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& *• W" f 1 ■ SAVANNAH ‘KBPH.U^tgAN. ^FBBDKRMPff, 0- •* - miNTEH. C> Jkl>» » n rut" B-Th. **W» *»» ,,,-A r»rj.:i.-» r ' '‘ , "' T ■-t „.ro !fli.W.VOt.K ll'.ill. . , >61W Liters fi-CM the ff<-r Vrvarlmtot / ior Gat. Grin ', i" iiejot Gni. I i.w, svdfto tile l^ivi-nor af.^i.abtma Vi, 1 for t' xntbc territory. Ji-ctrac'* cfa letter front *J jJSSSrW*? ... P (he JpdfOetotorelHffc j *3E[S* • JJ. lauHii tto Uoonr to arkuM'icapF tne I receipt of vo w fetter flfe 1 tf j" <• cov- crioua <:,•? ot rur . “fi -nutiU- by loi. •>: tbs Seo.ti.M.- Avritanigrril tiiail**,by y :,> ' " tojjjtu* *»urrcn«l«t<* "f •»»« w»rdrev of our citizen*". -C *' 1- ,,y pre.-idcfl, 4...J T»«t b ?Ulio»«. S lifurm you. *'•»»• tie ujq*' r,, * r *.VK«f»c«>Wi<.- iniMit uf MS Wun\' y^r-iiif r of this* rv In Fo.t Sc!>ttoYl'Cf.i* htm-'tt, a* *»*“ Ifililitir■■») force. vlPvflWUjTO?Wji ■at'.l ast h»r. t t‘l> m m i t' ui; fu r U i r n d< p’ri.y' .j<j>riin°ierjfi£«3ii ip«, vd itidueing t"iie|nj, liatH'titvi'pirali'tiTur re which to nffiivc comaiitteJ. Si-obl th^y.fiott- >o. po-sevcre in tin ir rcfusuf tu.niaki' X#Toli .opaKutiot., it i» Jlse >‘>>t V# l' r, 'r * ,1,1,'iit tli a; yonrUinu.Utbbt, jft that account, |>ii» tin-liar, iittltcK upon them within rl.i'liw'itfti'l Fii’iiilB. ill:lilycu villi', have recriyjoi ( t«'lj er im-truttioi.V ft oiii this (l"|M>'m>nt'. aL.',-, ' ■ ' «Yon arc UuOTW 'iw.'i'I'f»4’'rm»vc the In- ilianssti!I.iCni.iioiriiu<i!i the !tjnd'> ceded i»y the treaty in.i.'.* by general. Jackson with tliu creeks; and. in doing-so, it inky be proper lo f.tnin so.hr,ol them as ho* tuges, iiillil rc/iai alien may have bed made for the ilei.ivd lions which have been" committed. 'On this subjopt, how ever, :o well ai map Tier of reitioving •them, y*u wHI wrcrcirje your discretiou. McIntosh aiol life ojiier ehwjfttof the creek nation, who fleas hero nwn' time sine*; expressed then, il.-cideilly, tlie nnwilliiio. licss to permit any of tin. hostile .Indians •to return to their nation.” > • >. “1*. S. The aiiUtm ity to remove the In •rlians will^of rotfrRe, not extend td lhose .« Indians, iand their families, tvlio .have claims to reservations of land under the *• 'treaty.” Copy of a ktirrfrom tt'crpe Ornhstni,'. setirf* Secrelory ol'«ar, (o central t.aincs, daled'^iI of Diccii.brr, 18!“. . Sir: Your letter of the 9th bit-advis ' Jug uf the rdfl «m"thfr gjtvwtror «<f Gmif . gut, to .nflt.emble the auxilary force wliiph , 1>ail lieon previousiy. reqttiretl by' you at i3s£jw>rt Ifawklns’ btr tho SUth ult. has been ^Sbeetyed. It is Imped that the letter addreRsed to you, from tl.i$ department,on:the 30th tJcfober, wilf'liave been received, and tint you wiltboir^fle-y.iur operations to the nhjects stated in tliat communication, aiid to }u<K & disposition of the regular force under your command,aa will deter th'c Sentinole-Imlian* from making fnr- ther depredations on the frontiers of Georgia. . Thestate of qurnegaciaUon with Spain, 'and the temper mr^ifestea by the prtnei- ipal European powers, make it impolitic, m the opinion .of the President, to move a force at this. tfme into the' Spanish pos- ' sessions, for the’mere purpose of chastis ing the Setninoles for depredations which have heretofore been committed by them. I have, && &c. Copy of a letter from J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, to.Oeiieral Caines, dated Sth Decern- ■ V.r, 1811. Sir—Your letter bearing date the 21st •ultimo, and advising of the arrival ofthe 1st brigade at Furt Scott on the 19lJi ul timo, and of the subsequent attack on. tlie Indians at Fowl-tuwn, has been received- Although th? necessity ofthis attack and the coiiseouent effusion of blood is exceed ingly to be regretted, yet,, it is. hoped, that* the prompt measures which were ta ken by you da your arrival at Fort Scott, and ihe'display of such an efficient force in that quarter, will induce the Indians to ‘ abstain from further depredations, and to sue for pence, Referring to the letters addressed to you from this department on the SOth of betober, and’2d of December, as manifest ingthe views of the President; L have'to request that you conform to the