Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-29
FLORIDA.

A letter received in Savannah, dated Pi.
'colata, March Is, says that an express had
arrived. at that place the evening before,
bringing intelligence from Withlacoochee,
that Powell, Jumper and Abel were in camp
sueing for peace-that they were tired OF
fighting.-That while they were negota.
ting, the detachment Of Gen. Clinch came
up and attacked the Indians, not knowing
what was going on. That the Indians fled
and were followed by Powell who promised
to return. The same letter states that Gen.
Scott has been offered and has accepted the
services of from 800 to 1000 friendly
Creeks who were to join him in 20 days.
The Tuscaloosa Flag says there is cause
to suspect the great body of the Creeks Of
design to join the Seminoles in the Spring.
from the Jacksonville Courier. March III :,
GENERAL GAINES AND osEoLA HAD AN INTER.
VIEW.
The news from he camp Of Gen. Games
continues to be of great importance. In our
last we stated Gen. Cnch with the Alachua
militia had joined him. We were then una.
bic to state particulars. The following ex-
tract of letter to the Editor, will show the
force which accompanied the provisions.
"Tho force which went to the relief OF
Gen. Gaines, under, the command Of Gen.
Clinch, consisted offour companies ofmoun-
ted volunteers from Alachua county; COM
mandcd by Captains Williams, Carter, Horn,
and Lieut.. Dell, one company from Ham.
ilton county, under Capt. Martin, the Rich.
mond Blues, about seventy friendly Indians,
and some regulars, in all about seven hum
dred men. Verbal reports state that they
arc getting short Of lead.
"With this force Gen. Clinch went to the
relief of Gen. Gaines. The night before
his arrival, Oseola sent negro to the camp
Of Gen. Gaines requesting an interview, and
promising to stop killing white men if he
would stop killing Indians. This PROPOSE
ton was agreed to and Oseola was told to
come next day with white flag, when they
would have talk with him. The nextday
in company with another chief, he came to
within about one hundred yards of the Fort
waving his white flag around three times,
and set down upon a log. Three officers
from the camp went 10 meet them. 49,
"Oseola informed them'that Gen. Cinch
was ON his way to join them with large
number of horsemen. He expressed his
willingness that hostilities cease, and to give
up his arms. The officers required him to
sign articles of agreement by which he
bound himself to proceed Immediately to
Tampa Bay, and there embark for the Mis-.
sissippi. Some say that Oseola objected
to this mode Of removing, and wished to 90
by land. Others that he would not promise
to 90 at all, but wished to live on the other
side ofthe Withlacoochee and to have that
for the boundary line between them and the
whites. There discussion was interrupted
by the arrival Of Gen. Clinch. During the
course of it, Oseola inquired how they were
off for provisions. They told him they had
plenty. He said he knew they had not
and if they would come over the river, he
would give them two beeyes and a bottle of
brandy.
GAS Gen. Clinch approached, the friendly
Indians, discovering the hostile Indians
about three hundred yards from the camp
of Gen. Gaines, raised the whoop, which
was Immediately followed by one from the
hostile Indians. The men Immediately
formed and fired platoon. The Indians
fled and were closely pursued.A runner then
came from Gen. Gaines ordering them to
stop and informing them Oscola was trea-,
ting with them. At first those in pursuit
could not be restrained but the cry oftreaty,
treaty, soon checked them. General CInch
then formed and proceeded to camp.
Extracts from q letter dated Head Quar-.
ters, Camp lizard, Florida, on the Withla.
coochee, March 9Th, at night, ,"-"We ar.
rived at this post on the evening of the 9th,
and found Gen. Gaines. army in state of
starvation, eating horses, dogs, &c.
son 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 and
dogs. One of the soldiers having stolen a
dog and killed it, sold one of the quarters
for fve dollars. One man gave sin dollars
for piece Of horses entrails about q foot
long. Five dollars were given for biscuit
and the same for quart Of corn"
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