Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-19

I'D uinnt. General his arrival 81 Fort kiug-.'r;.,
marches and operations. and enclosed Capt Hicir,
re-; at ri I::c !masGaCI@.g;nt.ui % iacr. 81. Co.
!'.T" remarked: ~ ~ ''.,:!'> If t..rSr -"
la! -. .fy i..'l ""ss L.."U.ir i:.G -: - ;..s
d pr.r,; !""ry III ::". ~. ~ GICiir lie :c! .-
On The SANE day General Gaines rrpnil,C iis -,
al Fort King 10 tlr commanding officer al IIl J.:
Gen. c. rhsri v1d HAT this letter uluciI .,.,
for Gen Scot as Gen. Clinch, bat Gen Scott t.l
arrived even 81 .l time Thin 81 miles Of his ((:a
department. aud he commended that tie rules q. .
law did not au!GrSe the transfer o the ci,ii!s: 90
the officer appointed by the " ar Department h Az
al Tie seal If war. The General mere :!!ar III
To case which happtnrd in Per nIal, ia lAv t.
arnIv in 1868 in which Sir Arthur Wellesley. s.: IT,
liardingp and Sir Hugh Daicympsr were pait.cs
WIS similar TO The case OF Gen Scott 2i:G h'I!>cL
with this exceptions, tina, instead d refusing 10 &e
the coG!uiand, Gun Games S:sniti'! his T,->:
10 rais!tr The command at any tine is his o!cr.s
testify. He said he would have co."perated with =
pofai, if he had been sent By the President Of lie
ted States in terminating The war.
Gen Gaines in letter dated al F".t King. Ir.:s:,
%, 1886, addressed 10 Governor White, OF Lcl:..
after announcing his arrival! says, 'ie !"c'."'d pap
will apprizc you Of The corporation which i.a:a
son 20 calculate or from the forces gnGrr GcEc!aS :.
and Cllnch.' In speaking: Of The var. he says;
duc"d p'obablY -nI"st certainly by The "Ily and Ii
deucr. Ii not by The corruption and antiques e"
ag"n:: ana b, The radica! detects Vi cur axe S!s.,m
policy towards the indians
OrGrrs Nos -, II, -, lG, y, were scvcra!iy II.
but unii:iru!ta;!t.
On the 18th and :.u February, and the st! OF Mar
stvrrly, Il. Camp !Aa7d. Gen. Games wrote 10 Grmo
CIinch, or officer commanding al FoI King, 10 rec"
lncuG corporation as he had the main body CT He
tians near him, and requesting provisions, stores Ne
"Order No. L. dated at Camp lizard, March :, LIT
Col Twiggs to proceed to New Orleans.
General Order No. :. details the operations a., (,
army the subi cl!un of Tie SvElnors. ana 'raIs!r:>
command to General Clinch, passing also Tie E'G,s
co,nu:ns upon Tie officers and men composing 1t
General Gaines then AROSE and continued MS Ir.t~
which he began at tie opening OF the C"u:t
Upon The occasion alluded TO, o"r a'Sa; an;
President Madison approved iay Conduct, and IT,
gresS OF lSlI Cnured me and my Brave coinpa!.s
| arms, with 4 unanimous vote o! ihanRS.
| | ordered upon that occas.nn 10 c0mm!ha tie !.
ccs on the Niagara Peninsula. | think nat 20,
cL1r!y 0rIffcG 10 throw myself IN lie 1rt ach y.
enemy had previously made, or to attack and L,ai
enemy. No such order was necessary TO al officer
had made himself acquainted witiIs duty. Il Is say
y necessary Tor me to say, that advert II Tia! &
~ Interesting portion Of my public services to sNs@.
not that if did my duty honestly ard faithfully u,
our It 10 be i:idugrd III doing wrong now, bat that
ed IN accordance with the ghrsl principles Of :aa.
law then, and that the s;Inr principles g""rt""i
in every measure connected with nay late ca:Iil
in iag.L.. | had been G:Lrfrd 10 rO"..chG
Western Department. anj a.i.rHa, that Ia COM ~.
department, is promptly nn the FIRST appearance O.
cicl!y 10 meet an" beat hIri AMI tina; to !cl, Nv
and protect the frontier. pruple, for whose r;"y'
have !ony been hunOlcd with high c'n!!nam@ ~ ~.
my. II this is nat the great oLj' c &" the pr,f." q e
T. S in tie heavy burden li!cy have isn"o>r'. ~ Ia.
selves in maintaining. army, am indeed s"er-N
the object OF te creation and continuance III serve
| ell army.
am prepared to slow that it. was as much my -
an right, en- hearing Of The war IN f"tia, I" Ly t.
rescue from the grasp u the iniurl" S"'nIAI!cs
Mr. Secretary Cass had written ne Us long D!le.
one ci those upon your table.
immediately succeeding these REMARKS the Ju!!e s
rLcac then read the o. :la report OF Gen Gn1Hs, dr
al Camp Sabine, Louisiana, July !. l>"b. addressed
the Atjutan General, in reply 10 demand Of TIE
sons which promp,c! Grn~Gaiaes To 2" 10 FLORIDA
! This splendid and mastery production .! Ger" Ga:Hr
attracted the most intense interest daring is Irala
but lis great length prccIudes my sending ii you ST.
pcscnl al least This is thr report hc!s "as fGg."
hY friend ct Gen. Gaines in New Orleans: and g.:
tie inquiry into lis publication.
Tie feeling here has prep"ndrratcd IN favor Of Gr
! Gaines wonderfully. Ills siatrmcntS arguments, y
are so very clear aud ununswcIaU!r that The 4u.ty.
one accord says-nEs RIGHT.