The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-05-14

continuing the contest on cQual terms
heavy unwcliy masses Of men have as.
sembltd, wi.hou, regular dePots Of pro.
visions. without transports. infantry with.
Oh, cavalry. and cavalry without infantry,
and all acting without concert. The
boaslcd combined movement that was Ia
have been effected on the Wilhlacoochec
can.c {" nothing, and i, is n ridiculous fact,
,, thu: the three armies arrived at Tampa
.wi.hin 81 hours, without one of them
having seen The other. Colonel Lindsay,
lwas wholly wi,hou. nen-consequently,
he was attended shrough most Of his
march. by a,bvdy of InIians on ponies,
as q guard OF hpnur, ready.o avail them
selves OF the s!igh,es; disorder or Jack OF
Caution.
The spiri, Of enterprise, on the part Of
Ithe young officers, has been repressed To
an unreasonable degrtc. No effort has
Ibccn made 10 meet the enemy. in their
sown way. BY partizan warfare. except in
h few instances. and even then. wc be.
! licrc, without The sanction Of the higher
Officers. The rcsnl, ia, that the Indians,
from impnnity. have grown daring in their
|Icsul.ory attacks, to a degree hardly con-
(ccivab,c. Our army in The late campaign
,an be compared TO no'ling bnl prize
lox. stnng TO death BY hornets. without the
ability TO fly from, or catch his annnycrs.
Gen. Scot, has used means altogether dis
|propor!ioncd to the object. lie hns
marched through the cnctn:cs' country.
and back again, with five thousand men.
fand Of course they ought. according to-
|civiIizcd warfare, consider themselves
conquered.
Gen Scott. at our la,cs, dates was not
!lr from the scene Of Maj. Daac's masss-
|crc, on his way TO Ealusia. He had jus,
Iiosl four Of his mcu in an ambuscadr. On
|his Arrival n; ySlusia, he intended TO dis.
charge the Saulh Carolina Volunteers.
Whether his measure will be carried into
effect, i. is impossible TO say. after he
|inhs The state Of affairs in his rear. The
Indians arc in possession OF many OF tho
.banloucd houses in ,laehua. which. hkc
prudcn, eon1.c orr. they have not dcs.
|,soycd. and wc presume. they will avail
themselves ofihc extensive plantations. to-
raise large crop Of corn. In the mean
|sinc, they are continuing their dcprcda-
.ians on every side. The Eas. Florida
Iiil,lir, were d;sbanicd by Gen. Scott,
lwa months ago. j. is said. 10 save expense
|w hich cosen, reason. il is alsn presumed.
induced General Macomb to discharge the
l.ar hundred and dhy lacc, from the Up
'pcr counties in Georgia. who were rs gal-
liant tanI as ever showed from! TO the Ioc
and wonld hare ci;ectually rid The country
"f The pre- la,ory bands Of In ians. had
they bcca So cmpi"yed. There is no
ruth whatever, in The rcporI that the Ia.
iisns. ha,c retired ~ TIC evcr.glalc.
Their main sody is, anil al9uys has been.
sn The hammeeks. extending fran the
,T .,hlacoochcc 10 the Vscsssassa Bay.
III. Rcc,! saw !hc:. h.c Oh ,!,c while cx-
cn, Of this coast.
Tie executive. VIC arc slad!o learn. has
lcicrmcd 20 act with visur in this cmcr.
.cncy. Orders Hi'l DC Immediately sircn.
10 organize The militia Of AInchua. and
,nrasurcs t,ken 10 sf!u,d subsistence 10
TO .Lc womaa nni children. Should il be
accessory. sHfio;rn, force will DC sent
from THIS district. i, least, tn keep the war
on ihr other si,Ic Of tho Suwancc. We
trust. that should General Scui consider
lhcir services unnecessary, and attempt
!, gain 10 lisband them, any order I" that
eject. will be disrcgar,ied. We omitted
to mention. in the proper place, that the
Volunteers wh, hare jus. returned. were
Iischarsed month before ,hcis term Of
sc-r,cc had rx.lrc.l. We also omitted 10
state, TIN, Gcncrai Scott. seriously con-
lrmplaica ,lisman,ling For. King. post
he,,c, cl!cul.sc,! than any oli.cr. 10 orcr.
awe and nnnoy enemy This mcasnru
is ssScnuou.ly opposed by General Clinch.
As matters arc now conducted, there is
no prospect Of termination of the war.
Oar only hope IS ,ha! Gen. Scott ha, had
enough Of glory. and will retire. aud leave
tho affnir to Gen. Clinch-lha, military
|posis will be established o, every com.
'mand;ps rosi,inn OH lh, Coast aud frontier
to be sar,snncab by regular ,soo.'s. and To
|hc supplied will. ample stores. of arms
.anui ammnnlion--.l,a. Congress will pass
"a law 10 raise thousand riilcmcn, ha.i OF
|,hcm 10 br mounted, TO serve during tic
war. aud 10 be allowed one half a section
nf lan,I, 10 DO located In Florida. Lc,