The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-15
from tho San Francisco Herald, Nav 3.

From tho San Francisco Herald. May 3.
Important News from tie Interioy.
One hundred and FJly Indians
hitied.--We learn Of The killing of.
nearly one hundred and fifty Indians
by u company Of citizens os Trinity
county, under the command Of Sheriff
Dixon, recently. ltGwas supposed that
these were tho Indians who murdered
Mr. Anderson Il short time since. The
following is the account Of the affair:
The company that went in pursuit OF
the Indians returnrd today, having
been absent Just II week. They had
little difficulty in following the trail.
The foot prints Of the cattle which the
Indians lE,d driven on with them, to-
gctlicr with portions Of clothing of the
deceased, which they had found scat
tered along the way, and were readily
recognized by his son who was in the
company, showed mmistakcable signs
of the path Of those whom they were
pursuing. But it was necessary to
proceed with great caution in order not
to alarm the s;tvagcs, and accordingly
the party generally laid by during the
day, sending spies ahead and travelling
by night. On Thursday afternoon, the
22d nit, the scouts discovered the
'a"st.c::a II a small valley at the base
d :htce mountains on the South Fork
OF Trinity river. At midnight the
company started from their cncamp-
ment, Captain Dixon having divided
his force into three parties, so as 10
come upon the Indians from different
| quarters. aud surround them. When
day broke all parties were in the de
sired position, and on the signal being
/ given the attack was commenced. Each
rife marked its victim with uncrrinr
precision; the pistol and the knife
completed the work of destruction and
revenge, and III few brief moments
all WAS over. Of the one hundred and
fifty Indians that constituted the ran
ciiu'iA only two or three escaped. and
those were supposed to be dangerously
wounded SO that probably not one
Of these engaged in n.thc murder of the
unfortunate Anderson now remaius
alive. M,i, wo:rcii. aad children. ali.
shared the same fate: none were
| spared except one woman and two
children, who were brought back prison
erS.
The U. S. Consul at Acapulco had
received intelligence of the loss of the
brig $ Amphytritc,'' fitted out by a
Mr.. Edn.onds, at Panama, with 100
passengers and crew. She sailed on
the lst of February last, under the
command of Captain Kent The brir
was about $50 tons register, and BY
the United States laws could only car
ry 90 passengers. When she was 40
days at sea she was obliged to put into
San Carlos, somewhere on the coast of
Salvador, ior water and provisions.
he captain had no money, and had
abandoned The vessel. Tile passengers
s0'5'141sd among sttIuIrrsrf sssa0 to
fit out their craft
The propeller Monumental CITY, was
sent from Acapulco to San jean del
Sur, by Mir. Mandcrl,ilt's agent. to-
take away 500 passengers who were
sent forward for the steamship North
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W"u!d a1m!t the Monumental City to
carry %1o pnsSclScfs-but She took on
'oo' "n:c''' win Il crew and servants,
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80 Gro" ut' heE' Thai thirteen persons
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'i' 'NS"9".r" "1rE, t'"d twenty or thirty
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