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ill A CON G E O It G I 4 TELEGRAP SK«rWI,E WAR. OjfimU account oj t»e ttut lie of It ithtacovchee. Below we publish Geu. Clinch’sofficial account of this battle. ItKAU QUARTERS. T^BRITOAT ()>' FLORIDA. Fort l) rune, Jan. 4, 1836. Sin—On the21tn ult. Brigadier Genera Call, commanding the volunteers called into service by Older of his excellency G. II. lAalke*-, acting Governor of Florida, formed a junction with tin regular troops at 'his port, and informed me that Ins coiuniaud had been raised to meet the crisis; that most of their terms of service would expire in a fetv days, which made it accessary to net promptly. Two largo deiaohmiuts were sent out oil the 15th to scour tho country on our right ami left flank. Lieutenant Cohfucl Fleming, with three companies from Foil King, arrived on tlie:27th; nfttl ou tho 2Dtli, tile detachment fiav itig returned, the brigade of mounted Volunteers, composed of the 1st uud 2d rcgsuit-uis command ed by Brigadier Gen. Call, 'and a Uutialion of regular troops commanded by Lieut. Col. Fan niiig. took up the lute of march (ora point ou the Withlacoochoo river, winch was represented by our guides as being a good ford. About 4 o’clock, on tho moruing of iiic31st, after leaving ail enr baggage, provisions, &c. projec ted by a guard commanded by Lieuteuam Dancy, we pushed on . with the vi. tv of carrying tho foal and of sur prising tho main body of Indians, supposed to be concentrated ou the west bank of the river, but ou reaching it about day light, we found, instead of a ford a deep and rapid stream, and no means of crossing, except in an old and damaged canoe. I.iei'ciiant Col. Fanning, however, soou sue* cecdc i iu crossing, the tegular t oops, look a po sition iund'nuce, whilst lirigadicr Geo. Call was actively engaged iu crossing his brigade and in torses swam ever tire river. IJui I tho 2yd Dec, 1814. was awakened in this com- I muniiy ou Saturday. 23d January. 1833.— I About 10 o’clock A M. Col. Twiggs expressed tlio wish ofthe Government that the citixeus of Sew Orleans should raise A’ohtntcois, to aid our bravo and suffering officers nod soldiers to meet, di*perse nod conquer, the motley horde of Fetn- ttto.Vs and Negroes that are now spreading havoc, massacre and fire among our countrymen m Florida. A public nieetiug was instantly called, the official pi decoding* of which arc this day puhli*hrd. The Chairman Governor White, ex plained the objects of the meeting iu that popu lar ami thrilling style, which arc p; cnliar to biuis’f. The meeting was also eloqueii'ly ad dressed by AA r . Christy, E>q, and Col 8parks— A subscription was opened, and between four and five thousand dollars immediately subscribed for the purpose of procuring clothing and equip ping volunteers. At 10 o*. lock, on Sunday by onler of tho committee appointed for the purpose the drum bent for Voluuteers, and the Flag of our Country was unfurled near the Custom bouse. Volunteers began to crowd to the stan dard. llis Excellency the Governor, Col. Twiggs, an l many distinguished cit zens were present, and hy thei; enthusiasm fanned tho flame ofpatriotism that >vas beginning to kindle. A hundred volunteers were* soon enrolled.— Those distinguished officers and < itizens iheu marched at their head through the rain and mud i to the Faubourg 5?t. Mary, and reudevoused at 1 the Hotel of Chntics Diamond. to-night front General Clinch, with orders to join him; if so, the defense of the city will rest.priu- cipaliy on us. Although wo were necessarily subjected to some privatious, from waut of room, &<-. ou hoard the boat, the men are generally in good health and spirits. There is a report iu tonn 13-day. tlia this district, composed of tho companies of Lap-1 tains, Alstou, Bellamy, aud Casswcll, had a sharp encounter with a large body of Indians The attack commenced with the advance Guard under Capt. Bellamy, who had been allowed by the enemy to pass their main body Col. l*ar- ...„u i-j-uay. tint- Powell sent word, he would . isli immediately hastened forward to Ins support breakfast to-day at Pico a to, ntfi diuo at St. Au- : when suddenly be was attacked on both ll.uiks git-tine. Although, if he comes, wc will give by the enemy placed in ambush. 