Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-20

Of ramors OF the Russian feet being al
sea. Nine valuable prizes had arrived
short time before the Globe sailed, cap
tured by different prvateers.
Extract IF a letter, dated Kiagston. Jamaica,
January 24ih, 1918, TO "a merchant ofthiS
city.
I" am highly amused in perusiDg your
files otiaie Philadelphia papers, wherein
MIR. CT Capt. or Col WooDBINE is said
to be al Pensacola and Rampa Bay, and
also among the indians, exciting them 10
hostilltIcs against the Americans. lie has
been IN this town for some mouths, TO my
certain knowledge, iransaciing hicrcan-
tile affairs, and has not been near The
Creek or Seminole Indians siucc the lat
Ter end Of 1916, WHEN he went there Tor
the purpose of bringing up seine white
mcu to Nassau, N z. 10 give evidence in
IA law SUI lie was engaged III, aud with
no political object whatever. lfyou know,
as many do here, how he has been ne
elected by his own Government, since
the peace, the United States need never
expect an enemy in him. | have been in.
timateiy acquainted with him Tor twenty
years, and his family for many more, and
never knew an individual so unjustly
vified as he Is by the American newspa-
pers." philadelphia DAILY Adr.
Ertarct Of letter 10 the editors of the Boston Pa
friot, from on officer on board The u. S. brig
PrOmdheas, dated
Savannah, Feb rs.
On the Sth of this month we LEFT the
squadron al Amelia and of Cumberland
Island. ami proceeded on cruz. Tie
squadron consisted, when we left, the u.
,. ship John Adams, com. llcnley-bris
Enterprise, lieut.. con'dt kearney, at A
nIelia-the Saranac, capt. Elion-Lynx,
captain Madison-Gun vessel l6S, capt.
Mccall, nor Cumberland Island
8 After w., had been oui few days, We
fell in witll the Spanish ship Marie Jose
pha, Which had been captured by The
nucnos Ayrean schooner General SAINT
Martin. The prize master requested capt.
Finch 20 take charge, OH account o a mu-
ilny existing on board, AND he beilg in a
measure destitute of provisions, and his
sal, being much injured. We put Messrs.
Prentlss and Russell with men Oh board
oil her, and saw her safe into port this
morning.
Wien we left Amelia, II was said that
ecu. Aury had received orders 10 depart
rom thence as soon as possible. He is
hitting cut a vessel TO carry him off, and
$ really feel much for this man. His
course of conduct whilst commanding at
Amelia has not been of that nature that
~e so frequently have heard spoken Of i'm
The United States. | have been in COM
pany with him. and think his manners
are prcpossessing but must say his ex-
teInal appearance is much against him."
MILLEDG EvILLt, March, 3.-The muir
der OF ti'anIliani's family by the Indians,
mentioned IN our last paper, we have heard
thus described, bv Il gentleman of strict
veraciiy The father and son, young
man grown, had been fir m home, and
OH returning found their residence sur
rounded b. indians, who after plunder-
Ing The house. burnt it with the three
Youngest children, and then cut TO ME
ces the rest Of the family. Having disco
vered the old man and his son, who wit
nessedai Somr disiahce the horrid massa-
ere of their relatives, the savages pursued
them the white men with difficulty Cf-
!ecied their escape, by taking shelter in a
swamp, where they remained some tine
concealed. Hard pressed in his retreat,
ycnng Granibam saved his life by killing
two OF the lndians who closely pursued
him.
We tNpsCt 10 near very soon or an. al
tack OH The Miclasuckee indians, as we
are informed the army will move first
against them. journal,
INDIAN WAR.
The annexed paragraph from the Au-
gusta Herald the 9th lust explains The
reason, we think, for the scaniness of in
telligence from The seat of Indian war
fare. Gen. JACKSON on this, as on all
former occasions, has displayed proper
and praise-worihy Judgment.
We have received no very hate intel
ilsence from tie troops engaged in The
contest wilh the Indians since General
Jackson has reached the army, we I'M
derstand he has instructed The officers
not to gre any affirmation respecting the
movements Of tie troops, OF 10 communicate
conjecf,UeS as to any dnieRded plan of ope,a-
tions-deemlng IT no doubt, injurious to
the service, that publications should be
made disclosing any contemplated expe-
dIilOns, or that accounts should 90 a
broad, which from being hastily penDed,
may not contain that correct inlormati-
on, which oughtto he given in papers, in
some degree assuming an official FORM
The General we understand, shares e.
qually with the soldiers, in their hardships
and tolls"
NOTICE. shall in attend the superior courts
JOHN d. UReUHART.
Lynchburg. March 6. Osw
JAMES e. HEATH viii practice Law ia The Superior
- Court Of cbaucery Superior aad Inferior Courts OF