instruc tions therein given. Should the Indians, however, assemble in force on'the Span ish side of the linej and persevere in com- v.iitting Iiustillitics within the limits ofthe Uniteu States, vou will, in thutevetit, ex-‘ errise a sound discretion, as to the propri ety of crossing the line for the purpose of attacking them, and breaking' up their towns. pfBIfliBliV If®*' 1 have, &c. !cc. _ Copy of r. fcticrfroro J. <V Calhoun, Secretary of War, to General Gaines, dated J6m Dccem- r,.; / b«T 1M7.." Sir: On the receipt of this letter, should the Seminole lmfi.'tns'still refuse tb make reparatloti for their outrage? and depreda tions o.i the ciir.-.ens ,>f the United States, it is the. wish of the President, tliat you consider" yourself- ht liberty to march across the^Flcrida line, and to attack them within its limit?, should it be found neces- ’ ’The tncv^asiu^disjda.T of it .snte ieten- tinns bv, the Seminal.'’ ludians,tiia v render it tiec» ->aiy lort-imccntrsfd all' the copti- guoes and "dtsjioseable force of your divi sion, upon tliat quarter. The regular force now there is about eight hundred strous, ami-one thousand milida of the State of Georgia arc called into service. ^General Gaines ,cffiniates the stremeth of the In dians at two thousand *:ve:v hundred. .Should vou be uf opinion that, our numbers I are too small-to beat, the enemy, you will .call on the'executives of the adjacent (states fur such an additional militia force i as you tnay deem.requisite. ■_*, J;. _■ General .Gaines, bad-been ordered carlv j in.last month to repair to Amelia Islam... 1 It is presumed tliat lie has,;therefore, re- j lntiju}shc<l the command at Fort Scoff I Subsequent order- have beelfgivcntolpf } Gni lies, (Copies of which will yon) advising him that greeted to take eumnmtv^-, ^ '"5 l »"|. Trequirc it?thecom r unt '' vou should, ar- 1 ”" ni ,i.“L f - < Ss(^vevcr,thc General should vive there. U' Vcssed to Florida,before the sub- W»vfi^orders may have reached him,bp instructed to jienetrate to the tu-mi,- i:\de tov, n«, through the Florida?, provided ihe strength- of hts command at- Amelia nould justify his engaging ‘ih - offensive operations. »*>■ • •'\W<P!i8%3.. : iKii^ QlMl this view, yon may5bb ptjejtarcd to canccptrate j your'forces afftl to a'tfopt the litres.-arv measures, to terminate a con- llict, vvhidi it his been the desiye of the P. eindent, fromsconsitlerations of hupiani iy, hi avoid, bitt which is now made lie cessary, by tltcir settled hostility. Withiireat respect, I have the hotior, &c. J. C. CALHOUN. Maj. Gen. Avnnxw Jiram.v,. Coijdg.' Soutlier'n Division. Department of war; , ■.DceeutbprSftth, 1817. SirtiYour letters of ?iovember'the 2|5th, ami of the 2d and-Sd jnst. tyer^receivcd by this momin^s^maH. The fate of the detachment umaer’Lieuf. "Scott, ,is much to be fe^retted; but, under all-tlie'circum- stances, -Bablame can attach to yourself, or the officers immealiatefy concerned. When the order of.tne listh-ffqvcinber was’given, directing you to repair to Anj'e- lii Iwand, it wias hoped that the Seminoles would have been, brought to their reason, without an actual ‘use .of .foccef^and that theirbostility would pot assume so serious aq_aspect. Itis now a subject of.imich re- gret, that the service iu that quarter has .been deprived, p( your vyellltnown skill and vigilence. .' Before this will reach you, it is'hoped thafthe vietvsof the President, ih relation, to the settlementon Amelia Island,.will have beep effected. Should that- be the case, it is his wish that-you should im mediately repair to Fort Scbtt; and re-' sume 'the. command, till General Jack- sopfs .arrival, to' whom orders. have tliis day been sent to commaiid.'there; or, if you shuuld think tlie force under your commondi- sufficient, .tbid' other circain- stanccs will admit, to penetrate through Florida, and co-operate in the' attack On the Seminoles. I am not sufficiently act quainted with,the topography of thecoun- try between Amelia and their towns, to say . whether it is-practicable, or vyhat would be the best route; but it is. not im probable that some advantage might! be taken of the St. John's river, to. effect the object. Should it bc practicable, it is prov bable efficient aid might be given to 'tlie attack on them, as tne attention pf their warriors must be wholly directed towards Fort Scott. Should you. think it practie.v; ble and’ advisable to co-operate with ’the force under your command, you will leave a sufficient number at Amelia Island, 4 retain the possession of that place.’ I have the honor to be, &c. HI J- (b'CALHOUN.. Brevet Maj. Gcn. £.;P, Guyis... An extract of a letter to Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines, dated “ Department- of VTar* January 16th, 18W.” . Tlie honor oftfie United States requires that the ivar u ith th&Seminolcs'shoidd be. terminated speedily, and with exemplary ■ lunishment for hostilities so unprovoked. Irders were issued soon after -my arrival here, directing the war to be~carried on within the limits of Florida, shoulditbe necessary to its speedy and effectual terv ininatipn. The orders, I presume;.liavc been received. -As soon as it was known. thatyoii had repaired to Amelia Island, in obedience to ol-ders, and it being uncertain how long you might be detained there, the state of things at Fort Scott made it necessary to order'General Jackson totakc.command, there. Trom his known promptitude,, it is presumable that his arrival may be soon expected; and, in the mean timej full con fidence is placed in your well established- military talents. I hope the junction of tlie militia'wili enable you to carry fn offen sive operations, and to restrain tlie enemy from depredations on the.frontier. J.-C. CALHOUN. Extract ofa letter from J.C. Calhoun, Sef retaiy of War, to Major General Andrew Jackson, dated 29th January, ISIS. “ Your letters of the 12th and 13th inst. alne. received. The metisnres you have tak en to brin" an efficient force into the field, are approbated; and a confident hope is entertained^ that a speedy and successfn! termination of the Indian war, will follow your exertions. 1 ? > \ ;J\ Sarr.uidess-they should shelter themselves under a Spanish iort. In the last event, you w’.r.'iuimeilialeK notify this Depart- -which you have adopted'to terminate the rapture witli the Indians. The honor of our ahnsi. as well as the interest of our' country, requires that it should be as spee dily. terminated as j>Tacticable; and the menf. : 1 have; &r. Sre.'.. •; ' . ^' !f >_ -*; ..)►> DepartmentofVVsri' j; " ,, A - ,1 i- .: .Jli'ccmberHutli,JS17- ! y . Sir: You wiScepaiitV.'tii is little delay r.mfidenre remised ‘is your ■ drill' ahdf as practicable^ lo t-ort -.cott, and assawe -j-r nimpfi: tde assures- u> that peace will be the immediate command ol tlie forces ii: j restored o:i sack conditions'as will make t at section of the Southern division. jL rjit'lit.iiorabie aud permanent.” ' Extract of a letter from tlie Secretary of XVarj to Major General, Andrew Jackson, dated ' Department of War, ) February 6tlu 1818.5* “ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the SOth ultimo, and to acquaint you with the entire appro bation of the Presidentof all the measures •Dcplrtincdt of War, 7 1 13th May, UU3. S Sir—Yoar letter of the lath April, was a few davs since received. I^ft antici pating yimr retiim to the territory, my last communicafton WM directed to vour former residence in Georgia ; but, I pre sume it.has been forwarded to yon, and I will not, tlierefore, repeat its contents- 1 do hope that' the war has.erethia termin ated in the subuiission of the Seminoles, but, if this should'nob be tW fact, you will make such arrange me ers* incur Inch expence, as, b vo'.- judgment, the defence of the territivV'may require. You are autliori/.e^^ 10 draw on the. Department i; >r f,..iis' to cover tlie disbursements V1 ,„ may order. Enclosed is a copy of ^.iic order authorising General Gaines to carry the war into Florida, and you will-consider it as furnishing authority to the troops of the,, territory, to 'pass the Florida line, should it be necessary.