1 he Volunteers him a warm reception, still, 1 am inclined to think tnndo an unsuccessful attempt to charge on horse ho will find some of our fare rather hard of di-' back: they were then dismounted and lormetl in gesliou. A communication has been had he- admirable order. They then charged upon the tween (’amp King, Picolata and this plnre,! enemy in a mauuer worthy of veterans. In the which ivlicvcs for tho present, all fear of Gen. mean time, capt Bellamy haviug routed the at- Clinch having been starved out or cut off. Ouo tacking party opposed to him, fell hack upon the of the pickets, which a part of onr detachment I main body. The enemy was soon forced to take is to ^uurd to-night, is situated two or three miles' shelter iu a thicket. By this time night was out of town , this, with the other at the bridge,! coming on, it was uot thought prudent to follow are the principal posts. them, where the localities of the place aud the • You must excuse the brevity of this, hut I darkness would give them great advantages — shall drop you, occasionally, a few lines, ns I ’ Our men rested on their arms in the open pine know there are many in our city, parents, bro- 1 woods, prepared to renew the action at daylight; tilers and kinsmen, who feel interested iu all that hut during the night, the savages effected a re- concerns us, and will he gratified m learn of onr 1 treat. Their loss must have been considerable, safety. as six dead bodies were counted iu one part of *• Will you he kind enough to notice in your j the field of battle. Two days alter. Col. Par- paper, that.the thanks of the Officers and Pri- ish marched for Fort lying, and arrived there in vates of the detachmcut, were returned to Capt. safety,. He then proceeded to Powell’s town &. King fur his polite and gentlemanly deportment dosrtoycd it. The Volunteers then returned to towards us during our trauspoi ration.” j Fort Drane, where they are now encamped.” Ft. Augusti.nk, Jan. 29. j We (the German Fusiliers,) arrived here j yesterday alter a rather boisterous pnssngc, and i linen tuid ir the command of Lieut. Fegur, arrived this moruing. I am gratified to see our fellow 'citizens of Favauuah. appearing in ths field in the garb of their respective corps. Our volun teer corps, have all that esprit, which must impel them as corps, uot less than as individuals, to ily to the rescue of their distressed brethren. The Phamix Riflemen have set a good example.— One of their members, itlr. A. O. Fcgur, has will he called into service. Inn that a sm-n lion or it will be sufficient for the cxnJ! • P° r ’ Recordcr. ' I et * 1 ttou IN SENATE. Mr AVr.nsTtn, from-yhe eoinmhte^SnVn'" 1 ’ 27< •■■'••■ — - — "~f> - j winch had been referred the bill that tain,. m:" Ce ’ to been with us since we started from Sa-nnuati, mg from tl»e House, making additional am . u,, at. and has proved himself au obedient and faithful ! to repress hostilities commenced by the ann^'T 1 ' 0114 soldier. AVo have had among onr united hand j ported tlic same vvitnout umendmem, add ' Uoe *’ to ns you are aware, seven from our respective | die hope that the bill would, by general toai?**^ corps, who have all proved the value of our vol- ca1 ,r °'Ac 11 *5* djU'erent stages, and passed !i J* unteer corps. Since writing the above, I have been with five others, across the St. Johns, to filing over our j traordiuary of the events, marking the pVo'o, 1 ,* 1 ' 1 '' 1 ' Mr Ci.av observed, that ns the war <Hb . T - it was, n * doubt, the ditty of Congress to do a!r’ eUted power to put an end to it. Bat it was not the fraortiiimrv of fhapr#»i«f*i t | |e ' From the Savannah Georgian of February 3 LA'I EST FROM FLORIDA. &c, Mere again the roll was opened, & a hundred j were highly gratified iu witnessing the general! By the hleamer 1* lorida last night, we received mere brave and patriotic citizens added their J confidence inspired among the inhabitants hy our j the following letter from the Editor, It contains names to this gallant hand, whi'li is hourly nug- ! arrival. A\ e were rather disappointed iu n *i he- the latest iuldligence from Gen. Clinch. moored, aud will soon muster five hundred, tile 1 u»K attacked last night, am) the arrival of our lire- j Wc also received the last Jacksonville Louri- nuinker requireil—’t he corps is to lie joined to ! ther volunteers this d;fy, leaves little prospect of I or, hut seo uo later intelligence from it. cugagCd m crossing his brigade and iu j the IJ F Troops under coimnatoi of ilio brave j' this l H,st being attacked at ail. j CampCharlkv O’Mathia, £ having'their horses swam ever the river. But I Col Twiggs, and is to ho immediately rornmau j •'1 would do great injustice to Cant. Brooks,! . January 30</i, 1836. $ before one half had keen crossed, tho batta ion j ded hy Gen Pcrsifoi F Fmiih. au Adjutant ! were I not to make mention of tlio calmness and j Dear Sir: Since my last 1 have no battle or of regulars, consisting of about I wo bundled men,; General, a praperropresentative of the chivalry of r presence ui mind he displayed. In fact, his con- ; rumors of battles to communicate, end if I had were attacked by tlio eueiny, n ln> were strongly , I.ouisaua. The 3d of February is fixed for their ’ djirt during the whole passage, proved that the I mo afraid I coultluot painttlie former it such traordiuary of the events, markiu 0 gallant Sergeant Reed, for whom 1 felt judividu- that a war should have been raging in or m'o/nSL ally some apnrehusious, as soou after he had star- j ritories for near two months, wit.met any ■■,<-* . - ted from the ferry yesterday, an Indian was oh served ou the bank of the river by two of the men in the boat n which Sergeant Reed was conveyed across lie was clail in his war dress, aud when discovered ran off, throwing his right hand over his head, probably as a sign to some of his companions, lie wa-> loo far for a shot at him to lake effect. Sergea.it Reed overlook Lieut., . Dancy’s party between 4 and 5 o’clock yesterday | vocation had been made before this, from the S*r»., n afternoon, about 25 miles from the ferry on :he j O’ 0 *" m. All he had heard upon the robjerrT?] road to Fort Kin miles further before Lieut. D. was rejoiced to receivo the intelligence communicated by Sergeaut Reed, of the force arrived at and on the way to thia place, and ex pressed his great satisfaction at being able to eou- ■ vey such gratifying intelligence to General Clinch, ile was, however, 'compelled to continue his march, as all the volunteers were mounted, and as to the cause of it having been"cSJSSg** Congress by the Executive, and without as* ,( * tioo outlie subject having been sought bv eiih»-i il ‘ of the National Legislature. He would he ifodr?* 11 chairman of die committee on Finance, or it it? 8 man or the committee oil Indian Atiinri wonU ■ ' him suck information as they might posse,’., on l * IVe ject. a 1 “ es nb Mr VVkbstisr was surprised that no oili, ial m,., L.J l i.. I..I* -I • .. IUI C0U)U) Q . posted iu tlio swamp r.ud sciub which cxteiuieil | departure. In the mean time let every citizen Committee iould uot have made choice of a bet Irom the rivor. This little band, however, aided j male and female, exert themselves to equip the , ler individual.” hy Col. " arren, .11 aj Cooper, nud Lieut,-Yen-f Orleans volunteers iu a manner that will do •* St. Auofsn.vK, Jan. £9. man, with 27 volunteeis, met the attack ol ajtav- j hmnrtn this great city. They may lm called! " Our Company (AA'asliington Light Infantry) age ouciny, nearly three times their number, j upon lo il*» deeds worthy of the immortal renown will start iu about hail-au hour lor the court headed hy the chief Oseola, with Spartan valor. I W e a 1 ready enjoy. Suffice it to say, that at our j house, where the Hamburg Volunteers are sta- Tho action lasted hearty au hour, dining which call they have volunteered:o stake theii lives,vAt tioned, and much niore^ cmutortalde thau our lime the troops made three brilliant charges Julo : everything that clings to the core of man’s heart, | present lodgings, i’hero'is some talk of leaving the swamp, aud senrb and drove the ciiciiix in ev O o the points dioir bayonets. This after all is j this place in a day or to o for Burlow’s plauta- ery direction; and afier the third charge, altho’ j the fiery trial of patriotism, aud those who Maud j lt®». a distauce of about 48 miles, where, uo nearly oue third -of their number had been cut j || !C test are worthy our unbounded exertion for [ doubt, we will have au opportunity of facing our down, they were found sufficiently firm and stea i their welfare, and of onr ceaseless gratitude j foes—onr men are extremely anxious for a fighr, Ay to/unify .the formation of a new Jins uif bat- j Tho horizon lowers—'he calm of peace that j «*ud we are determined if there is auy chance of tlc» wliieli gave entire protec.iou lo the ilatrhs as I smoothed the surfaceofotir affairs for twenty | au eugageincnt, u car tst. Augustine, to have a well as to the position sclented fur recrossing the vrars is ruffle I. External aud iuter.ml troubles I part in it. begin to threaten. AA e are au out post of our 1 country. Let the Orleans volunteers and our ... Legion form a nucleus, around which the vn’or, brother iu the action of lJunu Lawton. AA'e aud patriotism of the country, will successfully j Have every reason to believe lie is now no more position scleited tor recrossing troops. Brigadier General Call, ajier using tre- ry effort to induce the voluntrers remaining on the. Fast bank, when the action com:r.en^t, to cross the ricer, and iu arranging iJie iroops still remain ing on that bauk, crossed over stud rendered im portant service !iy his coolness aud judgnu-ut in arranging part of Ins cotjm- ,ou the right of tlio regulars, w liich gave much otretigth and security to that flank. Lieut. Col. Fanning displayed the greatest firmness throughout the action, aud ad ded much to the high reputation long since es tablished. Capts. Drauo au 1 Mellon exhibited groat bravery and judgment, nml likewise added to the character they acquired in the late war.