Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-30
Destroyed, 90 canoes.
Caninfri. Ii rifles.

49, Nt
Captured, - rifles.
II pnwderhorns, well flled)
" any quantity Of balls and buckshot, and as
for provisions, more than you can tell. Pumpkins,
coontie, beans, &c. No loss or my part. All returned
we'll. The Indians were ready fur a hight, and very
well prepared. Had CD men (of ID. and X. companies,
I'd Artrllefy) Lieut.. Thomas and Assistant Surgeon
Emerson accompanied
Hurrah for odd Wdde!' lie went out WIN sixty
men-brought aem home safe, and brought a fair nc-
connt Of sIxrY THREE lsDIAss. From the commence
me nj Of the war no axpl"it has equalied this.
To the pnlilencss of officers of the Garrison we are
indebted for the following particulars OF Captain WAGE ,
admirable expedition
| Wade, Sd Artillery, commanding at Fort Lauderda'e,
ION the Atlantic coast, 30 miles North of Key BiscayneD
caurht an Indian fishing on the beach, who undertook
TO conduc, him .oa village. Setting out with oo men,
he came 10 the place, where he shot ;, ana captured ~
Oce of the captured Informed him, that he had been 2
great friend Of Sam Jones, but lately had quarrelied'
| and that he would guide to another village ~ miles d's,
lant. To THIS village they went, where they captured
81, without receiving a shot, although the Indians had
thirteen loaded rifles Ibid. !.
Capt. Wade would permit him TO 20 after them. Per.
mission was given, and he returned with a men and 2
boys. As the party returned to the post, another In.
dian came up and surrendered himself.
Lieu:enants Wyse, Radkin, Thomas and Churchill,
hid gone out with 20 men, guided BY this friendly In
dian; but not knowing where Sam Jones is, they expect
u issiS St'SN0s' Sa" - epPNS ~ ~ - ~ ~
march South of Lake Osechobes, with a few warriors,
and on the return of this party Major Childs intends
proceeding with boats into the Everglades TO hunt him
out.
"How old is old Wade:" wus the enquiry made al
Black Creek some years ago at a convivial party, where
sold Wade" was present. 81 cant tell, - replied a ca
Diet from West Point, " but | remember he was a Isl,
Lieutenant of the Sd Artillery at Braddoek's Defeat"
[B.
The News on Captain Wade operations, remarks
"Capt. Wade and Lieut.. Thomas deserve, and will
receive, the whole credit Of this important service,
which will go far towards ending the war.
We understand that Lieut.. Wyse, with seventy men,
had started on a scout in pursuit of Sam Jones, accom-.
panied by Lieuts. Shower, Rankin and Churchill. We
heartily wish them success.
Major Childs had gone down 10 Fort Lauderdale, and
was preparing for q general scout TO the Oka.ch bee
Lake.
Assistant. Surgeon Porter, ordered from this Post TO
New York.
Assis,an,-Surgeon Van Buren,, has assumed charge
Of this Post.
Lieut.. Col. Gates, ordered to Traders Hill, on an
examination of that Post, Fort Moniac, and North Sta.
ton, which have been placed within his District and
under his snperintendance..
Lient. Patrick has temporarily assumed charge Of the
settlement, of the country. file is a very active and ef-
fcient officer.
Il is said that a small party of Indians were brought
in at PIlatka, a few days since, by one Of the runners
sent out By Col. Worth.