Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28

engngement between General Clinch and a psr; B
of Indians headed by Powcll-in which the Gen:
raj lost sixty .one killed and wounded, and the
dams about one hundred The state of affairs in FIor
are awful General Clinc is picketcd in AT Camp Kin,
with only enc hundred and ninety men, exclusive O..
small detachment who left here yesterday undrr coz
mand of Captain Drare, who had come on for proYso
for Clincl; hr having only SIX barrels oil hour wrn lie
detachment left HIS force is now 80 small he cqa :
oelcd to remain within his enclosure. The indians 5
har. Il full sway, and nothing to oppose them. Il. 4
Volunteers from Tallahassee and other parts OF IoI3
have every oil them gone home, and lie #Aov g.
nendeuce of Clinc5 force for subsistence, GUARDED By
only forty volunteers from Savannah II Is truly c.:
trsssnp 10 see the poor men, and Children Aes
their homes with what they can carry, and co"Gns
our Garrison for protection. COL Ealiows and Mr.. C.3
ure now moving all their negroes and other property h
and intend 10 remain themselves they 1--we about - m
from, this the nrrroes will be OF some service 10 Us
diuonr ditch around Garrison and making t,a,.
little improvements. think the most OF US VIII iett'
by the next boat, enlistment Will have txg:'::
by that time i, will be necessary for the safety Of Fca
lata that number of Volunteers come On by the re-;
boat, as ain convinced that we would not leave ie:,
twenty four hours before the place would be drstroYr
unless there sufficient number ieit to quad IT.
The most of US would be willing to remain mach !org
but our business calls and we have made Up mrc.
TO return by the next boat, should we be spared.
Sarannah Republican, :
WAsnlsGroS, Jan 2j-Wc understand, tia, MAJ.
General Scott was ordered last week 10 FlorGa la,
the general direction Of the operations IN that qn1.
and with full authority to call upon the hxrcu'H
South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, and FLORIDA, .::
whatever militia force may be necessary lie has bee
directed push the campaign in the most vigorous
ncr and u reduce the Indians 10 unconditional subGi..
sion. I:
We further learn, that the Gisposlblc regular force
which can properly be moved either IN Florida
the way The carrsons the STA coast have ehr:
been sent there or have been reduced 10 the sna.,
practicable number Circumstances have rendered TT
cessary the removal Of the 9th regiment from Jcirrs
Barracks To the Mexican frontier, and General Gant
ha. bscn ordered tn proceed there to take The conaI.
in that quarter Our army scattered over an mIrn,
frontier, and the post II occupies along tile Indian s
cannot be withdrawn without almost certainty catns
TO Indian dlstui banCtS.
We understand that such is the Ma cd state Of the
board that there is not s"iier al Boston nor oEc tel
rs cen Philadelphia aud The Only four comgaNn
at New York narbor and four At Old Point C'uor 2
those great naval positions. Both the saFriSos
North Carolina thos,: Of Charleston and Savannah,
that at Key Vest and lhos. in Pensacola, and AoOc
and those III the nrisbcIhVod of New Orleans, az
eltfic. nuH III Florida the way there. In
the whole Atlantic frontier is Drained and that iron!
ccssily. Ii the Western frontier were ais" strlt {"
garrisoris general Indian war would, Ia all probability
iuiluw.-Gic6 I
.,cior Br1roxs offra report Of The disastrous dttat
the drinrh,ncm If the United Sf"cS traps, und'r II
gallant .Najpr DApE, Of Mc 3h regiment IF hydaHy
,rhich orcn,rcd on tic 18th IF D'rCmLrT.
The detachment consisted of Major Dades comPea.
Of Infantry, Capt Frazier company Of the Sd Re s"
Of Artillery, and Capt. Gardeners company OF the !,
Artillery Lrfnr sixty miles the line Of march ,r,a
Tampa Bay towards Fort King, to form junction VI.
