Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-05

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nil over The Union charging upon The Canadian nnho-
r, The most barbarous and wanton treatment oil pr
sorers and with awlcssly aEresting and npTison!ng
American citizens.
(From The Snrnnnah Georgian, .uareh %
FLnuIDA lSpIASs.-1he extracts OF letters WHICH ioi'
low are published for general niormatIn?:
Extract from letter from tamp, near Fort 'aPt'F L.
f., Ftb. IL. 1888
"The 9Th of this month"; we left here and pursued the
Indians in n south westerly direction - miles ne
country il almost covered with swamps and marshes;
patch Of palmetto intervening every two or three hun
dred wards making ground enough 10 pitch an OCCASION
al camp We took but Ia wagons. and carried most oil
our provisions packed mules. On the evening OF The
Iih oar scouts reported Indians in the neghborhoOd,
and the next morning marched in pursuit with The al
most positive expectation of having fight Our guides
told Cen Jssup that if he would send out white flag
the Indians would surrender. The General thought
proper to Try the experiment and ii succeeded very
wci!-abou fifty sixty warriors made their appear
ance all painted in the most groesque fashion, ready tor
battle They were posted in drnse cypress swamp
surrounded by wafer and mud, waist deep. Had the
white flag been ten minutes later. Major Ashby (ihc
advanced gnard) would have caught severe fire
Tile Indians first said they were willing 10 do any
thing FIR Gen Jesup they even offered 10 Join The forces
and fight the Mcasukes but afterwards declined doug
that against those who had fought for them. The In
dams expressed themselves weared and tired Of fighting
they stated that their and children had suffered
great deal having been driven than 200 miles
they say, that have taken all their CATTLE
of surrender The indians (Tus Ike gees gang Of Semi
noles) are be the old battle ground by the l9lh Of
this month with all their women and children. Cen
Jesup promised them 10 write 10 the President, and 10
get him allow them TO remain in portion OF the
territory: this though not stipulation in The treaty
Poor creatures il would be humane 10 put them IN ano
tter country at least. would think for verify
there is not an acre of ground between this and Fort
Taylor worth two blades of grass You may rest assured
these Indians are be whipped in gh' or two
fights nay, in dozen, they will never put them
selves in 4 situation to be caught
Extract from Il letter. daiM - go,
Fogr JUPITER, Feb. -. 1888.
"On onr getting % miles South west nf this, we came
near the Indians (say 2)0) They were just going TO
fre-a black man begged to go with flag, saying he
knew the Indians would give up We hhlleG-a lag
was sen-out came forty council or pnrley was
held with Tus Ike gee, aud subchie The General re-.
ouired them to come in. &c. They talked az usual
plead To suspend hostIips, &c. The General told
them last, he would like TO write 10 The President
tia, his red people before him and if they
near 10 his camp that he could say in truth he would
try TO get him 10 allow him 10 stop in the country,
South % deg They said that they would GO into the
hammock and consult They did so, and in twenty mi.
nutes closed with the terms. They to come and
encamp miles off. with all their people in ten days,
FEB 2Oih) In half an hour after our conference we
had % OF the warriors in our camp, begging for bread
and corn and more particularly tobacco. We oil saw
that we had gone tro hammncks hogs, ponds scrubs,
and swamps that frightfuI, and that if could
bring these out of the labyrinth by flag on good terms,
il would have happy resultant such an one, too, as
would satisfy all these people, and, no doubt our govern
ment.
E1raet frOm euer from The Superintendent Of Cherokee
Emigration, receiUsd at Tie Var Department, daed tho
ssTbe Indians are still so wavering and unstable in
their determination the subject of removal, that ]
find my founded expectations liable to dsappoinL.
ment This 10 be accounted for in the single fact.
now rendered clear aud indispn,able, tina! long
Mr.. Ross and his delegation remain IN Washington,
the idea prevails that efforts are still being made by
them 10 alter the treaty as to meet their expectation;
that possibly the country may yet be retained by them.
and Tia; removal West during the tendency of the
effort may should it finally succeed deprive such
had migrated Of share in the benefit. The language
is ,hlt MIR Ross is making great exertlons for u.s. or
he would home; and we cannot think OF depart
ing for the West until see and consult him. SO
fixed very many in this way, that believe hazard
little in stating that considerable proportion OF this
fortunate people will be found obsnaely hanging on Mr..
Ross return among them, should that lime be as remote
as year 10 come; and all efforts To convince the
Indians that the door is closed on the part Of the Execu
tive and Congress upon any further negotiations relative
TO the treaty have weight when MIR Ross speaks diff
fereny for his word is worth more than the testimony
of every white man in The Western country and long
as he stands mys,crously aloof just so long will the
Chernkees be found procrnsnalng their removal and
they are only becoming vicious and debauched
but more destitute and wretched every day.-Gio6e.
WAsHISGTnS March 80.
M,yp,yrs CAsE-The Circuit Court Of this District
was Yesterday moved TO Issue their process of attach
nen agnnst Amos Kendall, Postmaster. General, for
contempt in dsobeying the mundamus heretofore issued
in this case. Mr. K. s. Coke, who made the appiica.
ton for the attachment made short statement OF the
facts which had anspred since the decision OF the Su
preme Court He read correspondence with the Post
master General, which, with his own statements, exit
brd in the strongest possible point OF view the courtesy
and lorbearance and determination which had been ex
hbiled BY his clients in endeavoring TO obtain payment
Of their just demands
The decision of The Court has not been given, when
it is. readers shall know it.-.Nat. Int.
The Circuit Court yesterday, issued peremptory
mandamus in the case Of the Postmaster General re.
,urnabe next Tuesday If not complied with by that
time attachment issues as matter Of course
HadiSonian, March 81.
From the proceedings in the District Court, reported
in the ntegencer it will be inferred that the Post
master General has declined all further action upon the
Solicitor award in favor of Messrs Stockton and Stokes
We understand that such not the fact; that the Post
master General before the meeting OF The District Court
did all that he supposed expected of him in the case
By transmitting the Solicitors awards TO the Auditor
who settles The accounts of the Department, and keeps
the books in which they entered and that the Au
dor has not yet had tine 10 satisfy his mind upon
all points involved Int is earnestly attempting TO do So
and has refused to enter the credits report the
count.
II would that the proceedings in court without
waiting for the effect of the Postmaster Generals com.
munca,on to the Auditor, not called for by the in
terests of the claimants and if intended 10 hold him up
as refusing do ministerial act in which there is
responsibility manes,ly unjust they inju-
rious.-Gl0Je, March 81.
E1traeto Of letter from ". York
The courtesy of Capt. Perry, u N, brother 10 the
immortal hero of same name, enabled Inc by short
cruise in the gate Fulton, Thursday, appreciate
the value Of steam battery.
One thousand tons -burhen propelled by engines ca.
pabe Of exerting nine hundred horse power moving
the rate Of Is knots hour presenting small surface
above hostile cannon, armed with GS FOUNDERS,
and enabled by the distance al which she hull an
enemy without exposure to return fire, she is invaua-
BILE in hurbo defence, and if the system is carried
will render useless further expenditures Notifications