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Newspaper Page TextMACON GEORGIA gy H. BABTW5TT- .7UCOJY, GEO It GI*1, THEItSIf.lW J.I.YU.lJt 1$, I§37- * Terms of Subscription Dollar-..^** advance. uill pagfor the pa- f****., r, rE Dollars, paid m adcanct, u>M pay "*« * f \' T (ica years. Tan Don.ens.paid in advance - si* months after the year has ", T„re» Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum **'**’ • If not paid until the end of the year, ' ...'ll L. tnifh intrrpci sac */!*/>»"*" 1 per.**•***'& *« 'eknjrged-wtkinM** ' ' r j f Terms of Advertising;. . , ,*-.«eif* R rf ete'eVn* one square, of 1 2ir«uer •U f< ' likeinserted onetime for One dollar. IVhen Uses, ^ t »r insertion i* f iren, 50 cents ft s&'Pp ifMCMeetor*'and Coroners' Sides arechas- riteEU- trill he allotted tiro squares in each y,1 V Ts-ntti Dollars tier annum; and in the same /r ,f *J?Urxer space—payable utterly. Alter- **(**• .■,tin rese-oed nftiwr (Lot quarterly. . t ** em, * U i ercounts for Advertising. Job Printing. Ifc. a( far subscription. Interest tciU be v erged. **. . Vjlitnd irithin the year .. *Tifork S IParichJLisih of i*nrket.ft 3 *** * iin\{i Macon, A. Bibbins, Mailef. < Amelia Strong, Brown, I. Darien, C 1». Bulkey, n New Jersey, B. Matthew*, n Premium, J. Couborn, ** (Now) - *-u r l). B. Crane, Baker, I, ... j.11 coopered, fastened and bui.t ^'^Wor tl.i. mde Ce experienced eapuin, w li rf i ,rlv once a week from each port. , *1? .uod for Darien will find Bobov B r ***J1ImL*. ja , 0 ’31 feet water will he found on the ' “h water, the name depth can be carried w*h- ei*1.0> ,f Darien, 13 feet cnhic carried np to the fl't Uhtj, Sortse in Ilohoy eotind and river is »«*>« t*"***" - ^ E ood, with ample room mr tree* «*»*. MeC0U0D ' rop *’ coniinsdow " irN teesrry off d* wbv - 'T. L * COLLINS, ^ d, 'gSwES.i«ITCHfca ?*"<»• tJtiot v* Ja«x* Goddabd, Esq. BU — »M 10. H36. v * -'Jflaeon Slant Float Co tap a.. WARE EIOUSE ,/.va coxrJtrissrojY it lseyess. yiyrick, Napier & Fre^- inform their frieuds and the L ♦ dl public gene rally, that they are enlar*- h . mg their Ware House adjoining their store on Cotton Avenue, and will have it ready for the reception of cotton by the commence ment of the ensuing season. All cotton consigned to them by Planters aud others, dealing in the article, or orders to buy and sell <n the market, will be promptly attended t>. They likewise inform those Merchants who forward their goods bjr Macon, that they have a I «■ . .. J . . C . D m aI* O Snvn Asm <1, mm a Mnllillt aA iltf- , d.iu iiirwaiu uiou guyua yj « —/-• ^ largo and safe Brick Store, for the reception of mer its* an* iusartiou is given, 50 cents for each chatidize, and will receive and forward all goods con- 1 signed 10 them. Their charge* in every imtance will be a* low a* is customary in the city. Liberal advan ces will be made on ootlon stored with them or ship ped by them to u.ny other market. v Ilavingone of tho partners of their firm (Mr. A. R. Freeman) located in the City of New York for the pur pose of affording the necessary facilities to their busi ness in Macon, they respectfully inform Merchants and others who have business to transact in that aity, that he will'bn prepared to attend to any Commission Business »iih which ho may be iarered. They eni- brace the present opportunity to return their grateful acknowledgement* to their friends aud the public for past favors, and solicit a continuation of their patron age. In addition to their present stock, they will reoeivc earlv this fall a fine assartuient of Dry Goods, Groceries. Hardware, Cutlery, Bale Rope, Heavy Hemp, Cotton • Bagging, Readymade Clothing:, *c. &c. sVc. suitable for the fall trade, all of which they offer for sale on tba most reasonable t rnu Macon, August 25 Cl tf i nrr x v h to Roanoke Tho Bibb Cavalry are .chosen to escort Givi. Scott see that mud and water and their bullets could not Summer.of 1836; mU .omooccunt.f tht Bolt!, of Chick- hhbuily £mi. *» men Dr, Mil!, b the man that caaxtavr tay mbacco at any and corporal B. M. Campbell wcrb put hi advance, .me hundred j time and;:in^anj’ ^ w fce yards ahead of the body guard, and hom-st John, w;iosl* r,..Mt name j without a treuibiiiig hund oi a tiiiteringnerve, is Jaqies Lewis, volmitepred to go in advancoot them .Hie nun- j ^f ter ',| ic wor j W as given to flank, we heard the word, dred yards, and done it with grea.t bravery. lh6 f*wmaett Lota~ j obeyed the command and rushed info the camp, as pany lost all their clothes and moneythe Bibb Cavalry gavo them , j| 10U j-j 1 our bodies were .impenetrable to the balls and some 12 or 14 shirts, and 12 dollars in mpney to limp them in their j slugs'ofT.alie savage’s rifle, and soon had possession of distress. , , • .. _ ! all flic plunder, or nearly all, aud the best of all, liv 23d.