Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-04
FROM FLORIDA

hupusline Herald Of the 25iE ul ,latra "itis
very generally reported and grhsrty o"eYtd, ha'
the Florida Altu aganto be ci:d "lo s'fTice, "i
der command OF Gen. Hernandez. 1t IS said that TIE
order has Le.n for aarded 10 Gen. Tay !H Tor That puf
pose. -
81 cosry yut:Grd by sm!a party 81 GaI.d-n 'r""Ps
nader C.?t NErs 10 e compelled 20 a. i"G'l their
piuilrr to make good their escape 10 whites nEni-
bered but about twelve, ad the Indians supposed about
,iuty or dirty FIVE Seycn;Ct packs were laGrnhy III"
tyoo.s ani found contain Pa!y The pn"c"r IA
ken from the house rf Mr.. Roam. s Apaa2hIco'a,
about three miles brlnw C.rmn4hrns ri""';!on. !lr
Roam tcing informed by hs negroes o The c"n'emp'"i
ed tie Indians siccerded IN making ms cscae
with his fanily tie river. In on" Il The lacks
was found tn coat rrcngnzrd brung Eg t. Nj Las
lie recently murdered on he Disturbance. Capt WI
Tiers company had been ordered By tr G"Tr'nor 70 re-
pair To Smiths Island, for the capture 81 parry oi
Creeks knuwn 10 frequent The, place. Ih'g lad !!ru
however, before the nrrga Of oar troops and are n"
doubt the party pursued Their Course appeared 10 be
South east and viii he likely intercepted b. the G'Gs
den troops who recently lett Quincy The Leon c"un
" troops lr this cry Thursday last eighty sittg
They v III rcn!. zTr,s Jacksons Bull the Ocknsk
oner We hope in few days to hear of s'ns decisive
movement; -!Ioi !!:hA.
SAVANNAH, Aug 23.-By the Steamer Sau,He, Capt
Brooks Grc,n Black Creek, have received from
esteemed correspondent line following !-t"::
NEw.sNsvIILE. f. + Aug ~
Dear Sir = An express Ia. ls Iniir. reached here
brlncn: the Intelligence Of an attack made np"n The
1
lie wagons returning from tlr il"r place, and
whru shc; ii miles rom tie hill. they attack hy
Tia: inIars One corporal q" L::- 'nns an! ON private
wrrr killed. five murs killed. and three wagons cairrd
oil The -ld The To l- train consisted o"y vi
c.gt men, a:l easily Gccn1n. tor he CcCurr"nCc.
Last y'af there P"s'i'Se "fG"! i7"'m Ike Grnefa
cpr:innGng. tlat ;i'as an" mounted c"mprny should
accompany i'av:uG the ii pas II has brrn
matter al surprise ell ;4i The TAN between Fort
Iirllp,nan a!i F"i. Mican"ry has not h"rr Gu! oil Gar
ng the Summer, it regularly Ieavrs w'u'uL single
Tor escort THIS qnes looking '"'", and Is.
in NY humble opinion, a" rupad"nal" "c" 81 neglect
/ Tie expedition under Lieut. Get iaincy returned
twn or lhrer days ago. The officers WIKI him were
. CAPTAINS Fulton, Iompkns and Bullock L!"rt Bake
/ Q! t!i- ~ Dragons. aud AoJ General lia'!I" Opt
BRYANT and his vi ir company "cI" iri SICK vt Mica.
! no?v Gag, Trmpkrns aud Lieut.. Bake dangerously
sicS Fnu White. The expedition suffered severely,
ard places where none tut have eve"
before gore: destroyed considerable towns a!i Ie com,
. pumpkins IL N:, aaA surprised camp which hsd
! bu, ins;aat he!J;e been a5AnL a'd. IIsy found
! III al cGpning Nc
Great Dissatisfaction exists among the officers ol the
staff aad pi:cG,triy anon t.e medical u':rris The or
DIR tec-iy published pfc-c,aing he mode o! selecting
medical officers irr duty III Fl"rda is extremely partial
aud unjust. md operates uniav"aHy upon surHe who
have the .:Io.ge-, claims 70 Al indulgence. an ac-
Gnainrd "it surgeon who has been more years III
This territory than any .c other surgeons assistants
in the army AMI performed mare actual hard service
than tho w! 1--WE together; yet he Ii made TO remain
in FiHiJa y l- who have been here ,ctaitr
! have been permitted 10 g" hUme This surgeon has
compancJ several of the expeditions west Of the Mis-
stsirri. and iss scar "I: tar ~ Regiment Of
! Dtsgoons from ST. L,uis hy lanh, journey OF IG0
DIes-ih severest ana NEST imp at duty 10 which
can be assigned They do il3r SUI .cuu
G-n, RAJ the :, crr,ary but pr-sune the arranscnlr
lie offspring Of All al interim parsonage.
