Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-04

and meeuHg OF the cntefS having beeu
called Ly the little Prince, 10 take into their
consideration the affair of Fowl Town. l
informed them of the determination OF the
government in this particu lar, and desired
Them to remain quiet until they heard from
me again. This meeting was held in Dec.
at the Broken Arrow. on the Chattah0uche.
And on my reiarn to the agency, l fell IN with
general Gdiucs, 10 whom communicated the
couIents OF the acting SecretaIS' s letter, aud
the course [ had taken with the Indians. The
general then informed me tina, he had receiv-
ed the order spoke of. but that from the
representations lie had made hs did unt doubt
but that ,he prOhIhiiOu 10 ~ OSSiIl the Spa
nisi line wonl'i be removed. had appointed
another meeting with the in'lians TO take
place AT the q. encya the end ot twenty fave
DAYS, expecting 10 hear from the War Depart
meat ~ the mean time, bat nppu the suolect
Of crossing the Spanish line received no
Immediate answer. a meeiin: was according
~ held AZ the agency, which commenced on
ihe'g,h January, 1878 atwh,ch colonel "'easly
attended aud althou.h II he brou.h no cnmmu.
nicatiom IN writing from gen. Gaines, yet he
Informed me, thathe anew the prohibition to
crossing the Spauisa line had been Withdrawn,
and that gpHera Games had ordered him tn
muster as many ct The friendly Indians into
service as we're willing 10 engage. Arrange
ments were Immediately made and a day
assigned for enrolling the friendly warriors,
and colouel Breariy attended ut fort Mitchell
for That purpose, and there mustered the
greater part OF them. Same companies were
mustered INTO service AT several other places
which were more convenient for the purpose,
owing 10 the local situation OF the Indians.
The first OF ganizition was that of ii regiment,
hut, on getting into the field, they were
recognized ny general jackson as brigade.
An these proceedings were communicated to
the War Department from time TO time to
some Ot winch, answers were received, and
some not. The rolls made out on mastering
the brigade ont OF service, are in the office
of the payuaster general or at least were sent
To that office by me The staff of the brigade
consisted OF one biigadier seaeral cOlOnels,
y lieutenant colonies, 2 majors, assistant
adjutant general, 4 assistant commissaries of
purchases, and aid de camp, who was omitted
in the muster roll. The force of the brigade
about 1900 strong.
Thethirsi question put by the committee is,
90 Tie force OF the hostile Seminole Indians. -
From the best accounts nave been able To
receive from indians and Others, L have never
estimated the number OF tile ScminO.s, at more
than seven hundred warriors, and [ douDt
whether they have that number, exclusive of
= those towns Ola the ChattahouchIe, who were
considered hostile during that war lie ne srosS
have Decn estimated at $50 ~ 500 effective -
When M'int0sh aaj has warriors were muster
ed at EOrt mitchell, lie Divided his force, and
with tiat part which ne retained under his own
command he descended the CIati;hGuchie on
the western bank, aud on reaching The town
called Red Ground, encountered their chief
and warriors La thisaitar lac took 53 warriors
and $50 women and children. Ihe chief made
his escape witt few warriors. Col. Lovett,
w,trtheTeSt Of the warriors, mustered at Fort
eastern bank, and general Mlniosh, crossing
the nv er below the iotk, the two detachmehts
united on iheir march 10 MickaSuky, where
they all loiKed geHeral Jackson. AT mickasuhy,
the Indians had generally He'd, aud but Jew
were found at The town. On the march 10
Sawaunee, MIntoSh with his warriors e-coitn-
tered about 200 OF the hostile party, undsr
Peter MQueen, OF whom he Killed 81, and
made warriors, aud iO6 women and children
prisoners. The next enemy they engaged, was
the negroes at Sawaune, amounting 10 aDont
$50, OF whom l or IL were Killed and made
prisoners. The Indians of this part OF the
country fled before the army aud here ended
the Seminole campaign as far as the Indians
were concerned. will here observe that tie
Mickasuky indians are not considered ny the
Greek nation Seminoles. Those Indians
under BOwlegs are the only ones considered
by them Semiuoles, although, in speaking
generally of the SeminOies, ~ relation To the
Seminole war, include all the Indians who had
ssy share in that war.
Being asked what became OF the prisoners
taken by M'lntosh-i answer They were
generally seat into the nation, aud are now
there. y. Is. MIIChElL.
Sworn and subscribed 23d Feb. 1919.
Fort Sc0tt, 4th august, ISI7-
Sir: Some of the chiefs of the lower towns,
on the Chattahouchic, met at this place 10 day
The chiefs of three towns were present. VINO
had not been To Fort Hawkins. at the time The
stipend was delivered 10 them. They requested
ME to forward their names, and the names OF
their towns to y0n. and 10 InfUrm you, that the
talk gwen 10 iiie indians at that place, they
would agree TO-
WIKI great respect, your obed't servant,
(Sgued) ID. +. rWIGGS,
Major Commanding.
IcerIity tie foregoing TO be cspy Of
&he original. nov iT my possession.
D. b MIrChELL. Agent for l. a.
22d Eel. AIRY, 1919.
Con Chats. fWacksee Micco,
CHICO Nuciu, Capetan Niece.
Oche see. Iaiepee Tustnnnusgee,
Cow Merchant,
iIuSkeenPhau,
lhoioth EmautlIiau.'
. The chicfsf Foici Tora.
certify Che foregoing 60 be "a true copy Of
the origina! memorandum. enclosed e. me in
ahe foregoing letter by major fwIggs.
ID. y MITCHELL, 4 gem tor ]. y.
February - 1919.
Robert Butter, AdiiHaat General 81 tie Southern
DioisoH Of the trng of tLe On't-a aiateS,
That in thr summer OF I5l7 Mr.. Johu Don.
aldson, of the neghbothOOd Of Nashv,te,
went to Pensacola, and purchase lots OF ihnd
there, with TIE appropriation OF tie Governor /;
that the depOnent has beaFd that M James
jackson, OF Nashville, vas concerned with
him, aud was the Oniy person concerned he
also understood thai DpuaidsOn5 hr, view in
going to Pensacola was for the benefit Of his
health; that Mr.. Donaldson IS nephew OF gen.
JacksOn's wife that he does not snow the
amount of DOnaIdsOn'S purchase that he does
not know nor does he believe, thdt general
Jackson had or expected 10 have, any interest
ia said purchase, nor did he ever hear II sus-
goSted.
The deponent further saith {: that tbe<S were
two regiments OfInOunied gunner volunteers,
raised by general jackson in January, 1918 /,
that general jackson appointed the col0neis
aud most or all the field officers that colonel
HAYNES appointed the platoon and ST al officers
that there we're also two conn dnics OF yOlun.
teers, called lite guards, vine appointed their
own officers, and rendered their services to
The general, by whom they were accepted I;
TINT according 10 ila hest of tire dennnenI s