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FLOKIIM.
Front the Savannah Georgian.
FROM FLORIDA.
By (he arrival of the steamer (’am
den, ('apt. M ills, from St. A ugiistine,
we learn that a battle was fought on
the 21th ult. on the Lache Hatchce,
(Locha Ilatchee,) in which the In
dians were defeated, though with the
loss on the part of our troops, of/nr/c
killed, and thirty wounded.
Gen. JoMip is among the wound
ed, having received a severe flesh
wound, said to have been in the face.
Nothing is said of the loss of the
ehemy, though supposed to have
been great. Many cattle, ponies,
and hogs, with other property, were
taken by our troops.
A friend has furnished the follow
ing list of killed and wounded in this
action.
Os the artillery—killed -one eopo
ral, company A, 3d artillery; one
private, company 11, do.
Wounded —one sergeant and one
private, (severely) company I), 3d
artillery; one private, (severely)
company do.; two privates, (one
severely, one slightly,) company 11,
do.
Os the 2d dragoons—wounded
one sergeant (slightly) company K.
Os the battalion Tennessee Vol
unteers-five were
ly wonnded, 2 (since dead,) and 15
slightly wounded.
Total killed—7; (died of wounds,
2.) —9: wounded—3o.
Since writing the above, we learn
from Major McLean, who is a pas
senger in the Camden. that the pre
vailing report at Garey's terry on the
evening of the 2d instant, an express
arrived at Garey's ferry, via Fort
King, and it was reported there amt
believed that the express brought the
information that runners bad come
in and informed the commanding ol
ficer that Alligator ami Sam Jones
had quarrelled, and had separated,
and that Sam Jones with but 30
warriors, bad left \lligator.
'The runners staled that the In
dians wxild ho coming in at Fort
Taylor, in large numbers, within
three dav s.
The impression with many is that
these accounts are founded in truth,
as the Indians arc scattered without
leaders, some in small parties hav
ing, very recently, been seen in the
vicinity of Volusia.
Major J/cLcan further states that
he learned from the commanding
officer at Garey’s ferry, that Gen.
Jesup on the 26th ult. (subsequent to
the action of the 24th,) was at the
head of the San Lucia river, on a
large fresh trail, with well founded
hopes of overtaking the enemy.
We have, subsequent to the re
ceipt of the above information, had
•placed in our hands the following
extracts of letters, which confirm the
report of the battle above stated.
St. Augustine, Feb.'3.
News received from Gen. Jesup's army by ex
press this jnorning.
The substance of a letter received
jby a gentlemen from an officer at
. Fort Pierce dated the 29th day of
] January, 1838, says—“Jesup has
'had a fight with the Indians. The
• 1 ennesseans generally behaved
well.’’ Ihe number ol tile Indians
considerably more than has been
supposed. The Indians loss very
trilling, as far as has been ascertain
ed; their provisions, cattle and am
munition, ascertained to be plenty.
“They never have fought on fair
terms; in every fight except C’apt.
Powell’s, they have had the advan
tage of ground. Jesup fought across
a creek, and after the action discov
ered that his force was sufficient to
i have surrounded their position,
' which, from the information 1 have
received, cannot cover more than ten
i acres of ground. They-had holes
morticed in the trees, pickets set up,
and pahnettoes set up so as to cover
; them and form blinds, and had clear
ed away the hammock on the side
Jesup attacked them, which exposed
i his men altogether, w ithout their
seeing the enemy.”
Another letter from an officer to
a gentleman here, dated at the same
place, Ist Feb., says,
“'lhe southern express of this eve
ning brings important news from
the army. Gen. Jesup has had a
hard buttle with the Indians, he com
pletely routed them. He was se
verely wounded in the action in the
face, but still commands, and is in
lull pursuit ol the enemy, who have
flail south, lie had 7 killed on the
liehl and 32 wounded, 2 of whom
are since dead It is reported that
\\ ild Cat is badly wounded, Tiie
battle was fought on the La-che-ha
hee. This war must soon be ended
now.”
From the Charleston Courier.
DEATH OF OSCEOLA.
\\ c have been favored with the
following statements of the Physi
cians in attendance on this distin
guished Chief, during the illness
which resulted in his death, and in
sert them in our paper, believing
that they will be read with much in
terest: —
As. no doubt, a curiosity exists in
the public mind, to know the causes
which led to the death of Oceola,
the distinguished Seminole Chief, \
as many reports may be circulated
on the subject, I have deemed it ad
visable to give publicity to a state
ment of the circumstances attending
his last illness.
lam impelled, moreover, to do
this, from another motive-—the sense
of duty which 1 owe to myself and
those entrusted with his safe keep
ing—being conscious that nothing
has been omitted tn the discharge of
Wis <1 o em , Jnast ice, ii a d 31 odera ti o m
ROME, FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 24, SB3B.
that trust, which could, in anyway,'
have contributed to the health and
comfort of the deceased.
