The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-22
Al WAX Ina Florida.

war. Five hundred 81 arfiors sirsa tllcir set !.
tlementa near Tampa say, under BowLEoss
aad sa5l JoHEs have been numbering tl,os
planters and z s. Agents Ii, their neielbor-
hood, AMI barning their property. Its said
that they have been for some time preparing
for these attacks. procuring tlleir munitions
ofswar froEa Nassau and tho Indian Keys,
Are we to hayo another Siminole war Of
seyen years duration, another t@enty millions
expended, another Dade'a massacre Trtles
Florida ia q state increasing in numerical
force, capable of defending Sitsslf faagainst the
attacks Of the savnges, but itsis a state sof
great landed area, tIiinIy and scat,erdly i SET
tied and the vast prairies, jungles andsilani-
mocks afford conYenienceEfora small marirl-
ing party of Indiana 70 keep tho field against
q larger force, ariBing from tie peculiarly
of the mode of Indian warfare. Itwas sun,
posed that all The Senlinoles were removed,
brt itappearsltha the better disposed we're
allowed to retain ittieirsettlements neat Tam
pa and the sonthorn extremity OF the state.
Actual measures have ebeenadoptedto dispersc3
them, but they seem to have friends and means.
in the neighhorhood and are very obstinate
and determined; very cunning and skillfult
they are when they do break ground. What
the causes Of this hostile spirit were we are
not yet told. Fancied or real agrieyances
may have been the stimuiants to arm, but we
doubt much that they have any whereon to
place reliance. Mai. Con, TwIGcs has been
assigned tho command Of tho Goyernmen,
forces.
Ngw YoRK CoNvgNrfovs.--The Demo-
Gratis and Free-soilers bolll holding conven.
.tions on the same day ,he 10Th inst. and at
the same city, Rome) has given rise to a
false report that they had coalescea.
Gov. Marcy, Senator Dickinson, Chancel-
'lor Walworth are members of the Hunker
convention. q.
They met at the first Presbyterian Church,
at @ "A. NJ, two hours before the time an
nounced, and organized by tho appointment
of Henry Shaw, Of New York, ms Chair
man, aud William NJ. Oliyer,of Yates Co,
as Secretary.
The meeting was called--the meeting OF
the Democratic Party of the State tof New
York--not Of Delegates. .sy .ts
The roll was then called alphabetically hy
Committees, when D3 Delegates answered
to their names. The Convention then ad.
jonrned until 10 III. s6g
The Free Sellers met at the same time as
the Hunkers at.the Baptist Church, and ap-
Co, Chairman After the calling OF the roll,
an adjournment took place till I'm I.
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TIE Rex CAsE.-T The Spanish consul at
New Orleans hasbeen bound over for S5, ,000to
swcr for the abduction OF REY. The aieatn-
Falcon arrived at New York on Saturday last.
She brings the information that REY gave his;
answer TO the Am merican Consul in presence
OF five Spanish soldiers and under threats.
tie was thsnimprisoned, butcontriyed TO send
two letters to the Consul, stating that he had
been abducted from New-Orleans and claim
ed american protection. The Consul had
made demand to see him, but after dnlibera.
ton, was refused by the Spanish authorities,
which had caused great excitement on the
subject: this was much increased by the ar
rival of the sloop Of war Gerinauionn, which,
however, left the port without taking any steps
to enforce compliance with the Consuls de-
mand. 23 $50
DEATH OF THE Hon. A. GALLarIw.--This
distinguished statesman and iinancjcr died on
Sunday the 12,h inst at Astoria, near New
York city, in his S0th year. Mr.. Gallatin's
history is so we'll known that il is useless to
give any details. From almost the infancy
of this great Republic, he has sustained o
prominent part among those who had the
guidance and control oil its destines.
Roanoke or Where is Utopia AIN an
swer TO an inquiry of n subscriber, we are
chagrined to acknowledge that this ablition
Novel, now publishing in Sartain's Union
Magazine, is from the pen OF Sou,herner
Cat least by residencc) C. H. Wiley of
Wadesborough, N. c.. H v
MAIL REcovERED.-The South Carolinian
says: "The large mail which was lost from
the Greenyille stage ON the 3iinsi. on it, way
down, at Grimm Creek, mas been recovered
We isarn that there was considerable
amount Of money in this mail, which is thus
saved. The way mails were recovered at the
time the accident happened s
EDDY, negro slave, the property of Maj
J. L. Kirby, was tried on Monday, for vio-
lent assault with intent to kill his master in
fcting with an axe n dangerous wound on
the head. The Court consisted of G. w. III.
Legg, Esq, Magistrate, and Jesse Cleveland
d. w, Moore, w. d. Scay, peyton Thurncr
and Joseph Foster. The Court found him
guilty, and sentenced him to bo hung on the
second Friday in September next.-Sparian
l6ih inst,
tI To diifuse ureful information, to far
thor intellectual refnoment--sure forer,,n-