— Xor was Capt. Gates wauling in linrniM. Capt AVm. M. Graham, 4th itifauiry, was fearlessly brave, and although severely wounded early iu the engagement, continued to head his company iu the most gallant mauuer, uutil lie received n- notlicr severe wound, wlicu lie was takcu from tlio field, llis brother, Lieut. Cumobcll Graham, commanding the adjacent coiiipauy, was likewise severely wouuded early in the light, hut continu ed with his men till another wound forced him, from loss of blood, to retire fioin the field. Lieu tenant Maitland, who commanded a company, contributed much, hy his gallautiy, u encourage his men. Lieutenants Talcot. Caprou, John Graham, St. Augcstink, Jan. 29. In an article i:i our last, we spoke of having a rally In tho extremes! emergency. From the New Orleans Bulletin, Jad. 27 IMPORTANT FROM FLORIDA. "'I he brig Jane, just arrived, reports that she was hoarded off the Florida Reef, about the 12th iust hy a wrecker, who had on hoard the kee pers of the several liglu houses with their families j with eight or ten others, jumped off the boat, who stated that several families had been muider- ; and commenced swimming fer the opposite shore. —w hile ou the grouud, his comm tinier speaks of him as having hcliavcd iu the must creditable otatiuvr. W hen the fiual retreat was ordered, the bonis wei‘6 at some distance from the shore, ami iu rcacliiug them, their guns and ammunition were wet, and they were nimble to make any re sistance. In the confusion, Mr. Edward Gould, od on the Florid.i Keys, and that they were obliged to take refuge on hoard the wrerkiug vcssls, hail been pur.-aied by the Indians, who were i.esiroy- iog every thing before them, and murdering every white person they • ;ei with. The subjoined brief account ofthe origin of the Seminole war, will not he uiiiierestiog at the prsscut moment: *• The Scminoles, hy the treaty of 1832 agreed to irJiiiqiii.-h their present territory near Tempo Bay, aud at die end of three years, (uot two years, as is inadvertently staled iu that letter ) They were all taken into the bout again, ex cept Mr. Gould and Mr. Marks, who could uot be persuaded to return by any means used. The ladiiius had taken one of the boats, aud were pursuing the retreating boats, which were with out the means of making a stand, and they were obliged to leave him to his fate. Mr. Murk* suc ceeded iu rear liiug the opposite side, aud went along the beach till he reached Bulowville. Mr. Gould swum lo Pelican Island, where lie remain ed, ami has uot been Ik aril of siuec. It is sup posed that he rcnruiiied on the Island unlit the io retire to the prairies of Arkansas. Tho trea- j next day. and probably, in attempting lo swim a- ty bore date ih« 9tl> of May, and the three j cross to the beach he was drowned, as lie must years expired in May last. But tu the Indians ! have beeu exhausted, uot having eaten anything •showed no great inclination to remove, it «*as j for 24 hours previous to the action. Kidgcly, (who was wouu-cd early in the action,) 'judged expedient hy ibe officers to whom tho liu- ! Ave have the melancholy sati-faction of know- and Brooks, ull displaced great courage and cool- ■ sines* of the removal was intrusted, to indulge f ing, almost lo a certainty, that he fell not iulo the ness throughout the actum. Wlieu almost every them w ith six months longer, in w hich to pre-; bauds of the merciless savage, and though his noii-eomniissiaucd officer aud private exhibited J pSre for their journey, sufferings must have been great, they were not such fjrmucss, it was almost impossible to discri- j By oue of the articles of that treaty it was pro- j aggravated by thc-refiued tortures of the ruthless miiiarp between them; hut the Commanding Ge- ! vided that the Seminolcs shall surrender lo the ; barbarian.—Herald. neral cannot w ithhold his high approbation of (J. S. their cattle and horses of w hiclt they have — 1 — * 1 A ' ' ‘ “— — a considerable number, and shall lie paid for all | AA'e are iufortned th:y traces of Indians have they shall surrender. Iu conformity with this i been discovered tit several places near the ciiy of provision, the Indian ‘geut advertised a sale of St. Augustine, and they have made the plauia- itidian cattle and horses to take place on the 1st j turn of Capt. Matthew Folaua, their head qnar- Dcccmbcr, on the 15th: aud the Femiuolcs re-1 teis. This is about four miles south of Pirolaia, the judgement aud courage displayed hy Scrgeuut Johnson of li. company, third artillery, ou