Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-02-13
From the Georgian, Jan. %
GOOD NEWS FROM FLORIDA.

By the steam packet Florida Capt Mex, from
vi Augustine, we yesterday received The Ut Aa.
CUISINE News, of Friday laa.. which contains
the s%uhjoined gratifying intelligence.
Such energy on the pat Of Col Harvey. Maj
Childs, and their brave officers and men, will do
more TO sud this almost lin duTation) Trojan
war, than all the armislices and white flags wlieh
could bo declared or displayed 10 temporise with
The blood thirsty savages.
In such a naffaro The taurel's gained mpr not
he ~ conspicuous as those won in the field OF
civilized warfare, but why not
The officer aud soldier fee. the same enthusiastic
love ofcoun.ry which inspired the yetesan tac'i-
clan in a more scientific struggle. Without The
glitter Of arms rejecting the sun a, mid day, with.
on, tho inspiring gasb Of The soldier, OF the en-
couraging roll Of the drum. the roar Of a cannon
and excitement Of disciplined armies contend ng
for supremacy, they march day and night, through
5ogsand swamps, tracking the insid'ous foe, and
having their attention aroused by the slightest + Us
tie that distnrbs the air. Their couch-the we,
swsrd Of hoslile country canopy, the sky
Of heaven, they lie down, as Harvey and his
gallant men at Caloosahatchee, to be awakened
by tho war whorp Of O deccitful fo., ard the
dying groans Of their murdered companians.
v in iaurels reaped in such q contest no, bloom
us fresh as those won on other fields It's the
love of country which inspires these noble men,
which prompts. them to hold on to their commis-
sions, and lay not down their swords until the
savage has been driven from his lair, and peace
restored TO bleeding Florida.
Gratitude! ay. what gratitude is not due by
A mericans-0hst bursts of genuine feeling do we
not hear issue from the hearts of Floridians
whenithey contemplate men, some of them grown
gray in their country servlce-others on whose
chins;the down Of youth has hardly changed into
the beard of manhood-a and oil, sacrificing the
Of domestic life, and exchanging the
couch tease for The bed Of disease and death,
and at ,ha bonr Of n'ed rushing in the discharge
Of their duty to protec. the defenceIess citizen,
his wife and children ?
We do not, like some believe that any part Of
our gallant little army have baen remiss in their
efforts TO end the war.
Many, very many have had 40 opportunity to
grapple with the enemy, and some of our a..
dent officers have been Yeas in Florida, passing
tedious hours in for. or garrison while they bum.
ed 10 svenge the names oftle murdered Dade and
his Spartan band.
Savannah lost their Bassinger, in the first con-
with the Ruthless Seminole. Ia the last on
record, she can point to another of her sons, am
Of emulaiing the devotion of the heroic
who in the deadly melee. when friends,
officers ard men strewed the crilnsoned plain, ex.
claimed-.I am the last officer leil-Boys, we'll do
The hest we can.'
But Re conclude to give our readers the follow
ing:
From the st Augustine news. 22d inst.
MORE GLORIOUS NEWS!!
The schr Frances, Capt Cooper arrived this
bringing the glorious news of additional
success IN the capture and destruction of The en-
enay south. On the 9Th, Col Harvey captured
and killed in the Everglades, IL Indians. On the
10Th, ct Indian river, The ommand under Maj
81 Childs, Lieuts Taylor. step.oe, Van Vliet. and
Dr. Simmons, captured 81 Indians and negroes.
and killing four. On the eleventh, on the 81
Johns, Lieutenants Taylor and Van Vliel cap.
lured 5 Indians, killing one: Col Harvey had
% return for additional force, ard is again in pur-
suit of the enemy.
The news from the south is truly cheering the
successes of Col Harvey. aud the prompt and
gallant couduci of MAJOR Chi.ds,ana officers Of thr
ID Artillery, are entitled to all praise. Msior
10 a brave officer and already distinguished
or good conduct at Fort Dlai4e. We say God
'pe.d such men as are operating South they
Irv.
Since the above was prepared for the press We
lave received from Capt Nick Of Florida, the fol-
owing from the St Augustin Herald on the 22l
10 whom we return our thanks, as the
who politely furnished US with the
Jews.
From the St Augustine Herald.
Toihe politeness of Lieut. Col Gates, Sd artil-
cry. we are indebted for the following important
eport. Major Chiids, will be remembered in Flo
ida for the perseverance and energy which so
happily resulted in the capture of indians aha,
We announce to day.
FORT PIERCE. FLA. >
Ian 18th ls4i.
sir-I have the honor ~.o-tepor. that 1 arrived
I this post with q reinforcement OLA F Compan-
. of the Sd Art. OIL the 20ih uitima.
Learning that Indians had been seen at Glib.
IT'S Bar, Immediately fitted out six boals With
aisty Eve men. and on the 23d, al night, left for
iilberi's Bar, and from thence 10 Jupiter Inlet,
farshing The shores daring The night for Indian