The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-12
From IN EXTRA -eceiv.d
RT THIS OFFICE.

Tosst Of UGskingtsn, IA. 4, September Iith, 1918
BY an express, arrived in this town last evening.
from the CsDtonment, Mount Vernon, (near Fort
St@ddert) we have received, under cover from G en-.
Claiborne, the following:
E.<tract Of a letter from Gen Ferdinand /. Ciai.
oorne 70 Cen .fEeWHcy, commanding the 7sA Nh
Gtd1 District.
CANroNMENT, MOUNT YeRNoN,I
3yd September, 1873
"SIR--On the 3lst ui;imo had the honor TO re-
reire your letter OF the 24th with its enclosure for
wsrded ty express to me, then at EasIys station
tie Greek line, and about eshty.fye miles A.
bove this the Tombicbee.
&" Col. Hs~kins' communications for some time
past, overwhelmingly had tendency to Lessen our
sppreheusions, and To- beset belief of our almoet
perfect security. My ltt,e but inestimsble corpsj
have !e the effects begoten by the doubts which ex
listed to the real intention OF the Creeks In pro-
eah'yPreyented yourseis aud certainly Gov Holmes,
from semdns troops 10 this exposed part of the
try About the esd uit- l received information that
12OO Indians were the % entering the Terri
tory with intentions 10 attack the upper posts on the
Tonbigbee, that rnanded by Col. Carson in the
fork OF the Toinbigbee, and Alabama rivers and the
one on Tensaw, commanded by siaor Bessey-
The Indians from the Black Warrior were To- attack
the upper posts and those from the AIabams, that
on 3ensaw. J'sis information vas INN edigteIy
COMMUNICATED to Gel Cstson and to Mai BessIey.
snd my arrangements made for the defence OF t. 2
three riaees threatened in the best aannsr Of which
the llnhed meansi possessed wsuld admit.
t" With eighty nen, | wen. myself to- EAsley's 81
wasJoned by two detae iments of volunteer ~ ;tia
under the command OF Col. Hmnes abide. csrnp 60
GOV. R0imes, sTJ by Capt. Classify. The place
WA not attacked 81 the time expected and after Sc
vera unsuccessful attempts tn gain intelligence INV
scouts fsll IN With Choctaw IDdisns from whose in
forinston ! was induced TO believe that no attack
would soon be made. la fact they seemed TO Dsnu.
at that the enerny was rather lntn,iated and sta
ted that the CboctswSin the mfneda,e me- chborhood
vino mad joined tlem Ind, At the instance OF Foosh.
ematahs "a metal chiet) Withdrawn from them in
tending TO remain neutral and that they had reno.
V,j sod we're removing from the scene Of action TO
uore secure place for their women and children
This sscert,ined to be the fact Their towns were
VISITED by Cat. Wells, OF dragons, and found aban.
dohsd Under these circumstance Icft Easley's
st~rou, * on my way 10 this post, learned that Mai
Bers'cy bad been stacked. reached tl,is pIeee VI
~ o'clock last night having rode seVenty miles since
morning
"The attack on Mai. Beasley YVES made a, stopt
II o'clock 4. n. on the 5gth ut II vas ynexpeet.
ci AZ tie no'nert Il orcurred bar the Whole rsrrison
~ nomisfiatcy nader arms. The front gate v rs
open. and tAr enemy ran in greet numbers Il, pos.
sess themse'v@s oft. IN The contest Cor tie ssie
Joeny fell 10th sdcs Socn. however the aes;on.
becave getetal, tie enemy feitiny on all sdes in
tire oren 6,d, sni ss uesr tie aoekads rs fhev
uii Get I'll" yort holes we're taken and re.iak,n
several mes a blocl-hous wqs contsuscd for -,
Cspf jack, It he rad NJ SIS ave ri0ernen. frr
tes9-Se * IN hour afer re enemy werc r. osscs.
ton ~ rrt NJ q. ~fcn fnsily ihey sncre e.,ed ~
driving 's c"r0l"vy i1'oe house IN The fort. snd ha
7.sg stopped man5 d d,e port holes 9Th Che cnta