The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-07
FROM FLORIDA.

1t will be seen BY the following extract from
the ST. Augustine News, that our Army is at last.
under the command Of Col. Worth, doing itself
great credit in the Florida war.
Glorious .Ne,cs from the Soulh-.Sirtu-fhree In
dams killed and captured BY the arrival of the
schooner Walter NJ, Capt. Hitchcock, on We'd
nesday last. and the steamer VIM. CASTOR, Capt
Henry, on Thursday, from the South, we are
furnished with the gratifying intelligence that
Capt. r. d. A. Wade, I'd Artillery, with his
Company, whilst on scout near Lake, between
Hisborough Inlet and the Evers ladies', called
Lake Worth, came upon TWO camps of Indians
He attacked them, and after killing ghr, (six
men and two boys) took forty eight, destroyed
twenty canoes and large quantity of provisions,
which they had collected to carry to Sam Jones;
Camp, and returned without loss, 10 Fort Lau-
derdale. One of the prisoners afterwards offered
10 go and bling in those who had escaped from
the attack, and being SENT returned with seven
additional warriors, making in all killed and
taken sxtv-three Indians, men, women, and chill
dreD. Another warrior has gone out 10 bring in
more.
The scout consisted of sixty men, commanded
by Capt. Wade, and accompanied BY Lieutenant
Thomas and DIR. Emmerson. This, we believe
is the largest haul made by any officer. in fair
field, during the war; and we congratulate the
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consider it one oil the fruits of the wise and liberal
system adopted by the gallant Col. Worth, Of
leaving discretion with the junior officers to
carry on the war " on their own hook" without
waiting for instructions from old fellows al dis
lance. Capt. Wade and Lieut.. Thomas deserve
and will recey e the whole credit OF This important
service, which will 60 far towards ending the war.
We understand that Lieutenant Wise, with 70
men had started on scout in pursuit of Sam
Jones accompanied by Lieutenants Shevor. Ran
kin and Churchill. We heartily wish them sue
cess.
Tie scout from Folt Dallas, commanded by
Capt. Burke, had not returned. they have been
abs emf or weeks.
Major Childs had gone down TO Fort Lauder
dale. and was preparing for general scout 10 The
Oke- bee Lake.
A BRITISH WHIa.-The papers have duly in
formed the public of The arrival in this country of
Lord Morpeih, a distinguished member of the late
Wing Ministry in England. Some Of the papers
have gone into particulars respecting his pedigree
civil services &c. The New Era especially has
devoted nearly a column TO laudatory notice OF
this British Wing, who, as We learn from The AL
banv Argus, has recently been paying a visit 10
MIR. Van Buren, at Kiudeh hook Lord Morpeth is
a nobleman i'll the sense of every word, and cour-
tesy is wortbily bestowed upon him. Mr.. Van
Buren,, we have have M doubt, entertained him
with graceful hospitality, for whatever mly be
his political sins, the ExPresident is gentleman.
All these things are very proper, but what hue
would have been raised had Lord Morpeth visited
Nh. Webster or MIR. Clay, instead Of Mr. Van
Buren,, and had wing paper, the ". Y Com
Adv. Tor instance, instead of The New Era, con-
tanned the long article respecting his Lordship
What an upurning of democratic eyes would
have been witnessed. Benton would have seen
in it more proof of the " damnabe conspiracy of
the British Whigs," and with his choicest thun-
behring's and most ominous givings out, would
have moJed 10 raise a committee If the Senate
with power to send for,persoas and papers. The
correspondence OF John Smith. President oil the
Bark IF Missouri, with Mr.. Frederick Ruth,
stock broker of Change Alley, London, would
have been no touch TO it. Happy, thrice fortu-
nate people who thus live under the blessed reign
of humbug Buff. Com. .4dv.