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M A V O N GEOKttU 1’EtEGKAPH
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News of the
rrn.viN in upon ns
atvtty. from hero in four or five days, for I’icolata;
hut yon need uot-be surprised if wo should not
get homo before the first of June, n* every thing
is so uncertain. The Iodines burnt a cotton
house a few utiles from here last night.
April 27.
As I did not got an opportunity nf sending this
Inst night, and as Mr. Hill hay got his discharge
anti will probably leave heye in 'he morning, I
send it by him. Thcro are so many stories fly
ing nboi|t our camp, respecting what we are n
going to do, that I am sick of bearing them.
such enlightened and patriotic men as you arc;
and such other few ns you who you can let into
the secret, it will satisfy the balance, and the
whole plan will take well. You know it will he
no hard matter to get someof these aoti-Vau Bu
rnt Uujon papers into the scheme, aod w hen that
is effected the thing will work smooth. And
moreover, some of you shall he on the Elcrtori-
al ticket, which yott kuow will ho a great honor
in these timet. And tve will make some of you
■Judges loo, the fact is, my dear “Uuiou White,”
you and your friends shall be the cream and ho-
You need not look for us until you see mi, which ! ney of the party. In addition to all this, we will
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I may sny will not lie short of the 1st of Juno.—
My health is tolerably good, considering wlnt we
have undergone; the weather is quite warm, and
until wo arrived here wr. had to driuk pond wa
ter. Fort Diane is a plantation owned by (Ian.
Clinch. There are about two to three hundred j
The Credit),
increasing hostility of the Creeks ...
In addition to w hat is contained | rP *\" l;,r ' wl ‘ l '^. l, r c : .' tl!l i s «*"»
the Columbus papers and Extras, passengers in the
null private letters,corroborate in describing the
oku'iu and excitement existing iu Columbus. The c»-
placed under martial law—every man capable of
sorter change our politics and call ourselves State
Rights Whigs, aud this you know will make tho
matter much more convenient to your friends.—
M'irat suv you uiy flue fellow ? Now’s the lime
for you ana tho \Vhilo hoys to make your jacks.
Let me hear from you in the next paper, while I
many or what proportion wpro to be drafted 1 do t in which 9 persons were killed and 15 tu.ssing, I CtiOlWfl. cliASlni.fi. J'
not know ; bull received the most satisfactory I besides many negroes. Among tin number kil-| Saturday, ]4tk May, lobto.
assurancesfrtrni Gen. \V. that so soon qs the draft I led. was Uriah Horn, Solicitor for Cliattulmo- I REGULAR MELTING,
had wket. place, tho men should repair to Tuske- I cce Circuit. I J® RESENT fcue IS. Rowland, Aluyw,
gee immediately- /Several volunteer corns aie I Last evening, tu ; o Mail-stages on ibtir Wav | Campbell, Cowles, Higgins, Kos>, a »
‘ — — - — ■ 1 — * * - • ... - - | Vigal, Alderm-u. -» • ,
The minutes of the. previous meeting were read
IIIIIIIUUIUIOIJ) < Wiuutyyi vwi j/j »*• w i iiuoi vn.|i«M^, IWU iiiaii’UUl^CS WU tuvn •*",
also being raised in differcut pans of Alabama, ‘ from Montgomery to tiu-i place, with 14 passen
We have plcn- j will endeavor to have all tiiiugs arranged to suit
ty to eat ami drink; hut I am extremely tired of j you. Your friend, NULI.Y.
‘ 1 this business. I understand tie have to picket
this place mid huild block bouses. Sie. We shall
no doubt be annoyed by the Indians b’elbro we
get through with it; it will theu take m H or 4
bearing arms is pressed into the ranks—business is days to get to I’icolata, and ten days longer to
; upended aud the stores generally closed. j "’"•’I* home—w hich ■■ ill make it about the IM of
\Ve have been permitted by Col. Overton, one of ’
ili-> proprietors of the groat Western stage line, to make
11. F.
i),,, r„||uwing extracts from letters from their agent.
• Cor.uitXL's, 15th May. 1836.
1 have only time to tell you that an awful attack
was made on our stages last night. Our cstlers have
cniiie in with ID horses, aud say that last night the
The situation of ilia country, in reference lo its In
diaq relations, is truly alarming. Placed, ns many of
these tribes are, in tbe midst of the States—with their
habits pf life and mode of warfare—their enmity is
certnirflv no small mutter. In our estimation of their
/'ago wu* attacked, wi;h air a C Adams and Mr Kus- ■ character, a great error lias been committed. Instead
-el; in it—James Green driver—ah no doubt are kill- i ... , e
e j . Three or four of on.- hum that are brought in I of re S ;,r ‘ !l! 'S »**«» "s a revengeful rare, posses-cd of
are badly shot. I stmt directly to find our inch who determined spirits and a ferocious bravery, we have
are Killed iu riie Nation. We fear they are alt killed
I think wo shall muster a company of about CO to go.
•• 1*. d. The Indians are killing ovety thing iu their
way. Two boms ago they pluudcreii two wagons
w ifliiil six miles of town. « *ur iitlle party 1 think will
|,. ready to march late this evening nr oarly in the
in irnini* dome of oar horses lire shot, some stolen,
mid some running unite woods.”
4 Colurbus. 17th May, A o'clock,
“Yesterday two of our stages were attacked
ID miles out, say where the others were taken a
few days since, there was Iti personi iu the two
stag's, ami four passonters and two tbivers have
come in; Mjuj and Kingsbcrry arc a nmig the
number missing Those tii.n canto iu say ivlico
thrv arrived where thg former stages wo-a taken,
they found both stages burnt, mid J.iin-s Green
lai under the wheels half huiut. No douli'Itut
wo have now 3 coaches mid 1 box all burnt iu
,>ne pin c ; part of our horses were burnt also.—
We lust night gave a parly of friendly Indians
«3->DD to get the in tils. They say when they got
been too much in the habit of looking upon them as a
pusillanimous spirit-broken tribe, incapable of resent,
mentor revenge. The Florida campaign l.asdispel,
led this illusion. By that, the Indians have acquired
a knowledge of their slrcugtb; and we the humilia
ting perception o f our own weakness!
