The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-10-28
--latest from Florida.



rs the schr. George & Mary, Capt Wiley. ar.
rived yesterday, we received he jacksonville Coz.
ricr Ct the 18Th ius,, from which make the iol-
ioWu-g extracts:
JACKSONVILLE Der. ~.
We hrar, partly from runor bot mostly from
nndoubicd authority, that the detachment OF Ten
nes-er irooas hsse allied struggling \, dians 10 The
uusUaef 81 lour,cen Il Is TO be hoped that the
rerori and general Impression are true-ihst even
the sssmPs and hammocks OF Florida ail,Id no
sac refuge Tor lhe ladau fiom thu bold and brave
Ienntsseeeus. Should his campaign close the
Waf,as every friend Of florida deyouicdiy wishes,
ihnsc meo UilI reiGfn 70 thCir own safe, their
friends and homes, wearing the isutels of glory
Al The date Of our latest intelligence Gov. Call
~ss sltl 81 fot Draue--aBd report saws, he Is
short Of provisions and i8rsge sup les must
soon reach him. II is supposed be vii soon hc
o. sos Ouihachncy, and that supplies wall b. tro't
~ uat riser. ForyEe has ere now reached No-
la.ts, and MAJ. Pierce, with lis command, has
uud 1bt,dl, io,a,d the Governors
4 yenttnsu G. the Army, in a lcfter 10 Co.
p,t nj lhss place, % whose yot.curss We ar in
dch'cd tar a rcrussl, ihY~ spcass Of Nal Fierce:
tie IS 0 enc itla8-eoiuE ahcau-iabirg all
ue spantib..ty % IT'D Gen. tall ioragc sc.
vi'hqni waiting as some e, The resi- Co. or sPc-
cisl order sor every "h3i.5,i he e2uclss."
The Same writer says ihe question of command
b,tseen Gen Jcsp, and GOV Czil is settled Gen
lesR7 dc. Eol claim il, bu, oiicrs 10 take any
command jhe Governor viii give bin. The Gov
crno- gives mnih command Ell his own regulars,
200 IL number, ud tho Cfc Iufians, u'j0 ~
suBibtr They lcp Tampa on o.. 18th alt, and
arc surpassed Co. lic uu lhe OulhacAucY.
No uews from Gov. Call since the 2sih ult.
Reliance can be placed on the above statements,
a. liey come ir1as q gentleman vho ought to
knon tag t7rts and Is aboye rni,.~,ring them.
The iodians have doubtless concentrated their
forces AID probably they are In council consult
z whether TO weld ct dght uii the last man Of
them IS slam. From the as>l Winter aud the Se-
miuole character. We can handy anticipate any
other alternative than that they will, IN one way
or another, continue tie warfare:
Er,rart q a letter 70 n, Editor, dafed
"MlcNVorY. Der. :.
ave arrived here Yesterday together with Maj
Pierce and sboG, luH Regulars. We net 100 OF
Gov Ca.'s volunteers under Col. Cuthbert, at san
tafce, a. an additional escort to hurry on proyis.
IONS - the Governor, who with 1000 men lately
arrived at Font Diane, probably on the I'll. They
len this place on Juc 9TH, and about 20 miles on
towards Slniattc, a, nan,'s place, they surprised
and killed four Indians. The house is situated
about 100 rods from the road, aud feeling them
selves perfectly secure from observation, were
cooking and preparing a meal, bni the smoke lci
the secret out and the volunteers surrounded them
They 81 run, and attempted TO break through the
line, but were ehot down, making no resistance
| WAS at the house yesterday, and Billy .umarua'
COUSIN was along, Tie examined the dead ho
dies aud IS Of the opinion that they were Greeks
lie says no Seminole ever goes from home so poor
Is dressed as these were, one Of whom was naked
We expect 10 leave To night for Governor
Calls headquarters. and from thence we do no
yet know.
"rbc Indians have dn1 up almos, every thing
which the troops buried, on leaving this place II
tine summer and even Lieut.. Whseloek's grave
was yesterday found open on our arrival. The
had dug to the coffin, but en it unnolested, whel
they discovered it To be grave"
TstAuAssr. Fal Ger. s-Arpp Movements
The L. 5. ). Major Dade, Lieut. Ilowison com
msnding, arrived at ST, Marks on Sunday last
having large number Of sick sailors and SOLDIER
on hoard, passengers 10 Pensacola 10 which plac
the vessel IS now returning 10 refresh aud rett
having been employed siucc June, in navigating
on this part of the coast, aud up the Snwaunec.-
1t. II. confirms previous reports Of the sickness &
tho position OF, Camp Call-Suaannce Old Tow
where FIVE companies of the It'll Infantry l,
army, have been encampcd the past three months
Twenty four deaths have occurred among then
And between 50 and 80 Of the remainder are
this time i'll, leaving only 20 reported for duty.
The COMMANDMENT. chief with the Tennessee
mounted brigade, were ferrled over the river o
Tuesday and Wednesday last, and took up thel
line of march the next day, 'or the Indian settle
mcnts on the Withlachoochee. The guides Ia
joined the army, and gave the troops grounds