Weekly Messenger, Volume 5, Number 243, Vevay, Switzerland County, 18 June 1836 — Page 1

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TERMS For fifty-two nu mbers. three;

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dians, wme fifteen or twenty in number, who amrf had a slight skirmish wlh the Indians, in had stationed themselves on the plantation of which one Indian was killed and the rest the messrs. Abercrombies', about eight miles ifJed.

poll vus,if not paid until the expiration of the !be,ow pl;ce. Light rifie were discharge year two oollaus and nrrv text, if paid ee m quick succession, and at the first fire, mr.

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Indian Intelligence.

From thr. Republican Herald, extra. FURTHER PARTICULARS of the cheek, disturbances Colombui, (Geo.. Monday, May 16. CREEK WAR INCIDENTS In the

Creek nation, at this moment, the scenes of

Florida are being acted over. The wild savage, frenzied by the smell of blood in his nos

trils, is prowling the wilderness, skulking a. 11 . II . t .

rouna plantations, levelling ine deadly rifle at the breast of the white uian, scalping the unoffending wife and mother, and beheading the innocent and untuspecting bade! We have heard of some cases which make the blood chill in our veins. A house, in which lived a man, his wife, and six children, was suddenly

surrounded by n savage band, who entered the pcacefu domacil, inhumanly massacred every

soul, securing the scalps of all, and severing each child's head from its body! The house

of a mr. Lolton was attacked, and himself

butchered, without a moment's warning, or

me leasi opportunity ior resistance. Ve believe, in all, from forty to fifty murders have

been committed, beside numbers of negroes on plantation. Fires have been kindled in every direction farm houses, cotton gins, out

houses, corn cribs, and all ot value swept a

way from the honest and industrious planter,

who was laudably striving to locate himself j

comfortably for life, and provide for his chil

dren, tie hostile Indians have been found

a low down the riveras Irwinton, and as high

up as me reuerai noau, or about 311 miles a bove that point.

The following towns and tribes of Indians,

are without doubt hostile: a part of the Uchccs, the Hitchatics, the Pah-lo-cho-ko-les. and a

part of the Utallays, Ne-ah Mathtee, chief of

the Ilitcharifs, vvc. is full of ill feeling toward

the white people, and determined on revenge

vjiu iic.tii-.in.-.u, mc iicaci ui me reeK na

lion, must be considered as hostile, having been

sent tor several times, to come in and hold a friendly talk and as often refusing to comply -.! .1 . J I Him ' J

wnn tne rcu,ucsi. oi. vroweu, nas heen ac quainted with this old chief for a series of years

and thev have ueen on terms of strict friend

hip. :ean-.uamiee refused to come in to

colonel Crowell, and sent him word thatthe

youinr men of his nation were bent and deter

mined on war." Th Indians have acted with a great deal of boldness thus far inthi war. Notwithstanding fort Mitchell is well defended and pick

eted in the most secure and substantial ntaaner, 1 A t ..-. 1 A I .

yet one nignt last wcck, me hostile loe ap

proached within thirty or hfty yards of the

pickets, entered the hospital, and carried off

whatever they pleased. It was not deemed prudent, of course, for the officers or soldiers to leave the fortifications. Many friendly In

dians have fled for safety to fort Mitchell, and the pickets arc full to overflowing. On Saturday night, the mail from Montgomery to this place, was attacked about 20 miles distant from here; a driver on that route was riding along the road on horseback, about 50 yards ahead of the stage, when he was fired upon by, as he supposed, about 30 Indians, (and

from what he could discover, he thought there

roust have been at least 100 in the gang) who, wmderful to relate, all miscd their mark.

His .horse taking fright, threw him, and he

thereby made his escape to the swamp. Soon nfter, he heard firing behind, and when he reached the next stage stand, the horses had

arrived there w:thout the stage, having about

-.some remains of the harness. Mr. Adams

tnen.- wl0 was jn thestaire. made his el

an agent, , upset. which enabled him to cape j the stag , anJ h . his leap into the burnt..

uc. .... r.- n..ni

Brockway, the first pilot on the Hyperion, was

tandmg rn the boiler deck, fell dead, beinsr

hot in the throat: one of the pilots, mr. Smith

was badly wounded, and four other individti-

Is, whose names we have not learned. The

boat was run ashore, and the passengers fled

irom ner in terror and dismay.

1 he old Georgian, whilst lyin? at Koanoke.

was set on fire by the Indians, and burned; not

soul on board escaped, except the engineer, 'he town of Roanoke was at the same time red and burned to ashes. The citizens

were forted in, and we believe no lives were

ost.

