The Georgia mirror. (Florence, Ga.) 1838-1839, August 18, 1838, Image 2

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Queen. lain not harsh but positive aud bid thee stay. (re-enter Übaldo and the two guards, with Lo tliaire angrily clenching his chains—he does not perceive the Queen, but boldly walks into the middle of the court and commences speaking.) Lot. Why—why am I brought again within this court? for what is it \ is it to triumph in my fall? to see the wreck ambition has wrought ; and hear the clank of these ignoble chains ?-—ls it for that; or is it to gratify a paltry pride, and over the fallen fortunes boast of one whose favour oft ye've sought when days more prosperous were mine. I ask again, why am i brought into the court ? De L. We have brought thee here to pass the solemn sentence of the law upon the crime tliou’rt guilty of. Think not that we exult in it—oh no? we pity thee. See there too {pointing to the Queen) wliat thou hast done. (their eyes meet—the Queen’s fixed reproach fully on Lothaire who turns away confused, un able to endure it.) By thee. Lothaire, and the Queen, the King was of his life deprived. She struck the fatal blow, hut thou didst instigate her to the deed. Blood for blood the law demands and both of ye must die! (the queen partly swoons staggering back into the support of an officer standing by her.) Übaldo go—conduct them hence. Keep them confined till to-morrow noon, and then bareheaded, barefoot and chained, lead them publicly along the streets to the scaffold. (here the Queen starts, and rushes wildly to De Lara.) Queen. Bareheaded, barefoot and chained, didst thou say ? was that thy sentence 1 De L. It was. Queen. What, walk along the public streets unveiled, with shoeless feet, and hear my fetters clank at every step—must I do that ? De L. Yes. Queen. What, be exposed befoie the jeering rafiblo, whilst followed by a crowd of hooting hoys, and hear their laughing shouts at my disgrace!--- must I submit to that ? alas, am 1 reserved for such a fate ? De L. Such is thy fate :—it is inevitable. Queen, (with emotions of settled despair.) Then let me curse my natal hour and wish that she who gave my being birth had died ere I was born ! (stands motionless, with her eyes elevated, as if in a trance.) De L. Let the great bell be tolled during the night. Go oil, and toll it now. (exit an officer—a shert pause ensues, when the silence is disturbed by the loud and solemn toll of the bell. The Queen is startled by it, and gazes wildly around her.) Queen. Ha! that hell! it warns me of my fide—it tells me of approaching death! De L. It does—it warns ye both; and may Heaven have mercy upon your souls. Queen. Mercy! talk not of that—the sound is mockery! I have no hopes of it and it but tor tures tne to thiuk of it. There stands my ruin— there*.—(pointing to Lothaire.) He cowers be neath my gaze—he shrinks from me—(the bell tolls) ha! that dismal bell again! (starts uttering a piercing shriek) see there—the King—just ri sing from the tomb—he beckons me! mercy! mercy! (sinks back exhausted but is prevented from fal ling,—the scene closes.) ’Sce'ne 2. An antechamber in the convent. En ter two Monks. Ist M. All’s prepared. The totnb is opened : the tapers are lighted and the altar is dressed. 2nd M. ’Tis nearh sunset now. The corpse w ill soon be here—-I expect the train is now upon its way. Here comes our brother from the city. (enter a 3d Monk.) Ilow now, Antoine ? what tidings ? 3rd M. The Queen and her paramour are both condemned to death. She acknowledges that she was the murderess, and it was proved that he was an accessary. Ist M. When are they to be executed ? 3rd. To-morrow at noon,—-but come let us go into the chapel. The funeral train is coming and near at hand. Come. [exeunt together. Scenr 3. The chapel in the convent, represent ing the altar with a painting of the crucifixion, tapers burning Ac. See. preparatory to the burial of the King—an organ is played, and tire funer al procession begins to enter; Officers, guards, noblemen, ladies, soldiers, monks, nuns, flic abbot, De Lara, Bonavcnture, mourners, rela tives, pall bearers with the corpse of the King, banners, symbols, devices, &c. &c. with all the possible grandeur and pageantry of the Gothic ages. The corpse is set down in the centre.