Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-08
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DOMESTIC.
OFFICIAL
REPORT OF TIE BATTLE I1 or LASI 9ksE co'hh
VIII statement detGH If tlS operations IN me P@
from the 18Th December to the 4h January
nEAp-QrAnrESs F;R.r Bsro.DE,
ARaY NITHLAcoocHEE,
For. Gcrdr.r, January 4. 1893
S,v. On the 10Th u,mo received al this place n
communication from Major General Jesup, informing
me that all hopes of bringing the war to close BY ne
collation. through the interference or mediation Oh the
Cherokee deleg CATION. at an end, Sam Jones' vain
the ackasukies having determined TO fight out TO The
last and directing proceed with the ehsl pnssioe
delay against any portion OF the enemy might near o'
within striking distance, and to destroy or capture MIN
After leaving officers and an adequate iurce ior
the protection OF my depot, marched the next morning
with twelve days ralinns ny means OF transportation
not enabling to carry ni"re) with the naance OF my
command consisting OF Captain Munroes company "l
the 4th Artillery total o men, the LIST Infantry "rIrr
the command Of Lieutenant C"oucl Davenport. iT
strong the 4h Inra'ry, nader the c"Wnana t" Lieu
tenant Colonel Foster, 27I; the 9Th Infantry, under
Lieutenant Colonel Thompson 22l; the Missouri vol"n
teers le0 oygaus Spies ~; Pioneers 81; ronlonsers
49, and 20 Delaware indians; making force exclusive
of officers Of 1882 men; the greater part vt the Shaw
having been detached aud the balance refusing |"
accompany me, under the pretsxl That number "f hen
were sick, and HE remainder were without moccisns
| moved down the West side &C the kssinn,ee, III
eas,erly course towards Lake isopnga, Tor the
following reasons: First because knew that portion
of the ilostes were he found IN that direction; Sc
cond if Gen Jesup sh ,ud fail in with The MckasGk'"$
and drive them, they might attempt 10 "indr hun by
crossing the k;ssnnee from the East to the West SIDE
of the peninsula between this and lis entrance mo
Okee. Chobee in which might he near a. hand I"
intercept hun; third, TO orera;re and induce suci OF
the enemy who had been making propositions. :" give
themselves up, and who appeared very SLOW 1t no" to
hesitate in complying with their promises on that head
10 surrender at once; and lastly deemed it udvsab I"
erect block houses and small picket work On the Ms
s;ntnee for third depot, 10 "r 80 miles below
this and obtain knowledge q" tn: intervening country
as had guide who could be relied on, ana ny His
means open communication with C" Snth, who was
operating up The Calonsehatchce SanyGrl 're:, un
der my orders.
Late in the evening Of the first days march, me- The
Indian chief Jumper. with his iumy, and par; M s
band consisting Of fifteen mel. part d them with To-
miles, and few negroes-in all. sky three souls-on
his way give himself up, in cont'l"y TO previous
arrangement had entered :nto with hun they were
conducted by Captain Parks, and u few Sha%nees IL
(Parks) Is active and Intelligent ha!;arrrd vino i: at
the head Of the friendly indians. both Sha"rres aud De-
lawares and whom had ed to arrange and bring
in Jumper, aud as many oil his "nPi" rs ~ c"un pre-
vail on TO come in. We cacamped that night near the
same spot and the next morning having ordered Capt
Parks to Join me, and take command Of the Drlawarrs.
and having despatched Jumper IN charge OF son SHAW
nees this place and 80 on 10 Fort Fraser coninucd
nv march, after having forward three friendly Sc
ninoles gain intelligence 10 the position OF the
enemy
About or the same Gay, Sent IolWdlu ono pat-
TALON Of Genuys regiment, under command OF Lieut.
Col Price to pick up any sragg ers that might fall 10 his
way; 10 encamp two or three miles in advance OF The
main force; TO act with great c;rcumspecon, and 10
muncae promptly any occurrence tina, might take place
in his vicinity important for me- to know. About 10 p.
m. received note from the Co!onel, stating That the
three Semnoles sent forward IL the morning had re-
turned that they had been at or where Alligator had
encamped IL 10 miles in his advance; that I've (Alll
pato) had left there with part OF HIS family four days
before under the pretex Of separating his relations, &c
from the Mckasukies, preparatory to his snrrendeng
with them; that there several families remaining
at the camp referred to- who wished Ia give themselves
up and would remain there until we took possession of
them unless they iurcb!y carried of that night
by the Mckasukes who were encaped al no great dis
lance from them.
In consequence of this intelligence, after directing
Lieutens Colonel Davenport TO loow eatiy IN the
morning with the infantry, little alter midnight put
myse at the head OF the residue Of the mounted men,
Joined Lieutenant Coonel Price, proceeded on crossing
lstopoea Outlet, and after ylght took possession
Of the enca,npment referred 10, where found the in
mates who had not been disturbed They consisted of
an old and two young ones, aud several women and
children, amounting in all 10 20 individuals The old
man informed me that Alligator very anxious to
parate his people from the Ackasukies, who were
camped OF the opposite side OF the hissmmer, distant
about 20 miles, where they would fight us | sent him
to Alligator say him, if he sincere in his pro
fessons, 10 meet the next day at The kissimmee,
where the trail was marching on crossed and where
should halt.
As soon as the infantry up moved Oh tn the
place designated which reached lite that evening and
where encamped. About III, p the old Indian
turned bringing very equlvocal message from AIliga
tor Who he stated, he had accidentally. Also, that
the Mickasukies were still encnnped where they had
been for some days. and where they were determined to
fight Us.
/ determined at once on induging them
practicable Accordingly, the mex. morning, after la;
ing out small stockade work tor the protection Of :u
ture depot, in order 10 enable to move with the
greatest CELEBRITY, deposited the whole Of my heavy
baggage, including artillery, &c aud having Prursnned
the command to include the Goth utter leaving Captain
Munroe with his company, the Pioneers, PontonecrS,
with SIS sick and disabled infantry, and portion OF The
friendly Indians, who alleged that they unable to
march further crossed the Kssimnee sking the old In
dian az guide who had been captured the day before,
and who accompanied with great apparent reluctance
in pursuit of the enemy and early the next day reached
Alligators encampuent, situated on the edge of cub
bsre Tree hammock in the midst of large prairie; from
the appearance of which, and other encampmen's in The
vicinity and the many evidences Of slaughtered cattle
there must have been several hundred individuals.
At another small hammock at great distance from
Allgators encampment, and surrounded by swamp,
imoassabe for mounted men, The spies surprised
campment containing old man, four young men aud
sorre women and children. One Of the party immedi
ately raised white flag, when the taken pos
session of and brought the swamp to The main bo
dy. proceeded with interpreter to meet them
They proved be Semnoes and protested TO be friend
w. They stated that they preparing 10 come in
they had Just slaughtered number of cattle and were
employed in drying and jerking the same They also
informed me that The Mickasukes, headed by A.vi.a.ka