— I send also a copy of a message ot the President, communicating information in relation to tbejSeminoIe war. Gen. Jack- son is vested with full powers to conduct 'the'war in the manner which he may judge best. ' T have the honor to.be, &c. t. ^ J..C. CALHOUN. ills Exceltencj’ If. TV. Bibb, ’ Vtremor of .ttabama Territory. • - Department of War, 19th Aug. 1818. SitwI-scndfthe enclosed extract from . the letter of the Secretary of State to the Spanish Minister, in relation to St. Marks and Pensacola. . Sly instructions ,to yon of the 14tli inst. contained the substance of this extract; and my object in commu nicating it now, is, that you may be in' possession' of the precise ideas _ communi- • tated.to the Spanish minister, in caseany difficulty shouidbccur. i’ . - I liave, &c; ,J. C. CALHOUN. • Gen E.F. Gaines. y ' ‘ Department of War, 14th August, 1818. • Sin I. enclose -foryour information a Copy of;the orders to* Gen. Gaines, grow ing’out of the late decision' of. the Presi dent, relative to’ St'Marks' ahd Pensaco ;Ia. . _ ■ I was directed'by the President to wait the reply of the Spanish Minister to Mr. - Adams’ lettEr to him, which' not being re- caiised' so great j.a^ delay is’to rentier it necessary to send theTi.-ders direct to Gen. Gaines, witheut passing them through I have, &c. ' . , J. C. CALHOUN. JUiij. Cen. .Inclrevt Jackson, jTasfiviUe, Tenn. .• DKPARTMr'ST OF. STATE, > 14tli August, 1 1818. - Sin: The president having determined to restore St. Marks and Pensacola; with the llarancas, to.the Spanish authority; tun directed to issue orders to carry this determination into effect. You. will, ac- COrduigli;.give the nccessaiy orders to the commandant at Pensacola to surrender that place with the Barancas, to aoy Span ish officer. properly.authoriscd to; receive them. Autliority>from:tho' governor geii- aral at the llavai’iaj or the •*Spanish minis ter, Duu-Oiits. is ciinsidered sufficient: or, in case the gdyeriior, latoiti possession of \Vest Florida;. lion J.o>e | Masot, shuuld liimself appear to neceive-possession, i‘ wtii be restored;to'hini oti his oWn authori tv. St Marks tV^kbe.l^Stisted-to the' late Spariish cominauiiant, should lie' appear.tb ripeive it, or to.ahy>officer-Iiavitig similar authority, as.tirtkyitase of Pensacola, proy vided.he is acc6hipaiiieil with a sufficient' force to'giirriy6ti.it;’'so '-a?''to. present the post from UcijtgVipixf il ; by• the hostile In dians. Its situation'rn the midst of thii hostile Indiana; renders this (precaution necessary, '.Yd.tr;; who have an accurate 'fttrtnvfetfge of tiie'strength'of. the Indians, and of the post; will be, able to .give pre cise iiistructiOtesron-tliiS point.’. It-Is suffi- cieot.that tlie'SpanisIt lorCe be so consider able.as. will probjiblypreyeiut any attempt by the I ii d iah s' tiioc copy- it. . . .f '• ■Public property.will be restored in the c<mdition;as faf as practicable, in which it was taken {rossttssiuti’bF. (Jue vacua ting these posts, you will make such arrange ments as will-be the, best calculated.to bold tiiel'utitaqS still remaining hostile',in check' and to cover pur frontier; To effect tltesc objects, it is;.thbug|tt (jutl fit will 'not be ne cessary td take, post-to tlie west uf the A'p- palaohtcolai within the Florida line, as ti>e :!ndiaus in that quarter arc Said to be very mconsiderable.i ..Yba. willy accdrdingly, station ilie-trdops wltich-tnay be thought'to be necessary for the protection of that por tion ofthe frontier on.duf side of tlie line, unless.your impression should be decided- ly different from that I have stated; iu which-event, you wiy take*post at any pointyvhickyuu mayjudge propel 1 , witluu pie country possessed: by tlie Indians.— On the easV of the Appalachicola you tnay statijii the troops on. eitlier’side; of flic line, as you mayjudge proper. Fort Gads den, besides ad ml ttingdf great facility for supplies, appears to be a very com-- mnnding’positiuit; arid ought not to be evac uated. Should yun thins so, you will re tain it, and garrison it with a sufficient force, ..".V : r'.V V" ' - I triist-yoa will be able to make-such a dislrihution -of your command as -to afford, With vigilence, effectual protection to the frontier, without resorting to the militia. Itis qt great importance, if tlip .mititia can bt> dispensed wiffi, not tai call them ' into actual service, asut Is liarrassing to them, and exiiausting to the treasury; Protection is the first object, and the second is pro- teciiou by. tbe.regular force. 