Our whole intercourse with the Indians teems to have
been founded iu error—aud the practice that bus grown
up under it a chapter of mistakes from beginning to
end. But it is useless to wail over the errors of the
past: Rather let us endeavor to correct them, so far
as regard, the future. To do this, no time is tube lost:
h 1 -way. diily-du, ying mcasmcsw.il no lou; crsuffice.
Wc cannot b a gtnerous to the Indian-, aud just to our
selves, any longer. One of two tilings lias uow to be
done: either the Indian Uibes must be considered as a
conquered people aud treated accordingly, or tbe
whole country must bo abandoned to them.' Wo
must cither place the Indians where they will not n-
VI llio conch they found :i hostile sentinel, they j lar.n us, of place ourselves out of their way. Tbe
hove him off mid commenced picking up tho pa
,crs. nnd soon had to leave for fear of the hos-
iles who wero coming fast on them. They got
tiling nut papers ; the leather hag they say was
in the coach, hut uo doubt is ail burnt before this.
I tea.' that brother ft. was iu tfiu stage corniu
from .Montgomery
ny K 11 d.*'
fireice-'.ragico manner of dealing with the savages,
that has heretofore been pursued by our Government,
is disgraceful to our laws, cruel to our citizens, aud nt-
iuuus to rite Indians.
Tbe prasticc of the Government iu its intercourse
Roanoke is.taken mid mu- with the Indians, has ever been at variance with its jh>-
lictj. Thus, its policy has been to remove the Indians
bay..nd the limits of civilization, aud to acquire pos
session of their lauds: while the practice bos been to
fiuslralt. flint policy, by teaching them the value of
thcirlacds, and the advantage* of civilization. The
policy has been to render them powerless aud <Iepen*
d.-nt, while tho practice has been tu supply them with
,,-j a - tii iu 1 Intellijjncj sj at to nuke them formi-
d ibis-!
This duuble game that has been carried on, has led
to the most disgraceful frauds, as well upon ti c gov
ernment as upon the Indians! while the hitter has
FOR THE MACON GEORGIA TKEEGRArn.
Mr Editor—Flense publish the enclosed letter,
arid oblige Yours. T.
4 Cullumhus may 14 1336
44 Dear Abram—We is all on us in most nwfnl
fix out hear- tjre jnguns is sliuten the white folks
to kill—Yon uoes as well as I does the pecple
hear never done iiuthcii to none ov the inguns.
hut lias always treeted cm belter than they nest
ed theirselvcs
Manny is tho white peeplc in Alaham that those
inguns has kilt, aud uue mnu has inform me that
they has shot 2 slccmbotcs and kilt all the pas-
siugers. All on us is afeard they will huru up
this hear town cf we doesn’t git help sune. eve
ry body is so frightened that they dout feci safe,
them pecple iu Jcrard iu peruculer-
Al! them men which ow ns touti property here
and clame< the inguns laud is lighten into and day
with all their mile, unite ov ein has run away,
some has bizness to tbe New York, aud some it.
gone thcar to sea Bascuni distance Postboy—I
thinks ef the inguns were to eum into this here
town some ov our folks would distance Bascum
aud argile both together
wc keeps out a strong gard every night to
givjhe alarm cf the inguns cum, »o we Uiu all
have ,i fare start an save ourselfs iu tiqre. ,
■ Some ov the laud byers talk wrothy an they |
say they inccn to make the inguns smell giuger. J
ami you nocs as well as me they dout stop al no- I
then they take a notion to do.
See all our folks ktizeu Josh aud all. and tell
cm to cum an help us fitr—Jiitcraljacksen is the
rleen thing aud has plenty inoucyto pay all as
mint kilt, the pceple hero promises to treet all
srgcrsjist ns well as the Florida people did, and
then uohody will lir.ve no casiou to grumble any
more than they did what weut a sogcriug down
tltcro joel Hawley
u B Govi clay wont do no fiteu at all. lint we
hope our jorgy gnveuor will stand up to Iris fodder
this lift, cf be dout its a goue goos with cullum-
bus- j Hawley
i is jist liecrd that the way tho inguns is usiug
up the stages an the pceple iu cm is a caution.
the whole of which forces will probably take up
the line of march to-day, and arrive at T uskegeb
uu to-morrow. Here they nro to rendezvous, and
if deemed iteccssary, to proceed further iuto the
newly settled country. Notwithstanding the a-
tiove particulars, 1 do not think that I should do
justice to iny fef!ow-citizcus to induce them to be
lieve that they will receive from them that am
ple and prompt protection so necessary iu the
present etuergeucy. Either from the repeated
previous alarms, or some other reason, the citi
zens scent difficult to be satisfied, that dang-er to
the settlers exists to its real extent. And from a
want of military organization, tho movements ol
the newly assembled forces must necessarily he '
very tartly aud inefficient. I shall no: pretend to
diclalo, or cveu recomnicud to my fellow-citi
zens of Georgia, w liat is necessary or proper to be
doue under the circumstances; hut the crisis cer
tainly calls for activity and exertiou. The uutn
her of troops from Alabama may be estimated to
amount to probably about five or stx hundred. A
■lumber altogether insufficient.
JVrhnpsit will be well in the close of this state
ment to inform the public, that on my return to
this place last night iu the stage; in company with
■Major Gibson, of S. C.aod Mr. Doariug of Ath-
cus, Ga. and two oth er passengers, an attack was
made upon the stage by- a small party- of Indians.
