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lueFpatcIeO the puOIlc ScnOouef M0W0
IN The esd, with Lieutenant Duncan,
ed artillery, to Key West, fora bate
ry OF two twelve-pounders, and such
other stores as could be serviceable;
and at 6 o'clock on the o4lh, the com. y.
panies, GARDENERS and Frazier's, made
6fly bayone,s each, by details from
those companies renal ming here, and
with Oneof the two six FOUNDERS Of
this post, with four oxen | had order
ed 10 be purchased, one light wagon,
and ten days provisions, were put 10
march.
The FIRST halt Of this command was
at Little Hillsboro' river seven miles
from this post; the bridge OF which |
hid veconnoi'red by, Indians Of f.
matthias band the day before. From
this heard from Major Qade, press.
ing me to forward the six FOUNDER by
all means, il having been lief; from
the failure oflhetesm, four rniles ou'. }
| accordingly y ordered the purchase of
three horses and harness, ard ltjoined
the column at nipe that night, On
the night Of the 24,h, I heard that the
transport, With Major MOuntford apd
company, long and anxiously expect.
ed %as in tie. bay, J sen, at one e.
clock {; letter 10 him, lreceivcd at day .
ligh9 by an Indian express, urging
him on. lie lapded with his strong
company on the e5 Informed me that
L~gate's company, under Lieut.. Cry
son nearly full must be near at, hand.
Of,this,MajoL Dade was informed by q
most gallant vounteerj jewell. C,compa-
ny, I'd artillery, WHO bad left iha deach.
menI with uIe news Of The burnwg of Big
HiIsboro' Bridge, near WHICH MAJOR u.
had halted the second day, Path. | also
Informed him that was using every ex
ertion 10 push on about thirteen hundred
rations on Packhorses, with W,hat amuni.
ton uId be spared. A dupliraie of this
was sent the next dayby young Indian
who became lame, and could not over
lake the column, and returned with his
letters, Pr. Jewell joined Major Dade a.
bout | o'clock on the night Of the 25lh.
ln the chain Of events, it is proper that
| should mention that three FalIasseesla.
dians came in on the evening of the 22d,
and caused great excitement in Iloase
E'nathIa's camp. They brought talk
of In'canopaS of a,pacI6c or neutral char !.
acter or they affected it; but believe not
distinctly, until, after | had made Them
prisoners, while 10 full council with E.
matthias warriors; which sIep cousider-
ed imperative, it they were spies, and ,.qs
much so il lheywere Charged with. any
propositions likely, 70 detach the Chiefs
from the treaty, or indeed, ,, by an art. of
selEdevoIIon, 10 take the scalp of Emgih
la, Black Dirt, aud Big Warrior, faithful .
chiefs, who have been hunt9d in this way
since the sea ping Of Charles Emalh,a.
10 a council with Emathld that.nighl, Ma
jor Dade expressed every confidence III
Indian character, and particularly upon
the salutary influence Of Abraham upon
Micdnopa. On reflection, detained Two
of the imprisoned TalIasses as hostages,
and sent the youngest and best runner
with letters 10 General ClinCh and Gene
raj Thompson, via Iaicanopa,es could
do no better, and ofcourse throtgh A5rG
hams Lands. :, ,,x,
These letters, Of course Involved many
details; but numbers and other facts, 10
guard against treachey, were stated fn
French. Tho runner returned two days
beyond his lime, with message from A
brGhGm and Broken Sticks, stating my
talk was good, and that | might expect
him on the S0th. This we freely render
ed that he would be at the attach fixed
for Christmas week. A negro bis init.
mate, named Harry, CONTROLS the Pea
Creek band Of about. a Hundred warriors
forty miles south east Cf US; who have
done most Of the mischief, and keep this
post constantly observed, and Communl
cafe with the Mickasukians at Wy,ha
coochee. by means of powerful bands Of
Edlolahs and A,afiers, under Little Cloud
and the alligator. 10 tracing Major
Dades movements, | have. every reason
TO believe that he made on the 26th, six
miles; 9th, TO Big WyIblacoOchee; on
the fiIih day, (2sth,y to the battle grOlud,
sixty-6ve mIlcs. -.
Hare il may be proper to State that Ma
jor Mountlord's command was ready %
move on the 26lh, but the transport, III
which was company Of The 81 artillery
under Lieutenant Grayston, unionuqafs
Iy entered the wrong bay ahd, goi into
shoal water, and was notseeh, OF certain
ly heard Of, till the morning Of the 2Sth
December, when, by sending party with
a flag as a signal, Lieutenant G. was Pdt
in possession Of instructions, and landed
HE comnanv nj n naiut CouF niIaa wast nf