The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-03-03
ANOTHER VICTORY
OYER THE CREEK INDIANS /!
WAsHrScroS CRY, February 10.
Copy Of letter from Gen jackson, of the Tennessee
Volunteers, TO Gen. Pinkncy.
Head Qsarters, Fort .Stroticr,3
January 2y, 1914.


Major General PfNKNEr--
SrR--I bad the honor Of informing you in
a letter Of the Slst ult. express of an ex-
cursion contemplated making still further
into the cncmy's coun,ry,with the new raised
volunteers from Tennessee. had orderc
those troops 10 form junction with me on
the 10th inst. bu, they did not arrive until the
l4ih. Their number, incIpding officers, was
about 500 and on the l5lh marched them
across the river 70 g'aze their boesos. On the
next day | followed with the remainder oi my
force, consisting of tho artillery companyi
with one six FOUNDER, one company of inlsns
Try, of 20 ment two companies OF spies,coms~
manded by Csptsins Gordon and Russell, ot
about 80 men zach, and company of so!uns
tcer officers, lfestlcd by Gen. Coffee, who had
been abandoned by his men, and who sill rcs
mained in the fieid u~si,iog the order Of th6
government Making my force, exclusive OF
iodians, nine hundred and thirty.
The motives which influenced me 10 prnes
trete stiIl farther into the cnemy's country
with this force were many and urgent. TbS
tetm OF service OF The new raised volunteers
was short, and considerable part Of il was
expired /; they were expensive 10 the goserha
ment and were full Of ardor IN meet the cpc<
my. The III effects Of keeping soldiers OF
ibis description, long stationary and idle,
had been made &c feel but TOO sensible srcns
dy--o,hcr causes concurrcd 10 make sucl,
movcmen, no, only jusiifable, but absolutely
necessary. had received letter from Capt
M'GaIpin OF the s.h inst who commanded az
Fort Arnslrong in the absence of Col. Snocs
grass, informing me that ID or Is towns Of
the enemy, situated on the waters of the Tai
iapoosa, were about uniting their forces and
atlacking that place, which had been left in
very feeble state Of defence. You had in your
letter OF the Oath ult. informed me that Gem
Floyd was about 10 make movement to the
Talapoosa near its junction with the Goose,
and in the same letter bad rccommc nded tenn
porary excursions against such Of the cncmy's
towns or settlements as might be within striks
ing distance, as well to prcvcn, my men from
becoming d,contcDted, as TO harrass the eue@
my. Your ideas correspondcd exactly win
my own, and was happy in the opportunity
of keeping my men engaged, OF distressing
the enemy, and at the same time of making
a diversion that was calculated 10 facilitate
the operation, OF General Floyd.
Determined by these and other considcras
lions, took up tie line Of march on the l7,h
inst. and on The night Of the 18Th encampcd
al Iallcdega Fort, where ] was joined by y
or 500 friendly Indiaus--ss Of whom were
Cherokes., the balance Greeks. Here re-
cevcd your letter Of The 9th inst. stating thsc
Gen. Fioyd was expected TO make movc@
mcnt from Cowciaa the mex, day, and ,ha, in
ten days thereafter he would establish hrm
position at Tuckabatcbee and also letter
from Col. Snodgrass, who had returned 70
Fort Armutong, informing me, that an at
tack was ioiendsd TO be soon made on that
fort by 600 Of the enemy. IF ! could have
hosi,ai-d before, codld now hesitate no lou-
ger. resolved to lose no tine in meeting
this force. which was understood to have been
collected from Ntw.Yoresu, Oskfuskee, and
Ulau'ey io@ns, and wss then eonccn,rsted In
a bend Of the Tallapooss, near the mouth Of
creek called Emuskfsu, anc on an island be-
low New-Tofessu-