Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-16
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n.rNAS 3ND .NENICO.

fH E,,NS SP'>HN
Is aca'''r c,,,uas we have cleaned i few others
Ct PF:U, Chronicle of the eth ult., states, that the
=. NJ" I>,mhus sailed from Vcasco on the 18th, and
@a'a7' the Texans feel no aPprcic nson Of be-
'' .s.cE,d Is the MrN'canS before November or De.
p: a'"'" I'd A. extract of Letter by her says-
@'F:, march at this season. nor before the fall
Fl "'! ,hc. men during their retreat persisted for
;-.a$; '" ,,,r Oar Army is about 5000. The people
!''!U: = stand aud have no more moving off.
- +ei .,nd Gulf Miss Advertiser Of the 2st statcs
me rnlIor OF Arkansas, has called on, 1909 MI
-. "' -, ., Games rsGuiston-and that gentle
"a No,cn.tcchcs on The lG:h reports, "that the
;'a W"' ,,,,r towards Texas is i'nmcnse the whole
4 IL u '7,,,,irr with men.The Philadelphia Ga
4 unity from tie proceedings before the Mexican
.o;l' W. "1.; ,:cay with Texas May not be inpro
I"%' :, ,a<, that lis purchase by the United States,
4 ,'. ''' foryrm:ucnt be minded, could be accom-
,H':'' .g,u tlv,he. b!ooShCd, and end be thus
j g.' "',.,r 10 all h"siics.
~ t.. sr,or 4, Tennessee has directed the Adlutant
'E -; IA, State 20 hasten the organization vi the
G::'' .. Nountrd Iouneefs called for BIZ Gen.
j E' The AGutsnt General forthwith addressed his
H1:,, n.!.7s 70 lh, Captains of The Volunteer Compa-
''.' them t., march TO Jackson by the 10Th
=, ,oI c,nc!qGng with the following remarks. hy or
,,' ,c ,;ad has been mach agita.ed for months,
!:r.u, c.;S Of information which: rxplain the
TX ..,i Justify the present call Of Gen. Gaines to
49,. orr distant frontier from the unchrisan warfare,
-
:S ,Er hand. 10 defend and maintain 'iorcibly, if
q ,-v oar neutral position with Tie Government Of
, l. is a rosiiion with bright prospective 20 the
% ,,r,a.cc7 and one that well becomes the high
81; c,;ra!,r which Tennessee has won on every
-. .r,.,e hcnor and our cuuntry's defence was the
a service @ BE- performed, too, under the command
:.r, f,yor;;e General, Edmund 2. Gaucs'
T5 r,n,rt that General Urea is tamprrinG with the
-.t.rs IN or!c: 10 enlist their tomahawks against
-, Tryans is confirmed. The n. Orleans Bee says,
49, SIX .imsrieaa Adian Chiefs Of the Cherokee tribe,
,, tar,r yunnrrs are in close negotiation with Gen
;.. at iiaaoras The letters hare been sent 10 FASH
,r,r. ard copies ~ Gen. Gaines. Those letters
81 Tlmp!cn"
r,n<a t,inrs if true. will amply justify the move
e Gen Gaines Three of the Wing papers Of
;.y Yo,s, wi, went off ha!i:cocked with The n In.
:, ,tncer, appear to re giving back. The New York
S:arss BROOKS p1Pcr} does not hesitate to avnw
-, .ha correspondence from The Department some
IN; relieved anxiety, and The late movement of the
,r.pkrc Indians The News cl which received Tues
49, MONT leads us - believe that there were some rood
.....ss IL; he General Gaines has taken
oIt. treaty. 81 lcl9, says the Expressly defines the
,g,,; between the United States and Mexico to be
r. running acny ;he west bank of the Sabine, as
G,%n IL Mc1!Si"S map ct 1913, from the to tic
. c.srce OF latitude ard thence meridian line 10 Red
.:i The meridian line has never been rum bnl it is
Town III. Inc will pass directly through the cou:try
,lai-G oY The CadGo Indians TheS" Indians are in
9arokeys who have wandered from the lands assigned
:nnm West =" the Mississippi, by the Un!ied States
-! have gone dowA into Texas In within 10 miles OF
)N1:osG ,c..eS, where Cherokee chief named Buwcs
several villages E"wrs is Of 4 warlike and tur5u-
-: sor and lays claim 10 the country ile occupies,
&c there every Reason 10 believe, that, with promise
:os> sing tn: lands. lie could easily be induced by
;e Me1:canS 70 massacre The people inlabitng NacOg
,te: and is npig a;rhU0d.