—Tentsartruc/:; all ready for tho' G-mera,; up oe titles; j 0 p t |, c re j stamps dead on tb^ ground, th v y only get- gave him a grand salute; now for Roanok&i ,u ' 1 . 1 . c lct : I ting their \yomcn and children . off. \\ e were at so six miles and (fined;'went on six miles below 1‘ort Juilcneu and n ,]; (t . inin f rora them.when tlie advauce eun fir- Cn 24™K—’Waited for the General to come lrdln Ih-'I o 'l, tmtil 12 uf again, and arrived at Port jM*Crarj, 17 nulps a*ahatchie ; by a Bibb Cavalry-Man. May 28th, 1836.. Saturday Morning we started for the Indian Nation, thirty-five men commanded by CapL Elcazar M‘Call. The first day arrived at Knoxville, distant from Macon 25 miles; thence to Talbotton; thence to Columbus; thence smack over into the nation. Jem: 3.—Orders came to bo in readiness to raarch to i usks- gee—we were employed thU day in cleaning our arms and rtin- ning balls. ■ 4th,—)Ve started for Tuskegee as an escort to General Jessup, with about ninety mounted men, composed of the Bibb Cavalry,' under Capt. McCall, and the Talbotton troop, under Capt. Bush, guided by Paddy Carr and five of bis Indians. We were accom- — ponied by Dr. Mills, of Columbus, Dr. Ingersoll,and one or two o clock; oil we put other gentlemen. We had to pass through boggy" swamps, some of distant front Cblunfl them two or three hundred yards wide; swimming .creek*; cause ways all tore up; bridges burnt; stages ar.d wagons burnt; liorsos and men all burnt; papers strewed ah over the woods;■ houses urnt; and burning all on the road. Saw three skeletons whera the stages were and one in t)ie creek (whose dratters had tho ini tials G. D, F. on them.) ! Wa saw six or seven.Indians and fired on them. This day’s travel we saw several other Indians; some ol them killing hogs; some we pushed so close that we got tlieir ant- munition—expected every moment an attack from the red rascals. We passed, within two or three miles of N^ali Mico’s camp, sup posed, which proved to be the fact, to contain about seven hundred T• Ilf 'C tlw.m etai\/iinrr nn t!iP , , SUPERIOR, Capt. Georga Willcox, •“i PWPL ^ - J- L. tVillrox. -Mms company have new their liteof Boat* m T 5 implete order for <W.lUi»«. They Jo ite.ml.oat addud ta their lma callcd tho Sypenor, "‘nffrnts tfuLran regularly betwe<*n Macon and n riin one of the nteaiuboaU leaving DarteN every Jay. with tow-boat*. The company have ww-boau, all fiwtrata boat*>ult expre**- ! ,4 ?‘-’JL n*vi«a£n^r the Ocinulgee nnd Altamaha •, ; 't" incre»sed facrlitie. will enable the com- lTt’h7moan* of giving the greatest ue.pa.ch to ^^^^^^^^‘a'rmber of Sloop*. , ,„rv cotton and merchandise between Bj r,eu s,,i ioInlX^ and Darien and Charleston. There are ii«i, live first rate Packeu running regularly betw e en inri-n and New York, which coin* , to Hawes ,V t ;,.cfc,l.ofD.r^n. k . AgtntsjicSODDARD, Maeon . Bores, Hssnv & Walter, Cliarlerton. |„ Baldwin &. Co. Savannah. Hawks, MiTCttsuL & Collins, Daneh, (5r.o. K. Roberts, Ilawkmsville, Macon. 24th Dec., l8;t->. — — Onnulgoe Steam Boat Company r llS ciiramhy will t*e preparcJ tocommpnee bu SSU'h tho next tmaaon-Ther w.11 have Packet* between New York, and Danen and • .in v -eli to forward goods from Darien to Maeon & aeentiin New York, Ctariceton,and Savannah. L authorUed to contract for the del,very „f goods M icoti, at a freight agreed On without intsrmedi- 8 and the agent in Macon wiil rece,va cation “liverableiu Savannah, Charleston, and New York- nnany’s vessel, and boats, wid ho of first class r'l experienced commander*, and no expense will be iired to mwtilie patronage ofthopaWic. PIl , t Yrt.NGE At SONS, Agytsm Danen. '27fli H'fi. ■W. WARE IHHPSE .LTD CO.W.W/AWO.V liVSIJTESS. • . TilE undersigned will coiiunue to J- transact ill* above biisinea* in all its / 4} i various form* at their old stand. They 3 will, as hitherto, make liberal advances w on produce and merchandize in store, or to be shipped either to Savaquali. Charleston, New York or Liverpool,and will devote the same persona! aud undivided attention to all business entrusted to their care, and particularly to . that of selling cotton from the warehopse or wagous". Having disposed of their warehouse in E.aet Macon, they will in future confine their business to t»uc hou-e, which they are enlarging considerably for tho storage of Colton, and -here they will be nappy to ser>i* m0»e who have I ■> them their'patronage from the La.t ‘‘d 0 *“ e give •• ^eejing grateful for the liberal patron*^ ,,er *' river. r . , ■<<], we hope by a strict attention to bu»l' tofore rgee.' N 'outinuation oftlie same, nc*. to merit." 