Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05

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sTwigg.; that unless our troops removed
sfrom within the Indian line, they should be
sdriycn from ii By force. The point threaten.
5 cd being weak. and our gallant General be.
sing hampcred by want of instructions, he
shas been compelled TO- retire, and construct
Z sncw military posts and n new road.
We place great relirncc upon the source
J from which we have obtained this intclh
$gcncc. and consider it conclusive. The In
alians will never remove from Florida unless
scompcllcd so to do b. force. Gen. Taylor
Ewi;h all his hue and cry of Okecchobce ant
sBucm Vista, will find himself put to hi:
strumps ut last. lie may cndeavor to throw
4 1.-THE odium of his atrocious management OF
sthis Seminole war on Gen. Twiggs. but he
scannot do so successfully within Florida.
Savannah Georgian, 3Dth ut. :
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DrsrnEssIya CAsrALrr-Afrs. Dickson
{ The wife Of Rev. Hugh Dickson, was thrown
strom Il horse on Thursday the lG,h May, and
stractured both bones of her left leg, near the
4 sanclc. This WAS complicated with complete
sdislocation of the anclc joint. and Il division
aof the solL parts. for two-tliirds of tho dis
tance around the joint. An attempt was
smade to save the foot. but the injury was 50
scxtcnsive. that inflammation commenced 4 or 6
adays after the injury, which, it was greatly
Sto be feared would prove fatal, as she was
81 years of age. The Physicians in atten.
Sdancc (Drs. Archer. Wardlaw and Branch,)
succeeded in arrestng its progress, how
1cver, and were enabled, OH Thursday, last
Sto amputatc the limb, which she bore much
sbc.tcr than was feared, in part. no doubt
! attributable 10 the use of chlotorm. Mrs
dickson is IL woman Of extraordinary torti,
sstude, and we trust she may ultimately recover
The operation was performed by Drs. |:
sBranch and J.. !. Wardlaw, assisted by Drs.
sArchcr and Miller. Dr. Archer was the at
tending physician.-Abbcvilc Banner *. K
Il THAT ISDLYA LETTER ABOUT DIP. PARK
sarAS.-Thc Wabash Courier, in noticing the
slcttcr from tIGtt place, recently published in
arlle Boston Post, saying that u mail named
3R. w. Dillinghamcr had seen DR.. Parkman
Hin Terrc Hautc: That lie had arrived there by
sscanal boat, and had Left the next day.. in the
astage, for st. Louis under the name OF A. M.
aThiston-Says, sIu the first place, that there
Swas no canal boat here, from the time DIR.
3Parkman, WAS murdered till the evening OF
/ the nineteenth of April, one day after thislet-
tier is dated. In the second place, it Is as
hard for this community to find Mr.. Atwood
3and Mr.. Dillnghamcr, as it is to lind DR.;
sparkman We Ever saw or heard tell of
lthose two men before, neither can we find
any body in nthcsc parts that ever did. In the
ithird place, there is no such name us Thiston
lon, the register at the stage office as passen-
9rcr to ST. Louis.
From FLonIDA.-By;the Steamer CASTOR,
ICapt. G. Claglorn, we have received further
Intelligence from Florida. The Indians are
vet indisposcd to emigrlte, and the army from
the posts in the interior are congregating att
Indian River-thc purpose is not known, but
is believed to be to make a regular attempt
Ito effect the capture of Billy Bowlegs, Sam
Jones, and their tribes.
There was very severe hail-storm on the
st. Johns OH the 18th inst. Several accidents
occurred. A boat was capsizcd and the two
men in her, out in the same storm, missing
10 be lost.-Savmmlh Gcorgian|
Extra, May %.