The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-23


the Cleopatra which was ahead, which boat
put about to her assistance, and took her
passengers and mails. The Narragaasett
was left at anchor.
The n. Y. Times states that she broke
the beam of her air pump, aud was towed
back to the city by the Massachusetts.
LATE FROM FLORIDA. According to the
Jacksonville (E. F.) Courier of Nov 3, Gen
Jessup is appointed to the chief command
of the army in Florida Col Pierce assumes
The command of the regulars and Creeks.
Col Braddock has moved with one regiment
of the Tennessee Brigade from Black Greek
to Fort Dranr the other, under Col Trows-
dale, will soou follow Gen. Armstrong.
Gen. Read is at the Withlaco0chie, with "a
large depot of provisions. The schr Choc-
taw arrived at Jacksonville in six days from
New York, with stores for the u. 5. Army.
1t is stated, on information from Wash
ington, that on the 18th Of October, some
$50 or 800 Indians, including $50 men
suddenly presented themselves to the com
manding officer at Irwinton, on the Chatta-
hoochee, and gave themselves up as Creek
Indians. None of the Creeks recoIlect ever
to have seen u single individual of the party
before. The strong presumption is that
they are Seminoles who have thus given
themselves up as Creeks. The supposit-
ion is supported by The fact, that some few
days previous to the surrender of the party
alluded to, an intelligent resideut of the
neighborhood of irwinton came unexpect-
edIy on a party of 10 or ~ !ndous, who
were too buslly engaged IN cutting upa new
killed deer to observe him. lie was on
horseback, and not at all uneasy at the
meeting. The gentleman wussnear enough
to distinctly observe the Indians, and al
though he had very general acquaintance
with the Creek Indians, he felt assured
these Indians were not Creeks.
Mrs. Jane Johns, who was so barbarously
scalped short time since in the vicinity
of jacksonville, by the Indians, is GONZALES
cling rapidly. Her health is sufficiently res
tored to enable her to leave her room. Her
suffering has been extreme. On the 9th ult
Mrs Johns gave birth to stII-born child
She had beer married year, when her
husband was thus inhumanIy butchered.
The SEMINOLE WAR. The want of any
thing like regular communication with the
seat of war, keeps us in the most painful
state of suspence ia regard to the operations
of the army. 1t must be admitted, that the
numerous obstacles which are known 10
stand IN the way of IA successful and speedy
termination of the campaign, are calculated
10 inspire fearful fOrebodings of its results /;
and accident besides, has, we fear, done
much to Illustrate the welI-arranged plans
of Gov. Call for suppl ying the troops III the
field with provisions. We have heard that
considerable supplies were ordered early
in the campain to be sent from St. Marks,
to the Suwannee, and they did not reach
their destination uttil weeks after, according
to the most liberal calculation, they should
have arrived. Ii is said, too, that great
quantity of corn and other provisions, in
tended for the army, was deposited in
store house at st. Marks the house, which
was built over the water, fell down with the
weight which it contained, aud the whole
of its contents were ruined. Then, again,
the large steamboat Convoy, containing
full cargo of provisions destined for Tampa
in here ina sinking condition; nearly her
whole cargo was damaged, and much of it
was entirely ruined and, last of all, is the
loss of the Newfoundland OIL the bar of
the Wythlacoochce.
/ 1t is believed that the character, condition
and resources Of the Florida Indians are
but little understood, except by those who
have actually witnessed their mode of war
fare. The campaign made by Gen. Jack
son against the Florida Indians, eighteen
years ago, when they were stronger than
they are now, is often quoted to prove that
the suhiugations of the Seminoles is no
such difficult matter ms it is thought; but
it should he remembered that their condit-
ion was quite different from what IL is nj
present. They were then banded together
in small tribes. Every petty chief had his
town; the guides had no difficulty ia con-
ducting Gen. Jackson directly to them, and
he subdued them in detail. Beside, they
were not all unfrendly to the whites. But
now they all fight as one man. History
scarcely furnishes parallel for the fidelity
which these people have shewu to one an
other. We hear of no single instance OF
treachcry or detection among them. Since
the war began, not one of the hos,iles has
come out from among his brethren. They
have no towns TO defend. and their women
snd children protect themselves by flight