Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-27
49,. ,roc,,ma,ion calling for Two regiments of

,E ,roclamation calling FOR Two regiments OF
yAsa,eeIs "CHARLEsroN, May 10. :
,,,,m,n who arrived last evening on the
"HyS se Columbus which place he left on Sunday
Rail ToSd been politely furnished with The following
The cS'e tt"n MDougals and MIR. Jonathan Hud-
a rom'e' ~, urn, bv the Indians. The steamer Hy.
81 have .onpq up the Chattahoochie, was fred upon
n ion, III md one passenger killed She was
~ two the Georgis side, and abandoned by the cap
> n crew ~ Roanoke on the Georgia side Of the river
nc low" Columbus, was in possession Of the In
Mules S,ntay morning last, The steamboat Geor-
ians 0" as =, Roanoke, had likewise been taken,
ga" "n "rocr,cd. every person on board killed.
md Is from, Augusta states that lrwinton flourish
"a o The Georgia side Of the river had also been
ing town." ,tr Indians; but The gentleman who favored
'"' the above particulars 'hliks that II was sale Oh
Sunday TO- lie .Nt,c York Times Of May 20)
, t.rxr of Txoors.-Thcc companies of in
"o' .ms from Fort Nlfiu, near Philadelphia, one
Hamilton aud one from Fort Columbus, both
ION ns bsrbot-sailed hence yesterday in the basque
N w r,i,r for Charleston, on their way to Fort Nit
They are w boz onsS ase'1s
tic .n Fart McIIenry near Baltimore and two
pan! NH Point Comort-the whole to be under the COM
"a' Tte 5rcmpudc and energy displayed in moving
f,.SfFy
these "v' Fort Milin on Sunday Monday his COM
o'''' al For, Hamilton; Tuesday the Quarter
pau, Ind cha1.crcd vessel yesterday the whole were
OsrS with provisions for 40 days, and the ship was
o-rd 10 sea BY seaniooat. ,,n.,
~, cilows And certainly troops never set out on
Ss., and uncertain expedition in higher spirits than
The release from the dull mono,ony OF garrison
,br exciting, spirit-strring variety of active ser
Ht! Osmsd 10 have lighiened all hearts. Success at
tend them; ;,,, chi. d.,,,,,,.,, ,,.,, NJ,
pa,rcc Major Whiting, Capt. Brown, Capt. Ross,
w., S.orlcs Lieut. Stokes, and Lieut. Roberts, the
or acting as Ad.ant. Doctor ELVES was the Sur
econ. , i, A.. York 9,ncr;,o, uou OIL
.un,r,RY.-Brevct Major General jesur, the pre-
.,n, ou,rlcrmas.cr. General, has, learn from
Wbngron been ordered to the command of all the
:,c.s emnloyed and TO be employed in Alabama and
Georgia against the Creeks.
Ala .hord are ordered to Fort Mitchell, Alabama. This
% arc an available force Of $50 nen-and this force,
, =. i, is will not probably be concentrated in the
,rssk country until after success and n,punity shall
nave en.bcldencd the savagrs
Gen Ferwick is to have the command Of this force.
Major Irwin company were to leave Fort McHcnry.
n. "a: Baltimore, yesterday, or Norfolk.
THE SEMiNOLES.
From the Sur0nnah Georgam.)
aI.1rsr FROM FoEr DRASE.-The Steamer Chero.
ice Can't, Peck arrived lastevenng with Major Cooper,
J ,brre companes Of his battalion from Black Creek.
Isv NJ, the lu,nam State Fencibles, Captain Mer-
.isr Hancock Blues, Capt. Brown. and Morgan
yards Cant Foster. They left Fort Drane on the
I'll inst, few days before they left, some horses be-
nriur to the volunteers carried off in the night
marty of about thirty Indians. Being al night they
.r not be seem but they fired upon from the Fort
nd some blood observed next morning. The two re-
aiming companies Of Major C.s battalion have pro-
eded heue eia Daren.