1 have, &.c. ,J. c. Calhoun. Urerent MsjorGeceral E. P. Giuu, 'Fort Hawldns, Ueoigia. . (Tb/s conjure the letters froa-the soar 'de partment to Ge'nerqlt Jackson aiui Gaines, cmde•* 6M\ the officers who had s’* gafJWfly headed I the Tennessee mounted volunteers during the Creek campaigns, met me at the place, anil gave every a-surance of their ability to assemble two regiments ofanoantcdguti- tnen, by the 31st mst-at.imy designated point wit.iin the western part of this state. I have ordered them to rendezvous at Fayetteville, and as many as .may appear on the 31sl ir.st. or tiie 1st uf February, to be mustered and received into service for six months, (if not sooner discharged,) by my inspector genervl. The contractu, t ax instructions to issue to these troops CO days’rations, and every measure has been adopted to facilitate their march, via Fori Jackson, hy the most direct practicable route, to Fort ScOtt. These troops will to wel! supplied asTar as Fort Jacksoit, and tirere the necessary provisions may be ob tained, and packed to answer their, imme diate wauts; until'tlicy are intercepted by supplies from below. Major Fanning has been dispatched tu Furt .jlawkuis, tu pur- chx>c and forward on these snpplies to the most convenient puint of interception. I have advanced to him two-th-usaud do!- laisj Avith authority to draw on the quarter ihxster general fur any additional sums wanted, and imposed upun him the teinpo- pnry duties of tin: deputy quartet;^master geuer:;!. i ativaompellrd to this.as range- inent from an impression that there can be inioffic-T of tire qaartsr master’s, depart-' inetilio the vicinity of Fort Hawkins; and c donel Gibson could nht possibly reach that neighborhood, to effect’the objects wished, . My inspector general, colonel Iluyne. (no brigadier general having volunteered tiis services) is charged witJa conducting tiie march ofthe two.i»gfmen|K of Tennes see voluiiteersy to the southern fiontier. From.the contents of col. ‘ArliuckleV and major Muhletibufg’s letters, copies of tyhicb are herewith enclosed; ybq will rea .lily perceive that ibe former must remain inactive, arid'that the latter is iti a danger- OJs situation. Every information Iruni our-southeru frontier justifies tlie decisive measures I have- taken, and urges thy ilromptmovement'of tiie volunteers called intd.service. I .trust you will view the subjoct in tiie same ligiit, ami that my ar rangements may meet with your entit e'ap probation. The troops now assembled ot otir southern boandary, reinfurceif with tlie Tennessee vulqnteers called into ser vice, will enable mo to inflict speedy and merited'chastisement ou the ^deluded Sc minofes. 1 l remain here to laciliia.te every arrangement for the prompt uiovement.o! tiie Teancssee detachment,'bat will .leave this on the 22d insti fur fort Scott, via fort Hawkins. From colonel Arbuckle’s letter, I ath advised ofthe departure of general Gaiues from Fart Scott; and the newspapers coin tnunicate the infurntation of tlie •Georgia contingency being cummamlcd b; a briga dier general. As lie must copsequently- he the commanding officer of the forces iti the neighburlibiid of fort Scott; I have this day directed instructions to liiui, by-no means to precipitate Himself into a general engagement with the.Seminoles": but, at all hazards);'to relieve,impossible, nrajorMuh- lenburg from ;his present situation, and cover Ifis ascent up the Appalachicula ri ver. I haVe furtlier advised him of my movements, and directed that he shuuld re- maiu oii ttie ilefetisive; collect all the ne cessary supplies, aiid have every prepar'a lion made for an active cainpaign, as souu as reinforced hy thq Tennesseeans. Gen.Gaines has been notified of this or der-,’ I have no later advices from him' than'.OKfhe 2d of December, informing me of the catastrophe id lieut. Scott and party. .