1 ' 'MILTON, HAYES & CO. -.1836' - Macon,1st Septen. ■* * Horgiug for sale at market 200 pieces Best Hl U1 P* " H. H. & CO. rates, by sept 1 ®- arrive<I*t A J.ist of !••**> 1 ^Clinton, on the ivr. ,U !•««» i lflico ’ EMAINING in the Post Office Sal 31st December, 1S36 ^r>nTs*hOU BeUtstenn. Oavieu. undersianmi have rosuinad business as a- j i,„ve. and will as heretofore pay prompt atten- , a! | entrusted to llimrcare. \Vo believe . luv made arrangements‘that will obablo ns at all (o forward good* for the intenor with the least i,I,, d-'-jv, by steamboats'wben the river will ad- i. 2 in extreme low rivar.by .mall flaU or bghter. ,;i. ATiiresslV for that business. On our wharves Ii hrge Storehouses, calculated for tho "‘“ring ofcot i at the least possible expense, and our opportunities forward cotton inland or coastwise, are not exceed- ! * ^ 1 YD CO.W*Itf SSl fLV «I SM'ESS. U VU -PIIE UNDERSIGNED wiH con- I — wt i,me to transact the above business, at [ * JM ; , e Ware House occupiedby Inm Iasi uRk’ra’Tn 7 -cason. A firatefulfor the liberal patronage re ived from ois friend* and the public, by strict m to basinr.M confided to his care, he hopes to merit -hare of the public patronage. ... II • will m ,k, liberal advances on coUon stored with :u, or on shipments to 3avgnnah., ew York. A. L. CIIICKEKING. Miemi. An»"*t 11 50 6ni - Warren Jackseu Zocliariali Johu.oa. Isaac K"idrick Mrs Eliza Kirk , Joliu A Karay. John E Lestar- Janie* Lnrnair. Richard Morri* Joseph J Moore Miss Mariah I. S Moogfaon Col Thomas Mnngbon Warren Massengale Mathew A Marshall Nancv Mutt John Mezell Du"can MeDuffio A Maleom Miss l’enina T Newton. John Owen Peter Owens. I) P Pepper Pleasant U Pat* V Aaron Paul 2 Anms J. Persona John Fowel Pleasnn* Philips Mrs Dollv Peterson William Payne Edwin Passmore. P Z Koze Nathan Renfro# Jnines Schales Miss Maty E Smith Joseph G Stiles Thomas Stewart. Johvtlian Watson 2 AudersO" Weeks James Wadsworth Delila Worsham Miss Marv Williams. BF.NNETT B r M.. 1* BL WARE MOUSE AND coM.mssrojr Busijysfs, r llE undersigned having purchased from uen. u. L. Griffin, the Ware House formerly kept by ■j. J C. Marg in, tenders hi*services to the pubnc the above business. He is prepared to exteu ® ual facilities to hi* customer*, by making a vn produce stored with him, or on Ahipmenl* o i ends in Savannah nnd Cbarlestsn. Connected with the Ware Houses are safe nndexlen- e Clast Storages, for the reception of any Goods it nuy be consigned to liitn for ""le, or ol ”^'J'^' n situation of these Ware Houses, w convem- ee and safety, are not .urpassedby any •“ j}*« l’’ , J ce - i mid additional security be required, I"*u “iice »be etTected at a very low rate. The ™£.c r, her. -antian will b i devoted ezclusizily to the abovedmsi- «s. He tlierefore hope* to receive a Proportion or ibtie patronage. A U. RALal UIN- Maeon, Nor 29. 9 Boicr Alien. Samuel Beavers John G Brown, John Bay, John 11 Brooks, David Brister John Bnnlell Samuel Blow John M Blount 'liss Harriet Bonner Frederick Bridley. I'sham Clioa. 2 Benjamin Cooper Mrs Sarab Cabines* Mis* Martha Conner Hartley Cox Miss Clark. John O Daniel Dr Wm F Drake v Moses Davis Allen R Dudley Helen Duma*. James Freeman 2 William Ferrell' Janies F, French Joseph Franklin * - il S Farrow Jninos Farmer. James Gilpin 3 Jackson Grayhnm Mrs Mary Ann Griffin Jnme* Gwould. Seth Honeycut E P Harris' A Haddock John P Hammock Seaborn Joitrden Miss Marv Jourden Hosea Johnsou L PJonrdon Jhh2 >5 _ FactoruK*;* Commission Business. IKKITEYG, Sr. T HE subscriber has located in the city or. avan nah for the above purposes, and taken store* nearly opposite the City Hotel. ..... -.j The steamer « Chief tails apt. White .will be readvin nil the present month to rece.v-e freight for Mncoii, and will continue regularly throughout tlicsea- 8on. the river admitting, and unavoidable accidents ' "Good* 7or*Iforwarding will experience no delay, and^ OCt Is* * * * ' Merc It a tits’ Insurance Company of Mucon* T HE public are hereby informed that the Whole of the Capital' Stork of this One BMnndrcd Thottsant! Botlais in cash, has been paid in, and is now prepaied «•* risks according to previous notice : viz. , to “hd from the city of Maeon toany port or P ,ace t States,on equally advantageous term* to the assured as other Marine'Companie*. ... James IiodparDi' rttMidcui* Wm. B. Parker. 