Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-01
SecIttdTy NJ he Treasury
DOYH ES'a's65.

lFIom the Amy and Navy Chrou Gle
ne fragment NJ DrdgOOns il now completed IN its
establishment, aud al tie companies have n,,rchcd ~,
Fort Gibson here the he adj quarters hsye been
ed DUNG The winter. This regiment il conn,sed :, 80,
companies oil about seventy each; each man is arm
ell with sword, pistol aud carbne. Tie carbie is of
peculiar description; ills tue principle HuiPs rfcs
odds ~ ne bieech, and the part contaning the cIsrg i
so conshuced as 10 separate from tie barrel " means a.
asping ihi- part may be called The chamber and il.
s"Gs' SIX inches o' g; when loaded it is easily returned
10 ~ position and Then, II tie percussion cap is put on
The touch-hoe, The pice is ready for bring reour,s
no ramrod, yet is furnished with one which answer
he purpose oil VIPER aud when drawn out, makes bayo
net equal IN length TO the hatrtl of The niece and 10 a
very formidable "e"pon The whole niece weigls sever
pound. W. ~ VIC
The Dragons are instructed serve on horse or foot
a. occasion may 'tq"ire About this ue il expected
idt teey are OF 'he expedition among the tribes o l
dams inhabting the country hetS the Rocky Nom
tsIhs and The Mississippi They are TO proceed acros.
The county 10 The 60ggy Of the Red River thence west
"'ty towards the Mexican frontier, thence uorrlwarJ
az isr as II may be prudent CO. allow ing lime TO r.tr
ueo,e we eoid weather sets IN On its return, the regi
mrtt VIII dfscend by the Missouri either bank
-Four companies viii winter Fort Leavenyyor,b viz
Whaiton's Hunters, Ford's. and Duncan's
Three companies, summers, Boon's and R,owns,s ~,
the right hank OF the Mssissippi within The Inli
try, near the mouth Of the Des Moines.
lie "hfr Three companies, Tfenor's, Beans aud Per-
kin's al or near Fort Gibson.
lac expedition is understood, will he ACCOMPANIED bv
several gentlemen o. science, ~ho 20 their own ex.
pense The ctjee' Of the expedition is to give the via
nAs some de' Of Our power, and TO endraror under such
an mrosing force, 10 enter into conference win he "a
warn bose Indians no have been in he habit of roLbi,
snd numbering our people who trade among them OF Tie
dSnges TO which they will be exposed in case tl,ey
Due th~ir depredalious and massscres.
several delegations OF the newly. eugr,ed foii,,s
now settled beyond the limits the States and Tet,or,e
10 tie westward OF the Misssspp az well AZ If ,J,.
Osages and other t'ibes Them will sceonn,nv dc
eNPed io, ~ the hope oi making treaties Of ,en1.Iin
WIN The Wild Tribes, and us prevent hr HE future lie
recurrence Of those which are so COMMON among
the Indians ~ '''"s
The cxped ion IL 10 hoped, will res II in o,ucb 0,od
WI Afford protection 10 The civilized indians. 10 our
iionu'f 10 orr trade wi The Dsiivcs spd cover the
Sans ~" Caravans trading with Mexco; and perhaps en-
ghien tie Indians eth,iay a. 10 the humane ,nlis 81
me y STATES towards ien and blso as 10 their own
interest ' "''
DEsPgRATE hFrRAY.-Afobiie Jafy O-We Laye
been isytred by genienon l< CITY, vii, was a, de
ime 10 HE righborhood Of the scene described Nv him
-" we O'""Ig P'Thcu'as OF most unparalleled and
bloody Hay which occurred m Baldwin County on tie
Misunderstanding has existed since shont The 1st j.,
nuary si between Robert sine Teton and David Engi.b
sen 10 regard 70 The right Of possession 10 certain negro.
90 be 4b Of july nd Tor siv or seven months pre-
Vtous) they were 10 ilis p ssion of Singleton
On The latter dsy. Washington English and Batil Etp
m' ~; 'en' o. ~ Engi' SEN repaired to ile plants
'inh ~ ~ Singleton, To- Baldwin county akiDg yin fyn
three white men, two fhfee Indians aud one or Two
negroes the property Of - f., They immediately
'eVN possession OF the ncgfoes afhoUg Of tefn made
80 obstinate fessant4 and exhibited 20 defetuius a
resolution never he taken that he ,,as LAl.i ~, a.
Ppot by Washington Ensti,b.
The parry icD proceeded towards The plsp,4fon Of u
- sen' IN ,he mean lime, r. Singleton having received
Information OF what lad been done ifnuedisteig act m
taxing with him bis eldest son, Josep Singleton 10 en-
deaTor TO intercept ie party on the road On SATURDAY
morning. The 9th, the parties met, Q was in Bsldan
county Du' cannot designate The sPo) The two Sin
gieons and ,be Engshes had each double bsreed gun
On approaching each other " English told r. Sin,letop
'notfo af0of. he tc0tid surrender
Upon hearing 'his II 3 turned half round speak to