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Farmers' Gazette, And Cheraw Advertiser
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
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Steamer General Clinch arrived from Florida with U.S. Army passengers and reported Col. Twiggs' unsuccessful scout using blood hounds along St. John's River; two Indians, one related to Sam Jones, were shot in a boat.
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The steamer General Clinch, Capt. Brooks arrived at this port yesterday, from Garey's Ferry Black Creek. (Florida) having on board, as passengers Capt. E. Walker, Assistant Quarter Master, Drs. J. B. Wells, and S. R. Arnold, all of the U. S. Army; also two Hospital Nurses.
We learn that Col. Twiggs had returned from a fifteen days scout up the St. John's River with the Blood Hounds, which, it is stated to be perfectly useless-all attempts to induce them to take the trail of the Indians proving unsuccessful.
Two Indians were discovered in a boat, and shot-one of them said to be a brother of Sam Jones.
Char. Courier.
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two indians shot, one said to be a brother of sam jones; blood hounds proved useless for tracking.
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Steamer General Clinch arrived from Garey's Ferry Black Creek, Florida, with U.S. Army passengers including Capt. E. Walker, Drs. J. B. Wells and S. R. Arnold, and two hospital nurses. Col. Twiggs returned from a 15-day scout up St. John's River using blood hounds, which failed to track Indians. Two Indians were discovered in a boat and shot.