1. S. W. nre informed that a contest is

now going on between col. Spivy's company

of mounted volunteers and a party of Indians on,the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee.

A sharp firing has been heard within the last

hour, and no doubt a severe battle is now De

ng fought.

An express was sent to Talbot county, this

morning by major Howard, ordering a regt

ment from that county, also, a battalion from

1 arris county. .Should these troops come,

they will attord ui great assistance.

From the Standard of Union. Milledgeville, May 17.

More Indian mvrdkrs.- An express from

" i.i

major general uauev, reacnaa me governor.

about twelve o'clock yesterday, detailing a

number ot murders and outrages committed

upon the citizens of Alabama, from which we

have been tavored with the following ex tract:

LA GRANGE, Troup county, May 13. lis excellency, Wm. Schley

Sir The party which was sent out the

day before yesterday, from West Point, to as

certain the facts in relation to the reported

murders by the Indians, returned yesterday evening, after having found and buried the

bodies of eight persons, mostly women and

children, that were killed, scalped, and other

wise inhumanly mangled, near the plantation

of mr. Britlain Harris, about 25 miles south

west from West Point.

The citizens of this town sent an express to

me last nignt, oeiween mianignt ana aav, in-

Extract from a letter from an officer of the ar

my to the Quarter Master General, dated "FORT BROOKE, Tampa Bay, Florida, April 28, 1836.

The part of the army under command of

colonel Uhisholm.of the Alabama regiment, composed of the 4th regiment of infantry, and part of his own troops, were attacked yesterday, 14 miles from this post, whilst escorting the sick, stores, &c. from fort Alabama, it is supposed the Indians met with severe loss. The action commenced at about half rast

three o'clock, P. M. and lasted three hours,

three killed and twenty wounded, of the last,

5 or 4 badly."

THE FLORIDA CAMPAIGN. The recent brilliant victory in Texas is uni

versally regarded with satisfaction and pleas

ure. As citizens of the United States, we nar-

ucipmc iii me giwrj wmcn u sneas upon the American arms and American valour. "We

all feel that it is the achievement of our breth

ren, and that, wherever the story is told, our

country must come id lor a share of the hon or.

But when we turn our eyes from the bat

tie grounds of Texas, and fix them upon the

fields of Florida, our pridt ned self complacency experience a sudden and humiliating

iail. Here we nnd no Victories to announce:

no laurels to claim. An enemy, whom we

have been accustomed to despis, has set at

naught the skill of our bravest and most expe

rienced generals, and is now, almost without

resistance, laying waste large districts of country, plundering and murdering wherever he lists. Three major generals have been upon the ground high sounding proclamations and threatening manifestoes and grandiloquent

"general orders" have been issued, and stu

the Indian riots on, laughs to scorn the scien

tine military tactics of his foe, and, in spite of

right wing, left wing and centre, sallies at pleasure from his hiding place and only retreats when the glare of the burning habitation of his

scalped and murdered victim lights him to his

impenetrable hammock. We feci our check

suffused with shame and mortification at this

deeply degrading spectacle. When we read

!the heartrending accounts of the desolation o

forming me of these facts, and representing the domestic hearth and the indiscriminate

their own situation to be a very unpleasant massacre of men, women and children wit

one their inhabitants are very much alarm

ed, and their town over crowded with refugees

from the Indian country. I hey have implor

ed me to give them aid, and I have ventured

to anticipate your excellency s orders, by ma-

which every mail teems, we cannot but as

what is our government instituted for? for what do we maintain the splendid and costly

paraphernalia of ar. executive and an arm)-, if,

alter nearly six months warning, not the fron

to run at large in the streets of a popaloon city at any season, unless it be to worry the hogs, in the discharge of their scavenger duty.

A Farce. There is a tie in both boards of

the city council of New York, and as neither

party will yield, they cannot elect their presi

dent. It seems they have a sapper at each

meeting, and thus they ballot nnd eat, nnd

eat and ballot successively, under the hope

that one of either party may die of a surfeit and from present appearances, there seems

ittle hope of any other termination of the dif

ficulty. Thus, whilst they squabble, the

cook benefits, verrifying the old saying that

mi is an in widq mat diows no good. '

Kcmblc, one of the New lork senators.

whose conduct has been under investigation

in tneiMew lork senate, ha resigned his seat.

Uiihop, his yoke fellow holds on.

