Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-22
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LATE AND INpop'rA M, rpO

r'er oil Thursday last from which we make intcrestine
extracts. 80
In addition learn verbally from oentlen,c, ybo
have arrived here in the Florida that Gen scot has
started rom Picolata for Fort King ria Black Creek
WIN S'o troops composed Of regulars and Georgia vo
lunteers, and wagons with provisions & ha
ing been compelled, from want of sufficient wagons
ana horses TO transport the requisite provisions all
10 leave about $50 of the Georgia volunteers at Pcoaia
uuu the return of the wagons Tho o,sr pctious in
the Ociawaha river the Of wagons and horses and
neavy rams, which have made the almost mpassa
PIE nave caused great delay. The last express al Pco
,ai e fot Drane on the Sth inst states that t,
latest intelligence received that Fort from Cen Gaines
was on .he sd .nst-that Gen. G.. was eil cnrcnchcd
on Tue banks OF the Withlacoocee. Gen Cncl start.
ed Tor Fort Drane, the 9Th inst with 500 (or 0OO)
troops and supply of provisions succou Gen Gaines
The Georgia and Carolina troops were in bigb SHIRTS
Scott ~ o ''"'
The left wing of the army composed of regulars and
Carohna volunteers under the command of Gen Ets.
It's, had moved via Volnsia 10 Inherent the Indians
glades. - M ~
The Indians attacked Gen Gaines with such hold
ness and approached his entrenchuent that
many oil Gen. O. $ command, who were engarcd in dc.
iehang The right flank of the cntrenchinent were
left flank. 49, ~ " e
Our readers will thus perceive that, ere this. in all
PROBABILITY the sun of Oscola bas set-the lanen,cd
deaths OF Dade and his gallant brethren AVENGED and
fresh aures added the brows of our gallant scgnlars
ana not less gallant volunteers We envy the latter
from The bottom of our heart. We have been will
them in feeling, though in person we were Compelled to
be absent. 49, "
(trsm ute JachsonriHe Courier iOM inst.
LATER News FROM GEN. GAISrs.--The intelliqenco
from the Wi,lacoochee continues TO be of Great Interest
ana Importance Soon after last publication we
, ra.heu that Gen. Games continued fighting the In
dams After the battle of the first day Cen Gaines
found 50 Indians killed He had two of his men killed
'no several wounded On the third day the Indians
crossed the Withlacoochec 10 attack him. He haying
TAKEN only eight days provisions and being thus CLOSELY
pressed, sent for renforcemenis provisions and
uon. Gen. Clinch, being under orders from General
ana having received no order TO send the provis-
IONS Tor me Army, sent corn from his own plantation
of cattle. " "eap
They had not proceeded many miles when an ex,res
arrived from Gen. Gaines containing the ntelligence
hat he was entirely surrounded by the Indians nd nm
Tess he received provisions Inc should be under the ne.
cessity OF cutting his way through them leaving his
wounded He requested the assembling of the Alaebn
militia To guard the provisions sent him After receiv
ing this unexpected intelligence, the provisions which
were on Their way were ordered back The soldiers az
Aiachnn, though so unceremoniousy DISCHARGED and
who had refused TO be disbanded i'm the present
ss STATE OF the country, assembled to the number of
aoout ~vu 70 go To the assistance of Gen. Gaines
The following extract of letter received by Col Dell
rom Iriest, dated 9TH instant, contains fur
You may not have heard OF the recent occurron.a,
here Cen Gaines attacked last Saturday EVENING
on this side of the W,hiacoochee and has been ghtnS
ever since. Sometimes he has three fgh,s in ,So is
and one in the night At one of the FONTS there ,ve
ionnd dead thirty Indians and negro The result of
the others we have not heard At the last adyces the
wounded But have heard the cannon several ,;r,o
since, firing very heavy.
