Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-14

will be o5eyed if given under hia signature
in prrSan.
Those officers will proceed, without delay, to organise
and to muster into the service of the United Staics the
Georgia Volunteers and.drafled who have arrived,
and who daily expected oil this frontier. The Vo.
untccrs will be accepted according to their wishes
for period OF not less than three nor more than SIX
months, unless discharged. The drafted
panes will be accepted, above i"rhe period Of three
months. WINFIELD SCOTT.
[GESEEaL ORDERS
HEAD QUARTERS If The GcOfy gan Forces,
Columbus May 2:';h 1886. !
The undersigncd Major General, having by an order
Of the Commander C!rt, dated NIilcd yrviilr, May
9th, 1896, Leeu appointed 9 to the command Of the
Georgia Troops, which have been collected, and arc
being collected, at Columbus and Fort Twig9s, also
those which may be in the field below those Iaccs;''-
has repaired to this place for the purpose OF assuming the
duies assigned him. He cannot be insensb!e Of the i'm
portuncc OF these duties, Of which, whilst lac m.
nounccs his nl,xblc determination 10 enforce disci.
pline aud sub1.dnation among the troops and Of
p,lnishimg in the most exemplary manner, all inrac-
luns of either, lie will regard the just rights Of
the citizen soldier. To contom TO the views OF the
COMMANDMENT Chief, in afurdlng protection II The
Western frontier Of Georgia. and To chasllsc the
toc in against her citizens, Wig lance and prompt
ness required his part, and rigid obedience TO
his orders the part OF those under his command In
this way only, the success OF the enterprise be
achieved aud the honor Of Gcorg maintained. In the
Camp, its usage will in instance be departed FROM
aud lis police, essential to the health OF the men, will
be strictly preserved In the field, the march, and in
the face Of the enemy, precision and good conduct will
be expected
The stall of the Major General is composed oil Col
S. Rockwell Inspector Of Sd Division Georgia Militia
who will discharge the duties OF Inspector aud Adjutanl
General VIM. ). Rockwell, and Josiah s. Patterson
are appointed ids camp, and Joseph Sluges Quar-
tcrnaser each with The rank Of Major, who will be obey
ed and respected accordingly. }. w A. SANFORD.
CREEK lSpIA"$.-Iherc are considerable numbers
report says several hundred, Of these Indians encumpcd
the River ile mart nj hic
County. They have been collecting there Tor consi-
LcrubIc tmc and say that they ior the purpose Vi
avoiding the difficulty which they aware was as,
approaching with the whites in their own nation. Our
czcus in that part OF the county WILL info
ed have meeting 10 day, in order to devise plan
for their expulsion They have been very peace
ablr and of opinion such be their objt CT, that
very rash measures Should be pursued towards them
as it would perhaps excite them 10 do mischief.
CascdHc Pionecr, 2M ut.
MORE INDIAN HOSTlLlTIES
We have been furnished, for publication, the follow
ing extract from letter from Captain NJ. Duncan
by the latter to the War Department. Globe.
FORT LEAvEHwoRIu, May IL, 1886.
- Sir: | send express to inform you that war has
already broken out upon our Southwestern Frontier, in
order that you may dispose Of the troops under my
mand, with a full knowledge Of al! The information
have received in relation thereto Thomas Waterbury.
one OF eight persons who started from Font William the
trading establishment Of Messrs. Bent and 81. frain,
VIII cI about miles above the mouth of the Rio de
las Aninas, upon the Arkansas river, and ninety miles
below where that river issues from the Rocky Noun
ains urrivd at this post Saturday last who states
that lwentyelght days ago the party to which he be-
longcd were attacked near the Santa Yecacr OH the
Arkansas river, about fifty miles below Chrautos Gland
by war party OF Indians, about two hundred strong.
whJ I'd neither horses squaws with them, and WHO
we've armed with guns. bows arrows, and spears, who
killed three Of their number. The persons killed were
from Vascos and Sebles Fort the Platte river one
OF wIone was by the name Of Palmer, another Goodwin
the surname Of the other he did not know but his
christian name Charles. The Indians who commit
ted this outrage had their faces painted red, wore long
hair tied down their backs which know to be the fash.
ion Of the kioways; and they represented TO be
tall handsome men, | should pronounce them at once
belonging 10 that nation, if they had not made the
attack foot the koways generally fight on horse
back My informant did not know the nation to which
those Indians belonged, did any Of the party who
escaped the massacre which intended. Although
they we'll acquainted with the Blackicet, Snakes
Alapahors Chians ArrickaIes, Sioux Cut throats and
Gruss icutres Of the prairie. am therefore, inclined
TO believe that those Indians although they were dis
mounted when they made this attack either Canaan.
chrs, Pawnee Pcls, Kioways; and from the drscrp-
ton: should presume the latter.
Waterbury also states, that few days before he left
Fort William, war party Of Chians and Arrapahoes
combined, had arrived at that place with twenty-tw
scaps which they had just taken from the Arrckares
near The South fork OF the river Platte
In addition to this, have Just learned from gen.
tlcman in whom every reliance is to be placed that
Delaware Indian by the name OF Coham, who had hu,
Just returned from an excursion to the South sales that
he at council held by the Creeks and Cherokccs,
70 take into consideration proposition which had been
made to thrm by the Mexican General, Santa Anna-
that he heard the letter read and erpretcd and that il
stated that Santa Anna was pushing his conquest with
unparalleled succe: in Texas which country he would
soon subdue when it was his intention to attack Lou
,ana and continue his conquests as far North az ST. |
Louis he considered the country south Of that place
Is belonging properly to his Government He told ;he
Creeks and Cherokees that he had very large foot and
hat he did not wish press any Of his red brethren un
Ter it, and that if they would join his Standard he would
give them much land as they wanted in Texas SO
oon as he had e1terminucd the ungratelul nruders
rom that country.
Conan also states, that the Creeks and Cherokees
reated the proposition of the Mexican General with
reat contempt that they tramped his letter under foot