— The abbot officiates at the altar. A funeral dirge is sung by all the ehatacters, at the con clusion of which the pall bearers take up the ■corpse, aud the curtain descends. ACT 5. (Scene 1- In the prison—a lamp hanging from the ceiling. A sentinel pacing before the door. Übaldo enters, aud motions to the sentinel, who bows and exits. The Queen enters through a small door at one side. ’Queen. Übaldo—l wish to speak with thee.— Thou art captain of the guard, and ready at thy will are all prison keys. I have a strong desire to see Lothaire—l wish to speak with him before we die; and ask, tho’ I’ve been used to bid, that thou’lt permit an interview ? Übal. Willingly would I oblige thee, madam, but can’t. I am strictly charged to keep you apart, by those that tried the crime and sentenced ye, and therefore dare not grant an interview. Queen. Nay—a few words only shall pass be tween us, we’ll then farewell forever bid, and part. The judges will not know of it; —and thou canst surely grant so trifling a request. [Jbal. I dare not. Queen. Yes—yes! I know thy heart is of the gentler kind that nature forms—it is not naturally hard; it is not like the hearts of those that sen tenced me. Think of thyself if thou wert placed like me. Suppose that thou didst wish to meet with one thou loved’st upon the eve of death, and think how hard ’twould seem to be refused. If thou wert doomed to d{p, tliy first desire would be to see tby wife and children, and think how it would rend thy anxious heart to be denied the sight of them at that late hour. Would it not? Übu l. It would, (withfeeling.) Queen. Then think of it, and grant the lust request of one who was a queen, but now impris oned and doomed to die ere sets to-morrow’s sun ! Übal. I would indeed, but dare not for my life. Queen. I tell thee tho’ they will no» know of it. They’ve put us in thy charge, nor is it likely they mistrust thee. Then think of it;—be kind to those who have been kind to thee, and bring him here to take a last farewell of one who loves him still, tho’ he betrayed and brought us both to ruin! Übal. ’Twere certain death were Ito grant what thou dost wish, and it should be discovered. My wife and little ones would then have not the means whereby to live, would stand in bitter need of my support, and die perhaps of want. Queen. Nay, plead not as an excuse that which is scarcely possible. No—but bring Idm here without delay, that I may take my leave ot him, my last adieu ! Go; for pity’s sake, go bring him. Go, go, and let me be oliged to thee. (Übaldo unable to resist her persuasions, exits, After he has gone the Queen draws from her bosom, with a peculiar smile of satisfaction a small phial.) This drug that in my bosom I have kept, shall poison the contents of vonder bowls,— (pointing to a couple of wine goblets upon a table in the centre of the apartment,) —and by the subtle draught of one •of them my soul shall wing its everlasting (light. The public shame, that they who tried the crime have sentenced n»e to undergo, I never can submit to, and self-destruction is the only means by which 1 can avoid it. I’ve sent for him, ostensibly to bid farewell and shake the hand of friendship e’er we part, but in reality that he may see me die !—Be fore his sight I’ll drink the poison, and thus pre vent the shame that they have doom’d me to.— And he—if in his breast a spark of manhood yet remains—will drink the w ine within the other bowl, and unreluctantly die with me. (She retires, and the scene closes.) Scene 2. Another apartment in the prison, — lamp hanging, Ac. Ac. Lothaire deciphering the names traced upon the w alls. Lot. How dismal, gloomy, desolate—-how like the feelings of my soul! And here upon the walls, by the dim light the lamp affords, I indis tinctly read the names of those that have been here before me, and from the prison to the scaf fold pass’d, as I shall. Fool that I was! If my ambition had not made roe mad, instead of being doomed to feel the axe’s edge, I might have lived in peace till aged grown, and welWbeloved descen ded to the grave. But repentance coines too late. (enter Üblado , carrying a torch.) Ilow now? why com’stthou with a lighted torch? why fling its glaring light on these bare walls? Übal. I’ve come at the risk of my life to ob lige the Queen. She wishes to speak with thee. Lot. To speak with me? Übal. Yes—wilt come ? Lot. 1 will, since she desires it. T little ex pected this request from her—but—lead the way ; i’ll follow thee, (exeunt.) Scene 3rd. In the prison the same as the scene 1. The Queen seated at the table in a reverie of thought—her elbow resting on the table and her hand against her forehead. Her musings are interrupted by the entrance of Übaldo and Lothaire. (Exit Übaldo.) The Queen rises and approaches Lothaire. Queen. 