Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-31
Disqualification. r. JoSEs,
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Tx ArMT.-Alr. Errr, who arrived at This place Ia"t
Tuesday tro#i For. Dranr, gives us the following i!i"T'
f.n;irm:
GA Thursday Of last week, he met an express fi0m
Gen. jrsC2, bearing orders for all 10" wagons ii Back
Creek 10 In sent with provisions 10 Fort DranP. lie
express lett lie army under Gen. Jrsup, not far from
Da4ris battle-ground, on the GarclI irnal Tampa 10 Fo!t
Diane. where the army has arrived before this.
The hostile Indians had not been fallen in with BIZ tie
array. jim Boy, of The Greeks, has, however, been sue
ctss!ul 10 taking SiLfy negro prisoners, near The OckIa-
wa!!a. These nrgrn,&, said In be Indian nrgr"cs. were
ariiiG AID made resistance, but Were g = coimpictel, sur
p!i:rd, that they we're secured with only two wounded
IF the friendly Creeks. But few Indians were with
tH" negroes. Of these few Two or three. ii is said, we're
killed. Among the n"gInrs taken. is PrmUS, who BE-.
longcd TO The unlortunasc Rogers, killed last winter It The
snEIc time with General Thompson. /. will be rrcul-
lrcicd that this rrinus was seut twice TO the hosLilrs,
ly General Ga;nrs. The first lime he returned, hut
being sent 4 s:cDlid time, lie joined the Srmlnoles, in.
sirad ii having been killed by them, rs was supposed.
Piimus is nnw in no cI:viaGie situation. lie must turn
traitor 10 the Indians now, or he must die. IT Is SAID,
that General JtSup ttnInnaS Ul HIN Ia point out ~
him where the hostile Indians and their families are,
and told him thai he has ill ncxt Saturday 10 give the
Information required; hut that, it he t!:rn refused 20 give
it nn4 % as required, !ns should die The death of a trail
tort hat lie si,ou!d be hung. Valuable information res
prctirr the location of the Eostiles will, it is quite pro-
ba!'.. nav. almost certain, bc drawn from the negro pri-
snners. The lex: move OF Gen. Jcsup will, q: course,
we should think, lie upon that point where he shall be
informed ihc Indians are cOliccted-prin1ps their last
strong hold.
In addition 70 The above, we learn from 4 passenger
liza Capt. GaTdnr! arrived at jacksonville on the 18th
inst. from, Tallahassee, who stated that The lEd!aus had
killed n Mr.. Jesse BaEdy. and wnundrd Il Mr.. Scrirhnl,
residing about twenty miles from Suwanrr Spsiug. and
had also fired into the house Of a Mr.. Wells. wi;hor; do.
ing ary da Hlagc.-LEarissLGa literary.
TLya!pA.-IEe Legislative Cnuncil of this Territory
met at Tallahassee OH The "a inst. On the following
GaY Coz. Ca! Transmitted his message. He rcg;r,s The
frequent changes Of The officers charged with the INA
M trInpnt Of The Seminole War, %ascrihing lis prolrac-
ton in 10 iacnnsidera!le degree TO that lie men
linns lie defeats sustained by the enemy on Tie Eth.
18Th, and 2ist nr November, and The 05andonmrnt of
their s,rong-Io'ds ~ The Wi:li!acoochee. He an;icipa-
ted .!rrir siccdy destruction. He recommends that ihe
Council address 4 memorial 10 Government, pTayiur for
Indemnify for the loss sustained by The citizens cf Flo
rida in the war, the war beiag Of I public nature, and
excited b. The public policy Of the country il removing
Tic inGians-NM LIT.