It occurted about 11 o: 12 o’clock, and about fif
teen miles this side of Tuskegee. From all the
circumstances, the passengers ate of opinion that
they owe their escape to the fact of the Indians
not having had time to reload their guns, which
they hud just fired at some uiifortuuate traveller,
who most probably fell a victim to their brutal fe
rocity. One indiyidgal they had certainly shot,
aud severely wounded, within two hundred yards
of the spot. They followed the stage two or three
hundred yards—aud from their hostile appear
ance aud expressions, no doubt would have fired
upon as had their guns been charged.
JOHN E. DAWSON.
Columbus, May 14lh, 1836.
gers, 6 Guard-men, aud the two drivers, were
attacked about 17 miles from litis, by a party
of 50 or 03 I minus. Upon the coinmencenlent
ot firing, the horses took fright, l.-ft the road,
and became entangled, when tfcc drivers cut
thorn loose, and ntade their escape upou then-
hacks. The passengers left tho stages, ami fled
for their lives, with tho yell of thesavges re
sounding ia their cars. It is supposed that they
all have been murdered, as uo information has
been received concerning them,—HcarlJ.
To the Editor of the Georgia Telegraph.
jjt/rii to Talbot county, Ga- AJoyi).l83G.
Dkak t'iti— I rcit.rncd last evening fiom Ala-
lininti. anil regret to inform you that n< ttial Ims-
tilitics have nlrcndy conmunecd, and ! av.fully
1‘. ii that ere this, many of tho inhabit mis of t!;I
Greek Territory have lalleu victims to tho totnn-
li ;\\k and sculping kuifo of tb<> inthless s;iv::ges
Whilejin tho Nation Major Willi im F.ournov
w.tsjvilicd and senlpet! » lew miles from his rcsi
detteo, and <m the same day Dnj itl Torrent was
said lo he killed on tlie road from Cohuidqtsticnr
tho same place, a nil by the same hostile tribe
who had slain the brave Flournoy. Hcudn ds ot
the citizens of the Critk terriloiy have sought
safety in (light, largo families iibnndoiiiiig then-
homes oixl their nd, so |>rc>'ipiiatcly, that many
lira seen on the road wholly destitute of every lie
ecssury and comfort of life. Such distress anti
misery must pain the heart of tho philanthropist,
and lie iiatm ally inquires why are these things so,,
Jiave not the people of the Creek Million antici
pated the present state of things, and held public
niee'ings at Irwiutou, Fort Mitchell, G rnr.i and
other pieces, calling on the Governor of Alaba
ma? Titov have' hut all in vain, there seems to
ho no relief afforded, and before ilie General Go
vernmeut cau interpose and nlforil succor, thou
aauus may he slaughtered. This npatiiy on iln-
jiarl of tile Executive of AUhaoiit, proceeds, it is
said, from the various ami contradu-iorv accounts
which he receives from the Creek Nation, not- We are indebted to the politeness-of the publisher
.Withstanding the various ami manifest indications lor tbe April number of -‘Thr.' Southern Literary Ales-
Creek Disturbances !
L’oi.i’.yibus, May 13
CREEK WAR AND MAsSAG’KE.
These misguided Indians have at leuglh com
mented l he woik of death, which has so long
been apprehended by our settlers in the new
counties ot Alabama. A large body of them,
variously estimated from 500 to 1500 warriors,
have congregated about 25 miles south east from
this city, am! are scouring the country iu all direc
tions from their hiding place, or head quarters,
| indiscriminately butchering our ueighburs, men
baen cheated out of their iaudsjtho government have > women aud childreu—plundering their houses,
had to mono by the most extravagant appropriations! : destioyiug their stock, aud laying waste their
Situated asonr country is, the weuicuess of our stau* arms. On .Mouday last this city presented
of a hostile disposition tipo : the part t>r a large
pot turn of tho tribe, yet there are those who try
peace! peace! aud say there is no cause of r
C. * * - - -
ding army is a reproach to the wisdom of its legisla
tors. What statesman, in his sober senses, would ev
er think of tritsliug the protection of the country to
some 5 cr (1000 troops!
Another great error of the government is in sup
plying the Indians with tire arms and ammunition.—
Instead of furnishing them with these powerful means
of auuoy-itig us, government should have interdicted
their euiruuco among them by the strongest penal c-
iiactuients. Then wc might have been more secure
against their deadly malice nnd revenge. A large ar
my, with millions of appropriation will now have ton*
tone for these errors.
stager,'' published at Richmond, Yu. by T. W. White,
This number is rich iu manner and matter, and fully
sustains the character we hud entertained of die work,
lariu. fetich* appears tu he the rourao of the In- j w'o fsjoicc that the South sustains such a work; and
.▼esligntli.g Agoi", nnd ..pun whom, at this mo | iimt sucb a wot k sustains tbe South. Wo have been
iticnt. an aw ml responsibility must devolve, as it \ . . .. , , .. „
is :i reasonable pn ump.tioo that the statements I loo long depe ndent upou the North, and upon Europ
made in the Government paper at Montgomery, i for our literature; even our school books, ourieligi-
Jast week, relative to the Indian A/Tsirs, were pre- I ous Looks, as well as luuguziues and periodicals, are
diented on information derived from Co!. Ijogati. I mostly iuipottcd; and with them we import scntinicn tK
-Tint the whole of the Creek tribe might have
been removed this season, np|>ents to he the opin
ion of nil the iu'.olligcut meu with whom ' con
versed iu the nation, hut for tlie op; using interest
of certain individuals, whose cupidity, nynrico
and ambition will bring destruction upon tho poor
deluded sit'-age, and consign to poverty and
wretchedness hundreds of .'amities who. were
prosperous and happy.
That tho Executive of the United States has
bceti
doubt, for tho policy of his iKlmitiistra^iuit has j
been defeated through that medium.
aud 6pi> tons nt war with our ladings, our iutegtsts,
ami our institutions. One of two things (tbe South is
beginning to learn,) must be done: either wo mus t
submit to die inevitable workings of Abolitionism,
whicli is so industriously propagated through every a-
vcntle of literature, or we must manufacture our owu
books, and foster our own writers. \Ve must not uu-
! iy have our own schools, but our own school books aud
our own Reviewers. The Southern Literary Messcn.
truly unfortunate ... its agents none enu | ^ , ul , p i ie< a de<idera tnm to our wants long felt.
