Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-07
From the same, Jaiy I.

An esteemed friend has put Us in pos.
session Of general order issued by Gen.
Jackson, sitter the capture of Pensacola
and the Spanish tort at Baraucas. BY
thi, official document, it will be seen, that
Gen. jackson has left Col. King in com.
m,nd OF Pensacola and Its dependencies
until otherwise ordered by Gen. Gaines.
Since the above was in type, We have
received BY the arrival Of the schr. Mas
sau, a file of Mobile papers to the 10Th
OF June. from which we have copied sew
eral articles relating to the capture Of
Pensacola. By the same arrival we
learn, that the schrs. Washington ard
Peggy were chartered 10 convey the
Spanish troops from Pensacola to the fla.
yan7.
HALsYoN-ExrRA
st. Stephens, Tune s
By 1.-The politeness Of DR.. Bronaugh, one
Of Gen. Jackson's stat, who reached this
place last evening, we are enabled to lay
before our readers the following general
order. The laws OF the United States
are ia full force at Pensacola custom
house established, and captain G,dsdeR
appointed collector.
Head Quarters, Decision Of the Soutk,
hdjutant Generals Office. I
Bsrancas, My go. 1873
Fellow Soldiers.
You were called into the field to pun
ish savs.es and negroes, who had in a
sangulusry manner, used the tomahawk
and scaIping knife, upon our helpless
citizens on the frontier. You have pur:
sued them TO Mikisuky, ST Marks, Sewa
ney, and lately to tbs place, through an
une xpIored wilderness, ereounterins ion.
nenss difficulties and prirations, hich
you met, with the spirit Of American sol.
diers. without . marmur. Your Genersi
anticipated close at the campaign on his
return to Fort Gadsden add hailed the
hour with feelings Of gratitude TO Heaven
at the prospect Of relieving You from
your Iabours, BY pacing you in quarters.
and returning you 10 your homes. But
how great was the disappointment, when
he heard Of the recent murders commit
ed on tie Alabama, By party Of the en-
envy frum Pensacola, where they we're
furnished with provisions and amnuni.
ton By friendly iower. Under this
state of things, you were marched here,
eneountering difficulties which you alone
ean properly appreciate. Meeting on the
way the protest Of the Governor Of West
Florida, threatening to employ torce il we
did no; Immediately evaeuate the couu.
try; this nsw and unexpected enemy
was soon taught TO feel the impotence Of
his thrests. You entered Pensacola
without opposition, AID the strong for
tress of The BaraEcas could hold out but
one dsy ssaiust YOUR determined courage.
Your General cannot help sdmiring the
spirit and military zeal manifested, when
il was signihed, that resort To storming
would be necessary, and would do injus-
tice to his own feeling, did he not par
ticuIarty notice the judgment displayed
BY his aid de-camp, Capt. G4dsden, Of
engineers. in the se!eetios Of the pnsi-
tions for the batteries, and the gallsntry
Of his second aid, capt. Call, and capt
Young. Of the Typographical engineers. ia
aiding him to erect the works under the
Ere Of heavy batteries. within -four hum
dred yards; as we'll az the skill and
gallantry OF capt. Peter, ievts. MintoD
and Spencer, in the direction and man.
agement oil the uine poundsr, and that Of
l.euts. Sand and Scallan, charged With
the management Of the bo~itzer.
Capt. M'Keever, # the navy, merits,
las be has on several occasions) my
warnest thanks fvr his zeaioas CD opera-
ton and activity in landing two Of his
guns. tshoald "a ADDITIONAL batterins
tram have been necessary and gallantl,
Offering to lay his vessel before the water
battery, in the event ef s:crnirs the sp'