1 have sent for thee, Lothaire, tho’ once resolved to never see thee again. 1 could not conquer tny desire to speak with thee, and on the captain of the guard prevailed to grant this stole* interview. What I have said was said in haste, for l am one whose passion and feelings are of the warmest kind, and in one moment 1 may do that 1 shall be sorry for the next. Forgive me then. Lot. Nay—rather let me forgiveness ask for being so false to thee. The unexpected sight of that polluted blade,so suddenly produced within the court—produced when 1 supposed it in the earth where I had buried it—entirely unnerved me with the shock, ?nd 1, not knowing what I did, confessed our critrie ;—-our crime, of which too late the error we perceive for irretrievably we’re lost! Queen. Wliat’s done cannot be helped. Over the past ’tis useless to regret, and recollection can’t repaii the deed, (the, belt tolls.) Hark ! hear’st thou the tolling of that muffled bell ? How sad it sounds amidst the silence of the night! It tolls for us ;—»t bid us be prepared a few short hours is all the time we have left to live. Behold— (pointing to the goblets upon the table ) —yon silver goblets that thou see’st are filled with wine—and here’s a poisonous drug, within this little vial, which shall attaint the liquor there; and which when drank or even tasted of, shall thro’ the veins instil the blight of death. See—(emptying the contents of the vial into each of the bowls)-— here in the wine I pour tho fatal drug and mingle them. Lot. But, for what purpose is this ? Queen. For self-destruction! Lot. Is it possible ? Queen. Why wonder at it ? Am I not doom ed to walk barefooted thro’ the streets ?—chained too! a public spectacle! Yes—such is my sen tence, and rather than endure it 1 have resolved to swallow poison | The reason that I sent for thee, was not to bid farewell only, but to let thee see me die, and, take my example. Behold ! (takes one of the goblets from the table and is in the act of raising it to her lips but is prevented bv Lothaire laying his hand upon her arm.) Lot Nay, put down the treacherous bowl.— Thou canst not mean to drink the poison ? Queen. Ido and w ill! Lot. Nay, nay—attempt it not. At this late hour when another death than suicide is near, drink not the poison, I charge thee. Our fatal doom is near enough—and why accelerate the dreadful hour? Queen. Along the streets with shouts, huzzas and public clatnorings, I’ll not parade!—-No— and here’s the ouly way to escape—by poisoned wine, and death that’s premature. ( raises the cup.) Lot. Nay—dash at once the goblet down commit not suicide, but think of this no more Thejhour of death will soon be here, and where will be thy sense of shame when on thyneck the sharp edge of the axe descends ? ’Twill sever head and body at one blow, and we shall scarcely feel the change from life to death. Queen. ’Tis not the stroke of death that lam fearful of—but the degradation, scorn, contempt and disgrace attending it. What, be a public sight—exposed—disgraced ! no, no! the poison first! (raising the bowl.) Lot. Nay—nay—raise not the fatal goblet to thy lips. For Heaven’s sake, hold! (attempting to take it from her.) Nay, thou shalt not—-let go it. (she succeeds in swallowing a portion of it just as he dashes the goblet from her bauds.) THE GEORGIA MIRROR. Queen. Too late—'tis done ! I’ve drank of it; and all with me will soon be at peace! (shudders; her face becoming very pale.) I feel the poison in my veins—it freezes me—cold—cold shivering— [sinks back insensibly into the arms ot Lothaire, who appears very much alarmed and agitated.] Lot. Oh, fatal deed! she is dying ! Why no, there—Ubaldo!