The daily union., 1846-08-26
FORMIDABLE BAND OF ROBBERS IN THE SOUTH,

THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
We find in the FIordian Of the 18th instant
printed at Tallahassee, the following account of a
formidable band of robbers which exist from FlorI-
da TO Texas, committing depredatlons upon the
mails stealing negroes and numbering travellers
From the account the gang is likely TO be broken W.
and some Of its members speedily punished.
ReBBERrEs AND MuRDERs.-The citizens Of Gads-
den, Leon, and the adjoining counties, have for
some time past been kept in great excitement by
the numerous robberes, negroes, and horses stolen,
and the discovery and arrest of the thieves and
derers. When the matter first came to light four
arrests were made, and the criminals committed To
Quincy jail. The confessions of some of the par
ties gave certain clue to others, and the citizens OF
Gadsden, with praiseworthy efforts, Immediately
set about their arrest. One of the principal actors
Alvin Flowers, for a long time the driver of the
mail stage from Quincy TO Chattahoochee, who had
been charged with frequent robberes of the same,
hearing OF the arrest of his contederates made his
escape for the west. purse was Immediately
made up by the citizens of Quincy, and Messrs
Chas. Nj. Harris Maj w. Gibson, and others,
started in pursuit. They left in advance of the
stage which might convey information to Flowers,
and Mr.. Harris, when the stage overlook the COM
pany left his horse and travelled in the stage to
Pensacola, where he arrived in time to take steam
boat on the eve of leaving for Mobile. The next
day he was fortunate enough to detect and secure
Flowers oa steamboat just arrived from New Or
leans. He found his friends at Pensacola on his
return, and reached Quincy with his prisoner on
Saturday last Great credit is due to all those who
participated in this capture, as it will doubtless
lead to others equally important On the ex-
animation of Flowers's baggage after his arrest
bunch of skeleton kegs were found, as well as
the key Of the mail bag belonging to the Stockton
p. o, which had been stolen by Flowers while
engaged for few trips to drive the g. age from
Halls Landing to Stockton. The audacity and
rogush finish of Flowers was exempIifed on the
route from Mariana, having succeeded in robbing
the mail Of all the letters while in the stage he be-
ing the only passenger-the remains of the letters
having since been found in swamp on the route,
near the road Only eight dollars, however, it is
believed, were obtained Flowers had made two
trips between New Orleans and Mobile for the pur-
pose it was thought, of robbing the mails on board
the boat.
On Wednesday night last about ten o'clock, as
the stage from Chattahoochee passing a small
creek within half mile Of Quincy the driver was
shot while sitting on his box, by villain concealed
in thcket. Six buckshot entered his
hip, and he died about two O'Clock. The citizens,
perfectly incensed at the outrage waylaid the
raj roads, secured Of the villains, who gave
item Of others, who have since been arrested and
confined in Quincy Jail. Others will doubtless be
arrested, and trust this gang of villains and rob-
bers about to be broken ny, it is believed
era of the principal leaders already in custody.
Judge Baltzell has ordered extra term of court
for their trial. when it is hoped speedy justice will
be duly administered,
The greatest excitement, we learn, prevails in
Gadsden and the adjoining counties, and the citizens
are all on the alert for of the confederaes who
are known to be lurking in the vicinity of Quincy
and other places
1t has come to light that those arrested are mem
bers of regular band Of villains, extended from
Florida to Texes, estimated by some to number
more than three hundred The authorities on the
way are on the alert, and it is sincerely hoped the
gang will be speedily broken up. Since the exist
ence Of Murell's gang Of robbers and murderers the
the present Much information has been obtained
from those already secured and several negroes re-
covered by their owners, having been run off and
| sold by those scoundrels.
In the above notice we have purposely omitted
names; we will give them hereafter.