Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-16
gsOyE EST'EC.
FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.

III
Capt, Mayee arrived at this port last evening from The
above place We are indebted to The polileness OF a
passenger for "The News" of Nov 3D. II Is the hrs
number Of very weekly, the project of which wa'
mentioned in the "ller1ld some lime since-Te copy
from the News, the following items:
The Schooner Escort, Cooper, from New Y ork, bound
10 Whesviie (Fa) sprung leak. aud was run ashore
on the 27th October Malanzas Bar, 10 save The lives
Of her pusseuS and crew.
FioGl letter dated Carey Ferry, oct 81 1870, 10
gentleman in This place.
can is hustle here Col Twiggs, I'd Dragons and
Col Cross Quarter Master General of the Army in Flo
rlda, leave for Fort Mecn.
post will be established at folusia garrsoneo oy SIX
Companies Of Cd Dragcous. The lst aud 9Th Infantry
and portion CT the Cd Dragoons, 10 concentrate at Nil
canopy. The Sd Artillery and 9Th Infantry, are ordered
10 Florida immediately.
Gen Taylor has left for Tampa Bay, and il is currently
reported that Sam Jones will come in, and that the war
is shout being closed.
Dlsros,rIoS nr TEoops The first Infantry are 10
concentrate at Fort Clnch on The Nithlacoochee SIX
companies of second Dragons will proceed, in few
DAYS 10 Vousa TO operate in that vicinity, towards
Fort King, and the Ocklnwaha-aad New Smyrna will
be re.occnpicd
Brev, Mai Ashby second Dragons, is charged with
TIE examination Of the country Of the ST. Johns
Companies A. and D. second Drsgoons assigned TO
,ha, duty also portion OF Capt Mlckers Compa
ny Florida Volunteers.
Company Z, 4lh Artillery will be divided between
the posts Of ST Augustine and For! Peyton.
pnsts:-l Sergeant, Corporal and privales to Pco'
la.s-I Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal and II PIT
Yates, to For, Hanson. Tie remaining portion OF the
Company WILL under command OF the Captain, accom-
pany Major Ashby
All the sick in General Hospital a, Pico!us, will be
sen, 10 ST. Augustine
Surgeon De Camp and Assistant Surgeon Byrne are
assigned duty in lhr fed, with second Dragons.
Snrgcoa Maxwell, 4th Artillery. Surgeon McLaren,
Wady Hill, Ga.
We learn by The arrival Of gentleman from Traders
Hil (saYs The ST Augustine Herald o! The 18th alt
that u white man has been taken in the Oketsenoke
Swami; under Suspicious circumstances II IS said that
he was discovered the vicinity of an Indian camp from
which from appearances, It's inmates had pecPiia'fy
rc,-ra,et as fiIc burning and meat cooking. lie
would give no account OF himself, except that he said
h. got lost IN the swamp.
Il will be recolecied that some time last summer a
whole family named Wild, murdered, with the ex
ceplon o! boy about 10 years of ~ho said he was
Suffered 10 escape by white man. The individual tax.
en- supposed be the same and The boy has been sent
fnF 81, Mays in order If possible, IN recognize him.
The prisoner in custody Of Nal LOOMS, in The vicinity
Of Kettle Creek.
Eriroc IF icer Gaed GGreys Ferry 18Th Of Oct 1888
The SIX Companies Of the A!h ARTILLERY, have arrived
here since my last communication. They are 10 be DIS.
thulcd 10 the different rns,s; !wo Companies 10 90 10
Fort Mellon one 70 Fort tiar!ce. 10 Fort Gelanj.
(NewransyIl|e and one 10 remain here Col fanni"g,
who went Fort Mellon with four Companies Of The
18th Artillery epor's that the Indians have destroyed
the buildings n that place.
PENSACOLA, Oct 81
.Enrni The U. S schooner Grampus arrived here
Thursday los; from cruise The Mexican Coast, and
last from Tie Bazc
We lsarn through friend here that Com. Morris is
spoken Of as commander Of the West !adla Squadron,
that Captains Kennedy, Shub'ick Newton and Ste.
phens. applicants for the Yard here The Secretary
had gone North, and appointments had been yet
made.
