Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-31

LATER FROM FLORIDA
J JACKSONVILLE, DC


Jacksonville, Ger. l3.
At the date 90 our lasl intelligence, Cow Call
was still at Furi Drane-and report SAYS, Inc. is
shor; OF provisions anu forage. Supplies mist soon
be on the Ou,hlacuchs, and II Is supposed that sup
plies will he broash up that river Forage has ere
now reached Nolusia, aud Mi. Pierce, with l'is
command, has unlonbrcdl, iaiocd The Ge'"rnor.
A gentleman the Army, in letter 10 ool.
Dell Of this place, 10 whose palitcneSs We are IN
dcbted Tor u perusal lhgs speaks oi Maj. Pierce
s.ffA is a fine frlioa --goinr ahrad--iaknr al
the responsibility 10 AID Gen. Call with foragr,
&c. without waiting, of the rest do. for
a special order for every "hAlf-bi lac expenl,."
The same writer SAYS the question OF command
between Gen. Jesup aad Gov. call Is settled. Cen
Jesup does not oliim it, but offers TO take any
command the Governor will civo HIM. The Gov.
gives him the command OF hi> own regulars, 500 in
number. and the Greek Indians, 6oo in NUMBER
They left Tamna on the 2'5,i ult. and supposed
10 be on the Onhlachucls.
The Indians hive doubles, concentrated tbrn
forces, and probably they are in council consulting
whether to yield fight till tlr lasi nln Of them
slain. From their course tie past winter aud the Sc
minole character, we can hardly anticipate any i.
Their alternative ihan thai they will, IN WY or
another, continue the warfare.
Extract 81 a letter 10 The EDITOR, dated
- MlCAxory, Der. \.
Pierce and abon, 100 rrgulnrs. We met 100 oi
Gov. Calls volunteers under Cd. Cuthbert, At
Santa1ce, as an additional escort to hurry on pro-
visions to the GoVerpnt, who with ZOO men htele
arrived At Fort Drane, probably on the 3D. They
left this place the 9th, ani about 20 miles ON 10.
wards Sanialler, at miel's place, thry surprised
and killed four Indians The house is situated a.
bou, 100 rods from the road aud feeling them
selves perfectly secure from observation WIRE cook
inn npdnr ,.,t1 ,l, la, a..
cret out, and they at emptel 10 break through
the line, but were sho, down maxim, no resistance
l was al the house Yesterday, and Billy tOmartla'
cousin) was alane. He examined ,In. dead bodies
and is Of opnon that tliey were Greeks. lie say.
no Seminole ever goes from llsme 50 poorly dress
ed as these were, one ot whom was n 'ked
I'VE exprc, TO lras4. ta.nialt for t;oye,,n,
Calls head quarters. and from tbance W. d., ma,
vet know.
"The Indians have IT,, ~ ilm,,t eycrv# Him
which the troops buried o. ny inv tins placc IN
the summer ; and ovr. Linn. ii 6crleek' .ruv,
was found open ON our arrival Tic had ,lnc IN
the coffin but left i nnn,.z...l.. ui..n ,be, i.-
covered it TO be a grave"
TAll,I,sgr.. ~ O,q.S
Army morements.-rhc /. 5. ;. .Id. pnde
Lieut.. Howison commansna. a,,,,cd y, :, Ma,
an SUNDAY las, h.,,,;,,, . .'r -, ~
lors and soldiers ON bor,l ,as.ena,,x p,,as',l,
10 which place the vessel !, now rcrn,in, n 70.
fresh and r III having been rnrl,, ,5I ,;nr, i,,o
IN navigating ON th, pnri Of ilc c,rSl and mn tin
Suzanne H. II ,nnl,,s ,,,,,,,, ,,',. -.
sickness # the position of INN & IL S,,#,o,,oo
Old Town--u6rte five conn.,,,ics or mo III T.,
fantrv l.. = army. have hcen rnc,nn.d In, n.,s,
three months Twsnt, finn, I'D. b,,.a -.
among III m. And nc,vccn SO and On ,,. ,l,, =.
mlinaor are al this linn. in loav;,,,,. M ,,,,'.,
tel for duty
The cammandef-in-eI. + vit,.tIe r.,,,,,..,.
mounted ri all. u,,,.# f,r5.l ~, ,l -,
1ucsdas snd Il .,le,.>i H., last ,,4l t,l -, ~
Inc OF n4rc'l# Il,.. #9,xt 1,, f., -, I,1i ID
ments aa In \tlbl,ro.,,.lae lp,=,,,l -
ioned the army and ill.trooo4 ,,r,4,nd han,
for r,eetIi=s a. i. nh. Ia fi.s ~ -,
within iva mon. d., ,n,rcl.
The L. Siair, xi.ataer lz,rI# ,,,.fn..l =, l..
river to all Brp. Grn. Rad II, %. llri,, lo,,,
ut the site of tic old bloch t,,s, an ,l V;,Il..l
chez. whither he vas5,bo N a., ..,l, L;,,, a..
Florida Militia: and ia ubi,b MN, N h., I,,r,,
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