On the 26th of January, ultimo, ho
was attacked in the night with a vio
lent Quincy, of which I was inform
ed very soon after, and hastened to
his room. He was then laboring un
der considerable difficulty of deglu
tition and respiration, accompanied
with pain and inflamation of the ton
sils. To prevent suffocation, it was
necessary to support him nearly in
an erect position. His pulse was
full, quick and hard. Blood was in
stantly drawn, and emetic and blis
ter prescribed. At this moment, an
Indian entered the room who, as I
afterwards understood, was held in
high esteem as a Prophet and Doc
tor. From the moment of his en
trance there was a refusal to take
any thing. Finding myself debar
red from the administration of suita
ble remedies, and feeling the respon
sibility devolving upon me, I reques
ted Professor B. B. Strobel to visit
the patient with me. He attended
and used his best exertions to pre
vail on the patient to submit to treat
ment, such as scarification, leech
ing &c.—But he pertinaciously re
fused; not but what he would have
been disposed to acquiesce, had he
not been overruled by the influence
of his family.
F. WEEDON. assistant sur.
Fort Moultre, Sul. Isl. Feb. 5.
At the request of Dr. Weeden, I
visited Osceola at SuLivan’s Island.
I saw him in the evening, by candle
light, he was lying on his blanket be
fore the fne, bis head proped up,and
two Indian women (one on each side
of him) employed bathing his neck
with warm water, in which some
I herbs had been steeped. He was
breathing with much difficulty, his
brow contracted, and his counten
ance indicating great bodily pain.
His pulse was full and quick, skin
; hot and dry. I requested his per
mission, through the interpreter, to
examine his throat, to which he as
sented. I discovered thatt* e tonsils
were so much enlarged as greatly to
impede respiration, and that the mu
cious membrane of the Pharynx was
in a high state of intlamation. As
there was some danger of suffoca
tion unless the disease was arrested.
I proposed to scarify the tonsils.
The patient referred us to his con
jurer, who was sitting on the floor,
covered up in his blanket, with all
the air and dignity of a great man.
| lie said no! I next proposed to ap
ply leeches to the throat and back of
, the ears—the conjurer said no! I
j proposed lastly some medicine and
a stimulating wash to be applied in
tcrnally-which he also refused—say
ing that if the patient was not better
iin the morning, he would give him
up to us-I urged, entreated, and per
suaded him, to let us do something,
for although 1 did not doubt his abil
ity to cure, in the woods, where he
could have access to his roots, and
herbs—yet hero he was placed un
der different circumstances, and as
he had no means within bis reach—
begged him to yield up the patient
to us. AH was in vain, and we were
finally compelled to abandon Oceola
to his fate.
In conclusion I have no hesitation
in declaring that 1 entirely coincided
with the views and prescriptions of
Dr. W eedon, and believe that had lie
been permitted to put them in prac
tice, the patient would have recover
ed*
B. B. STROBEL, M. D..
of A s’oiny, Medical S. C.
I Chariest’a sth Feb. IS3S-
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC
RAILROAD.
We copy the following informa
tion, from tiie Washington Spy of
last Tuesday.
Whatever relates to the important |
subject of Internal Improvement, is I
now considered interesting. Our
sister states, it is well known, have
entered into the work w ith becoming
o I
zeal and foresight, and appear vieing
with each other, which shall go the ;
farthest. Georgia has too long re- '
mained comparatively idle. Yet, the
day is not far distant, when her im
mense rcsourscs will be more fully
developed, and her noblest energies
put forth in the prosecution of works,
to benefit the present, while ensuring
lasting advantage to the coming gen
eration. Although much has not
been accomplished, which might
have been effected, nor all underta
ken, which could have been commen
ced, still, the spirit of improvement
is awake in our state, and some en
terprise arc on the way, promising to
be productive of permanet utility.
\\ c were led to advert to this sub
ject, from having, a few days since,|
received a letter from Col. Bolton, i
one of the Commissioners of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, fur
nishing some account of the opera
tions of the Board thus far, & speak
ing in glowing terms of the probable
success of the great undertaking com
mitted to their charge. Wc arc con
vinced that nothing will be wanting,
on the part of the Board, to effect all
that is desired, which can be con
summated. And wc view it as no ill
timed digression, to remark, con
cerning our correspondent, to w hom
wc arc indebted for the following
information, that no one would have
been selected, who could have been
more perseveringly active in the dis
charge of his duties; and all who
have the pleasure of his acquaint
ance, arc fully prepared to appre
ciate his qualifications for the impor
tant station he occupies. He in
forms us that the members compos
ing the Board, met at Cassville, on
the 15th instant, and on the follow
ing day, were duly organized, (Mr.
