Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-05


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N Y. Spirit Of The Times.
LATEST FROM FLORIDA.
St. Augustine, Feb. 6.
You wished to know the news OF
the Indians; we cannot hear of them
in any direction; it is, in deed, repor-
ed that they are gathering at the town
of which Powell is chief, but nothing
certain is known, for no scouts can
be sent out, as there are not more
men than to guard the posts at which
they are stationed, and it is murder
to be sending small parties of 40 and
so men at a time, for the Indians al
ways discover them, and drive them
back with loss. believe the Indians
know every thing that is passing in
the place, and almost every post
The weather has heen extremely
cold since the day we landed; and as
the Indians fight naked, that may have
kept them at their homes. We have
had ice every night since our ar
rival, and the tops Of young orange
trees are killed.
FEBRUARY Z.
General Scott arrived early this
morning with 40 regulars. Fires
were seen last night about twenty
miles south; it is supposed, and with
reason, that they are caused by the
Indians burning the planters houses.
Every white man and all the blacks
who have not been carried off by the
Indians, have left the country and
gone into some one of the strongholds
SO there is every reason to believe
the Indians are out on some devil
try.
We have received orders to-day.
by express, that will carry off all the
regulars, including the companies
that arrived to-day, with the excep-
ton Of one company. Clinch is
doubtless hard pressed by the Indians,
as all the volunteers have left him.
We see to-day fires in a southerly
direction, which are supposed by
those best acquainted with the local
tiles of the country. to be in the neigh
borhood Of Bulow's and Hernandez S
plantations; it is probable either that
the Indians have burnt these places,
or that they are making feint to
draw the troops out of St. Augustine.
They are probably concentrating
there. Gt is about Is miles from ST.
Augustine.) and, if SO, we stand a
chance of a brush with them. | do
not know how long we shall be kept
within St. Augustine; many of the
men are anxious to go out, but the
officers feel themselves bound to keep
them within the city. Nat. Int.
FRoN Sr. AuGrsrIxE.-The following
letter from our correspondent. was receiv-
ed by the brig Comet, arrived last evening:
ST. Augustine, Feb 5.
''Despa;ches were received here las.
night from Gen. CIinch at Fort Drane.-
Nothing further was known Of the move
meats OF the Indians. An unfortunate
and fatal occurrence had taken place in
relation TO the volunteers in that place
A Lieut.. Ward mu,in;ed. and drawing
,race ofpistols. threatened to shoot his com
officer Col. Parrish. Parrish rais-
ID gun then IN bis hands. and instantly
'h5t Ward dead in his tracks. The wri-
er of the letter conveyed this melancholy
intelligence. Lient. Dancey, has learned
'o'hing further Of the particulars. The
however, was. that the vol
lnteers retired from the camp, and left
clinch alone with his onpanies of reg
liars. He had at that date received no
Capt. Porter proceeded to day to Bulow's
bout miles to the south ofshis. He is
'rdered 10 take Van Ness COMPANY with
nm. That company, howeve:. has no,
e; arrived. Capt. Merchant, with the
onpanv OF regulars from Savannah, will
robe bly, accompany him"
We were before ADVISED Of the death of
lieut.. Ward, but RETAINED from alludiueI
the circumstance, fearing we might have
cen misnfogmed. Ithas been stated toI
> that Col. Parrish vas ,mmediaeelyi