Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-05-12

""6 u"e same Gay, and Colonel Lindsay, vine
commands the centre, the day before. This
appr"xlmat'o0 Of the greater parts Of the
three columns was the result Of no particular
instructions. Each found itself compelled ia
come in for subsistence. s..Is-sa
1t will be seen that although no general bat
| tlr has been fought. many eOmbals aud sharp
affairs have taken place. ,. ,-o. ,-,te'
The report states that, SD FAR from the en-
envy having been brateD, and compelled to
| sue for peace, ON the contrary, the small
parties which have been met with. almost
every where. have 6ercely resisted until put
in danger Of the hayonet. The war, on our
part is. in fact, scarcely begun"
The report further states that the horses,
draft. pack. and saddle, were much reduced
many broke dawn on the march. owing to
the bad state Of roads. hot weather, great
loads. and Indifferent grazing. Sickness.
(meases and mumps) has considerably redu-
ced the effective force.
The General states that Col. Smith, with
his Louisiana regiment. was about to proceed
to Charlotte's barbnr and Pease creek. There
he is to be joined by naval officer, and pro-
eeediDg up the creek, land on the left bank
On the 18th A pril, Colonel Goodwin's mount.
I'd South Carolina volunteers tive hundred
strOng) were to- march from Tampa Bay f,r
the upper part Of the Pear creek, followed bv
the foot of General Eusiis' wing. The object
If the combined movement is % To strike ut
the negroes. women, children, and warriors,
who have settlements ON the upper and low
er part Of the creek, and who are now ia secu-
rity, supposed TO be engaged 10 planting, fish,
ing. and hunting"
Col. Lindsay, with battalion Of United
States Artillery, a company Of Georgia mount
ed men, the Alabama regiment, and an indie
pendent company Of Louisiana volunteers is,
at the same time, to march nOrthwardly in
pursuit oft Indians, as also General Clinch
with his command, both by different routes.
Colonel Lindsay will enter the forks Of the
WithlacOochee, and thence, penetrate, ifprac-
ticable. as far as the head of the coue. whilst
General Clinch enters it below. Col. Lind
say is to scour the country, and penetrate the
eoue further than has heretofore been ID the
power Of troops to d..
Further operations. Of course, will depend
upon events not yet developed.
During the recent movement Of the several
columns and their various operations Of the
troops, IS were killed and 26, wounded. The
number Of Indians killed is supposed to be a..
The face Of the country, :rterspersrd with
cyprus swamps and marshes, al
most impenetrable ia the white man, presents
serious obstacles, in the persecution Of a cam
paign 10 Florida and while these Businesses
constitute the natural defence of the willy In
dams. they present difficulties almost insur-
mo,,ntable to their interchangeable pursuers. .
500 friendly Indians eonc-third warriors)
are reported to be on board the transports for
their destination in the west"
From. the Nes0-Orieans Bulletin, AprI24. ~
From 7tras.-By the arrival Of the steam
boat Ouachita, at New Orleans, April e2d.
from Red River, we are gratifed to learn that
the news from TEXAS locks more cheering
The Bee Of the esd, by no means warmly de-
voted 10 the interests Ut the Tesfans, says the
accounts from thence are " ola more favOra
BILE nature and negative IN part the previous
rumors relative to Nacogdoches." The town
had not been drstroyed-Col. Qnitman was
there with 600 men, and the Texian families
which have gone east Of the Sabine had re-
turned. @t- -5g
Santa Ana was at San Antonio on the 5th
inst. Gen. Houston was at Groces, a very
strong position west of the Brassos. ON the
5th inst. with $500. The troops were IN high
spirits. The General was raising horses for
corps Of cavalry Of 500. to attack the ad-
vance guard Of the enemy. encamped 25 miles
from him. Gen. III. had open communication
with the Cult. whence he was supplied with
provisions by the Yellow Stone and other
steam boats. 1.-THE next arrival (says the
Bee) may turn the tidings Of victory in favor
of the TEXANS" s"a .-.3 et. .
The Mexican army, ON the Sd Of April were
at Bashap, on the Colorado. ...'l ".I..a..
Texas is broken up, and all the women and
children are fleeing, and in the most deplora-
sic conditiun. The inhabitants Of Natchi-
toches have subscribed largely and sen. sop
plies to the fugitives. the 14th Nac"g-
durhes was still safe. but deserted. On the
list Of April, Col. Darlington left the body Ut
fugitives IN the fork between NayasotO and
Brassos. in RObinson's c"lOny. .-,
Gen. Gaines was encamped in Wilkins"n's
Old Camp, east Of the Sabine, with a force
estimated at 500 men. 1t is quite doubtful II
there are any Indians gathered ON the Sabine.
Col. Darlington met between the Sabine
and Brassos 5000 men on their way to HOus-
tons Camp. h@ '. ''. ''
The Bulletin OF the esd. states that the
OUachita had brought a rumOr Of the defeat
Of Gen. Gaines. but the Bee Of the same date
says twas got up for specializing purposes,
and that he was in no danger whatever. ra"
General Felix Houston will proceed from
Matches To Nacogd"ches, and having joined
Col. Qvtnan, their united fnrces will march
to assist Gen. Samuel Houston. ls.a ea.r.a
''# 'os} So SENATOR NILES,
w. l;s,.ned ON Thuraday for about an hour, 70 one
of che sose iseraCls Of father Mites Miserable ho's,
on ,he Land Bill now pending before tho SENATE. we
really ped poor old Connec,icn as =, ~
la,aiy proved herself when were coinI~Hcoto com
"rc IL saIsn,s and high bearing ofher oTmer repre-
sema,ves in lha, body, with tho po9r aplosy me!
:srs syo,s 70 gasss U Sss States Senate !" The
Ho"' NE NJ Nilcs Such a {" cold hash" we believe,