The Scminolcs.
Accounts of a late date from Florida, state that die
Seminole*, emboldened by their successes, and by- the
discharge of no many of tl.o Volunteers by Gen. Scott,
To the Editprof die Georgia Telegraph:
Wat-hinglon, May 8th, 1836.
Dear Sir—While I was this evening at the
house of the .Secretary of State, Mr. Forsyth, he
received a note from the Mexican (kliuisicr, sta
ting that the report of the massacre .of the Amer
icans iu Te^as, under Fannin stud Ward, i> uu
I 1 » ■ • 1 • .... • r * • uu,,a ,U 4 MHUfcl i Killing MIIU M GU*
Imvo extended their proilntory excursions. Hie innnbi- j fouucicd—but that they are prisoners of wnr at
tants are much alarmed, and congregate in the princi* Goliad.
pal towus for defence aud protection. Tallahassee aud The House of Representatives yesterday, pas-
other towns were daily and nightly expecting an at- sed n bill appropriating it million of dollars for
tack. (he protection of the Louist.iuti and Arkausas
The Macon Volunteers remained nt FarlDranc last frontier, oplv three voting agaiust it
dales, with no immediate prospect of getting home.—
Their term of service expired on die Jed*.
I'.itr-icl of « Utter ttciictd i:i Macon, dated
‘•Taixaiiassxe, May 12.
l\ v. e .'hts ago, a small parly of Indians tired on
set-tie of coufusion and distress, such as we never
before witucssed. Our streets were crowded
with wagons, carts horses aud footmeu, flying for
safety fiom the rifle aud tomahawk of tire Indi
ans—many of them having left bchiud their all of
earthly possesions—aud to mo their protectors
and frieuds, husbands, wives aud childreu, who
had fallen before the murderous savaged Wo
are unable to asccrlaiu with any certainty tho
uames or the number of those who have been
murdered bvlhesc lawless savages — tVio. Flour
noy, Hummou-i, McKissac, wife and overseer,
Davis, Hobbs, -everal negroes, aod in all proba
bility many others, (wc fear Dr. Wellborn among
them.) have becu killed, and the Indians are yet
pursuing their bloody work. Where it will cud,
heaven knows.—Enquirer.
FOR THE TKI.EGRAFU.
TO “UNION WHITE."
I discover in the last No. «r the Telegraph,
that you have called op your friends of the old
* ’TtaTsK i Pi r u t CW party to join iu with us Nullifies, and
the seii!!..'- , USE Marks, nnd we hare been afraid of ...
its being burnt. Onr own live* nre in jeopardy, but
we are now getting out a force in hopes to drive the
scoundrels olf. Yesterday onr of our citizens was
shot, only 20 miles olf, and a house burnt, mules aud
horses stolen, Ac.”
Extracts of a letter fom one of the Macon Volun
teers to his brother in this jilaee, dated
Fort Drane, 26th April. 1836.
Again, by Divine Providence, am 1 permitted
to write you u few lines, which 1 shill set.d by tho
Augusta Volunteers, whovs term of service ex
pired a few days since They will leave here to
morrow morning for Picolata, aud so on to Au
gusta.
You nesd not look for us before tbo 20th of
next mouth at shortest. 1 understand we shall
stay hero 15 days before we shall be able to leave,
or before boats will arrive at Picolata to take us
away. What disposition will bo made of its un
til tho 18th of next month, 1 don’t know—whe
ther we shall have any more fighting to do or not,
I cannot say. I will not undertake, nt this time,
to give you a history of our trials and sttflcririg,
hopiug I may see you again sometime or other.
•Tho most of the Volunteer* nro well.
P. S. Since writing the above, Cnpt.Seymour
^a* seen Gon. Clinch, and ho says wc shall get
seem to designate as tire condition of such nu u-
ujon, a liberal share of the loaves and Jishes, for
yourself and friends. Now 1 cau inform you n.y
dcarsir, ns to that consideration, you need not en
tertain the least appreiieiisiup. tjieyjsba.il he forth
coming, this we promise you faithfully, and our
promise shall be scrupulously adhered to.
This much settled, we will nn-.v go on to make
a few suggestions to you iu order to bring about
the contemplated union above alluded to. In the
first place then, we must have n little head tcotk
about the master; you know it will never do
just to break right oiTand .quit your party, the ob
ject is to make a large haul, and if wc can get
the old Clark inen all stirred up in a quarrel a-
bogt t heir pld principles and Van Btireu together,
and then begin to praise them a little about their
patriotism and independence, aud all that kind of
thing, which yon know they will swallow than
like mince pie, theu come upon them at the piuch
of the game with our hooks tall baited, they will
bite like huugry trout, and the jvay wo shall’ haul
them tu wont he distressiug, clout you ihiiiji my
plan a good one, my friend “Union )vhite’’ ? 1
know your judgement and your fine talents ena
bles you, nt a single glance, to see through my
plans, aud you kuow we can make as mauy pro
mises as wo please, so wo ouly confer them on
From the Columbus Enquirer Extra, May 14.
Previous ,o our last publication all the settlers
below the Federal road had come in. Since that
time tho ludiaiis have destroyed a family, (Mr.
Davis’ consisting of seven persons.) a few miles
above the Federal road; and many of the settlers
iu that neighborhood have fled to town.
The plantatious below Fort Mitchell have beeu
sacked, aud a few uegroes are missing. Several
of the buildings uu these plantations were burned
to the ground on Tuesday uud Wednesday -lights.
The bridges also on Big lichee and Little Uchce,
have also been binned, The furniture of all the
deserted houses wnicli have been visited, is de
stroyed, and cattle killed.