whom the command of the company devolved aftei Lieutenant Ginhnm wasioinoved from the field ; aud who, although severely wounded, continued at tho head of the company till the action was over. Also, of Sergeants Kenton aud Lofiou, and Corporal Paget, 4th lufanlrj—Sergeants Soffi :bl and Potter, D« company, 2d Artillery — Sergeant Smith, C company, 1st Artillery, uud Corporal Chapin, C company, 3d Artillery. Col John AVarrcn, Comuiandeul 1st Regiment Volun teers, Major Cooper aud Lieutenant Yeoman, of this same corps, who had formed ou (iie left ccivcd notice to bring in and surrender their stock according to die trcaiv. When orders were received to bring iu the cattle, (’hailes. the head Gael' supported hy a part of the nation, was inclined to bring them iu. and submit peaceably to the disagreeable ne- cessi'v of migration. A portion of the tribe was inclined to resist the removrl hy fore.*, and to die with urmsjiu their hands, rather tbau tame- flauk, were nil severely wouuded, while leading ly relinquish the territory for which they were their little hand to the charge ; and nil behaved indebted to the valor of their forefathers with great bravery, a* well as Adjutant Philips. I icutenaut Col. Mills displayed great coolness aud i bo art and Hunter, of the 2d Regiment, with a few meu of that rcgimont, w ere judiciously posted on thn^nght, uud from 'heir repntatiuu fur firmness, would Itavo given a good account ol the enemy, had ho inndo hi* appearance in that quarter.— Col. Parkhill, of tlie F. Volunteers, who per formed the duties of Adjutant Goncral, displayed much military skill, aud the utmost coolness aud courage throughout the whole action ; and his services were of tho first importance. Col Uoid, inspector General, displayed much firmness, but lie had lus horse shot uud received a slight wound early in the engagement and was sent with order to volunteer*. My volunteer aid. Major Lytthe, ar.d M ijor AVcIfoid, aid lo Brigadier General Call, were near me throughout Hie netiou, and displayed the most intrepid courage and coolness. C»l J . II. McIntosh, one of uiy aids, nnd Major Gamble, aid lo General Call, I,oih displayed much firmness, at d courage, and were actively employ ed on tbo lefiilauk. I also feel it due to Licu- tennu. Col. Baily, Capt, Scott, and Lieut. Cutli- bcrl, to say, that although tbs action was nearly over before they could cross tlio river with a few ol* lbc2d Regiment, they look » judicious posi tion, and showed much firmness. Capt. Wyatt, ofl'-o same corps, was entirely employed iu erec ting a tcmpoiary bridge, aud inaiiifeslod much firmness. Much credit i , nRodue to the medical department, comp*."-:*/ <■<’ Doctors AVightmuii, Hamilton, Rnijiioip.'; ami lira dun, for their ac tivity and auciiiiuu to tho wouuded. Tlio time of service of :ho volunteers having expired, and most of them having expressed an uuw illiugness to rctnaiu longer in service, it was cnusiihired host, after icmovmg the dead and ta king enro of tho wounded, to return to tbs post, which we roacltcd on the 2 I iust- wiiliont tbo least interruption, nnd on tho following day ’Iu; y.ilun- j teers from .Middle Florida, took up the.Jinn of inarch for Tallahassee, aud litis moruing, those from East Florida, proceeded to iltcir respective homes, leaving tne very few meu to guard this extensive frontier. I am now fully convinced that there has been a great defection among die Florida Indian*, aud that a grp tit many Creeks have united with them, consequently it will rc- quiro a strong force to put them down. I have tho honor to enclose you a list of the where liu'ians have also occasionally shewn them selves. ling. Gen. Hernandez aud suit has just return ed from tho south- Capt. Gibbs, with the St. Augustine Guards has also returned. The men who were wrunded at the battle at Dunn Lawton arrived iu town on Saturday eve ning last. It was a melancholy sight ,o see the relations of these noble spirits, flocking to the boats to receive them, and the mingled feelings of joy nud urief with which they were greeted, caused many a sympathetic tear inflow, from tlio Hick*,'’the succcs-or of Ncba iMutkla, had ..... been shot some lime previous being charged otherwise cuiuierested hyMngiJers. One of them. judgement during the action, and recrossing with too great subservience t«, men; rtv«r with Ms command. Lieutenants isiew- Charles, whom the influence of the U. S. had caused to be appointed iu his place, tiotv shared a similar fate. Nine warriors of the party enter ed the council uud presenting tlicir rifles to the breast of the unpopular chief, they shot nine bul lets through his tieart. Louis a warrior well known for his hostility to the whites, had been appointed