Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-22
SEMINOLE WAR.
Official Documents transmitted by the presi.
dent TO Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
-, 18th Aug. 1918.
SIR The President having determined
TO restore 81. Marks and Pensacola. with
The Barancas, to the Spanish authority !:
ann directed TO issue orders 10 carry this
determination into effect. Youwili, accor-
dinsly, give Tue necessary orders TO the
conlmandant at Pensacola 10 surrender
iha' place with the Barancas, to anv
Spanish officer properly authorised fore
ceive them. Authority from the govern
or genera! at Havana, or the Spanish min-
ister, Don Onis, is considered sufficient ::
or I'D case The governor. la'e III posses
sion OF West Florida, Don Jose Masot,
should himself appear TO receive posses
slou, II viii be restored 10 him on lis own
authority. ST. M3rks will be restored 10
! the late Spanish commandment, should lie
appear TO receive il, or TO any officer hav-
lng similar authority, as la the case of
Pensacola, provided he is accompanied
with sufficient force TO garrison il, SOFAS
10 prevent The post from being seizvd by
| the hostile Indians. Its situation in the
midst of the hostile Indians, renders this
precauiion necessary. You, WHO have all
accurate knowledge of the strength of the
Indians, and ofthe post, viii be able give
precise instructions oil this point Ii is
sufficient that The Spanish force be so con,
siderable as will probably prevent any at
tempt by the Indians 10 occupy it.
Public property will be restored in The
condition, as far as practicable, in which
II was taken possession of. On evuacatng
these posts, you will make such arrange
menis as will be the best calculated TO
hold the Indians still remaining hostile,
IN check, and to cover our frontier. To
of r. f.ft e he ~, -
VIII not be necessary TO take post TO the
west of the Appalachicola, within the
Florida line, as the Indians i'm that quar-
ter are said 10 be very inconsiderablc.
You will, accordingly, station the troops
winch may be thought 10 be necessary
for the protection of that portion of The
frontier on ourside of the line, unless your
Impression should he decidedly different
from that have stated in which, event,
you will take post al any point which YOU
may Judge proper, within the country
possessed by The Indians On the east
otihe AppalacLicolayo you may station the
troops on either side Of the line, as YOU
may Judge proper. Fort Gadsden, besides
admitting OF great facility for supplies, APP
pears to be very commanding position,
and ought not TO be evacuated. Should
YOU think so, you will retain it, and gar
TiSOH III WITH 4 >uTlclent fOrce.
trust you will be able 10 make such a
distribution Of your command as TO al
lord. with vigilance, effeciual protection
10 the frontier, without resoriing TO The
militia. Ii is of great importance, if the
militia can be dispensed with, not 10 call
them into actual service, as ii is harras-
sing 10 them, and exbausting TO the trea
sury. Protection is the first object, and
HE second Is protection by The regular
force.
| have, &c. ]. C. CALHOUN.
Brevet Major General f. p. GAINES,
Fort Hawkins, Georgia.
This concludes the letters from the War
Department TO Generals Jackson aud Gaines,
and TO Governor Bibb.
Letters from Major Gen. And,ew Jackson.
to The Var Department.
Head Quarters, Division South,
Nashville, Goth Jan. 1918. 5
SIR: In a communication 10 YOU of the
10Th instant, | acknowledged the receipt
OF your order of Tie 26ih ult. and advis-
ed YOU of The appeal had made TO the
patriotism of The West Tennesseeans. s.
On yesterday, the officers who had so
galianily headed ibe Tennessee mounted
volunteers during the Greek campaigns,
met me at This place, and gave every as
surance OF their ability TO assemble Two
regiments ofmOunied gun-men, by the 3lst
inst. at any designated point within the
western part of tins stale. have order
ed them TO rendezvous at Fayetteville,
and as many as may appear OH the 3lst
inst. or the lst OF February. to be Muster
ed andreccived into service for six months,
(lf not sooner discharged, y by my lnspec-
tor General. The contractor has iHsiruc-
tons 10 issue 10 these troops % DAYS
railons, and every measure has been "a
dopted 10 facilitate their march, via Fort
Jackson, by the most direct practicable
route, to Fort Scott. These troops will be
well supplied as far as Fort Jackson, and
there the necessary provisions may he
obtained, and packed 10 answer their inn
mediate wants, until they are intercepted
by supplies from below. Major Tanning
has been despatched TO Fort Hawkins, 10
purchase and forward OH these supplies
TO lhe most convenient point OF intercept
ton. have advanced TO him Two thou
sand dollars, With authority To draw OH
the Quarter Master General for any ad.
diilonal SUMS wanted, aud imposed upon
him The temporary duties of Deputy
Quarter Master General. ! am compel
led 10 This arrangement from AN impress
sion that there can be no Officer of The
quarter mdSlci department III TIC VIcl-
nifty OF Fort Hawkins and Col. Gibson
could not possibly reach that neighbor-
hood, iO effect the objects wished.
My Inspector General, Col. Hayne, (no
Brigadier General having volunteered
his services,) is charged will conducting
The march of The two regiments OF Ten
nessee volunteers, TO The southern from.
tier.
From tie contents Of Col. Arbuckle's
and Major Muhlenburg's letters, copies
of WHICH are herewith enclosed vou a, IN