Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-16
The Florida War.

1 from the Indian operations in Florida, from
the Tampa Peninsulor of the 25th ult
/ Companies d and X. 4tll Artillery, and
l-H, 1st Artillery are ordered to move, with
out delay. from their positions 10 scout the,
! Halpaluoka SWAMP. a.essy
Gen, Iatney has issued orders to multi
| ply the numbers of parties sent in pursuit of
the Indians. He recommends the COM
mandars in the field to act with energy, and
to follow up and annoy the Indians as much
as possible.
| Information has been received that there
is band Of Indians in Kontee. -paloo-
wah Hammock
Private James Harrill, of Capt. F. Nj,
Durrances Company. is discharged froiSS
the U S. service. and, being deserter, lost
all allowances due him.
Maj. Morris, 4th Artillery, has been or
dered TO Fort KisSimmee for the purpose.
of directing the repair of the causeway on
the other side of the river He expects to-
leave in few days 3
A circular has been issued by Gen. IIsr-S
ney, directing that Lewis Dougherty and
james Beczly, who hnye expressed them
selves willing to attempt to communicate
with the Semipoles shall be permitted to
pass, uDmolestcd, through the Indian counS
try, and has also given orders that any whitc
flag from the Indians must be respected.
Col. Lnonis, Of the 9th Infantry v, has re-
c"ired a leave Of absence for sixty days.
During his absence, The regiment will be
commanded by Lieut. Col Waite.
The premium for every living Seminole
warrior, woman and child, who may be
captured or induced 10 come in for emigra-
ton TO the West, is fixed at the followiup
rate, and will be paid BY the Special Indian
Agent at this post
For each Warrior, $250to $500.
Woman, $50 10 800.
Child, 100 TO 200.
lnfirm. bcdridden and helpless are ex.
cepted but, in these cases, the rate will be-
decided by Board
Capt Spar kran, on his scout, found
party of Indians who, however, had the
good luck to escane. His company left
Buffalo Ford on the 10th instant, and pro-
cecding in north east direction found a
large lake, and in it a small island. After
having taken their observations on different
points, they concluded 10 build RATS, as
there was no other way to get their guns
over. They reached tbeisand, but the In
dians had left during the night, probably
informed of their danger by the noise OF
cutting logs and fixing the RATS The In
dmns had fortified themselves by fixing some
ten or twelve places with heavy logs, which
E'leaned endwise against trees, having small
holes cut to put their guns through and
! bad cleared out the way Ia The water, Cant.
5 found on the Island thee large palmetto
I camps or houses, made in Indian style. be-
sides several small Ones and about five
acres OF cultivated ground, planted in corn.
! potatos, pumpkins. watermelons, ground
nuts, and other vegetables. Some OF the
corn was waist high. They had planted
corn last year, and if they had not been ac-
cidentally heard might have continued 10
the end of time, for they could not be seen
from shore. The Lake is about six miles
long and two miles at the most narrow place,
embracing The island, which contains about
90 acres of land,
In commenting upon the general orders,
removing Gen. Harvey from Florida the
PeninSmiar says:
One years active operations has enabled
our army to drive the Seminole from his
last hiding place. Their crops have been
destroyed, and one or two months more nc
tive operations, would settle this war for
all time
With General IIarney in tho field, our
farmers feel mcqsumby secure, and many
have planted crops. We now fear Billy
Will reap our harvest. He is not SO ipno
rant but that he will claim this as another
victory. lie said, when hast in Tampa tl,as
he had whipped General Taylor and Gen.
Scott, and will now claim 10 haycswbipped
Gen. HMney
DISCOURSE o2 Mn. JAooBs.-We had
the pleasure of hearing a very interesting
discourse, delivered at tho request of some
Q! car c!!!2ens, in the Coa.. Ho.sc, or T"cs.
day evening Inst. by Mr.. Jacobs, learned
Jewish Rabbi OF Charleston. The reyor-
end gentleman was pn a visit 10 his israeli.
tish brethren of our village. and had during
The day performed the ancient and impres.
slve rite of circumcision, in, The presence of
a number OF spectators. The audience ut
night twas alage and attentive one, andeyas
finely entertained The spenker selected oa
the theme of his remarks tina. passage in
Exodus. which describes the mingled feel
ings oifear, faith. and alteration, with which
the lSraelites beheld the overthrow Of PIN.
, raob's hosts, and the discourse was desion-
: ed 10 show that similar proyidepces. and
, equally impressive. had ever marked tho
dealings of God with his ancient neoolo l.