A scoutiug party of Gfty meu were out yester
day, hut relumed without fiudiug Indians, except
a small party of friendly ludiaus, who were com
iog in for protection,
Last night it was expected that the plantations
iu Brokeu Arrow Beud. from 3 to 7 miles below
this would be burned. A party of 40 whites and
15 friendly Indians, repaired to the place, to de
fend the plantations. They returned this inoru
ing. The Indians did not show themselves.
This morning a letter was received from Mar
shall's settlement, 15 miles above this, contatuiug
information that the neighbors had yesterday em
bodied themselves, (30in number.) they bad a
small hiusb with about fifty Indians, killed one
and wounded several others. Mo that it is cer
tain that they arc hostile above the Federal road
also.
From all wc «au learn, the Hitchetees, lichees
and Tullassees are all hostile. This Is the opin
ion of Neo Micco, the head Chief.
The statement of tho Rev. Mr. Dawson, which
follows, gives all tbo additional information wc
have. >
The following is a statement of the Rev. J. E.
Dawson, of his visit to Selma, via Alontgomcry,
for the purpose of asccrtaiuiug what assistauce
could be procured fur the defence of the newly
scttled part of that Stale, agaisnt the ravages of
the hostile ludians:
Al 4 o’clock P M. of Saturday last, I took
stage for Montgomery, and arrived there Sunday
at one. 1 there hired a horse, aud left iu the
course of an hour for the first named plare, aud
arrived there ou Monday, tiio next day, about 2
o’clock. P. M.
Gen. Shearer had left homo u few- days before
my arrival, but apprehending the approaching
difficulties, had primary to bis departure, giveu
orders to Geu. Brantley to take such measures as
might ho necessary, iu bis absence, to carry any
order of tbe Governor iuto effect. Gen. Shearer
had received orders from Gov. Clay, some time
in April, that “in :hc event of bis receiving sat
isfactory information that they (the Indians) had
commenced actual hostilities agaiust the whits
settlers he would be expected to aflord tho most
ppoedy relief ana protection iu his pow«.r.’’ My
statement together with letters I carried, convin
ced Gcn._ Brantley that the circumstances uudor
which relief and protection were to lie afforded
tho setth rs, bad arrived. He therefore issued or
ders to Gen. Watkins, winch 1 delivered to him
at Montgomery on Tuesday; and he forthwith or
dered a draft to take place on Thursday. How
From the lijtublhan Herald Er Ira.
Columbus, Monday Noon, May 16.
Creek IPar Itecitlents.
In the Creek Nation, at this moment, the
scenes of Florida are beiug acted over. The wild
savage, freuzied by the smell of blood in his nos
trils, is piowling the wilderness, skulking around
plantations, lo v elliiig the deadly rifle at the breast
of tho white Uiau, scalping tho unoffending wife
aud mother, and beheading the innocent aud uu-
stispeutjug babe! \Vp have heard of some cases
which make the blood chill in our veins: a house,
in t'liidi lived a mail, his wife and six children,
was suddenly suri-ouudcd by a savage baud, who
euicrcd the peaceful, domicil, inhumanly massa
cred every soul, securing, the scalps of all; and
severing each child’s head from its body ! Tho
house of a Air. Colton was attacked, and him
self butchered without a moment's warning, or
the least opportunity for resistance. Wc believe,
in all, from forty to fifty murders have been com
mitted, besides numbers of negroes ou planta
tions. Fires have been kindled in every direc-
tlon; farm houses, cotton-gins, out-liouses, corn-
cribs, aud ali of value, swept away from the ho-
ue:t aud iiuhutrioiis Planter, who was laudably
striving to locate himself comfortably for life,
aud provide For his children. The hostile Indi
ans have been found as low down tho river as Ir-
wintoii, and as high up us tbe Federal Road, or
about thirty miles above that poiut.
Pile InlliHving tow-119 aud tribes of ludians, are
without doubt, hostile: a part of the Uchees, the
Hilchaiies; tho Pah-lo-cho-ko-los, the So-wok-
ko-los, aud a part of the Ufallays. Ncnh-Matb-
lee. Chief of the Hitehaties, etc. is full of ill-fcel-
iug towards the white people, aud determined on
revenge. Old Ncah-Mlero, the head of the
Creek Natiou, must lie considered as hostile, ha
ving been se)|t fop several timps, to come in aud
hold a friendly talk—aud as often refusing to com-;
ply with the request. Col. Crowell has heeu ac
quainted with this old Chief fora scries of years,
aud they have beeu ou terms of strict friendship.
Neali-.AJatliiec refused to cotno iu to Col. Crow
ell, and sent him word that “the young men of
hii nation were bcut on w ar.”
The Indians have acted with a great deal of
holduess thus lariu this war. Notwithstanding
Fort Mitchell is well defended, and picketed in
the most secure nnd substantial manner, yet oue
uight last week, the hostile foe approached with
in thirty to fifty yartjs of the pickets, entered the
hospital anil carried off whatever 'hey pleased.
It was not deemed prudent, of course, for the of
ficers o«- soldiers to leave the fortifications. Mar
ny Irieudly Indians have fled for safety to Fort
tMitehell, uud the pickets are uow full to over
flowing.
On Satni day uight. the mail from .Montgomery
to this place, was attacked about 20 miles distant
jioiu hurt; >1 driver 011 that route was riding a-
long the road 011 horseback, about 50 yards ahead
ol tlie stage, when he was fired upou by, as he
3 osed, about 30 Indians, (and from what he
I discover, ho thought there must Itavo beeu
at least 100 iu tho gang.) w ho, wonderful to re
late, ail missed their mark! His horse taking
fright, threw him, aud be thereby made his escape
to the swamp. Soon after ho heard firing be
hind, and wheu he reached tho next stage stand,
the horses had arrived thero without the stage,
baviug about them some remains of tho harness.
