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Tarhorough, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Saturday, June 4, 183G,
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must invariably pay in advance, or
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Miscellaneous.
from the Macon Ga. .Messenger
May 10.
CREEK WAp.
In our last we announced that a
War had broken out with the
Creek nation, pot lending the most
disastrous consequences. Al
thougli we gave no flattering view
of the prospects, our anticpalions
have been more than realized by
the results of the week. Having
been near the spot for several
days, we can vouch for the cor
rectness of most of the statements.
The work of destruction is going
forward with fearful rapidity.
Every man they have fallen in
with has been their victim, or es
caped with difficulty. The num
ber killed is not fully known, but
itcamiot be less than forty and
probably many more, as we do
not know what has transpired in
places remote from Columbus,
and particularly on the Alabama
frontier. The inhabitants within
the former limits of the Creek Na
tion have all fled, unless it may be
in some small sections where the
country is densely populated near
the old settlements of Alabama.
A few have succeeded in bringing
in a part of their stock, provisions,
furniture, Sec. but the greater part
have abandoned all. On Satur
day last we saw the road from
Taibotlon to Columbus (32 miles)
a continued throng of people seek
ing new home. The men, we
trust, after finding protection for
their families will return and de
feud the soil they have purchased
from their barbarous assailants,
la many cases their wagons with
provisions were captured, and
many whites with them killed,
who did not succeed in escaping,
and the blacks captured, as they
have often been in considerable
numbers on the plantations. . The
city and vicinity of Columbus
presents truly a distressing scene.
Hundreds, probably a thousand,
are encamped some occupying
are-houses, and every descrip
tion of building that could be fur
nishedand many others with
scarcely any protection from the
elements.
As far as can be discovered, the
hostility will be much more gen
eral than was at first anticipated.
We do not think that many of the
Chiefs are inclined to hostilities;
hut they have lost nearly all their
influence with their tribes, and
cannot control them. Only three
hundred have come in, who are
camped at Ben Marshall's on the
West bank of the Chatthoochee
just above Columbus. Two hun
ted are at Tuskegee, and fifty at
ort Mitchell.
The most material incidents
that have occurred within a few
days past, as far as we learned,
are these:
The family of a Mr. Davis,
consisting of seven persons, were
murdered on Friday last, a few
m'Ies above thf Fprfpral Rnarl.
On Saturday and Sunday the
Plantations of Jn. Crowcll, jr.
Abercrombie, Hudson, and others.
oetweert Columbus and Fort Mit
jneii, Were pluncjered and the
buildings burned. The bridges
n the Federal road on the Bin
and Imlt Uchec Creeks were
burnt. A load of goods from the
store of a Mr. Baker, of the lower
part of Chambers county, were
taken, and with the wagon, were
burnt, and the horses killed. Mr.
Chas Redd's wagon, loaded with
Corn, and his negroes were taken
about 6 miles from Columbus.
On Saturday, five men went out
to bring in some horses'and stages
from the line. When coming in,
with 19 horses and two stages,
about twenty-one miles from this
place, a little after dark, they
were attacked by Considerable
number of Indians, and fired upon.
One escaped with four horses, two
of which w ere wounded, and got
in on Sunday morning. Mr. Ad
ams, (an Agent) came in with a
horse in the evening: another, Mr.
Hicks, on Monday morning and
Russell on Tuesday. The other
(Green) is ascertained to have
been killed. The mails of course,
cease to run further than Colum
bus on the Fast.
The mail contractors have suf
fered very severe losses by Indian
hostilities. Not less than forty
valuable horses are known to be
taken or killed, and three stages
and one mail wagon detroyed.
Two mailes are lost.
On Sunday, about noon, the
steam-boat Hyperion. Captain
Smith was coming up the river,
when opposite Abercrombiers
plantation, G or 7 miles below
Columbus, was fired upon from a
thicket, on the bank, by about for
ty Indians, as was supposed. The
first fire the pilot, Mr. Brockway,
was killed; one of the crew was
severely, (supposed to be mortal- j
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body, and both arms, and another
had his leg badly shattered. The
boat was run upon a sand-bar near
the eastern bank when the dp-1
tain, crew, a lady and several I
other passengers, (two of whom j
were wounded) escaped to the
shore, and came up to town. A j
party of about forty immediately!
started for the boat. Major John!
H. Watson and one other man be
ing in advance, arrived there,
found no Indians, and the boat
untouched, by them they went
on board where they found two
wounded.
On Monday morning, Colonel
Spivey collected a number of his
neighbors, in the country, went to
the boat and got it afloat com'
pellcd the Engineer and Pilot to
do their duties, and brought it up
without having sustained any in-
On Friday, a skirmish took
place about 15 miles above Co
lumbus, between a party of about
50 whites, commanded by Wm.
