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


count until decisive blow couldbe s,rucls
upon the enemy.
The Georgia detachment marched from
Their elcampment, near Hartford, ontAc
18Th INST. and on that night Gen. Games
received letter from 1t. Col. Arbuckic.
commanding AT Fort Scott, containing
such Intelligence OF his intention To aban-
don that post, in the event of not receiv-
ing supplies III short given time, as in
duced him Gen. Gaines TO set out that
night, and. if possible, by reaching the
place IN time, to prevent such dlsas-
trous movement.
Ihe General has, as he communicated
10 me, ordered a large supply of pruvi-
SONS to tile Creek Agency, 10 be t.ans-
ported iii boats 10 Fort Scott and this
place, which would serve Until that
ordered from Mobile. by myself, should
arrive, aEd under that order did calculate
oRImeetng'iwo boats loaded with hcIg.
on has reaching this place, lint ,sag de-
ceiyed, having arrived here on the night
OF The goth, which he left on the evening
OF the 2lst, in small boat, viii. IL men
On the. night of The 22d, received, by
express letter directed to Gen. Gaines.
anu dated ihe l9ili inst. from Capt. Mel
VIM, OF the 4ih infanlrv, who had been
charged by Gen. Gaines 10 build the
boa's at tie agency, and have the pro,i-
SONS transported demonstrating, that
Two hoais " ould be finished in two DAYS,
WHICH would transport upwards of leo
barrels OF hour each thesei had strong.
~ calculated on, but they have not arrlv-
ed. The excessive rai,IS have rendered
the roads so bad, tia, ordered troops
on their march heYe 10 take their baggage
ON The Wagon horses, and abandon the
Wagons This facilitated their march 10
tins place, which they reached to-day and
L 100 men are now here, without barrel
OF flour OF bushel of corn. We lave pork
on loot, and tomorrow | shall proceed
Tor Fort Scott, and endeavor 10 procure
from the Indians supply of corn. that
VIII AID Ill subsistng the detachment un-
III we reach that place. How those fail
ures have happened, Hnder The superin-
tendence OF regular officers, / cannot
imagine, but blame must rest somewhere,
and IT shall be strictly investigated as soon
as circumstances Will permit.
The waters are unusually high, ard the
ground so rotten, that il is with much
difficulty even pack-horses can pass
Every stream we are compelled either to
bridge or swim.
have the honor TO be,
ANDREW JACKSON,
MaJor-Generai commanding.
Hon. J. C.. CALHOUN,
Secretary of War.
Fort Gadsden, East Bank Off
the Appalaclicoia river,
formerly Negro Fort, Goth {
March, 1913.
Head Quarters, Division !Somt
SIR-At z o'clock, P NJ. on the 9th inst
l reached Fort Scott, with the brigade of
Georgia militia, 900 bayonets strong, and
some of the friendly Creeks, " no bad
joined me on nv march few DAYS be-
fore, where finding but one quart oil corn
per man, and few poor cattle, which adj
ded TO the live pork brought along
would give us three days rations of meat,
determined me al once 10 use this small
supply TO The best advantage Accord
ingly, having been advised by Col. Glib
son. Quarter Master General, that he
could sail from New Orleans, on the i2ih
OF February, with supplies, and being al
so advised that two sloops with provisions
were in the Bay, and an officer had been
despatched from Fort Scott in a large
keel boat 10 bring up a part oftheir load
ing, and deemlng that the preservation
oil these supplies would be 10 preserve
the army, and enable me TO prosecute tie
campaign; | assumed the command OH
tie morning of the 10Th, ordered ihe live
slock 10 be slaughtered and issued 10 the
troops, with one quart OF corn 10 each
man, and the line OF march TO be taken
upai ~ meridian. Having TO cross the
clint river, which was very high, conbin-
ed with some neglect in returning the
boats during very dark night, was un-
able TO move from the opposite bank uH-
Ill 0 o'clock on the morning of the lIll,
when | took up my line of march down
l.p hnt l,a So. q. =.
touching the river as often as practicable,
looking for the provision boat &hich vas
ascending, and which was fortunate e.
nough 10 meet ON The 18th, when order
ed an extra ration TO the troops, they moi
having received full one Of meal or -four
since their arrival at Fort Early.
Onthat day, my patrolesc captures three
prisoners, and found some hidden corn.
On the morning of The l4tb, ordered
the boat down the river. 10 this place,
whilst descended by land, aud reached
here without interru ti0B en- the 10th. Tie
eligibility OF this spot as depot deter
mined me, and Immediately directed nv
aid-de-camp, 1t. Gadsden, Of the engi-
neercOTps, TO furnish plan for, and SUI
perIntend the erection of, fOrilhcafion.
His talents and indeleGgable zeal display
ed in the execution of this order, induced
me to name il Fort Gadsden-to which
he is Justly entitled. On my arrival here,
| Immediately despatched the boat 10
the bay for the balance of the provisions
known TO be there; and 10 ascertain wbe-
tber the HOtilis, IN charge of Col. Gibson,
had reached there, and which returned
on ihe 10Th, with the Emphasizing inielli-
gence, That nothing bad been heard from
the floiilla from New-Oreans, since II
was seen passing Fort Bower. ! imme-