‘Yiur,letterenclosing your general urder of the 29th ult. has been received. Like yourself, I have no other feelings to grati- Fjf than those connected witli the public good; ail'd it gives me pleasure to find that We coincide in iliose opinions calculated lb produce' it. Responsibility now rests where ~ih should—on- tlie utficer issuing the order; and the principle acknowlcd_ ed; is calculated to ensure tliat siiborniua lion so necessary (o' the harmonious move tneiit of every part of the military (tfachine.' .■> It would.afford me much pleasure to communicate with -yeti' on all millftary points which tny experience may enable tne to elucidate." With respect, etc.' Andrew Jaoksok. Major general commanding. Hon. J, C. Calhoun, secretary of Jfrur. Extract of a letter from major general Andrew Jackson to the secretary of war, dated Fort Dawkins, 10th February, 1818. I reached this place last evening, when learned hy -sundry communications re ceived from brevet major general Gaines, that the Georgia militia, under general Glasscock, had ail returned home, leasiug tiie frontier in' a very exposed'situation. The regular troops' at Fort. Scott, have been outofpro visions, but the meansa'dopt- ed by major general Gaiues to remedy that evil, induces a strong presumption that ’ liejr arc by ‘StM* time supplied, with and speedy march for. the idirf of Scott. v ’J I enclose you a copy of a letter .frqtq co lonel IS. G. Urr to captain fallir,.contract or’s agent at Fort (lawkins.’ Krnin the sum with which he states to have furnish- i'll his agents in this ewantcy, you can judge how far efficient means have been adopt ed to ensure the ucie-miry supplies to tha troops heretofore in tentire, »s well as those snmmoued to the field under tbs late requisition. The mode of provision ing an army by contract, is not adapted to the prompt and efficient movement of troops. It may answer in time of pro found peace, where a failure or delay can- not produce any serious ill consequences. Ilut, w here active Operations are necessa ry, and succcssMcpendunt on prompt and quick movement,, 'there is no dependence to be placed on the contractor. His views are purely necessary,'and, where ths sup plies will not ensure him a profit, he hesi tate, not on a failure, never regarding how far it may deleat the tost devised plans of the commander in chief. Experience has confirmed me in this opinion, and the recent failure has prompted inc again td express it. ^ The plan which has been adopted to procure the necessary supplies fur the army, to transport them to Fort Scott, and the quantity ..otherwise ordered to. that point, will, l hope, relive me from any cm- irirrassintiit on that account, until a de cisive blow has been struck upon (he ene my, I have been, so frequently embar rassed from tiie failures of contractors, that I cannot hut express a hope that some other more efficient and certain mode' of supplying our army, may be adopted; such apian as will render those'charged with, the execution of so important a tru,t, res ponsible to military authority; and expo sed td> severe and ; merited chastisement;, whenever defaulters, at the discrctiun of * court ir.artwh • ’. •*- Head quarters <tivi,ion of the South, Fort Early, 26th Feb.'1818. Sir—In my lastrrtciMn Hartford, Geor-' gia, of the 1-tih instant, I. expressed a hope that (tie plan adopted to procure supplies- for the dctachmait-from Georgia,'-to trans port them to Fort Scott,’together with the. quantity ordered to that -point, won hi re lieve tne from many embarrassments on that account, if a deccsive blow could be struck upon The ciiemy. ,-Tlic Georgia detachment marched from their eucanipment near Hartford, on the I9lhinst. and on that night general Gaines received a letter from lieutenant colchel Arbuckle, 'commanding at Fort Scott, con-.: taiuing such intelligence of his intciitioii to abandon that-post, in the event of not receiving supplies in a short given time to prevent such' a. disastoio'us movement. Tliegei:e.ralhas,ashe communicated to me,'ordered a targe- supply of provisions to the Creek ag'eucy,-to be transported in boats,To Fort Scott and this place, which Would serve until that -Ofderi d IromiMo- bile, by myself should arrive, and unuep.. that order .did calculate ou meeting tw’o. boars toabed with ilOur, on his* .readiing this place, but was deceived, having arriv ed iiere on the. niglit df the 20th, which