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

miles below, where q Was understood the
crossing was pEarucahle. Here Ihe adj
vance 81 the army vas 6red npoa iron
arFoss lhs river. and N action ensned,
which continued uahl II % O'Clock. IN
which Lirusenanl lizard Vas MORALLY
WOUNDED. The army here eneamped
that afternoon, and an express was des-
patched by Major General Gaines 10 Ge-
neral ClIneh. or lhe officer eommsnding
81 Fors Drane; the troops in The mean
time throwing up slight brsasIwork Of
logs. On The morning If The 20lh, a .
or 10 o'clock. The enemE, in forces esIi
maied 81 about 900 or 800 men. made
an attack On three sides Of the forhied
cam }, which was continued for two hours,
when he wiihdrew. leaving one of his
dead an tn field. On this day another
despatch was sent BY Major General
Gainss 10 Fort Drane. From the I'd Of
March 10 the 9Th, the enemy made more
or less spirited attacks upon the camp. in
which several conflicts rnsued; the lnss
on thr part Of our troops amounted 10
some three killed and about forty wound
ed.
"0n The night Of the 9Th Of March. a
proposition was made from the woods.
By the enemy, Cor peace. On the next
dsy, strong party Of Indians appeared
within Eve hundred or SIX hundred yards
of ihe camp: q few Of whom advanced
with flag 20 within one hundred and
fifty 10 two hundred yards, and Adjutanl
Barron. of the volunteers, was sent out
20 confer with them. when they informed
him they did not wish to fight any more,
but wanted General Gaines TO 90 away;
upon winch information, General Gaines
sent oul Captain Hitchcock, who was ac-
CON, .inied by two or three officers. 10
hold further conference with Them
The Indians repeated 10 him their prOpo-
sIIiOn for peace, and stated they had lost
great many of their men. Before The
conference was finally closed. the advance
of The troops under General CIinch came
up. aud commenced IRE upon the Indi
ans standing in the rear, when they and
the Chiefs IN council hed, and covered
themselves IN the hsmmocks, and were no
more heard Of up TO the 10Th uf Mach.
when the army (the command Of which
had been turned over by Major General
GaInes 10 General ClInch The day preced-
ing fell back upon Forl Drane, where il
sTrgsi on the llth.
a. Fae Court. alter carefully reviewing
aid c"llsilng the testimony Of Captains
Htct'ack and Mccall, Colonel Twiggs,
Genera! Smith. aud others, in reference
I" ,Ir operations and peculiar situation
OF ,ae arny al Camp lizard. finds il diff
eul - come tn a conclusion as ~ the re-
al causrs OF the failure of the campaign.
l. appears. although the army was sur
rouudrd, and repeatedly sssailed by the
enemy. IN its fortified position. from the
2g,h February To the 5ih March, and
slraiIenpd ia The means of subsistence,
that. however important TO chIValry and
reputation ofIhe troops. no sally was made
70 test the result OF such a movement,
which i. is possible might have issued IN
the defeat and subiecIion Of the enemy.
and have brought the war 10 a CLOSE
b.; he C"ur', however, judging from
subsequent events in prosecuting The war
under other commanders, aud the indo-
musble spirit oi hostility eVInced by the
euemt is Of opinion that had a sortie
been made ~ NJ or General Gaines.
though he nigh nave been able tn beat
and inve the enemy ,nto the surrounding
hamtnocks and swamps, they would have
eludeJ pursuit. and retired 10 their more
remnt. Businesses. BuI If such had been
the result of snriIe, Major General
Canes had nei means of subsistence to
ha.e 81 WED HIM I'D remain long enough
in ~ al III he Cove Of the WythlacOo-
chez, IN SEEK nut the enemy and press
the 8 ar ~ successful conclusion. Sull
the Court, w.Ihow InpugnIng the motives
that i7taenced Maj"r General Gaines, is
oil ODIninn that sortIe, under all the CIR
clu'a~ ances Ut the case, should have been
mali. .s
g." The Court. therefore, in taking a full
and Impartial view u all the clrcumstaa-
ces apperlaining to the operations Of Ma
iar Gen Gaines, al camp lizard. is Of
opinion that The failure Of the campaign
should rather be attributed TO The want Of
the means OF subsistence TO prosecute the
war, than to the contingent result Of
soTiIe.
1.-The attention Of the Cour. was next
called TO consideration Of the publication
Of Mslpr General Gsines's official report
of ihs An Of July, 1896, 10 the Adju,ant
General, in the pubic prints. The fact
of lis pubheau,n IN the New Orleans
Bulletin, Of the 9th Of September. is
admitted by Major General Gaines las
will appear an the proceedings OF the
Conrt) as authorized by him. and without
any authority but ms own sction. The
Court is moi aware that its publication
in the pnblic journals, as late as the 29th
Ssn.ember. is IN violation of any rule or