The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-16

proposition to the Seminole chief 10 buy
them up--had returned 10 Tampa, without
having been able to eficc, any thing. Harjo
The head of the deputa,iun, reports that he
found The chiefs of the Seminoles in :: ham
mock within the Willlacouchee swamp,
which was surrounded ON oil sides by deep
morasses, ponds, and an almost impractl-
ble underbushwood, with, as he calculated,
about 5000 of their people, men, women
aud children. On the proposal being made
to Oseola TO lay down hIs arms and retire
to the wesiward-the rely was firmly and
decisiyely-' Never-the land is ours, and
we will die Oh IT," They boasled of hay-
ing bcaten of other armies of the whites,
and speak confidently of their ability to
Withstand the present preparations against
them.
A battalion Of three companies of L.
s Artillery arrived at Apalachicoln, on the
10th inst. in the Commerce, from Chatta-
hoochee. The officers in command are,
Major l.. p. Lomax, CONG; Lieut.. Balm
bridge, 4th artillery, and Lieut.. Tho. W.
Sherman, of Newport 3D. artillery.
: On the 10Th, a regiment Of u. :. Ma
rines, under Col. Henderson, arrived here
from Fort Mitchell, on their way to Tam
pa Bay.
Col. Henderson and Major Lomax's
commands are waiting the return of the
steamer Merchant from Tampa Bay, hourly
expected. Both officers and men express
great anxiety to be on the field of action"
Major LoMAx has been ordered to at
tend as witness at the Court Of Inquiry,
to be held at Frederick, (Maryand) TO in
yestigatc the causes which resulted III the
| failure of the Indian campaigns.
From the Charleston Patriot, Nor. z.
LATEST FROM FLORIDA.
A slip from the St. Augustine Herald,
dated 29th ult. was received by the schoo-
ner Samuel S. Mills, Capt. Soulhwick, ar
rived here this morning from St. Augustine.
CHEERING INTELLIGENCE
BY an express which left Fort Drane Oh
the 27Ih inst. we Iearu that Gen. Read ar
rived at the Outhlachouchee on the 22d
with the steamboats, Energy and Superior,
under the directions of Captain Wood, whose
active zeal, skill and superior judgment are
highly spoken of. Another steamboat, the
United States, was wrecked at the mouth
of the river.
We now learn with great satisfaction
that there are plenty of provisions and for
aye at the mouth of the river, and consd-
erable quantity at Graham's Camp and
more on transportation there.
Gen. Jessup was supposed to be at Tam
pa Day with 80 regulars and marines, two
companies Of mounted Alabama volunteers.
Capt. Alvord's company from Key West
and M'inosh's from Fort Mitchell, 4th In
fantry are with Gen. Read.
The Governor is in feeble health, but he
determined to enter the field and make
every slcrtic, in order TO ensure Success
He has appointed Major Pierce Colonel
and given him the command of the creek
volunteers. This gallant officer has receiy-
cd from the President the Brcyct rank of
Lieut.. Col. as a reward for his meritrious
services.
Major Pierce has returned from Charles
ton with steamboats, and schooners which
have arrived in the st. Johns with a large
number Of horses &c. for The army.
The campaigne will open immediately
and be prosecuted with vigor. In few
days we shall hear something decisive,
Departure of the MEXICAN EnrOy.-Sig-
nor Gorostica hns embarked for Mexico,
with all the members ofthe legation. Pre-
vious to his departure he addressed to our
government an exposition ofhis reasons for
taking this step, from which we give the
following extract.
" Unhappily the result has not been what
the undersigned expected. The note of
Mr.. Dickens has left him no hope. The
explanations, moreover, which have been
given him in the name of the President,
have shown how little can be looked for, by
Mexico, from the United States, since her
+ most sacred rights, her most important in
tercsts, are thus sacrificed to the shadow of
an imaginary danger. Mexico is wronged
and nsulted as n measure of precaution.
&" Under such painful circumstances, the
undersigned would be wanting in his duty
as the representative Of Mexico, if he did
not avail himself of the only method left
him, to express the pain he feels at tie
wrongs done his country. On his own res
possibility, therefore, he declares his mis-
sion from this mumcnt terminated"
|, Symptomatic.-Th principle which
brought this country into n collision with
Great Britain, and occasion the war of
, lcl2, appears likely to bring us into con-
iict wiib France 4 Landau manor has