Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-19

Ws'h i.ils view, YOU may be prcr3rc, |
10 coar"nratc Your forces and 10 ;.tIop,
iiie necessary measures, 10 terminate :,
vont'ict, "hic;i II has been The .iasire of
the President, from considerations % lu-
maniiy, 10 avoid, bur w;iich - now made
necessary, by ihrr settled hostility.
With great respect.
,,a,e he huuor, sc.
!. {. CALHOUN.
Mai. Gen. ANDREW Jackson,
Cnnds. Southern Din iS,uu
DEPARTMENT. or WAR,
December 26lh, 1917
SIR )nr letters ct November ,hc
26ih, an:i "a! The =, AID Bal INST. were. re-
ceived by t!is MuIt,uS's mail. The fate
of the tieidciincn un,i.r Lieut. Scott, is
much to be regretted F.; bu.. Gn,ier all the
circumstances, no blame can attach 10
yourself, or the officers immediately con-
cefaed. W.ien The order oi the i2iii No
veinher MAS given, direciir. yuu to re-
rair 10 Amelia island, il WAS hoped that
lie Se'onoles would have been brought
To their reason, without an actual use uf
force, and That their hostility uou!d not
asslnIr sn serious all aspect. Il Is now Il
SUBJECT of tnnc'I regret, that tie service
~ ina! quarter has breh deprived Of your
welt known skill aud Vigilance.
Eriore this wii! reach yUs, il is hnned
iisa. tue views OF the President, in relation
10 The settlement on Amelia Island, will
have been effected. Should that be The
ease, il is his wish that YOU should inn
nediaieiy repair 10 Enri Scott, and re-
sume the command, ill General Jack
sons arrival, 10 whom orders have this
day becn sent 10 cDmmalIa there; or, If
You should think lie force under yoar
command Suhicicn', and other circum-
stances VIII admit, 10 penetrate through
finrda, and c0-npefat- III Tie attack on
the Seminm.es. | am noi suifiricHliy ac-
qualni*d w.iii the 10 geography OF the conn
Try between Amelia aud their tusns, TO
SAY whether IL Is practicable, or y hal
would lie l!lc best route; but II is nnt i'm
probable that some advantage might sc
taken ri Tie 81. Johns river, 10 effect tile
object. Stiould II he practicable, il is
probab.e e!flcIeut AID might 5r given 10
The attack on them, as ,hc attention Of
their Warr.ors must hc wholly directed
towards Fou Scott, Should You laiilk il
Practicable and advisable To c0-0pcrai,:
with the force under soar c0mmand you
Will leave Il sH!iicirnt nuDbc: at ATlciia
Island, 10 rciain HE possession of illat
place. ! have The nnuor Ia h.. &c.
]. &. CALHOUN.
Bievci Mai. Gen. Z. =. GAINEs.
An extract of a letter 10 Breyci Major
GcnrrLl Edruni p. Gaines, daled
D9parimeni @! War, January 10Th,
1915"
The honor Of tie Quilted States requires
that the war will Tie Scminolcs should
be terminntrd Spred:ly, AMI With exeil-
piary punishment! TO: liosiiiiirs 80 unpro-
Vuted. Orders were issued suon after
ny arrival here, directing The war to be
Carried on within The limits al Florida
should u be necessary TO lis speedy and
e:ft cioa termination. The orders, pre-
suinc, have been received
Is %ocn as il vas known that you had
repair q 10 AneiiI Island, in obedience
10 orders, and il beng uncertain hog
long sou might be detained here the state
%! I.lp4s tt Fort Soft made il II, cessary
10 order General Jackson 10 take co,u-
n'an6 there. From lis known prompt
tn'l", II IS presnniatia that His arrival may
b. soon expected; and, inthe mpan fine,
fnh confidence il placed in vo.ir we'll es,
idblishri military talents. hope the
Junction oi i!c nl;ia will enable YOU 10
carry on offensive operations, aud TO re-
slraiI the cucGy from drprria,Ions on
the frontier. j. C.. CALHOUN.
Extract Of a letter from 4. c. Calhoun,
Secretary oi War, tu Maj Jon General Az
drew Jackson, dated 29ih jaiinary
1913.
% Your letters Of !Ic l2lh and 18Th IN
slant, are received. Tie measures yOu
have taken To bring an efficient force III
10 tie ;iciil, dgc Appreciated aud d con-
hdrHi hope Is entertained, i!;at a speedy
and successful trrgiinaiion OF Ihp Indian
war VIII io.'"w your exeriious."
Extract Of a letter from Tie Secretary oil
War 10 Major General Andrew jack
sol, dated
DEPARTMENT or WAR,
February OH, 1913.
haze the honor TO Acknowledge The
receipt of yonr leilrr Of The 2Wh u.iimu
aud 90 arTnaiut you with Tie entire APP
probation of the President Of all lie mea
surcs which YOU haye Adopted 30 termi
niie tie rupture viii ~ lndiIns. The
honor Ui oar arfIs, as Whii - Tie interest
~ OGi country, requires iiiaiI s5nuld be
AZ speedily Terminated as practicable
and lie confidence rcp0S q 80 Nuur ski
and prOmpii'Udc assufrs u- that peat Z
will be rreiored ga such conditions as wil
maize il hOnoraljlc and permanent"
DEPARTMhNT OF WAR,
1914 May, 1878.
SIR Your letter OF the 18th hprd. va,
few DAYS since received. MOI aul;ci
pdiigg your return 10 tic territory, m,
last cnmnjunicaiiOu vas directed 60 y0u
former resideuce IN Georgia but ore
s,nr u las been forwarded iu you, and
~ii Hol therefore rerrai a., contents.
Do hope t.,at Tie war has ne his termi
balcd 10 tie snbnhSsi.p 81 tie Stm