Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-10
REPUBLICAN OFFICE.
Important ners from Forida-PrOtaLte termination

important ners from Florida-ProbaLtet ermina,on
the 1rar. Of
Nv the steamer Newborn, Captain Nc Nulty, arrived
Yesterday morning, from Paatka, We have the import.
ant intelligence that Halleck Iustenuggee has come
IN once more in order TO have an interview with Col
Worth. Only few hours elapsed after the Ia,e
battle in the neighborhood Of The Ockawaha His war.
rors suffered severely in that engagement and he
proposes to surrender. He has again gone out to bring
his people in sixty seventy, including least
twenty warriors. Col. Worth has given him the as.
surance that he shall be made chief, which togele.
with some other inducements held out 10 him, leave no
room to doubt that he is sincere In short, he has been
holly pursued for months past by our indeia,gabe
troops, and is reduced to extremity.
The surrender Of Tialleck virtually finishes the war
Sam Jones and the Prophet are still at the South but
they have not been the settlements committed
murders for a long time. They pretend TO observe
Gen Macombs treaty. Halleck has sent messenger
TO Them and there every reason to believe that The
war is at an end We speak on the authority Of utei.
gent officers who in the Newbern, who have been
Tor years campaigning it in Florida, when state that
the arrival will bring US the gratifying intelligence
that the war is concluded.
One of the officers whom we conversed with was in
the late skirms with Haeck which is represented as
sharply contested affair. Captain Casey's company,
which was most warmly engaged, had been in hot
pursuit since the 4th of March Halleck had DIS
posed his troops perfectly for the combat and waited
ill the attacking party had extended in light infantry
order, and advanced within fifty yards lie retrealed
three different times in good order, from hammock
hammock
Lieut. Arnold in hunting up trail, became sepa.
rated from his command with only three soldiers, one
of whom was killed and the two others wounded
Lieut. Arnold was thus left alone, and had regular per-
sonul comba, with one Of the warriors, with whom he
nged shots-the Indian being badly wounded in
the affair.
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Camp Warm Springs !
Fort Mcclure, Fa., .7prH %, le42
We are here after four days hard work. From Piack
likaha, the Col (Worth) moved with Captains Graham
and Meals Companies of the 4th, under 1t. COL
3D. under Maj. Plymp,on; Captain Reeves, Company
of the 9Th, and Captain Kerrs Company Of Dragons
On the noon Of the 10Th, came upon Haleck Tus
camp, where he, strongly posted, ina
dense hammock, surrounded by water, prepared tor
fight The troops charged the hammock, drove them
turing all their packs pots and kettles, and large guam
titles Of eoon, and dried meal One Indian was killed.
two wounded and one captured. Our loss was one
killed and three wounded. They stood their ground
like men, but il was most perfect break up Through
the captured Indian still further success is anticipated
Since the above was in type, we have been favored
with the sight of letter Of later date, of which the
following is an extract:
WARM SpRIsGs, April 23
We have after ten days of constant toll tracked and
tricked the enemy. The whole OF Halecks band aud
auxiliaries, are now collecting within miles OF our
camp and will trust in forty eight hours, be within
our lines.
An official report hns been received, that detach-
ment under Capt Vanhorn, the Osclla, has sur
prised the camp Of Tus,igee, killed that chief Tom
Tuslgee his nephew, both their wives, and wounded
The children.
The Right Rev. Christopher Gadsden, D. D., Protest
ant Episcopal Bishop of The diocese Of South Carona,
arrived in this city Tuesday last, BY the way P'-
colua.