Davis, Esq. and about 50 Indians.
One ludian was killed, and several
were wounded. No loss on the
part ofthe whites.
On Monday, about two o'clock,
the mail, and another Stage, con
taining 14 persons including dri
vers, on their way from Montgom
ery, were attacked by the Indians
about 20 miles from Columbus,
near the place the other stage
was captured. The horses were
put to the top of their speed, and
coming in contact with the dead
horses the stages were turned from
the road and upset. The horses
were cut out of their harness, and
mounted some by two. The
two drivers, on arriving within
five or six miles of Columbus were
again fired on, when they left the
road, abandoned their horses and
took to a swamp. They came
in, in safety during the night
also their horses. On Tuesday
forenoon, two more had come in,
and one of them reported, that he
knew thai three or four others had
pcrnnprl in n cane-brake with him,
but nothing further is known of
them. On Tuesday morning
Tom Brown and ten or twelve
other friendly Indians were indue
pm l v nn n fier ofreward to go and
try to procure the mails. About
noon they returned with a number
of packages, and reported that
they found the first mail stage
captured partly burnt, and under
it the body of the driver Green,
and three dead bodies by the oth
er stages. While gathering up
the contents ofthe mail, they were
discovered by the hostile Indians,
and made their escape immediate-
h-
In the afternoon, a large parly
and about twenty whites started
again for the same purpose, from
whom we have not heard.
A most fearful tragedy has been
enacted at the village ofRoanoak,
on the Chattahoochee, about 33
miles below Columbus, within the
limits of Georgia. On Sunday
morning, at day-light, the place
was attacked, it is supposed by
three or four hundred Indians, 15
men were killed and twt nt y woun
ded. The place was stormed and
burnt to ashes. The women and
children it is believed escaped, as
also the steam-boat Georgian,
which was I vine at the wharf.
Among the killed was Col. Felix
G. Gibson, a worthy citizen and
brave man, Capt. Home, the
Solicitor of the Chattahoochee
Circuit, is badly, supposed to be
mortally wounded.
Some apprehensions have been
entertained for the safety of Irwin
ton; but the citizens have erected
a fort, and organized a sufficient
corps, it is believed, to defend it.
Serious apprehensions have
been entertained fori he safety of
Columbus, which we do not think
were by any means groundless.
The Volunteer corps of the town
are now well organized, and it is
strictly guarded.
On Tuesday we saw a consid
erable company from Harris
county, near Columbus a small
company of sturdy Volunteers
had arrived from Upscn and Mar
ion counties. Talbot had nobly
stepped forward, and Colonel Ad
ams had voluntarily drafted one
half the militia of the county, to
be ready to march yesterday
also a Volunteer corps. These
men, we have good reason to be
lieve will tlo as they should. Eve
ry week of delay now is a thous
and lives lost, and a million of
money robbed flom the Trea
sury. Our Governor has issued orders
for two thousand Volunteers.
We have not yet heard that Ala-,
hama has more than 700 troops in
actual service.
This crisis is an alarming one.
There has been no ludian war in
the country that has involved so
great a sacrifice of property, and
we wish we could stop here. But
there must be a severe and almost
an exterminating contest before
the Indians will come to any terms,
or any should be granted them:
and the sooner the war is carried
to every part of their country, the
better.
There is a man now in the field,
who has every qualification for a
leader. In him, every individual
has entire confidence; and the
public voice calls for him, as the
commader. We allude to Colo
nel John H. Howard.
TEXAS
From the Mobile Mercantile Ad
vertiser oj May 1 3.
Direct from the field of Glory!
Two or three gentlemen who
fought under General Houston in
his recent glorious victory over
Santa Anna, have arrived in Mo.
bile. One of them, Mr. Joseph
Andrews, who resides near .VI er
riweather Springs in Georgia, has
in his possession various docu
ments from officers high in com
mand, in evidence ofthe estima
tion in which he is held on ac
count of his manly deportment
during the fight between Colonel
Ward's command and the Mexi
cans, as well as in the recent bat
tle between General Houston's
army and that of Santa Anna.
