Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-20
CAMP LocuA.HA1cHEE,

YESTERDAY, u
Them The battle lasted only all hour or t"o' when we
drove them in every direction. Our loss was only eign
killed and thirty three wounded, two since deao) Ho
officer wounded but Gen. Jesup, who received sish'
wound below his lett eye. -,
We made no prisoners md found onl y two dead IN,
dams n The battle grnund-we have however, cap'ufco
sryrrnl hundred head Of cattle.
The Indians were poslrd in n very thick hlmInock
with derp stream running through it-they were STA
TONED along the stream, behind trees and s,unps, M
which they had cut matches 10 rest their rifles IN. IL
was xrriney difficult f,r TO penetrate Inc nam
mock aud particularly uncomfortable, as The lndian ~
H. bulls flew thick and FAST and the stream WIS mol t''o
cable but deep enough to swim both man and hnrse.
SWAIN nv hors twice across the creek aud at course
was drpncied from uot to head But we lave been IN
the Everglades where the SYRINGE OF thc earlh Ii '""-
thirds covered with waller, and NJ" dry spot Is 10 e
fund In rest foot on. We have been conpeiiso 10
halt tu day, until make road through tie
hammuck and construct 4 bridge over the stream
Our provisions nearly exhausted ana our hofses
and mules nearly good l'r nothing, from nara ser
wee and limited food. But have nscfrlane' that
w.. shall find supplies within few miles hon us
ON the lower part of the stream we are now on
which is one Of The branches Of Jupiter Inlet begin
now 10 think probable that we shall som close lhe
war We have already taken from The Indians nearly
thousand head "f ca,e-sx hundred ny Col. Lay "i 81
and about tuYr hundred by uriy. Beef must have
been for some tule their principal support! al tlcy
could not LA " had hunt, and sc must s""n
find al their DRIVES then We can drive lie lndlahs
from every position they may take-allhouGh with
greater loss Vi life on side than on theirs; ano
lhpv cannut retreat much farther South nor can they
well pass by us towards The North, with their wa"
men, children and cattle, without our observation ana
close pursuit Bat we must d. aHhiS soon for the sea
son i: advancing when i! would be Impossible to exist III
has climate ii is excessively hot, and SOM We
shall b. 80 annoyed BY The vile INSECTS reptiles and mas
,.a which now very offensive that disease would IN
evaby ensue. The Indians cannot remain here atlet
,hr last Of March; and il would b. unwise and dnng"r
for remain here ailcr the middle OF febrnarf-
at least so say the Indians have caPued-and such
the appearances Of the country indicates There IS no
other part OF The Garth like it believe II would lie
safer to make campaign in Africa than in this part OF
the country 81 any time offer February.
icrveny hope that this is the last war, (lndIan war
al lrasl) lut il ~ i'll ever be my fate 10 participate in
1t Iauguing cherries, and every way uncomfortable
There is seldom any thing 10 animate enlven US, ex.
cppt such affair had yesterday. which excited
rs little bu, the only pleasure it could give would
and did arise from The hope that il has tendency
close The war, and allow us to return to our Trends
and families It is no for triumph 10 beat aud
drive The poor, miserable Indians who desperate.
" and u5slinateiy conrndng for their natural rights
and pr>srsSinns against most unequal nrces We have
no other officer hrre believe bu, Lieut. Craig of your
acquaintance; and gives me much pleasure to state
nat he behaved with great gaantry. and was among
the foremost in the fight You must let his friends know
this.
JUPITER INLET, Jan. q.
had written the foregoing, when the order was given
TO march We directed our movement to the Inlet gu.
pilcr neD about ) miles from our battle-ground, and
ped on large Bay miles from the ocean
Here boats with provisions and forage met US lust
nj ht and the order is for 10 larch 10 morrow
morning. Our direction must be to the South, sup
pose, the trail uf the retreailng enemy. IL Is impns
sb!e to say when shall again Uvcruke them-it Will
depend upon themselves. An Indian, with his vile and
Two children taken by scouting party the day OF
the battle some distance from US, and they report that
the ndisns divided about in strong Places but that
greater portion near large Lake, in which
there was an Island, where they were taking their wo-
men and children 10 be in quiet and retirement, while
they would be IN the field to dispute every iRch OF
ground with us-and that they could guide us 10 that
Lake If we could take their women and children, they
would certainly cume in | think.