—But see, she revives—the blood is rushing to her cheeks again. Queen, (starting up.) And—now-—the poi son burns within me! it mounts into tny brain like Aetna's fire! my very heart-strings seem to crack aud kindle with the blaze! ’tis ail on fire—it rages—flames ! ha! [a reaction takes place; she becomes ghostly pale and her voice weak.) All is cold again—my chattering teeth resemble icicles; — and in my rattling throat, with hollow voice, as if the sound did issue from a tomb, death bids me come! [sinks exhausted into the arms of Lothaire again.] Lot. Alas, she raves! Is there no help at hand? does no one come? What ho, Übaldo! Übaldo! Queen, [wildly, and with vehement gestures.] See there —see there—the King—see where he stalks—clothed in a bloody shroud ! Behold ! and in his outstretched hands he grasps the sheets on which he died ! See—see—be calls me to him ! he bids tnecome and points lo hell! mercy ! mer cy ! mercy ! (her voice fails and she staggers with weakness. Lothaire springs forward, and prevents her from falling as she expires. Deeply agitated, he calls the captain of the guard by name, several times and very loudly.) Lot. Vbald# ! Übaldo! (calling). —Site’s dead —dead ! alas—and I am left, a withered leaf, alone and desolate amidst the world ! [looking anxiously out and calling for the cap tain of the guard]. Übaldo ! within there! Come, come take her from my arms, or 1 shall sink with horror and affright! [enter Übaldo, hastily.] Übal. Win calls ?—alas ! what ails the Queen? she is not dead ? Lot. She is—next to her breast she had con cealed a vial with poison in it: she drugg’d the wine in yonder bowls with it, announced the reso lution she formed of dying, and raised the cup— -1 stopp’d her hand at once and with persuasion begg’d her to refrain ; —but suddenly site raised it to her lips, and drinking deep of its contents, ex pired as thou dost see, within ray arms, (a noise within.) Hark! what noise ? Übal. Thy voice, when calling for me, has rousad the guards—they are coming. Quick ! Lay down the corpse ami hurry back with me to tliy cell, or I shall be discovered. Lot. (laying down the corpse.) It is" too late to do so, or 1 would. They are in the pas sage.—But here’s a private eorrider—tty thou thro’ it—fly, for thy life depends upon it—and leave me tt my fate ! Away at once or thou’lt be seen —star.d not hesitating—thy only hope remains in flight! I'bal. But my wife and little children—what will become of them ? Lot. Heaven will protect them. Fly thou— preserve thy life—it is thy duty. Awhile in dis tant lands txile thyself, and after years have rolled around tlniu canst return to them; but as it is, if thou dost staythou’rt sure to perish. Übal. Farewell— Lot. Forever! (they shake hands.) Übal. Not forever 1 hope. Perhaps we may meet agaii. Lot. Kotin this world.—But away ! (Übaldo hurries of) by a private passage.) Ha! they’re at the door! I have no hope for mercy at their hands, an] will defend myself till overpowered, [a body of guards burst into the room. Ilis ef forts to defend himself are useless, for he is im mediately vanquished by numbers, and dragged oil’.] Scene 4. An apartment in the palace. [En ter De Lara and Bonaventure, accompanied by several guards. De L. What means this stir ? what can have happened? Go one of you and bring me word. (exit a guard.) Here comes our aged friend in haste—from him we'll learn the tidings, (enter Montalt.) How now, Montalt? what means this clamor? what has happened? Mon. As near as I could learn, the captain of tlie guard permitted an interview between the Queen and Lothaire. She took poison and died upon the spot—the captain fled, and the guards who discovered it succeeded iu capturing Lothai re. DeL. Come then—orders shall be given for the execution immediately. He shall not live a notherhour. Go, ring the bell—loudly—and n wake the sleeping citizens that they may witness it. Go. (exit another guard.) Come, friends, we’ll go ourselves, and see that Justice has her due. [Exeunt. ScteneS. The place of execution. An elevated scaffold with steps leading up to the platform. Tire executioner standing by tlie block with the axe in his hand. The bell tolling, and citizens, one after another, enter from all sides.—Enter in regular file, guards, officers, noblemen, torch bearers, DeLara, Bonaventure, Montalt, St. Pierre, guards and Lothaire chained. The o tliers range on either side of the stage, leaving the prisoner in the centre. St. Pierre advances to him. He kneels, takes the crucifix, kisses it, returns it to the abbot, anti ascends the scaffold. Upon the platform he shakes hands with the executioner an acknowledgement of no existing enmity between them—afterwards lays his head upon the block and is decapitated by a sintrle stroke of the axe. The executioner holding up the bleeding head exclaims, “So perish the enemies of France !” De L. Justice is satisfied! In a capital ease an Irishman was called as a wit ness. “Did not you see defendant shoot the de ceased through the heart ? inquired the counsel. “No faith how can that be, your lordship,” res ponded the other, for he often told me that lie had