The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-21

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Governor Brown, of Florida, has addressed let
ter to the President, which find published in the
Tallahassee Flordian of the 18th inst, in which he
urges upon the Government of the nted States
the obligation not only to make provision for the
pay and subsistence of the volunteers ordered into
service by Governor Mosely, his predecessor to
render protection to the frontier settlements which
the General Government had slip ulated to perform
but to ask also that adequate provision may be made
for all losses sustained from Indian disturbances in
Florida, and compensation and support for the in
habitants the frontier who were driven from
their homes by the recent Indian outbreak, and
driven to seek shelter and protection in forts
and stoekades, which they were compelled to build
and defend and that all those who performed such
duties may be considered in service and allowed
pay, as in the public service. The troops for whom
the provision is asked were called into service by
Gov. Mosely, the occasion of the outbreak, for
the protection of the frontier but were not mustered
into the service OF the United States; but kept on
duty until the troops of the United States had ar
rived in sufficient numbers to protect the frontier
Gov. Brown furnishes strong reasons for iustfying
the call at the time, and the retention of the men
in service; and he recaptulates the provisions of
LfedAieS anu lne ACTS Oh lHt government OF lut
United States, by which it is bound to effect the
removal of the Seminole Indians from the State,
agreeaby to the provisions of the treaty of Payne's
Landing, which completed the negotiation and the
subsequent treaty of Fort Gadsden for their reno
VAL to furnish force sufficient FOR the protec-
ton of the frontier settlements, and to keep the
Indians under proper subsection until that should
be accomplished. The urgency and importance of
the matter Gov. Brown thinks demand special
message to Congress from the President, inviting
immediate action for the remedy of the grievance
of which Florida complains.
By the latest intelligence from Tampa, it appears
that the interviews with the Indians had not effect
ed any thing for their removal from Florida and it
is the prevailing opinion that they will not emigrate
willingly. 1t is said that the Seminoles have re-
Gently made law that whoever mentioned the
subject of emigration should be punished with
death. Sam Jones, chief of the tribe, is the one
who is most strenuously opposed to emigration
General Twiggs has taken step prohibiting all
intercourse with them, which seems to imply a
conviction on his part that the Indians not per-
suaded to emigrate, and never will emgrate if not
compelled by force. The delegation from Arkan-
sas had not yet met them in council and it is said
they were AFRAID TO meet them alohei on account OF
the above mentioned law.
Yesterday (the 20th) Gen, Twiggs was to hold
another talk with Billy Bowlegs and other Semi
mole Chiefs at Chok- ka-nic-la, which is a council
ground sixty miles from Tampa.
The Government steamer Col. Clay had been
down at Charlotte Harbor, with two companies Of
the 9TH Infantry, under the command of Major
Holiness to establish post there by order of Gen
Twiggs The U. S. steamer De Rosset was or.
dered to proceed to the same point on the 9th inst
1t is stated that the greatest activity pervaded
cry department of the service in Florida particu
ary that under the superintendent OF the energetic
! Quartermaster.