South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-01-30
FROM FLORIDA.


FROM FLORIDA.
We are indebted to the politeuess Of !
friend for the subjoined extract Of let
ter from gentleman attached to Major
Mountforts command in Florida. 1t fur
nishes more particular account Of the
distressing and awful situation of the in
habitants ola part of that devoted terris
tory
Foar BRooKE. tFlorida. Jan. I.
"Through the interposition Of Provo
idence, am now alive to let yo6
know it. We are really 10 the theatre
Of war of the most horrible kind.
"We arrived here on christina day..
and found the inhabitants Tying ia
from all quarters 70 camp. Majo,s
Dade, with seven officers and ITO
men, started the day before we arrived,
for Fort King. We we're all prepared
to overtake them the next day, and
were upon the eve Of departure when
an Intervention Of circumstances defsr-
red it for one day-and in the course
of that day, three soldiers horribly
mangled, came into camp, and brought
the melancholy tidings that Major
Dade, and every officer and man, ex,s
cept themselves, were murdered and
terribly mansled.
"We are at work, night and day :.
entrenching ourselves in every possial 10
manner. We expect every NOME nt
TO be attacked, as the savages have
sworn we should be all massacrsd be.
fore the 9th Of January. We are only
about 900 strong, with oaicers. aud
men, and about SO citizens and 100
friendly Indians, with lheiv Chief
"Black Dirt" The savages are said.
to nunaber 1000. am in Maioe.
Mountforts' private room now wrisiag,,
and have to keep sharp look .,at, so.
as ID retreat at momeas's warning.
We hope TO receive reinforcement,
when our situation is known. Officers
and men are like brothers, encouraging
each other, and determine d, with their.
last breath, 10 avenge ths cir fallen com.
rades. Ii the Indians come upon ~
in small bodies, say 500 or 600; 1 am
sure we will beat the M of. ! am at
Major M.'s quarters all day, but at my;
post q, nigh.."-N at. Int.
AUGUSTA, lGA.] jim. 20.
VoLuNrEEaA.-It gives us pleasure
to state that che Richmond Blues have
sixty-six ns.mes registered as volunteers
to 60 to F iorida, aud the Hnssars thirty
two ; ard we hope, before they start.
ION Saturday or Sunday next, tho list
will number at least two hundred.
From the New York daily Advertiser
We undersand that Pensacola
was selected for naval station or de-
pot under Mr.. Adams's administration&
and that for the last seven years 30 lite
tie hasebeen done there that the Cow;
eminent would not repair the longboats
Of man Of. war in tnss yard.
Extract of letter from Paris.
"Tkere have lately been published
"SAS Sudtto VI our WuUt6 SudOtdSty aud
especially accurate maps Of the ent-s
rance OF every harbor 90 the Gulf Of
Mexico. The chart OF Pensacola gives
the channel, position of the forts, and
navy yard, and 10 beautifully executed.ss
la the event Of war between Fraacal
and the United States, the station Of
the French feet will be the West In.
dies, and their frs, attempt will BE- tor
take Pensacola, and command the
commerce of the Mississippi.
"Admiral Mackau understands the
position of things 10 that quarter, and
may look to this as the point Of thof
greatest moment in annoying the COM
mercs of sixty millions, which now
passes through the Gulf Of Florida"
MAaTINsBuRo, Jan. rs.
FinE.-We learn, by report, that a \
barn belonging to Mrs. Wilson. ]
near Garardslown in this county, was,
with all its contents, consisting Of s or
49,