From this gentleman we learn the
following particulars of the en
gagement, which are confirmed
in every particular by the state
ments ofthe others:
On the 2 1st April, theTexians,
under Houston, and 600 strong,
had manoeuvred so as to get above
and within some two miles and in
sight ofthe Mexicans, under San
la Anna, who were twelve hun
dred and seventy strong, aisd near
down to the fork ofthe two rivers
the Brassos and Sabine. Hous
ton having the enemy thus snugly
hemmed in, had his little army
drawn up for the gurpose of ad
dressing it in person. 'Soldiers,'
said he, 'there is the enemy; do
yon want to fight?' 'Yes!' was
the universal shout. "Well, then,"
said he, "let us eat our dinner,
and then I will lead- vou into the
battle!" They obeyed the order
to eat, and immediately thereaf-;
ter at about 4 o'clock, P. M. were!
marched to the attack. Theyi
bore down upon the Mexicans atj
the lop of their speed, reserving'
their fire until near enough to havej
every shot tell. A hot engage-
metlt Was kpnl tin fin nhnnt ttvrntvl
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minutes, when the Mexicans be
gan to break and retreat in great
disorder and confusion. The
Texians carried all before them.
Although they had but half the
number ofthe Mexicans, and but
two pieces of cannon of four
pound each, while the enemy had
a six and a nine pounder, yet in
fifteen minutes after tire engage
ment commenced, many of the
Mexicans called loudly for quar
ter. After the rout of the Mexi
cans, Houston's men continued to
follow up and pour in upon them
for about two hours. Upwards of
six hundred and fifty Mexicans
were killed, and about six hundred
t n . i
taKen prisoners, i nere were six
or seven Texians killed, and about
twenty wounded. General Cos
and Almonte were among the pri
soners first taken. The former
was pale and greatly agitated, but
the latter displayed, as he had
done during the fight, great cool
ness and courage.
Santa Anna fled among the
earliest who retreated. He was
seen by two boys, one ubout fif
teen and the other about seventeen
years of age, to go into a thicket
of wood. They kept watch of
the place during the night, and
the next morning a man came out
dressed like a common Mexican
soldier. Not suspecting him to
be Santa Anna, they took him
prisoner. He offered no resis
tance, but wished to be taken to
Gen. Houston. He was conduct
ed to that officer, when he made
himself known as Santa Anna,
asked the respect due officers of
rank, and made the offers for his
liberty which have been publish
ed. Santa Anna, Mr. Andrews
says, is apparently about 45 years
of age, of rather small stature,
dark complexion, black hair;
black bright eyes, and altogether
a good looking man.
When questioned as to the mur
der of Tols. Fanning and Ward
and the men under their command,
he stated that, in the battle the
evening previous to their surren
der, about 1000 of the Mexicans
were killed, while not more than
20 Texians had fallen that the
Texians had exhausted their am
munition and were without water,
that they surrendered upon the
terms of capitulation, since pub
lished, but that he had been induc
ed to violate these terms for two
reasons first because the day
after the surrender of Col. Ward
and those under his cammand, the
number of prisoners became so
great-in consequence that he had
not provisions sufficient for them
and his own army; and, se
condly, he had not men enough to
keep them securely. Consequent
ly, Col. 'Ward and almost all his
soldiers were shot with Col. Fan
ning. When questioned respecting the
fight near the Mission, between
the Mexicans and Col. Ward's
company, he stated that about
400 of the Mexicans were killed,
but that Col. Ward and his men
were protected by the walls ofthe
Church, in which they had sta
tioned themselves.
The following named persons
under the command of Cols. Fan
ning and Ward, made their escape
Joseph Andrews, (our inform
ant) David Holt, Lewis Washing
ton, Dickinson, Morace Bul
lock, Samuel Hardaway, and
Benj. Mordecai, all Georgians.
Dr. Shackelford of Alabama, had
his life spared, and is now in at
tendance upon the wounded Mex
icans. The Mexicans, and the Texians
who made their escape, agree in
stating that when Col, Ward was
about to be shot, he was ordered
to kneel, but could not be made
to do so either by threats or pro
mises. His gallant spirit nothing
could subdue. He proudly bid
them defiance ami died like an
American Soldier!
In the battle between Houston
and Santa Anna, Col Mirabeau
Lamar, of Georgia, greatly dis
tinguished himself for his valor
and intrepidity, and gained the
applause of all.
It is said there were noj fifty
Texians in the battle; that the
Texian army was composed al
most entirely of volunteers. "
Santa Anna is a prisoner on an
armed vessel, near Galveston Is
land, while the Mexican prisoners,
who are"able to labor, are entrac-
ed in building breast works on thej
Island.
a,t, , n r .(days of Mahomet. In the town of
.iJui 1,e.Gf"a! Cor" Kir.laiid they have erec.ee! a su.ne
.he Me l.odist Lpiscopa ( hurcl. j Iem , e v($40,w0.
a embled at Cnannal, on the ,, -J60 h g0 fJe, broad d 5Q
4th .nsant. We observe that they ;feet u . two r(:BS of
have adopted a resolul.on almost; golhic idos. The first floor
unan.mously,express..1gthe.roP-isthe ,ace of worsli ih 4
position, ... unequ.voca terms, to ,.ow, ofHpupil9 at eafh ',d Uv.
