Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-28

.3Hs,ccr.-"While the patty wh" ~ -.
The PURPOSE were collecting the t"1ies Tor BURIAL zen
Gaines ekples-eI 10 mp his anxiety tG Hno" "neEs re
enemy was. no, having ~,el kitt Is NJ eSfsc!es u ca:
march to thai pcis,, atG SIS Ets:tr L H'"H d: "e STU
est rheaas Gg acGririlt :ssHrs 'iu ,~..,t;i.'a was 70 pT"cere
- Fort King, bot krrxp;"ssrd 4. nnSi',:ng'fss TO gray
8 &ny supplies from ;!E.t post, wsifrh perhaps nl'sht DC
Z islendef. ssten Fsna'ktd, TN: ! VS. ini'ssaea nat
saisao.Sinng ~ Ii1s Senior QnafrrGMas;er, Capt: Shannon
= be had Seen f.o,iked tina, Tatse SUPPLIES had been o'GeE.
led 10 Fort King. The General expressed saslsae,m'
y ut this, and immediately senttnr lae Qua.Sr 1850" "sss
who'pIoduced n letter IRON tie Quarter Massr1 Sen't" e :
"A SSeafiSGss, dated 10Th January, stating that SsFse s"FRg '"
= provisions had been ordered ,.irm, New ior :, ,cceiy.
y King, and 80 1000 ra;ions to ST. Augustine. a. do,rr.
ing This information Gen. Gaines exPfeSSe" ~ tho y.
4 mination TO proceed forthwith 70 tort ,hs f,,nernt -:.es
. DIR 70. a march was given The nioment re M
E were concfudeo." E,,t K;,r M,
finding the provisions ard troops ne eSps''ss'
Of ouera,ions did Gen. Gst.'Gs asoP.: ,cu,:--,La
9 rsr.r -nJn arriving az Tott King and hnclng te
d garrison co.s!ste CT Gf!y oRe coiapany OF a:tierY IN
z s'snfsr sEppiy Of provisions, which "oeE ":'y str y
tb;,o two DAYS Tations, lie told IKE lr lie course d ~"
versalioa chat II was lis DETERMINATION TO :etafh !" "t
' .Troofe. where he Fad %supp'Irs, and snonii Tie mol hno
fEe cneh,y d., the .6ate tt::rscr, he would tten operate
! ::in-lh .s::tct!or Ct ,o.SgG."P PsS;,O o" ,owpsss 1be Ever.
{ slades, should he be dlireR III that 'aiTectioa oy 'he
troops operating above ,
BIZ Gen. Gpia.s.--Wss+t tic ioentica "cf General
xss:!:scto make q sortie IL TIE event oI' !!eaffS oe"e'"'
: Clinch s OF Col. Lindsay's guns ,
.ansieer-"Tie General observed several ,e't;es 81
Campfzard, that he si,nul1 40, sc'sar2rlsed to'EeaE Hoi.
L~isasay's gups from the o:':rT side OF me river ana IL
she aiG, lie worldcrcss lae river ard us1rch TO he a!a, or
If. the indians engaged Gen. Ci'nch On he Ed"aHce'f'
SsoaN march out and support hin. -,
The testimony Of Captain McCais hr7e ciooea' w1er
Captain Thistle was called and SWORN but hrs rec:'as u
the seen: which he personally witnessed, being eStfeiae-
" uninteresting md tesioes, T Have erac!rtsri |" oni, Ia
king notes of il. The C9a:: a%tjntt:et as@ oc'ocs' Tor
the purPose6f waiting; OF Gen. Santa ATs' 70
I p EltREICE, INC., INH.tIC.
The Covf: ven. ;ate session ct Ike Ssaas hour and
;c6u;iuued for q length of time III taking down te eesu,
nouy of Capt. Thistle, in the course OF wEicl re sta'ea
that he never thought the 4adisns "sre sincere NJ. ;'eir
rpscposition for phuce. HGtr:. 'Ga:nes Their sranA!ee sAe
following ~puestid:l: ,
the Indians were sincere in their professions on the ~!
and 9Th Of March. lS36, in sreing Tor peace, ana te''
after the conference he asked and ohlaiaee pesR''ss'h
10 go out OF the camp with SIX OF hs nen; t@e :,
aseold now state whether lie would "@ts1e considered II
epruden. crssiit IN eGiIr; fran III" camp with SIX men,
UNLESS he lad. placed confidence in the sincerity os be
. Indians ,over:Ggcs
tder%isafe. | consider myselfa first rate -"oIs'sa", SUI I
Nave spent much time with the I~-fetS' anu ha"eu onsu
vreat deal Of trading With thea and Aro~, themes wen
sarv man. and J Iniuk | a.a capable Of keeping my
self concealed, if | did not wish to CONE IN ce:taca w'th
t:shsm." ,
with the answer Of witness, anu had uo Northumberland
oatories to him. The court a~d;or.,~d'at one o oiuck,
hfayino directed the Iudge AdvorSte to furnish reitHeS!o
seer,uin heterogeneous proPonnded ty General Gaines
(which would supercede the necessity OF The General y
pearcbinp the chaotic mass Of evidence tor accrsatlons,
which, he said was " like looking for The tiniest' insect
in q ha y.stack. Some OF the letters xe so excessively
ions-l Wort saw they aye a. long az tro1sDtere 20 MI.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY : .shnrld think tEem entirely tuo
lpny for uuy Office: tcN3rite, w!:o sssa co cztremei yaH=-
iious 10 hasten to the theatre Of hds,:s!Gcs wilhoct losing
~eTRonrent.
