Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-15
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from ,iC -uNteQOeCHie 0uuGHTN 81 CHOH
FoGr PASSING, Jan. 10, 1885
Dear Sir-l wrote yor last from For, Clnch that we
would he another chase. AS expected we
wr,p of next morning. and proceeded 10 old battle
gruurd where found the body Of our brave corade
vino had fallen n tie affair of the 26l had been taken
up aud mangled in most horrd by the Indians
We took his remains. and inferred them, where
varc foe can ogan have them at his mercy. Al i, was
necessary tn establish post IN that neIgbohnod, we
built pr inside OF which made his grave, and
sIred him once more 10 his mother Garth In honor TO
hs memory. called Fnr Jenningsa fit name and
iii place. for siler To sleep that sleep which knows
m waking There may hn rest, until The last trump
sIali wake his long long sleep, and summon him TO
swcr To his name, when called irnm the great muster
roll Of the Chief who commands the armies of the eter
nal world
From, the scarcity Of provisions, have been
peed 10 fall back Fort Funning where there is pen-
IT, The brigade left this morning, to Co. il possible to
the mouth Of the Suwunnee. and drive the Indians up
into The Wakusassee hammock There were plenty Of
them there when we left Fort Jennings The object is
TO take them in the and come at their families
shall inin them at the mouth, by The steamer Marion,
which CO. operates with Long before you hear from
ME again, have doubt we shall have had battle, as
we know where the Indians are, and they cannot /
think escape They also the hercest tribe in the
na,iun, numbering something like 400 warriors.
j. w. RI. DAWSON.
TALLAHASSEE Feb 3.--The bill calling Convention
s'fD the purpose Of organizing State Government IN
Florida, has passed and become law. The Convention
is ut the city Of ST Joseph, The LIST day Of
December next
We are informed, that about two weeks since, a de.
achmcnl Of Gen Nelson's regiment had an engagement
with party of Indians. between Fort White and Claw
Landing. in which four Indians killed. and q NUN.
Der supposed 10 have been wounded, who carried
off. The whites losl two killed and two woundrd.-
Five Indian prisoners were akon-three squaws and two
warriors. The warriors subsequently, made their escap pc
The squaws say that Tigertail is this side the Suwan
nee committing depreda,ions. His toTce could not he
asceIained, the Indians refused to give any further
information. The above is mt official, but from the
from which 1t obtained, believe is emit
tied to credit - floridiGn.
LATEST FROM FLORIDA
SAvASSAn, Wednesday, Feb. by The arrival Of
the steamer Camden, Capt Mills, from St Augustine,
we learn that battle was fought on the 25,h ut on the
were defeated lhongh with the loss the part Of
troops, of nine killed, and thirty wounded
Gen Jesup is among the wounded, having received a
severe flesh wound, said to have been in the face.
Nothing is said of the loss Of the enemy, though sup.
posed to have been great, Many cattle, ponies, and
hogs with other property, taken BY troops.
friend has furnished the following list OF killed and
wounded in this action:
OF the arlrry-ked-on corporal, company A,
Sd artillery; one private, company II, do.
Wnuudcd-one sergeant and one private, {severely)
company d. Sd arlery one private, Severely cnupa.
ny G. do; $40 prIvates, Zone severely, one sghily,)
corrany n, do.
OF the 81 d.agoons- wounded-one sergeant (slight
lr) company X
OF the battalion Tennessee Voluneers-hve were kill
ed eight dangerously wounded Il since dead) and 10
slightly wounded
Total killed (ded of wounds, SO; wounded-30.
Since writing the above we learn from Maj. Mel Lean,
who is passenger in the Camden, that on The evening
of the I'd inst express arrived at Gareys Ferry, oia
Fort King and reported there and believed that
the express brought the information that runners had
come in and informed the commanding officer that a ILL.,
gator aud Sam Jones had auarreled and had separated
and that Sam Jones, with but 80 warriors, had lel ALI
gator.
The runners stated that the Indians would be coming
in at Fort Taylor, in large numbers, within three days
The impression with many is tina, these accounts are
founded in truth, the Indians generally scattered
without leaders, in small parties having, very re-
Gently. been seen in the vicinity of Volusia
Major Mclean further states that he learned from the
commanding officer al Gareys Ferry, that Gen. Jesup
on the Goth ut subsequent to the action of the 24h
was a, the head Of the San Lncia river large fresh
trail with we'll founded hopes of overakng the enemy
We have subsequent to the receipt Of the above IN.
Formations had placed in our hands the following extracts