left his heart in ould Ireland and it was here iu Ameriky that he was kilt. “Never judge from manners,” says Lord Byron, “for I once had my pockeiS picked by the civilest gentleman I ever met with.” Rascality. —Beim fool enough to get found out in deeds of wickedness. Shrewdness. —Wheedling a livingout of others, and living iu idleness. ipq&smaaAe* INDIANS! INDIANS'! From the Southern liecordt r. We have authentic intelligence of the murder ot a family in Ware county, by the ludiaus toii cealeu iu the Okel.iuokee swamp. A letter from that county dated on the 25th nit. says, that “on Sunday morning, 22d, between day-break and sun-rise, the house of Maxey M. Miles, resident about seven miles from Waresboro’, was attack ed by a party ol Indians, supposed to be about fifty iu number, and barbarously murdered Miles, fits wife, and six children, together with one of his neighbor’s children, who happened to be there at tlie time-four only, out ol thirteen, made their i scape to tell tile sad news. They plundered and burnt the house to the ground. Immediate ly on the alarm being given by Miles’ oldest son, vviio is one of those escaped, (.’apt. Dane, of the United States Dragoons, who were stationed within three miles of the scene of depredation, with about forty men, went iu pursuit el' the In dians, and reached tlie place by one hour by sun; the Indians were then gone, but not more than half an hour in advaure, but succeeded in reaching the swamp before the troops could overtake them. It was not considered advisable that so small a party of men should enter so dense a swamp where there was so much sign. A slip from the Darien Telegraph office, gives the additional intellegence of two other families having been murdered, on the 17th aid 24th nit; but as the letter referred to abov , which is from the commanding officer of Ware bounty, and who ought to be best informed iu regard to tlie matter, is dated on the 2oth, being one day later than the latest murder mentioned in the slip, and no notice being taken of such murders in the let ter referred to, we have every reason to doubt the correctness of the report. In order to show that every measure has been taken by the Executive, that ought to he taken, and which if carried out by the proper officers, as have been ordered and commanded to do, would give the most ample security to the whole coun try threatened, we lay before our readers the fol lowing official correspondence by which it will be seen tiiat Gen. Taylor, the commander of the United States Troops, in Florida, in obedience to orders, iu reference to this service, personally re connoitered the position ofthe Indians, and made such military arrangements as he deemed neces sary to tne occasion. The troops placed iu that position were, of course, in his judgment, ade quate to the emergency. But before personally leading that position under the command of a high subordinate officer, Major Dearborn, he ordered him, in Case of necessity, to call into service the militia ofthe contiguous counties. It will like wise be seen from the Governor’s corespondence, that he has notified the Colonels of Camden and Ware counties, to meet any requirement upon their command by the United States- commander, for any aid necessary for the and fenceof the country. We cannot see, after this, why there should be any embarrassment on the part of our citizens in those counties, while their officers have such ain pie powers to do all that may be deeemed neces sary. Head Quarters, Army of the South. Camp Gilmer, Suwannee Hirer. (Near the mouth of the Suwanouchee’ Ware County, Georgia.) July 13th, 1838. To ilis Excellency the Governor of Georgia : Sir: —l have received from the Secretary of War, under date Kith of June, a copy of a letter, enclosing documents transmitted by your Excel lency to that Department, concerning disturban ces around the Okefanokeeswamp. In relation thereto, I have tlie honor to inform you, that I reached this on the 9th inst., and am now here with two companies of Infantry and one of Dragoons, the latter of which, with one of Die Infantry companies, will continue tooccupy this position. One company of infantry will be loca ted at some suitable point intermediate between this and Trader’s hill, on the St. Mary’s river. A company of dragoons is now on the march for the vicinity of Waresborough, where it will take a position to protect that neighborhood. A com pany of militia is also employed to act as guides and spies