'J J Covvi.M, ^ Directors F. IL WSLLMAN. j Thoj. Tavi.or, J f oct 6 1-tf James line. Secretary. Indian warriors. We came upon some of them star cau.v Wdy (>f a large swamp, and got four ponies, ti Tuskegee at sun set. The route we travelled this day was sixty miles. ' 5th.—An express arrived this evening of a battle being fought near Tallassee, fifteen miles from Tuskegee—four Indians killed, and one white man, (Capt. Robertson,) one lricndly Indian warri or wounded. • A troop of horsemen has started, lor that place. We still remain at Tuskegee in camp. An express arrived and reported that it would be dangerous to return to Columbus the way we came. Also news arrived that we had wounded two Indians on the 4th, and that there were about seven or eight hundred warri ors who endeavored to get to the road to take us, or give us a bat tle, but was too late; however, there were a small part}' lieadcd us, but owing to our numbers we were not attacked. Our situation is considered a very dangorous one for getting back to Columbus; however, fifteen of the Bibb Cavalry have just gone as an escort to Gen. Jessup to Line Creek, a distance, towards Montgomery, -f 85 miles. A foraging party went out 15 miles, on the road to- warru' Columbus, and returned without molestation. Saw some linncpc 1» r nt since our arrival here. ■ , „ nouses mu ^ In . }ian C , licf camc ia town—by far the finest looW IiJhau 1 pvcf saw-he'speaks the English language very tooKing *nu an i. Tj m Boy; he was in the last Indian war, won .nS calls hmeoj - >“ J J CJUb^, ta is Mend- hoflilcO command at PW back safe from Line Creek, with Gen. ^ »^ d ,he old battle ground, the Callibcc sWKmp. Cavalry an j Ca pt. Bush s con-punv, 1 ; b “ |,eliding it a safer way than the one wc onourwayto Colu of ’ Ca ^ Bush ’. men, ^ one or two came-^l hongh p-t J brave Ui;it wishca jo go hack ol the Bibb Cavalry wt - could* tuke ten men ant. whip the same way, saying tint _ t j, ave not a : e.leastdoubt that they every Indian m the nation, bv n to have run, like frightened would have been the very firat tQ Taliasseef fifteen miles, dogs. In the distance froin Tusla.. ^ kiUe( j j n ’ a battle a day wc passed by four dead Indians, who ^ am i oue friendly or two before, in which one white man wa. - j . undown> alld caaip . Indian wounded. We arrived atTaMasseet>J ^ a bcaut i lu i ed on the bank of the river. The nver hci. *, ,l cs . O PI jo- scene, and divided by islands producing tntes and ^ - • ,hey P are site tltis towu arc the Laliaa, callcd Tcckabacllre.^ smart, and die most intcUigent Indians in the nation . • k'shh—-From Taliassec we moved to Fort Hendcreon, disLtnctf 25 miics,tvbrrc weB. In tltcFor.thenn wereaboutlSOnta, they were gentlemen, die most hospitable I ever saw, for as soon as we arrived they commenced and got us a fine dm tier, not only a few but all were cooking while we stayed and wouU 'J 1 ’ Fort is badly situated, being in a valley surroundedb) hills, from which the enemy could h^ve fired with great cut • wnicii tne enemy luu.u * Plains. 12 wiles distant, place we moved to the Fort at N hitc l ia t ns, , f wlicre we arrived at sunset, and encamped about SOU j^ds Lom the Fort, expecting an attack during the night - situated, and manned by 60 men. Hiere were 100 «*“g 7 ™ dians headed by a cliief named Islands, a half breed, and very iSnunt; theV appeared more friendly than any other we had met. ^This da/ wepLsfed much hostile ground where then we^ c».-„rbl nprsons killed and all the property lroin Tallassee to AN bite great a distance (rorq them a whcui the atlt'apce gun fir ed, and the i?aud and water so bad, that it gayo them time to gef theip off. Through the current of Capt. j[ernigan.aud*i few-others, wo burned ail tlieir plun- ” ~ ’ ’ ’ i», that /orthof wounded ... , .. ^.jvojust.a; whip all the chiefs in the nation^ ■ . , . . j little,, none killed, but. poor John Hardison very near 25th.