from the evidence placed before them, bs Cecsra!'Scott
himself, that bis plans auG mode >f opetatiea :a-E!arkss,
7yerc precisely like his own, u.:.ll he Gen. Sco'tl disco
Hered that another officer tc whal: he WAS bearlQg ue
smos, .-iolcnt personal 4.aiEe3, was ia the 6eld, ard t!en
BIG nr,ed aloud to Ike department that Ets. plano r*'rTe 81!
upset, and his operations muc! retarded. II shat! a!so
convince the Court, that II my movement DID at ell e9i-
.barrass or delay Gen. Scotts, it IVES not tse.s thaa t"o
days
The President answered to Gen. Gaines, s:ai+is casa
would be laid aside until Monday net, in 'o.ce: to- afford
Cen. Scott m .ospost"nly ta read Gns deseacr', when
'I,e proposed to Commence 10 deliver Tomorrow, but be-
ing somewhat, enf-eblcd he has deferred II until Friday.
l hear that it comprises about l2O pages ?uaF!o:
Court OF ISGUIHi.-The Frederick Herald, al Sa'
turday says:-'1iie Court have at length got through
with the examination ef"eitnecsrs, and eli: yesterday
Gen. Scott made. big defence in the presence Oh the
'sous. ana a large and brilliant auditory of iadies and
gentlemen. Il, occupied between from five to Sly 'osrs
Time does not allow us to give i sketch O.! thc. grounds
assumed by hin, but &c tasc reason tohelieve that Il
correct copy rsIH be printed in a short iiu:a.'
>EaESERcx,L ian: 2! !S37.
The trial Of General Scott has brenaconcluded and
his very able defence presented 10 the Court, the tEesl'
dent and his country. 1t is i very long duccnenl, a!c
most of il a summary of the evidrnce which. las beer
already presented 10 your realtrs. YOU may probably
guess at It's style tron The iTitiatory paragraph.
".Mr.' President: .Wl,en aEogs OF Genos, fer some lrle'
.ginary ofsaee imputed by LOUIS XIV, vac tern iFom his
government, and compelled to proceed 10 France, ode.
base himself before that inflated Monarch, he was asked
in the palace, what struck him with the greatest wonder
amid Tie blaze Of ragaIicence il lis view $40 FlNn
:nysELr. HRa&::",< r~ep'lsd:he indignant C sa!cese; aud so:
MIR: President, >u0Gt!c as : aln, 20 remember one blu'!der
- 49,, rno,pf pr,r,.,op, mr. n otnrlo Infu .pp asp.tA I l
may say, that 10 find myself ia. the P-ecence OF this hou-
.orable Court, while the army Il recently commanded is
still in the pursui, of the eaf"ay: fills msssi@ aqsst griy
The opinion of the Court IN the case C; Gen. Scott
is, of course, net 4tssisia!!y known; but there Gun be no
gGnuot that the veteran, wh" gave the best years OF hls
life to his country. will. in return. receive froin tiat couh'
TRY even handed Justice !-and lhat TIE Goa:t'G Ia FORA.
BE oainion Of Ills eXeiuoEs IN .tf4lSing to 2 successful
and rapid conclusion the recent campaigns against The
Creeks and Seminoles. Willis fully, speedily aud nne'
quivoca!ly expressed.
With the brave and Discriminating C!ireh, the people
must concur. "Ih" tasi, rs; in FIociGa, :" said he, " are
attributable 10 higher p~crsnnagrs than Major Generals
every stage of The Inquiry has pT"Sed this. In what have
Gaines and Scott shown want OF energy What murc.
ment or measure incompatible with military science, are
they charged. wii!:a!:"
This week hae been characterised BY an .rnusnal. Sc
ries Of festivities in Frederick and its vicinity. We had
a splcndid soiree ut Mr.. rs. on us. MoRocTcy, FIVE miles
from the city, yesterday. The Aiajcr General coInmand-
ing the army, was present, together with Gen. Brady
.apdseveral other gcnIl"inen o! TIE reguia: an !i:ceseu-
dent departments Of the, service.
Miss O., of pi;tshurg, dressed in TIE siyle,oe The Eli
zabethean aye. attracted unucIi attention.
Miss b., Of. Kentucky, il ue s"ea:A,g attire ol-London
bellies.
MRS. L., Of St. Louis, as the Wa. Of al American
gentleman.
Mrs. H., of Missouri, as a Neasalitar duchess.
Miss G., of Virginia, as an elegant renowned Lazy Of
the Old Dominion.
Xiss J. u, of Maryland, as do
Miss G. w. Of do do
Miss V. B unqueslionably the b~rightes: star i" Tie
galaxy of beauty-the focus Of all eyes-li:e observed q
I'll bserver0-t'e'-a I'D! Of grace, taNs and Proprie'y.