for the troops operating in this quarter. I flatter myself that this force will be sufficient for the defence ofthe region around the swamp, by confining the Indians to it, or catting them up, should they attempt to leave it, as there will be re connoitering and scouting parties constantly in motion. But should it prove otherwise, Maj. Dearborn, who locates the company of dragoons near Waresboro’, is empowered to muster into service, such an additional militia force as may at any time be required. From the best information I can obtain, I am induced to believe, that there are not exceeding fifty warriors in the Okefanokee, which are believ ed to be refugee Creeks, of the tribes emigrated from Georgia and Alabama. Col. Twiggs, who was commanding at Black Creek and on this side the peninsula, previous to tny crossing from Tampa Bay, ordered a company of dragoons, a short time since, to the swahrp, iii the vicinity of this place, but as neither forage or provisions could be obtained there,it was compelled to fall back. An officer of the Quarter Master’s Department is now ordered to Trader’s hill, to make such ar rangements as will ensure supplies to the posts now or about to be established, as well as to any other troops that may be called into the service. The disposition above having been completed, T shall return through East Florida, to Tampa Bay, where 1 shall he happy to receive any com munications you may think proper to address to me. With the highest respect, l am Your Excellency’s most ob’t serv’t. Z. TAYLOR, Bt. Br Gen. U. S. Army, Commanding. To His Excellency Geo. R. Gilmer, Gov ernor of Georgia. Executive Department. > Milledgevifle, 24th July, 1838. \ To Gen. Z. Taylor: Sir:—Your communication of the 13th inst. has been received. lam very much gratified at the arrangements you have made for the defence of the people in the neighborhood of the Okefa nokee swamp from the Indians who have taken refuge in it. I rely with great confidence upon your judgtnen as to the number of troops to be employed, anti their proper disposition. The distance of the Okefanokee swamp from the seat of Government—the difficulty of obtain ing correct information as to the number of In dians-the danger to be apprehended from them— tlie want of the knowledge ofthe force which might be necessary, aud how to employ it to protect the people, Ac. Ac , have occasioned much etnb ras.-ment to this Department. Upon receiving a communication from A \ Adjutant 1 lai den, ot the 7th iustai.t, giving t Ji inlurinatio.i that provisions and troops had be * j ordered by you to the neighborhood of the ( j lanokee swamp, a:i the- Hoops that were cui : o l | out by the militia officers ol Camden and \y v', cofimies, were ordered to be discharged, q. continued refusal ol tiie Government to suj ,*|X eitherTutuis o, provisions for their support, ' dered this unavoidable, it the mihtis thus dis' charged make any part of the force upon w } 4 iih you rely, aud are necessary to carry out your c rangements for the defence ofthe people oft. State, you have my authority to take them a - service of the I t :ted States, and are requi'. ted to do mi. II an increased number of tioost become necessary at any time, and volunteer companies can nut be obtained, upon vour a , ! » requisition upon this Department, the force I called loi wili ho immediately ordered into service Very iti-pectiuliy, yours, Ac. GEORGE R. GILMER. Executive Department, Georgia « ) Miliedgeville, 25th July,lß3B. C To Maj. Edward Hopkins: Sir : —1 enclose to you tlie copy of a letter j ust received from Gen. Taylor, giving an account of the number and disposition ofthe troops ordered by him to tlie deft nee of the peoj le of the State in ihe no; kborhood < i the Ui elatfokee Swanii,' ou w ill perceive tk it Major Dearborn is au thorized to receive into the si rvicc ol the I nitci States, any a.'ti.Romil tone which may he found necessary, iou will therefore consult with him if you should think it necessary, that any of tlie troops under your command should be mustered into the service of the United States for the pro tectiou ofthe people. Very respectfully, yours. A'e. GEORGE R, GILMER. (Tr’ A similar letter was addressed to Col. lli!