New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-25
INDIAN war In FLORIDA.

The following interesting letter from prominent
and influential citizens Of Bayport fernando county
Fa, we copy. from the Tallahassee Sentinel of the
18th inst: 40
Dear SRI received your favor this morning. 4
am glad to learn that something is to be done for pro
vicinity appealed to the Governor TO Gen. Carter to
Col Monroe and to our delegates at Washington, and
reported the signs and trails Of Indians until we con
cluded that it was Of no further use. We have an
organization along the coast here for protection mostly
although severe scouting has been done under it, In
dian signs have been so frequent however, that most
of the people fear to leave their homes and families
Capt. G's command extends down the coast to Clear
Water and Old Tampa. It guards this place 1.-TWO
men being on post at mighty but scattered as it is in
small detachments the force cannot be spared SUIT
fcient to scout the extensive swamps and hammocks
| and am expecting daily some attack upon persons
travelling the road through the sWamps to and from
this place. Should the Indians make such demon.
stration, this place would be completely hemmed IN
none daring to leave come to it by land The track
of an Indian to within sight Of this place has been been
seen on the road. Indian trails and signs have been
seen the river and lately some signal fires have
been seen where no white man had been for weeks
Immediately back of us the people OF; the An
nutliga and Choc0chattee section, are IN constant
alarm. Indians come into their yards at night-the
tracks seen next morning and In one instance passe0
through house. Their tracks are seen in the fields
4 Tt is now muttoncorn season here. Last SUNDAY
Judge Eubank son and some of his negroes saw fye
Indians in his field. They gave the alarm and the
Z tracks were followeds some distance, but you know
the hammocks there and that it is almost impossible
to find a party of that number. The policy OF TN
Indians would appearto be, so far as shown in thu
county to go in very small parties making as littt
sign as possible and striking blow after full knowl
edge of the situation Of the people and settlements
Under these circumstances it will require q larg
force operating in different sections, to hunt then
out. Last week a trail of six or eight was seen nea
the bridge Camp Izzard) The Tampa Bay Mail ]
discontinued and the Bayport mail has partly stoppe
AN express being now sent from here once weet
This will be discontinued and this county and secto
will be entirely cut off from communication from th
balance of the world.
Some of the people are moving away, some leavin
crops already laid by, and expect sort of genert
stampede Of all those who can get away and Sth
balance must crowd together and suffer the miserie
of forting this hot, wet and sicky season. What W
= want are troops stationed all through this country
The coral organization does some good, but u to
reasons stated before, it cannot do active service Ih
coast, that Of fernando, Levy and Madison AFFORD
fine country for the Indians to hide and i've ln-a
secure a retreat in few hours after an attack
y massacre, as the everglades themselves. One hui
n dreG and fifty men may positively be enough to o.
~ perate between the SuWannce and Wacasassee br
AL the large hamnooks Southeast OF the latter requl
nearly as large force, and then come the hammocf
q and swamps Of fernando. have written my view
about this situation some time since, to the Goyerno
2 suggested to Capt B. to report his command to yo
and have endorsed his report, etc. NJ "A Z
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