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

Our mounted men have already left Tampa Bay for the
purpose Of going down to Charlotte Harbor. The Lou
isana forces lave gone 10 the point by water An
other parton have gone to the river Whacoochee tor
the purpose Of securing the county Our Regiment OF
Infantry with some of the lst Regiment u. S. hrl!e
~ and some other troops will take the march, towards
Tulopki!ugo, spell as it is rronourcsd) with the in
tenon Of burning it and destroying all lIc settlements
we may meet with.
There is irpc hut nothing Ike sargunc cxpec-
taon of mcr'iH" The indons. Information has been
communicated i;r Scott of the Indians having s'ccH
COLLECTED in great force Charlotte !Iurtaar O!her
o. iut,rD,a"n promise that the indians will be
found i'll lr path Will putsrr. Other AGAIN
pronounce thai The whole hoty of Indians avr =epaTat'
ed and retired ~ SNAIL parties 10 lie g'adr, ihr ineI
CONJECTURE sex Ia lu le lie q G"Taly received
and in my opinion Tic rrcLnte We calculate that
"h"ut tic latter end OF this MONTH will return and he
at Fusa, and in very few days after lcruts from
which Place few days will brl. al hnmr.
= Captain Henry has this lolrnl. passed ~ lent:
and is n good health.
" rcat haFdship2 antic pa,cd in this inarch-,hc
neat Is now last becoming oppressive and the men VII:
no doubt Suffer much from the exhausialon o The
severe heat, as they have hitherto done from the severe
cold"
g The Savannah Gtorgian of yesterday, received
last evening ny I,e steamer Dolphin: Capt Pcnnoycr
tom 81 Augustine via Savannah The only inornla-
ton II contains is embraced 10 the following paragraphs
Lotfr from Fior'.:s.-The steam packet Dol phin.
Capt Pennoycr. arrived here Sunday night, (tno late
IN! our paper Ut yesterday InorDng,) from ST. Angus
uIc VIA St one !eit 81 Augustine SATURDAY
noon hnt brings not The least intelligence from the army
1.-The Dolphin was despatched few days ago irc.n St
Augustine. 20 Camp William, Mosquito Inlet, TO!
about 1000 !aons. left there by Muj. Kirby. Col But
Ter OF thu Dragons passed that way Ills march to Fo
lus!a seine days afterwards AID stacdto tie coHlnand
i:g cicrr at fico!aa, a. every thing renra med there
just Mai. KIRBY I it. Eu, o.; The D0iviia arrival
al that place: EoI vcstge OF any thing 10 be found
1t supposed they were taken away by the Indians.
TIE SURPLUS REVENUE nstolmens paid by
francc-GoN BpUion-D ejtncc--Ipd:an 1rce.ics-
IrdiGHs csd 7criun Frontier.
We understand that the Deposit Banks in the North
Cities will tc induced 10 supply themselves with
godThe very pcpcsilcs which they no:s have in their
vaults will iu;EiS:: them with the ncans-Bls Of Es-
change on France ard England may be purchased OF,
Of hc Deposes or hand and The return cargo insured
~ present it is money. mahng business 10: hc banks
to buy bills, ard import God-and if they should
lose by the operation, they ght we'll afford 10 do il,
they have had from 20 10 - millions Of the public
ncy for nearly two years, free o interest The Bullion
may be sent 10 the mint, amd tns we shall hare
American Gold, instead of such mountains III paper
nloEcv-t is said that the Bank Of Ai has ALREADY
gone into The Of exchanging surplus paper
into gold by bills ot cxcahge-and has purchased one
million.
