The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-07

about $500. 70 be mustered into servIre
and distributed over line Of forty miles
IN the river aboEe and below Columbus,
Ia prevent the escape Of the Indians To-
wards Florida. and also the employment
Of two armed steamers, Cruising up and
down The river for the same purpnse.-
That on the Isl 81 June he had ordered
Gen. JesuP 20 Montgomery, To take com
msnd Of the Alabama troops. and 10 one.
rate up the country from a point below
irwinloD. That he was engaged In or
gaming the Georgia militia, and collect
ing supplies and arms up The 23d June.
That on the 18th af June there had arriv-
ed al Columbus $500 Georgia voIuleers,
but not more Than one third sere armed.
That General Moore arrived Al Irwinlon
about the l4lh June. with $50 mounted
Alsbamians, with view Of commencing
operations forthwith; but thai he was in
suucled BY General Scott 10 await his ar
rival in that quarter. That General Je.
sup. unexpectedly 70 General Scoll, ar
rived about the l7th ofJune in the neigh
borhood 81 Fort Mitchell. with the Alaba-
ma forces from Tuskegee. calling or Ge-
neral Scott for supplies, which had not
then arrived from New Orleans. That
on The night of the 2Oih June. 1000
muskeis arrived, and were distributed to
the Georgia volunteers on the 2Isl Of
June. who were Immediately ordered 10
the mouth Of the Cow-ag-gee creek. on
the Csllahoochee below the ensmy.-
That companies Of regular troops COM
meneed arriving on The l4Ih and 10 the
20lh. when Two ballallOns we're marched
down the river. The first detachment
Of marines arrived on the 23d. and march,
ed immediately below; the last deta.ch.
ment Of msrlnes arrived some days afler.
That General Scott left Columbus on the
23d 10 commence operations below, and
was actively engaged IRON that time un-
ul the 9Th July, when he was recalled
fron his command by the instructions of
the President Of the 2slh Of June, md
that he turned over The command TO &c.
neral Jesup on the sth Of July.
The Court, after full consideration
Of the foregoing facts. and the testimony
from which they are drawn, comes TO the
following opinion. .eA
Upon a careful examination of tho
abundant testimony taken in the forego-
ing case, The Court Is Of opinion thai no
delay. which il was prscncabls to have
avoided, was made by Major Gencral
Scott in opening the campaign against
the Creek Indians. OKthe contrary, 10
appears that he took the earliest measures
toprovide arms, munitions and provislo
for his forces, who were found almost
wholly destitute; and as soon as arms
could be put into the hands Of the solun-
teers. they we're. IN succession, detached
and placed IN positions To prevent the
enemy IRON retiring upon Florida, and
whenever they could move against the
main body Of the enemy as soon as
equipped for offensive operations.
From the testimony Of the Governor
Of Georgia, Of Major General Sanford,
commander Of the Georgia volunteers,
and many other witnesses Of high rank
and standing, who were acquainted with
the topography Of the country. aud the
position and strength of the enemy. the
Cour, is Of opinion that the plan Of cam
psign, adopted BY Major General Scott.
was we'll calculated to lead TO successful
results, and tina. il was prosecuted by
him, as far as practicable. with zeal and
ability. until recalled from the command"
3. Opinion of the Court In reference TO
The failure 0fthe campaign ia florida,
conducted by MgOr General Gaines,
In 1896.
"The Cour, took up the testimony in
reference to the campaign in Florida uu-
der Major General Gaines, and, after a
careful examination, find that Major Ge-
raj Gaines, on receiving at Mobile. about
the l7lh of January, 1896. information Of
the massacre Of Major Dade and his
command by the Seminole Indians in
Florida, repaired with promptuess to the
CITY Of New Orleans, where he, with
grea, zeal. organized force Of regular
and volunteer troops. amounting To about
l,l00 men, and proceeded wi,hou. delay
to Tampa Bay, where he arrived about
the 10th Of February, and, after making
preparations for the field. marched on the
Fort King road on the 18th, and reached
Dade's battle ground on the 20lh, where
he buried the merltorious dead with the
honors of war. He then proceeded for
Fort King, where he arrived on the 22d.
After drawing niue or ten days supply
of subsistence from Fort Drane, and re-
ceiving a small supply Of ammunition, he
marched on the Wythlacoochee, where he
arrived on the 9th, and encountered the
same day The enemy across the river, in
a sharp conflict Of half an hour, when the
troops Withdrew for the night, after loss
Of one killed and six wounded. On The
morning Of the 2sth the troops marched
a al.