The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-27


The FLORIDA DIFFIcULTIEs-Signs of Peace. |
Intelligence from Tampa Ray to the 9Th, reported
in the correspondence of the Savannah Republican,
gives favorable accounts of the disposition of the
Indians. Capt Casey had an interview, on the
Sd, at Sara Sofa, with runners from the Seminole
chief Billy Bowlegs. They stated that Billy had
heard with regret of the late murders, and told
them to say that if Capt. Casey would meet him
he would be able to settle the difficulty to the en-
tire satisfaction. of the white people; also to say
that Sam Jones had sent a runner to Billy with the
news Of the first murder, urging Billy to aid in
preserving peace, The murder on Indian River,
on the 18th of July, was committed by FIVE young
Indians (SeminoIesl who reside on the Kissimme
River, one of whom is an outlaw, and who desired
to make war for the purpose of saving himself
from the Indian law. They remained on that side
of Florida till the 18th, and then crossed over in
less than two days to Pease Creek, and committed
the murders there. A party was dispatched after
the first murder to arrest them, but reached Pease
Creek the day after the murders there. Immed-
ately thereafter the five murderers were over
taken and captured. The chiefs all disown and
regret the murders, and all the Indians are averse
to hostilities. Broken sticks were exchanged for
a council with the chiefs at Charlotte Harbor
and it looks reasonable. The interview with
Gen. Twiggs, on the 18th instant, will test the
sincerity of the protsstatons. In the meantime
troops and continue to arrive in Florida as
though fol serious war. Three vessels arrived at
St. Augustine between the 18th and 18th, on &C.
count of the Quartermaster General. The great
expense of this alarm, produced by Indian deprs-
dations, will bsa strong argument in favor of the
total removal of the Indians from the peninsula.
There is small army moved into the territory, and
| large commissariat is to be provided; and after
all it may out that there are only four or five
! Indian outlaws to be seized. The apprehensons
were probably natural, and the preparations may
| have been indispensable, but it will be wise TO
prevent the recurrence of such costly uncertainties
by removing the whole body of the Indians west
ALABAMA. The Cahawba Gazette Dallas
county, says that there is considerable sickness pre-
vailing on the. plantations along the Cahawba
river. The cotton crop in that neighborhood is in
deplorable condition. Some of the planters, it.
says, will not make than t&o-fifths of crop
others not more than one-half, and the most san
guine do not calculate on more than two-thrds of
an ordinary yield. Late letters from Clarke county
say that the caterpillar has made its appearance
there in the cotton on the Bigby On the lower
Pib VI bLo EAlouaAh IlNoI IL h ludklllE Bdu havoc
among the crops.
ALABAMA LEGIsLATURE.-The Legislature of
| Alabama meets this year on the twelfth day of
November, (the second Monday instead of the
first Monday of December, as heretofore The
change was made at the last session. They have
two Senators in Congress to elect-one to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Dixon H. Lewis,
occupied by Ex-Governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick, ap-
pointed by Gov. Chapman; and one to succeed W.
R. King, whose term expired on the 4th of March
last. Mr. King was appointed by Gov. Chapman
in lS4S to fill the vacancy Occasioned by the ap.
pointmsnt of Mr.. Bagby to Russia. The Alabama
Legislature meets only once in two years. The
change in the time for the meeting of the Legisla-
iure will, we fear prevent the attendance at the
Memphis Convention of some of the most promi.
nent citizens of the State, who are members of the
Legislature, as it will be impossible for them to at
tend the Convention and return in season to be
present at the opening of the Legislature
INDIANA. - We have given several Newspaper
returns Of the election results in Indiana The fol-
lowing are, however, the official results from the
Office of the Secretary of State
Democrats. Whigh Majority
GOvernor Wright 76 e98 Niatson- 81 2Is y 7{3s
It, CIOUsrROr. Lane ...,77 coz SAnsd 66 S85 10 BI7
On the Free Soil ticket, Cavens vote for Governor was