New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-04
rh. disturbance in PIorida-Sews from Tam
pa Bay.
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Tbs steamship Alabama, Capt. Wright. arrived
Yesterday evening from Tampa Bay, which place she
eff on The &3d inst
Major w w Morris. ComnaDdsnt At Fort Brooke,
and Al present the acting Indian Agent Tor tue semi
noles IN the absence Of Mr. Spencer, received on me
2Oh INST white tag from the Indians by ne bands o.
Philippe, 5psn.srd, residing si sara -ota
Philippe, startled By account Of TIE murders a.
Pease Greek ieft with others the settlement AZ rars
Sofa out returning the loth inst iound DIS nops
and property untouched and this nag aitscned 70 n'
door IL is mste Of white crane feathers forming
small ass bound on lt with string o' white beads u
small piece of smoking tobacco the slgn used By Bow
Less King Of the Semnoles.
Pnluess intel gence enabled him b read the sig
nifcation thus I'VE oesire peace, wish % counraun
cate smoke and hold = peace talk. Re leiI signs
stating the time the flag was found and tns ~ iu
moon he would return. and started ~ once with the
f4g 10 Major Morris
evinceo since the attack upon the trading ngu'- y
kennedy Darling, more than 3 month ago aoar1 ~
the appearance Of the tag, the opinion y en-
that further 0utrages vii not be commit CO. -I,e'
provoked oy oar people and those eDssseo in 'N1 1851
outrage will be de!iver up.
TINS opinion j. strcns shened By the iact maj ~ lLe
time the rnOst exciting alarm occurred ins'ea1 o.
g y settlements could have been sitscNeu
ousiy. ard those engaged IN tnem have esc'Peu -
reaoly. .. 49, .
This Information vac obtained y friend darns
recent welt o. lamps bsy and may DC reiiea -Pon
those best acquainted Win sii tne p l''
of the case ana Indian character are supposed %
| know more than others depending upon vague sur
mises wore runofs ..
| N-ior Morris was the old Indian agent Mr. spencer
/ IA m. present one but he is absent
To comDsDies Of volunteers, under Captains Dill
and Fisher were eucsmped about ~ miles ouI IRON
| lamps Bay Their services had been offered 10 th'
Government but Major Morris declined having no 81
/ tborify 10 receive them.
Inc steamer Henry Clay Cspt Breath, arrived 81
Tampa Bay on the Z2i inst via PensscOls Dog lslsnf
and Anglo Keys -.-.-
| Of which number only $50 are warriors
Msi,r Morri. will leave Tampa Boy on the Henri
Clay for Cnsrloftcs Hsrbor with an Interpreter, Y
meet Bow Legs me Seminole Chief 81 the iuh OF in
moon.
NE troops on their arrival encsmpsd At fort Brooke
the not de- ming Il necessary 30 send then
iuto the interior un the council neid or outrage
committed. Many ~ the poorer class OF nelsnOonn.
nhabtsnts come Ia 70 the boTernment quarters SAY
that they afrsi1 Of the Indians ano the Oovefnuen
Is Obliged % support them.
It's thought ihat the Indians do not desire % nav
any war or difficulty with the whites ss they appear Z
De much alarmed the presence OF 80 many troops II
their reg gOn OF country and the preparations gong oI
ward. The Indians would much rather De urlOen iu
lesve the country than night, while ine white puia
ton feeling constantly insecure with the lndisns III
their immediate neighborhood insist upon their leaving
on come terms The result viii probably be the same "a
IN many former instances the lndsns VII De obIsee
70 succumb superior force, and, quitting thar oid
hunting grounds take their residence on the western
side OF the Mississippi river
Tne following u list Of the officers now at Fort
Brooke, Tampa Bay 49, o.
Msi w. W Morris, commanding post, MAJ W p
psmbrcge. commanding battalion and Company = Msl
j. a. Miller. commanding Company l. MAJ G PEN
oerion som9ana,ns Company es " ysRl ~ songsns D
inp Company { lsi Lieut. X " Howard. coinmandin ng
Company +; LEI Lieut. Garland. commanding C0mpaf'
ID 1T Leui : FgbnesdOck A. A. q NJ &c ~ Lieut.
r Colnus Post Adiumni; lst Lieut. L. Mag-lon
A c S. "a Lieut. John GihbOn, attached TO Company
D; 20 Lieut. :. X. Wslbndge, attached 10 Company r
I'd Lieut. J. { Booth, attached 10 Company +
All of the above are of the ith Artillery
Capt Casey. a c :; Capt Hsskins. 4. . Dr. Rt,
dali Surgeon; Dr. Lamb, Assistant do 10 poet; Drs Oui-
aud Canier Asst 90 10 battalion.