Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-11
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Cumming. dated Camp, .se'chops'
ST. joins. Dec. 4, 1919, zee hane
selected lie folto1ciag:
/" Ire army at this place is now
about 500 strong, and in the course
os a few weeks we shat! be joined
by about 100 more that are encamp
e,! at Point Petre. As soon as the
other troops join us, we are informed
that we shall march to Col. Smiths
Camp, before St. Augustine; and
the Gun-boats stationed on the river
opposite to our camp have received
orders to repair to Augustine to be
Joined by some other naval force, tor
the purpose of besiegins the fortress
of Saint Augustine.
Ertract Of letter to the Editor Of
the Georgia E1press. from a gen
tleman Of respectatility, in the or
my, dated
"PeINT PETRE, Dec. 5.
t" We arrived at this post on the
1st of November. after fatigning
march oftwenty-one da' from san
dersville. On the 5th four compa-
nies commanded by captains Cum
ming Of Richmond. Willis Of Wash.
ington, Gilbert Of Wilkinson. and
Atkinson Of Pulaski, sailed for Col.
Smiths camp on St. Johns, f.. F.
whittier they were followed on the
10th by Capt. Sanders rife comHa-
ny from Co!umbia-Tbe latter went
by land and reached st. Johns in lit
tie more than two days.
The five companies at this place
remain in statu quo. without being
able to give any guess at what time
we shall receive marching orders.
On the 2Sth ult. about one hun
dred and fifty or sixty, officers in
cluded, we're detached from our re.
giment, and together with few re-
gulars and eighteen patriot cavalry.
placed under the command of Capt.
Woodruff of the United States ri
flemen for the purpose Of reconnoi-
tering st. Augustine and brisging off
a large drove of bullocks collected
in that ncighborhood by the Spa
niards. The party failed to get hold
of the beeves in consequence of their
beirg kept close under the guns Of
the town ard fort. They succeeded
in bringing offa Spanish picket guard
composed ola corporal and three pri-
Yates. taken without firing gun.
From the best information the force
in st. Augustine consists of four
hundred Spaniards aud fisc hundred
blacks.
Considerable dissatisfaction is
said to prevail between the Spaniards
and blacks; the latter of whom arc
said in freak to have directed the
guns on the lines to the town, 4 few
days since without doing any mis-
chief. 1t is said that they threaten
the governor with a determination
10 put every man, woman and child
to death. if he agrees to surrender
The fortress
Washington, Geo. Dec. is.
Arrived At this place on Saturday
last, a company Of mounted volun-
teers from East Tennessee, Of about
go men, under command Of col.
John Williams. a gentleman of much
distinction, and citizen of Knoxville.
The men were robust. active and In
excellent health and spirits-provi.
ded fully with every necessary for
battle. and as many Of the convent.
esees for a march as could be con-
veyed on horseback. Previous to
their arrival, Col. Williams sent for
ward an express to his exceliency
Governor Mitchell, informing him
OF his readiness to march with his
command, to any poiut or post, where
they might render service to the
state Of Georgia, or to the L. 8.
A tender Of their services was
made to the President of the United
States, preyiou. to their march. but
the were to meet his answer upon
the "tented fe!d'' and not a7cait it
upon the "downy couch" This is
acting more than processing.
BOSTON, January