Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-12

this ciy' '''' 8, Far DpAsg, Feb 90. 1896
&, 1, c,-,,, niobt otirr we started from Camp Au-
, fo,nn,i,c picolutaD we camped near Farm house
three miles from Mlcanopy, which We louhu o''"p vi
Inv Two men, which VIC lhuugb rather strange is d. a
The other houses passed, not u human p''s "a aru
be- sseen. We purchased OF these n,e' I"'"s ,snr,'
tnIder. &c. for which they only asked lie Feas.na
bic price Olive dollars per bushr TO- corn anu '.s
dollars Der cwt for fodder. When we arrlFee he'e
Cen Cliuch had $50 stationed liere-a'i VI ''eI
repuars-but the next day after we arrived one cU"p
nv was sent off to Col McIntoshs panatlon ana yes
srduy those that remained sent to Fort Aing Us a
escort to wagons with provisions There are Dut sIA1
men at Fort King and forty OF them nave 70 60 %
ruard to get water, which they cannot obtain WITHOUT
ert,ruy hammock. To-day-an express arrived from
Mcanunv stating that the Indians had killed near mat
place one and wounded another, and had also Duiht
the house at which procured corn anu iodder' anu u
is the general opinion here, that the owner has
nr on friendly with the Indians untl ne SOU US
PROVISIONS for which they burnt his house
g To.tay 50 mounted volunteers arrived here, VINO
have been out from Hog-Town two days, without see
nr any Indians Alter remaining here about an houf'
they started for Mcanopy. We expect an attack iour-
H. as The Regulars have all gone from here and our
force does not than l3O men, who are all
eucanucd outside of the pickes but should they attack
Us at any time they will find US prepared as we nave
slept with belts on and guns by cur SIDES ever
since we have been in Florida.-Sarannah Georgian:
JACKSONVILLE, e. FL Feb. %.
FURTHER HusTILlrIEs OF TIKI lNDlANs.-By accounts
received from Micanopy, we learn that two men were
fred upop BY the Indians, within mile ot that place
One was killed and most shockngly ang The par
cuIars are contained in the following extract OF letter
received by Mr. c. Wnldron, dated Feb l?th' l73O;
"Ycstefday, Isaac Lann and Willis Ne'tes went al
ter Logs little below Mr. Savrys, when they were at
tackled by Is or 90 Indians. Mr. Ncttlcs about two
hu ndred and fifty yards and killed. Lnnn made
safe home with ball shot through tho cali OF his leg
This day company went out and found Neues BODY
his head taken otr-h!s body split rpen and his cntras
taken out | never witnessed such SIGHT as he was
There liza We been Indians all around Us several days
Many saw two yesterday morning III TIC prairie.
This new instance Of depredations and the appear
ance Of Indians in that quarter, may be regarded as
manifesto OF their readiness TO engage Tie whites agal
II is the last manifesto Of theirs. Their triumph is snort
f('UMitr.
By order OF Genera Scott, express started from
this place TO Mcdgc. lille yesterday murning.-H.
ALAEAMA-TnE CREEK INDrASs-We understand
tina. recent nnruialou received by the Executive OF
this State. induces the belief that these lndans are
making preparations TO commence oSt!!'lcS az iiS our
citizens; in consequence Of Which, we are hi"rI'eo,
the Governor has ordered out one thousand mounted
men to be stationed different points, and act Is
corps ofobservaon for the protection OF the inhabitants
the Indian locations, in the eastern part Of this
Stale.
We learn further, that these will be ordered,
mostly from Aludlson Jackson Limestone: and OF
The other northeastern counes.-1use0tOcsa Int
WAsnrsGrox, March by communication receiv.
ed al the Adu,an Gen Office, from Major Gen Scott,
/
ricoIala Florida the day Previous where nc found The
Ist battalion Of Georgia foot in position. lie reports The
lst battalion Of Georgia mounted men on the south SIDE
of the ST. Mary river and that the I'd mounted battalion
had most probably commenced its march from the ntc-
rior of Georgia. The head company of the South Caro-
Ina mounted re- nIcut had reached the OTrccc. ne
regiment of foot from that State, under Colonel Brs-
banc was ST. Augustine. General Scott received
despatch from Brgader General Chnch dated the 2Ulh
Of February with of the troops under his
mand at Fort Drane and It's vicinity dated the I'th
This force consisted Of 523 men, including volunteers.
