The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-04-01

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number Of borsemen. lie expressed his
willingness that hosiililies eease. and Ia
give up his arms. The officers required
hlm 10 sIgn articles Of agreement. By
which he would bind himself 10 proceed
Immediately 10 Tampa Bay. and there
embark for the Mississippi. Some say
thai Oscela objected 10 this mode Of re-
moving. and wished 10 20 by land. 9th
ers thai he would not promise TO 90 Al all.
but wished 10 live The other side Of the
NIihlseoochee. aud 10 have that Tor the
boundary line hetHeen them and The
whites. Their discussion was interrupt
ed BY The arrival Of General Chach. Du>
ring The course Of IL. 0senla inquired
how they were of for provisions. They
told him. they had a plenty. He said.
he knew they had not. ard. IL they would
come over The river, he would give them
two beeEes and bottle Of brandy.
A Gen. Clineh approached. the friend
~ Indians, discovering the hostile Indi.
ans about 800 wards from the camp Of
Of Gen. Games, raised the whoop. which
vas Immediately followed by one from
the hostile Indians. The men immedi-
ately formed and fired a platoon. The
Indians fed and were closely pursued.
A runner then came from Gen. Gaines
ordering them 10 stop and informing them
that Oseola was treating with them. AT
first. Ihsse in pursuit could not be re-
strained; bu, the cry of I. Treaty."
Treaty." soon checked them. Gen.
Clinch then formed and proceeded to
camp.
A letter written after their arrival. da.
ted Head Quarters, Camp lizard, on the
WithlacoOchee, March sth, contains
some interesting particulars.
On reaching the camp. Gen. Clinch
found its inmates in great distress. They
were literally in state Of starvation.
They had killed and eaten several horses
ami n"gs. One soldier. having stolen a
dog and killed il. sold one Of the quarters
for five dollars. For this act Of stealing.
killing. or selling. or all together. he
received severe fogging. One man
gave SIX dollars for a piece Of horses en-
trails about foot long. Five dollars
were gwen for a biscuit aud the same
for quart Of corn. We lorbear To men
lion many other facts. showing what hun
ger will compel men Ia d., which are re-
lated of these ponr. patriotic men, thu
surrounded and suffering in savage will
derness. Yet there was perfect subOrdi
nailon. and every man was prompt in th'
discharge Of duty.
| The evening Of that day. Oseola sen
word TO Gen. Gaines. that if he WOulC
send away the hOrsemen, they woulC
come and surrender their arms The,
were not sent away. After waiting TIRE,
days to hear more Of 0seoIa aud not hav
ing provisions To remain longer. Game
returned To Fort Drane. al which plac
Oseola was to have met him, Mnnda,
last. lie then transferred the cOmman,
tn ClIn"h, and left for New Orleans b,
the way # Tallahassee.
This movement uf Oseala, in request
ing an interview WHEN Gen. Galnes hal
been ennrely surrounded by his follower
tor several DAYS. is Inexpllcahle, AM
seems to have taken all by surprize
Whether it was an ar;lfice, devised OF
hearing Of the approach of q reinforce
Ireni, to give time To make safe retreat
or siratagem, nv which. after lntroduc
ing 500 Indians within the breastworI
under pretence Of surrendering thei
arms. he intended To make an attack will
his main force. and to massacre III
whole before ClInch could render assist
ance; or, as he says. he is really tired Q
numbering white men, time alone ca
now decide. Though 0seola has cou
rage and running to plan and execui
almost any bold movement, we sincerel
hope be has seen the folly of further re
sistance. and that the Indians will no,
surrender their arms, and remove. Shoul
this be the case, Gen. Gaines will receiv
a Nations thanks and valiant General
fame.
For the manner in which he has con
ducled his part Of the campaign, muc
credit is due. His alacrity in bringin
so large force, his march from lamp
Bay, and the burial Of the unformnat
naj. Dade and his companions, entitl
him to the gratitude of the citizens {
Florida, to whose cry of distress he s
promptly came. and Of the afflicted rels
tives and friends of the unfortunate mel
whose bodies were strewed over the plat
and upon which the 'vultures were ba
tening.
i In another part Of Florida, three of III
, Charleston volunteers were killed by III