The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-08-04
Ffuna the Jacksonville Ne,Ds, 2lst inst.
Indian Outrage and Murder.

AuOlah VutraSC anu MucOer.
We publish the following condens'
statement Of the facts in relation to a h9iI' 'ss
BILE Outrage and Murder. committee, ,@sSIan @In
Indians upon the white settlers ;sh 81 July
River, in ST. Lucie county, o" "nsdge %dig l. H.
ult. 1t was drawn up 1sm g the more
Bronson, Of St. Augusaisssssn at tha. place
voluminous dep0sa;s,1sSs,r escaped.
from .thelsettIers NJ 18Th of July, ultimo.,
On4Thursdhsyys" dhsyys into tho settlement at
fourth disgss sssIy in the morning and vis.
Indiao izi,ss Of Major VIM. F. Russell,
itedhssSSIer, and D. Fl. Gottis. They
Joh gat Gottis' house and also at Major
,wsgsNs and remained g. the latter during
saof tho day. They appeared perfectly
Msndiy and good natured, and no difficulty
nr nMsYrAincenrred hatveAn them and anv
off,hessstllers, nor was any provocetion
givenby the settlers for the outrage which
the Indians subsequently, committed. In
the afternoon, about 8 O'Clock, Major Rus.
sell went over TO see his neighbor, Mr.. Bar
kar, who lived about 800 yards south of
himsa and who was In the field, about 500
yards from the Russeil's house and 800
hundred from Rarker's.
The indians left his house shortly after
Russell did, biding adieu to his family in
tha most friendly manner. Russell and
Barker were standing together IN the field
talking. when they were fred upon by
these four Indians, and Russell was wound
eddy three balls in the left arm, and, also,
in thu abdomen, which was grazed by two
ball. Immediately after the fire the Indi-
ans broke from their cover, about 40 rods
of. and ran towards them. Barker ran in
one direction and Russell in another. The
Indians all took after Barker and despatch
cd him with their knives. Russell in the
meantime ran to the house Of Mr.. Gottis',
(the Indians being between him and his
own house.) Gottis' house was about half a
noila south Of Russel's and Immediately on
the shore OF the Lagoon of Indian River or
st Lncle Sound, as were also RusselI's and
Baskers; there he found Gottis, Mr.. Ma
varro, Mr. Brayton, and a young man
named Tombs. They had no guns in Or
der, and accordingly all of them put off i'm
medlately in two boats on the sound, and
about the same time they saw Russells
amMy hall mile above put off from his
landing in their boats. After the two boats
IN Winch Russeliand Go,tis and others were
had: got about 40 yards from the shore, the
Indians commenced firing at them, and con.
tinued to fire at them until thew were ont Of
guEshos. When they went to Colts house
anaset trs 20 that and burned Il. They
thanAfnt 70 the houses of Barker and Rus.
seih and plundered and sacked them, doing
much damage as it afterwards appeared,
from mere wantonness, by destroying and
breaking md tearing the property, and
also GaIgiad off some. The families of
Barker a4d Russell had, in the mean,ians:
ned aisl, while eths Indians were firing
upon md RusselI and their boats
and1fning Of Gotiis' house.
Qeii HI parry 10 ,hsir boats then
snd rs; nd 5ali M sshS. cold "a ybs
sud gLlsets 10 on onsboard a small
sai!Aoatb1 GApt. DayiS during the night
andss qspd, sndpin the morn.
ingsA its 1snssli,s house,
tha1 sAnl Hi etssS Aonses had Sesn
plaB Ad sStfSd, x6d also found M
Ras bady I'D ths field whore sho bad
besA kBlsd. faS appeared 10 have been
killed M stabblpg hin with kniyes, but
vss psd pf stripped q his clo.hiag.
Hneseifs family in the meantime had
seYscn up the Lagoon in his boat, and