Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-15

The express rider started from LIS paec ycStt' 90"
morning for PiccIaa and returned last "'@t Sas ,'.'
he was sbo. =. b. ar.y Of :HLa.s Is r ~ in number,
as he supy,scs Three OF ;.lri :re their rifles, the
balls passing through the tnp o his CAP lie slai'u
again for lIcnntu and arrived LirTe safe I!s io'"S
negro man, belonging Mr. P"c'y came IN ms a.
ternuon, reports that he saw nr Indians al MS 1sc'
house. about daylight this morning. Their tracks arc
seen the road in several places, and scouting PaTt
have been ou!, but owing to tho numerous swnmps ana
thickcls and their activity it is very dicul u intercept
them and Us yet none have been taken.
An alarm given in tic cDcampmrnt OF Volunteers,
about miles from town, last night. |; is said al IN
dian was and fired upon by Of the scntinr<,
and also by the officer vi the guard and chased Tor hall
mile, when lie escaped into thickct =.
Sr. Augustine, March ..
Gen Gaines we learn, had Joined Cen. Clinch With
100 en on the oath February, from Tampa Bay via the
upper crossing Of the WhaconcLcc, and had started
back again Tor Tampa with eight days provisions, ny
way of the lower crossing. We understand that Cen
Games came through the OF Tie massacre OF tie
gallant but unfortunate MI Dadc command and That
they found and buried the bodies "i officers and 10
men 1t is supposed that seven OF this lated band had
crawled of aud persisted in The woods, or were taken
prisoners.
The ceremony of consgning them to their graves IS
represented solemn and impressive, and the effect
produced upon those present are such as never VIII De
forgotten. Every officer recognised The Indians
had not taken their clothes nor the ewclry They had
taken away the and BELTS but lad left the cartridge
boxes.
An express arrived here from Pcoata this afternoon,
from whom learn that it currently reported there,
that Gen. G. had had battle a. near the Wtacoo
chce on his return that they had fighting thtee
days. that The first day, the troops qnd the lndIunS were
on opposite sides of the river, and that on the night OF
the third day. the Indians attacked the camp OF General
Gaines, and tina. there had been 400 our troops Killed
and wounded We believe tho report to be true, though
we have no knowledge from Official sources.
P. s. Since writing The above learn officially that
Gen Gaines had hrcn attacked On The nghto the 2'
February by about 5UO Indians he supposes, and al
two hours hard fighting he succeeded III beating them
of. The loss side is killed aud ~ wounded,
umonr the latter two officers. GEN Gaines Is IN dun
gerous suatlon IL Use his cxpression ''his wound
ed are increasing and his horses decreasing. He IL
short of provisions and cnrcHchcd anu surrounded by
the enemy.
We learn that Friday last, part of Col. BrSbanes
Regiment had reached CarrIckrr.us. the plantation of
the late Duncan AIciiac, Esq, near winch place they
discovered party OF SIX Indians dressing beef An
attack vas made upon them but without success might
coming on, the Indians fled aud escaped into the thick
cts near by The troops were following oil, however,
the main trail leading west towards The ST. john Hi.
We may expect ic hear good account from them
shortly.
Tie express who Lrcugh the above states that he
Goconda Mill, large number Of Indian trucks -
Gen. Eustis Immediately ordered detachment 81 troops
TO the country III that dlrcct0n part OF whom
went by water and another by land.
Capt. Elnores Company of s. c. Volunteers and
Lieut. Irvngs company OF u. s. Artillery accompanied
by Capt. Garfield, U. S. T. l.. and Lieut. Blumby,
sailed the 9Th February in the Scanl-boat Sanlce,
TO establish depot at fcusa. On the return of the
Sleauboa she was fired upon by party ofsix indians,
about five miles above Paatka. One OF their balls
lodged in the captains berth The fire returned by
those bard but without effect This doubt the
same party who took the two negroes prisoners,
Saturday last, as it but few miles from their en-
campment and only two days afterwards.
We regret to learn that the measles had broken in
Captain arkcrs company of s. &. Volunteers, station.
ed at ST Josephs. Twenty six had occurred; bat
we are happy state that they all couva!cSccnt
The Steamboat Dolphin, Capt Pcnnoyer, with two
companies u. S. Troops under the command Of hla"r
Kirby sailed Tuesday last TO take post at Williams
plantation the Halifax River iuI lie purpose OF
tabshng depot there.
Capt Fripps company Of militia, have just returned
from Il scouting cxpedlt!on having travelled tho Six
Mile Creek Road as far Pacclys house, and their
return the advance guard sa" hive Indians IN the road
on the edge OF thick swamp. They fired upon
by the guard which returned by the Indians, who
Immediately rclrrated iuto the hcket and escaped
One Indian WAS wounded; lie seen to throw away
his pack and limp of.
We are informed that seventy wagons waiting at
Pcoata TO convey provisions To General Cinch wlrnsc
supply had been much diminished by the quantity taken
by Gcrrral Gaines, iron;Forl Drass.
HEAD oUARTERs-ARMY OF FLORIDA.
ricoLArA, Feb. I'D, 1886.
ORDER No. ].
Major Gen. Scott, liza wing arrived in Florida assumes
the general direction oil the war against tile hostile &C.
mnulr Indians
The S,,f:Oiiiccrs attached to Gcncral Head Quar-.
tcrs at present Capt Garfield, Typographical En-
gineer) Lieut.. Chambers (Chef OF the Culil:ssaral)
and Licuts. Van Buren,, Temple and Johnston. AIDES.
de- Camp. All orders and instructions: conveyed by ii.
tcr of them in the name Of the Aiujor General, and
whether orally or in writing will be duly obcyrd.
The right and left wings Of the army or the troops on
the West and East side of the ST. johns river will lie
continued, under the respective orders Of Brgadicrs
Clnch and Eusts and the forces which t, operate
from Tampa Bay, under Col Lindsay, will, when they
come into line, constitute the centre. The wings will
be greatly reinforced by the arrival OF both regulars
and volunteers.
The three immediate commanders oflle right left and
and centre of the army. respectively will generally
ceve orders direct from General Head Quarters; but Of
course, every junior will obey my SENIOR according
the rules and articles Of war, aud the usagcs Of the
service whether the parties belong the militia or to
the militia and regular army.
AS for the first time, patriotic volunteers from South
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama Louisiana and FI9rida
to come into the line, with portion of the regular
army it is confidently hoped that beneficial cmula-
ton, without unkindmcss pre- udlce, may animate the
different forces. All equally Americans, actualed
by the like dctcrminatonlo subduc tcachcrous and
q common foe.
But valor and patriotism alone are not sufficient for
that end. Some tactical instruction and obed
to commands, also instruction
only be acquired by opportunity and labor firm re-
solution to 0Gey accumpshes the other great requisite
Let the resolution BIZ taken by aH who have
noby turned out TO avengc their butccIed counrrncn
But again; to paradr to march, to guard and
fight not the only duties Of war handle and prcse
the supplies Of The army, and TO camp and other
field delcnccs, equally required of every good SOL
der corps of servants, for these PURPOSES would be
large aud cuntrous 1t would double the army and
render half loo mean and the other too dcIicatc for
the glory OF we'll contested field. Fatigue parties
must, therefore, when wanted be furnished by all the
corps in their turn, and proportionally
winfield SCOTT.
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS.
CuARLEsToS, Murch 9.-The schr. s. S. Mills, Capt.
SorrHwIcK, arrived here yesterday morning from ST.
Augustine, furnishing with the Ucrad Of The I'd inst
II will be seen That Gen. GAINES Aforementioned the
Indians in considerable force near the WtlIcoochcc