Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-08-09
ANOTHER FLORIDA WAR.
OUTBREAK OF THE INDIANS.

We learn by extras from the Offices
If The Savannah Georgian and the Re.
publican, dated on Saturday evening
last. that the Seminole Indians have
again commenced hosliilies, and will
probably give more trouble. The Geor.
gian says:
Information has been received in this
city, from Florida, stating that The re.
naming Seminoles have become hostile,
and have committed depredaiions on
Indian River. in South Florida. From
The hest information we can obtain, on
The 10Th inst. the Indians made an at.
tack on The settlements on Indian river,
IN ST. Lucie county, and commenced
plunderng the houses and firing on the
settlers The Indians, il is stated, were
in considerable numbers, 50 much so
that defence 10y the whites was entirely
impossible. One person, Mr.. Baker
was killed, and horribly mu,ila,ed,-
Maj WIN. F. Russell, deputy collector
al Indian River, was si,ot in the arm in
Two places, BIS family, i, is feared, have
taller into the hands of the Indians, as
ihey have since been missing. A mum.
Der of other persons, mostly females are
also missing. Bakers and Russells hou-
SEES were sacked, and the house of Mr..
Galhs and the settler was burnt.
The settlers were obliged TO leave
their places and take TO The river, and
come up 10 the coast outside. Some
twenty men, women and children have
arrived at 81. Augustine, and report
Others on their way.
1t is reported that dispatches have
been forwarded to Washington stating
the facts.
The settlers on the frontier have be.
come generally alarmed, and are NOV
ing intu the larger settlements for safe.
~.
Such an occurrence has long been an.
liclpaled by our frontier settlers. from
the manner and conduct of the Indians,
as they never have been strictly kept
within their bounds. Little or no al.
tenlIun has been paid by those having
charge of them-and although nulner-
GUS has been the complaints of The citi.
zens, they have roamed the country at
their pleasure. The military post al
Tampa, being the residence of the for.
Iner ugenl, has given the Indians an ex.
cuSe for coming into The settlements,
thereby ihr"wipg them into contact
with the whites, between whom and the
Indians there can never be any good
feeling.
The Indian Agents have always resi-.
ded too far from the Indians. The pres.
emf agen'. we learn, has his residence
IN Jacksonville, some two hundred and
fifty miles north of The Indian boundary
The natives of 81. Augustine, we
learn, are volunteering their services to
go in pursuit, aud. we trust. the govern
menl al Washington will. without de.
lay, dispatch troops TO their assistance.
and in sufficient Numbers 10 secure the
prompt removal of the Indians 10 their
contemplated homes in The West. Its
doubtful policy, at best, to ever have
suffered them to remain IN Florida un.
der treaty.
There are yet considerable number
of Indians remaining IN Florida. We
have it on The authority of one who is
intimately acquainted with them, res.
Ident Of Tampa and ChaIloll's llarbor.
that the number of warriors cannot be
less than $50. He has opportunities
from his dealings with them to know
something of their number. They are
well supplied with arms and ammunition
and scattered in small parties through
gu, the country, as they will be, will give
seruus trouble.
A letter from ST. Augustine 10 the
Savannah Republican, dated July 18Th,
says:
Expresses were dispatched TO New
Smyrna and Tampa Bay. by Col. Smith
The commanding officer NJ st. Angus.
tine.
"Mr. Russell. who was wounded, had
previously had some difficulty with the
Indians, and as he received five wounds
II is probable that they were acluateu
by revenge.
The following are The names ofihe
persons who arrived here. viz: w. +. |
ltnssel and daughter. w. b. Davis and |
lady, Mrs. Walker and three ceildren,
Mrs. Burnham and four children, Mrs. |
Stone, Messrs. Thomas Eiue, ID. IL.
Galls. Nj. Navarro, NJ. Mcleod, James
7. Lighlhurn, VIM. r. Tomb, and two
others, and five negroes.
"A number Of others were left behind |
there being no room on the boat, and it
is feared that the next news will be Of
a disastrous character"
DTA correspondent Of the Philadel.
pha Inquirer writing from Washing
ng'on, by Telegraph, under date of
July god, says: