The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-08
Another Florida War.

The Ocah (F!orids) spondeat of the Charest,a
Standard gives the punt Of the dspre
datiors committed by Indians in South Florida
The startling ass doubtless rea,aed you tina. an
exploring party under Lieutenant Har;suf, has been
cut of by the Indians. The particulars, far
have received them follows:-Lieut. George l.
Hartsuf, in command of detachment of the ID Artil-
lery consisting Of sergeant corporal and
privAtes attacked BY party of about rs indians
at daylight on the morning of the Goth instant about 40
ies southeast from Fort Myers and 1T is supposed that
the commandment, and all but three OF the men aad all
the horses belonging to the expedition have been cut of
Only thsDof the men have come in to Fort Myers This
and upon the news OF the disaster two companies Of the
% ARTILLERY we're ordered to leave Fort Myers immediate
y for the rescue OF such as may possibly be in cond
1t Is scarcely necessary t, say that excitsmeu
throughout all the country is intense 1t is knowa tina
beside the in the service of the United State, xh
have been established at Fort Myers and other points
the line Of territory occupied by the indians there
yera surveying parties already in the ed whose position
Is considered exit emely perous One OF these under
Mosely Of Gov Mosey. Another is under w. s. Har-
riss, ia.e member Of the Legislature from Mari IN
are known to be completely without apprehension from
the Indians that they only provided with guns
necessary for hunting purposes This whole surveying
force is under the general superintendent Of the Sur
veyer General of the State Dr. Wesc ot AMI 1t Is cause
OF further anxiety that he also to have been the
ground prior to the 25th inst when it was agreed that
the several parties should meet and taking their Christ
dinner together should their plans for fur
Their OF erations The immediate of this collision is
not certainly known The treaty concluded with the
dams in 1849 allowed them certain territory the
southern point Of the peninsula which they
st liberty to roam without moesa ion and until
i not known that they had trans tended ae limits
of this sect IN When recently however II was deter
into the eSy Of
ascertain ed that they had beyond the border
that many Of them had erected habstons and
provement upon the land from which they excluded
by the treaty.
Preparatory to sending surveying parties in the fed
the country taversed by troops but before these
the indians ali fei, leaving their improvements and
manifested generally 80 little disposition to into
collision thar 40 one aDpreheaded danger and parties
The number Of Indians still. in Florida are v4riousiy
estimated, and IL aas been impossible to appro
With thing like certainty their precise force
suppose that they bring into the field six hun Are
warriors others again. assert that they have an eaec
tive force of not hundred The truth perhaps
equi distant between the extremes aud that will give
number sufficient, under all The advantages presented
by the Everglades to arrest the settle at Of the
try for years With respect TO the lie .ders
Of fths tribe there Is also uncertainty. They
are nomi1ay under the control of Sam Jones and By
Bcwlegs and OF Billy Bowlegs enough is known to give
that he is capable Of giving great trouble He
says himself that ne is thirty years old, though
Sam Jones, if alive at all be very old, perhaps
not far from ninety years. but 1t Is doubted Il he be
Alive BE has not Sss 70, and though
and gives IS reason for his failure TO comply with his
repeated premises to move 10 the West that Sam Jones
viii not permit him, and that he viii forfeit his lie
the undertaking but 1t Is DOUBTED whether he is
keeping alive the of Sam Jones from considerations
of policy while the owner of it has already de-
parted and whether he is not In fact the party respon
sibe Tor ell the movements Of the tribe.
This outbreak viii probably be ne occasion Of active
military operations in that quarter. " is to be sup
posed that the government viii nd sufficient
for efficient measures to the In ians and the
State itself will also brag its own military machinery to
bear upon the subject
Three years sgo, the Legislature of Florida passed
act authorizing The levy of two regiments Of cavalry and
elected Gen johnson TO the command. A number Of
companies raised and three officers commissioned
but further steps TAKEN for the hat the
law only provided for their movement 10 the In
dams should commence hostilines. This outbreak
will furnish the condition upon which they are to
move, AMI these regiments will be immediately ordered
out