New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-31
The TRIBUN E.

Aspycr OF AFFAIRS IN FLoRipA.-We publish
sd YESTERDAY an account of horrible atrocities COM
mi,,ed in Florida-netwi,hs,an the war has
ner in which Col Worth came to issue MS order
while this last news makes it evident that peace
is not to be expected, the Talahasse Sentinel
makes the following statement of affairs IN fiori-
da:-
About month since, Creek Indian, named
Ockaleesa. came into Cedar Keys, stating that ms
family were starving. Col Worth sent him out
with a friendly message to the Creeks On hls
return ne told the Colonel that the majority of his
hand had zone on war party to Middle Florida I;
but that old Octiachee and Tiger-tai, with seven
or e;pht others, had retired down South, being
unwilling to fight. A runner was sent to them,
and old Octiachee principal sense-keePer, together
with Tiger-tai and others, making nine In all,
came in, and on or about the 18th instant held
council with Col Worth, and made treaty OF
peace. Tiger-,aii was anxious to go West as
his family and people are already there
; The Creeks saw they cannot go, as they formerly
murdered part of the Arkansas delegation, q
crime which is never forgiven, and they expect to
be sacrificed if they go. They perfectly will
ing TO 20 to the country defined in the general or
der. but they beg time to get in their crops
Meanwhile they will retire East OF the Suwannee
immediately Col Worth has offered them IN
ducemen,s to go now, by promising to buy their
crops, remunerate then, for all Losses, and furnish
steamboat uansportatio on for their effects.
The most important Of Our news as regards Col.
Wortl's order, is this: Old octiachee, when ne
came in confirmed the story of Ockaleesa, by tell
ing Col w. that previous to MS receiving his
friendly message, the majority of his band mad
gone en- the war party to Middle lorioa, T., uhoel
his brother. Young Octiachee; that Col. W. must
cxpect TO hear bad news from this section OF
country: the band was now beyond his control,
and that whites and indians would both be likely
to be killed in bona fde war. He had sent run
ners to apprize them of the council and the cessa-
ton of bostilties, and promised that war should
2 positively cease.
- Col. Worth withheld his order for some time,
and sent boat to Port Leon, for the express pnr-
pose of hearing whether there was any bad news
from the war party, and on his return, finding all
quiet, he issued the order on the 18th inst
Col. Worth left Cedar Keys the 18th inst,
accompanied by Major Cooper, Dr. Harney and
Lieut.. Sprague, for Washington. He of course
had not heard of the outbreak on the Aucilla We
regret that the gallant ColonePs services could net
be retained until the close Of this embarrassing
war. He has rendered his country much valuable
sid, and will long be remembered with gratitude
by the people of Florida. Five companies OF in
fantry and one of dragons will remain for the
present for the protection of the inhabitants OF
Middle Florida.
Tbs command now devolves upon Colonel Vose,
of the 4th Infantry veteran of thirty years
military experience; man OF great dignity OF
character and experience; and said to have great
weight and influence at Washington. He is pop
ular in the army, and favorably known the Cit
zens of Middle Florida, though his residence
among them does not exceed q few months.
We hope he will urge upon Government the ne
cessity of pushing vigorously this war to close.
AN IMposTER-A fellow, representing himseli
TO be Mr.. Anderson, Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department, has, for several days past been soli-
citing from some of our charitable citizens, aid for
the widow of fireman said to have been killed al
a late fire. His story is utterly false. The fire
department have fund, from which widows are
supplied and do not solicit charity in the mode
adopted by this impostor, who is represented to
be Of dark complexion, with large black whiskers.
The Chief Engineer is of fair complexion and
without whiskers. American.
TREATY WITH THE SENEcAs.-Thc Madisonian
announces the ratification by the Senate of the
United States, of the treaty concluded at Buffalo
in March last, by the Hon. Ambrose Spencer, in
behalf Of the United States. The Senecas cede
about 10000 acres of good land, being two Of
their reservations, the Buffalo and Tonewanda,
and retain two, the Cattaraugus and Chautauque.
AN INDIAN SHoT.-The Cattaraugus Republi-
can of the 2ed says: q On Friday, the 18th inst,
man by the name Of Lafayette Keider, at Cold
Spring, in attempting to shoot hawk, accident
ally shot an Indian, who was standing rising
piece of land on the opposite bank of the Ale
gany River. He was alive the day afterward, but
was expected te survive hut day or two"
IMmiGRATIoN.-Ip the early part of this week
says the Rochester Advocate, two canal boat:
passed west, having an aggregate of $40 Norwe
gians on board. Yesterday another boat follow
ed, with 10 Of the same matchmaking tota
on these three boats, of $50!
~ We met gentleman who had received
letter from Galveston informing him--on the au
thorily of COL Cooke-that every merchant vesse
in the port os Vera Cruz some fifteen or twenty
had been pressed TO convey Mexican troops to thu
number Of 1000 to Yucatan-as was said, but
is suru,ised their destination is the city Of Galres
ton. n. D. Pic.
- ~ A horrible affair occurred in the neighbor
hood of Brownsburg, Reckbridge County, Va. OF
Sunday week. A man named John Reed, black
: smith by trade, who had been observed to be Ia
6 boring under mental arrangement for some day
before, aade an attack upon his wife and eldes
daughter with bar of iron, doubt with the in
sentioa Of killing them, but they succeeded il
making their escape. He then caught two of hi
younger children, whom no killed in the mos
shocking manner. About this time, Capt James
McChesney, of Brownsburg, who happenee
to be riding by in company with anothe
other gentleman, attracted by the noise, attempted
to enter the house, but was Immediately felled BY
the infuriated maniac with the bar Of iron, ans
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