GeacTa! Gaines assumes, that if Bowes draws blood
or near Nacogdocfcs the tiane Of savage will
aaeas,eIy through the Caddu tribe, and devaSae the
curry along the northern part Of the unmarked line,
=: meridian before mentioned, where people
l:e extensively Paaling on Red River. We have vc
L, lTgc population on this latter river who in no
ca.:r from the CldioS, il the Chcrokees remain quiet
N2s il Is perfectly certain that the CheTokees dis
I'D 70 BE hostile. and there is every reason TO believe
- McXIcaHs have offered then Inducements 10 strike
'a whites. Under these circumstances ii must he ap-
?i;en that movement Of troops i'll the ncigh5Grhood
So les is Ike only calculated to have any effect,
mere demonstration of force in preserving peace on
TAI ho7der We al! know that Mexico has not the
?'aer, Having the disposition out Of the question: to
!..Ian the Indians.
Ihe New York American (Kings paper) refers to the
i,oyts about different bands OF Indians Offering their
&rices 20 the Mexicans Many Of these were original
North American lndians-Cherokees, Creeks, and
tagclaws-were driven across the Mississippi by our
tTr!amtGt; and, We informed, have from Tine
line established themselves within the borders of tic
eI'can territory, where they were suffered ~ remain
!ga. with those who situated we can see earthly
:oa why th"v should not make their election between
@'z.cn aAd her revoked province, and SIDE with tie
ihy they choose TO adopi.-Gen. Gaines knows that
- enon0us expenses OF the Black Hawk war, and the
ors o. the Seminole affair." are all cscribaLe TO the
iT9ect Of efficient measures upon the part Of Govern
7':" II the first instance: and being fully empowered
" esiian the first movements Of ladaa rising, and
:saned b. ample force of regulars-the only troops
-TS t.,, n1aLt,
" ie EN- rant tribes well as OF the Caddos. and other
m1 bands who are sl! to be gathering upon this de-
a'aoe ground 1t Is strange however, that his move
ne" "itan the Mexican territory has not already over
'"ec Tie Indians whpn it is alleged in justification OF
iat measure, II would control"
I!tzen Webb (nf the Courier & Enqurcr,( contesses,
la; the publication of Gen. Ganess late order, '.has
Aoved greatly tine impression first received, and in.
"ed Us 10 believe that the importance attached 10 the
curse oil the General in this instance, Is greatly cxag
-e'led In The first place. from the language of this or
" Il Is lar to infer that but snail detachment oft1oop'
= @'ec!ec to advance, and not his whole force; and IN
i- next il is very evden, That the Officer in command
tS detachment is to conne his operations to the DIS
u Territory aune-t0 TINT part arhich rs coi"'cd by tic
9Aea Suites as ccl as .;fc1iGo.-Now, willingly ad-
~, mat were tins disputed territory in the possession OF
MEXICO, 1t would lie highly reprehensibe in The u S.
~ nry driven tile McXlcans away, and planted the ag
" U'e mon there, Til such time il were Genlveiy set.
Sa 10 whom the territory belonged But this is not the
&C. The territory in question is not in possession Of
iS1co: she can exercise jurisdiction there nor at.
a 10 tie inhabitants protection if they require it.
;" nat wong is then done 10 her : more particular.
" as 1t has been distinctly avowed by this country,
"a' The object in the event of such an advance, was
W. 10 retain the ground longer than the exigency requr
r. Or to prrudse the question Of rghtful possession
ta"se considerations strike very strongly, and we
nk that the advance of detachment Of troops to
c"gdoches, would be ahundany justified in the eyes
" Tue world, by stating that the object simply to
give That safety and security 10 The inhabitants Of the dis
o'ed territory, which the country claiming it with US,
od net give hem.-By reference the order of Gen.
''nrs will be SEEM that he directs the officer advanc-
y 70 Nacogdochcs only employ force to prevent de-
0'o h"slcs against the inhabitants of the American
'ner, or those IN Tie dispated territory 10 the south,
ISL OF north of ogdoches,-Whlls on this subject,
- may add that The account Of Santa Anna defeat and
tFiure have been received in England and France
l has not excited the least scnsation and that three
! The principal London Journals which have looked
''f have not thought the event Of sufficient I'M
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