Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-08
From Tic Rnhmond Wig.
MAJOR GENERAL. SCOTT

called iromthe South, and Is now ready " to answer
io' his failure IN Florida, and his delay in opera
ting against the Creek Indians" " neither l' Is 10
he ,nicirogated by the President incumbent, thu
President cxpcctant, or whether hc is to be favor
ed with a somewhat less imperons tribunal, such
as Is provided by iii laws Of his country, is mat
ter of doubt. Should the first oil these alternatives
DO adopted, thcn have hi, friends muc, to feat
but il tho latter be- accorded him. then will he
come from the ordeal with his hard-carned fame
untouched, and his dearly won laurcls rs frcsI, as
when gathered on the field of battle.
The writer OF this is Scott man, no Gaines
man, no mans man-bui he is convinced from s
own knowledge aud observation tina, no one has
been more bascly injured by irresponsible news
paper paragraph writer's, thin General Scott.
For tins there is no remedy but that such de-
secratorS ot n soldiers honor consccrated by his
blood on the field Of his rounry's Glory, should
find favor IN the Executive of that country aud
thcroupon he be dshonorcd, is deeply humiliaing
and lameniabc. Should the General be permit
ted, he Will show that, AT The time the whole South
crn country was frvcrshlv excited and impatient
At the " unaccountabIc delay in opening the Flor
iia campaign," 'rcrH necessary 10 The frM iras
then rithm he mdUs NJ Northcrn maeae mes or
stare houses, or get 10 BE- ptocarcd. 1t is true
the several States called upon furnished their re-
spcc'lve quotas OF troops, bui there were arms,
no ammnnion no tens no knapsacks, no subsist-
cncr--and il there had been all of these, there
were not sufficient means OF transportation ready
Tor the field. So deficient was the quantity Of pre-
pared ammunition al tins time, that Gen Enstis
gladly accepted a very considerable number OF old
musket cartridges (nol known how olJ) from the
citadel in Charleston, belonging to that State and
as late as the first part of March, Gen. Scott directs
the Quarter Master At Savannah 10 pm chase and
forward as soon az possible, quantity of cannon
and rifle powder, which order could not be com
piled with, the quantity was not to be had in The
city. Camp kettles and mess pans had to be made
after the General reached Savannah aud then
such was the limited number gol ready in time, re-
sort was had 10 the ordinary culinary vessels such
us Trying pans, TN cups, NC. Tents there were
non'-hlmpSackS none--and when il was SUI
gcSi"d 10 the Secretary OF War to furnish the mi
lli'a with these last the reply was, there was no
law allowing knapsackS 10 militia
Oh all lhesc, and many more difficulties. the
War Department was repeatedly advi>cd-but
d'd us head offer one word ofcxpanalion to re-
licve the General from the tide of popular displca-
sure already setting strong against him, and which
oil course impaired his usefulness, when every t,inu
was ready Tor the field Motto word. Cruelty at
laui' from The commencement oi the Seminole dl-
hculiy, by ovadng the repeated and urgent calls of
Gen. thnch Tor more iroops' (which had they
been furnished, would have prevented the cih,,lon
OF one droop Of blood y and compelling that cNperi-
rhcrd and gallant officer To risk his ltlc blul Of
two hundred men against -four times that number
OF Inlians-so has that department continued and
50 TiH II continue, lest, IN the acknowledgment Of
one error, the public MIGHT take the back trail.
and discover the original sin Finally, the army
moved, but with SO small quantity of bread and
al H. 4 l.
been ccnSurablc. What next was said of the
General Why he was ridicued for the division
ana subdivision of his army. lie was " a would
be Napoleon, with right wing, left wing and cen
ire, and marched on three Converting lines upon
one point Ind his surrounding the Indians. was
hNcned : 10 fhftc men corneria@ rdt," &c. Ar
Al tins had favor, not only with the ccnstIruu
world, but with those in heh places, and this ehaste
and happy simiiitude was an AMUSING. SAVING in
more ,hin one AUGUST asscmblagc thereafter
hen ''en Scott commenced his plans, There
say the lovers OF the great iadian fghter t,rn
Scott WIS wrone he should have had M "nlanS :"
" nc sho"hf hare pushed on regardless Of pians. :"
as suppose Gaines did } ii was the universal be-
lief, and by mono more strong than with Gen.
Cllnch and his officers, that thu Indian, were
concentrated with all their force, men. women
and children, and provisions, on the opposite bank
OF the w ihlacoochcc, determined there 10 maxi
their desperate fight. Ofthls there were no differ
ent opinions This being the case, what would
any commander do havinga LARGE force under him 2
Icttan OF victory when he should meet his enc
my would he not make some Arrangement To prc-
vent rou and escape Would he not try ia s,r
round his foe aud how could ibis bc dan, I'm, b
approaching lromdilcrcnt directions Did Gene
raj Scott do more Could he have done lc>sp A.
To ms preSuming 10 call his three divisions rioh,
wing, left wing, and centre, he stands unpar,lona-
oe' Tor the inference is guilty one. lie must have
read some military work, and great Generals new
or do such things now-a- days. But, say YOU. how
happens II that this well digc>tcd plan failed of
success Bctdase ofhe unauthorised Increment ot
'c"cTdf Games, who came rushing hcadlonq on
To the quiet enemy" reeariicss ~ pfaas" until
jorcibLy reminded OF one for pickctng his army
within which Enclosure he WIS starved on dyinn
horses and dogs. In this wrctched condition
E"ncral Clinch is called 10 hi, relief The lndi
ans Knew tbs movement of General c. and know
my ny runners, OF the strong forces al picoIata
ana ~. Augustine, they take the ADVANTAGE Of
"en' names, and make mock treaty. ar in n
!. .'cr WORDS they gain lar ) DAYS, during which
lucy retreat TO their swamps. Then followed one
- .'o "''s' harassng campaigns that ever occurred
u, ",S country and as inciectiv6,sas can be ina
s"eu' o"rihg which no man could do marc tb,,
was uone ny Major General Scat
AI'er securing the whole OF Flor;J, until .
'"er mad 50 tar advanced rs 10 rcnA,r ,h, .,,,,,'
ana hiding places OF the Indians imprno,,,l,I ,
oiec''hs nothing, the army was DISPERSED ~;
una returned 10 their homes most of who's, ,,'.'
mad expired, and the rcgull were ted NJ ~,
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