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Miscellaneous Newspaper Gleanings for Chatham County, GA
Republican
Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) June 1, 1825
Savannah, May
11
A gentleman
who arrived in town last evening from the interior of the state,
informs us that a body of Indians who killed their chief General
M’Intosh, dispersed the next day without committing any further
outrages than those already mentioned; and that they were in a quiet
and peaceable state. They declare it is not their intention to
commit any further violence – that they are now perfectly satisfied,
having wreaked their vengeance on their chief who, they say, has
seriously injured and deceived them. It believed the Indians will
abandon the country without a murmur, at the time stipulated by the
treaty for their departure. The attack on M’Intosh was made of
the 1st int., between 4 and 5 o’clock in the morning. On being
informed of the approach of the Indians and their intention to kill
him, M’Intosh immediately presented himself and commenced haranguing
them – at the moment more than fifty guns were fired at him and
twenty-four balls, it is said, passed through his body. – Republican.
Submitted by
Nancy Piper
Republican
Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) June 15, 1825
Benjamin Hawkins, brother of Samuel Hawkins, who it was supposed was
killed, arrived at Montgomery, on the 7th of May. He states that
he left his town (Hillabee) for Montgomery and had not proceeded very
far before he discovered a party of twenty within ten steps of
him. One of the party (his cousin) after throwing the powder from
the pan of his rifle, reverted it at him, and snapped it, as a signal
of danger. Hawkins wheeled his horse and fled. The balances of
the Indians fired at him but did not injury. Several balls passed
through his plain cloak, which he in the pursuit threw
away. The Indians found the cloak, and upon seeing the holes in
it, were under the impression that they had wounded him.
It is reported that Col. Crowell and the Little Prince are at Fort
Mitchell, guarded by several hundred Indians in consequence of threats
made use of by the friends of McIntosh and the rest of the Indians who
have been killed. – Sav. Repub.
Submitted by Nancy Piper
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