The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-07
Later from Florida.


We find in the Savannah Republican the follow
ing items of news in relation to the Indian difficult
ties in Florida:
"By the steamboat Wm CASTOR, Captain Free
born, from Florida, we have received the Ocala
Argus, from which we learn that the Indians are
preparing for a general war, having, during the
past year, provided themselves with considerable
quantities Of powder and lead.
1.-THE principal Indian villages are located on the
Carlosahatchee river, about three days Journey
from Ocala. They number, may be, five hundred
warriors, and are under the chief Holatter Niece,
or Billy Bowlegs. The sub-chefs are Assinwar
and Sam Jones; the latter is now nearly hundred
years old, his counsel has always been taken by
the Indians, and he is very vndictive towards the
whites.
From passenger on the HIN. Castor we learn
that the Indians have murdered several negroes on
plantation near Tampa Bay, destroyed bridge
and other property. A detachment of twenty-five
United States troops went out from the posts at
Tampa Bay, and discovered a party of about one
hundred warriors, painted in war style, and, being
the weaker party, il was deemed prudent to return
to Tampa Bay
"The steamer Ocn,dgee has been chartered to
proceed TO Jacksonville TO take the company Of
mounted men, raised there by order Of the Governor
Of Florida, TO Lake Monroe.
"a slip from the Jacksonville Republican says:
An armed party, which was despatched to Char
lotte harbor by the commanding officer at Tampa,
as soon as the outrage was known, state that they
met Billy Bowegs their return, who disclamed
any participation the affair." and said that it was
done by q struggling party. Whether this will
amount to much, IN the face Of the alarming facts,
time will show. We have not seen the dispatches
conveying this intelligence, as they were deposited
IN the mail for Washington. Their purport is
brought by passengers from PIlatka and though
somewhat indefinite, II IL IN the main true
1.-THE families Of the settlers in Orange and St.
Luce counties have nearly all been sent away in
consequence Of the Indian river attack, and many
families in ST. Johns county have retired into st.
Augustine. A friend who came from there few
days ago informs that he met three carts con-
tanning families on their way to the city.
"'The settlement of Enterprise has been com
petely deserted; although some ten Of the white
men, with several negroes, have fortified themselves
on the extremity OF the wharf, commanding the
whole open space on which the settlement stands
and from which they say they can resist an attack
from large force as the passage 10 the pier-head
in front of which the hreastwork is built is very
narrow. In case, however, of imminent danger
they have their boats gathered and attached TO the
wharf, so that they can take TO the lake in a mo-
ment. These facts we learn from Virgil Dupont.
who brought his family down yesterday, but who
will join his party again early next week -"
THE CRops-The ocala Argus says: Florida
never turned out finer crops than the present The
fodder has been stripped from the corn and the
grain on many plantations is hard enough to grind
The crop is very large one The cotion is doing
remarkably we'll OF cane we hear very little; the
late spring frost somewhat injured this product A
large quantity OF tobacco is cured All that we
have heretofore said about this plant turns out
quite correct Every pound Of il should bring fifty
cents, If not moren