Fredericksburg Arena.
(From thr Pensacola Ga=ettc Jan. 2T)
NAv.L.-'rhe u s. schooner Grampus sailed hence
on Yesterday We understand her destination Is 81.
Marks Lieut. Waldon, commanding the Marines of
the West India Squadron, goes i'll her, with from o0 To
20 marines This force will probably he employed, II
necessary in the defence of the frontier settlements,
which have bren lately assaIed BY the Indians. We
may safely congratulate fellow citizens upon the eli.
fci-nt protection which the command of Lieut. W.,
small j! u.s. will he to atturd Their commander,
and most Of the men, have already "done the State some
SCI vice. 10 this unhappy war.
IMroRrAsr STEAMBOAT AERvAL.-To the great sur
prize aud nj the same me qualification OF our Citizens,
the steamboat, Robert Fulton Captain Romans, arrived
here on Saturday, from Buffalo, with detachment OF
three companies Of U. s. troops under the command OF
Colonel Worth for The protection OF this frontier and the
preservation Of neutrality between The United States and
Great Britain.
The immediate object OF this expedition by water,
a, this Indictment and dangerous Tor navigation,
was W" understand, follows: The patriot tnrces on
Navy Island had evacuated that post and retired unnrm-
ed into The United States; and circumstances led to
the belief that the intention of some of The most de.
termnfd OF them was, 10 concentrate ut same point
Up the LAKE, where, it was supposed, they had made mr.
Engagements for the steamboat New England to meet
them aud take aud land them somewhere on the Canada
shore this quarter for hostile operations against that
province With characteristic foresight and energy,
Gen Scott Immediately took measures to bring The New
England into the U. S. service, which he detained al
Bnfao for that purpose and sent The ulton win the
troops t. iDtece pit The patriots who be found en-
bodied At any the ports up the hike AS had been an
,icpaled considerable number were ound collected al
Dunkirk waiting for The boat large depot OF arms
and munitions Of also discovered, short dis
lance in the interior from the village The men voun-
tary dsperSrd and The arms were seized ana put on
board the Fulton
The disposition of the troops brought mp by the Full
ton is we understand by order of Gen Brady, TO be as
fellows: one company 10 be stationed at Dearbornville,
10 protect The Arsenal another to repair to Fort Gratot
and The third tn remain for the present in this city.
Gen Van Rensselaer, and Mackenzie were IN Buffalo
when the Fulton left Van Rensselaer, had been arrested
and held to bail With the exception OF the lnconstde.
rabe Indy found III DuDkrK Inc palrios VINO eqacualeu
Navy Island had abandoned their enterprise and return.
ed To their homes.
The Fulton left Buffalo Sunday last
Detroit Free Press, Jan 90.
THE UxIrLn STATES MiSr.-'rke whole coinage for
the last year the s. mint amounts to S329o ,eO5
comprising SLAB 3O5 in gold, S2096Ol0 in silver and
S 5S3 in copper, and composed Of l30l013l pieces oil
coin. The number of silver coins made during The
last ycnr are rs fellows: Half-doars 3,G29S30 quar-
ter d. 225 400 dimes ,042,0 900; half do 2:29G 0OO-
The number of cents coined during the same period was
30 5G2 0G0 BY the tables it appears that the total
anonnt Of the coinage was upwards OF tour mAitons
less Than in 1885, in 1884, and not so much as IN 1888
bv mnre than Two millions Of dollars.
The Opposite Banks in NtU Orleans The amount OF
public funds with these Benks at the close of 1886,
nearly millions Of dollars and a, The time of the su'
pension Of specie payments nearly two millions and