Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-25


Havana, 27th January.
b, new, h:,ly received ilom Span, we Lnom
that tie Cortcs have dcorcod the aoknow cdg
mcut Of the Independence oil America, and We
await the arrival Of the mail packet that was TO
have sailed from Cadiz tie lOlh OF the last month,
10 know IN What prcoise Terms tins acknowodG-
mcnt Is made. Meantime, il.re IS no d0ubf of
the news, and lhat the ministry vii carry out the
disposition ot the Cofes III the order in which
Envovs from the dill rent governments shall reach
Madrid.
Irom 81 Augmtice.-1'lc following letter
fsom cur corr>p oud'gf, was received by lie brig
Comet, arrived last cvcliae
81. AUGUSTINE, FRI. D.
" Dcsraithcs were received here last night
from Con. Clinch AT Fon Dane Nothing further
was known Of Il e mo,cm, us OF the Indians. An
unfortunate aud fatal occurrence had taken place
IN relation 10 the volunteers that place.
ii,ur. NaId mutned, and drawing brace Of
pistols thicatercd to shoot his commanding officer,
Col. Parish. Con. Parrish raised gun then in hi,
bands, and Instantly shot Nald dead in his tracks
Ttc writer e the letter convey me lhis melancholy
ufrlGocncr, !.jcu'. DANcfy, mad learned no;liue
furilcr OF the particulars. The consequence, low
ever, was, t.at lie volunteers rotlrcd from the
cdup, and lcil (LIAcn aloLe With has ; companies
Of regulars. Tie had at that date received no re-
GurocmruiS.
Capt. Porter proceeds TODAY 10 Bulow's, about
10 miles 10 tie south OF do He is ordered to
take Van Ness company with LIN. That COM
panv, however, Las not arrived YET. Capt Mc'-
chant, with tie company OF REGULARS from Sa,ah-
nah, will probably accompany HIM
We were before adj, ID oi li.r death of Lieut..
Naid, hut rcttajncd from aludinp To the oIrcum-
stance, it,t,ug We mill haNe Eeen mNluioIricd.
1t has been stated 10 rs thaI Col Parrish was I'M
mcdia,cy tried Ly Court Marital, and acquitted.
Charleston C9witr.
Sr. ArGrsrlNr, Fcb. E.
You wish to Know the tNs of the Indians; We
caunot lcar OF t,cm III an, direction ii Is, indeed,
reported t'at they gathering al tie town of
wGjrh Puw,l is Chief, Lat nothing certain is
hnoNr, tor NO scouts can be sent out, as there arc
not moic men than 10 guard the ports at which they
olr .latloncj, aud it is murder 10 6c scrdng small
parties Of 40 and 80 men al a Time, for tie Indians
always discover them, and drive thcm back wifi
los. | believe tie Indians knew every thing that
is passing IN tie place, and almost every post.
The weather has been cNfremel, cold since IT,,
day we landed and as the Indians fight naked,
tl,at may have kept them AT their homes. We
have had ice every night sneo arrival, and tie
tops OF IT., Noug orange trees are KILLED.
FrrEr>E, I.
General Ncorr arrived early this morning wnh
10 regulars. FIRES were seen last night about
twenty miles south is supposed and with rca.
sun, hat the, are caused by the Indians burning
rhe planters houses. Every white man and all
tie blacks WHO have not been carried of bv the
lndians, have lrti IEc country aud gone into some
one OF the strongholl,; ST. there is every reason To
ichc,c IT," Indians aic out on somc lltrN.
We have received ORDERS to-day 10y express,
that viii carry o0 all the REGULARS, including the
companies that arrived to-daN, with TIE exception
of one company. tiINcn II doubtless hard push, 4
hv the Indians all the volunteers have left HIM
We see to-day fires IN a sonhcrlV direction
which are supposed by these best acquainted witt
the localities of The country, 10 be IN the neigh
horhood of Bulow's and llernandcz's plantations
it is probable that the Indians Lave burn, these
places. or thc> are makinra icnt To draw the
troops cut Of ST. Augustine. They probably
concentrating there, 4, is about Is miles from ST
Augustine and, fSo, We stand chance OF a bru>I
with III, ~. | do not know low long shall he
kt within -. Augustine many o the men arc
anxious 10 90 out, bnt the officers feel thcmsc, 6
pledged to keep them within tie CITY,
ST. AUGUSTINE, February 6.-Grig Comet
Traut, arrived at :ti> port on Wednesday last
having been taken IL Government, for the trans
porta'ion Of provision stores from Charleston, ioI
the supply of the troops and volunteers who rem
devious at ST. Augustine.
The schooner favoriie also arrived tic day
following, rcshtcd with supplies for the same Oh
lcc:.
Wcl,arn from rumor, that Mcanopy and jump
cr were AT the head OF the Indians who masSacrcd
Major Dade and his companies of troops, the
horrd details OF which have already appeared in
The papers consequently ii is more than probable
that OCcoli was present al the murder OF Cen.
! Thompson.
Orders by express have arrived from Gen
Clnch to the commandant OF this post, placing the
two companies of L. $. Troops under the com
mand of Capts Merchant and Porter. at their dis
cretionarv disposal at the South. These two
companie, viii therefore proceed 10 take post at
Bulluw,illr, or such other point a> circumstances
shall render most judicouS 1t is not doubted but
they will be able TO meet the Indians who have
done SO much mischief in that quarter, and vii
cha>,lsc them INTO submission.
Couicrmahly to the Proclamation of tho Gov
error and of General orders ns PROMULGATED, a
draft OF one fifth OF all the militia will made be- on
Tuesday morning, provided the necessary force is
not previously made up OF olunccrs.
Considerable distress has been experienced this
week for want of hrcw God the weather being So
we're aNd thermometer being down 10 about rs :
Very lutte wood is now brought To the city on ac-
count of our disturbed situation. Whatever wood
dues arrive is monopolzed by our merchants
and sold at five aud six dollars per cord Fam,
lies arc now ring for want of fuel. Corn is
selling at 81 25 cents per bush,l, and -four at :
khl HsrnIy