Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-18

I WNlCn was accepted, and he was liberated. The amount of the bail bond is S5OOO
 MT. Mckenzie being called upon. George P. Barker, Esq. made short speech, assuring the crowd of Mir. McK's safety, and that he would be permitted to return to Navy Island. The meeting then dissolved.
 The demand made by General Arcularius upon Gen. Van Rensselaer,, for the delivery of the artillery and muskets belonging to the state, now at Navy Island, was, as we ex- pectcd. not complied with. It is said that Gen. A. now intends to demand them in a formal manner from the Canadian authori- ties, with the expectation that, if by chance they should be captured, the state will ulti- mately be able to recover possession of them. We know not but that such would be the ef- feet of the demand, but our opinion is, if talk en, they would be held by the British as law full prizes. Courtesy to this country, howev- CT, might induce them to give up the arms.l DISASTROUS NEWS FROM FLORIDA.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.
 The apprehensions which we expressed, a few days ago, as to the probable character of the next news we should receive from the seat of war in Florida, are already unhappi- ly too far realized. An action has been fought between detachment of the Regulars and Missouri Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Taylor, and the Indians, said to have been commanded by Sam Jones. which appears to have resulted most disastrously to our troops, twenty eight Cncluding sever- al valuable officers) having been killed, and one hundred and eleven wounded.
 1 The following, by the Express Mail of yes- terday, arc all the particulars that have reached us, each account, however, confirm ing the other in all essential particulars: Sapannah, Jun. 6, le33-2 P. "A. l From F7orida.-From Captain Mills, of the steamer Camden, from Carey's Ferry, arriv- ed this morning, we learn that on the 18th ult. between Peas creek and the big Cypress swamp small party of Indians was seen and pursued, and when the pursuing party reached the hammock, the Indians were dis covered in great force, and a, a,severe contest immediately ensued, in which twenty eight of our gallant troops were killed, and one hundred and eleven wounded. Among the killed are Colonel Thompson, Captain Van Swearingen, Lieutenant Brook, and It. Gen. ter, all of the Army, and Col. Gentry, Capt. Andrews, and It. Walker, volunteers, woun- ded. Col. Gentry has since died.
 The loss of the Indians not ascertained, but presumed to be large. A few days pre-. vious, Gen. Jessup captured 27 Indians near Fort Lane.
 Ertract of letter from Black Greek, Jan. 9.
 An express reached here this morning, in 40 hours from Tampa, bringing the intelli- gence of a battle having been fought between the Seminoles under Sam Jones and Alligator, and the regular forces under Col. z. Taylor, lst infantry. It is not distinctly stated where the action took place, but presume it must have been in the immediate vicinity of Lake Kissimnee, as we know by previous accounts, via Fort Mellon, of his being there on the 23d of December. Both parties must have fought with the most determined bravery, We have met with severe loss. Ut. Col. Thompson, Capt. Van Swearingen, and It. Centre and Brooks killed, Capt. Geo. An drews and It. Walker severely wounded; Col. Gentry, of the Missouri volunteers, mor- tally wounded (since dead.) Killed and wounded lS9 say Ill wounded, and 26 kill led. The loss of the Indians we have not as- certained, but they were completely cut up.
 From the Ne,o- York Courier and Enquirer.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1898.
 The journal being read, a message was re- ceived from tho President of the United States relative to the attack made by the Brit ish soldiers on the steamer Caroline. The Message of the President is per contra of the Message of Friday. It calls the attack an
 
 excitement existing on the frontiers The President says he has ordered out the New York militia to preserve neutrality, and giv- en notice to the British minister of the attack made upon the American soil and American citizens. The President asked for appropri- ations to support the soldiers he had called out. The message was accompanied by sev- eral documents from the District officers of New York, and atidavits from the citizens in the Steamer Caroline.
 MT. Poinsett's letter to General Scott is al- so one of the documents, and also his letters to the Governors of New. York and Vermont, calling for troops. MT. Poinsett's letter to Gen. Scott gives him full authority and com- mand over the troops. The President trans ters all his powers, and for the rest tells Gen. Scott to act upon his own discretion. The letters to the Governors, for calling out troops, requests Governor Marcy and Governor Jen- lson to raise troops far from the frontier, in order to have them as little excited as possi- ble. MT. Forsyth's letter to Mir. Fox; com plains of the attack made upon the Caroline, and says the Government will call upon the British Government for redress. Accompa- nying his letter he sends an account of the attack made by the British soldiers upon the steamer Caroline.
 All the documents were read, MT. Thomp- son of $. c. denounced the coolness and in- differenceof MT. Forsyth's letter to Mir. Fox in the severest terms. MT. T. said the at- tack was murderous, outrageous, cruel and bloody, and demanded the severest and inn mediate redress from the British Govern. ment. A member from New-York, then called for the reading of McNabb's letter to Mir. Rogers of New York, explaining and apolo- gizlng for the conduct ofthe British and com.