The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-23
Our Florida Correspondence.

JACKSONVILLE, ia, Jlo 0, 1000.
Delghgul W.ahey-Fans Christmas DGL-fadic
Massacres-I aehting-Ssamtoas Burned.
Once we behold bright and beautiful morning
bstokenDg pleasant day, and glad we that natur
has again put smiles and sunny looks, instead d
winds and storm clouds. We had delightful Christmas
az regards weather. The thermometer stood at 49,
fans ueed with great degree of comfort On III
Thursday following /. rained and for eight successv
days have had northeast winds, with rain, the SUI
showing himself but once or twice mssntime. So yo
may easily understand joy once more behodin
fair weather. The bros have again resumed thei
song vegetation is starting wild flowers springin
up farmers ploughng their ground and everything
has the appearance Of fragrant, ever welcom
New Years day passed or very quietly, with stead,
rain; very mucn such day, probably, as Christ
hire them upon that day to the highest bidder, and
to winners their animated faces they call TO
other In the street. ls,en to their merry negro jest
and witticsms would imagine that trouble Yn-
themselves were total strangers As for news have Blu
little, except II be regarding the Indians, who have
Myers.
have before extra of the Adve ytiser, prnte,
at Alligator distant about seventy miles this in
north westerly erection which that exporin.
party, under command of Lieutenant George l.. Hart
suf I'd Artillery consisting of one sergeant one
raj and seven priyares suddenly attacked by 8
PARTY of Semno!es at daylight the Goth OF December
while making REORGANIZATION of the portion OF the
swamp
seven men were rnassacred including Lieut.. Hartsu'
The report Of the Leutenants death has since been
contradicted.] The public animals, some eighteen in
number shot down. The Indian force amounted t.
tSenry-fve thirty warriors. The information was
Brought by private Hanna of Company G, % Artillery
one Of the party who escaped and succeeded in reaching
Fort Myers. Hanna wounded in the abdomen, al
though OF seriously.
The extra proceeds to say:-"Certanly there nc
longer remain doubt upon the mind OF the State autho
ri lies as to the absolute necessity of immediate
pulsion OF these savages from State and we hinb
Governor Brown will not hesltate to ca out Genera
Johnson's command and order them forthwith to the
Indian frontier" The Indian country four Oh
i've huncrso miles south from here They ;cupy por
ton OF tie country entirely unexplored and visit witt
summary measures any attempts to gain information by
survey or other wise, In their vicinity.
The Florida Regatta Club held their FIRST regatta OF
the 9th of december with toleabie fair day.
wind Three boats were entered and the sam,
number OF yachts Distance for boats seven eighths
mile with eight oars time, five minutes and four se
fifteen miles The time did not learn: but thew die
handsomey-Dr Del's Leila winning the race Prize
500 and silver cup.
The steamboat Seminole, running between Savannah
and some town upon the river above this took fire
the wharf here, lew nights since, and consulted
with about two hundred bales Of cotton, baggage &c
One person lost S. 200 in money and barely escaped viii
his life.
Florida has no railroads. but two lines are in coneua
tioD-one frcm this place to Alligator, to be called tn
Florida, Atlantic and Cult Central Railroad, and
from Pensacola to point in Georgia. to be called thu
Pensa sofa Georgia Railroad. Contracts bdnl
issued for both but 1t win cost struggle to get the tor
mer through
Florida has currency of her own, but ufotly
South Carolina and Georgia funds An exchange otic
bank agency here discounts Northern funds at fn
two to five per cent.
The Hon. John A. Dix and fsmy have been rusticaths
for health at Magnolia at Dr. Benedcts establishment
received the HERALD last week. looking natural a
life. WELAKA