Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-22

eel for six DAYS, but has fortunately chang
ed this morr.rg. am now awaiting a
Dnattrom the bay (Which is expected to-
day. 10 complete eight days rations, for
my troops, upon which mean Ia march.
From information received from Pensa-
cola and New Orleans, have 10 doubt
but that ST. Marks Is Ia possession OF the
Indians. The governor Of Pensacola in
formed capt. Gail, oiihe st infantry, (now
liere,) that the Indians had demanded
arms, ammunition and provisions, OF the
poSsassi@m OF The garrison ofSt. Marks of
HE con,mandani, aud HAT he presumed
possession would be given from inability
to defend II. Tie Spanish government
IL bound hy treaty To keep the ludians at
peace with us. They have acknowledged
their mcomp.iency to 10 this, and are
consequently bound l,y the law OF nations
to yield us all facilities 10 reduce them.
Under this consideration, should he IL
bic, slial!'ake possession Of the garrison
as depot Tor my supplies, should II be
found IN the hands oi the Spanlards, they
ln M supplied The Indians but il IN lie
bands the enemy, viii possess il Tor
The benefit OF the United States, as a ne
ce sary position tor me 20 hold, TO give
p are and security 10 this frontier, and
put final end 10 Indian warfare in tic
SOUTH.
Finding il very difficult To supply Fort Craw-
ford ON the Canecub, By land, have ordered
thT.SuppiirS for that garrison by water, and
wiiti-n la the governor OF Pensacola, thar, If
he interrupts them during the present Indan
WI, L shall view II ds aiding our enemy, aEd
t.eat u as an act Of hostility, and stated 10 HIM
me ptorriety under existing circumstances of
ms Attending all facilities to put down their
own is well as our enemies, and that our gov.
eerumsnt> " hlle neg0i Stating can take the sub-
.ject under considerations, but, in the meantime,
orr provisions must pass 10 Fort Crawford b.
water without interruption.
Ia mime, of the lith February from Hart
ford. Informed you of The meaus adopted 10
procure supplies, aud in my last of the Goth
from Fort Early, informed yon OF their sit,a-
uon. 10 those communications, beg leave
10 refer you. L have Only to add, that left
Fort Eai]y for Fort Scott, ani subsiStei my
troops an ground peas, corn aud pork, that
could occasionally procure from rhe indians,
wiih some pork had on foot, the whole sub
siStence tor man and horse not costing five
hundred dollars. OF all the supplies purchas-
ed tor the relief of Fort Scott, aud the support
OF me Georgia militia, not one pousd was re
ceised until passed Fort Scott. / said, IN my
ia,t. mat blame rested somewhere. The rauSe
OF those failures will. in due time, be subject
81 investigation; and Colonel Brearey has
been arrested on the application OF General
Gaines.
BY some strange fatality, understandable TO
nie, the Tennessee volunteers have not yet
joined ME. They promptly leIt their homes
anh, through the Indictment weather, reached
Fort Mitch II, where had ordered them sup
plies, and where Colonel Hayne who led them
met my instructions to pass by Fort Gaines
where they would get supply of corn, that
would enable him to reach Fort Scott; but the
idea OF starvation had stalt1ed abroad a panic
appears 10 have spread itself every where, aud
lie was told that they were starving at Fort |
Gaines aud Fort Scott, and he was induced 10 |
pass INTO Georgia for supplies. His men and
oinceFs, as reported to ME, were willing 10 risk
INA
TO JOIN me: however they have been marched |
from thetf supplies TO "A country stripped of |
them: whea every consideration should have |
induced ms ivisers 10 have urged him to |
secure the supplies III the bay, aud preserve |
themselves and Fort Scott from starvation.-
have hope they will join me before reach |
81. Marks, or the Alekasuky towns this would |
be desirable, AS the troops ordered from New |
Orleans to protect the supplies have not reach
ed ihe bay, and leaving garrisons at Forts |
Scott and Gadsden, weakcns my force much.
The whole effective strength Of the regulars
being but 800 ,',ivates.
In mine, of the 10Th ultimO, from fort Early,
I stated that espaIches received BY General
Games, on the 18th instant from the command
ing officer al Fort Scott, induced him to set
out that night for Fort Scott to prevent its
abandonment, Sc. In his passage down the
Flint he was shpwrecked, by which he lost
his Ass istant Adjutant General. Major G.. |
Wright and two soldiers, (drowued.) The |
General reached me six days after, nearly ex- |
hausted by hunger aud cold, having lost his |
baggage and clothing. and being compelled to |
wai1lsr in the woods four and half DAYS |
without any thing to subsist on, or any clothing |
eacept pair OF pantaloons. l am happy 10
haveI, IN my power 10 say, that lie is now with |
me at'the head of his brigade in good health
The graf scarcity of subdltern officers in the |
18th aud 9Th regiments of Infantry, has Induced
me to appoint several young men, present, as
End Lieutenants i'll the regiments, who from |
personal Knowledge and good recommends
tons, have 10 doubt will prove Themselves |
worthy; aud, trust, will meet with the appfo-
baton of the President. list of their names |
and the regiments to which they are attached,
will be furnished the Adjutant and Inspector |
General by my Adjutant General.
ANDREW JACKSON, Mai. Gen. Cong.
Il. S. Since writing the above, | have the |
pleasure to inform you that the boat from the |
bay has arrived with provisions, also Colonel
Gibson aud Captain MKeever of the navy [ |
snail move tomorrow, having made the neces-
sary arrangements with Captain MKeever for
his cooperation i'll transporting my supplies |
around TO the bay of St. Marks, iroai which |
place, shall DO myself the honor of cOmmun.
icatug with you. Should our enemy attempt |
to escape with his supplies and booty to tho |
small Islands, and from thence carry Oh pre- /
datOry warfare, the assistance of the navy will
prevent his escape. I
General VI lntOSh. commanding the friendly |
Greeks, WHO had been ordered 10 recOmnoitre |
the right bank OF the Appalachicola, reported |
10 me, on the ivtb, that he had captured with
out the fire OF gun, Ope hundred aud eighty |
women aud children, and SO warriors OF the |
Rod ground chiefs party, with their cattle aud |
supplies. The ciief and 80 WARRIOR making |
their escape OH horseback. Ten of the war. |
fiOrS. attempting 10 escape after they had sur
rendered, were killed by the General 4. j.
The Hon. J. {. CALHOUN, Sec'J. Of " ~.
HEAD QUARTERS, Division Of the South, , |
Campnear st. marKs, 9th April, Isis. ( |
Sl&--l wrote sou from Fort Gadsdeu. com. |
fsunfCatiIS Tie eOlOarrasslnents under which |
tad labvred previous - my arrival at that
post, aud my determination, being then in A |
situation TO commence active operations, to |
pea eiate immediately into the cebtre Of the |
sgtuiAOle towns hiV n.4ay marched ou ft,e 4