The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-04-20

York I;ntcS:
Last Sunday morning this villag,
Was thrown into quite an cNcitcn,rn,
ny the arrival Of Il party Of eleven III
d'alS, who were captured near Enter
f'riZc aud.arc now here, waiting TO by
sGht on, probably to Alkuu ms. There
IS but one man, all the rest women
and children, as the warriors in the
party most OF them escaped. One
poor woman WAS shot through mistake
live buck. lot lodged in her thigh.
They were nearly naked, but Lave
bccn cIothcd now, and everybody goes
to see them. Walking in the ham
mock, | came upon the house where
they arc confined, and STOPPED. Such
set of poor miserable savaycs as they
arc! The children have an unpleasant
phy ysiognolny-Iaryc checks, dull eyes,
low turchca,is; and they appear SO de-
jcctcl aud sad. it is distressing to look
q at them: The younger children were
entirely without clothes. They are
very dark, more SO than the Chcrokccs,
anu all have, even the young ones, IL
sunbullt, old look, from living 50 con
stantly out of doors. If they arc pla-
i = nn;,, ~. ,,r;n,. !, Wy. "'' ' u,'
s.;I H. - a. "'
l,nr,lnr. t,a ,vh;,n. ". .",, ".,'" '.n', y" ."'
~. ~, 81 "'"'oS' '"'"' "-
Ut whites live near the Indians, and do
not scruplc to provoke tic Indians to
colnmit dcpredatiuns, aud then claim
" nave enc tl'clr losSei made good by the
Government.
Tie SANTA IL l. EonGENlrs.-lhc St
Louis Republican states that the rartv
guilty Of the heavy frauds lpon GOV
ernmcnt. committed ut Santa f.. is
Gustavus McIlarcourt. = man Who h,s
been long employed in the army. and
who has heretofore borne a GOOD rcul.
tation. ENJOYING the hirhrst c,u,j,l,,u..
of all his employ crs, he was necessarily
control of thc official I,nsir,.. =, S,n,.
llc and t,kinr ,Jv,n,,un -. III. ,','
sition effected s,mdrv ,lI",.,;,m. ,n.I
tnlse rntri,s il ,hc NAL. ,r H., n,,,.
tcru,ostnr,. Dnn,rtr,nnt ,,.L,',,'% ,s'I' %
sum Of $40 ood h,. hnn, .,h', M 'ns .,,'n ''I
reward ~ fsIO 0oo a.. a.. :.
the culnrit was ot};r,J hr ~, Eay,,,,
a,vawham N,.u,rc,n,rt n.. a,"I'ii ii
and th,t n,,;cnr eli, " c"'i'SG:u
WILLINGNESS tn ma, ,h, .u,onnt =,
order io secure In: ,,E,r,,nr
.-...ss.s..
2stMR. CLAY's IIEALru.-A Wo,h;nc.
toiI9cttcr to the New Work (,,,,;nr
and Eumircr saws. Mr. l,,v i ,n,;,,
relonsip1 info /, 'cnn,;t;or ~ eo.;',,.
nrnstr,tinn ,,,.r h,vin, IVAN ,,,r .,,,,,a
timry,Ss .onr,qcI hy ,Lnr,;,,, s,.n,,
IONS # i, 81 i,3ss Az ih,, tL,
sands orr r,,u,;m,, l~m !, +, -.
Nfl;fc MI th,t H." s,,n u'I,; !, go"
I;r;ll;mtlv ;lln,n;nnJ ,ho ,,nl;,;a"i ,;n
mancnt is fast d.sconl;rn ~ tlo
horizon brIow wbi,.h i Vii s,n,, d;'
apncnr torcvcr
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w. NAviGAr1oS on LAKE ERIE ..But):,lo
April IO.-'rhc harbor Of Eri. cnn'
tinucs blocked up with ice. Cleveland
is FREQ, and there is no ice above Con.
iicant. The steamers which tried to
get out from Eric Yesterday w.r,
obliged to return to their docks. not
being able to force their way throuob,
The ice is solid, but the wind is
changing and the weather is warmer.
SO that the prospects of an early open.
ing are more encouraging. With the
weather Of the past few davs it would
take a fortnight to free us.
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fANS1N's MAssACRE.-1hcsc words
VIII doubtless arrest the attention of
butchercd on that memorable occasion.
~ friend who was present at re-