Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-03
TIE FLORIDA INDIANS.

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The steamer Monmouth, fnm Indi9n
River, tloiln, arrived AZ our ror, ON Sat
urdny list. She brought u number C
passengers, Including several officer of
tie army in Floida. We have ROT oh
t'lncd much news bv ills nr,iv,l lut
sufficient to SAT- ,fv us, in connection win
news direct from Tampa, that tie Ipdi n :
nave ueu rmined not tor move pcsccnblv
biily Bowl"gS has evacuated Ii. town
with his followers, and with Slm Jones.
has rel ed INTO the southern extremity
of the Evergl he', where they are rw.
frc;lv scsu'e from the operations of tie
army du ing the summer.
We predicted this at the ,cmm, ncc.
ment of the war We hid cen cnorob
ot the treaci cry of tie Indinns to lclie, @
them inSincrre in their professions: and
although a few came in and voluntarily
emlgratei, the movements of Captain
Billy savored 100 much ofro, mer plofc.
sions of the Indians, To induce us to c,.d :
1t the suppo i ion that they would rcmoy.
peaceably. We refrain fom s,.,e,e re-
MARKS, inasmuch as they might be- con-
strued INTO disrespeot to the army. We
intend no disrespect when we suggested
that they are not the proper force to on
crate against Indians in the swamps and
hnmmock> of Florida There is moe
efficient force which c.n he easily OH
tanned. In the pl.'in and open field,
where efficient discipline can be enforced,
the Amerlcan army is competent to en-
gnge with the most veteran troop. of nuv
country. Our officers are bray and val
liant. and the same pride and spi it are
in>tilled IN the soldiers under their COM
nmnd The war viii Mexico has
wreathed laur'ls upon the brows ofvol-
uhteets ana regulars in the .Impican ar
my. whi'h would require years of defeat
or disaster to t,rnish or remove.
We will add an pxtr,ct fom n letter
f'"ma gentleman in Floridn, well nc.
quanted with the movements ofthe In
dams and the army. Since the fist ont
break. We will state furthcr. that our
readers have seen ss.veIal communica
tl"ns from the sumo gentleman lust fall,
and. although since then, aff i.s fur !,
time appeared TO wear favo able aspect
-four reader will recur to- tho @ commu.
nicaltionI they will observe the nredir.
tons then m de. Our ftiend W ties
thus: s,
Gen. Twiggs is first rate man-but
the Indians won'tgo. They are making
aun m ene Seairv sent to remove them.
!he Indians never intended to 20; they
n,e smart. and are fmling the army
General Bowleg, l. som". He has rot
clear OF thecrying widows of the nr,b.
he'd Indians anal few o.d grand dads
sold l,isfHt hog, received pDod supply
of blankets--but hc c,nno. come in. fo
his Chilli is burnt until it gets wen
a scout iecenly sent to look after him
found his town deserted Gen. Sam
zones isin the Big O vpress, where regu.
lbs IRE not prepared etofollow him. The
army VIII have TO ltmain here t,is sum.
mer, and he State will dive the Indians
III to them next winter.
n New Paper.-- Messrs. Ebart. pro.
prie'o,s ofoneof the lnrgeSt paper m,nu.
faciol hes IN Gstmany, situated mt Men.
!stadt Ebe' swald, hpveju-t invented an
incnmbus'yPle paper, Which is intcn-
ded especi llv for ioofrg houses. Ills
des med ,o'take Tie plrce of tiles, over
which il as 1wofold advant,oes Inn i,
,s not fragile, ard is ve yinexpcnsiye.
3ts r. 1850
Pas,e thatis p, ,ste. - Dissolve ~, o,,oo
ofalum ina qu,rfof warm wate: when
cold, hdd as much fl ur as viii mike il
the corsisience ofcsea y; hen strew j,to
1t as fnuch powdered ,osin as will stand
on as!i.lirg, and two or three cloves:
ooii tos con.istence. stirring all the
time. II will keep fo. twelve months.
and when dry may be sostened with wa.
ter.