lie * left on the evening of tlie 21st, in a small boat, with 12 men. On the' night'of the 22d, I received, by express^ a jetter'dircct- eilto gen. Gaines, aiid dated the l9tlii,n r st. . from capt. Melvin, of - the 4th infantry, ’ who'had been chargod by.general Gaiues to.build the boats at the agency, and have : the provisions transported thence—stating, that two boats would be finished in.ttvo days, which would transport upwards of - one hundred barrel^of flour each: these I had stroiigly cilculatcd do, but ‘hey have • not arrived. The excessive rains .have rendered the roads so bad, (hat I ordered 'he trrpps, on their march' here to takc theirbaggage on the waggon horses, aiid abandon tiie Waggons; this facilitated their march to this place, which they reached to . day,- and eleven hundred men are now here, wi’liouta burrel of.flour or bushel'of conn. We have p.orkon fuot, and to mor- roW I shall proceed lor- Foi t Scott, and er<- deffvor to procure from the Indians a sup ply of corn/tnaf will aid in subsisting' tt.e detachment unttl' we reach that place.— How those failures have happened, ui.idec the superinteiidaijce of regular officers, 1 cannot imagine, but blame must restsomoi where, aud it shell lie strictly investigated as soon at circumstances will permit. The waters are unusually high, and the (round so rotten, that it is with much dif- iculty even pack-horses can pass. Every stream we are compelled either, to bridge - or swim. 1 have the honor to be, Andrew Jackson, maj. gen. com. - * Hon. J. C. Calhoun, secretary of war. (to BE-CONTINUED.] From Kcw-York papers by the Charleston Pack. ft, arrived at Charleston. . j ;• Cubacoa, November 21: We lertrn by the George Washington, 4 days from Alargaritta, that on Hie I4ih inst. a despatrli was received by admiral Brion from Ibrd Cochrane, stating tliat Ids Letters from Major Genera! Andrew Jackson, to • the War Department. Head Quarter*. Division of the South, VisiiviUe, 20th January, 1818. : Sir—In a communication to yuu of tlie I2thlinst. I acknowledged the'receipt of your order of the 2Gth ult. and auvistd you uf the .appeal 1 had made to the patriotism of the YVest Tennesseeans. On yesterday Gaiiie^hASjbymy order, directed the qiiar' terina|fertu|iurchase provisions, in which he succeeded so far es to procure 1100 hogs, and a sufficiency of bread stuff: this, will march the troops to and from tiie seat uf war. ’ - - Iam withnnt any official* advice as to tfie preparation and march-of tlie late re quisition from tiie state b! Georgia. Extract of a letter from general Andrew Jack- son" to the secretary of war, dated Fort .Uawkina,14th February, 1818. - I arrived at this place on the"evening of the 12tb,and here met with general Gaines. Frinn a letter received from the goreruur designated point of rendezvous-, as well as the punctuality with which the troops have assembled here, under general Gaines’ requisition, has induced a hope the stores ordered byv me from New-Ou- lordship had arrived at the Testreos (a leans/ will, I tfust, afford us an ample sup-; .small island to windward of Margaritta) ply fur the campaign. with 4 vessels under his command, and The contractor having failed, general that, sir George M'Gregor sailed from ■*,. . England at the same time with; his lord ship, with 5000 men, to join the Indepen dents of Venezuela. Immediately on tlie receipt of this news at Margaritta adi». chaige of artillery from the lotteries and vessels ot war, followed by the ringing of bells, etc. etc. announced tiie welcome tidings to the inhabitants. ' Lord Coch rane’!, flag ship, a frigate of 44 guns, had- been struck by bghtning a few days pre vious to her arrival at Testigos, and the foremast somewhat injured. Brion’s squadron lying at Fanqiatar, consisted of a frigate pierced for SO guns, but only nounted 22. two biigs of 18 guns of Georgia, advising of the movement of -each, tour sclirs. of TO guns each,, and the'inilitia from tito several counties, to the 20 sail ol (eluebas ol 1 gut; each. This force was destined lor a fecret let-'® peditiun, and the precautionary measure of an embargo adopted:at Pauipatiar, but which was taken off on'the accoont of lord