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OARKY'd FERRY. Aug. 9 th, 1839.The Steamboat Charleston leave* Garay’# Ferryto-doy, with 40 Seminole*, prisoner* of war. in T charge of Lieut. W. K. Hanson, 7th Infantry., ^Tbeaa Indian# were captured by that officer at Fort Mellon, • few day# titter, under the following circumttancea t—'The intelligence of tho Coloota-hatchoo murder wa# brought to Fort Mellon on tho 31»t ulu by • dotachmen' of Dragoons. The In. diant who were encamped in considerable number at Fort Mellon, receiving ration* c , lied procipi lately ut tho tight of amountod furca, and would nut return to the Fort until the Dragoou* had #t*rted bock for Tampa, a few of them then canto in. and announced that the Chief wonld visit the Fort on tho 3d day, with tomo of hi* people to procure pm* vision*. Accordingly, on tho afternoon of the 3d forty-five of them, men, women, and children came into the Fort. At a preconcerted tignol, the troop# run to thoir arms, closed tho gate*, and surrounded the Seminole*. They made *omo elToru at escape, and two men broke through the line of soldiers. A volley «if mult;quetry was poured upon them, and they boih dropped dead. Ths remainder then quietly surrendered. The Steamboat Charleston reached the Forttwodayt after the capture, and the Indians were at once transferred on board. On tho 5lh( another Seminole with his wifo and child were captured, making tho whole amount of prisoners 40. of whom fourteen were men. They reached Garay's Ferry yesterday.Thn moat singular circumstance attending this afTuir, is, that tho Indians had got intelligence by a ruuncF of the Colooaahatchee massacre before their capture. They were ignorant, however, that die snmo news had been received at Fort Mellon, and thought therefore, that they might safely return to die Fort lo procura provisions'before thuy left tiro vicinity. They maintained an appearance of friendship throughout the whole time, which wa* met by appoaroncus equully sincere on the pnrt of tlie garrison, until tho proper moment came for undeceiving them. The intelligence of the Coloosa-hatchcc alluir bad been brought to them on die 2nd August by an Indian named Sjaniih John, residing on tho Gulf coast. He was was one of tho two who attempted l» escape when surrounded by th* troops at Fort Mellon, and was shot dead as above stated. Ho hod with him a largo umount of money, and u number of percussion cups, such a* are used by the Dragoons. It is not impossible that he was nt at, if not an actor in the Colo.aahatelwe,gedy. y(
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Savannah Weekly Georgian
Savannah, Georgia, US
Sat, Aug 17, 1839
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