut.. Britton was in search of
the party, and came upon them willie in
ambush. The Indians fred on his ad-
vance, aud wounded three men. They
fed precipitarely. The citizens and troops
ara in search ofthcm day an'i night. Capt.
Kerr's company of Dragons has been in
pursuit Of them, as also Capt. Sewcll's
company of Infantry. but all unsuccessful.
On the 2lst inst. the indians were ~ Col.
+. X. Sanchcz's plantation. @, 81. Fclascn
hammock. Capt Scwcl aud party Of
citizens had gone out on the hun, afcr them
and had mol returned when The mail left.
The writer concludes by saying. and justly
too. III this is peace, we never want 10
hear Of war"
4 correspondent Of The News writers
(NewnansyiIIc. May 10y 10 its editors:
"irs. SnuwGen. after her three children
were deliberately murdered before her
eyes, was. although begging for her life,
shot with q rifle and with arrows, and
stabbed in several places. and left for dead.
An arrow has been taken from her, und
another from one OF her children; they are
both harbed with iron or slec something
in the form OF harpoOn, and were shot
with such fnrcc as to 80 through The body
of Mrs. Suowdcn. A small party offivc
men were at the Mill. distant half mile
from Snow dcn's who heard the rifles and
yclls OF the Indians. and the screams and
cries for mercy Of Mrs. Snowden, but 10
20 TO their assistance was almost certain
death. with their small force: The ford al
The creek was way-layed by the indians.
and had they gone 10 their assistance. il is
altogether probable The whole would have
pcrishcd. On Monday evening. Com
pany of Dragons, under Captain Kerr,
arrived here, (NewnansviIlc) having trail
ed The Indians (probably the same party)
from the direction Of Tho Wncassa. The
Dragons, aud CaptaiR SewelI's Company
of lnionrry. and some citizens, in seperate
parties, hunted for them on Tuesday. and
discovered that they had gone from This
neighborhcood. After an unsuccessful
seareh ofthree,days as GiOrs sl'epeoSses re
turned, except the Drugoons. who are now
in pursuit. The Indians left more blood
on their trail. having killed two soldiers
somewhere between here and WacasSa."
Lieut.. l.. Smith. Srh Infantry, has as
summed charge OF The Quaner Masters
Department atrhis post, relieving Lieut.. G.
Hrtzrl ST. Apo. Nerrs, 27th utt.
From the ST. A@g4s.iHe Herald. 21h uh.
The store house al The foot Of the wharf
al Picola,a. was burned to the ground on
" educsday night last. II is supposed 10
be The work of sou c evil disposed persons.
Two mucssn tracks and shoe track were
discovered and traced about n mile oil TO
the camp Of Mr.. Edward r. Ives, who Is
cutting fire wood, aud which was discover
ed on fire, aud nearly consumed. All lhr
negroes in Mr.. Ives employ had left early
in the evening and slep, at Plcoaw.
Col Riley with hi, commnnd of the Cd
Regr. Of Infantry. left Picolals for the
north on Wednesday.
A man named Cnvcnash, formerly of
Savannah, was shot last week nj Black
Creek, by man named Maurice Stroll.