The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-01
FLORIDA.

The Steamboat on Wednesday morning
last, brought report that Osceola had sur
rendered; which later accounts do not con-
firm. The New Era, IN. Y. paper,) of the
the news received up to that date:
The True State of FLORIDA Affairs
Osceola not Captured.-We had no conf
dence whatever in the late report from
Florida that the great Seminole hero had
surrendered, and we inserted it without any
of those shouts of triumph in which our CO.
temporaries generally INDUCED. There
were palpable Inconsistencies in the report
itself, which were not overcome Ivy any ex-
ternal authority in its favor. 1t is now sta
ted, in the latest accounts from Florida,
that Osceoa has neither surrendered nor
been captured, and that Gen. Jessup has
returned to Fort Armstrong, with the main
body of the army, but without him.
The true state of Florida affairs is proba-
bly, this. In his last expedition, Gen. Jesup
succeeded in capturing, OH the Gath ultimo,
the Indian chief Cooper, killing his son, and
also the chief Enchee Charley. On the
9Th, he captured Cooper's family of l5 or
20 women and children; and Col. Hender-
son of the Marines chased party of In
dians aud negroes into the Great Cypress
Swamp, after taking about thirty or forty
of them prisoners and losing two of his own
men killed, and three wounded. On the
9th and 2Sth, 100 ponies, so which were
laden with packs, and 400 head of cattle
were taken, and the Indian prisoners said
that friendly negotiations might, be opened
with Abraham and Isaac-we mean Jum-
per. On the 29th, Gen. Jesup held con-
ference with these chiefs, and the renowned
Alligator, and informed them that if they
desired peace upon the terms Of the original
treaty it might be accomplished. Jumper
stated, in reply, that he had no authority
for entering into terms, as the power of de-
Gliding for peace or war was vested in Mi
canopy, the principal chief, to whom he
promised faithfully to report their proceed
ings." But both he and Alligator declared
they were favourable to peace, and prom
ised to send runners to the different war
parties to suspend hostilities until the 18th
of the present month, which was the day on
which grand Indian council had previous
lyssbeen appointed upon the subject. They
reported to have expressed the opinion that
the council then To he held would terminate
the war and we can know nothing further
upon the question, worthy of the slightest
attention, until the result of that assembly
is ascertalned.
A DUEL.-The Editor of the Boston Ad-
vocate gives the following, account of the
duel recently fought on the edge of the
" Ten Mile Square,:
at was fought between two Marylauders
who came here yesterday for the benevo-
lent purpose of blowing out each Others
brains. The challenger was Mr.. Schley
or Sleigh, a member Of the Maryland Sem
ate, and an anti-reformer. The challenged
was Hon. VIM. c. Johnson of MARYLAND, a
member Of the last Congress. Their quar-
rel was all about nothing, as usual. Mr..
Sleigh had had political squabble with a
friend of johnson, which friend challenged
Sleigh, and like a sensible man, he refused
m fight. Subsequently, at the house of
Mr. Mcpherson, Johnson spoke disparng.
ingly Of Sleigh, and said he was coward.
A busy body present took down the Ian
guagc and reported it to Mr.. $. who then
called upon Johnson 20 re,ract or fight !