Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-05
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FLORIDA


PENSACOLA, Feb. 20-Ihe Steamboat Watchman
Capt Vincent arrived here yesterday morning from
| Tampa Bay: She left Tampa Wednesday, but brngs
no news OF consequence concerning the Indian war
On Tuesday last, the troops the number of 1880 nm
der command of Cen Gaines left Cantonment Brooke
IN pursuit OF The enemy 1t having been ascertained Thar
considerable force had assembled near Tampa CAM
Vincent reports that the day his departure son
nrhS was heard In tie direction of the line of march of
ne whites Seventy friendly Indians with General
Gaines command. Thay have been placed under I'm.
direction OF Capt Saunders, formerly suer of the.
rooPs at tampa Bay. Capt " further informs, that
lew days before he sailed three hostile Indians had
been captured-one of them believed TO he a suv m.
came to Cantonment Brooke, pretending to be drunk
When he found that his device would not avail him I
attempted to make his escape and was killed
The Sloop of War Yandalia is still lying at Tomoo
and Will remain there long there any use for lie,
services oil the marines, now duty at the canton-
ment, where Colonel Twiggs of the army is in com
mand - Gazette. ~
IL is with great pleasure that we learn that Court
OF Inquiry ordered by Gen. Cnch at the instance OF
Col Parish at Fort King, have unanimously acquitted
Col r. OF all Improper conduct in the unhaupy pccur
renee which caused the death of Lieut. Ward We nav.
examined tile proceedings and testimony of The c,rt
and are satisfied that the shooting Of Lieut. Ward wns
melancholy, painful necessity, imposed on Col r moi
only by The rules OF military discipline but bv a still
mgher pfhcPt-the principle of self representations Hc
ordered Lieut. Ward to be- arrested Lieut. w yes;s,cd
llc oruer-used offensive language TO Colonel Parish
and armed with three pistols of them cooked and
presented stood out open defiance and declared ha
lie would shoot down the first man who attemoed to
execute the order Much OF the testimony goes to slcw
That Lieut. w. the of prese 1r his nisto NJ
Col Parish when the latter shot him We are inform,
ed that much excitement against Col Parish exis,s
about tallahassee, but there can be doubt that ST,
soon as Tie Facts are made known, the excitement will
give way to unqualified appreciation of his conduct fin
the bereavement which the family of Mr. Ward has sn
iered, all must sympatbse, aud none we feel assured
iron knowledge oil Col Parish will synnatbise win
them more deeply than he. The deceased was bro.
ther OF George Ward, Esq, Of Tallahassee
The following is the finding Of the Court Of Inou;rv
" The Court having patiently and carefully examined
all the witnesses who TO them and nvesii
gated fully the causes which led the death of Lieut.
WILLIAM WARD, of the Volunteers procsed in oI,ed;
b the order instiluling the Cont Ia vt. ~ 90;
MON thereon. P'
The Court is of the unanimous opinion that Lienten
ant W illiam Ward was killed by Col X G. Parish the
said Col Parish being in the eal Of is otl
and that lac is fully justified from the circumstance Of
the case, in doing so.
" IL would be impossible to conceive case which
would more entirely justify officer in coun,anJ In
taking the law into his hands Ills legal and mo-
cessary authority as commanding officer was defrd and
eslsedj he took the usual aud legal military means Ia
ptess resistance, by ordering the and confinement
OF Lieutenant ward, his SEIZURE and Jisarmiuq reoea
coy no one would obey his order lie obliged,
his conduct IS fully justified in the opinion Of the c
(SignedO T.. NJ THRUSTON
Captain 3D. ArGlIery, President
HoHAcE BRooKs, Brevet ID Lieut. and Recorder"
CoLUsDiA, s. G., Feb 27-GeneraI SCOT and bis
staff landed a st. Johns a. r. on the 2Jtb Active
operations viii no doubt be instantly begun
letter received here Thursday from Cant III.
more states, learn that the Edgeheld Volunteers
who had gone with another COMPANY To pursue body
o. lndans That bad shown themselves IN the nciphbof
hood OF Bolowvilie, overlook them and killed OF their
body. They had returned without any loss
The Lancaster Volunteers-a fine mounted eorps Of
~ men commanoed by Capt Samuel Gibson-arfived
m town on Friday night Che 1ylbJ wefe by
our authorities AZ public collation. and pursncd their
way TIC next morning Telescope
kSTRBYEO OF StOien from the snbscT,5er' = sis5l-s
- on tie 9th day Of January last ~ miles east Of
Doyo9'n, and mules north Of Lombardy Grove large