Air. Adams an agent who was iu the stage tirade
his escape; the stage upset, which enabled him
to leap iuto the bushes, aud thereby save his life.
A driver who was pn the box, (Mr. Green,)
and Mr. Russell, who was inside, it is supposed
were killed. There were nineteen horses iu com
pany belonging to the stage line, otr of which
but three Intve been recovered, and tliev were
pierced with several bullets.
• Not content tvitli their foul deeds on 44 terra fir-
ma," the savages have approached tp the brink
ol the Chattahoochee, and made their death
murks ou hoard of our steam-boats.' TI10 Ily-
periou, Capt.^Smyth, while asceiidiog oqr fiver
.on yosterday r was fired upon by the Indians, some
15 or 20 iu uumher, whoiutd stationed themselves
on tho plantation of the Messrs Abehmmbies'
bout eight miles below this place. Eight rifles
were discharged iu quiek succession, nnd at the
first fire, Air. Brockway, the first pilot on the Hy
perion, who was standing 011 the boiler deck, fell
dead, being shot ill the thriiat, one of the pilots,
Mr. Smith, was badly wouuded, aud four other
individuals whose names we have not learned,
l’lio boat was ruu ashore, aud the passengers
fled from her iu terror aud dismay.
The olu Georgian, whilst lying at Roanoke,
was set on firoby the ludians and bunted; uot a
soul on hoard escaped, except the engineer.—
I lie town of Roanoke was at tho same timo fir
ed aud burned to ashes. The citizens were tort-
ed iu, aud w-e believe no lives were lost
P. S. We aro informed that a contost is now
going on between Col. Sptvy'i company ofmoun
ted Volunteers, and a party of Indians 011 the A-
lahatna side of the Chattahoochee. A sharp fir-
•ug has beeu heard within tile last hour, aud no
doubt a severe battle is now being fought.
An express was sent to Talbot county, this
moruing by Maj. Howard, ordering a Regiment
from that county. Also, a Battalion from Harris
county—should these troops coine they will af
ford us great assistance.
Late arid Important from Texas.
New Orleans. May i).
Col. A. Houston of tiie Texiau army has ar-
rivi' 4 l in the steamboat Caspian, and confirms the
news uf tbo Glorious Victory of Gen. Houston,
itticl lias favoured us with the following- list of
the Mexican olure™ killed, wounded, and pri-
sutlers.
Killed—Gen, Chetriiloif, Col. B atnei. Col.
Trevino, Col. Don Jose Mi^ia Romero, Lieut.
Col. Alannel Aqtiirc. Lieut. E 1 ’*- Castillo.
General Cos and nrtny others supposed lo be
killed but not yet found.
Pnsoiiers-Gen Autduio Lopez de SatlU -j" - —^ of ,, lch sIave or free pereon 0 f C0 -
co!. Aiiu uiti, an! de c?nnp, ^>0.^ Cespedes ot w • exempt them from the iufiitfiou of «iid pun-
and approved. .
. The bridge keener made his report, of tolls recc*\ ■
ei nt itie'UrWijS'fbir tho tiircs v wceks ending Friday,
May 13th, . , . WWviw
The fiitance committee reported m favor bills a*
mounting to ' S/GS.C2.J
llesolhed, That the Mayor draw his warrant on tec
Treasurer for one hundred dollars iu favor of the
monthly contracting committee.
Mr. Aluuroe teqdred his rcsiccatroB as ii colnlms-
sidner ef Health, and Peter \\ iliiams. Esq, v.-as ap
pointed to till the vacancy.
Ordered, That Messrs Cowles and Ralston be ap
pointed the monthly contracting committee for tbe
next two months.
ORDINANCE—MARBLES, (IUOITS. Ac.
Be- it Ordained by the Mayer and Council of the city of
Aloe an, That from and after the passage of this ordin
ance, no person or person* shall be permitted to play
at marbles, quoits, or pilch dollars, or any thing ia iieu
thereof, in any cf the side walks or lulcys of this city,
and that fur every violation of this ordinance, every
white person so ofl’ciidiltg shall forfeit and pay- a fitted
uot exceeding twenty dollars iur each (iflencc; and ev-
erv free person of coloror slave so offending shall for
each and every such offence, receive Ort his Of their
bare back not exceeding thirty lashes, to be judged of
bv the Mayor, provided, however, that the owner, enu
Gqerrero battalion, ltriugas, aid to Santa Anna.
Ponillu de la Pcdreguire aid lo Santa Anno, Nu
ner, Valienti ; Lieut. C«ds Filinc Remero. (woun
ded) Valicuti, Don Peuro del Gardo, Fernando
Urriza, wouuded; aid to Sauta Anna. Arcos,
Encise, Alugi.-t Dou Runou Curo, private secre
tary to Santa Anna, also 5 Captains uud 12
Lieutenants.
Gen. Santa Anna made tiio following propo
sition ; that his army should lay down their arms.
Texas Independence ackouwledgud, the expense
of the war to lie paid by Mexico.’ Santa Anna to
remain as u hostage. Gon. Houston had issued
orders that a further advance of the Alesief.n ar
my should he the signal for the slaughter of Santa
Auua, and ali the prisoners. The report of the
terms of peace were not cfficial hut supported by
a great nqtqhcr of letters from officers of the
army.
. r*iay exempt I — — r ,
ishmeC 1 by paying the saw a fine imposed upon a white
From Liverpool.
The packet ship Columbus', Oapt. Cobb, had
arrived at New York from Liverpool,ivith ac-
1 counts to tho 4th of April.
The following is the latest commercial intelli
gence.
LIVERPOOL. April 4.
“The circulars herewith will give the l usi-
uess in our market up to :l w <• ■ ■>.•) t
urday, when 5000 bales were sold nt sitrilnr
rates to the anuexed quotations. 10J to 12d—1300
Jq speculators, and 000 for export. Tbe very
speculative spirit existing throughout the couu-
try may with light imports drive prices yet con
siderably higher, but tve cannot advise a calcu
lation of even present prices for a basis for future
business.”