MASSACRE OF FANNING. The New Orleans Bee of the 12th instant

contains a letter written by a Mexican eenei-

al to the army of Santa Anna to be his wife,

which an account of the massacre of the

troops under cols. Fanning and Ward is given

with great minuteness and with painful par

ticularity. The following extracts are all that

we have room for to-day:

"Hut what an awful scene did the held pre

sent when these prisoners were executed and

fell dead in heaps; and what spectator could

view it without horror! They were all young,

the oldest not more than 30, and of hnc nond

complexions. When these unfortunate youths

were brought to the place of death, their lamentations and the appeals which they uttered

to heaven in their own language, with exten

ded arms, kneeling, or prostrate on the earth,

"I hnvc forwarded a ccpy of this to cnt h of the public receivers, and 1 have no doubtfbut they will net with mch fairness, that no injustice will be doneRtryorieoflhedeDcsite bank.

Should it ever be otherwise, and an one ol the banks have cause to feel airrieved-1 am

authorized by the secretary of the treasury It

say that he will take the roost prompt meaiu ures to remove any just cause of complaint.'

iiere we &ee into whoee hands the people's money is placed for safe keeping. Heaven help us. .

During the investigation of the United

States Bank, he was examined ns witness.

The following extract from hiscrou-exam-

inatlon by John Q. Adams will wive our rea

ders some knowledge of the patriotism of this

important character.

"Question by mr. Adnjiis. In what plajce

in Canada did you reside annas the war?

In Montreal. 1 remained there, havinp

permission of the British government to do

so..

Question by mr. Adams. Did you cvef nsk

the permission of tht United Slates to rstwim there?

Answer. I never did. Question by mr. Adami. On -what conditions did the British goverment permit you to remain in Canada dnring the war. Answer. I took an oath to-observe the lnfft

of the country while I remained there.

TUBLIC FRAUD AND PRIVATE OPPRESSION. The following letter, from a respectable

citizen of the western country to hii friend in congress, discloses a r.ew species of fraud in

regard to that greatest of all objecU of fraud in this country, the public domain, and also adverts to one of the many evils inflicted on the

well as on

were such as might have caused the very honeit land-buyer of thi west, us stones to cry out with compassion." ,l. ..,-;n.m t.Hmmnritv u! o tl- j ui I j u n-r lnc business community every vrl "P.S. This day, Palm Sunday, March 27, dcraned ,lalc cf the currency ,

here, by the

as been to me a season of most heartfelt sor-Le nr ki, rM iu.-k;i. k

At six in the morning the execution ol LHturn fruitI of the unfortunate "experimeaf

of tho executive. .Vet. Intel.

King a rcuismaii n tuc iuiuhci vi me a in tier, oniy, uui. beiiicmenis an nunurcu years

regiment, tor two companies, one ot them, the old, are thus exposed to the excursions of the beat company at West Point, the other, cap-(ruthless savages? What is congress about that

tain ulaize's company ot cavalry, which willjthe lives and property of the people of the

be assembled wuh all possible speed at West south are thus jeoparded, daily and nightly,

row.

412 American prisoners prisoners, was com

menced and continued till 8, when the last of

the number was shot. At eleven began the operation of burning the bodies. Who can

tell when they will be consumed!! I assure you that the number of foreigners who have

fell in lexas during this campaign must ex

ceed 1609. We have still 80 of thenr. living.

IMPORTANT LAW DECISION.

Supreme C'ot'KT BarentP. Staats vs. John

Thomson. This was an action brought by B.

P. Staat. nresident of the, Allianr rountv

mtdical society, neainst John Thomson, a bo- on families, undertaking to give thorn one-

tanic physician, for practicing medicine con- quarter of each parcel of which the govern

r,, i ihlawnf fK; cff- rwlwnrrt. ment is thus to be plundered.

aa n rollout from fhp ITniinH Kfai tn hi. I In this fctate the public lnndsnre fait melting

father, for the exclusive rieht and use cfcer- y beforc lhe march, not of the settler, but

Kinir .lirinM.. amni of ih.. f casern capitalists, lhe lands are con?id-

nah-nt. eU.med a riht under said natent to "ed woith, instanter. upon the entry, from

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may 17, 1836. Dbr Sir: In a tour to the west lately, I

heard of a new mode of speculating on the

government land.

A speculator hires poor men (and the poor

er the bettor,) to squat upon unsurveyed lands, or those not in the market, under a pledge that

the squatter shall perfect his pre-emption right

the speculator advancing the purchase mo

ney and paying the squatter iri money or granting him a portion of the land. In the particular case of a speculator here, he sends

Point, and there await your orders.

