Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09
x;ch,,uesd. Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Florida

7T'r''I': ,,.r Yesterdays Southern mail. General
'.> c,,s,c,ed at Medgcve on the I'd inst. to
,r; viii. the Governor OF Georgia IN RELATION 10 ti,e
49,, p,,asnS,s 10 be taken III that State he fut-
go Frncjbcs the Morgan Guards. and the Han
"t rr,s Amounting to about ~ men, Inc very ehe
,,,o, ,ucn IT their respective counties, mao reach
,N>ict.evIilr They would leave IL On .le ~ io'
80. ,,,; MONROE Muskc;eers-Merc they were 10
~ >;,ara pa, :or Da::en. and thence to flcoiaa IN
;~!, i mounted wager corps OF about ~ men had
'I,,,-ci ,hc, services from Baldwin county: and
- 20 march the &c. Anguish alone "as uf"s"eu
IN volunteers for Inc rciisi OF f!o,u1'
H. ,.h.s w.-c received a. Charleston. from Gen.
g., intervening Of the ls containing reQnisition
o. the Governor OF Sor;h CaT"na i'f sereH "aea5ea ana
, ncludinc ,.y late Draft TO CONSIST OF as many
t ,., - can be supplied. his present force being
c->;drt Inadequate 10 meet INe nc En''''s'
To-, Conr,er ". bat G,,c had stated maj IN
O, 60 O.! The Irish Volunteers having oi,..u % e
,,ss for months the craft ro" The l''h Regiment
r,r; ~. rendered unnecessary Suct was Inc generous
,,,t DISPLAYED in South Carolina. maj al h'ustee OF
q Frazer Regiment Aiken. 10! the purpose OF iur-
r..bnr the quota Of Militia ny DRAFT. he con'nnnoef
-: ! volunteer corps which had been ior'neo at Eoge
80 volunteered, and was followed by about half his
COMPANY This was responded TO promptly o. mum,
H., Of Young and IN l''''c ''n,e the rsqu.'ea
.,.,rf.r was complete. Twelve hundred and thirty
collars were contributed on the spot lot the purpose OF
,,uppnr these spirited Volunteers
ACCOUNTS had reached Charleston. from ST. Augustine
TIE Charleston Volunteers had arrived there, and were
ing
,o-,sd .2; there upwards OF 3oo men now concen-
lateI Al 81. Augustine -
;>qo,n. aaa Buow, are a.! abandoned, and Colonel
u raand,z's ;goop had retreat 10 St Augustine.
,.c. received dated seth inst. states that Captain
i,,e,s COMPANY a, ST. Augustine, to leave there
,a the ;i.uA!ug day. TO reinforce General Chnch at
Camp Nln.--ant that Capt Porter would remain IN ST.
i.rustns 10 drill The Volunteers.
Il was ru,uored that Powell threatens the inhabitants
o; =. Aur:S me with visit shortly
TIE lehman FD<ii:tys and Hamburg Ioiun'sers either
"a? 81 sill shortly DE- stationed at PIc9uet some three
G: :.u7 r.r> from ST. Augustine.
tae ,c! safes ,ha. Gen. Clinch had been heard Of,
I'D vas still at Camp hng-whch removes al! aPPre-
=. ?>!nn .; us te.nE cut oil.
E:;-g.i If 'c;;cr from Charleston ToIunttcr. dated
Sr. AuCrSTINE, Jan. ~, 1856.
=. The SG2oa Of Florida has been, and indeed still
connu"s ce?Ioche, though infinitely better By the ar
~! O.: Volunteers. who have tocked in from the neigh
tsras States The Florida Militia have been sent out
:. small GeachnsrtS the country, and conSe-
,icuy wen me, b. the Indians. they to be de-
-! CrrS! loss The true plan Of operation is TO
I'D c: lye and well equipped f"rccs: TO drive the In
before them. One of these small parties was sen:
days 10 Mosquito: and were entirely deteatcc
yns dead and others wounded, one OF the latter
..e. Yesterday. OKMoSD wounded in three places
r4 no! badly. Had the Indians loaded properly, ne
wcgd have been dead one bali struck his heac
-, temporal bone. ANDERSON OF the PAT
IT, bu, fortunately had been the very day on IN
that he escaped. He expects. however. 10 be
ordered oil IN day or two-LIod knows where.
