The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-03-28
Domestic.

Fs,u, the Jsekssn.il!c Courier, s;ateh IL.
GENERAL GAINES AND oSEoLA
had AN INTERVIEW.
The news from 'i,e camp Of Gen. Gaiaes
con,iuaes 10 be CT ssca. Importance. In
our las, VIC ssried Gen. Ciiucl, with the
Aiachna militia had joined him. Wcwcsc
thea unable 10 ssaic The particulars. The
following extract o. letter in the Es.;ter.
wiil show the .o.cc which aecnn: anied
the provisions.
s.Thc force wi.:ci, went 20 The relief Of
Gen. Gaines, under ,hc command Of ;irn.
Clinch, consisting Of fosr companics of
mounted soip.,ccrs from Alaehua cnun,y,
eom.nan,!oi by Captains Williams. Car
Ter, Horn. amI Lieut. Deli, one company
from Hamilton county, under Caps. Msr-
tin, tie Richmond Bincs, atoe, seventy
frisndIy In'l'aa. ani some regulars. ~ all
abau, srrca hnnsircd Bcn. Verbal reports
sis,c ,ha: The indians arc getting stors o
lead.
with this force Gcn. clineh wen: 10
the relief ot Gen. Gaines The aish' be-
farc his arrival. osro!a sen; neare Ia ,iie
camp oi Gen. sGl.nes requesting al inter
view, and promising Ia stop kiiiias siilip
n-n ii ,'s waniI stop killing indasrs.Nk
yhis proposition Was asseed 20 srd Oseo.
Ia &as ioii Ga come next day uitii white
aay. when .hcy would isa,e saia wi:ls
him. The nrxi day. in company with
another chief. kc cane II within about
on. huns!std yards Of the Fartwaisins his
white fla asaaad three ,:tsses. ard sas
H.. rEt
the camp west ;a ,ncc, them.
.s0scoIa Informed them i!'ai Hcnrsa'
cIiaeh was on his wav &c jnin .hcHs with a
large number of horscnsH TIC cxpr's-
sed his wiliinssrss that hos;,,is'es cease.
and 70 sisc up their arms. The os;icr'a
required hin, 10 sign articles of sgesc-
mcnt By which he bonaa hin,s'f TO i,F.'.
ccci iansnet:a,c,v 10 lamp. E,.. AL
there embark Coz .',c Mississippi. 'S"iae
say that Osro.a objected 10 ,his mode of
removing, and wished 10 GO BY land
Other, iha, nc would not promise - g,
n. nii, hut wished TO iiyc OF. the other side
Of the Wiihlaconchce and 20 haze '''a' i"r
i!,c boundary Inc beswcon slirn! an. ;hr
whites. Tic;: discussion was Interrupted
By thc arrival of Gen. Ciinch. D1t'"s
the course Of il, Oscoia Inquired how the.
were of 70. provisions. They told him
they had plenty. lie said lac kacS they
had not and II they woa|d conc orcr the
river, he would give them swo bccres a"d
bottle Of brandy.
GAS Gen. Clinch approached. tho friend.
ly Indians. discovering the host;!" !a.!:sns
abons .iirec hundred yards from 'hc camp
of Gen. Gaines. raised the w!Iaop, Which
was Immediately fsllowet!by osc ::otn tho
hostile i9d;sns. The men Immediately
formed and Gsed~o platoon. rhr Indians
fed and were closely rrrsucd. n runner
then Came from Gen. Gaines ordering them
io.:,r. and informing .tcm :i,a: Osrola
vas treating with ,',cm. Al G-st those III
pursui, couli no, bc rss;-ainet; but The
cry Of treaty" ",rcI:y." saon chcc'" ri
tham. Geaesai Ciinci, ,aea lgrmud and
proceeded 10 camp"
The following ex.rsc; Of letter. writ
ten after their arrival. Contains srnc IN.
ssrcsting particulars
fiead l.ar:c,s, Camp Issri. florida.
Ga Lac ws,ti:.so,oher, Marca Oh, u: a;gt.,
We a7r.c! al this pns: Oh the e'cnina
OF tha 9Th, and .aand Gen. Gaines afo',
III stnis OF. s,arvs,iun. eating horses
dogs, &c. Less .laa a gill Of corn wa'
issued fof days rasi"ns.. We bFough
but sma.,, quantity OF provisions with It's
and | believe there are bu, few men IL
camp who arc no, hungty a, this time
We found plenty fresh Indian signs tw.
mites above this on The river. and som
Of us wanted to pursue it, bn: the Gene
raj directed otherwise. When NC cam,
in sigh. Of ,ic camp, the srv guard re