General Clinc., on the Wythl:cootchcc. This act2:t
occurred, i, seems three days before the battle w5i
Gen. Clinch commanded, Of which we have alTca:.I
given account
Fpnr BRucK:, Florida, 1st Jan, l-.G
Sir; had the honor to advise you, oil the lith d.
cc.nLrr via PcHWrOa, Of the course OF events here
that date The schooner Motto arrived on The 2lst c
crmbrr from Key West, with Brevct Major DaGc andAa
company a. Infantry, 81 strong, with small smTry&
m,skrt ball cartridges after looking in at several pn,
between the Key and this place Being thus reinforce
hrsita,cd no longer To put Gardiner 5 company. e
I'd Artillery and Frazrrs company (') I'd Infantry
motion for Fort King, pursuant to Gen. Chnch "rce.
which movement had been ordered on the 10th, and
pended the same day, account OF intelligence a:
received OF the force oihe MukaSuckirS aud their S.os
position, the forks o,he Withlacoochc. d>ps'rG.
ed the public schooner Motto the 23d with Lieutenant
Duncan, I'd Artillery, TO Key West, for bairrrol ""
twelve Founders, aud such other stores could he
vicrabr; and at o'clock the 2ith, the conpanyt z
GARDENERS and Fraziers, made fifty bayonrs each ;;
Details from those companies remaining here, and al
of the two SIX Founders OF this post with four o1c
had ordered to be purchased, ght wagon aniuG
days provisions, were put in march.
The first halt of this command was at LtGc l.lslmg
river, seven mics i'' '- 's the bridge OF winch
had reconnoercd by Ind;dTa ...,rtl,s h, nd the t,c
vsasrznsssrszaasssas-w - @ !on Sade, nirss'r,l
me to forward the six FOUNDER =. ; means, ii hayia,
been left, from the failure of The "a, four miles ou
accordingly ordered the purchase three horses AZ:
harness: and it joined the column at nine that nigh E
On the night OF the 24th, heard that The transport
with MaJor hlounturd and company, long and HnNoos
expected, in the bay. sent at nclnck r!n:
to him, [r"ceivey at daylight,) by Indian express
urging him He landed with his strong company
the 18th, about noon and informed tia, Lcgai. 1
company, under Lieutenant Grayson nearly full, mG:t
be at hand. or this Major Dade was informed III
most gallant volunteer, Jewell, CO. company ID ar
cry, who had left the detachment with the OF lie
burning Of Big lliilsboro Bridge, which MAJOR
had halted the second day, 25h also informed him
that was using every cxcrtIon TO push about lhFer@
hundred ratlnnS on pack horses, with what anmunii"a
could be- spared duplicate Of this sent the nrA!
day, by young Indian, who became lame, and cou.c
not overtake the column, and returned with his letters
Pr. Jewell joined Major Dadc about II o'clock on III:
night of the 18th.
In the chain of events il is proper that should men
ton that three Tallasscc Indians in on the crcnn:
of the 3d. and caused great cxccmcn,n l"Iase Enla
lass camp. They brought talk of In'co"op0S "l pa
ciic neutral character, tlry affected it, hut believe
not distinctly, until after had made them prisoners,
while in full council with Emartlas's warriors "mca
step considered imperative, if they spies, AMI
much S" if they were charged with any proposl"@
likely to deach the Chiefs from the treaty, nGcrf
BY act of sctdrvntion take the scalps of Euarh
Blackdirt and Big Warrior. faithful chiefs, vino Ia"
been hunted in this way since the scaping OF Cia'1
Emarta. In council with Emartla that night N'5i
Dade expressed every confidence in Indian charac;r'
and particularly upon the samary Influence Of i5Tah@"
upon .Wcano1u. On reflection Obtained Of ttt :
imprisoned Talassccs hostages and sent the ynrrs
and best with a letter to Gen. Clinrl and n
Thompson via inicauop", could do better a.; q
course through abraham $ Lnnds
These letters, of course involved many details 0G /.
numbers md other facts, TO guard against trcath" 4
stated III French. The returned is" 1''
beyond his time, with Il message from 7hroh0m. ana
Broken Sticks, stating my talk good, and tna''
might expect him the Both. This freely f""Gsf &
ed, that he would be Mt the attack fixed for CiEsm'
week. negro his intimate, named Hurry, conNc'
the Pea Creek band Of about hundred warriors, e'
miles southeast Of us, who have done most Of the "'
chief, and keep this post constantly observed and con-
municate with the Mukasuckeans at Wthlacooch'c = I
means Of powerful bands Of Euiuais and laers uh'