Our Alachua companies left here about one o'clock
TINS morning IN very hard rain, in order to assist in
guarding provisions and ammunition TO The Wthncoo
chee, both OF which Cen Gaines Is much in vnnt or
we understand that two days since, Gen. Scott with
his forces was at Picolaa, and that two different cx
presses have been sent for him. -
BY the arrival of Mr.. Samuel Harrison, from AIocbus
later information. 800 So
Gen Clinch, with his forces in conjunction with the
Aachua militia, making in all about eight hundred had
gone TO aid Gen. Gaines He reacied Tho cam, S.
day last, and effected junction with him With ,ber
united forces, amounting to nearly two thousand men
Gen Games intended crossing the Withlacoochee Mon
day last Ills boats, floating bridges &C. were all pre-
pared He has four twelve Founders with which 60
cover his landing on the opposite side Of the Witho
cooehee. Inc Indians will undoubtedly make despe-
rae struggle TO prevent his crossing Mr. Harrison
says, that ON Monday the distinctly heard
IL Is all over now and anxious learn the result
He states that Cen Gaines has never shown IN Tho
enemy more than about two hundred men at one limo
That IN every instance of attack whether by nqht
OF aay ne was prepared for tem having anticipated the
movements oil OseoIa In this way he made great havoc
among the enemy, having killed several hundred of
them. Ills loss, before Gen Clincb Joined him ,os
only eight killed and about forty wounded Mr. SAYS
mat IN ms express, Cen Gaines said he had men
and asked only for provisions and ammunition
From some observations made by Cen Gaines tho
three thousand W. w
by some negroes who have escaped 10 the whites IL
IS stated that the Indians have made Ratification an
sue OF the Wlthiacoochee, only four miles dis
TINT 1T is made of earth and fascnes and surrounded
by wide meat. This is Oseolas town and Is nrohabI
inc stronghold OF the enemy. IL is impossible TO saw
now much credit is due to these reports of the
Dut IN most other instances since the comnenc
oil hosties much has been lost by not creditino their
statements Gen Gaines intends marching for This nloce
aier crossing the river. There lie will learn whether
Oscola yet knows how TO make Qualifications which can
withstand our means of battering them down Rcf,rc
mat place IS aken The one in which the women and
children probably nre the Struggle will be severe II
will be the fight of death to many.
. ohouid zen. flames succeed, as he probably has be
lore ths ne viii have conquered the Indians and they
must either surrender betake themselves TO the ham
mocks and swamps for the purpose of conceaen and
eluding the whites. BY all his movements Gen Z,
has evinced great skill and has shown that no
Inc manner IN which he them off with so little
loss to HIMSELF shows that e has been no idle scholar in
Ine art OF war. We now confidently expect a speedy
close OF this savage warfare that Oscoas boast Of 6vc
years will be short FIVE months.
(From The sap,e.)
Inc following statement of the officers and soldiers
who marched from Tampa Boy with Gen. Gaines and
lhe particulars OF their march furnished by Lieut. II
Hage who was one of the number, is possessed of in
erest, at this moment 1t furnishes new incidents re-
ating TO the rngic of Major Dade and his
companions We sincerely wish success 10 Gen Gaines
VINO was the first 10 pass the bloody vale to honor
with funeral rites and burial those who were the suf
enng actors III that most pected and moufnul ira
gedy ii will be the FIRST engagement in which our for
'cs have not suffered defeat We hope glorious vic.
DRY awaits them.
Here follows a list ofthe names Of the officers Sc1
They marched from Tampa Bay, Florida on Saturday
9TH February, arrived at the Alfa on the I4t
md changed the route for Fort ing on the 18th md
N the l7ih burnt an Indian and negro village They
ryed at MAJOR Dade battle ground on Saturday, 2Oh,
It nine o'clock
The will never be eiTaced from the memory of
ne behoiders The skeletons Of the slain la in the DO.
t'on IA which they were shot AS the flesh decayed
Z mo ff To- ..I