—QP'.by times.for Roanpi-eT—arrived, at 1J 0 C.OC- , and : t j, rce others pretty badly hurt. Two*companies found all in ashes;' the ground - covered with Soldiers. r#c stayed i j Uftfe route for some (iunics to'carry the woun- one hour, \yhen we received ps-ders to move alter some inaut us that | ded ou t; or*—aud 1 was with, thdfe; crossed several had crossed (he. river about A miles below that place, and were ma- , - t?a jj s wbere t j iey r /ring their jVay>4o Florida, as was 'suppttsed so^T w;e jud, aller i •: t.i having gathered squeal between i The bushes ig on the wore our teeth ti'AKE IIOUJSE mln:l Com-nission iSnstitcss. Tne undersigned desire to inform their ’ Friends and the Public generally, that I ihev continue the nbnve business. I Iicy are raakitigsouie addition to their M are ’ house 'v hich isconveniently situated ou and-street adjoining their stora, they vrtWI he pre- edto make liberal at vances on I r, ’ d t " c * " iidise, either in store or to bo shipped to aarann . irleslon or New York. . , 'heir personal and individual attention will l>« de ad to selling cotton from the warehopseor wagon, addition to the above, they will continue ililc business at their old stand, and expect >hortly eive from tho New York aad Boston markets, a ih supply of . * Dry Goods. Groconps, irdware, Hato. Shoes. &c. &c.—which will make ir assortment large and complete. Ay a strict attention to business they hope to merit a ta*Nr Mh ar M (So»GF. Ja’- 12 Sait. - , . c “‘ h ' 1 * ^“itEA ACOnfrON. 15 ■yi'ST IlECt lVbl) by hosts 13and lb7 tv 500 kegs Whit*.Lead in oil. tup DUU KPS'* »» *« — * 100 gsJ*. Linseed .1 ■me.. 1 Butter. lbs-Pennsylvania Butter. For sale by . 0 'CHARLES CAMPBFI.L. Vine KN consignment.—.V f-w barrels first > rate Apple w Vin-cnr. Country McrehnnU will b* jnpphea favorable term*by J. Il A X V. S. 1.1.!■!?>■ _ Dark Prints. N askortmect dark small tienr.-d French prints, l a*v l*i 4 Portal* by CRAFT & LEWIS. i’oi* Sale, ^rs£\ Hhds prime St Croix Sugar 2® »• “TrJkS’cSfros. ” —- —j PetUTGulf Cottoa Seed. . (k Sucks warranted genuine, expected dai- 19 ly, and for sale >% FA & roTT o y of the day on Indian trails 15 mile*. , State, it w«xs tltc worst place'j,his sMc the Q :_ 'armkee 26th.—Mai'chWJ aR^y o».L4«atl^ri..wrjyipd ; iB -MiLmyr^at ; swainp. , \V r c owe mnch gpoij will to Capt Dcntiard I for his successful coursp in taking us out to our horses | I , 5 pu . .a-| | ia d. to stimhnn h^es ’tn scr* his irav oil), or in or* . - ' -« ,• n t . A. T ...wLr ' ii'Kn writ? gain and T was crippled from tins care of our things that on or rather to tho place KM. . K ■ ^ ^ ... — their murders and. laying waste the country^ >N p arrivLu a out _ j. ]( e , urn j n g f roin ft 10 battle wc had to cut oor way o’clock *vithin 4 miles qf the pl.tco whore thc^rrterciless- wretc u;! ( tiirough with axes to make a way for us to carry the had X'illcd 13 persons and wounded several. M hue 1 ant wilting i wi-unded men oh litters. When we arrivcdjwhcre our a company df m(rft arrived who had just burtod tlio women aiia j bosses .were, the sun was about ono hour high. The children that were uuiijercifully massacred ana manglcit by t‘io>c | xviuiiaded men and one company were sent to Con- aavages. In the house where 1 now am, are two lat.tes Who vt oie ; cor j* f ft,at is at Fort Loftons, six miles distant, and the shot through the body; though badly, wounded it thought Lies• J balance of the companies went to the baggage wag- will recover. Familtes are gallic red together here, ad m pu.tcc! j 0llSj 15 milts distant, where we arrived andjrot seme- confusiou and distress. The distance trom this place (Loucord) j t )iing to eat at J2 o’clock at night, almost v. > rn com- to Cuthbert is 25 miles. We are hailed here wita great joy ana j pj ato jy out fram fatigue. "" joy and | jfletely out from fatigue. The next day in camp, the . „ , ... J offerers gave’the men great praise Tor. their undaunted After travelling u.’. ^.i.si.:l..a .u» ..„.i gratitude, . , - ... a ———- ^ 28th.-—We moved ii) pursuit of tho luiiians. After travelluig courage exhibited in the battle, and the njen justly re- about 2l) miles, a round about way, wo canm to a house wmen,. tucnecB it te the ofiicers. Dr. Mills, though not anofii- from sighs, appeared to liavc been just left by the Indians. A tre- y C . be g avo t ; 10 command and it was.obeycc!—and mendous storm coming up-—wo .occupied the house lor the night--.- and a storm it was, sure enough. NV r e doubled our guard and pla ced pique's around.—Heard tiring all night;—thought it was me Indians in a tremendous large swamp. ( This day the ratals lob bed houses within 4 miles ol where we camped, betwcen this apd Florida. ' - 29th.