Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-08-11
From the Charleston Mercury Of August 2
AuU1 IONA III nDInA

LATE FROM FLORIDA
Company of the Artillery stationed at Fort Moutrie
received orders for Florida on the I'd inst and with
sodier-lke prompttude left for ST. Augustine the fol-
lowing day. under command of Lieut. Robinson We are
indebted gentleman connected with the expedition for
the following letter
DEAR SIR | embarked on board the steamer Nina,
Capt Magee, and left the wharf at SullTans Island at
this place half past P NJ on the afternoon Of the
Attn making the run from bar to bar twenty hours
/ and halt,
find all kinds OF reports here about the Indians but
there not the least shadow OF truth OF twenty
Immediately upon receiving of the outrage upon In
dian River, the commanding officer at this place (ieut
twelve men to that place. He expects TO receive
from him in about seven days from this time. AT the same
time he sent another detachment of twelve men, under
command OF Lieut. Adams, into the interior about
tyye miles from here, to place called Dunawon where
Indians were reported to have been This command
he heard from Yesterday they have neither Indians
any signs OF them, The people here have got on the
biggest kind of scare, and families are coming daily
To the Inhabitants occupying the Frontier Of the indian
County
deem advisable to adopt this public mode OF inform
ing you that have visited this region of country under
orders from the Executive tor the purpose OF mastering
into the service corps OF mounted Tor the de
fence OF the frontier AT the time LETT Tallahassee Go
Moseey had only learned OF the first outrage com
nted by the Indians His arrangements based upon
the necessities then appearing Since that time the fur
ther intelligence from the Hsboough district has been
transmitted to him My object addressing you to say
that am engaged in mastering corps OF one hun
dred mounted men, who will make their rendezvous at
Lake Monroe and that another corps of mounted men
were to have LETT Tallahassee Yesterday. These two
corps will adopt tor then base line extending between
the Governor fully impressed with the caamous cir
cumstances of the country and that such additional force
will be promptly added by him may be requisite tor the
complete protection of the citizens OF the State occupy
ing the advanced and exposed line OF frontier settlements
TO prevent the evil effect ofthe mistaken reports I'M
derand to have been circulated as TO the result of the
military expedition to Pease Creek am allowed to give
the following derived from official and
authentic source, to wit
frhe expedition which was commanded by It, Garland
returned the 25th OF this month He cav Indians on
the route.
The trading house with its out buildings were found
burnt and small bridge near by partially destroyed
The bones of Payne and Wheeden were collected and
buried From the indications there for hope that
the outrage committed by party having plumber for
Wheeden's camp, about five miles off, was left undis
urbed with the exception OF small sum OF money which
was taken
Foot prints OF the Indians seen both in going and
returning, and the Indians were doubtless Of the
of the troops Had they been force and dis
posed to violence they might have attacked the expedition
Aid de Camp to His Excelency w. d. MosELEy,
Governor OF Florida
St Augustine, July 81. ls49
Correspondence ofthe Savannah Georgian
TALLAHASSEE Hla.,) Aug 2, 1849
messenger arrived here yesterday brngnga despatch
from Maj W w Morris, commanding at Tampa, tor
Gov Moseley. That despatch dated July 25) suffl-
Gent to confirm apprehensions OF general rising by
the Indians 1t states thai party despatched by him
the OF the murder at Pease Creek under Lieut. S.
Garland had reported that they Indians dis
covered painful evidences OF their presence the
Wondering remains OF the Trading House, which was
burned TO the ground, and the partial destruction of
small bridge near by Lieut. Garands party had the
pleasure ocolecng from among the ashes of the des
troyed building the bones OF poor Payne and Whidden,
and buried them
barrel OF whskey wastound near the house untouch
cd from ah plrpl Mr. in
DESPATCH and from the fact their being sign of any
thing ese left the store ground for hope that
may have been party tor the purpose OF plumber 1t
not likely, their object was punder that they would
have left behind them barrel of whiskey untouched"
and besides, would they have destroyed dwellings, inclu
ding store and bridget No, no There can be little
doubt that acar sintended by the savages. All
respondents with the exception of Maj Morris, think SO,
and the conduct ofhe Indians the first murder on
the 18th ut Indian river, tends only confirm the ge
neral opinion the murders We're unauthorized by the
chiefs why is that they keep aoot and fail to commune
cnity ote indian country late the 29th and nothing
is said OF any friendly communications with the Semi
| noles.
Our patriotic Governor is dong all that he can to pro-
tecl the frontier by sending volunteers and off, and
snthorzng the snrolment OF men IN the vicinity OF the
VIM Fisher jr, has already been despatched from this
county, and another is being raised under the command
Of Capt Johnson to proceed TO Tampa. requisition
has also been made upon Duya and Marion counties for
one company each Every call will be met promptly by
citizens There is deep feeling OF indignation among
all classes here against the treacherous mscreants which
nothing will soothe but their total expulsion from the Dor
ders of State The Ratchet has been barred and we
will not consent to bury SO long there sneakng red
skin in the hammocks of Florida and if the General Co.
vemment will commit the entire management OF the war
to our people, we will very terminate it, The Go
vernon has despatched two Commissioners Judge L. A.
Thompson and Col B. F. Whitner, to Washington City,
TO confer with the President these disturbances
Yours, FLORIDA.
P. S.-There q report in town, brought from
Key West Manatee by small vessel that Col VIM F.
Engshs family has been murdered and his plantation de-
tho Miami Iada
credited though would not be surprised its truth