'1 lie Messrs. Rothchilds have received eighteen
millions nl Francs from the French Govern
ment, in fulfilment of the iudemuity Treaty, which
settles the vexed questiou.
The sybil of the Savannah Repnblican in announc
ing the White Electoral Ticket, take* occasion to pour
out a vial of wo upon its opponents. It says—
‘•The death-bell* of Martin Van Rureu’s success in
“Gea'rgia has struck, aud its souud still vibrates on the
“ear! liis political advocates iu this estate are struck
“with dismay, and they stand with open mouths to beg
•‘for quarters, t”
"“Death-bell—No, no ! tis only the same little in
sect that falsely predicted the defeat of tiie Union tic
ket before the last election. AVe have heatd these
“death-watches” tick before.
t“Begging for quarters!” Humph! nil tho quarters
you’ll hear us begging for, will be quarters of beef to
celebrate our victory with I—'Gad! guess you will
have to beg for wholes, by the hundred, before you’ll
bfi’ able to elect thjit are White ticket!
person so oi.* n tJ i,1 £?- , , , • . , „ . , . ,•)
And be it-furtk^r Qidausti, That it shall be tiie nutV
of the Marshall lo arteit any and all oflendersagainri
till j ordinance and cany tkcu* before ihe Mayor to be
dealt with agreeably to tho above ordinance.
A comatunicatiou was received frem the Beard of
Health, saving that the Board had met aud organized,
by electing Maj. Edw. 1) Tracy. Chairman, and Jesse
L. Owen, Secretary of the Board.
A true extract from the minute*, thto lbth May,
1830. JESSE L. OWEN, c. c.
Vineviilc Property.
My HOUSE.and LOT in Vinevilie,
will be sold on the first Tuesday in June,
before tho court house door in Macon—
The house contains seven large rooms,
with fire places in six of them. A further
description is deemed unnecessary; persons wishing
property in this delightful and healthy place, are re
quested to call and examine for thtmselces. Possession
given by the middle of June.
* U bgvs—Q.ne-tbird casii. one-third at Christmas,and
the remaining third the Chrism^s
May 1ft 47 JAMES \V. A«MS'£RpNG.^
TllL
CUTHBERT, GA. ^
fifiPTR I* .I.TDKE If* HO
THIS establishment has been o
pelted by the subscriber, a few
inonths past, who intends, in fu
ture, keeping .it as a House of En-
tertttinmentfor ISoardci’S and
Transient Customers.}
The building will, during the course of rite spring, un
dergo a thorough repair, and in all respects he lilted up
in good style and condition fer the reception of Trav
ellers. The subscriber intends bestowing his person
al mteution to the establishment, while his Stables
shall be under the charge of an attentive ostler. lie
hopes to be rewarded by a liberal share of the public
patronage. ANDREW HOWARD.
May ID 17 3t , ■
diOOitS at. Cost.
B ALES of Blankets, Flannels, coarse Cloths,
Drill, Domestic Cottons, Satinctts, ’fegx 1
Hats, Siuies, Negro Cloths.
The most of the above aie well adapted for Troops
destined for Florida or the Creek Nation, and ure of-
fered for sale nt host till tbe first of Jnge. by
May 19 47 ISAAC NF.WHAI.L.
Ashes Wanted.
i CF.NTS per bushel will lie paid for any
® quantity of good oak and hickory ASHES.
May 19 47 I). DALMEYDA.
B’iiirfoir fit ass.
gj! By 10, 10 by 12, 12 by 18
_5 Just received and fpr sale by
llla y ID CHAS. CAMPBELL.
Arrived on Tuesday, steamboat David Crockett Irom
Darien. • •
Bank State of Gcorgiafi
Branch, Macon, 18th May, 183(>. )
A N election for a Notary fortius otiic- will be Held
on Tuesday next, the 24th iust.—Bond, in the
sum of $1000 will be required. Applications, having
securities, to be huuded to the subscriber.
47 t NATH. BARKER, Cashier
Bagging ami Iron.
Pieces heavy Hemp Bagging
10 tons Iron assorted
25 bills FJour
15 bhds Molasses Just received and fors.de bv
—lnayjD CHAS. CAMPBELL. '
Cottoa OsluifbiU'gs aiat t arns *
A LARGE supply of the above, of the best quality
from the Scull Shoal factory, for sale by
Al iy J2 . 45 (’RAFT &■ LEWIS,
Macon and Lard.
QA flfefllhdrA UBS prime 3.1C011,
4000 lhs Lard.
May'lSJ 4.'» l’oi sale bv CRAFT & LEWIS.
Baggiug.
PU-CLS heavy Hemp, for sale by*
Mny 12 45 CRAFT & LEW
WIS.
HVrntrr? to Hire BOO ATegrocs.
T HE Contractors for graduating the Monroe Rail
Road, (between Macon and Forsyth, Ga.) will
hire 300 ot more Negroes to work oh said Road.
For able bodied fellows$IC per month will be giv.
eu, and a proportionable amount for boys and women.
The payment of the wages, and good treatment of
the negroes will be guarantied bv the Rail Road Com
pany. DANIEL GRIFFIN,
Mnv 18 lm Resident Engineer
New Spring Goods,
AT VERY LOW PRICES.
A P. WILCOX has just received a few cases
• NEW GOODS, which, with his former stock
he is selling at GREAT BARGAIN'S. May 12 46
Bibb Superior Court.
I N accordance with the tvisli of the members of the
Bar, the Superior Court of Bibb county has been
adjourned by Judge King, from the third to the fifth
.Monday in May. Jurors, witnesses, suitors and all
'interested^ will please take notice of the same.
