The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-01

besides one hundred recruits, all from tLs
sea board, must have reached the sea, Of
war before this date
Head Quarters, Army of The South.
Tampa Bay, January lst, 1897.
I -~'a EXTRACT.
>" The principal Indian chief Of the regi-
ment of Indian warriors in the service or
the United States came in Yesterday, and
brought me, reports from the Brigsder
General Armstead, commanding on the
/ Wythacoochee, and Major Morris COM
manding the Indian force. Occupied as
every one about me is in active preparation
for the field, 1 cannot send copies of the re-
ports; but no Indians were found in that
part of the country, and all the information
which have been able to obtain, leads me
to the belief, that the body of the nation are
south and southeast. The troops in the
interior are actively enaged, and shall JOIN
them Immediately. Commodore Dall,,
has sent sixty sailors to garrison For, Eos.
ter, % miles east of this place. He des-
patched garrison yesterday to Fort Cnch.
and has promised a garrison for this place.
! This will increase the active force for the
field. There is so much sickness, however,
among the volunteers and regular troops
that shall not have more than nine hum
dred or thousand of them altogether for
active service, and at least u hundred Of
them will be required for conveys. The
Indians are entirely broke down; most Of
them are sick. and expect no further SER
vice from them. They will GO home the
last of this month. Such of them as are fit
! Tare Il I.x,,lI
to accompany me on an expeditian against
the principal chief of the Seninoles, Mican-
Opy. He is said to be within four days
march Of me.
have the honor to be, &c.
TIL. S. JESUP, Maj. Gen'rl.
Brigader Gen. X. JONES, Adj. General
The latest intelligence from the seat of
war, is furnished by slip from the Office
Of the Charleston Courier, dated the 22d ulr
received at New York. A Jacksonville
paper received at Charleston states that
Gen. Jesup, with the army left Tampa Bay
for Fort Drane on the Sd ult. "The hostile
Indians had not been fallen in with by the
army. Jim Boy, of the Creeks, has, how
ever, been successful in taking sixty negro
prisoners, near the Ocklawaha. These ne
groes, said to be Indian negroes, were arm
ed and made resistance, but were so COM
pletely surprised, that they were secured
with only two wounded of the friendly
Creeks. But few Indians were with the
negroes. o: these few, two or three were
! killed. 1t is said that Gen. Jesup demands
Of Primus, to point out to him where the
hostile Indians and their families are, but
that, if he refused to do as required, he
should ,lic the death of a traitor. Valuable
information respecting the location of the
hostiles will, it is almost certain, be drawn
from the negro prisoners"
The New Orleans Bulletin contains n
letter, dated Tampa Bay, Jan. 7th, which
states that "The Indians, though frequent
! lv of late vanquished, still obstinately hold
out, and from information derived by Gen
Jesup from a captive, Powell is determined
not to yield with his life. The captive
states that much disaffection exists among
them-tha. Powell had quarrel with Jum-
per-that high words ensued, and that
Powell stabbed Jumper with knife, Though
not dangerously. This occurred between
the 18th and 2lst, and it is known that jun
per and his party were not in the battle Of
the 2lst.
Depots are established now in various
positions for convenience of supplies for the
compaign; the troops are to spread out in
parties of about 300 aud scour the country;
and cannot but entertain strong hopes that
the war will be closed during the winter
and spring, Yet the matter is doubtful
the Indians themselves are determined to
hold out, and are encouraged and sustain
ed by the sable bandtti, nominay their
slaves, but who nre really their chief coun-
selors, and in effect their masters,
A slip from the Columbus (Ga.) Herald.
under date of Goth inst. has the following:
Alarm in the Crek Nation-Intelli-
gence ha. been received in our city that the
Indian warriors who were encamped about
25 miles from this place under charge Of
Lieut.. Sloan, broke loose yesterday morn
ing, and took to the woods. carrying with
them their rifles, ammunition, &c.
Their number is some two hundred, and
there is every reason to believe that they
are as hostile ms at any period of the late
Creek war. A family came into town last
evening. who had fled from alarm, stating
that the Indians appeared numerous in the
neighborbood where they had lived.
Departure of Santa Annd. The Balti-
more American of Friday, says; "Gen
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