The E7andrwne friga,e is 10 be fitted for the Pacfc
Commodore Ballard had advised the Department Of his
intention n return hore. but had heen ordered TO wait
for . relief The United States is ordered TO return
from the Mediterranean The Levant was 10 sail the
l0th, TO the middle OF this month, for Pensacola.
CouRr OF ExQU,Rr.-The President OF the D. ). has
ordered Court OF Enquiry TO 81, Mt ST Louis, The
18th Of October take into consideration the
tons made aoains, Major Brsn, in his discharge Of the
duties OF QuafteruaStfr.
We copy the following paragraph from The Ph!adel
phs Exchange RO0iS
Loss of tie Schooner Portsmouth and Loss Of Life
The Schooner Portsmouth, James Hart master, sailed
ito.n Ne~ York the Goth OF October bound to Mar
folk On TUESDAY. the wind came ont at y. w and
bleH very heavy and continued 10 blow until Nednes-
day, and A. 4 + NJ. made Hog island in nine fnthoms
wafer Capt II then shaped his for Cape Henry,
as ne always had done, (having made 1873 successful
voyages from New York TO Noriaik) when 10 his sur.
prise the vessel struck the bottom, aud immediately
bgrd ARD LAYS sunk in 10 feet water high tide, is
total wreck, having buIsted open, the gone the
tide e5bing and flowing into her
The Captain of the scbr A Edmonds after ,akng
of the passengers and Zone Of the passengers, u
servant 20 MIR Hall, persisted on the wreck during the
nigb went 10 the wreck, but there was not the least
prospect OF saving any thing and they abandoned het-
She lies great distance from the shore. The Passen
gers Misa Dickson of Portsmouth, Va; Mr.. Bray
Of North Carolina Mr.. Jones Of New York; Mr.. Hall
who very intirm but survived through the inc!e
money OF the night The wreck with the other pasSen
gers
The passengers captain and crew saved nothing bu
what they had and Capt. Hart informs US he los
every thug but his lie lie had about six hundred dol
lars worth of goods his account, and was par
Of the vesselno insurance orhe goods and only
u part cf the schooner insured
Since The above wos in type we have received the fol
lowing letter from WIN Rowland, Esq the agent Of tt
New York and Norfolk Line Of Packets addressed /,
that gentleman by Capt Hart. 1t is graphic descrip
tion Of The disaster:
81 sea- ON JoarS of the sehr q Edsr0rds, Capt Sam
Ed,sariS Jound 10 Philadelphia, Nor. 2d 1888.
Dear Sir-lt is with deep regret, but with grateful
thanks TO Almighty God, VIII" has preserved my lift
amid the perils through which have passed. that in
form you Of the loss of the schooner Portsmouth, will
oil her and every thing connected with her WIZ
the plinn Of who persisted, all The passengers
the Portsmouth and her crew. now with me on boar
Of this vessel have saved nothing but what had on
and part OF tina, has been washed from me- The passen
gers lost every thirgaIso the seamen The scene wa
Terrible ard nothing but the providence OF God rescue
us from destruction. The schooner struck on Wednss
day evening at sunset about eight miles South oil hog
Island, lump or shoa about six miles from shore
where have crossed fifty times and never toun
less than 3 | fa,homs; but the wind had blown S
hard from North West alter the soundngs FL
teen feet, and there were no breakers within two mile
in shore of me When the schooner struck, though
she would go off in few minutes-but in fifteen sh
bryan to leak aud in thirty she bilged aud filled witt
water The wind veered 10 N. by Il and blew
gale which drove us within three miles of shore wheI
we were taken off BY Captan Edwards as stated above
An of u. were much faIigued and worn down Mis-
Dickson bore the calamity remarkably well. The pas
sengcrs 60 ua, attach any blame TO me- as had been oil
deck ,hs whole passage and adopted every measure 10
the safety Of The vessel But snch has been my n'sor
tuae for the ars, time would write more III de'a'