—We continued our march up the swamp, (this swamp is tho great Cliiciasahatchee—and great it‘is, I say,) to a house which thej r had plundered the day before. We then leU our^uorscs unefer a guard, and as Infantry drove the swamp seme 2 or.3 miles wiierd we expected they were, hut-saw none. Wc •returned to our horses and oitchcd our camp, aud placed a guanl of some 30 or 40 men. TiJs s^amp ii the tliickest I ever went iuto—it is fit tier, ye: lie gave tiie command and it was.obeyc< : —and ail tiie command. I heard only Col. Beall order,a' halt when we were all in the water, and Dr. Mills, the man who knew how to fight Indians, cursed and said it was no time to halt, charge into the camp if we wanted 10 whip the enemy. No tploner said than jau 5- Take Stfotice* • . T HE subscriber having disposed of hismterestaii the finn of Geo. W. Price & to. to NViltam Cooke and Geo. \Vt Price, who wdl receive agW »|| debts of . aid firm. j*n 1 J COM LLb. Paporiiin for Rooms. TTUST received a goodnssoriuientof liamlwimn pa J^erhan^ingandbordering j gH0TWrLL _ Carpeting. fUST received, a few pieces of Ingrain Carpeting I which is for sale n, rcduccd pnce^^ ^ Cn <1pc 15 11 Dec 8 1-UF1 -i TKk.ES. AN assoitment choice fruit trees from Baltimore. Also, A few dozen Chinese Mulberry, the *“ f ?; 3ilk w Tc£ot Vt^js^ ni(*T. I 1115 i»(u:uu # rn several persons killed and all the property lrom TaUassec Plains, a distance of 32 miles, destroyed. - 10th-—From White Plains to Columbus, .41 m.les, »taewc arrived at sunset, and found the camp .removed ^e mfles from town, on account of the small-pox. Between 2 and -OOUtroops are now here in camp. This day wc passed wlw» two^men were killed, while plowing in the field, two days before—In pass ing over a 160 miles we found but 2 families in ihe nation, and feey were near Forts and iu the upper part of the country. TbneM a great deal of very good land in this part of the country, some of it rocky hut the range is as fine as ever I saw, and the coi nt y appears’to be healthy, and overgrown with the hydrangi, Ju a pn- vate conversation with the Chief at White Plains, ho stated diat .here was no way to get the Indians to remove but by killing one ' life.—This evening an alarm was given at Camp Georgia. It was reported that there were two Indians seen, but P rov : c ^ I eX ‘ nect untrue; however all passed over, and became quiet again. 12th.—Sunday morning, still at Camp Georgia. ± 0 i«?g false alarms all day. One man shot himself through the hand, and said it waT an Indian, which caused a great alarm, but after scour- in"' the tfountrv nothing could be found—some say, and I believe 1 , that his pistol 'accidentally fired, which scared b.m so much that ho thouglit it was an Indian. Again, a party of men had been off, and on their return, when in sight of the ““P’^l con^iSfor tins caused a terrible alarm; the whole camp was in confusion lor 4cw miiiutcs—our Captain was formii^ bismenalthet.me. not by sub-divisions but by divisions, as loud as het;ould bawfe 13th.—Nothing going on in camp but cooking and eatin a , with the exception of a few on the sick list. . 14,1,.—Nothing going on today in camp qf any importance. -. 15th.—Today ten men, with seven Indians, were dcUiled guard fee Governor to Fort Mitchell, where we saw about 1501 In dians who came in as friendly ; they had heard of the narrow cs- c2?of our troop in escorting Gen. Jessup to Tuskegee, and no doubt but some of them were there but got scared aad came in. 15th.—StiU at Camp Georgia, though we expect to move in a ,C 'l7tlu—The General Orders are to hold ourselves in readiness to march as soon as arms arrive in Columbus. • 18,1, Today reports have reached bore feat Ncah Mathla has been taken prisoner by some friendly Indians who were sent out by Gen . Jessup. Wether it be true or not is yet to he ascertained. 19,h ’—Sunday. Still at Camp Georgia. The report ol jes ter.lav ‘hat Ncah Matlila is taken is confirmed. Cen. Jessup is or dered b ac t to Tuskegee by Gen. Scott, which he does not like a all. He says that lie could end tlie war in a few days if let alone. Wo h ave a wet night. One of our sentinels fired, we have reason to be ieve, at an Indian, but not certain of the tact. 4th.—Left Camp Georgia. (Glad too to the ends of my toes.) Moved 3 miles across the Chattahoochee, below Columbus, where To Wm encamped-not so glad now-no rat.ons lor man or horse i-ued to day. 1 cannot give this camp any other name thau Crawfish Valley or Camp Starvation; every fellow scratching his head wife madness for something to eat. 21st.-Yet at this poor Camp. Today seven ears of corn for a horse, no fodder—still worse, no rations tor man—;still worse and men Ti.is s^amp ii the tliickest 1 ever went into—ins the best place for Indkns juthc world, yes, for Indians to figlit, I do not except the Witldacoochc. Sometimes wc had to wade some hundred yards large ponds two round, or near about About twelve o'clock the saucy red raW's c.