Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-19
From the Savannah Republican.
prOpInA WAP CLIO. p!

BY the Florida mail which reached here by
the boat last evening, We received The Tampa
Peninsular Of the Sth inst, giving assurances
that tho war had been elfectualy closed, though
few Indians are still lett i'll tn. country. The
number is estimate ut ;9 warriors and their
families. The Colonel Commanding has issued
orders for the disbaudonment Of the volunteer
force. The Indians who have come in, amount
inr to l65 in all, have embarked on the steamer
Gray Cloud ana will hs carried Immediately out
of the country. Thirty.eight warriors and their
families are said to rcni,su behind, full enough,
we think, for another long Florida war, should
they feel disposed to wage it.
We copy the following from a communication
by Mai. +. y. Page, late Adjutant General,
which we find in the Pcninsular:
On the night of the ID, Col. Garrett returned
bringing with him three of Sam Jones men
with their families, . in ali.
Sam Jones in person had removed Oft, posi-
lively refusing to have any further intercourse
and says, lie ,rould not emiyrate for ttco 'rcgo"
loads Of n,onsy!' Some Of his men and women
followed those of his party, leaving thoir camps,
and redicu!cd them for selling themselves for
money! On the arrival of Col. Garrett at Fort
Myers, Col. Rector gave notice that on the morn
ing of the 4th, the Indians intending to emigrste
should be ready to embark in time to leave the
same. AT nm enrly hnnr on the morning OF the
fourth inst all the hustilre then at Fort Myers,
together with the delegation embarked; the pay
ment commenced and ut ii o'clock We wer;
under way steaining. down tho river, with ~
hostile Indians, men, women and children on
board.
1.-The number of hostile Indians emigrating
voluntarily, is l25, and in addition to the cap
tives, lG5, all told will be taken from Florida.
The Indians left in the country are now in
three parties; lst; the boatmen, numbering II
warriors and one boy capable OF bearing arrhs.
This party Billy leaves with reluctance, and AS
sorts, positively, that if they could have been
found they would have ernigrated willingly. lie
hopes that they Will not be killed. and says they
viii notice white flag. lie says, further, San,
Jones is fool aud he does not care what be.
IL men with their families, including Sam Jones
Jones party originally numbered q warriors
4 of them arc on board. I'D, the Tallahassees.
The strength of this party is not accurately
known, but from all the information received,
numbers 3 warriors with their families. Billy
SAYS he has not seem these Indians for five years.
Of the It's Indians omigruhng, there are 81
men and boys capable of bearing arm, and
claimed by Billy to be Is year. and over, be-
sides these two negroes capable Of bearing arms,
and, probably, moro beserent than tho hostile
Indians The reHainder-l2T-aru women and
children (boys aud girls.l
Z" omitted to mention that the father OF one
of the Boat party is on board, and that several
others of this party arc his Neutrality-suspicious.
and niece.. He confirms Billys statement that,
If found, this purity would certainly come ILL., He
exhibits great anxiety for their safety.
The Gray Cloud arrived ut Evmont 6 P. H.,
on the 9Th, with all safe on board.-Ed.