Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-08
B0NH ESE'aG.
FLORIDA.

Morn TROOPS FOR FLonIDA-Ninety u s Drogoons
arrived yesterday in the ship John TAYLOR from New
York. They commanded by Capt Wharton n 8
Army Lieuts Wheelock and Beall are the other off;
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from Lieut. Ruggles, u. S. A.. who arrived YESTERDAY
from Pcolata, that Capt Gates reached that most ON FIJI
day last from Fort King, which post he left the 10Th
OF lh-that he reports that volunteers had at that
time joined Gen. Clinch, except the Richmond Blues
captain Robertson, and the volunteers from Camden
flynn, Chatham and Mcintosh, under the command of
captains Floyd and Bryan-tha nothing of interest had
occurred there Our Georgia volunteers were all we'll
Capt Bones, with the Richmond Hussars (dismonn,
edO was accompanied by Messrs. Dubgnons Bourke
Low, Nightingale Morrison, Scott Rudolph and Others
not recoeced) to take mp the line of march on SUNDAY
last or Fort King an escort to a train of wagons sent
from Fort King under Capt. Gates.
The battalion of volunteers from Macon &c under
one GomanH OF MAJOR Cooper was still encamped at
rlcoaa on Saturday last, (when Lieut. r. eft) waiting
Oti presumed) orders from General Scott who had moi
1Een arrived there but has doubtless reached this
merchant and Lieut. Irwin, were still at PicoIatS
ISaudnnaL Georgian
PIcoLArA, Feb. 20.--The Saatee arrived here YES.
terday with about 20 troops from Daren after sopSing
at ST Mary's and jacksonville We are now ordeIrld Z,
Lake George, to take boat load of soldiers; where we
snail go from thence / know not There we're !, c,,.
Jungs oSrnt oy the Indians the day before we arriy
go win us, with about 80 rifenen and pieces of
non Courier - '"''
From Florida The schr. s. S. Mis- Captain sourn
WICK, arrived yesterday from St Augustine
The following is extract of a letter from n, og;
OF the irish POiunteers dated O'''e'
= Gen. HerH4ndezs Plantation % miles }
from 81 .4ugustiRe, FEB. 20 1896
.Copt JONES Company, and the Irish Volunteers
arrived mere ihs morning, after tedious march had
oad weather and dreadful roads, water all the way we
expected an attack while on the way but ne got bno
not met an enemy ! was detached with I2 men. TO
visi' mr. Williams plantation, IL miles Off and have
Just retained, much fatigued We saw great desirnc
uon; ms sugar mills, worth $45,000 DWELLING corn
houses, &cy all burned also the mills of GeneTn Her
nandez We the first company ordered TO lie GoId
The facts
slruciion negro has just arrived with desnatcbes
and says mocasin tracks have been seen close bvS
therefore we look daily for fight. We expect rnora
troops here daily and when they arrive we shall nroceed
iurther south; Our men all well, and stand tIe
fatigue admirably We have guards all the time,
securing the country during march,"
From AHouter..' There was seven hundred ,no,r,a
men arrived at Jacksonville 2Isl inst from Gcorga nd
South Carona they would leave next morniny9 a. p;
coat9 An express arrived at Picolaa lust as he NM
was leaving sc Augustine, which stated thai Gcnc-I
Scot had arrived hee9 or 20 reports of cannon were
heard at the time in the direction Of PicoIata. -
From Key West-The U. S. mail schr. Loyra Can,
alker, arrived at this port yesterday in 6 DAYS Cr
hey west, by which vessel we received the following
letter from correspondent and Key West nonr *
the l2ih inst.-Charieston Courier.
"KEY WEST, February IS.
-, Geniiemen-A few days since an arrival from Cane
FLORIDA brought us intelligence from quarter nm In
me luth instant Indians had yet been TO the
Light House, nor to the plantations in its Immediate wi
oi"s ny lnSy had paid second visit to the plantation
OF Mr. Cooley at New Riyer-(whose family was mas
sacred on the 9th January you are awarei-and tai
en- away every thing which they left behind them the
Ist nearest house had also been ransacked
the furniture destroyed beds ripped open &c
MIR Cooleys black boy, who il was sunnosed had
pee carried OF by The Indians, has since made Ills an
Peafahce having escaped at the time Of the
by means of boathe states that the outrage was con-
miilcd by Indians well known him and The Other TO-,
hsOltants OF that part Of the peninsula and who Lsd
oitentimes had intercourse with Mr. Cooley's fmiIv
They were about fifteen in number and il Is said ,seyo
prompted to The execution of the diaboca deed BY re-
venge for the murder of old chief named 5Jg5on,
WHO was shot, and his hut burnt some montbs since
Suspicion rested upon man. who vas IN r,ns.o
taken up and confined in Jail for time AT this oacc
but at the last term of the Court as no evidence ano
ca against hIn he was discharged IL is presumed the
Indians urc impressed with belief that Mr. Coolev
could have aided IN bringing him TO punishnent-nnd
hence the dreadful vengeance hurled upon tbe beod ~
the dcienceiess inmates Of his house
Mr. Cooley who is az present III charge Of the T;ob,
- AZ CaPe FLORIDA, as temporary keeper with four
0f hve men Tor his protection, writes 10 the Collector
that the smoke Of Indian fires can be seen from lie III;
House, IN various directions the main land
ALABAaA- MAJOR General Scott, Of the u States
Aflny, having made demand upon the Governor ~
Alabama, Tor regiment Of militia CONSISTING ~ Gfo
men, besides officers, Ills Exccency GovcrnSr C,lao
nas, ~ pursuance Of request to that effect received
rom the War Department issued his ordero n, d., -,
manding officers Of the second diyisiop ooo,,.d I'll
counties Of Tuscaloosa, Pickcns Fayete Marion Taer
renee ana Franklin and Of the sixth division confpsed
81 81 lne cognues o. Montgomery, Auiauga Dallas and
NucoH- forthwith 10 furnish FIVE companies each If
81 men, to rendezvous the 25th inst nj Mobile t
be mastered into the service of the United s,,tc, A.,
ASSIST III me war against the Seminole Indians in Fofdo
nc governor has selected the two divisions specified
as being those which, from their situation md ,n,L
could most easily furnish The requisite assistance Tb
troops furnished who are 10 consist either Of volunteer,
70 the number requisite or drafted militia To suci 49,,
dehciency are required 70 rendezvous az Mobile at time
thought 70 be sufficiently remote enable them b. ake
all necessary preparations, and yet sufficiently com ~
make THIS their services useful and efficient in cbeckoo
Florida 'F ~