Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-11

/ the enemy, after their successive murders.
and being satisfied that tl,sy sought refuge in
Florida determined to raise a volunteer force,
anu order them to attack the hostile Indians.
without regard to our boundary. "A part of the
| ierce is now under the command of MAJOR
| fouDgs, and captain Stnll is III possessiou of
my or"er. Had been furnished with funds,
the enemy would have been driven from that
| retreat long before this time persuaded as L
am that II is the only efectual method of afford.
| ing secn'ty to this territory.
L nave tins moment received intelligence
which leaves no doubt of your approach 10 this
quarter, and Shall now leave the territory
| perfectly satisfied that the people will not suf.
fer ny my abseuce. Mr.. Henry Hitchcock is
| appointed territorial Secretary aud will ACT
as.governor after set out from Fort Jackson.
w"icb will be the 2tth or 9Th OF the month";
| may, however, be detained a few DAYS longer
IN arranging with the Zig Warrloi Tie lecep-
uonofa party OF Indians who have sued for
peace, and delivered themselves Ia Major
| ioiigs. THIS they did so SOON q. the Major
| convinced them. by well tined and we'll
| eNechtea expeditop.t that the, wocidnolobger
! ne permitted to murder our citizeus and find
feIn.e IN the Spanish territntx
| ihere are at this place fort, volunteers, aud
Tue same number of miiitia al Comm Montco-
n sy. should you need any addiiiouar aid
from The territory, il would BE- uroinn,i\ fur.
nished, SHOULD you notify me al For; jackson
before my departure.
enclose TO you letter have received
from the commanding officer of rbe militia
near the Poplar Spring, which will present TO
you the state things ia that quarter Excuse
tnis nasty scrawl, and accept the assurances
OF my regard and esteem.
Major General ANDREW JACKSON.
SEMINOLE WAR.
he House then again resolved itself
INTO committee of the whole, Mr.. Bassett
III the chair, on the report of the military
committee, on The subject Of the Seminole
War.
Mr.. REED, of Md. in speech of two
hours, concluded his observations i'm favor
OF the report.
MIR. WILLIAMS, Of Conn. followed, in a
speech OF an hour, on The same side.
Mr.. DESHA delivered his sentiments.
III decided opposition to the report.
Mr. CLAY then took the floor i'm defence
OF the ground he had already occupied
ami had spoken but a short time, when,
al a late hour, a motion TO adjourn the
debate was made, and carried by small
majority and thc House adjourned.
Suppl FMENTAL JOURNAL
" snci p'ceoedings Of the House Of Repre-
sentatires Of tie United States, at the Sc
cond session IF He Fifteenth Congress as,
during the time they uere depending, srere7
ordered TO be Kept secret, and respecting
,ohichthe injunction Of secrecy ,cas after
wards taken off, by order of tile House.
L HoftSbAI, JANUARY 70.
The house having under consideration
the amendments proposed by The Senate
TO The bill from this House, entitled can
ACT making appropriations for The military
| service of the United States for the wear
one thousand eight hundred and nine
teen"
The second ofthe said amendments was
then read. as follows:
Line 47-Strike out thirteen thousand
dollars" and insert "Forty thousand two
hundred and seventy nine dollars, in
Guiding twenty thousand dollars 10 defray
an eXpence incurred under the Chickasaw
treaty, lately concluded and including,
also, the further sum of seven thousand
TWO hundred and seyenty-niHe dollars,
being The aggregate amount of certain
sums stipulated 10 be paid, within 60
days, 10 certain individuals named in the
aforementioned treaty" Whereupon,
On motion of Mr.. Lowndes,
Ordered, that The said bill and amend
ments do lie on the table.
On motion of Mr. Sfors,
Resolved, That the President of the United
States he requested to lay before this House,
II in his opinion the public interest will not be
preJudiced thereby, the Journal of the Com
mlssioners by whom the treaty with the Chick
asaw tribe of Indians, of the 10Th day of Octo-
Der last, was made and copy Of the said
treaty and whether the same has been ratifi-
ed or not
Ordered, That Mr.. Slorrs and Mr.. III.
Nelson be a committee TO present tue
foregoing resolution to the President.
The doors were then opened.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
Mr.. StOrrs, from the committee appoint
ed on the 26ih ultimo, TO present 10 the
President of The United States The reso-
luton of that date, reported that the
IN "a, t,iffaa I,uH r,orfor,uab Tho ear,,;n, Il
legated. and were informed by the Presi-
dent that the matter thereof would be
promptly attended to.
The Message of the President of the
United States, of this day, was then read,
as follows:
IoMe House Of Representatives. of tie United
States.
In compliance with The resolution of
the House Of Representatives, of tie 28th
OF last month, F." requesting me 10 lay be-
fore IT, II in my opinion the public interest
will not be preiudiced thereby, the Jour
nal OF the Commissioners by whom The
treaty with the Chickasaw tribe OF Iudi-
ans, OF The 10Th day of October last, was
made, and copy OF the said treaty; and
10 communicate whether the same has
been ratified" transmit report from
the Secretary of War, with the documents
accompanying il, which contain all the
information required by the House of Re-
presentatyes, by The aforesaid resolution.
JAMES MONROE.
February I'd, 1919.
The House then took up and resumed
| the consideration of the amendments pro-
posed by the Senate TO The bill, entitled
AN act making appropriations for the
military service of The United States for
rbe year 1872" and the first thereof was
concurred in, and the question stated or
concurring in the second.