Gen. Cuch who, we regret to learn, has resi- gned
Commission, wasa passenger in the Cherokee as lar
Is 81. Mays
"TuE lyurAx WAR IL FLoRIDA.-We have been fur
nislsd BY passenger in the schooner Hudson, arrived
Yesterday afternoon, from Tampa Bay with the following
particulars OF action fought the 9th u between
o.fly Of about 500 SemEoles the hand, and the
Regiment Of Alabama Volunteers and portion of the
s Regulars on the other. The battle occurred at
place called Thonatasse, if miles from Fort Brooks
The troops engaged the gimen Of Alabama Po
pnieers aud eight companies OF the 4th Reg cnt, u
Infantry, and company of the I'd Regiment U. S.
Artillery, with one field piece, consisting in all of about
caO. This force sent from Fort Brooks TO Fort
Alabama, for the purpose of destroying the latter
ci. and bringing off the SICK wounded and proyi-
s"ns. Tier left Fort Brooke on the Goth ult., and
reached Fo1i Alabama the following day. After Sc
curing The provisions and stores, quantity of powder
placed in the magazine, That il would explode
til, opening Of the door. This done, the troops
mcnced their return; and, when about mile and half
distant from the Fort, heard loud report proceeding
doubt, from the explosion OF the Magazine. Pro-
rseting about ten miles further, they found the
deaf btaies OF two Of their men, who had been mis-
.ias the previous day-cne of these bodies hor.
ny L,angicd, the other untouched. While the whole
q :e W Is btholdiug this scene, they fred on
u soou: five hundred Indians, supposed,
: on i hammock about thirty yards distant. ge-
8 pal action ea=ued: which continued for hour-the
m MS retEcaung only after they had seven rounds Of
~? shot. On the hammock being charged BY the In
!m ~ the savage ,"ok flight. Several dead Indians
H. found on The lied of battle, and traces
n they had dragged off The wounded The loss OF
whites was killed and ~ wounded-lhey behaved
i III great gai,antry tho occasion Col. Lindsay
wing been confined from sickness, the command de-
iyed on Co" Chsolm, Of the Ala Volunteers and 1t.
o. Foster Of the regular army. The troops returned
Fort Brooke. the 18th ult, and the Volunteers have
ncc been d<banded and waiting the first opportu-
My 10 rclusi 10 their homes.
From tic Charleston Patriot Of the 18th iRSt)
! "MoBILE, May 10.
"LATER FROM FLompA.-Ry an arrival from Tampa
bay of several Of the Volunteer Troops from this State
last night learn that serious battle was fought about
2'nles ftesa Fort Brooke the 9th April with the
dans The engagement between the Regiment
'"unec:s from Tuscaloosa, principally under the
HHnand Of Col 7. L. Childers of Tuscaloosa, and as
ara coaid be judged about 100 Indians.
We have nul learned all the partculars-only that
s indians routed with about 200 killed and
ounded, and only killed and "a wounded side.
nc indians attacked the regiment while under march
VI by SURPRISE. We shall learn the details by the first
F'Sh' which will be tomorrow, next day at tarthest
s not soeaer.
Since che above was written, we have been favored
''lh the E,laowing official statement:
, aisoa al this port las, evening the soops Eagle and
a'ssrila, &om Tampa Bay, from which port they sailed
Oa Inc eresug Of the 9TH will, the Fayete and Pickens
''aacs Of Volunteers. DR.. G. l.. STROLLER, Assist
' surgeon, informs that general battle took place
'" Inc 2 ut, at Clonotosassa creek, camp Shell
n Oelseea the army composed Of the Alabama yolun-
ss ans tSo companies Of the regulars, and large bo.
y !relans, which the latter totally defeated
i dFiTeu from the field We are also indebted to him
u af The following:
' Efas Of tho dead killed md wounded Of the Regiment Of
H., Alabama Eoluntoers up to tho ith May.
il !Ih MICH i N
q c .m SHouH''. Company: y. c. King, March II.