Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-31
Indian News Official.

Copy Of letter. from .Mgjor Genera!
Edmund r. Gaines, to Gorernort
Rabnn, Of Georgia. (receired bpl
cypress yesterday morning dated
Head- Quarters, Fort Scott, Dec. z.
1917.
SIR have the honor TO acknowl
edge the receipt of your excellenry's
letter of the 20tl, of last month. Thr
detachment ofmili,ia, have no doubt
will arrive in due time to enable me-
to put an end To the little 1cor IN this
quarter, in the course Of this or the
next month.
With "a view-to ascertain the strength
OF the hostile Indians in the viciuit,
Of Fowl Town. and to reconnoitre the
atiocent country a few days past
detached lieut.. col. Arhuckle, with
500 men. The lieut.. col. reports. thar
d party of in.iians had placed them
selves in "a swamp. out ofwl'ich about
60 warriors apn'paehcd him. and with
a war whonp commenced a brisk Ere
opon the detachment. They returned
the fire in a spirited manner. VI con
tinncd not more than IS or go minute.
before the Inilians were siltrred. an'.
forced to retire into the swamp with
a loss which iiaut. col. Arl,ucklc rsti
'Hstes int from 6 TO s killed. aud a
much greater number w"aadrd We
had one m,.a Killed, and two wounded.
! The enemy have since succeeded IL
an affair which the real savage char
,.cser has been fully exhibited. 4
large party formed an amhusaa;le on
lie 50th pliimo. upon the Arpalaehi
ola river. mile hrinw the .iinrtio;.
IL the Flint and Cllat:ahoorhie, at
Hacked one OF our detarhuents ia j,
IhoaI, ascending near slose, and killed,
ounded, and took the greater part
# tie detachment, consisting Of III
i men. commanded Ivy lieut.. II. "
scott. There were alsu on boar.l th
IaDat. killed or taken. women, thu
wives of sodiers;6 ,nHn ony escaped,
Ifour OF whom were wounded. They
report HAT the strength, 0f the car
: rent al the point Of attack. had DILL
l.,ed tie lietu. TO keep his boat nea,
the share. Tina. the indians had form
ed along the bank Of the river, AMI
were nat discovered until the fir,
leommence,l, in the first valley o.
(which. licu1. Scott and his NEST actiy.
= linen f..l. The lirut. and his part,
had heen sent fran this p!are som
: days before. to assist major Mullen
tIaurs in ascending the river with !
d vessels, sa',tn With military supplies
II roii HI from Fort Montgomery an'
i Mobile. Tie major, it seems, deem
e I'D 1t proper 10 retain only about q
nrn Of the party, and in their plar
:: put like numi,er OF SICK. Will, th
women and some rrgimeatal clothing
The boat thus tahre. was unfortunate
-ly detached alone for This place. IL
due TO major Mnhlenhnrg, TO Obser,
: that at the time he detached til,
boat have reason to believe he Wa
: nnt appraised OF any recent ATS o
!, hostility having t.,kcn place III thi
quarter. 1t appears, however ny
\ hitter from lieHt. Scott, rceeiycd aaoi
y the hour in which he WAS attacke.
ihat hr had been warned of the dan
ger which awaited him: mus
therefore, conclude, that he felt it
be his duty to proceed. Whether !
IN tad received from major Muhlrnhus
at a positive order to this effect. ha'
81. not yet learned. Upon the ve.epi ;
i,ieui. SCOTS letter, had two ',ust
: fitted up with overs Of plank, 30
" holes, &c. Tor defence, and Getarhs
'n' them under capt. Clinri,. with IA suI
ne aIiern officer aud 40 men, with an q
OIL der TO secure the movement nt lien
to Scott, and then to assist major Mu
he Iirnburg. This detachment embark
late in The evening ofthe 5oth u't. q
must have passed the scene OF ar,i
N, (i5 miles below this place. at riSi
,li asd Z hours after the affair had &c
lie minated. | have not yet heard tro
,es IvaplaIn Ciinch. l shall immediate
strengthen tie detachment unler N
, jor Muiiienburg with another boz
H., secured against the enems's lire.
~ will, therefore, move up safely
my keeping near the middle Of TIN. riv'
CT which, with his vessels and force,
of quite practicable. / snail mogeuy
We iake position. with my psinriI
saw force, near the junction of tire riv'
9 at the line Of demarkaiion hetwe