-mc out and burned the ho-j,e w here we stayed the night before,. dG.’-mg 4ho-storm. . . ' SOllu—Today .vc arc all io ,OS»c.«««?:«? horses and getting provisions. Great tn*tin.Ulhi0SS c • pressed towards Capt. Dennard for his cxfii’B 01 ^ gions for the tronp^ apd taking the rtsponsibt.fl.V -d- 1 lumseif in doitlR so. Today we are reinforced by onh lumn. ed yiioa m Th. mas and Decatur counties. Gur camp is surrounuod UY l! large penJ on each side, in which wc arc very much amused with tl K fali’>ators, tome ten or twenty to be seen at a sight; one poilft in our rear and a large field in front. Our camp is nafeed Camp Dennard in honor of the Captain. J UL v 1st. This morning our picket guards camc 111, wfech v. cre placed 15 miles off, at a bridge over the Chicka?ahatchec creek. In returning thev iaw four Indians; who ran into the swa mp.— The Friendly Indians, with Tom Carr at their head, went out flic same night, and came in today at 10 o’clock, and reported that thev had found tho Hostile Indians’ trail, wiuch fed to their camp. Orders , were given to march iu fifteen minutes. So we all struck- alight immediately and moved for the trail-r-then to foUow it until we°came upwithfeered sticks, sfio who should stand and who should run, they or we. One half of the army was sent down on the south side of tho swamp; while the rest oi us crossed over aud camped in about five miles of tiie Indians’ camp. Guards, were placed all round in order, and severe! picket. Every thing went on pretty well for the night. ■ r . _ • 2d. Before day wp all raised our heads up, got oft- ol our sweat- tysaddle blankets; threw off our smokey blanketsnothing a! all to eat!—Oh, mad yod may knotf! Just as lull of fight-*» •» parcel of iseach orchard boarshdats. Ahoutsuu rise v e took up tho lino of march on the trail for the. encmy?s campv W e moved on until vvegot, tut we though., within a halt nttle of -the swantp, (but it was two miles,) there called a halt and dismounted „ hitched our horses, placed a guard of 35 men round them,, Lieut. John 1. Lamar in command of the guard. There formed the battaliou 11 open column of attack, anti mtttched <» *» «r,t ta Jt. hv' uny. time, and with John Howard also. Believe me Wiien 1 say tliar Dr. Milts is as cool brave man as ev er laced an Indian. . Lot Nortli Carolina boast of smell a son. For lighting Indiana betler-tliere is'none. It was generally tliought -that the Indians’ force was 150 ip 175 warriors. ’ ' • # . ’ 3d.—Today wc remain in camp resting; and clean ing our guns, pistols au(l swords. Scouting parties were sent out, .but nothing discovered. 4th.—Today we have a find dinner, three fine hogs, one tif- the best muttons and erie of tlie - largest rains for dinner Fever saw, and & pile of corn bread, brge pones, as .high as my head. r I'he Bjbb and Monroe French Quinine, | UST received aud g> ELL13 . •^- oy i7 7 Cottou Avenue, Macon. my potatoes 1 just such - - , ^ had fee command of the right wing. So we follovved thoArail bout two miles, tiirough the, prehaps, worst swamp, tlifc thickest, more crooked sticks, long keen briars, the worst ugly- lakes, and the largest cypress ponds,'covered with logs, cypress knees, and, for what I know, alligators ; however we came to two small camps that were evacuated, and there were a little bothered, about tjie trail ; our friendly Indians soon found the trail again. 1 hey and the advanced guard were following the trail, and we were all stop ped, waiting lor them to be sure that they were right, this was u- bout 12 o’clock—first thifig wo knew, spang,.went a gun fiom the advanced guard under Capt. Dennard. Now lor rt-p*P^g.wenta second, (both at an,Indian, washing Ins bauds on fee edge o lm camp) 100 yards ahead of the guard, and the guard about <1.. same distance ahead of the main army, as we. thought, hut h was nearer 300 vards. The first Unio silence waa brotwt, cliargc, was the word—the next was a double yell from Mr. John Crowell, who was standing by my side on a large oak log, 1, m an fostant answered him, so off wo all put—such yti ling, whooping, squeez ing, hallowing, grunting, groaning and bellowing, 1 never heard a aU my yellow life. Every man gave the war whoop I believe tn the whole lino, and rushed like red dragons and determined spirits to conquer or die. The charge was through a cj press pond, the trees and cyprcssknees were thick as corn growing n the: field,.tfc die water was from ankle deep to swimming. When we got to the imun creek several of our men had to swim and others trom