Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-25

Since The adjournment Of TN; as session Of Tie &C.
nrr'! Assembly, events Of an extraordinary character
have %d!cssrd Themselves t. The sympathy and Courage
Of Ge"Egia, aud proud say !at the appeal has
be-: answered wiki prJ:nplness and zeal worthy OF
! her pride AMI patriotism.
! Information having reached the Executive early in
the month o! January. b. communication from CO.
yrrE3r Ell". That The Seminole llt!auS had raised The
"a:.;hoop ~ F!"rdI and %are Pep"lrh.ng lis conc III
iti deeds ~ horror and the emergency being deencd
too mpeTions l., a"a the distant acton of the General
Government call forthwith made Tor volunteers
Ia AID Suffering c1untryirn TO rpCl the bold and
5a:barus iv"tis-hI' L" provide against contingent
rrS. daugt OF tirrt Thousand live hundred men was
required Bat :ouT 81 Grnrria volunteers stood
nIl: tfcm t2 board Ia the mountains. in numbers
far bryont lie cXigrucy, AID with ranrrness cync.
lng, HAT though = lii: days Of h.-ry past, lis
Spi;it !rls Il ..pIrL'd.
As all could nal ::r lc1eP'd and selection could
b. made ur merit wirrr al! rQaa in zeal. The con.
;smpia"d cjn:, 10 those who had the ius
. TO BE- Foremost III I:.M".
Before tie necessary preparations were completed, Ma.
inr Gracral scpl N! IL: Amy, Charged with the npcad.
lnI campaign ia!c rrtGIa:iua Georgia Tor two sc-
Currents. ii Infantry AID "Iir OF ionn!rd Erm Vi
Tie !: i've vI!un';cr mIanlcS me Morgan taE.
gcTsiiir Putnam i"ncu!ra--:!r llraaock 8!u5s-t!c
Macon uual,crS, an: Tie MVuTG AuSEctctr$, a.Se!-
lirI al ac.iii. ana ,rl.:Z2d Inp battalion
IL" c,,::'s,: "! Ma Nr: y. Crorer oic-r Of their
ciu!@r il being deemed proper, in the ajsrnc" OF
positive la" 10 the cimarr, t. sairr volunteers III Tie
service III i!eir ca!ry, 10 elect their OWN COMMANDER
On Tie srycain day 81 February, this bltia!nn
hakcd "n boats !riare -: Tie occasion, with "edrEs 10
proceed 10 ""sa aud F"pOI! To Major Gen S." OF 70
s!c o.!cr '.crr Vi the United S,ieS Amy ol sWpcro!
rank Ma C"o'r. S!2u! b: n cvl!!nttd At that
post Beside: His blitl!,n Iacic were twn r"un'rcr
cJ.:r2'ts from: AaGisa. tie Richmond Blues and Rch
mpmt Iu$slra::ii:c:s embarked at that city bo"rd
s.alhoIt Pcra:a. The $ccud battalion vi lniamtIY
in progress al Organization from the counties ct
Cowcla, Carroll, CampJ,i fayetr and Dti<aiJ. a"d
vas uir,Id 30 Dc conveyed il: steamboats, from Coun.
aus 10 Tampa Bay; hat brirr the companies TOOK up
The line OF march, Gcspa:cs received by express
from General SCOT requesting HAT they should not pro.
coed Ia lorIdt.
OF III. mounted re 4nIcnt. blttaou composed Of
lie Washington lro"pc Hancock Iroop-l!ie Jc!ir!
! san ilIS:Irs-lhc Hidwin County Cavalry, and The
Houston C.vary "rdcced ~ repair II Dublin, aud
elect Major Ia command iei but, owing to tie nI!-
arrival Of same OF the companies "a soon ~ wIs expect
ed, Ihc ctc:I"n dad not take place. a"d each c"nPtnY
found lis wiv It's manner. ~ Picu.atl Here
tie Washington. hancock and Jefferson Companies
,,r.d the service Of iir l. $ and ecced Capt Doug
lass, OF the jefferson lussars, to command hcm la
addition TO these cO?ipan!cs. Capt. Chas. H. Nelson, OF
Cherokee. raised mounted corps composed o! ci;i2rs
of ClcroAre and WkrS ani repaired TO Florida, where
they. ASA, catered the service ri the U. :.
