Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-30
From Florida,

purity oil SolulefS at I'lam sroYe, when two
soldiers were killed and two wounded. A.
detachment oftwenty men had been left in
charge of the boats, stores, &c, at that
place, while the main body of troops that
lad been operating in that quarterhad been
withdrawn. On the 23d ult., while a party
were going to n well for water three quar-.
tors of a mile distant from the camp, thev
were fired upon by n number of Indians,
killing two of them. The others made their
escape to camp, taking two wounded men
with them, and commenced for, flying it as
well as possible. While thus engaged, the
Indians showed themselves and dared the
soldiers toa fair fight. The soldiers went out
and the Indians retired to hammock. The
sayagewcre lei by Negro, who was dressed
in the full costume of chief; he and scv-
cral others could speak very good English,
and were not very choice in the epithets
they applied to the whites.
Sixteen Indians were counted, and. from
the signs, it was supposed there were as
many moro. They whoopcd around the
camp during the entire night, and retired
on the morning Of the path, on discovering
the approach of Lieut. Hill with dctach-
mcnt
The bodies of Siler and Springer were
found and buried by Lieut.. IIiIl They
were scalpcd, whipped and indccently mu-
tilated
In accordance with his instructions, Lieut.
1T. removed the boats and stores, and de-
livercd them to the Quarter Master at Pa.
viion Key.
A writer in the Peninsular says he does
not believe the troops can scout in that
part Of the peninsula month longer. Tie
met some dozen officers who had Just re-
turned from scout, looking tired and sun
burnt, having secured no glory but broken
health.
a later report says that, on the lst inst,
Lieut. johnson, with twenty.six men, met
and attacked about twenty-five Indians
After losing one man, lie withdrew The
man killed had the strongest horse in the
party, and to him was assigned the duty of
conveyipg the ammunition. The Indians Sc
cured this horse, gun and about five hun.
dred pounds of ammunition. A strong party
had been started in pursuit. -. .Sdvannah
NetOS.
MrRpER AT BRvNswIcN. GA, Mr.. ].
at Brunswick, was deliberately murdered
by Charles Moore, Marshal of that town,
on Saturday night last. The circumstances
are briefly as follows Moore whipped
negro belonging to MIR. Wood the afternoon
Of that day, whereupon slight alteration
took place. the latter considering the boy as
undeserving the punishment. The matter
passed off, and was thought nothing of on
Woods part. About nine O'Clock that
night, Wood in company with several gen
temcn, was sitting at n table in the front
room Of the hotel, when Moore entered and
remarked, "Wood, we had a quarrel this
evening, when was unnrmcd | am now
prepared for YOU" Wood Immediately
arose from the table and remarked, Char.
lic, we did have a slight difference, but |
have thought nothing ofi since, and regard
the matter MS asforgotten." AS soon rs these
words were spoken. Moore drew pistol and
deliberately shot Wood through the he,rt
The latter started from the room and rcach-
ed the passage, when he fell and expired
Immediately. Moore left the house and
immediately disappeared.
The Mayor was soon on the spot. and Of
fercd a reward Of one thousand dollars for
the arrest of tho murderer but up 10 the
last accounts he had not been taken. ~ =,
We have learned these facts from gen
tleman who was in the house when the
dreadful aff,ir occurred.
Mr.. Wood was an. excellent and most
amiable man, and left a wife with several
small children. --lS0nannoh Republican.
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VALUE OF TtME.--The Roman Emperor
said IL have lost day he altered sad
der trnth than If he had exclaimed, II have
lost kingdom
Napoleon said that the reason why he
beat the Au,trians was that they did not
know the value OF fifteen minutes AZ the
celebrated battle of Rivoli, the conflict seem.
ed on ihe point of being decided against
him, Hc, saw, the critical state of affdirs
and instantly took his resolution. He dis
patched flag 10 the Austrian headquarters
with propnsalsfor an armistice. The un,
wary Austrians fell into the snare--z-for
fer minutes thc thunders of battle were
bushed Napoleon seized the precious mo.
men's, and while amusing the enemy with
mock negotiations, rearyanged his line of
battle, changed his FROM, and, in a few
minutes. was ready TO renounce The farces
of discussion for the stern arbltramcnt Of
arms, The splendid victory Of, RiYoli was
the result. Aa s
The great moral victories and defeats OF
the world often turn on minutes. Crisis
come : the seizlng Of which is victory. the
neglect Of which is ruin. Men may loiter,
but lime flies on the wings Of lime. and all