The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-23
Far the Lancaster Ledger.
LATEST INDIAN NEWS!
Five Men Killed by Indians, on Peas
Creek!l
A DESPERATE CONFLICT,
INDIANS KILLED n

Ma. EplroR: ] send you the sollouina
very Interesting particulars Of The late fight
with the indians, on Saturday and Monday,
he i+sh md l6th OF last month:
FoRr FRAZIER, Florida,
~ n. M, June IL, 1856.
GES. CARTER-Sr. { have Just rcc,iy-
Ell Intelligence "f an attack BY u party oc
iHdnns, ou the house OF WiliuuuhLy Ii!lts..
al sunrise this morning. Lieut.. Carlton.
who happened 10 be at IT. Meade. ON a visit
Ia his family, heard the report of the guns,
aud, ~ company with six others, went Il, ll,
rcilvf OF 1 Iiis aud has family. On the an.
lTo,.ch ot thosv MN, a,u k,dians He'd 10 n
lhirSvt near by. Lieut.. Carlior., i,h mi,
little band Of brave men, charged them, and
desperate engagement rnsurd. Lieut..
Carlton aud Lot Whiddcn of my conpapy.
were killed, and Daniel Carlton wouaJ,,J.
William Parker. Of Capt iIeokors ,y,,,pa.
ny, was also killed, aud J. BIZ uctli,ysw orli,
Wounded. There were three indians killed.
aud several wounded.
immediately dispatched Ser.can;s Bog.
CESS and Durrnnce, with tiiGcen nrn, 10 ii,,r
relief OF Ills, who had maintain, d his posi-
ton 50 tar; they arrived at Tiills all IL
O'Clock; found the family safe; they pro-
, ceeded to tho battle ground found ia. trail
pursued u that cN ming: discovered that
! The in1ians had reinforced considerably.
la"S ihcn came III io IT Meade for pro,i.
si~1s--ihvy We're on the trail, carly nrAt
n'"fh'ae' ana were reinforced 10y u lew men
,'o'n Cap'. hoekcr, aud few irum Capi.
ieslir's Companies The Indians lad Tx,
'"e IfeeN swamp, "nd remained ia il. The
nisn pursued them uaIl Kate that q, cpiuy.
IN slf
the night.
/ junc l6.-As small guard was i,fi " i,b
The horscs, the htve was new reduced TO I'D
men, who ~esc cahh ia the Swamp in
scarSh Oh ne enemy. At about 10 o'clock
eainp was discovered; a charge wns or
arr.u, ana u we'll c"ntcstcd battle fought
cur n'ti. band stood To their arms, n,anful-
ly, charging The Indians where they w,r,
c"ncc"sed under the rxvr bank, and sh,,,,I-
! ing them not more than y or 10 feet from,
the muzzles Of their guns.
Robert +. Priue, and George Uox.,,
killed, and James Whddril, Wm. p. II,ooL-
| er, aud John |. Skipper wounded, and from
the best calculation that can Le s.asi.,. t,.,t
were sixteen or seventeen Indians k;Il,.T
and several wounded.
Our forces consisted Of Lieut.. Parker. Of
CAPT icsiic's Company, Sergrants iippp,,,
and Durrance, with twelve ncn from, NV
COMPANY, three men from Capt. Hooker
and one i'om Capt Sparkman's Companie,,
Ay men spoke la high terms of Lieut.. Pay-
keh as brave and good soldier.
Some Of the articles taken from the way.
ohs NJ summons ltemmock. were tound On
The IatiIo ground. Capt. Hooker with oa
men, Lieut. keEdrick with rs men. Ijeut
Spafkman with u men, and Lieut.. Parker
with n SmalI detachment from Capt. Leslie,
Company, are now 10 pursuit Of this hand
oil saSngss. ! am in hopes they will I've AHA
to give o good account when they return.
am you're respectfully,
Y. ii. DUKR ANCE.
| Capt Commanding Co. NJ. "
| GEs. JEssE CARTER, Special Agent s,,,o
sf F.s.:la. ''
y. S.-This bani was supposed 20 eo,.
sist Of at least forty Indiana.
f. Md