Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-03-31
From the Jacksonville Courier.
IMPORTANT FROM FIopIn.

1900 OANA <hANA toNl LOHIDA
The news from the camp Of Gen.,.,
Gaines continues TO be Of great imno',
ance. In our last we stated that Gsns.si
Clinch with the Alachua militia had ;a;s
ed him. Here the companies, Sc . -.
enumerated :"
With this force Gen. Clincb wen, >.
the relief of Gen Gaines. The n;yh' I. !"
fore his arrival. Oseola sent negro to Il.
camp of Gen. Gaines, requesting an in,., s
view, and promising TO stop killing whit.
men lthati s, to establish a trucel IL /.
would stop killing Indians. This nrono'
sition was agreed TO, and Oseola VA, TIA
to come next day with white flag. th..
would have talk with him. The nav,
day, in company with another chief. i.
came TO within about one hundred ward,
OF the fort. waived his white flag round
three times, and sat down upon a log
Three officers from the camp went to meet
them.
Oseola informed them that Gen CEnch
was on his way to join theE, with a lara
number OF horsemen. He expressed hn
Willingness that hostilities should CEASE
and to give up bis arms. The officers "a.
CURED him 10 sign articles Of agreement.
by which lie bound himself to proceed IN.
medately to Tampa Bay, and there EN-,
bark for the Mississippi. Some say Cha,
Oseola objected TO this mode Of remoyio,
and wished TO go by land. Others that
ne would not promise TO go at all, but
wished to live on the other side Of ,be
Wy'hlacoochee, and to have that for In
boundary line between them and m.
whites. Their discussion was ipterrnnt.
ed by the arrival of Gen. Clinch.
As Gen. Clinch approached, the friend.
~ lodians discovered the hostile Indian,
about three hundred yards from the camo
oil zen Gaines, raised the whoop, which
was Immediately followed by one from
the hostile Indians. The men Immediate
~ formed. and fired platoon. The In.
dams fed, and were closely pursued. A
runner then came from General Gaines.
ordering them TO stop, and informing them
that Oseola was treating with them. Al
hrst, those IN pursuit could not be restrain.
ed; bat the cry of "treaty," treaty"
soon checked them. General Clinch then
formed. and proceeded to camp.
The evening of the day on which their
interview was interrupted by the arrival
OF Gen Cl'nch. Osceola sent word 10 Gen
Gaines, that if he would send away the
horsemen, (Alachua Militia they would
come and surrender their arms. We kuow
not whether from suspicion or otherwise,
the horsemen were not sent away, after
waiting three days TO hear more from Us.
ceola, and not having provisions 10 remain
longer, Gen. Gaines returned to Fort
Drane. at which place, Osceola was to
have met him on Monday or Tuesday last.
Alter reaching this fort he transferred the
command TO Gen. Clinch. and left for N:
Orleans. by the way Of Tallahassee. Du.
ring some OF the engagements be received
a wound; the ball passing through his lip
Knocking out two Of his teeth, but its force
being nearly spent, it did him no further
injury,
The movement Of Osceola in requesting
an interview, when Gen. Gaines had been
entirely surrounded by his followers for
several days, is lnexphcable, and seems TO
nave taken all by surprise. Whether i.
was an artlhce devised. and hearing ofthe
approach of reinforcement TO give TINA
10 make sale retreat, or stratagem, to
which, after introducing 500 Indians with
IN the breastwork, under the pretence Of
surrenderlng their arms, he intended 10
make an attack with his main force. and
taking advantage of the confusion TO mat
sacre the whole, before Gen. Clnch could
render them any assistance. or as he says,
ne is really tired Of numbering white men,
General Clinch's arrival sooner than il
was anticipated, prevents US from deter
INNING and time alone can now decide,