Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-13
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FOX TIE E.NRIIRLR
Extract cf letter from gentleman rtsid'"g IN lidde

FOX TIE E.rQrIRER.
Extract Of letter rom genusmna rsidag in .d;dd'c
F2or;d0. August son. leo
"The times waxing warmer and warmer with US
the SgRnolcS have been reinforced to lie NUMBER OF
two thousand Creek warriors-so says report, and be-
l;evc il too every word Of it. The summer campaign
has Of Necessity been abandun"h; the General cannot
ret uIcn: and all energies to be directed to-
wards preparing for TO ccn IN the winter, by the Isl
uf December. if possible. In the time. suppose.
our cnuniry is remain in its present utterly dcjctcecSs
situation II is now completely al the mercy Vi Oseon,
and if he Gcs march IT, aye, and us too rough
sild il will be because il does not snit s pleasure to
do So and in consequence u means Gu our part TO
prevent it In short consider the situation OF Middle
Florida TO he 1t this unct"rr: more prr"us and critical
than even has been since the commencement OF The
Seminole war.
Through some Creek prisoners recently taken, we
learn that Oscua is fully advised Of all our movements
hereabous-,hat he receives the FDr;dian regularly,
through lie agency CT scoundres in the shape OF white
men, and has prclcd 10 i all that II conaIns-and
that he mcdtacsa descent upon Middle FLORIDA 50 soon
AS he is sufficiently reinforced by Creek refugees who
ere constantly and daily ilocking to his standard, or
rather war belt.
The ,ru,h is Middle Florida IS nnw, comparatively
speaknr without men, and without the possibility Of
procuring the aid Of mcn in time to save from The enc
my should he upon at oncr and that he is not
his way 10 do So at this moment is more than any
human being tell. You may Judge from all this,
that consider crop, well property here,
to he VERY delcatey situated and TO be held by very
rrccurous tenure What depornble spectacle ii would
he for Inc to behold - in flames. and its present
beautiful crop devastated. think it would run me The
next thing to mad The severity If such immense
loss to would indeed Ge great, and would require
no ordinary cxcFton of christian philosophy to bear up
under it,
The President should be informed nily Of sIlna.
tinn-but fear he thinks The country in 10 danger
can assure you every body here knows 1t to be III !-
nent peril Ii is the possibility, and not the Py"tH1'ay
Of Indian invasion which should be guarded "shihs''
and here lies tie great Every who KNOWS inc
oTr
of such an invasion with the utmost impuniiy.,
.7nyiitr letter, from different person, has Me J't0""s
sentence ia it-.7agUst 3pM:
The Indians have murdered US all as yet, "s'lo
in the daily expectation OF having Kloc" u" ,'I
head by way If Guicls from other OF the i.cd
Skins by which we surrounded. They are towering
about us in considerable numbers, only awaiting aFor
able opportunity TO p"unc= down upon US, ana nr' US
from The face Of the earth There between ~ anu
40 Indians within ten miles Of Monticello lew n'yhiS
since. -,
The Greeks have been gradually moving South ana
have swelied the number of enemies To twice l''
original force The general impression seems ~ PC ,'t
we shall! have TO make straight coat-ts!! rom II"
rda as possible. But, testing apart-fnr indeed II Is no
time for jest-terc is no chectual means oil oe'enct
within our power. We must: however, try 10 h's i ~,
the bcst-and trust that we have manhood enouS" sun
in Florida 10 stem the with which we are lfeat
ened. -, ~
Government seems 10 have forgotten US cn'lre!E.
1.-The preceding letters rcm most. Respectable sources
rive very distressing account Of the situation o
rda but arrangements not Know 10 Inc W'!te's a. M
date of their letters, have reached us through o'"e'
channels Exclusive of the Indian corps which is MS
inn under COL Lane. understand from the !p'l""is
articles last received from Columbus that the
Volunteers are about to march TO Florida lhis we nuPe
will turn the tide, and cheer up The citizens OF fiO''"1
"CoLuMBrs, (GEo) SPrT. l.
, nTEsyEssEE VoLrSTEEEs.ltis no" understood t!'at
the Tennessee volunteers will all go to Florida IL is
said Colonel Trousdacs regiment nowaI Fort Hi'cne'