Courier Office.

Charleston, May 17,4 A. M

when but a moiety of the fund that is or ought

to ne in me treasury would sumce, if properly applied, to bring peace and security toeve-

W learn from a renlleman who arrived in ry hamlet? What engrossing scheme of elec-

this city yesterday, from Savannah, that the tioneering, what mad pursuit, what ambitious

schooner Waccamaw. caDtain Budd. with the longing, distracts the attention of the execu

Irish volunteers on board: and the schooner tve nd closes his ears to the cries of the dis-

practice and prescribe for patients. The justi

ces' court of the cily of Albany decided that

he,Thomson,had no nghtto practice medicine

for fee or reward, unless he had a diploma

school or society, and fined him the sum 0fLril8y,evena f. . "'n-

' 025! from which decision Thomson appealed r ol equni qua ny, io c u..i.ge .or ,omc-

. mj , lfk: IK. roii'xr n i ate.

IU IIIH BUJJt."'- i. till, iuiiviiii. .wuii,i w j j . i i.

three to six and over ten dollars the acre.

The recent arrangements as to "land office

money," work extremely well lor the specula-

tors. Ine man who nas si)o 10 ouy a laim

with. mav and does often travel a week with

affirmed the deciiion; consequently botanic

physicians have no right to recover for servi

ces. Argu:

George & Henry, with captain Allan's com- tressed and perishing people of Florida? We pany, were left at anchor at Cockspur, at 10 "e io,d by general Scott that the Indians

o'clock on Monday morning last, waiting "'"""-Ll. "T.. " .k r - . j l5

Wind , 1116 Duiimrei siiviitua mm nc ICVCI3 nuu IIIC WThe schooner Charles, with the balance of musquitoes forbid it. Be it so. If the Indi.nt.in Pr.nV romnanv on hoard. Ift Savan- ans cannot be followed now, we are willing to

nahon Monday morning for this port. Mostof wait until th can but they may certainly senate that the amount of public money in the. greeted, looking to

capt. F's. men had been paid ot! at Savannah 'ti.umg meir ravages in- ucpotue huki on neaxen ioj uie urn ' their obTCtll.

and discharged. I" 1 5iumium vmuivt vc gun uia; , oujtu iw

THE PUBLIC MONEY.

The secretary of the treasury reports to the

Jto enter 10 or 2U,000 acres, depesites in a pet

bank and brings a certificate which is recciv able, as you know. Or for a western man who wishes to enter largely, the burden cf

getting proper funds is trivial compared i:h

thi.t to which the humble eighty acre settler is

the rclatne txtcnt of

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TALLAli ASSEej, May s. 1 have just;Su " inircui iie pioneers ne cxiiaci ucm iuc rcpori oi wie stciciaheard from SU Marks, and regret to inform of Kentucky would defend a settlement of 50 ry the following recapitulation of the condiyou of the loss of the brig Imogene, captain ! miles in extent, by means of a few block houses tion of the thirty-six depoiite banks on the 1st Gilnatrick. She was lost on Abaco. The pas- what lthecence of gen. Scott worth if it of May JVat. Intel.

llpatnck. She was lost on Abaco. J he pas-

sencers have arrived safe from Nassau, at St.

Masks.

TALLAHASSEE, May 10. The party

which visited col. Gamble's plantation, in pur-

suit of the Indians who had committed depre

dations there, have returned, but without fall-

ins: in with the Indians. From their tracks,

it was supposed there were about thirty. The

Indrans have made a demonstration against

St. Marks, but being fired upon, had retieated

without doing any damage. Copy of a lettert dated Columbus, May 14, 1836. Sir: I arrived at 2 o'clock this morning; the stage was stopped last evening: the pas

sengers made their escape, among whom was

the rev. John B. Dawson, who had been on

express to Alabama. We hope but little from the governor of Alabama. They have burnt ud Johnson b rid re. They had a fieht vester-

. driver who was on the bo ,M,,U,W7 dj,in the neighborhood ot Joe Marshall's

nn4 Mr. Russcl, who was inside, it is s'JJ'P0"0' old place. Mr. Turnipseed, who lived 25

were killed. There were nineteen iiorse "V miles irom hub. wis ouui, oy wnai are

company belonging to the stage line, out otC!Jled friendly Indians. Johnson's houses Wh hut !hr.n have been recovered, and'. i r-L-ntr fein-housc were burnt. So matters

w- - - , auui -w

they were pierced with several bullets.

Not content with lhxr loul deeds on "terra - t i . il

cannot effect at least as much?