May 13 45 HENRY G. ROSS, Clerk,
A LL persons liaviugdemands agaiust the estate of
John W. Rhodes, late of Bjbi) couuty, deceased,
are requested to hand them in duly authenticated;
and those indebted will make immediate payment to
May 12 46 GEORGE A. SMITH, Adm'r.
Notice.
A LL persons indebted to the late firm of Olcott &
Ells, arc requested to call immediately and settle
uteir accounts, in order to'Rip adulating its cone erne
May 12. 4.5 JACKS' 3. OLCOTT.
ill.UlAs Alary W. A.'t hrisnan applies lor
W v letters of administration on the estate of Allen
Christian, late of said county, deceased,
These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and singu-
ar the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and
appear at my office tcithin the time prescribed by law, to
shew cause if any they hate, why said letters should not be
granted,
Giveu under my hand, at office, this7th May, 1836.
46 H. G. JOHNSON, c. c. o.
6A' UltU JA—tike county.
W HEREAS Irby Stamper, guardian of Thomas
Pitman, orphan of John Pitman, late of said
county deceased, applies to me for dissmission from
too guardianship of said orphan.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all persons
concerned lobe and appear at my office within thetime pre
scribed by law, to sheie cause if any they hate, tchy said
application should not be grnnttd;
Given uudermy hand at office this 14th Match. 1836F
39 • H. G. JOHNSON, c. c. o..
GEORGIA—Crawford county?'
W ilt.REAS Edwin Medor applies to me for let
ters of dj)nit-*ion from tlm administration on
the estate of John Richardson, dec asqd,
These ure thertfore to cite and ad conish all and
singular the kindred and creditor* of said d(Ci as
ed, to be and appear at my ojjhe, within the time
prescribed by law', to shtnc cause, if any they hat-
whi) said Liters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 7th day of' March'. J836.
39 VVM. H. BROOKS, c. c. o.
8lOO ileuard.
UNA WAY from the subscriber on the night of
the 16th inst. two negro men.
George and Hansom.
Oneabsut twenty-five yours of age, the other obor.t
twenty years of age; each about 5 feet 5 orfinches hi"],
dark complexion, urid the oldest feiloiv has a scar a-
hout the middle of his forehead, and a part of one of
his ears is off The above negroes it is .supposed httv e
been taken off by a white man. The above reward!
will he paid to any person that will deliver said negroes
many jail so that 1 get them, or at mv residence in
Crawford county,about twelve miles from Knoxville
May 1? 47 Jit BRYAN BATEMAN. ’
GEORGIA !' Chmjildl rovnty
W HEREAS Lucius S. Thomas applies to me
for .eiters of administration on the Estate of
vt ilham Sewell, !a:c of said county, deceased •
Ihcse are therefore to cite and admonish all ami singu
lar the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to it and
appear at my office within the time pre-crU„ d bt/ law to
give cause ij any they hare, why said Utters should not
begranted.
Given under my hand at office, May 6 1836
47 E. P. BO,MAR, er.' e. o.
F OUR months «Wir dare,application WilfETSHde
lo the honorable the inferior court of Fayette
county, when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave,
te aril part of the real estate of Abner Champion, lata
of said county, deceased. May H 47
WILLIS CHAMPION, Adm’r.
FRANCIS CHAMPION,•'Adm’te.
F OUR months after date application will be made -
to the ulterior court ol Like countv, sitting for
ordinary purposes, foi leave lo sell tie land and nr- ’
gross ot k redferick Sessions, late of said county dc-
ceased. May 19 ASA SESSIONS, Adm'r.
Caution.
A LL persons are cautioned against trading fbf' a
note made by myself to William F. Ciaikc, for*
thirty dollars, and dated on tl.e 24th day of Febrnaiw
last, or some time near that day, and paj aide on th'v
lat day of June. The said note was given i. i a horse;
represented to be sound, blithe has proved to he un
sound, and 1 have tendered him back and demanded a-.,'
cancellation of the trade, which has been refused, ami,
I am determenednotto pay saiduote unless compelled
bjr « W \« JAMES 11. COWART.
May 10 46
Tuesday evening, Mav 17.
Wo have just received information of a second
party of Indians, amouuiiug to about 4U0 iu
number, making a second attack upou Roanoke*
G ml IS. D Ii A’ S JL. JL JL- S.
A . SUPPLY of fresh GARDEN SLEDS just r<
Cti V. e—Ah< 1 J . ( 1 !( >| JKf.S.-
tiel,' with instructions for cu.tivatmg < arden l'lui..
&c.—Price 121 cts. For sale by
jan 1 ' 28 J. H. Ac. W. S. ELLIS.
GEORGIA—Houston county,
UDlIKUL'Ali csemOel Webb applies to mo for Vrf»-
w W-' ters ol administration, de bonis non, eu the etr-‘ -
laic "of John Lupu, deceased,
These are therefore to cite and admonish all err S' -
singular the kindred and creditors of said dccret*-,’,
ed to fie their objections (tj any. they hate,) in m w J ’
office within the time prescribed by late, why said
Utters should not bt gruntid.
Giveu under my hand, at office, May 7, iSHC.
4°F HA IS. ii. RICL, c,c.o.
GEORGIA—Campbell county.
FBAOLLED bclofe Johu Ii. Cojnell, acting Justice-
J*. oi the Fence lot the <31m district, G M. by Joint.
.--. Welch, a Biaslil boml eigbtyears
Old, marked with some white tpuls pn be! neck aha bo
dy. blaze lufcd, teit hida leg while ftp to lilt hcck, l ight
ioi»* leg while up to die knte, some .-'(.me ffiaik-. -bod
•iu iciitid—tippraicto by hu.;Uffi.-)Yufcctc sum Ai
red ij'onon io eighty-ft\e uoht.is,.M;i 0 iericApm, H-3b,
46 . L. I. bCitiAlv, C. 1. c.
bwtih.’.s YteKsu.cn, .; c.t.i. iu t.uai
F G'm.'jlJl. K (til i. tint A,
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