The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-02-13
aatsshsd esery sztardsy .Aoeasag by
ROBERT M,KSIGIr,

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|Sss News from El Ffda.
Fran she Georgia Const,aiionshsi J.
FROM PfCOLATA. IS.
BY The steam packet Florida. arrived
NJ Savannah. we received from friend
fn FieYida. the Jacksonville Courier oi
the 2Ssh uIis We are also indebted TO
several of our friends in this city for The
following letters received BY The Florid.,
from svlunieers from this city. In our
snexr We viii give The letter oI The cores
\ ;sp0ndensp of the Savannah Georgian.
Z. piroLArA. January 81.
The beat is ab0ns u start and j write
sd ilsssc 10 inform yon, that nc arrived
here yesierias an ID fine spiriss. There
I Is bnl oac siiense. which Is garrisoncd by
80 Sasanasi, Volunteers, ard cuclascd
sbY strong double log fence twenty feel
high-in each corner is placed iwo SIX
spaundess. lie Riflemen and 80 Regulars
! irisrn Savannah md so fiorsea1eu f.ara 81.
Afary's. have jest arrived. i5g Horse
Snacn for Fosi King ieft here on Friday
wiih provisions for .liars plaec--.hes aIl
sexpec! 10 be cut TO pieces before they
reach that posi-. An cxprsss " l.o lef,
here last night for. Fort King is sapps se.l
i Ii. haze been killed an reaching the ether
side cf The aYcs. We shall march ina
sScw ssAss To atsatkaxonc lndisns s,x miles
fsont his place, SEQ. ha~s ia tise;r pos.
session HE Military Stores taken from The
yegnlasss q hirh se sbaai astaast,s .to
rsseh ESSTs Hing, so tsiilcs distant. All
ara deiernlined 10 eight thsir,~ay through.
An fndian MSS seen this anetning sbuni 10
rods ifoin oer Camp and laslsc men
hare gone in pursnssos hin.
r. s. Mr. Forrest, araser. from the
SCoasss,n.ionalis Office has jus. been sh,r
through the foa: aud one a,hrsvss slight.
ly wounded isecidsGtly., Thirty roiua-
sieefs hare ibis moment arrived in Camp
4ssm Savannah.
PicoLAra, January 80. 1896.
We arrived here his morniag abndt
shIesk iass iims, and I will @riieyou few
s1ines 10 inform you of our safe arrival.
5ail are in loirrably good beslsh. aud, I
believes good spilfss aisp. i,is though,
sshssswe shall lskcap she line Of inarrh in
% day or tuo for Camp kiag. Nothing
sshss secured in Florida, since we left
Augusta, that has come 30 my knowledge
s.sial is assii worthy Of mentioning. We
z5sfi 30. sMafys early on Frir.ay morning.
sscasaed JsrksaaYille same day u, 4, r. NJ,
srsrs Hc.wsIc sstuies by the cisizens,
atso BY she Revenue Gutter Jefferson.
5a now lying in iron. Of ths, Town,
sins far orders from Gen. Clinci. /
fsarn staf she has paid visit 60 P,c"ia,s,
hsn met with no Indians. The schooner
Ee0fae& Mary, arrived at baskerville C
% Mednesday, laden with vas, quan.i,
) ty of provisions, sent on by Gen. Haiuii.
ton, chairman of committee Of u,c pa.
lief sof the people Florida. Meetings
hare been held in several places and re-.
solulieDs passed, expressive Of their era.
fitude for the Kindness Of the people Of
I Charleston. Savannah and Augusta.
have nothing new 10 tell you Of. and
sioihing but the knowic ge of our unxic-
~ 10 hear of our safe arrival. induces me
10 wriir you as This iime--and it will pro-
bably be the only opportunity for week
I 20 cone.
.picoLaTa, January %. 1856.
We arrived tisis morning a, ,i.is- fori.
and although j, i. no, on extra suuog
place for European warfare. ye, tie, say
II is good agaiRa the fndises. We i;nd
on our arrival ,hat Gen. Ciineh is s,Ii a,
Fors Hing. reinforcement having ttaeh-
led hin,. and aisofrrsh volunteers arriving
toia several quarters. We shsii rcmain
sat 1lits place fo, several days a, least, 20
prepare ourselves for march tu Gea.
] Chnch; aud also to Wai: for other expec.
led troops. We hopo soon TO hare such
70 respectable force az will drive The In.
sdtans freaI this quarter. We suppose
then 10 be feu, ihree Ia four miles from
sus, tha. is small number. acting as
scoats. Our Young Mea bear their pri.
yaiinns remarkably we'll considering they
have been used, TO good living aud com.
Portable quarters. Their spirits are good.
and THINK the corps is composed of men