The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-03-19
From the Charleston slcrcary.
FROM FLORIDA.


ing la,es. intelligence from The sca, Of war:
LATEST NEWS FROM GEN GAMES.
The intelligence from the Wrllacoochee
continues 10 bc Of grea, in,ercs, and impor-
taacc. Sosn aftcr our last publication VIC
learned ,!tat Gen Gaines continued fighting
,tc lndisns. Atierths battle Of the frs, day
Gen. iaiaes .oaud Sd Iudiaas killed. He
had ssD OF his men killed. and sc,yai
wounded. Ga tho third day the yd'ans
crossed tie Wiihhcoochee 10 attsxk h''l'.
Hc, having taken cnly eigh, days provisions
aud being thus closely psesse,s sent Tor rein
5ofcencais, provisions apd am'nuai;'on.-
Gen. ClIusi,. t.,ng pader orders OF Cen.
Scog, and haviug received no order TO send
the pfo,isioiis for ssike Ar,ny. sent corn from
shisown p,sniais,n, aud A,r. Is. NJ. Dell star.
ted with urs ards OF 80 head Of cattle.
They had not proceeded r,any mics,
xiicnau express arrived from Gcn. Games,
containing The Intelligence, that l'c was ca
sf;reis surrounded by the fnr:ians. aud unless
be received provisions, lie should hc under
she Necessity Of cutting his way through
them. leaving his aoaddea. lie requested
the assembling Of ilis Aichua militia 10
gard .bc provisions sen, him. Alter rc-
eeising this unexpected intelligence. the
provision, which wrre on their way, were
ordered back. The soldiers Of !Mchua,
though 10 unecrcn,sa,cnsIy diset,rsed. aud
WHO bad refused 10 t. disbandcd IN The pfcs-
crst dc.cnccisss state OF the cnnniry, ssscn,-
lied 10 the .urber Of a.oa. coo, TO goto The
assistance o( Gen. Gaines
Tie following extract of a !eiief received
ly Cpl Del fom Capt. Priest. da,csl iih
nls,. cantains como further particulars:
I. You may noi hare licrr.i of the fccen,
occurrences here. General Gsiurs vas at
tackled ias1 Si,uriay evening, on this SIDE
the WMhl.coochcc aud has 5ecn citing
ever since. Sometimes he has three agtss
in The day an one in the :.ish,. a, enc Of
the sisais, there Hrrc iound dead l'nry IL
diana aud cue n gn,. The result. Of The
Others we liarc. noI heard, AZ titc iaa nd
vices the loss Ia tho Army nfi2GO men. was
4 k,ii, a,s.i So VI uniYJ. us wr haze
heard the csnnou scscssl times since, firing
heass.
Our Alachal Companies left here about
! o'sioe isis morning ia 4 scsy hard rain.
~ ',ssIcr % assi>i u (. ..arding pr,riions aud
aniiistiaiiioa 90 the anhiss o,chee, 10th Oi
ws,icb tra. Games Is mu-h in van, ri. We
understand ina, tuo days sin-c. Cen. Scn,i
viii, his tsees, wss sf ri s,isia. aud ihl, two
d.lT rras exprcss,s hsss iiern 6af lin =
tiy the a-rsssl af Mr. Sansael Harrison
IRON AIsc.suI, On Tassday evening lss. wc
ssa furaished 1i,l, still later information.
Gen Csineh, with hs fre in conjanr-
10 ~s.ls- la.a .aiiiiia rpakiu- ~ sstI
abou; cigh; ha,a:red, had gone 10 aal Gen.
G.,ues. lie rrashci lie camp. Saturday
last. sud elected JON ,ion with him.,
Vi ,is .iisir uared Gsces. an.nanisny u tear.
;y II o thousand nira, Gen. 6 iiiics intend.
cd crossins tbs Wniiiac,ociicc, on aictaass
i:,s
His bsa:s, a.a,;ns tri ga. &e. rere u
,s....sra s1e has Fur ,scisc ls',iatisss.
Mil, w.sis., 10 cyrer i..s Ian ans o, lhe up.
. .,tt. a do nj ;i,e WHhiaca0-bee. IsE tii.
.l,sns VIII uadaa sa,iIy make desperate
struggle 10 pferctt his rr'-si:,g. Nit. liar
,:s,n sass. ,i,ss Oh ha..tiiy ,i,c canaoa scse
,,l,,,arti, heard. II is MI us..r now. aud wa
are abxious to irarn lhe res +. H. states
,ta. Gcs Gaines has t,crcT Shown to Tho c'st'-
Inv uc ,!,sn abou, tso hu,!ssd ne", Al
oae iIS.ss.
Tsa, i. errry ins,ansc of IN at aek. wl,c-
,i.sr by ,.igii or day. hr was prepared 10,
ths.a, hasins antie,pa,ed The ,s'ne,,;s oi
Oss,is. ia tbs way, hc n'edr s.eai ha'oe
.eaa Inc cnsmy, hssing k lied srseral hun.
d..a u The n. Isl! 81, tc or Gca. Ci,nei'
i ,4sd him, uss o.ly e,gh killed and ah"'
{ !, wounded va. II. .syt, th., In his
. /. .,s.s Gen. Gaines said he had nc',
= .s',gl, and as.el Only ios prosis Gus aud
alJyi,.niit01. -
,'.o.,, .e.sa IVA, 9 male BY Gen;
G, ass, Tho nnmbcr las.' .'4as . es'''"a'su
as vcsaees ,wo aud ,lnca ,!;oas- , =.
l;y some Beasoes. who have escs.'." ~
The aiii.cs, i, /. sta,rd, tia, Inc Indians IN.
,na,le d lsniEcaiion ON ,ir Other sIie ai the
n.;acoochcs. ony foar mites distant u
j, made ni rastii and in.cis.es. and surrounded
bs !, ws.c tnoa,. This is =, orcoI.'s Ioau.
aad IS proaab!; the s;roag taajof ne cartny
It is la,p,ssibis TO say. how nacii credit Is