Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-07

DeiouSeu 10 pfitlSh SUBJECTS was released, and
the brig suffered to proceed on her voyage
This looks very much like hostility on the pait
OF SPAN. IN. \. Eren Post
SKlRMISH WITH THE INDIANS.
SAVANNAH, March 2S.-We learn, that
on tie 'Sih instant, party of thirly-fou
OF The Ieltair militia, seventeen were
mounted, and seventeen on foot, under
Major CGwihorn. passed over the &C.
muisee IN pursuit Of party of Indians.
The order OF march was, that, if they fell
in with the Indians in a ihicket, or disa
vantageous ground, retreat would be
ordered, and continued, until they gained
suitable ground to combat The enemy
They met the Indians, fifty or sixty IN
number, IN ihicket, and The retreat was
ordered by The Maor-ihe horsem.n
continued IheIetreat- on suitable ground.
Mitchell Griffin, who commanded lie foot.
men, ordered them To face about and
fight The Indians Griffin was immedi-
atell killed, and four others fell dead. aud
two were wOHnd,d. The Indian loss is
reported 10 be about ten killed, including
their Chief, whose body and that of one
other Indian Was found after the action.
Ii was a drawn battle. The horsemen
under major Cawiiiorn, it is reported, did
not return 10 the aid of their countrymen
who fought OH foot. This skirmish. no
doubt, Is the one, i'll which it vas stated
that General jackson was engaged.
Republican.
The Tennessee troops al Hartford, "a
bout 400 III number, marched from Fort
Scott on 9Th instant, and the remainder.
| amounting to 500, left Fort Hawkins 2Olh
and 2lst for the Creek Agency. Ii is the
intention of the latter detachment TO ioin
the army, by descending Flint River.
ID.
General HARRY LEE is no more
lie died, on the 25th instant, on Cum
btrand Island, where he had resided,
with friend, since his return from tie
West Indies. He was soldier OF the re
volufion. Us.
The following are copies fletters from Den
PEDRO Gnal and General Aury, to Commodore
Henley and Colonel Bamkhead, OH the former
leaving the Island of Amelia
Fernandina, Jan. II, 1878.
" GENTLEMEN Being on the point of leaving
Tins place tor South America, | avail myself uf
the opportunity 10 retuin TO YOU my thanks for
your personal kindness to me and nv fellow
cltizens ever since your troops took possession
fthls Island. On the misfortune which they
have been compelled TO endure il has certain.
ly been CT sreatreliefthat the execution ofthe
order OF Your government cOnfided 10 So
worthy characters as you The remembrance
OF your humane personal department shall be
| forever impressed on our minds
mnst confess to you, leave with regret
| the United States of America for whose pros
| perity have constantly made my most ardent
| VOWS TO Heaven-a nation like yours, whose
political institutions are calculated to redeem
mankind from bondage and servile submission,
cannot be too we'll appreciated; whatever may
be the policy of your administration in regard
TO Tvs, or the situation of our respective cOun-
tries III the time to come, 1 shall be always
pTond TO see in the same hemisphere where l
M nr,lp hraf han
| free and independent.
As yourselves gentlemen, ii will give me
particular pleasure 10 attend to your COM
mands, or be useful at any time to you and your
| friends.
4 remain, gentlemen, with great respectand
esteem, yoar most obedient,
"PETER quail.
To J. d. HENLEY, Esq. sc. &c. &c.
! JAMES BANKHRAD, Esq. &c. sc. &C."
| &c FerRandina, March 1, 1873.
| CoLoNEL-Aliow me, before leaving Fer.
| nandina, to manifest to you my sincere acknow-
| Judgments of gratitude for the mannerin which
| you have acted towards me since Won took the
command at Amelia it will remain engrdyen
| on my mind.
Should events ever take YOU 10 any part Of
| Sonth America, where should be, or where
could be OF any utility to you or your friends,
| beg you will freely dispose OF me ii will he
| gI-hiy ing to me TO have opportunity of pro.
\ wing the esteem with which nave the honor 10
remain your obedient servant,
| 10 Col JAMES BANKHEAD, Fernandina.S
| g Fcrnaadina, March I, 1919.
| CoMMoDORE-AilOw me, before leaving
| tins place, to manifest 10 you my sincere ac-
| acknowledgements of gratitude for the manner IN
| which you have acted towards me since your
arrival at Amelia it will remain engraved on
| my mind.
Should events ever take you TO any part OF
| South america, where should be, or where
| could be OF any utility to you, | beg you will
freely dispose Of me, as we'll for your friends
| itwlll he gratifying 20 me to have an opportu-
MY OF proving the esteem with which have
the honor to remain your obedieni humble ser
want. AURY.
d 70 Com. J. u. HENLEY, U. S. ship John Adams"
brtratt # q letter from an, officer ofthe U,,t-
fed Mates army, TO his friend ia Noble,
dateG,
Apalachicola Bay, Jan. II.
Our dlblculies are Just commencing
The Indians are more hostile than ever,
and have assembled in larger numbers
than heretofore, lining the whole distance
OF The river we shall have consequently
to tight our way up TO Fort Scott The lasi
vessels that ass ended lost several killed q
wounded. 4 guard has this evening Join
ed, commented rs capt. Cummings,
md Wc shall move Immediately on up the
river. DE l"ii Fort Scott Oh the 10th inst
lherc has been no engagement since the
last accounts sou have rc eiyed. He in
iorus me ildt an communication by The
idud side with TIE Fort is cut of, being
completely surrounded with Indians our
ouiS arcrss 90 % IS by tie way Of the 81
yer, ana ihai very prceaTiOUS. The iwo