Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-10-14

would not cease hostties, tIll they were amply re-
vengad for the injuries done them by the Georgans.
ln* consequence Of this, Gen. GAINES was au-
thorised by the Secretary of War, Mr.. CALHOUN
to remove at his discretion the Indians yet remain
ing OH the lands celed to Georgia, by the Treaty
made w ith the Creek, in the year Id, and indo.
ing so, he was authorised to hold some orthem as
hostages til reparaton had been made for the de.
predatious committed by the hostile Indians. In
compliance with tnis discretionary power he or
dered dc ment of,oops, 70 surround and take
an Indian Hamlet, called Fowle Town, which was
loue in the night, aud the Indians taking the alarm,
6ed to the djacent woodlands and morasses and in
| their nis hit were fred upon. and one man and two
women were killed. Two Indians were made pri-
soners, and the detachmen. returned to Fort Scott.
few days after, Captain M'INrosH, with
party OF troops, visited the village, for the
purpose OF rescniug proper,y and while loading
their wagons, were fired upon 10y the Indians when
s;rm.sh ensued, which both parties sustained an
considerable loss IN Killed and wounded. Soon
after the affair at Fowle Town, Lieutenant SCOTT
| with detachment of forty men, seven women and
some children, while ascending the Appalachcola,
with clothing and Supplies Tor the garrison ut Fort
Scott, were attacked py party of Indians within
| few miles ofthat place; and himself aud the whole
party fell victims 10 their fury, except six men,
who made their escape, and ono woman, who was
taken prisoner.
| From this time the war became more serious,
and the Indians aying all their forces made an at
| fnCly E,r o,d JoJ in 6,,;,
Gen. GAINES and six hundred regular soldiers TO
| the Garrison. In this state of things, information
had been communicated to the War Department;
General JACKSON wn- ordered to take the field, Al
the head Of regular and Militia force of eighteen
hundred men, provided for that service, and the es-
timated force OF the enemy, as made by General
GAINES was twenty -eght hundred. He was d-
recteJ if he should consider the force provided in
Sufficient to conquer the enemy. to call on the Co.
vernors of the odecent States, for such quotas of
the N'';a os he might think requisite TO enable hin
10 accompli,h ms purposes When these orders
were received, Gen. Jackson, instead oicomplying
with them, applied to use his own words, to the
Patriotism Of he Vest Tennesseans, chosing to
raise his forces tha. than descend to
the grorcHing and contemplate business of asking
for the quota from he Executive % Tennessee who
was then in Nashville, and who was entitled to the
courtesy which request would carry with il in the
eyes ofthe civil and enlightened. But this, modest
man "wrapt in little brief authority thought it
not worth his while to obey the orders of the War
| Department, or to consult with the Chief Magis-
trae of that State in which he resided, and who
was comparatively his guardan;--at least the
guardian ofthose people, and of that spirited SOL
diery, to whose PATRIOTISM and herolsm he appeal
ed. At the onset of the War, he evinced an utter
disregard for the institutions of his superior, tie
head Of the War Department, us well as for the
Chief NJ gistrate of Tennessee, and it is by no
means singular, that his cond let throughout the
| whole campaign, was IN contraCIstinction to the
rules and regulations Of the army, and the comfy
and proprety of all the rules and regulations of re-.
| fined society.
In few days after he had made his appeal to
the patriotism OF Western people, he assembled one
| thousand mounted rfemen, from the States of Ken
tucky and Tennessee, besides two companies of
life guards, whose officers were appointed and CON-
nissioned by himself Thus prepared for the alTray,
he proceeded on the campaign against the hostile
| Indians. In the mean time, General GAINES, who,
by Inspiration, had mbibed the notions Of the COM
nandng General, had raised upon hisown response
bilny and authority, an army Of sixteen hundred
Creek Indians, appointing their officers, with
| Erigader General at their head, commissioned and
appointed by himself. Thus armed and prepared
c,r tho foybt tho tvo Cen erals moved onWards. and
after a months campaign, succeeded in putting to
the sword the inhabitants of two or three Indian
towns, and iu compelling the feeble garrison Of ST.
Marks TO surrender, without firing gun. These
vaiian exploits lauded to the Skies and for his
services in this miserable aud wretched CAM
paign, was General JACKSON, by the Executive,
appointed to the Office Of Governor and Captain
General OF the territory ofForida, after it came in
to our possession by treaty.
II will not however be in our power to give in
this number ofour paper, succinct account Of the
transactions of General JACKSON during the Semi
mole War; and as the subject requires much atten-
ton and space, we shall with the consent Of our
readers, leave it till our next publication when we
hope 10 be enabled to close all the remarks we
have to make, relative to General ANDREW JACK
SON. Before we close, however, we will, as oriei-
/ ll.Jo a. avtroordiDary cores