Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02

she'd it could not be o,herwse. Many un,eers h,y
left behind them their business, prniabce 9ployu cr
and what is still dear tn them. their wIYe am
children 10 6pht The battles of their country. AT rlI
departure of the Steam Boat: with tie vnluec,s Il o,
board the two lately formed companies, and the HUI,
sars returned 10 the city and were dls.nssed-Cc rsi
tuti0natist
ArGr.rA, (Geo.) JAM: B.
| SPECIAL ORDERS.
In mastering you into the service Of The L. Sta ISL
have performed Of the proudesl duties OF my nj ill.,
~ life Permit inc To say tattlc spectacle which ycu
exhibit, is refreshing 10 tie mind OF The patriot an' e.
al,ing TO the human character AT the call OF yor,
country you have rcinqushed your individual Pur' ,
whether of interest, lame or duty, and offered Up Al
the shrine Of her safety and honor. your lives and you
devoted services. Many of you have brok as. lnt
the tcnderest and most endearng ties OF human sfe
,ion-many OF you have sacrihcco Inc just rev ards
of honorable professional eIerons, upon which nves
| the friends from whom you will part, have re lied
and all of you will exchange the comforts anil Ii.
Injuries of home for the rough fare of camp and he az
| dous and unSparing duties OF the Soldier AND upon
what occasion have you made this tender Of YOU,
services; Not form the gittering pageant II civil
festival to swell the pomp OF military parHdc quito
rescue smoking and deSolae frontier from tc tomeask
and scaping nie OF the ruthless Sarge TO fly In tie
succour of the brave, who are hemmed in and Sore
beset and 10 save from massacre and buchery the help
less female and infant who equally with the IN
arms arc cut down by the bloody foe you to
When look the high and exalted feelings which ]nso
prompted YOU this act, noby do say you have REDEEM.
ed the pledge given by revolutionary toretathcrs and
rrodly do proclaim that the roll Of the Augusta yo-
untcers is ADDED to the dcat"ss and nnerishabe list Of
tho brave Yes :hc prayers OF the coca ana vlr eoa
will ascend for yonr welfare and your salel" tie bes-
sings OF the patriot will light upon your noble and hardy
enterprise and above al the consciousness IN yow
bosons that you performing act OF generous AMI
heroic sefdevoon at the call oyou country, Will
tain you the high path Of duty which you have chosen
Having said thus much, il becomes my Imperative duty
10 remind YOU Of the necessity OF DIFFERENTIATION an I'M
plcit Submission 10 the command OF your superors All
| and arh oGvO IN 81
Yesterday If obedience 10 the command OF So Peor
be cxacrd by the mechanism OF regular organization,
now much more is II called Tor MS sacred ana Peiemp
tory duty from volunteers who have had Tie choice Of
their officers, and VINO have chosen them Tor The very
qualities which would excellence in the Station
| of command Remember that III obeying your snPe-
ror you nat obeyIng HIM as an individual Dut Us The
organ of that law which a,rangcs each OF you In your
respective stations and expects of each OF you your
spcctivc dutes and let not this feeling be confined 10
the individual whom you have judicously and homo
raby chosen your leader, but let it extend 10 his sub
aerns, and 10 all the Scrgeans and Corporas Ct tie
COMMUNICATIVE the high impulses which have urged
you offer your services on occasion, tempered by
that exalted discipline which becomes the Patriot Sol
der, entertain sangulne conviction that the Stars
and Stripes of your country, which have wav;d over
many field of victory, will be safely COMMITTED ~ the
| charge OF the Volunteers Of Augusta.
WM. LINDSAY, Col. I'd AH'y.
ADDRESS OF COL. WILLIAM CUMMING.