head chief, ami he and his party have positively reiused to take any step toward carrying the treaty of re moval into effect. On the contrary, the Indians have retired into the swamps, and set the auth ority of the Uuiied States at defiance. The settlers in that neighborhood are greatly alarmed. They consist principally of herdsmen, whoso cattle graze in the piney woods, and are fetv in number, widely scattered. Tho women and children have been collected at Newnaii viile, a little village, the country seal of Alachua on iho mail route from Tallahassee to August- iuer, about twenty miles from the forai'-r, and -c- vnnty-five miles from the latter. Here at the last intelligence, the people of Alachua were building a fort and block houses, and making preparations for defence. Some fifty or sixty miles south of Nunnns- vide, near the Orange lake, not far from the bauks of theOhawba, the priucipa 1 tributary of the St. Joints, is Cantonment Broo.'c, the station occu pied hy the D, Stales troops. In the vicinity, □re some nettlemcuts oil thiecnrfour considera ble plantations. It is probable that the peoide of tin* neighborhood have taken refuge at Can tollmen! Brook, or otherwise called Camp King. Five companies of United F tales troops are sta tioeed here, but the rauks, it is said', arc very iliiu. and the whole effective force probably does u<>r exceed one hundred and fifty men. Thcsia- tion L under thecommaud of Gen. C!mch.” From the Charleston Conner. FROM ST. AUGUSTINE* Tho steam packet Dolphin, Capt. Kiug, and schooner Saul. S. Mills, Capt. Sourhwiek, ar rived at this port yesterday from St- A ugustiue, t’.ic former having left there on Saturday m »rn- lug, and the lattci on the afternoon of the same day, bringing tho St, Augustine Herald, of the 29th itlr. Below wo insert a letter from an officer of the killed ami wounded of tlio respective regiments | volunteers, to the odiio's. aud also some other ami troops. , J am, sir, n ith high respect. ’ Your most obedient. D. J. CLINCH. It. B. General U. S- Army, commanding. R. loss*', Adj't Gen. U. S. Army. .\rw-Oai,K.\NS. Jan 25. Tbo spirit which pervaded New Orleans on extracts of letters with which we have bean fa vored ; St Augustine, Jan. 29. i> I drop yon a few lines according to promise. AVo nre hut just arrived—I expect to go ou duty to-night. Tbore is nothing new, of sufficient im portance to excite interest. Si. Augustine, with the addition of our force, is pretty well gnrrisou- Chnrlc* Flora, died last night, he received a wound iu the arm and oue iu the groin, at:d was wtlteiwisc much cut up w:th balls. During the action be acted with the utmost coolness and cour- ago amounting to sang froid—ib. The following paragraphs are from the Florid- ian : ••The Middle district iu a few days will have six hundred meu under arms engaged in the Sc- initiolo war. A number hilly equal to oue third of the effective men iu it. ••Maj. AA'cllford left this place on Tuesday last, with a guard to meet and protect the arms now ou their way from Augusta. “Our Navy stationed in the Gulf of Mexico, has acted in the present crisis of our affairs with a promptitude worthy of all praise. The Frig ate Constellation and Sloops of AA'nr Vtitidolm and Ft Louis, besides smaller vessels of war, are already at the scene of actiou” ••AA’e learn lie letters from Key AA'est that great apprehensions' exist ihcre. A family has beeu murdered near capo Florida, nud several plan tations destroyed. A letter from St Augustine states that Maj. Putnam has had an engagement near Toinoko. and was compelled to retreat with the loss of23 killed aud wounded out of 70 men The whole country iu that quarter is ruined,’’ ••Gen. Gaines has arrived at Pensacola, on n tour of inspection. He is taking active measures to send an eflicient force info the territory. The troops at New Orleans ami Baton Rouge, have been nrdcicd ou, and it is expected that the re giment stationed at tho Jeffr-son Barracks will Join them,” Capt. Hooker on tlio lower Suwannee, n few days siuce. finding the opposite hank in posses sion of about 3U Indians, crossed over with nine men to attack them. As he lauded, two of his ineu were shot down—one with uiue halls, the other with five. Wish his remaining meu. he boldly charged ou the enemy. AVhilo thus en gaged. his boat got adrift, and he was left with no alternative hut victory or death. After a closo and deadly coutest of some minutes, the savages were routed with severe loss.” ••Twelve frioiullf Indians arrived yesterday from Tampa—they will act as guides to the ex pedition which will march iu a few days from ihi* place. They state that the loss of the Sem- inoles at the battle ofthe AV ithlacoochee, was ouo huudred