We also understand, since last paper, that it is
proposed q! Washington TO pay TO the French as well
Nca1uiiiun claimants the atnunts Of their Certificates,
in all about ii millions Tie effect. Of course. would
be- both to diSrn'c Tie Surplus on hand, and TO
hereafter large portion OF geld bullion We are happy
Ia STATE That the Erst lHS!giHstS are already on the
in the sape o bullon-au: appears from the letter
experienced merchant Of Philadelphia, Published in
the Globe, the operation will produce handsome profit
10 the clamanls
Another large portion OF The Surplus will be called for
By the Army and Navy. The Reports O? The Sec7ca-
stale. that they ~ millions per
beneticiuy for the country Colonel Of Ordnance
reports, that $1,000 600 could be employed in that De-
partment-And Lieutenant Lee, Assistant Chief Enr;-
nee reports, :iha, under the conditions mentioned, and
also, provided that the wh2e amount be distributed
along the coast al the several or equal number of
points, and in the proportion embraced in the .orca-
ton bills betYr. Congress, no. 10 assign too
large work, lha! SIR millions Of dollars. at
least may be annually expended until the system adopt
ed for the protection Of ou7 frontier shall have far
progressed render 1t proper 10 contract tie opera
ns.-The Mary Report says, they expend beng
ically, ~ millions and mere.
i bill has also jus. passed for raising several thousand
Fourteers and Dragons: the former should be wanted
for the service. and who contemplate the present
movements Of The Indians, the East and the West
the pro;racted warfare in Florida. ana the threatening
prospects the Sabinehe barba!ous and outrageous
conduct Of tho Ne-:cans, and their in,risncs Will; he
Camsnchcs without seeing the necessity Of instanane-
action No insure against col.
i:son with the Nexicans. Gen. Gaines has already
called for l0Uo from the ncghhoring Stacs-and
the expenses of that the volunteer tcce Will form
unexpected draft the Treasury-nD 10 speak Of
or 3 millions that may be demanded for the and for
indemnity in FlurGa
We now SUSPECT what is meant by MIR. virgins t"o
items OF millions that are known 10 the Senate
Are they the tina, VIII he called for By the
Cherokee and Michigan Indian rTeaiies Arc not these
treaties 10 be ratified; Is possible tina. the Surplus
.ncn can attempt defeat them, tie money for
division among tho States Arc they willing 10
render The Chcrnees 10 Civil with GeoIgia-a.er
their late svmathsng friends have expressed for SO
many years, deep connlseraon IN the safety and
weia.e o.. les" very Chc.okees d:
lisexrccted also that there will be some dinnution
in the sales of the Public lands. The late enormous
sales are principally Specua!inis cngendered by the
pro!se issues Of Bank paper That spirit OF speculation
may be checked by the regulations OF the Government
or hy circumstances incidn! the Times themselves.
But if, after this deduction, and these appropriations
any thing like the amount OF the Surplus Indicated in
oar last should threaten 70 exist at the end OF The pre-
year then will 1t become Lie duty Of Congress 10
reduce tie Tariff, bcg thinning first with articles Which Go
interfere with own rnanutactnres-and proceed,
ing, if necessary to this last class OF what are called
! the protected articles.
The Wings are clear for Distribution Of the Surplus
according to Mr.. Clav's rrolet. The Richmond Wing
cries up for The money to be laid out by the States on
Edacaiion and Internal Improvement. But what cares
the Wing for the Constitution What cares the Wing
for apprupratng money to two Objects what are not
known and not recognized By that instrument: The
Wing hopes that the President will be gnanimous,
and no, the Bill! We trust, the other hand that
be will again show his iron ncryc-and we are satisfied
that lie will veto alr. Clay Land E!ll. Let Judge
White complete his imnoatlon OIL this billet han
not only vote bnt Speak, in behalf of measure, which
| he opposed with all his power in 30. Let him throw
himself entirely into the Of the Wings, and pro-
p,iate their support by the sacrifice OF all his principles
Let him derrecatc the veto, which he formerly admired
But e rus, that the President will adhere TO his rrsolu
ton and repeat his The bill not" assumes new
and obnoxious shape. 1t is no ongc. bill TO d.
vide tire proceeds Of the public lands for FIVE progressive
years-but operates Telrospecvr upon the Treasury
for three yea!s-and divides all those proceeds, IS well
as the avas of the present and of the next year-that
is say, they embrace the three past years and The Two
first quarter, othe prescn, year-begn to divide them in
July and continue three months thereafter
What would be the effect upon the teposte Banks; In
medatey to put the screws upon for abont 20
millions of specic-compe many Of them 10 call