Drgadir General Clnc states that on the arrival OF
Colonel Lindsay ut Fort Brooke, Tampa Bay, with the
Alabama regiment, Major General Games will have at
that place near 200 men, and about 100 friendly In
dJns.-Gode
WAsnlyGrny March Sin noticing the military in.
tcigrcc from Florida, i'll yesterday paper we omitted
to state the present computed force Of the hostile In
dams In his report of the 2U CT February, 10 hlaJoT-
General Scott General Cllnch states the force to be
about one thousand FIVE hundred warriors, and two or
three hundred negroes and that he believes the
pal part Of it to bc concentrated on the Ouhlacoochrr
thirty five forty miles from Fort Dranc
(From The Nu<BrWt Eanhcr)
The communication below has been handed us Tor IN
scrlion in the Banner. II is from the best source and
may DC relied on.
.:TExAs-F From gentleman who arrived on the 18th
inst only twenty days from San Felipe dc Austin, the
Of the provincial Government OF Texas we are fur
risicd with the following pleasing intelligence. The
provincial Government was progressing well. The army
OF the people amounting TO upwards Of two thousand
troops, under the command OF MAJOR General Samuel
Houston was stationed at the port of Copau near the
western frontier. The towns OF San Antonio and Go'Iad,
rarrsoncd By volunteer troops, anxl"usy awaiting
the arrival Of enemy. The highway with
volunteers, pressing forward to the theatre OF aclion-
Citizens and soldiers equally confident 10 the ISSUE OF
the coct offering up their prayers, Tor The speedy ar
rival OF the!r enemies.
The whole population, male and female young and
DID, looking with pleasing anticipation 10 the st OF
Mach, when the Convention will assemble, Tor the pur-
pose OF forming Constitution and organizing perma'
nent independent Government.
"The last intelligence from the interior of Mexico,
REPORTS fifteen hundred Of the central army, on The march
Ior Texas. They will meet with WARM reception"
Ono AND MIcHIGAX BouNpAEY.-Ne shall lay be-
fore the public in few days, the report made on Tues
day. in the Senate by MIR. Clayton, from the Committee
on the Judiciary the interesting subject OF the North
ern Boundary of Ohio. 1t is document which discuss
cs all the questions connected with the Michigan and
Ohio controversy and fully susains the principle OF tic
bill establish the boundary by the line ilo Tie South
crn extreme Of Lake Michigan To The most Norlleriy
cape Of the Miami Bay. lie committee unanimously
agreed that Congress has the power thus TO settle the
boundary and that it cxpcdent SO TO settle IT, lie
results OF the investigation by this committee the pre-
session the with those al which the same
committee of the Senate though differently constituted,
has twice before unanimously arrived. The reading Of
the report occupied than an hour, and hive thou
sand extra copies OF were then ordered To bc prihra
Since this report made IN The Senalc we understand
that the Judiciary Committee Of the House have report
ed on the saline subject Their report, made yesterday,
(Wedn say arrives It is sad, though We have not seen
heard it read, at the same general results and was
made with nearly equal unanmity.-.Nat IntehtSc"cer
Nrw BR1r,su MIyIsrER-Wc have information from
Rio Janero that Col Fox the British Minister to
the United Slaes has taken his departure from that
Court Mr.. Ousclcy remains in Brazil as Charge Col
Fox is the nephew and not the son OF Lord Holland,
as has been stated lie is bacheor-a fact 10 be de-
plored as anbassadrcSsts greatly wanted in Wash
| ington.-D.
| From LAGuIuA.-A letter from Laguira, dated lIh
January says"M MIR. Williamson has mace goo" treaty
with Counlbapcrfect reciprocity in all thngi-Eo d's
eliminating dutcs-all kinds of goods from all parts OF
the world can come in our own vessels. Congress, ]