The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-23

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revenge. AT his own expense he fitted
out two small ships and getting to-
gether 100 soldiers and elghty-tour SAIL
ors, embarked for Florida. HG arrived
attwhat Is now Ferrandina, where he
enlisted the services oe the Indians, who
had good reason TO hale the spanlards.
MeleEdez, expecting some sort of ven
gennce woutd sooner or later be meted
out TO him. had strengthened his posi-
ton at San Mateo by the erection OF
two small forts at the rivers mouth.
De Gourges took these BY surprise and
then advanced upon San Mateo Itself,
which yielded after a short but bloody
struggle. \, n
The few Spaninrds who escaped the
sword OF the French and the war clubs
ofsthe Indian allies, were taken to the
same spot where in 1866 Melendez or
dered the butchery OF Ribault and his
colouists. and after the ,mockery OF q
trlai. sentenced to DEATH
/. Dc GourgeS force was too small to
venture to attack st. Augustine, which
Alelendez had made the Spanish strong
hold. 1t remained for Sir Francis
Drake to fly the flag OF an hostile ma
ton from It's walls and to lead the first
hostile force through Its gates. This
was II, 1856 when he. was, homeward
bound from one OF his expeditions on
the Spanish main. With the settlement
OF South Carolina an active warfare
sprang up between the Spaniards and
their English nelghbors, and in l665 a
captain, John Davis, made O descent
upon st. Augustine and sacke dthe city.
The Spantards responded In kind by
destroying the settlements along the
Ashley river. This was followed by a
long period OF Indian wnrs on the Dor
der. inspired by the Spanish on one side
and the English on the other, and from
which both provinces! suffered about
equally.
Governor Moore finally induced the
assembly OF South Carolina to vote an
expedition against st. Augustine. A
body Of 600 militia and several hundred
friendly Indians, under the command OF
Colonel Daniel, advanced by land. while
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he. had been able to gather.
The land force reached ST. Augustine
first and easily captured the town, the
citizens retiring ut It's approach behind
the Notifications.
Upon his ARRIVAL Moore commenced
the attack from the water from, but was
unable to destroy the works with the
small guns he had brought He dis
yon ff.b Ia nj af n nj chime tO
Jamaica to purchase suitable cannon.
While the latter was absent two Span
ish frigates appeared in the offing and
Moore hurriedly raised the siege and
sailed north. d
The Spaniards sought revenge by In
citing the Indians to attack the settle
ments Of South Carolina, an industry
that had been allowed to languish some
what, and Moore, with his militia,
ra!ded the border. destroying all the
towns of the. Spanish Indians. ~
He was followed by Captain Palmer.
who, with a force of 800 men, invaded
Florida and swept the province like q
pestilence. driving off the. slaves and
stock OF the planters. and burning their
homes.
! During the American revolution,
Florida remained loyu! to the mother
country. and became the 'favorite ref
uge OF royaiists from the north, while
her militia was called out to assist the
English in resisting the "perfidious in
situations" Of the rebels.
In 17I9. as war existed between Spain
and England, Bernardo de Galvez. COM
mandant Of the Spanish possessions
west OF the Mississippi. captured Baton
Rouge, then In what was known as
West Florida. Two years later he at
tackled Pensacola, which was strongly
fortified and garrisoned by 1000 regu-
lars under General Campbell. A shell
found its way into an open magazine,
the explosion destroyed a redoubt, and
abled the Spaniards to carry the works
by assault. At the close OF the Ameri-
can revolutions England, wishing for
peace, restored Florida to Spain.
The United States and Florida were
more or less hostile to each other from
the very. start. 1t was the time, of In
dian outrages, that lasted n hundred
years, inspired by each country against
the other. and by the encouragement
that the Spaniards gave to escaping
slaves from the. southern states. This
trouble grew towards o head in 1871.
when General Jackson, with his 5000
men, marched against Pensacola, where
Spain had allowed British troops TO be
stationed. Jackson battered down the
Notifications and forced Captain Mich
OILS, the English agent, to retreat to
the Appalach!cola river with his three
companies OF regulars.
Here Nichols established. a settlement
for refugee slaves. Indians and desper-
ADDE'S from the United States. building
q fort which he at first garrisoned by
an English force, though. when the war
of 1872 came to an end his troops We're
withdrawn and the fort turned over to
the leader OF the slaves, a negro by the
name OF Garcia. 2sss
Spain not only tolerated this active
breach Of good faith within;the borders
OF her province. but furnished the Sem
inoge Indians with arms and ammuri-
ton, and In 1918 General jackson again
entered Florida ut the head OF an army.
This campaign ended in 1919, c'when
Spain coded Florida to the United
States. u
Talk About Nerve. q
WASHINGTON. June 22.-The heavy
demand for coal is inducing a number
OF thrifty individuals near the seat OF
war to secure large stocks. OF this neces-
sity OF naval warfare, on the. presump-
tIopt Tho thn t>nyarurpnf will mi rob 30