Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09
RICHMOND, N'ueslay, Feb. o.
FLORIDA

consult with the Governor OF Georgia, in relation the
necessary To be taken in that State The Put
State Fencibes, the Morgan Guards and the Han
cock BuesFamountng TO about 100 men, the very ELI,
of theoung of their respective counties had
ed agesiile They would leave il on the I'd 70,
Ma bere they were to be joined by the Macon Vo
, ,an sad Monroe Mus4eeersers they 10
Florida A mounted wager corps of about ~ men had
Eonnteered their services from Baldwin county aud
fere To march the 3D. Augusta alone has furnished
NO volunteers for the relief of Florida
MRespatches received at Charleston from Gen
500, the evening of the LIST, containing requsition
S4hc Governor OF South Carolina for hundred and
y men, including the late Draft TO consist of as many
fd men can be supplied, his present force being
utred adcquatc 10 meet the crisis.--'rhe Charles.
Courier of that date had stated that in que nee
oi % OF the Irish Volunteers having offered their SER
vices for months, the draft from the 1zit .eg,;ncnt
Lille reiatieu unnecessary. Such the generous
spirit displayed in South Carolina, that at muster of
Col Frazers Regiment Aiken for the purpose of fur
nshng the quota of Militia by draft ''the commander
OF volunteer corps which had been formed Edge
field volunteered, and followed by about half his
company This was responded to promptly by
number complete" Twelve hundred and thirty
dollars contributed the spot for the purpose of
equipping these spirited Volunteers.
Accounts had reached Charleston, from st. Augustine
The Charleston Volunteers had arrived there and were
in fine spirits The captain of the steamboat Santee
ported that there upwards of men now concen
iratcd nj st. Augustine.
The plantations of Coils. Williams and Hernandez,
Dupont and Buow, all abandoned, and Colonel
Hernandez troop had to retreat to st Augustine.
letter received, dated Both inst that Captain
forters Company at ST. Augustine, TO leave there
on the following day, 10 reinforce General Cinch at
Camp king--and that Capt Porter would remain in ST.
Augustine TO drill the Volunteers.
IL rumored that Powell threatens the
oil 81. Augustine with visit shortly.
The German Fnsiiers and Hamburg Volantsers either
are will shortly be stationed Picquet three
or four miles from St. Augustine.
One letter states that Gen Clinch had been heard Of
and was still at Camp Kng-which removes all appre-
hension OF his being cut off.
Extract Of letter from Charleston Volunteer dated
- ST AUGUSTINE, Jan. 20, 1896.
1.-The situation of Florida has been, and indeed still
continues dePiorabe though infinitely better by the
rival OF Volunteers, who have ocked in from the neigh
boring States The Florida Milita have been sent out
in small attachments the country and consc-
quenty when by the Indians they are sure TO be de-
feated with great loss The plan of operation to
send out large and well equipped forces drive the
dams before them One OF these small parties was sent
few days since to Musquito and entirely defeated
Leaving some dead and others wounded Of the latter
DIED yesterday. ORMoND was wounded in three places
but not badly Had the Indians loaded property he
would have been dead man, ball struck his head
Just tho temporal bone ASDERsox othc par
, but fortunately had been sent the very day
express, so that he escaped He expects however be
ordered off in day or twoGod knows where
The Indians in quiet possession all South
OF this, having devastated the whole country. Andcr-
son IS among the sufferers. He tells that he has
been completely burnt out
On arrival our officers were assaed on all sdes
ny men possessing more valor than discretion, know
II we would join in of the expeditions with small
parties Their answer has been that they would not
case o. augustine on any offensive operation, but with
such force would be likely operate succe ssully
ugaihst any Douy OF Indians which might be brought
against them The town OF ST. Augustine may now be
considered as perfectly safe We have Pcqueis dis
posed as to prevent ncurson of the Indians except
at great peril TO themselves. Our behave like he-
roes and tile best feeling pervades the whole detach
nent
(FTon the 81, augustine Herald of The 2nh MIL
1--WE are informed that traces Of Indians Ina dis
covered in several places the city Of ST Augustine
and that they have made the plantation of Capt Mat
thew Solana, their head quarters This is about four
miles South of Pcoata where Indians ha We also occa-
sionally slewn themselves
Brig Gen. Hernandez and suite has Ius returned from
the South Capt. Gibbs with the ST. Augustine yards,
has also returned.
"rhc men who wounded in the battle at Dunn
Lawton, arrived in town Saturday evening last IL
was melancholy sight TO the relations OF these
bic spirits, foGking to the boats receive them and
The mingled feelings of joy and grief with which they
were greeted caused many sympathetic tear flow,
from the otherwise uniDleresed by-standeIs One of
ten Charles Flora, died last night; hc received wound
IN hrs arm and one in the groin, otherwise much
cut up with balls During the action he acted with the
utmost cooness ana courage amounting to sang frod'
(from the Pensacola Gazene Of Jan 23)
Major Gen. Gaines arrived here few days past on
tour Of inspection. While at New Orleans Gen G.
heard Of the disaster which happened 10 the command
OF Maj Ddde and immediaely applied 10 the Governor
OF Louisiana tor regiment of volunteers to aid in the
war which to be inc vitable with our savage
neighbors. We understand that Gen Gaines also oave
orders TO Col Twiggs stationed at New Orleans TO as
sembie oil the dsposable troops of the United States
from Baton Rouge and elsewhere, and proceed with
them Immediately to Tampa Bay. Without knowing of
the extent to which The Florida Indians had carried Tie
war but acting from his intimate acquaintance with the
i1n chhTacter, zen " on hrst hearing OF their dis
affection, wrote to Washington requesting that the 9th
Regiment now stationed at Jefferson Barracks, might
be transferred TO the of the Gulf of Mexico IL
hoped, therefore, that before Col Twegs leaves New
Orleans the troops Of the 9th Regt may BIO Joined to
his present command.
" Gen. Gaines hurried to this place with view In
procure cooperation of the naval forces stationed here
but was happily anticipated by the sailing of the Wanda
LA on Tuesday last for Tampa Bay and by forces sent
by Com. Dallas from Key West TO Charlotte Harbour
and other points on the coast. II is understood that
Com d. having learned that the Indians upon the coast
Kept upa traffic with sses from the West India Is
lands, and were thus supplied with arms and other ne
cessaries despatched sixty marines Charlotte Harbour
and number Of boats To other places break an this
irahc; and necessary, afford protection to the white
inhabitants.
. The 81 Louis is preparing sea, and will sail
on Tuesday next for Tampa Bay.r
The New Orleans Morning Post of the 25tI, reports
that "a regiment Of troops is hourly expected from ST
Louis, and as great number can be spared was to
have been sent down in the Huntsville from Baton
Rouge yesterday concentration of these forces here
wl probably amount to 700 men, and these Joined to
800 volunteers uhteh expcetcd soH be raised here
making altogether 1000 will be despatched for Florida
IN the course OF few days This body, acting in con.
cert l the troops already in Florida should be suli.
ceft Tor the determination ofthe Senjnoles. measure
which could hardly he desired but which AT present
seems 70 be the one calculated ensure a permanent
peace.
Lieut. Col. Twiggs, stationed at New Orleans. had
been unable TO send any reimbursement from his post 10
Florida lie had not than 30 men with him, and
was not empowered TO send single from any other
post.
We lay before readers the following extract Of a
letter which have received FROM Correspondent at
Charleston, dated on the 3ist ult.
We are rapidly organizing and armina in this quarter
for she overthrow Of our savage foes 10 Florida By the
middle Of February have no doubt arpe and ni