The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-23

= lave ben great. fran DE iEsmsndons
Ere Aaarei ~ aDaa n n 81 LONG. bala
iron fraal I'D aaaks: ~ aaders 4 heir
chiefs. narrower. ss heard By ladians.
dinerliRg m disposition oflhelr dead and
wounded. larnish ne testimony II the
enrmy 10 the sane concsuslan-50 a.
least must have fallen in the eonasea-
The army having now exhausted the
last daY thai could b. speared in pursuit
Of the enemy. with"8l InsaEiag arinal
Starvation. as eOmp~lled 10 rrlurn 70 the
camp. which il reached about len a.
nlghI; u thence marched The next day iar
Y,lasia. where supplies had been PFeEI-
oas "Edered. and which 10 rraehrd On The
mArniaE Of The fifih dsy. Brlenr this last
mach had been undertaken. Ihe troops
hal been for samr days on hall raiions
all the corn exhausted. not . grain WAS
lefi Tor The wagon horses. These prI
vsuOns we're barne By the troops with the
Utmost patience. and even eheerlulness.
from the sRxieIy 10 prolracI the contest
- long a. possible.
The results. then. af this campaign are.
that the slrnng halds If the enemy. the
cote ii the NHhlseoacaee and the Wa
hnn. have been penetrated. and mOrssses
explored. hitherto aninya,ird By our ar
mle,; ihsl the enemy have been defeated
in laur several hasilrs. with great loss:
that 0ur troops have naw shown them
hat NEITHER the swamps n"r the ham
moeks. with numerical superiority. al
ford them safeIy or defence: and that
nothing can insure their escape huI some
imDassable barriers of nature: thar ade
su.le supplies 0i provisions. 10 which
the country can contribute nothing. alone
were wanting 10 enable 0ur Enops Ia de
slroy the enemy utterly. This army may
ais" b0asI. thai IN all us marches through
the country. enenmhered as il vas by an
immense baggage train. the enemy un
no occasion dared 10 sssaIl IL: nor did
be. IN any Instance. cut of any OF IIs
attachments or c0nyoys. We further
learn that the army is INV al Vnlusia.
rereI,ing ample supplies 0i provisions.
and thai fresh horses are being transport
oil to that pnlai, 10 enable u speedily o.
enirr nPon saoiher expedition.
The Tennessee brigade. whnse term
oil service ~ili expire IN this month. are
eargerly hooking forward fnr another
fgh; with the enemy On the WnhlacnO
chez. a, which point il is proposed To
embark them for Their return To their
homes. Should General Jesup. Of whom
nothing had been heard since his arrival
al Tampa. be m a condIuon 10 follow up
our blow on the WnhiacoOch-e and
Wabo". into the very heart Of which our
trails viii cOndnri him. the result NAV
prove drristve Tue enemy. weakened.
defeated ard d,sariied. can nffer no e.
fee VA. rssIslanrc T. the tine army cum-
m4uipd hv that ,bi- officer On the
Other nsnd. should TIE snemy have dis
p"rS-d and Tetreate nn the nIght 0l the
2i>' ~ there j. great reason in sup,"se.
Or N the nnm-rnus snail rails discover.
OIL ~ our spies nu III. 81 AZ conveys
mg InI me large tran h. ding e.. the
s.. n aud east. the rpnte expected tn he
pnrsnrd by General Jrsnp. from Tampa
Bav. 1t Is nnped may brIng hun IA com
tacI with the 6vng bands. ~ all open
country, where their destruction will be
inevitable,
Al present. the army il engaged m
recmsiruenng the slncSade work and
br.iIngs al Vulusia, 10 serve as post
AM heposIte fnr The army. and IL viii b.
res,ir Ia few DAYS to receive the ample
SUPPLIES Of provisions INTO u from Black
Creek.
Governor Calls health is vet very fee
bic. hut he continues to struggle against
his disease. and To snslain hIm>elf ia the
midst OF the, mos, lahonOus duues and
ryIng dlfficuIue. H.. lett Fort Drane
JUL a'ter ms recovery IRON dangerous
fever. and soon after had twice to SWIM
the NHhiacOochee. and 10 encamp ~
the ',"ve without tents, and almost with
out 6rr. IN cold RAINY weather. HIS
spirIi and Zeal Tor the service sustaIns
hun IN wonderful manner. amidst the
greaie,, sutferngs and prlvalrons. under
an extreme prns.rauon ri bodily strength.
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