nud four-killed. Among whom was Osceola or Potvcll; who they say, received two wouudsaud died two days after the action. a glowing color as I -perceived by the Georgian of the 26th iust. 4, a volunteer just returned from Picolata” has emblazoned the Indian exhibition of the 22<l at the Steamboat Landing. Early this week Lieut Dancy of the U S Ar tillery arrived at the Ferry opposite this Post, with a uuinber of wagons aud an escort of 100 volunteers, part of a volunteer force from the A- lachua, composing Gen Clinch’s command at the time Mr Dancy left Fort Drane. He was ac companied hy Maj Cooper of the voluuteers, a gallant officer from Nassau county, who was shot thro the body at the battle of the AVithlacoochee of the 31st ult. Fortunately for hint the hall mere ly grazed the vital parts of his body, aud being small, ami probably discharged from a rifle, but partially bored, did uot tear 'lie flesh as oue dis charged from a first rato rifle.would have done. As it was, the shot brought him to his knees, but to fall tile next moment at full length, and un'il the ball, which lodged within a ItalfiiKh of his hack was extract the blood issued from his mouth. Do is now w alkiug about and isdoing well,aud will I hope, long live to he an example to his coun trymen. Ile emigrated front Georgia to this Territory—Major C has left this for home. Lieut. Kidgely of the U. S. Artillery, also ac companied Lieut. D. anil hears on bis person the honorable wounds received at the same gal lant affair, lie Ires two wouttds ou one arm which occasion great pain aud suffering, lie will proceed the first opportunity to St. Augus tine where he has two ehildreu. Ills life has beeu spared, I trust, to enable him to serve his country at some other time, when he may reap more laurels than can, in the -eyes of mauy. be acquired in Ittdian warfare, though in my opin ion, he will never ho able in any situation in which he may hereafter be placed to merit more than ho Joes who arrests by his arm the rifle of the savage aimed at his blecdiug countrymen.— Ollier fields may hloont with fresh laurels.— other deeds may win for him more heartfelt plau dits—more inspiring testimonial of his couulry’s gratitude.—hut the waters of Florida will never wash out from his memory, or that of his couu try men the blood so freely poured out ou the banks of the AVithlacoochee.—for there the flag of hiscouutry was planted—was nourished hy his blood. Lieut. Dancy’s escort cousistcd of three companies, under the comm r.ud of Captaius Williams Gibbon, aud L’nswil. Captaiu Stephens received hy Capt. W. the following acknowledgements from Ceu. Clinch. Head Quarters, Troops in Florida, ( Fort Drane, Jun 20/A, 1836. J Sir. I am directed hy Gcu. Cliuch to request you to seud if iu your eliarge. and if uot, cause to he sent, three hundred stand of arms with accoutre ments complete, by Capt. AVilliutns of the Voluu teers. If there are any rifles nmoug the arms, the General wishes fifty to be sent iu preference to tbe same number of muskets. Tho Gen. presents his acknowledgements to you for your gallant conduct in occupying your present station, and thereby not only rendering great protccti.m to the inhabitants and giving sc- curify to the public stores at I’icolala, but for your attention generally. 1 am Sir. with great respect, yonr ob’t. sev’t. F 1. JONES, 1st Lr. Aid de-Camp To Major Stephens, Cam'dg at Picolata, (FI.) Lieut Dancy started hence yesterday uioruiug with the teams aud escort for Fort Drane aud Fqrt King. When Lieu'. D. left Gen. Clinch the latter had from 100 to Bib Volunteers under the commaud of Capt. Parrish, his comnanies of regulars which muster about 250 to 270 men. Col. Twiggs had not arrived, Gen, Clinch’s regulars are divided as follows: two Companies ?t Fort Drane. which Fort in cludes a portion of Gen. C’s buildings picketted and two other Companies at Camp Lang Syne, a short distance from Fort Drane, where some other building* of tho General arc included with pickets. A fifth Company is statioued at Fort King, under Col. Crane, anil a sixth at Fort Gates, (Col. 1 If. McIntosh’s place.) All thes buildings fortified eithercoutain provisions ucces- snry for the support of the troops or are iu them selves csscutial lo their comfort. When Gen C marches to attack the Indians he doubtless will as he did whet: he fought tho battle of tho AYiih- Incoocliee, garrison these posts with Volunteers and take the Regulars for actiou. The Revenue Cutter Jefferson. Captain John Jackson, now under Naval Orders, arrived op posite this Post last Tuesday, and sailed the next day for Jacksonville, where Capt. J. will await the orders of Gen. Clinch. The imposing Corps of Riiliuiom! Bines from