Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-16
DOsH ES'EHC.
FROM FLORIDA.

DOMESTIC.
FROM FLORIDA.
The following is extract Of letter received oy
gentleman Of this city from officer Of the army ascu
GAREY's FERRY, ION the st; Ie naa 81
August u.s. 1000 }.
... ar Eonr DR,SE-TIc return train.
,,der the command of Lieut.. Pickel reachea Ea.ey
Ferry from Fort Drane and lcanoPy on tne ne ." "'t
With upwards of 100 sick and wounded. vi 'ite G'e'
Cannin r. b. Lee and DR.. Welghtnlan, ooti o' "hoh
ore recovering from their wounds. The tram consist
cd of 81 wagons. The escort was composed OF ue e.
tachnent of dragons, So mounted volunteers ana ~
rsouIors with one piece of artillery. On the morning
Of the Sd, Capt Chds, with his company, and about
so mounted men, with piece OF artillery, uhoer the
direction of Lieut. Pckell, left Carey Ferry 70 reteVe
Fort Drane and which, for the last two MONTHS II mao
been determined TO abandon, on account OF us uHea'
INV noslon. Captain Chlds, with his command ar
lived at that post the Slh and on the eIioTing DAY
the sick and wounded were removed !" meahoPy' AZ
Micanopy Dr. Hawkins, the medical director mace Such
disposition Of them the good OF the service ana
proper regard to the invalds, required is his inten;
ton 10 establish St. Augustine as general hosPl' ana
to which place those brought to Gnreys Ferry oy inc
return train will be conveyed soon as the proper trans
poration by water be had More Than l2o SICK re-
main at Micanopy and will be conveyed 10 this post by
the next train 1t is impossible to anticipate the tern-
nation Of the 1t seems to We regarded as 700 nEnh
siderable 10 deserve the particular atteHt!oh o. te d
Department The ranks Of the regular army the ter
,ory are fast diminishing by the termination OF enlist
ments and By Deaths and unless create! interest Is e
and exertons increased i'll the course OF lew Moh'uS
more than one-alf Of the regular force IN Florida VIII
be of service and when the campaign oEeoea III
the fall there will scarcely be one fall company OF eiec
tive men,"
PENSACOLA, August give learn through private
letters from Tallahassee that The campaign against inc
SeInjnoes will not open soon as was expected SoFie
obstacle we know of what nature, stands In The way
of the progress Of the Tennessee mounted men towards
Florida Fifteen hundred Of them, known 10 have been
destined for service against the Semlnoes, are no" At
tlaT b,t, bnonh in n
deavoring TO urge them forward, but in vain. "hcther
they are kept there by the orders Of Cen Jesupe their
own fears the climate Of Florida, by soHeokercauSe
we have means Of knowing. Gazette.
THE CREEK IypIASs.-Extract Of letter received IN
this city from the up country, dated 18th ult:
aor Nelson separated the men al the store OF
hlessrs Richardson Il Harper, and told them when they
struck trail to follow it up-so away they all went
Capt Bishop with men soon aiter sfuTh "ai hs
enough (it reported there were ooo Inaians IN !e
mountains showing signs Of number OF INDIANS, winch
thickened they progressed he captain put II 10
vote whether they should keep in tie pursuit or turn
back for help They one and all said let US 60 ahead
In few hours they came in sight of the camps Ind took
them so unexpectedly that they did not appear 10 kho"
what to do The Captain told them to surrender or hgn
for it, They stood with their muskes locked ready Tor
the word 10 fire. The Indians seeing them so reso!ule
got frightened and surrendered without resistance and
this small band of soldiers returned to then camp with
"a Indians, with their guns, ammunitlon ponies ana
baggage Yesterday they went Lou out aaa LOOK ,h ne
tans and the Coosa Bottom. - aeannah Georgian
Extract Of letter from officer d the o. S. 4rmy,
datcd Camp !NaeogdOchcS tug. 4, 1886.
"Sncc last addressed you from Fort Tossson, / have
performed another march of two hundred miles,
and now on small hill which terminates, or rather OH
which Nacogdoches partly stands, our encampment 10
spread. We were two weeks accomplishing the march,
which was truly fatiguing Fart OF the country over
which we passed had been travelled before, OK.
cept by men horseback; and as we were cucumber
ed with teams, road had necessarily TO ee cut rs we
advanced which caused great delay, even when no river
was be crossed and the trouble incident to building
bridges and rails did not occur to detan U.S. We reach
ed this place about week ago. and the firing OF small
piece of artillery approach told OF favorable re-
cepton. The inhabitants extremely polite and oblg
ing but many Of them have left the town in consequence
of the hostile attitude of the neighboring Indians, who
ere said to be that do not consider the
town safe now notwithstanding the presence OF the u s.
troops. -,
Yesterday evening The roaring Of artillery and the
sound Of martial music announced the arrival OF
Houston and staff He seems to have suffered IN health,
and the wound he received al the battle OF San Jacnto
confines him still to his clutches.
Report said, week two since, that ten thousand
Mexicans their march to Texas but, like most
reports Of the kind proved to be incorrect tits
vet believed that about two thousand embodied at
Matamoras The Texan army is daily increasing in
strength and confidence, and will doubtless be able
cessuy to oppose any orca that be brought against
them."-yfat. Int
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Fdtrs0t)
DRAGON EScAMrMEHr,
To,on of Nacordoches, in Teras, Aug. 5, 1886.
AS the movements of the u States troops In this quar-
ter, must be interesting to friends at home, have
given you an outline Of our march into Texas The
Dragons LETT Camp Benton, near Fort Towson on the
9TH July, and after most fatigung march of 20 days.
encamped at this town the 9th, distance of
about 300 miles The roads were in many places im-
passable. We had to make RATS and bridges pass
the Sulphur Fork, rapid stream in the Indian country
and the Sabine had overlooked banks that We were
forced to log RATS take over our sick and
bapgage and the rest Of had to swim it. Officers and
men we're mingled together, working for two DAYS Le
fore we could pass over. We passed through n,,nv
tribes of Indians-the Caddoes Shawnees, Cherokees
&c, but all were quiet.
The 7tb Infantry got here or days after u.s. and are
encamped us.-What the u States troops doing
here you who the Government can best Judge;
It must he bitter pill for Mexico. Our arrival here
hailed by the inhabitants with great rejoicing, firing Of
cannon, sc.
Gen Gaines with the army is encamped on the Sa.
bine, Is miles from this
Yesterday was day of great rejoicing here. Gen
Houston arrived in town on his way 10 the army.
had peep at him this morning and heard him deliver
speech-he spoke Of his firm determination to drive the
Mexican army beyond the Colorado into Mexico or Pc
rish-he spoke like hero. His wound is yet bad and
he is forced to walk with crutches, aud looks badly
Please publish this, so that our friends may know
what we about have to send this by private hand
TO Nachitoches in La, there is mail from here to
the United States.
Santa Anna and the rest of the Mexican prisoners are
still in safe keeping, the Brassos. There re-
port that the Cabinet had liberated him. but it is
be is strongly guarded and never will return to Mexico
been here from so SO volunteers pass through on their
go, a.. prro, Tbren davs eiuce trD spendd