Gentlemen TDiuntecrs-l am invited, as one ermcr!y
engaged Z similar 10 your own, 10
some suggestions advice, this occasion, SO ui Of
interest They will be few, for few be needed By
men like yourselves. Indeed, partnklng The universal
feeling of this community, far rather would tenGer you
praises than counsel Permit me, however, with re-
spccu friendship, TO direct your attention to one point
which sometimes undrrvaued IN the icrvcr OF YOUTH
though matter OF the highest and most solemn import
ance-I refer military discipline our noble atm Is, ELI
GENTLY to serve your country, and to achieve glory Tor
yourselves In the pursuit Of these Objects
your individual prowcss, you can only be ~
corps-as corps, you can only become ciiec"e, BY
strict obedience your officers Subordnaton the basis
OF discipline without which, the largest asscsnblagc Of
mcn is more rabbe, easily repealed by the mos inssni
cant enemy while smaller body animated !no guided
by the spirit of order acquires gigantic, irresub!e force
Discipline disc pae Is your strength your :igsB your
rforU. Without il, you never triumph. But you
io.H maintain il-you ,rU triumph! Go, them generous
volunteers Your countrymen arc bleeding rnder the
hand Of the rutlan Seminole whole territory is
cd with devastation, by the most barbarous OF fees
March to the rescue March, a. ministers IF the jus,
vengeance Of your country! Farewell! and rene nbcs
in the hour of battle, the thousands Of hearts far away
that beating for your succcss-hearts that will we'll
with cIultng JOY to meet you again on This shore here
part, returning gaced with TIC laurels of onoI
and victory
NOZZLE, Jan. Is The intelligence below, from ,he
scat of the Indian in Florida, will bc read with ieeP
interest The state Of affairs there is deporaSc ant M
mediate indispensable for the protecio
the whole Of Eas. Florida from the dcvastaons of he
Infatuated Seminoles, aided they are by band q
runaway negroes, ana as IL Is Ia
! arms and ammunition from the West India Islands -
probably by tho Cuba fishermen, who unin e.
rurcdy along the coasts.
Major Gcrcral Gaines, Of the United States Arr ",
reached this city yesterday his way to Pensac a.
where he expects obtain the assistance Of some t
of war; 10 crepcra.c With the land forces, and cut of Tue
communication Of the Indians, with these orc gner
single Indian Chief is said to be in possession OF fifty
casks of powder This traiic must br stopped lmr cdI
atcy, and for the purpose some small armed scls
must be despatched to the coast, TO comnand all cap
proachcs by water.
Cen Gaincs who fortunately was o:i toar of insEcc.
ton, when the late intelligence received, ,uk I'm.
mediate measures Tor despatchng al! the aid ~ pow
err, TO the Font at Tampa Bay.Ordnance snass encer
Quarter Masters stores, &c, were sent from iaton
Rouge and will he their way to-ncrrow 1t is cx-
pected that the 9Th regiment Of Infantry at JEFF rrsOn
Barracks, will be Immediately ordered by the part
ment at Washington to New Orleans, and theme ur-
der command of Col. Twiggs Cen Atkinson bel ns IL,
Florida. The present force of the 9th is abe NJ $50
men-adlcd TO those which be spared from Baton
Rouge,-tIc whole aid from that quarter will b. about
600 regulars. Gen. GninrS has in addition atd ssca
letter TO Governor Hhc of notwithstanding 70 :rsht
companies of volunteers, to be held in readiness
The hostile Indian force is estimated at 300
Though the massacre at Tampa Bay took place De-.
ccmbcr it does not appear that it known at jack
sonvllc on the 9TH inst.
Active and thorough measures called for to scor7
the whole Peninsula, and subduc and pun 81 SUNNI ary
the maraud:ng Inurdercrs.
New ORLEANS, January 1G.-A hill h as passed both
Houses of Tie Legislature, authorizing ap,or prIa,
of 5000 dollars to be given by the Governor 10 70 ward
volunteers rnving Louisiana for Florida, Il, assn hr L.
S. troops ugainSl the Indians.
Already have General Philemon Thoma. mr. d MAJOR
Morgan Of Baton Rouge, made tender of heir SET
vices, with 80 volunteers TO the Governor for Il ab0e
purpose.
MACON, ia =. u.
More IudiGn Iurdcr.-News arrived in toyr ycsef'
day oftwo men being killed in Baker county by apa'V
of 40 or % Creek Indians and several others ounte'
We have not time to state particulars.
II thus appears though the Greeks and Sc m'n'|'
were acting in concer, in their savage warfare.
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