Tie pIiy4los aad p:rIIs d: arduos and hacrassing
campaign: sustained by t':se troops, w:tA !oF
tud: and curr!. hin rahr To themselves ana thei:
coanlrv nnd winch gave aSstr SINCE r"aiisr') That
in the Of DANGER Georgia tnhy sasIy rely Oh The pa
riolisn and gaantIy ot her SONS
i second battalion Of mounted men, to compc;e this
tegi:ncnt c;tnposcd OF the Putnam Mounted Rl,uci
the Gainesville DiagoOus~t" Walton County Cavalry
tine Buckskin lnssaTs, "t Daoy C"uEty-the Suits
County Cavalry: and The !wI.@s Cavalry assembled 1T
lawksvilir the place appointed Tor rendezvous, anu
was urrauized by The election Of Major David Ross 10
! c,...:mtni tla. This battalion peJcredcd 20 Hack
Creek Florida, Ilh the intention OF entering the scr
vice. bu; they ~; accrpcI hpc:use the clrmpagn
abUut To be CiOs~d and te officer Command 1t
saii t.i:rClcd Ii.rm H. rlnrn Although is bat
TALON was ulnraiai!y mustered I!" service the United
tacs iar, paid lnr ard Gtlra Jed The expenses o their
.Iarci - ans ir''n FiJriul.
knowing that lir President Of the Unsed States had
charged Mair General Scut With the defence {" tn:
natrsr ,laSl aiiy hostile movements OF the Creek as
. ell a. The Seminole Indians, addressed him letter
on the o DAY Of Nay last requesting li!In 10 repair t.
the GEORGIA frontier, on tie CnattahJo;ne: aud llkt
cl:a.,. Of The military operations ~ thni qlrtrr ms
letter !rt hii aI anna, and he Gi!r!f procrcd-
ed 10 3Gr Will! wirIc he arrived On the 2c!h day ."
May. in company with MaIr General Jrsup. wh"m he
rjuvd Al Auru.id On the next morning, these gentle
men and iysc left Aliirdgcyii!r for Columbus, where
We arrived on Tie evening ut !he "n! .! May.
Before the arrival II" Generals Scot and Jrsnp, cnG
Wills, tn" responsibility oi III" campaign rested nl"
had determined 10 piIcr the eastern margin %! the
ChallapGr!ie, force capable at preventing the escape
of TIM. enemy. believing, That whenever he should 1r
pressed in Alua:as. he would seek refuge IN light du
tina! the conflict would be, 1t eventually was, on the
territory Ut Gcurr;a.
This pnrposr /, which the troops directed as
snec;ly rs ry could he organized aud arrnPd w-s re-
the melancholy fact hat The Indians had murdered, or
driven from lnrir hnars all tie White inabiihn's OF
Alaha.la Tat wilma tr!r power, and destroyed
,.,r proriy before lie had reached the frontiers
NJ Gcurfia There nothing "tt t" tempt their cru.
cIty ar ra;ucity and. therefore: feeling Of humanity
r.rl;d lr ciu"n intended To infce them INTO conIct"r
cau;lu!a;i,n The Of th" campaign hlr" c'nhfm
ed NV clniirncr ia these ve"s for our troops, on The
rvrr were Icd aua;L daily contests with the ny.
r foe and all The b""iss II ire Creeh ardr, hire been
OH hy tic0rgi0HS. az tire sol 81 hG0TgH.
Iiunria.rEy on the arrival CT Gen Scott at Comm
bus he assumed the command o inc Army aho Tue vi
rrc,,on Of tx, War aad gave the high sanction o! ms
nnnroa,i,,n f, ;!e c,irse winch had been pursued
Want nt a;:!s, ammunition and provisions, "h'ch
h;a hre:I conveyed from Savannah, augusta F'ca'a
and New Orleans delayed: for lime, The oh"hlpated
;upvr,nnl on the md was source %; "iioar-
r,ssIurn, n., less r"!-.:iuG@ 10 those vino had taKen
timely treasures provide them. than to the army I'M
1,rt rs tiny were, 70 H*rngc IN" wrongs "i thcr SUI
;rrur coulrymrH. Eu, tbs delay had h'"h gfeh''?
x-u.Ia..d ~ mistake. misrepresentation ana JuS'
allowance has not been made !"F nsadVentu!es over
which, those in command .lai M CONTROL
AZ The ,f,o. arrived they equipped ana sent "r-
ward spr"i:!; ussin' l lie HFS cohP'i'c' "''V
nsrri d into S+rrat the % III 81 day " June ana
The n,r,, hodv of tie AMY TOOK up the i'nr ct march
under irn"a ais Scnll &ni Sanford eighteen days there
after II due a!iUwa lie made Tor the time necessary
70 nTG:n1;. ,:gnons Of from distant points to mus
,rr int; SERVER officer, a!m! anA urnsh "iiii chlu'
,on cam, ro!iiant and provisions: between tour ahd
five thousand u,rn, "nsc peaceful pursuits nave gwen
them bet :'lc aptitude 70 in'a! organization, VIII
be fnid That ht actua! d"irn"A was uhaV'!taoe '''u
r,,, aa uur7 less !npieninus ana rx
citing circumstances Il would have received more g'
neral a:d l'!st tx ?i.natt'n >,
r. v;,inr e. TIE authority vested in The Executive by
,ir :,, socon Of the Militia !aw 81 ISIS, appointed
II ,,, Crncr.! JOAN W a. Sanford and BfjgatirrG".
neral Henri f. Lowe. Iach7r:ah white aGd James
Wn3I 10 command Tie troops. These olcers as'
charged their Lur witn pronimess ait ao'iy ana 10
IL. rn!fc s.tis!icli.n y! lc army and The people
> !,.i .ra1 Sr.;tt t,yeUt