Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-20
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lsEchisaosae!, saturday, Feb. S0.
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Gen Eus:is and suite, and the company of /. States
troops AT ChareStOn were TO set out q" liz l2th tor ST.
Augustine. Two more cn,npa!:irS oil trpups embarked
Oil the lin li,r thu destination.
Col ChrsiG.S Regiment paradcd at Camden the
Sth for thu purpose q" furnishing three companies for
Furida Tins remarkable scene occurred. On Il cali
b.nm made ur l0innrrrS the 1choic Regiment marched
oul aud Offered their services " 1t then became nrccS
say drE, not thGsr hp TO 90. but to ascertain
vino should SaY at hOnc Srvrnty-six wr7'' Sr'ci
ed who are mounted and ire to leave there
for rnrysourL. direct. Col Chrsnut unanimously
elected to command them. collection al hrrv.rrn
three and four thousand dollars made nu'"n. tin. 81.
teens to provid" SUCH ni the volunteers unable.
l., rqup Themselves. with horses and i;rein'ntS.
The Steamer Alcrchaut from y. Or!raJS, si'pPrd At
Pensacola the r'h, having on board i"t. 81" Faster,
commanding L. ). rorIs, and Cob T. +. Srm,h rrni-
uu::ng Louisiana volunteers, destined i"7 iain?r Bay.
Man, Cen Cannes reached Pensacola l.r. nrruing 81
the 9th, III" Steamboat Wach!ura, his way ~
Tampa with :1-1 troops IN board.
The Savannah paper nt the l.h givs The latest II"
from the seal oil war. the Ricul'd Blues the F"un.
from Gil, and Camden co'inirs ANA the Olun-
from Darrn, took up their Inv" "l march rn Pr
cDtta tor Fort kin", nr Iil!i. - having under their
escort several WAGONS lmldrd with supplies &,: tor the
troops under Cen. Clinch. I-rut Prince T. : \. who
arrived few JayS previously with the wnJ"nS ir" Fort
kEg, accompanied them, also did C"l. }. ii. Mcln.
tosh THESE gallant Volunteers. officers and men. :""re
in fine spirits. and anticipated reaching rut hing among
that the Volunteers III F"ri'Ia rm .iac.aa %i" had
been with Gen Cinch. lrd returned iIr. and General
Cali. with nliIr: companies was da:'r "%Mc'rd Gel
Warren, of f.. f. engaged at jacksonville. "r.an!.-
inr his cnIiii; ar!in L., lake the field he Is last re-
c0y"rnr from tin, effects ni his wound received the
battle n ti Onlth.ahuc!Iv Major t",r"Ts wound is
H"A"i and aL"ng anN"rS t'r further SERVICE.
will ~ r',n'?:rd Ter SON" iin'r 1" remain quiet.
at Pcata nr;!ng Of interest had tran. pIrrd. Capt.
Mrrcnani L. 5 Company had b"rn ordered nat
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Ina RIA ST Augustine. and had both reached f!c".aa.
Their future d,sri'a,inn is involved III uncertainty.
They may ht"wis' b" ordered Ia Fort N:ng
"Captan ST. ph,i with i!I v"unt'rS sc. tom s;a
rauIi, Wis ariil ry engaged ia constructing block
lnr.sr on the side Of tie st Johns. opposite rro-
lata. wliiuu position IS ,itciurd very important 10 ,m'
ty Ii'i interior nryr.nrnls Of t" irn"pS III F!"da
tor without command un both SIDES -! The river small
drtacirns for >uEpl> from Fart Alng ar rrIni"cr
mrnts 81. Augustine :" line force n"w c""c'nG al
Fort KIM InaY ,irrc rr hess b. subject b" annoyed
by the uu.xrrcir. visits al the enrIny.
it will probably h. thr,r. weeks NOR" h'!nr" GEN
CiInciI incr sufficient tn tlkr tin ;irld.-N "n hr
does. we feel snmgunc that with the brave rc-rir< and
ra;iant volunteers under his cuuinaud h. va! iu!n Tire
tide al aud restore II not iInrIi" i'eacr--ht
least Il comparative GIr: distracted country.
Some Planters vino hayr been driven bv Indian cy
ccsscs from lr.r plantations til" ST, JOINS h'o" fl
c"Iala ar,,r: sprak III returning 10 their "!sakrn
homes but it Is ,l,:nru unsai. In II places
above Picolna, at least until the savag"s experience
decided check iron Troops. Mr.. S"ianas panIa-
ton the ST. johns about five urS annv'' Pico'aia,
has been visited during The last week By toragg parties
from pico!a,a, aud his houses inuad standing with c"rn
and fodder, tnry supposed tn have been when
abandoned by the prupr:-tr No Indian signs were
discovered neither has Indian Indian lriIl hrrn
perceived the vicinity Of Pr"n,a on the "as! sd" nt
the 81. JOHN i,ri: appearance" about hr weeks
silcr Mt the Steamboat landing. Their motions arc still
vri!ed in utiscuritY.
On tie !ih. SOON after the F"r'da reached ST. Ma