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

concur in the view which Won have taken
in relation TO the importance % Florida. 10
the efectual peace and security of our south
cru frontier and such, believe. is the opin-
ION of every member OF the administration ::
In fact. the erouuds assumed very far
from being feeble. ~ Marks will be retained
nnlil Spain shall be ready to garrison it with
Suthc'eHt force aud fort Gadsden, aud
any other position in East or West Florida
| within the Indian country, which may he
deemed eligible, viii he retained so long as
/ there II ANY dancer; which, il Is hoped. will
aiiOId ihe desired security. We ought. Il Is
| TINE never 10 resort 10 tm'd measures 10
F., @toIJ wal :; hut iiagpcars to iue, that certain
| degree Of caution (sot from Tie fear of the
holy atsiamcc) oU,ht. at tki> time 10 mark, our
| policy. war WITH Spain, were Il TO continue
! with her alane ard were there no great men.
| itai powefs To avail, themselves Of the OppOr.
toniiy OF emhaI tassin. us, would be nothing
/ bst SnCh "A war would net continue loug
| with"ut Involving other parties. and il Ger.
| iainlI x nld, is tew Years. he an Eng lsh war.
| IN such war, would NOT fear for The fate of
onr country hut certainly, it il can he pru.
| IDENTITY and honorably avoided for the present
| Il ought TO be. We want time !; time to grow
| TO perfect our Qualifications, 10 enlarge our
| navy, Ia repieniSh our dcpots, and to pay our
| debts. ispeak 10 Won frankly knowing yonr
| zeai FOR any courtry. with whose glory YOURS
| is now Unidentified. No one who has examined
my polite al course. will aaI sure, think that
these opinions a,e influenced by timid com
| ellis.
No'e-Ite order of the i4ih of August,
| referred so in tho above extract has been
already communicated to Congress.
Inc2rifere follows letter from Governor
Bibb, OF he Alabama Territory. dated Fort
Crawford, Nav 10 lSlS--ana ai eady published
| in tie Enquirer of the iIih uli.l
Poymcsier Generals o67ce, Gig of Washington,
| FeLruGTy the 20tb. 1919.
SIR-in answer TO yopr letter OF Tie nth of
present month Il he n ~ IN, tat
| LIST. That the numbers and grades cf the
oincefs who commanded the detachment of
| indians employed under M'lniosh, and the
whole number of Indians appear, from the
| accounts of the "A gents who paid them, to have
| been, btiSadier gesera' = colonies 2 lieu
| tenant colonies; majors I assistant adju-
| taht general; assistant commiSsaries 70
| captains 20 first lieuteUants rs second do
! l,JE rank AID file, Tor other waIriors)
I'd hat iiie numbers aud grades OF the
/ o'h'erS WHO commanded The Tennessee and
! Ns.'"cKN voinnteers, appear, from the roll
! winch mustered them into service, 10 have
been, assistant adiutant general do. in.
! spector do. /; do. deputy quariermaster do.
J Chaplain forage master | assistant TO
rage master; Judge adv Ocate 2cOloneis a
| lieutenant colonies ; majors; ! adjutaHts,
! FeSinental = 2 quarternasters, do. 2 sur
seons do; surgeons mates, do. sergeant
| hlipoTS, ia. quartermaSter sergeaits, do.
~ captains 20 first iientenants Is second
| heHichanlS, VI third Iieuier.lts H. comets
! OF wh@m enc captain and one first lieutenant
appear TO have brlOnged 10 Kentucky; the
! Others to Tennessee.
/ sd. That the number and grades of the
! offlcers who commanded Cor served With The
;vo companies of rangers" under captains
/ boNie and MGIst, appear from a communal
| cation ot The paynlaster of the 4th regiment
! OF i"fanliy, dated the 2Sd of September, 1918,
! 10 nave heen, 2 captains /; 2 firSt lieutenauts !;
second iieutenants isurgeon's mate.
| am, very respectfully, Sir, your most
obsdisni, NAiHL. FRYE, Jun
Chief Clerk.
| To tie hon. dbner Lacock, chairman Of the
| committee on the subject ofthe Seminole
| irdr, az Senate Of the u. States.
| PGymdster Generdrs Office, City of Washington
| february the 23d 1919
| STR-NCur letter of Yesterdays date is now
| before me, and with reference TO nv note OF
| the 2Oth inst. have to state. that {" the whole
mumncf OF men rank aud file, employed as
| volunteers from Tennessee and Kentucky"
! appears from the muster rolls to have been
| i,ibS ihe number employed in captain Boyle
| aud capt M'UIStS companies of rangers, 40.
Nith sentiments of much respect am, sir
NATHL. FRYE, Jun. Chief Clerk.
Iofhc hon Abner LacGck, chairman Of
eODnRftee on the subject of the Seminole
uar, an Seh0te OF The u States.
(coPY)
Washington City, Feb. 5, 1919.
SIR have tile honor TO acknowledge the
receipt OF your letter of the present date, Ell
cloGing a communication from the chair man
OF the committee of the Senate, requesting of
| YOU COPY of the letter addressed ny major
| v ME IonugS to governor MaSot, on the 9TH
ApFlI, 1916 NOT having received a report
from mayer YOungs, relative 10 the CORES
pondcHCe with governor Masot, or his attack
on 'he hostile Indians III the vicinity OF Pen
sacola, tile only information possess the
subject, is contained III tie letter of governor
biDh. dated or the 10Th ofMay, 1918, to which
| ! beg leave 10 refer YOU.
fro Suh IN 60 h.
"aS Informed (threHc II the medium of Mr..
Hanhiy) by the captain of vessel direct
from PensacOla that a i-umber OF hostile In
| dams had assembled al that place On inter
| roEatne the captain, be reluctantly stated,
| Thai, at the time OF ms sailing, there were in
| Pensacola 40 or 500 Indians {; that they had
| been tea and iarnisBed With munitions OF war,
and were committing depredations OH the
| persons and property OF the citizens on the
| frontier Of Alabama. and also on the subjects
! ~ SPAN. Ht.tr receiving this information, j
informed youin my letter, dated at ST Marks
| on the Goth Of April, that / should leave that
| piace for Fort Gddsden in two or three days,
acd alter making ali necessary arrangements
| iO' thesecurity OF the position occupied, and
| htiarhiHg force TO ScouT the country west
OF The APpaiacllIcola, should proceed direct
10 Nashville. then ordered captain Sands to
| Mobile, tn prepare and hold in readiness a
train Of artillery should circumst aHces arising
ont of facts disclosed, render its use in the
| field necessary. on this occasion as on all
others, thought II my duty 10 he prepared
fully TO execute my orders, i'll putting an end
TO the conflict.
GA my arrival ~ Fori Gadsden, my quarter
master general, cpl. George Gibson (who was
charged wththe defence ct that post )handed
me several letters, brought from Fort Mont
gomery by major Hogan, from respectable
| Ciuzeus, confirming the report made by the
captain Of The schooner While at St. Marks
and detailing the murder of eighteen of our
citizens on Tie Serugurs. and the destruction
OF family near Fort Claiborne. Mai. Hogan
also confirmed this information, aud added
| that The citIzeuS al Fort Montgomery were
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