Gnrgi"n
Sr. ArGrsrIXE, Aug 70.
A negro man, belonging 70 Kingsley, E.q.. who
was iahen from dayton Island sc,ue time by
dams returned to tn"n on Thursday evening last lie
states ,h,l he captured by The party and carried to
island, which IL took t:c:n days 10 reach He
saws that there large number at Indians, lie
presses it-pIen'y, plenty plenty; but, as he is old
a.riran lie has very extended idea ci numbers and
but lur correct knome ledge can Be obtained from him.
He give idea of the direction he travelled lie
was s'x days in returning lie was dealt with hardly.
ana had hut little food gwen :i which doubtless rem
dcrd h'n more anxious 10 effect his escape.
(FrOrs the i !. Correspondent IF he " i.'oigtncr)
New York August 30.
We have nc US uf IXsGERsCTioS n Porto RICO. the
Governor having been assnssrard and 200 Of The prin.
c!pal inhabitants having been arrested SIX hundred
troops had been sent from Havana 10 Porto Rico IN
EeCvemcr uF this news.
The North American TtCst and Banking Company,
it is stated, have concluded arrangement with The
Commissioners of the State Of Arkansas Tor the purchase
O. P bonds Of that State TO the amount at one million
Ct dollars These hOrts have thirty years to ran, bcar-
} ing interest al SIX per cent per annGnl.
here is bit lite dang IN the money market The
Southern and Western banks in their resumption and
preparation for it, have drawn heavily upon s city tor
specie which, in degree, has crrp ID" acton oi
barkS Ia maze money scarcer and 10 RAISE The
rate Of interest IN the street.
The Congress of Governors at Montreal and Quebec
have separated and the ae. have gone back TO their
respective jurisdictions.
The raic of exchange England continues at 100 .
Fcv cent.
TnE DEATH OF JAMx. G. HIppLE-A painful sen.
se.ion protuccd throughout, community yes
icrday, by the death of James G. Biddc, Esq, which
occurred carly hour Of The morning. Mr.. b. wa,
DISTINGUISHED member Of the Phllade phia Bar and
loved ard carcc;cd by all who enjoyed the pleasure OF
his acquaintance. AS member of the Reform Conren.
ton ct lhIs State, he signalsed himself well by the
blindness The power ard persuasion Of his arguments
His decease announced in the Court OF Criminal
Sessions Yesterday in eloquent and appropriate
ncr, by David Paul Brown Esq whose notion sc.
conded by J NJ. Rush, Esq The Couf; adjourned over
until to-day Phil Ing
CouasncraL CuxyrNrIox AT meeting held last
evening, the Mayor OF The Borough in the chair issolu.
tons adopted approving the proprley Of frequent
meetings Of tie friends Of Southern Commerce. and rp
/ pointing committee to make arrangements for the
sembng al HE Convention in this Borough in Novein.
Der next The same committee also charged with
the duty nf seuding eegalcs 10 the Augusta CoHyen-
ton should BE- deemed e1peG!cnt cDria! invita-
ton was extended 10 cur brethren Of North Carolina to
join us IN Convention in November. aad the Editors Of
Virginia and North Carolina mostly requested 10
aid in The great and good Of eHiancp s,ng the
| South from her commercial !hraidon
| [.futoK Beacon, lag. 81.
II OHIo RIVER The Cinrinnati Gazette Of the
27ru says: The river is still falling On Saturday the
Ccquee, two md half feet draught reached Cincin.
natl from Pit,sbutg, which place she left Monday
last. fui OF passengers Reports Tuckahoe aground at
the foot of Raccoon Island on The 9th, aud Hmboy
aground al Guyando.te.'
New ORLraHs, August % The Columbia is report
ed by passengers who from Galveston in her, and
Who haze arrsd in the city, To be hard aground thirty
miles below They that there is no truth in the re
ports brought by Tie Teche, of Indian disturbances
| the frontier; Of such events had reached
| Houston when they left.