Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-11-21
General .yackson's Defence.
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,.nnj.4 sac. Or on Hight Information.
HE ar,n-ie whirh follows. i, Of DIFF
fsren' III rarier. II appears in tn,
Nnsh, lie Nhis, OF the 10Th uitino,
md. from tie place Of its birth, may
!jv safely attributed to one who knows
the views o! gen. Jackson. nd speaks
his sentiments. /, Is, there fore, emit
tied 70 Hore han ordinary considera-
mon.
10 the editor Of the Nashville Wing ::
what were t,e Facts as they pre-
.tni, Il themselves 80 Gcu. ia ksnn,
~ ihr theatre Of war? This next de-
,.r,es our inquiry. Gfn. Jackson
iu-rrvra. 20 doubt. that his govern
nent has taken possession oil Amelia
island, which belonged to ths. king o!
spain, WHO seemed Unable, or unwil
ling. to prevent its being the refuge Of
ru"away stages from the contiguous
states. and aif"rding an ASS, inm for
desoinle people. occupied in daily
violation Of the revenue laws OF the
United States. He must have Obsery-
ed. also. that Gen Gaines, after HAY
my taken possession ofAmelia Island
ami received orders from the govern.
,nent TO march through Florida. and
to cllastisc The Seminole Indians !:
who just bei"re or soon after, cap.ur
ell a boat m the Appalachicola, laden
with provisions for our troops. under
the command of lieut. S. ott; putting
10 dealt, him and 10 men. ,sllof whom
wore the military uniform Of the u.
States.
Ii was these troops. under the sni-
dance OF Gen. Gaines. tnSeilier with
such auxiliary military force as he
might dem necessary and call firth,
for the purpose of putting an end 10
THE Seminole war, that GpneraI ia, X
|son WAS dtsi- mated 10 n0mmapt. by
the or'er of the exrrutive.--.Asttr
organizing the Georgia militia at
si1rtiord. he marched iirum tilenrr
on the i9th Of February. on the 22'i
reached Fort Early, and s0nn in
Mar h arrived at Fort Scott. near
!, The Florida line. Within the hiatt,
OF HE United States, Gen. la kson
eould lind none ofile hostile Indians.
Ills orders authorized him TO search
Tor them in FLORIDA he dill so. and
found hut lew at Tal!asee. Still our
sning The object Of his co.iinapd, he
tonns, them emhoiied at Mich nsnky.
wneie he defeated. and tnuk sni'.
prisoHers--lrom whom he lear :
thata large body Of his enemies were
prute"..d AM, provisiaas.: III ST.
Marks. Spanish garrison. From
his place. in prosecution o. the object
nf the war, he determined to ,;i,ioi u
them. Before taking this step, how
ever. lie wrote 10 the Spanish, govern
or at Pensacola, requesting prrniss IN
To navigate the Spanish waters IN che
conduct of the war agains. the Semi
noies. This request WAS refused; and
the demand was pouphed in terms SO
harsh and acrimonious. AS when taken
in connection with the information
obtained from the prisoners. furnish
ed the evidences for well grUundr,'
belief IT, the Indians were instigats.d
Ia war, and received assistance iroul
the Spanish authorities in FloriOa,
Under this conviction. he marched 10
st. Marks. whiph he reac|ied early in
April. On his mnr h to the place,
he aseertaiDcd cicarl, that at this pos:
The In,iians were IN the habit of re-.
ceiv ng supplies Of prnvi>ious mi
|monitions of war !; AID that they were
Encouraged by the Spaniar's tl.c.c
It0 plnnttrr the frontier inhabitants Il
ST. Marks; and that in consequence.
the inhabitants at this post had put
chased cattle Of tl,, Indians with fun
knowledge of their having l'een stole
from the frontier inhabitants OF III.
u. States.
| Ii was during the continuance Of
Those haoits Of Intimacy between Il.
Indians and Spanish authorities. while
the former were holding oounsi! j.
their forts, and receiving from III
ammunitiMs of war. that Gen. Jark
son took possession Of ST. Marks, az
wrote to tile governor of Pensaroi
|exprpssive oil the motives which ha
induced him TO do so. stating tht hi,
intentinns were entirely p.rifir. az
precautionary, and without my dis
I,osition 10 hold the possession of thu
|piare any longer than might liz alb
|snlntely necess ,ry t" the speedy ter
mination OF the war !; all which i't
u no fnu.,I l,,c