The Sun. — 1836-06-15 (London, England)

INDIAN HOSTILITIES.—CoI. White of Florida, arrived in this city yesterday, and departed in the steampacket for Washington, having obtained an appropriation of a million of dol. to carry on the war, he had set out for a flying visit to Florida. Learning at Augusta that the whole militia force was disbanded, and no new levies called for, the General in "summer quarters" luxuriating in the refreshing sea breezes of St. Augustine, and Florida about to be desolated, he has called on the Governors of South Carolina and Georgia, to send mounted men to the Florida line, and to Tallahasse, to prevent a union of the Creeks and Seminoles, and to save that beautiful region from rapine and conflagration. The Government have an awful account of responsibility to the country, for this most disgraceful Indian and servile war. Tullahasse is a healthy country for military operation in summer. Abundant supplies can be had from New Orleans. We hope there states will not wait for the formality of a requisition from a United States officer. The whole South must see that this war is terminated speedily. Col. White saw and conversed with the passengers who arrived at Augusta, the night before from Columbts. There is no longer a doubt of a general Cretk war. Fifty families are reported to have been murdered, and 2,000 people lied to Columbus for protection. The state of the frontier is most disastrous. There are not 500 effective men between the Creek and Seminole lines, and all Forida will be devastated, if the Governors of South Carolina and Georgia do not send mounted men to the Florida line, and to Tallabassie. From a gentleman resident of, and who left Columbus on Tuesday last, we gather the following information. The lower Creeks are decidedly hostile. The number of persons known to be killed at the time of his leaving, was eleven—among which Major Fiourney, already reported. A family, consisting of a man, his wife, child, anti servant, on their way to Columbus, were all killed, except the wife who escaped with two shots through her band. This happened on the old federal road, at the Ochee Bridge, twelve miles west of Columbus. The Indians have entire possession of that road, within that distance, and all the settlements in that neighbourhood; below the road— the settlers having all fled. A train, consisting of 150 waggons, with about 150 fugitives, on their way to Columbus, were fired upon on Monday, when the first waggon descended a bill. It is supposed that the Indians got possession on the abandoned settlements of from 16,000 to 20,000 bushels of corn. They destroyed everything on them—furniture, bedding, &c., then burning the the buildings. A Dr. Richard, we believe to be the name, who lived below Major Fiourney, abandoned his place after the death of the latter, leaving two negroes in charge of it. He subsequently sent three back to firing away the others, when they were all detained by' the Indians, four of whom were released, pretending that it was their desire to join them again after going for and bringing their wives. The Indians had sent word to Columbus, that they would burn that place on a certain night, which time, however, had passed when our informant left. He subsequently conversed with Col. Crowell, formerly Indian agent, whom he met in Augusta, he believes on his way to the scat of government, and who left Columbus on Wednesday last, nothing further had transpired at that time. From the perfect knowledge this gentleman had of the Indian character, he seems satisfied that they are for war, the scalping of Col. Flournoy being almost a certain indication of it. A party of about forty armed men went on the road with the accommodation stage coach to pick up stragglers. They fell in en one of the settlements with a child three or four years old, who could dive no information of its parents, they had probably fled. A known friendly chief, who had been sent for to Columbus, ,returned for word that he could not come, that his young inen were beyond his control. The. communication beyond 12 a 15 miles of Columbus, on the old Federal road, being cut off, many more murders than the above stated might have been committed, but of course could not be known. From 1,500 to 2,000 souls were left in Columbus, and the suburbs, that bad left their homes and fled before a savage foe. We anxiously look for further accounts. The Mobile Chronicle of the 7th instant gives the following from the Louisiana Advertiser, without date ; probably of the sth :