Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-13

diana have been captured or killed, fe are moi cerah
,rhcr The object is 10 search out and break up, u
poss,ble, all their hiding places and encampme nus
we have seen a letter from st. Augustine, WHICH
states that the prospect OF closing the war IS i"i.
than il has been at any time since its
Can't. Ketchum, of the U. S. Army, has kindly iur-
nished us with the following:
"a DISCHARGED soldier ofthe 9th Infantry, has brought
information that Tiger Tail ana Deer Foot, two liners
nj the TaalIassccs came into tort Clinch on 'he
lcoocbe river about ten days ago, with loo OF their
nronle nearly al! of them warriors, and surrenaered
hi r;sas and ammunition 10 the Commanding OiIcer,
lent Col Lcyins They say they have done hghlhg
and wan, 10 40 Immediately to Arkansas. The proba-
bility is that this movement oil the la,ia's' "a
fastened by rupture between them ana 'le
kies, (who still opposed to em'gtauon}
the death of Goa coo-chee, ovid Cat) VINO was kSd
bv Ticerta few DAYS since near the eversaues' "e
Micasaukies are reported by these Indians 10 uc Yer
hostile and their number Of lighting men sun oou
400 men, they having lost only about lVo men SINCE
the war commenced. .hoso
This is cheering news and when are aoded 70 ''es
$50, the 40 Indians now at Tampa, the 81 prisoner
still in possession of Col Ilarney, and tue at or
No. 4, all of them ready 10 emlgrate, the humpei
amounts to some $780, who had given up the toma'iawh
in Florida for the calumet in Arkansas NO doubt can
be entertained of the entire truth OF the above as y
comes direct from the scene Of opeI 1n
brou rht by an intelligent and trusty soldier
letter from Fort Clnch of the 18th inst 10 gen
tcman in this city, represents that there is lar pros
pect of large number of Indians coming IN III tiia'
place.-Floridian, 23d inst.
Correspondence If tho s1raHnah Republican,
81. .4uguSiinc, FeJ. 3D. lo4l. :
Office Of the .htrs, )
We send you the following extract Of a letter re-
ccvcd from an officer of the Army by US, dated ;,
Fort Ciinch, t. r.,
Near the mouth Of The Withlacoochee River,
January -, ISL.
Sr--It is with no ordinary degree Of pleasure ! IN
form you, that prospect OF ''peaee at last dawhs
upon our afflicted Territory. The Indians are com
ing in rapidly those who have surrendered NJ lhis
post, ard sgnifcd willingness TO cnlgrate number
ed one hundred. Many more will be added during
the present week, and upon the return of Col Looms
from Tampa, who conducted TO tile post large party
of Indians, those also will take up the line OF march
attended by Il strong escort for Tampa.
Capt. Barnum, I'd Infantry, captured on the ockla-
waha few days since, some women and children, Po-
nes and part Of the plumber obtained in the destruction
of Lieut. Sherwood These Indians were OF Alek-Ius-
te-nuggee sparty. "a
Sr Augustine, Jan. 90.
From the South.--By the arrival of the Walter NJ,
from the South, we learn that Col. Harvey and hls
command reached the camp of sam JONES' but the war
riors had fled. The camp very large one-It Is
supposed they have retrcated 10 Wahoo Swamp. Lieut.
Nj Laughlin captured, on the expedition, 5 Indians;
losing one man. Sergeant Surls. The whole Of the In
dian prisoners TO be sent To Tampa in the steamer
T. Samond-n doubt to be again let loose, with passes
from the commanding Geheral-.Nrrs.
we understand that Col llarney has been ordered 10
cease operations South, against the enemy
Coming in.-We hear that ~ Indians have come IN
to Mai LOOMS: we hear that numbers have come in at
Tampa Fort Tanning at Punta Rassa-and we hear Of
Indians going out Therefore allow the storieS
though they spun into matters OF great consequence
to 90 in al one ear and out at the oteraer the fash
ion Of the Indians Herald.