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   RETURN ©Genealogy Trails