The Sun. — 1841-06-12 (London, England)

WILDCAT. Extrait of a letter from an officer of the Bth Regiment to 4$ Friend in New Albany : " NEW ORLEANS, A reie "I am here, on my way to Arkansas, with 200 wrelehed ;se minole Indians. They are the remnants of a Spartan race. AID men are noble, hardy-looking;fellows, whom you cannot. bu Tee sect, though they have murdered the innocent and unof.enele nag ; but the women and children excite your pity a std misseration. On our tedious voyage hither they taid t &bout deck, perfectly resigned, and apparently indifferent tot air fate, careless of lite and fearless of death. " I was at Fort Cummings when the noted chief Coa. chee, or Wi'd Cat, came in fur a talk.' feis man is rem leable for the many incidents in his life, and for his I old and daring spirit. He was once a prisoner, but n ado his escape through a hole in the walls of his pr salt so surprisingly small that an ordinary man's head would act enter it, anti, after he was through, jumped twenty- it* feet to the ground. This fellow has committed more 1, nr. deis and scalped more women and children than any other Indian in Florida, and this man we Tts to take, and did take, by the hand in friendni p. He came into our camp, bringing with him seven ' tic sty squires,' who, in looks, dress, and manner, might well be painted to illustrate and personate the old one himself —a little effusion of brimstone, a blue flame, and a ew lads would have made the picture complete. Cat's manner, upon coming into the presence of so many officers, and surrounded as he was by so large abed -of soldiers, was somewhat confused, but he soon receeeredß is h m_ self, and spoke with ease, and not ungracefully. he Colonel talked to him b about thirty years of age, five feet man! 1 gh,te well proportioned, with a calm, settled,Y and a (-ark tierce eyti, penly and beaming with intelligence.eight inches h • frankly. He veto: sed it, and promised to cease tight,ing and emigi ~, years, who had ' His little daughter, a child the f and affect' errs". some -'yg the been taken prisoner, and separatedoffrcenfi:itsllre, fnolrs or six months, was then given up to him, time in an Indian, I saw All " I consider the Florida aver and India.rs are surrendering. These lamanndowartakinP (41 the evidence as:t aenf g _a In me have been the most desperate in thecountry,iritof th war. el'lee ledged to have been the very hundred, who were waiting the- arriv: (mot Tampa more than a hundr their friends, when they sill new embark for their homes. THE NEW BRUNSWICK TRAGEDY, • ate letter, dated New Brunswick Apr Extract from a pre , / 10. " Robinson seems now to relent, and has confessed his c rue form. He says he called upon Mr. t ay t idna.itrititehmeoshideous night before the murder and invited him to his h us,. under the pretence of paying off the note and 300 dollar on the bond and mortgage—that he was prepared to assault aim on his entry, and had placed his hatchet in the side-ligl .t of the front door, intending as he passed in to seize it and , x the attack ; but Mr. Suydam came .in the back door, •.V frustrated this plan. 'I hey went into the basement atouy, Ind Mr. Suydam entered into familiar conversation about the house, remarked to him that he was getting along and .would soon be through, &c. but seemed to keep his eye on his guilty associate, who tad taken up a mallet. They passed into the first story, and t' see Robinson said to Mr. S. that his wife had gone out for pen and ink and would soon return. Mr. S. replied, " I'll wale of a a few minutes and return again, by that time she may be .n.) and advanced to the door. Robinson stepped behind hia aunt and struck the blow with the mallet, which threw off hit hat and brought him on his hands and knees—a second slow, brought him to the floor. Ile then went down to prepare tbts grave, and whilst digging he heard a noise up stairs, and re. turned, and found Mr. S. en his bands and knees, and a: thg moment took his hand arkl wiped the blood from his eyes, =A said in a faint voice, "Oh Peter, oh ! Peter." These 'wont., the convict says- ring continually in his ear. He then glue the fatal blow and carried him down stairs and let him lay till the grave was finisheld."