Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-29
LATE FROM FLORIDA.

TALLAHASSEE, July IL.
The Summer Cnmpaign Arrangements are III pro-
gress for expedition the Withlacoocice. so soon as
the requisite force be assembled 1t will be COM
mandrd by General Call The object is TO destroy lie
growing crops of the lndans.-Onc thousand mounted
men from Tennessee expected 10 arrive here by the
25h ssant who will be joined by The regulars, and the
militia and volunteers Of Florida BY order vi Cen
Scott dated July I'd, we observe that The Tennessccans
have been mustered into service for three months ""iy,
though they volunteered under the law requiring ticm
TO serve six or twelve months.
Colonel VARIES, Of Duval County, lately suTPr'zed
partv of rminocs, and killed seven and wounded one
of their uumber.-F 2oTidtaa.
CmAELEsroS, July %.
IypAS DEFREDAToSs oS THE ST. joins ST.
schooner George aud Mary, Capt Wiley, arrived here
this forenoon from jacksonville (E. F. having made
her passage in the extraordinary time Of "a h"Grs rom
that PLACE and IL hours fro;I the Bar. We lndi'rd
to Cant Wiley for the following interesting information.
which copied from the log book OF the T. = Steamer
Essayons, Capt. Peck coasiing along The ST. John $
Captain Peck reports, that CT the morning 81 The
10th Of June, while in the ST. johns river, ne disco
vered boat coming from Colonel llaows Pian'a
ton OH the West side Of the S.. JVhns win hun IN
board wounded, also DR.. Simors, unhurl, With lew
negroes In a short time after the dwellings o; Colonel
HaIInw and Dr. Smons were perceived 10 b" III flames
Capt Peck then To Gr":Ge " Lewis f!rnIng
plantation, The ether side Of the river, took oft their
families and negroes aud rr1creGed on 10 Pc"ata On
arriving there he reported the above occurrences TO the
commanding officer at tina, place, who despatched -
up Six mile Creek to intercept the indians, It they
should attempt tu cross In the evening" about oc.ack,
Capt. p returned Col. Ha!ow ) plantation: and found
MIR Colts buildings a1nnng those OF Cnl II IN iian.S
While oft the landing, one of Col. iaIlows negro lei
lows who had been captured by: and had escaped fo
the Indians, made his appearance, aud eparcd that iri
were number 80 strong then bac! Vi the Ju
ses-iat body of them had taken DOWN both the east
and west side 81 the 81 John and meant 10 destroy all
t!c settlements said river Lieut. J. Eng les build
nes werr also hurut In addition TO the above: Ga pit
" states that Mr.. Bul,nan shot at his Panlali on
By the Indians about miles from WhileSvlc: and stab
bed in Three four places with a knc-hls vile and
children made their ESCAPE .
The accounts from Black Creek are truly dcrlornbr
IyHy died there in ~ days. from Measles and Dlar'
lhGl.
There were liz reported sick at Fort Dranc, among
whom 5 out Of Officers.
On the return Of Capt. Curry detachment irom pro-
trclng the baggage CONS, 2Olh nst they num-
Der Of Indian trails proceeding towards Jacksonve.-
The Indians emcampcd within miles of the dcta chntnt
The schooner .uDiiGn, Wiley was loading at Jachs"ll-
Vile with the inhabitants and their baggage loF ct
Mary $ Charleston Patriot.
FLoRipA.-The y. S. transport schooner Motto, CAPT
Armstrong; arrived from Tampa Bay on Tuesday: 18th
June. 49,
We received letter from correspondent at am
pa, stating that there was no news to com:'uncae'-
About 300 troops stationed at Tampa during lhe SUM
1t las long been predicted that the Indians would re-
pair TO Cave Florida There they manufacture the
cuoniy in ABUNDANCE this article IS to te
found nowhere else the coust 1t is very nutritious,
and forms excellent article of food. This predlcton
is now being fulfilled. Considerable numbers have beer
passing in that direction from towards Cape sable
They have encamped so near Indian hey mat teif
fires visible al! MI ht.