Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-08
Commander in Chief Of the !
ORDER OF GENERAL GAINES

ORDER No. u. Called 10 East Florida by the sa
wage nassacres and confagraiions of the 2Sth Deccn
ber and the following month, the Commanding Gene
raj hastily collected, in Louisiana the forces which nc
companed him from that patriotic State. These troops
IN the short space Of thirty days marched nv
land and water nearly eight hundred MILESTONE INN
dred and forty through the country by the enc
my whose principal force they have met beaten, and
forced to sue for peace
III. These important objects of the campaign hay
been accomplished with the hearty and cordial coopea:
ton OF Bgadier General Clnch TO whose ound Judge.
ment the defence Of this frontier had been wisely con-
ded, ana by whose gaantry the enemy had been cas-
sed on the 3lst December and since held in check rs
far his limited means would allow) the troops from
Louisiana placed under his command i'm order 20
guard against the known iathlessncss OF the enemy nm
m the arrival OF the forces under the officer CHARGED with
TIE diplomatic arrangements Of the War Department.
whenever and as that officer shall mature his
plan Of operations and accomplish the duties assigned
him the forces from Louisiana will return 10 New Or
leans
III. The Commanding General cannot consistently
with his views Of proprety, take leave of the troops by
whom he has been manully sustained withoui len
dcring them his grateful acknowledgements for The con
staEcy and courage with which they have performed cve
ry duty and borne prYatons the recital Of Which would
not fail TO command the admiration of the virtuous and
the wise OF every section Of the Republic The officers and
soldiers OF the whole OF these forces ncudng the are
ry from ampa Bay acting Light Brigade under com
mand OF 1t CoLTwggs the 1t Infantry la We perform
ed their duty much 10 the satisfaction of the General
that Inc cannot discriminate between tie relative claims
OF the Corps, of officers and other individuals tout
the risk OF nvidious distinctions All did Their dnt,
cheeriuly and gaanty and when IL became necessarv
to meet the question, whether to the flesh of their oy
horses, to abandon important position all cheerful
~ preferred this unpleasant subsistence 10 any move
ment that would endanger the frontier The horse meat
was according eaten By officers and men, until the enc
my was beaten and sued for peace timely supply Of
provisions arrived, escorted by the brave Georasps
floridlans and Rcgoars under General Clinch al te
moment when the pacific propositions of the nenIy were
IN tie oct Of being answered The Indians were fred on
by Tie Generals light troops before lie could be notified
since disappeared
" The General deeply regrets the fall of lei Lieut..
y r. lzud, OF The Dragons acting brigade major and
~ command OF the advance guard lie fell at the head
OF his corps, and though morily wounded had the he
foic presence OF mind to order, Keep your position
men, aud lie close" I'd Lieut. Duncan "a AruIsrs
was slightly wounded Capt Sanders c6mmandi,,, -
Captain Armstrong Of the $ transport schooner Not
70, was slightly wounded. The two last named Officers
were ~ nc advance where their services lad been high
~ useful during the march This officer and twenty.
nne ~ Carolina officers and soldiers other companies
OF ue regiment eynced their CALAMITY by their rood
conduct as well os by their honorable wounds The C;e
neral IS convinced that he never commanded finer
corps--its chef would do honor IL any service
The Officers Of the Medical Department merit Tho
appreciation Of tbc General for the attentive and skifn
manner IN Which their duties discharged
List killed and wounded;
Killed-ist 1T. j. +. lzsrd, Dragons
Sergt. L. Dunn, I'd Artillery
ifigale + Bolie La. Volunteers
DO Beck, do. do
do y Butler, do. do
Pugolem ~ "''
~ Artillery,
4th Infantry,
La Volunteers, ~
bo'eI Wounoedt DC
GEO. a. M'CALI,
a. j.. G. Actg. ASS Adu Genepot
FLoFigA- Dispatches received on Ifnesdav eve
ning AZ the Adnion Generals Office dated Fort Drane
March "a, which slate that General Clnch with so,
means % subsistence, and about 600 men, Of whom I50
were mounted Fordans, joined General Gaines on the
6b instant The force under the latter had already been