Crawford being elected President &
Col. Bolton Secretary,) and soon af
terwards had a conference with Col.
Long, the Chief Engineer, from
whom they received satisfactory in
formation respecting the location of
the road, and ascertained his readi
ness forthwith to enter upon its con
struction. It was immediately re
solved to authorise him to advertise
for proposals for the letting out of
contracts, for at least 40 miles
of the way, commencing at the Chat
tahoochee river, near Montgomery’s
Ferry—these contracts to be enter
ed into on the first of April next, at
the Commissioners Office, in Mari
etta, Cobb county. They further
authorise him to conclude temporary
contracts with persons desirous of
commencing immediate opperations,
to be paid for at an average rate, at
w hich contracts may be taken in A
pril next. In pursuance of this ar
rangement, sever 1 contracts w ill be
speedily employed? mid, tniwi'ii, iniir
has already commenced operations,
and has made considerable progress
w ithin a mile of Alatoona. It is con
fidently expected that, by the Ist of
February, a large portion of the
ground between the Chattahoochee
and Etowah rivers, will be thus oc
cupied bv temporary contractors.
The members of the board arc now
actively engaged in making the pro
per efforts to procure the riiffit ol
w ay for the railroad, from the inhab
itants living on the route. It is pre-
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sumed, that the citizens generally
will concede this gratuitously, in
view of the signal benefits they will
severally and collectively derive from
the location of the road, while the
Commissioners have determined to
pay no one for the right, of way, un
less improvements arc injured by the
construction of the road.
This is the substance of the infor
mation contained in the letter of our
correspondent, and wc rejoice at be
ing enabled to say, that this great
and incalculably valuable work of
Internal Improvement is begun.
Fiom the Tennesse Journal.
IMPROVEMENT IN TIIE CONSTRUCTION
OF RAIL ROADS.
A patent has been granted to Mr.
Wm. Kinkead of this place for a val
uable and most important improve
ment in the construction of rail
roads. By this improvement all dan
ger of accidents from the cars run
ning off the road is entirely remov
ed, and on a road constructed upon
this improved plan, the speed of tra
velling might be to sixty, eighty, or
even a hundred miles an hour, with
out it being possible for the cars to
be thrown from the track, or for any
accident to occur which would en
danger the life or limbs of the pas
sergers. In fact by this improve
ment, rail road travelling, which was
once considered so dangerous, will
Ibe rendered the most safe w hile it
possesses all the advantages of the
greatest expedition.
i Air. Kinkead’s improvement coii
sists in placing a longitudinal guide
bar in the centre of the road, formed
ol a piece of timber or iron bolted
■ to the cross tics or sills of the road'.
Upon the top of this guide bar, and
pi ejecting three or four inches over
each side, is laid and secured by
bolt or screws a plate of iron or
wood, wluch forms the guide bar.—
Beneath the bottom, and in the cen
tre of the cars, is fixed a broad strap
' of iron, in the centre of this strap of
iron a strong hook is made to extend
over the guide bar, and turning in be
low embraces the projecting plate of
the longitudinal centre rail on each
side without touching it, making a
sufficient allowance for the play of
the wheels. This hook embracing
the guide bar or safety rail attaches
the car to it, and by this means the
cars can never be thrown from the
road, because the hook coining in
contact with the guide bar the wheels
of the cars will be kept in the true
line of the road and it w ill be impos
sible for them to be thrown from the
track, whatever obstacle may be pre
sented. It is intended the hook shall
be put on with strong screw bolts,
so that it may be removed at pleas
ure.
The utility of this improvement
cannot be questioned, and wc have
no doubt it will very soon be made
use of on every rail road in the coun
try, as it is impossible for any seri
ous accident to happen where it is
used. The additional cost of con
structing the roads will be but a tri
fle how much, wc arc unable to say,
iTCrt TTTr'TTrrar It vjtliinnuiJ <ii <1 vviy
rate. When the safety in rail road
travelling and permanency, this im
provement will give to the road is
considered, we cannot for a moment
doubt that it is one of the most ad
vantageous that has been made since
the introduction of rail roads, & wc
are equally sure that at no distant
day no road will be constructed or
used wabout this improvement. It is
bv no means complicated, but on the
contrary, very simple and not liable
to bo nut out of order* Gentlemen