LIABILITIES.

$H,721,S10 85 35,520,328 08

fit ma.' the sa vanes have approached to the

hrink of the ChAtUhoochee and made their

death marks on board of our steamboats The

nr" ane worse.

JtfaCt Of f IVIICI IBWlfCV. lit VUai IG11UII)

dated

Columhm, (Ga.) May 15.

r. . o. ,l i -i a: -...I A tiirl nf IDA IsCOriMA nniifiuom iw.

Hyrenon iriipi. omun, wnue asceuuiaK vi r v - , " .c. j ii,i,,m, !;V- on tt-.tcrJ,v. fircd upon the In-'cJa comrnnvof caralrv,ciredinto,Vabam.;

2,976,427 01 16,075,570 57 1,160,736 43 4,578,377 78 29,182,068 28 16,721,92! 46 7,103,779 99

Canilal.

The forbearance of the Texian soldiery, in Treasurer of the TT. S.

refraining from doing speedy violence upon Public officer.', the person of Santa Anna, not only redounds Due to banks.

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to meir crean, oui is conclusive prooi mai me Contingent fund.

army is not conr.poiea oi aesperaooes and rei- Profit nnd loss,

ugees, as it has been the pleasure ot some to Circulation,

represent it. It is probable, we think, that Private depesites,

Santa Anna ana nis omcers win ne disposed Other liabilities.

of in whatever manner good policy may sug

gestasmost advisable, lhe leehngs of hu- 3158,943 419 35

mamty cannoi oe expeciea io nave mucn in. - a l: r,l i .-j n I MEA51 TO MEET lIABILITtES.

uuciiuc uci iiib mic. lie lias luiieuca ail i claim to the benefit of such considerations, and Loam and discounts,

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the whole world would justify the Texian domestic exchange,

commander, if be should offer him up a sacn- neai estate,

fire to the manes of the valiant victims of h i uue irom Dan us,

cruel tv. Notes of other banks,

W hnhv nut vnerne euilfv mortalii opriih loperie,

The Gods behold the punishment with pleasure Foreign exchange,

And lay the uplifted thunderbolt aside. Mpeuw . OlK.. inw.itm.rifl

A Treuch gentleman in jew ofthe prrsent

alarm about mad dogs, suggests to us (o invite

(the attention of medical men and others, to hhc experiments which Dr. Bresson of Paris

as been making for two years past. 1 here.

our informant states to us,

,nd on himieif.

were made by

end the effects of a bite, nnd haing indeed

"ia, nervous spasms, irritation cfthelaroyx, Hhd dread of liquids, he resorted to the use of

KsrK. nhirh at I hp fun if swrrhr riaxm

relieved all the unfavorable rymploms. H1?

prepared, a detailed memoir of tha care which he pres-nted to the royal academy of medicine, and which he terminated with expres

sions of a confident hope, that iy pursuing m

erneriments upon anmals, he would establish

370,161,282 0 the fact, that vapor baths will cure or prevent

&,7b4,:&Jl 4 hydropiiooia; j hi? ei.ojgn, mnv

hope, to suggest to our physicians a repetition of the c-tperiment in any case that may fall

under their observation. .

.eir lork .imrncan.

2,396,120 46

17,188,799 26

13,000,421 07

10,202,245 60

134,483 48 3-13.483 48 9,749,813 83

$158,94.3,419 36

A jrsr law.- -The Massachusetts revised

statutes makeit imprisonment foronc year and

a fine of 100 f r every person who shall cut or injure a tree not his own.

Hydrophobia. New York is infested with

mad dosrs. and one paper states, that numer

ous cases of hydrophobia had occurred within

a fw Havs amonp them a youne ladv who

had hern bitten bv a rabid doe. We have nev is in the employment of government. on Wrednesdav in the steamboat Uost.-f. i ey

i urA nrnv ir'ilar occurrence-in Ralii. Mauere the. despicable shifts of the adminis- came from Portland and arc bound far Charles

ivs v w.. I o - . - , , i

Cat out or the bag. RVuben 1. "Whit- Fifty-two U. S. troops arrived n( New V.

mere, but it is not owing to the scarcity of tration to avoid th confession by adopting the ton.

dogs, for they run in droves through our streets resolution "r. w we, uie lomowmg mco-i This is a nuisance that should be removed. I py of a circular (rom him to Win. Blakey, re-j Honesty is the best Wc aija?t 5?? the utility of permitting dogs ceiver of public monies, in Nirsouri: 'predominate.

.lirv. ?rt that m.tto