Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06
THE FLORIDA INDIANS.

FROM THE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN OF FEBRUARY q.
Late advces from Tallahassee inform us that Governor
BROWN OF Florida has neither ordered out troops
reported days ago. protect the inhabitants resd
ing the Indian territory given authority to ndi
uduals to organize companies of volunteers If Capt
JARNAGIN has raised company it Is presumed that he
did SO under the provisions of the law for protection in
cases of sudden invasion and Instruction Ii appears
Also that there but little foundation for the rumor
that Capt JARSAGIN had captured three Indian
and killed the fourth. He states in letter which
IND IN the Tallahassee Sentinel that he and party of
twelve men had been accommodating expedition to
the Indian frontier that they captured one warrior with
his wife, mother and child the two first of whom subse-
quently escaped; that they came upon small party of
Indians who We're out hunting, and fired at
OF them, without doing any injury. He discovered
evidences of disposition to provoke hostites unless
stealing cattle be considered indication of begerent
intentions.
We have received various letters from Florida rejecting
upon the conduct of certain persons there toward the
dams Some Of them express the belief that these per-
desire to provoke collision between the Indians and
the General Government in order to enjoy the profits
which flow IN the train of suffers quartermasters, &c.
Considerable fortunes made in this way during the
Seminole war. As we know nothing of the facts upon
which these charges based and do not believe that
considerable portion Of the people of sister State
could be actuaed by any such motive, have withheld
these letters from the public The subjoned letter. how
ever publish with pleasure it is not obnoxious to
the objections alluded to- and furnishes additional
for the belief that there is adequate cause for the
alarm which is said to exist in the vicinity of the Indian
! frontier
We beg to be excused for expressing the hope in con-
cuson that the Government will the Indians to be
removed to the West the public interests will
justify it, They but the remnant, it is true of the
warke bands which rayaged Florida yet they
suicienin numbers to keep the whites in state Of
slant uneasness and to pfegent the filing up of that par
OF the State near which they located We doubt moi
that the Government anxious the people of Florida
to have them removed and that proper effort will be
spared to effect that object:
FoRr MYERS, (FLA.) FEDnuARY ii, 1852
| TO the Editors of the Sarannah Republican.
In your paper Of the 10Th January find paragraph re-
atng to the Florida Indians in which you upon the
hory of the ST. Augustine Ance Cty) that Billy Boiegs
becoming somewhat restless that he has applied for force
drive in number of "outers and that is thought that
Billy is playing trick of Now, Messrs Editors
Billy has not applied for troops for that any other purpose
| / will tell you Of trick that he has played
On the 2Sh of January drummer boy from this
post hunt and lost himself We used all the within
reach find him. but without In the
had sent word 10 the indians that the boy lost As
as Billy heard it, although his people in the midst
their planting he told them stop 90 in search Of the
boy They did and continued the search for eight days
when they found him in deporabe condition. the blood
running from his and mouth and his stiff that he
could hardly open his mouth They him their
and carried him about six miles their homes
says they took every possible of him. giving him they
had to eat washing and dressing his feet and giving him
blanket and moccasns. When about travel, Bowegs put
him his horse and brought him himself TO this post dis
lance of four days travel The boy
Now mark Messrs Editors this trick played without
eight days employed in finding and bringing the boy
post IL 10 as abe delivered mp D;y,y
he hoped his people would be paid for their trouble and loss
| of time.
Some people, Mess Editors are always disposed to create
strife and willing throw oil the troubled
am satisfied that Bogs and the of the Indians
disposed TO and viii keep peace There are some bad
amongst them; this Billy admits, and says they give him
great deal of trouble Have we no bad ones amongst us?
Respectfully, your obedient servant
JN0. III. WINDER, Capt. LIST Artillery, and
Brevet 1t Col, Commanding Fort Myers