The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-26
FLORIDA INDIANS.

Tho following ure extracts from n letter duted
Fort Myers, Murch the 9th, and published in tho
Tampa Pemtnsuinr
"In commencing to remove the storoy from
Fort Keats to i'owlegs' town. It, Freeman, with
sixty men, advanced, and when near the latter
pl' ce, came tn IL lOg-hOusc aud n potato patch.
Lieutenant +. with seven men comnienceda a hunt,
nnd w:s fired on hy Indiuns-onc MAN killed.
1t. F., dragged off the body and hid il in some
brush, and started on his return to hia command.
! While passing II ccar place, twenty Indians
showed themselves aud fred upon the party,
woundiug LIT. i. and ono two of his nien--
They all fell nj the fire. 1t. +. jumped up and
fired his revolver twice, did some Of his men,
lie thinks he shot an Indian Negro The party
then fled TO their cUurudes-w wounded iuclu.
ded.
"Lieut. Freeman had his right arm broken,
nose skinned by ball, and II shot through his
clothes. lie sent express to Cap:. Stevenson.
who remained at Fort kcus, to hunt four drum
iner hoys. who went out fishing, aud hnd not
returncd-supposed to be in tue hands of the
Indians.
Just at tho timo of the express Mt Capt, So
camp. 'nt. Archer arrived with his horsemen,
IN charge of n train Capt. =. took them. with
two c"nipanics Of Infantry, and proceeded to the
scei of action. lIn senl his cavalry in the rear,
nni entered the hammock where the Indians
were. In different directions After sharp fight,
OF fifteen minutes. the Indians fled
"Ihc loss, in the three engagements, is four
killed and five wounded. Lieut.. Freeman woun-
ded, and the four boys missing. Capt. 5. reports
that the Indians were seen carrying oif dead or
wounded during tho ght. The ground, it is
hrlIeved Was not thoroughly explored at the date
OF his report. LIT. Archer thinks he shot u ne
gro, climbing down tree. with his rcvalvrr.-
HE Indians were nbomt one hundred strong,
fight.
"lt will be seen that this report is discon-
nectcd. but, mainly, may be relied OH us au-
thrntic
1--WE may expect to hear something exciting
iIo'n ths quarter next week. Four companies
were to JOIN Capt. 3; they were to have started
on the lGIh--,w" from Fort Myers, and two
from Fort Dcnaud Gen. Harvey with his
escort, wns also expected to Join HIM, and, VIC
feel confident. will render II COOL account,
sEoNlI hc b. forunat. enough to fall in with the
cncmy."
The China Q"estion.-ioln Bull is beginning
to "l'cn his fit embedded eyes to the plain truth
IN relation TO the summary war proceedings of
Admiral Seymour at Canton. Lord I.yudehurst,
the Earl of Clarendon, the E:nrl of aIalmrsburv,
the Earl Of Ellenborough, Lord st. Lconuris,
Earl Derby, and Mr. Golden, have, in their
seals III Parliament, Openly taken the ground,
that the proceedings out of which, the dispute
mas arisen cannot bo justified by any principles
c'icr OF law or reason; that there was nothing
to Justify the hostile proceedings in the allopcd
violation OF the British flag; that tn. lorch,
Arrow, Oh honrd Of which Chinese subjects
charged with crime We're arrested, was in 10
respect whatever an English v.ssclI, and was
not at the time under the protection of the
Eng'ish lag. by virtue of Il register, rs the ne
r'"d Tor which she was registered had expire d.
lhr oflici"i correspondence discnsos this remark
able TACT III the case, and also that the British,
governor and consul severully knew it, before the
admiral opened his fire. 1t is now therefore
pam, that the honor Of the British Haa" " as
sheer t.lsc p;e,ence, used ia an excuse for
'esorling ta yi"rnc. 20 obtain the admission of
British subjects within the wall, Of Canton for
the !c:c:i, Of British commerce.
N""fcrnt Bcqmcst Miss Eliz beth Gels,on,
VII" died in New York recently was possessed
OF large property, considerable portions of
which has Eccn bcqneahcd tn charitable nsti
t'"ns The following among the REST. To the
Am"ric N Board Of Commissioners for Foreign
Mi: s'"ns, $1,000; Beard Of Missions of the Gene
r,l Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church fut
Philadelphia. for the promotion of Dom este mis-
s'"ns, $4,000; Board Education, same church,
S2,o50 American Tract Society, ~ Y, 81, 0On; i;
Relief Of Iudsent Females, 900 \ hand.
some donation is also made to the American Ri.
ble Society
An Ingenious Depice.-ATexanier Fort. of
Paris. his secnncd Il patent for making n pnrasol
th"t can be folded into the form, 6f n fan, instead
OF iodng IT in the common manner a small
plate OF brass is attach to he end Of the paraso,
nd on the two sides Of this plat, two other
Plates are hinged. TO the latter the rils Of one
II 1T OF each plate af tho parasol are secured by
'nts which only allow them TO move in tie
same plane Of the plate. Tie two sides of the
Pnrasol fold together like fam and the shank or
handle is jointed 10 fold Lctwe cen tho two in the
usual manner.
P'e"chers' Salaries In Californid.-Ihc mum.
oer OF Methodist ininis,ers in the regular work
III California is sixty-one The average salary
promised them was $1,000. and the average
sum received by them about S 900. Some of
the ministers Of the Methodist church especially
those IN San Francisco and Sacramento. get
oyer $4,000 as their annual allowance This, of
course Tho rcader will reodiIy understand to he
an effect of the enormous cost of living OH tile
Pacific coast. The average snlarics of the min.
listers '"tho Atlantic States does not exceed $3.50
per anDunl.
The New York Mirror in speaking Of tho
bobhery that has ben kicked up lately in Fifth
avenue over the marriagotof wealthy young
lady with her fathers Irish coachnan, SAYS That
they don't know why uppertendom should turn
up itadainty nosc ut the smell of the stable,
while one of its most pretcntious representatives
kept small livery stable but n few years since
and ull the eternal perfume" sfrom the holy
city canno. wholly eradicate. his native airs. ?
fistf = :. 8
Asolicitor who was remarkable for .tbelongtb