- hard, of Ware county. FROM FLORIDA. The following particulars of more Indian mur ders, we copy from the Tallahassee Watchman ot the 28th u!t. The information was derived from an express which arrived at that place with despatches to the Governor. “On Tuesday morning, about 8 o’clock, as a Mr. Leslie and his two sons, residing about 4 miles front Jackson’s bluff, on tho west side of the Ocklocknee river, were returning from their house to the field, they were suddenly fired upon by a party of Indians, supposed to be about 50 iu number, but without effect; they immediately returned to the house', whence tin- Indians follow ed them, and having some guns and ammunition commenced defending themselves from the in side, and it is said fought the Indians in this mari ner, until about 1 o’clock, when having partly whipped them off, they imprudently attempted to retreat to the woods; the Indians again attacked them, ami killed the father and his daughter, a girl about 10 or 12 years of age, and shot one of the sons through the hand, he and his brother then effected an escape. A portion of the regu lar troops were immediately ordered to the spot, also a company of volunteers from Jefferson, who are now on their w ay thither.” The following is from the Floridian of the’samc date: “On Friday last, a scout from Capt Hunter's command, then at the mouth ofthe Ocklocknee, discovered three canoes of Indians, principally woman and children, making their way down the river, (.'apt 11. immediately ordered a company to a point w here the passage of ihe boats could be intercepted, but on approaching the bank of the river the troops were fired upon by Indiaus secre ted on the opposite bank. Tho fire was prompt ly returned, aud the Indians fled. The command having no boats, were compelled to retire about thirty miles, and again return nearly the same distance—pursuit was not given until Saturday. Capt. Hunter was in hopes of overtaking the fugi tives when last heard from.” “The War nearly ended.”— Within the last ten days we have heard of the murder of not less than half a dozen of onr citizens by the In dians, and yet we are told “the war is nearly en ded.” It is true a number of the hostiles have been captured and removed out of the country, but there are numbers yet left sufficient to baffle all the efforts of our troops. Our citizens have no security on the frontier, they are either compelled to abandon their homes, and suffer starvation, or remain with almost a certainty of being massacred by the savages. Many of our frontier settlers ; would gladly avail fhemseles of the scanty pittance for their families which would fie received by volunteer service in the army, but their propositions tire met with the reply that there arc troops in service already sufficient. The best evidence we have to disprove this, is the fact of the frequent depredations and murders commit ted by the savages, and is we think sufficently con clusive. Tlie government have mostly with drawn their supplies, and commenced calculating the expense of protecting tlie defenceless citizen, as though the value of human life could be esti mated by the pitiful calculation of dollars and cents. For the honor of our country and the cause of humanity, it is time this course was aban doned In relation te the fugitive Creeks, it is true sev eral companies of regular troops have been in con stant service since their escape; neither have they or their officers lacked energy or industry they have scoured the country on foot, carrying their provisions on their backs, til! they have worn out their clothing and almost their persons— and tailed for nearly two months in discovering scarce ly any trace of the runaways. Their recent dis covery ou the banks of tiie Oclockonee, prove however that the Indians have been in the coun try, from which nothing but a very superior force to that now in the field will he successful in dis lodging them. We conceive such policy to be most wretched and certainly most expensive. The war is protracted, the country laid waste, our citizens murdered, and their property scatter ed to the four winds of Heaven—oirr national character disgraced at home and abroad, and our whole arnrv successfully foiled in all its attempts to remove the most worthless of all the Indian tribes from one of her Territories. Ilow long such a state of affairs will continue, Heaven only knows. Later from Florida. By the steamer Charleston, which arrived at Savannah, from Black Creek, the editors of the Georgian received the following from their cor respondent : Fort KiSg, E. Flor. Aug. I- Sru—l havens usual, but little news to commit nicate. Last week two soldiers were killed by the Indians, in the vicinity of Fort Micanopy--*