abolmonism. They hate also ; 3 j . ; , rfl. ,2
(hed the location of the Book pupi,, ri behind and above one
i onccrn at New York, by a vote i i j .i
f0 ' another, and are designed, the
0 ' 10 " i uppermost row, for the bishc.p and
his counsellors, the second for the
OThe sale of valuable cattle priesl and ,,s counsellors the third
at Powelton, on Saturday was for tJe ,eachers, and the fourth or
numerously attended from various the lowest for the deacons. Over
parts of the country. Twenty ihe division between each ofthe
three animals brought eight thous- rows of pulpits is a painted ran
and five hundred and forty dol- Vas rolled up to the ceiling, and
lars, an average of $362 a piece. to be let down with pleasure, so as
One bull brought g700, and one l0 conCcal the dignitaries from
cow $000. Phil. Gaz. the audience. The area can be
divided into four apartments at
Hillsborough, May 13. pleasure, to carrv on the objects
George Huston, alms Ezekiel of imp0sl?ire. f he jetond and
W. Morson, alias Ezekiel Morgau, attic stories are for a theological
and who slates that he is from and literary seminary, which it is
Guilford county, was taken up in expectec tJ iavethe manual labor
this place yesterday, and commit- system aUac,ed to it. The Mor
ted for trial, lor attempting to ne- mons are very eager to acquire an
gotiate a forged note for seventeen education. Men, women and
hundred dollars at the Agency of children, are studying Hebrew,
the Bank of Cape Fear. He will Some of the men 'in middle age
be taken to the Jail of Guilford pnrsue lheir Hebrew liM ,2
county for safe keeping until our o'clock at night, and attend to no
next Superior Court. Recorder. lhing dse They pre(en(J t iiave
, ... . remarkable revelations, work mir-
c MiltonjMay 17 ac, bea, lie sick hv
Caswell Superior Kurt I his fVilmington Journal.
Court adjourned on r riday last. !
On Wednesday, came on the trial -
of Henry Harris, (a man ofcolor,) (T7The Archbishop of Bor
charged" with setting fire to, and deaux, who, formerly, was the
burning the jail of Orange, from Bishop of Boston, has lately been
which county the trial, on aflida- invested with the cap and purple
vitof the prisoner, had been re- Sown of a .Cardinal. It is said,
moved. After a charge from the . t,,at ,e w' probably, on the
Judge, the Jury retired for a short dealu of tne Prsent pope, suc
time, when they returned with a'ceetl 10 lhe pontifical chair. ib.
verdict of Guilty, as charced in
the bill of indictment. The pris
oner was indicted under the Act
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of Assembly of 1830, which makes according to the Planters Advo
it felony, without benefit of cler- cate of Donaldsonville, Louisiana,
gy, to set fire to, and destroy the made an ingenious apparatus to
State House, any Court House, j prevent fires from the sparks of
public Jail, he. , j steam furnaces. It is supposed
On Saturday morning the pris- it will be of much importance to
oner was brought into Court to the sugar planters who use steam
receive the awful senteoce of the ' power.
Law. An exception was takeu
by his counsel to the insufficiency
of the record, which was overrul
ed by the Court, and the Juc'go,
after a short but feeling address,
pronounced the sentence of execu
tion, which is to lake place the
third Saturday in June; We un
derstand the Prisoner, who mani
fested much sangfroid or careless
ness during his -trial, appeared
deeply affected when he received
his sentence.
Henry F. Smith, was indicted
and convicted of Forgery, in mak
ing and passing to the Agency
ofthe Bank of the State, in this
place, a negotiable note for a con
siderable amount, most of which,
was, however, through the vigi
lance of one of the Directors, ob
tained from him. He was ably
defended by Messrs. Moreheaid
and Garhatn, but the evidence
being strong and conclusive, he
was found guilty, and was stn
tenced to receive thirty-nine lash
es stand in the pillory one hour
to be imprisoned six months,
and pay a fine of twenty dol
lars, and stand in the pillory and
be whipl on the same day that
Harris is to be executed. Smith is
a young man, and formerly acted
as a constable ofthe county... (icr.
Gold. In 1824, the amount of
Gold obtained in Norlh Carolina,
from the various Mines, amounted
only to $4000 In 1833, the
amount of production had . willed
to .$470,000. Since 1833, the
income has diminished.
Raleigh Register.
The Mormons A gentleman
living in Lor&ine rminiy, Ohio,
writes that a more txf inordinary
sect has not sprung up sinre the
C?Captain Gabriel Winters
( o vrv nnnrnnria tp nampV. has
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