waist to breast deep; and, as I have often heard people say, the way the bullets hit tho water, trees and cypress knees was die waj - Sure enough, now the place began to get pretty open-s d keep- m<mp tho veil and.rushing, crying, ‘victory boys, or death touaj. All exposed to a galling fire of the red rascally savages, who had no mercy at all. And at the very timeol our being m the deep water. Col. Beall ordered a halt, and said it we rushed into the camp in that way, wc would all be killed. A poor time toc aa halt I think men swimming to halt and iorm a line. But V . Mill*, our surgeon, cursed, and said that it was no time to ha , ic was at that time at feast ten steps ahead of the Colonel, but said was «* M* J.. a. tin Indians ill horse, no fodder-still worse no rations tor -n-s‘t Uvvjrse and wasattna: = J t0 wWp lhe Ilians ; the Indians worse, to depend on our old rations when tluy are s*x days g«“ at tha t time flanking—Dr Mills gave the order to Hank to the) b^od. Still at Camp Starvation; but all arc preparing to move right and left and rush into the camp. No sooner did the red skins troops spcc'rJi 5t!h— 1 Today' all o;:r forces started to, drive the Chickasahatd.ee swamp, accompanied by tho Pulas ki "troop.'* Av e sco'.tred the swamp lor ten miles, and passed through swamps that a white man had never seen before, but saw no 'Indian?. A company that went in forpluudcriug, carried .out twenty-six Itorses and punks, some of the horses belonging t6 the Faj’- ottc' and Monroe troops, they saw some Indians, and run.like poor pitiful cowards. 6ih'—Today w:e drove the swamp again, visited the battle ground and saW- the dead Indians, and the swamp smelt so dreadful had it Was almost impossible to stay in ‘it. "The Indians were covered over with pieces pf burnt blankets. There we took a trail and foil,Wed it to w here the Indians had camped the first night after the battle; saw where they had dress* d their wcJjuded ; a great deal of. blood was seen at ■’tlieir camp. Li our route were coining cn an tfe, than who .was wounded through tiie hips, and before he would be taken cut his own throat; he was warm amj blood running oat of his neck—a tolerable brave cliow 1 should think. 7th.—Today at Concord, resting—sent cut scouts: nothing discovered. Today ono of tlfo Upson troop wag fried by a court martial for cursing his officer and refusing to do his duty, and. was sentenced th. be rode ou tho co uinon rail-ioal, (that '3, a feqcr! rail,); be-, fore the whole battalion in lines, carried by four men, aad then driven out of camp, on which every man raised the War whoop and Indian yell, * 8th.—Today all that were able went back to the swamp in search of tho red skins, but discovered no thing. Received ail cxpressl'rom Head Quartors. Utti.—Today sent stn express back to meet the in finity from Columbus for them to coipc on to us, (Col Bcali’s regiment.) • ' * 10.h.—Today wc took up the line of rcareh for the fork-of the ■ ColevyahOc feid Chick • -michre;. the Cliickasahatchec was so had we went .a round about way of 25 mil 's, and stopped at camp'Dennard to wait for the Cofombus inf- ntly to come up with us.F, j 11th.—Today ‘we all collected together. Edmund Rvlandcr and myself shod horses all day long with scarcely any tools, for it -would have taken all • the shops In that''country' to make one act ol ti o’.s. V» a received the Columbu.s hoys with a loud shout, ( tell voq, (J said hoys, excuse me, I moan volunteers,) iut from l'earfef the Indians, but because y.\ felt like nieud? and biothers in war. . - 12.—Today, we ail started to driva :\:id Hank the Colowiltee swamp. -Tho Columbus voluntecrx, foul companies, apd Faddy. Carr and his Indians drove thu swamp* the hor»e companies aD flanked to the sides of the swamp,,di-tance 14 miles. Just at 13 o’clock wc charged on two ponies, and saw some s! _m-. Pad dy Carr'found the Indians’ camp, but tiiuy ware ail •rone. We started back, to camp Dennard and (hare stayed all night; the infantry stayed at camp Beall, the alligator ponds. 13ih<—Today tho troop moved to Canccmi f Yoo< Loftons. ’ . . 44ft,.—Today we started for Head Quarters, ond moved to Cutlihcrt. and there took dinner—thence to Pumpkin town and camped. . 18th.—From Pumpkin town we marched to Lump-. kin to dinner; thence to Columbus. B. M. C.urp- bell and myself stayed all n-gdit at John L.r..i, “9 oops wont on their way to i-o'-

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Macon Georgia telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1836-1844, January 19, 1837, Image 1