Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-30

caring MY communication and hay,
hsceriained That d strong spirit ofhostllit,
towards us still exists among them:
have therefore made arrangements foi
assembling at Fort Scott, near the head
ofthe Apalachicola river, IN next month
the whole al INV disposable force, in order
- settle our differences with the Indians
and TO put u stop Ia the predatory war,
carried on for some time past at the es-
pence Of the lives and property of unoi.
iendiug and helpless settlers.
"Ny force, though sufficient To meet
tl.c warriors oC the towns in the vicinity
Of the Appalachicoia, tshonid they prefer
war TO asurrcndero Of their offenders, may
not he equal Ia that which general rup-
tnre-ti,cre would very soon bring toge-
liner and as any ATTEMPT or tie part OF
t;,e Indians 10 oppose the arrest Of the
murdercrs will .e followed b. an imBc-
tia;e ;.ia. q! cur strength, I shall IN ;;,at
event have occasion sOrau auxiliary iJrce.
I hGrc therefore 10 request or yc,:r Eecsiisn-
~ q detachment IF ;lIiii1, 10 consist Of 0me
I;aftct;oH Of Rifcmcn and ore Battalion of
frkt or mounted injaMiry, 10 be hcH IN rea-
diasss 50 GSssmbie az Fort Bawains IN tie
.c,t ssc:ifa, aImed, cioihsf, and equipped, for
t.co n,oN:kS Srprice, ui,ers a. nil BE- mastered
cnG ;,sPecied according 20 hrr.
g ! have ordered supply ofprovisions
aats other military stores 10 The Appala-
chiCo,a, By water, TO be delivered at Fort
Scott hy The 30ll of the next monih--at
which time wish 10 he in readiness TO
adjust our difference with the Indians
Should they he disposed 40 continue in u
state ofwar, they shall receive full por-
ton OF its evils but, should they desire
peace, and Yield 10 the demands of JUS
tee, 'iiey shall I've gratified. In this case,
the troops will be occupied in completing
ABROAD which have commcnrci from
this place, via Fort Crawford, on the CO.
ilaka, TO cross lie Chaitahoocle, about
midway between Forts Scott and Gam $,
and thence 10 Hartford, in Georgia. Bv
ihis route The distance from Georgia to
this place and Mobile, will be considcra-
bly, shprt'ned--ihe road, rs have reason
Ia believe, will he better than thai by
Mannac's, and ii VAL moreover ope, a
direct aud easy communication between
our different military posts near TO, ami
mouth ofthr national boundary line, aud
for The most part within Our own terrific
~. by the old road, The traveller is com
PEELED 10 pass near $50 niles ihrough.au
Indian country by the new, he viii ira
Vel only 40 miles through the Indian
CoamtrY."
~ The time having elapsed when The
troops should have remdezyuused, ihe act
ing Governor, we understand, i'll com
ply with the above rcGuisition in part or
ly. From Irains, Biacks!lra.'s, Eamil-
IONS and SCOTS Date Brigatc, il is cou-
teinplatei 10 de;ach, by draft or yo.unta-
~ enlistment, the troops that are wanted,
who will be held iii readiness 10 assemble
at Tie shortest notice. when required TO
do 30. II is not aSceriaincd, bui " & think
il quite likely, that Gen Gaines, III con
sequence of not being supported by the
expected auxiliary force from this State,
OF from some other cause, has deferred
for while his projected euterpiixe, tho
nothing has been heard from him since
the date of the requisition. This belief
is strengthened by tie fact, tina; the
friendly Greek Indians, who will probaLi,
act III concert, are making vigorous pre-
taralioms for 1t winter campaign against
the SeminoicS. JoW7lu.