The indians are now in quiet possession OF all South
81 his. having devastated the whole country Ancer-
among the sufferers. He tells ME that he has
Sren completely burnt ont
On arrival, officers were assoiied on nil sides
hy possessing vaor than discretion. to Know
would Join in of the expeditions with SINAI!
?a-,Ics The. answer has been, that they would moi
!ravc s. Augustine offensive operation, but with
such ;o'cc would be likely 10 operate successfully
a-ainst any body Of Indians which gh, be hEoush,
hp
considered perfectly safe We have rcquets so dis
Used to prevent !ncurson of In. Indians, except
i. -rca, peri. TO themselves Our behave ike he
and the best feeling pe!Vades the whole dstach-
..r:..
From tic st. .4uanstuc Herald of the 2hh uit.)
We are informed that Of Indians have been dis
cvc-ed several places the city OF ST. Augustine.
nat they have made the plantation OF Capt Mat
SuiaDa. their head quarters This is about tour
MES South Of Pcoata where Indians have also occa-
Dal.v Slswn themselves.
Er. Gen Hernandez and suite has JUS, returned from
4: south. Capt Gibbs, with the ST. Augustine Guards
- also returned.
The men VINO were wounded in the battle at Dunn
l,.won arrived in town Saturday evening last. II
ancholy sight to The relations OF these no.
h. SPIRITS, locking to the boats TO receive them and
- mingled feelings of Joy and grief with which they
80 greeted, caused many sympathetic tear 10 dow
;7:l inc otherwise uninte.esed bystardeIs. One OF
' Charles Flora died last N GIT: he received wound
ia !S and in the groin, and was otherwise much
cl - with balls. During the action he acted with the
u:rls, cuoness and courage amounting to sang iroid
from tie Pensacola Ga-shs Of Jan 23
Mao! Gen Gaines arrived here few days past, on
:ou' O; inspection While at New Orleans Gen u.
"ravl q The disaster which happened TO the command
o: haJ Dade, and immediately applied to the Governor
LOUISIANA for regiment %! volunteers, to aid IN The
wa7 wn!ct seems be inevitable, with our savage
""'.ao":s We understand that Gen Gaines also gave
'v-s 10 CO.! Twrgs. stationed at New Orleans, 10 as
sao.c al! dlspoSable troops of the United States
ii"m B!or Rouge and elsewhere. and proceed with
;"en! immediately 10 Tampa Bay. Without knowing OF
II" extent TO which tie Florida Indians had carried The
wi "nt acting from his intimate acquaintance with the
!ldln character Gen e. first hearing OF their dis
Affection. wrote TO Washington, requesting that the 9TH
Regiment, stationed al Jefferson Barracks, might
" transferred TO the of the Gulf Of Mexico. It's
G9ird. therefore, thai before Col Twiggs leaves New
oTietns. The troops Of the 9TH Regt may be joined 10
It's present co;lrlani
Gen. Canes hurried on 10 this place with a view to
'cic corporation Of the naval forces stationed here,
h'iwas happily anticipated BY the sailing Of the Wanda
~ on Tuesday last for Tampa Bay, and BY forces sent
.! 81" Dallas tfon Key West, to Charlotte Harbour
ana other points the coast 1t is understood that
N' D. having learned that the Indians upon the coast
@, up traffic with sscls from the West India Is
''"os and were thus supplied with and other ne
s'"S despatched sixty marines to Charlotte Harbour,
o hunttt OF boats 20 other places TO break up this
me- aud II necessary, afford protection to the white
.a!aotants
ne s. Louis is preparing for sea- and will sail
Gu 1esday next, for Tampa Bay
me Ne" Orleans Morning Post Of the 2oth reports,
'. "a regiment Of troops IS hourly expected from St
us and as great number be spared was to
NV FeA seat down III the Huntsville from baton
1sr Yesterday A concentration of these forces here
wa probably to 700 men. and these joined TO
2 volunteers, ehich IS expected ,eM be raised here,
thHg altogether 1000 will be despatched for Florida
" ,'e coHise Of few days. This body, acting IN con
I Will The troops already in Florida, should be sutl-
IN 'i he determination ofthe SeniinoeS; measure
.ca corid hardly be desired, but which at present
.A' 10 - the calculated to ensure permanent
lieut.. Col. Twiggs, stationed at New Orleans, had
anac!e 10 send any reinforcement from his post 10