Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-07

| der by order permission Of the Commanding
General, Scott. Tie subjoin.d general order,
issued bv General Gaines upon giving up lie
command Of his troops 20 General Ciin,h before
rIcir return To For Drane, is published in the
! Savannah papers SO far from peace with the
/ Indians being certain, We npprhend much blood
will Vel be shed before they arc subducd or be-
fore General Scots diplomatic powers will come
into play. We presume, after what has pas
scd, that his orders require the subjugaton Of the
Indians, and Their removal beyond Tie Mississippi,
rs the Indispensable condition Of peace with them
Nat. Int.
lfGAp QrARrfns, WisrfnN D,rAnTMENT,
Fort i-0rd, an the UHh0roochec, Eiorida,
WG,fh On, 1890
I-Card To East Florida hy he savage mas
saetes aud CONGREGATIONS of the 2Sih December
and tie following month, tho commanding Gener-
al hastily collected, in Louisiana, the forces which
! accompanied him from that patriotic State These
troops III The short space OF thirty six days, have
marched hy land and water nearly eight hundred
milcs--onr hundred and forty through the country
occupied hy the enemy, whose principal force
they have met beaten, and forced 10 for peace.
ll.--Ilcsc important objects Of the campaign
having been accomplished with Tie hearty and
cordial cooperation ofRrig. Gen. Clnch. Ito whose
sound judgment the dslrnve Of hi. frontier had
been wisely conlidcd, and by whose gallantry HE
enemy had been cllaS,i>ed on tie SIS, December,
and since hrd IN check as far as his limit' d means
would allow, IT,. troops from Louisiana placed
under hi> command, in order 10 guard against the
known iailhlc> Sites Of III" enemy, until the arrival
oi lhc forces under nc fllccr charged with ,l;c
dip, n.a,ic alrare, mon,> OF rlc v ar Department.
VI htn.,or, ana soon as that officer shall mature
hi, plan of operations, and accomplish the duties
assigned him. the forces from Louisiana will return
to New Orleans.
III. Tie Commanding General cannot con>s-
tonts with his views Of rr"priclN take leave OF tie
troops by vLem ic lad been SO maniuIly susiain-
cd, without rendering them his grateful acknow-
lcd9l, ems for the consistency and courage with
Which licv lave l',rioImrd ever, duty and borne
piisatiuns, ,hr recital OF which woul not fail 10
command tine admiration o., the .ftnous and wise
/ OF EVERY section of tho Republic. The officers
and soldiers OF the whole Of THESE forces, (inc,u-
DIM tic ar,jll,r, from Tampa Bay, actg as a
liel.I brigade, under command Of 1t. Col. TWise,
oi the 'irh nf'nlN,) have performed llcn duty 50
uutl, 10 the satisfaction of the General, that hp
cannot discriminate" between the relative aims of
Cups, OF Ulcers, otlrr individuals, without Tic
risk OF ni,dicus distinction. All did tlcir dut,
chccr.U'ly 4 callan,ly and when became ncccs-
sary 10 meet the question, whether 10 eat the meat
OF their own HORSES or 10 abandon an import ut po-
si,ion, all cheerful, preferred hi. unpleasant SUBJ
slstcnco 10 any movement that would cndanger tie
frontier. The lorsc meat was accordingly eaten
10y horses and men until the enemy was beaten
and sued for peace \ timely supply of provisions
arrived, escorted by the brave Georgians, Flori-
dians, and regulars, under Gen. Clnch, a, the mo-
ment tie pacific propositions of the were in
the act OF being answered The Indians were
fired ON hy The Generals light troops before he
could be notified OF the object of their being near
tie camp; they have since disappeared.
~. The General deeply regrets the fall OF LIST
Lieut.. J. I. lzard OF he Draeoons acting Brigade
Maj aud in command of the advance guard. lie
fell at the head OF his corps, and, though MORALLY
Wounded, had the heroic presence Of mind to or
der, E" keep Your POSITIONS men, and lie close 2d
Lieut. Duncan, ID Artillery, was sleln, wounded.
Captain Saunders, commanding the iricndl, lndi-
ans, WAS severely wounded Captain Armstrong
OF tie L. $. Transport Schooner Motto, was slight
~ wounded. The two last named officers were in
the advance, where their services bad been highly
useful du,inc le march. This officer, ard twenty
nine \. {. ofllccr> and soldiers OF other compa-
! MES OF tie Regiment, cvinced tllru eaaniry hy
their good conduct, well as by tl,r honorable
wounds. The General is convinced tina, he never
commando a tine corps--its chio would do hon.
OF 10 an, service.
The officers of tie Medical Department merit
the apprehension OF the General for the attentive
and skllul manner in which their duties we're dis.
charged.
List of killed and wounded
= killed.-lSt 1t. J. r. lzard Dragons.
Sergeant +. Dunn, ID Artillery.
Private F. Boie. La. Volunteers.
DO '. Beck, do do
DO II. Butler, do do
Tota--5.
Manufacturers, Nom Commissioned Off.
GERS, and Prvate>:
2d Artillery. S