Augusta, under the command of Capt. F. M. Robertson, reached this post this morning in tho Steamer Florida. Their appearance is creditable to the State and the city whose bosom they have left for tho wilds of Florida. On the arrival of the boat this morning, Ser geant Reed of the Savanunh Volunteeis. very gallantly volunteered to ride as an express to Ltetit. Dancy, who it is prcsuinnd has uot this day proceeded many miles. An express arrived on the opposite hank ahuot half au hour previous, from Gen. Cliuch, with despatches iu answer to despatches sent from St. Augustine. Of tlio nature of these despatches wo are uot nppiizcd as they were sealed * but learn verbally that Geu. Call with upwards of 500 mounted voluuteers, was with General Clinch. 1 learn that the latter could, after scouring the posts garrisoned by his commaud, spare about 100 men from the* Regulars, fit for duty, to unite with the voJuuteers in acting against the Indians. Tho sooner a blow is struck ihe better— nnd I doubt uot, ere this, if Gen. Clinch has had the least opportunity, that ho has turned tho tide of it 25 miles Irom the U-rrv on :ne ! «P«'n tne s „bjcrt. [ing. They proceeded near two i . ro,n tl “ °‘ «•“* l| art , of ,! ll(! ™"»ry r t J 1 » r .. *. ; the seat ol the war. lie had inferred n v fore they encamped ;,r the mg u J tfl(J hostilities bad grown out of the cnidertati^?* "Vn, .Wise of move the Indians. ~ The forces for such an eSS thought a very considerable force. ^ to .Air White was verry sorry it was not in |,i, as chairman of the committee on Indian Affair* i swer trie inquiry of the gentleman from Kciimlu (Mr Clay.) The committee had had no coimLr' tion, directly or indirectly, upon the subject from, tlicir horses, as also I. .ho without a gram of corn and none could be ohtm- j 0 f the removal of them 1 U =r °" U| »c ned within some miles of their eucaupmcut, i M r Bentos observed that he had received which to obtain they were obliged to proceed on j munication front any source by which lie could m-T their journey. Otherwise, could they have rctur-j known to the Semite any thing in relation to the p i' ned here, Cabt. Robertson’s commaud might ' disturbances in Florida. But some years a« n to,, have j .tined them. As it is, 1 am not apprized ‘ a member of the committee on Indian Affairs, and a on whafdav Capt. R. will leave for Fort Kiug. j «*«'• it bwaniehw d«w to be informed «r ,| le Sergt. Reed reports that Lieut. D’s party has ! “f d'e Honda Indians. Inthecoursr ofthatdatv . *i | * ,,,, . it li.tu been communicated to the commute.! scoured the woods ou their route, .md has o j IllJiall9 W ere a state of starvation; tl,a“t£^. discovered any sigus of ludlaus. ^euher "I** ; try would utiord no game; that they would Dot wo* r ? Sergeant Reed in going aud returning. I lie j aJ id must starve unless they were fed where tl.cv «<■ i Indian seen yesterday over tlie river I am incli- I fry the Government, or kept themsehes alive pj,^' lied to thiuk was one of the very small par y j dering the int.abituuts of the Territory. ■ Under «* which has been prowling about us for some ' ’’ weeks. However, this is but conjecture, as they are an enemy, whose movements must bo more or Jess involved iu obscurity. pressure of these circumstances, appropriations tad been made by Congress of large sums, say sotne.hinj like 30,000 dollars or more, just to keep them from dr. ing of hunger or plundering the inhabitants to m something to cat. These Indians bad a bad rliarac. i t«T. as their name implied. Feiuinole, in the India,, tonnic, meant wild Indian, runaway Indian, nr tvlm the Indians themselves called “bad fellow*.” Iff. HJs NEW-OItLEAN*®-, JAN. 25.—AA’o are formed fhata regiment of troops*is hourly expec ted from Ft. Louis, and as great a number as can i in the committee of Indian Affairs when appronih! ho spared was to have beeu sent down iu the | tons were made in two or three instances just to keen Huntsville, from Baton Rouge, yesterd .y. A ! these Indians from starvation. The policy of remoA concentration of these forces h re, will probably j ing them was so oovious, that measure.' were adoj.icd amount to 700 men, and those joined to 30<l vol- j £o «"*•“ ( ,c S° hev°nd the Mission t„ a cun- , . , . . - , • | i fry where they could hud game to <r«!ksi$t on: anti mi teers, which it ts expect d * • > ' ’ treaties had been made for that purpose with them two making altogether 1000, will lie despatched .or or three years ago. But when the lime came round Florida ill the course of a few days. that they were to go, in pursuance of the treaty, t!,ey would, instead of going, shoot the Chiefs who were to be their leaders. Thi,s, he understood, had lately been done, aud from this shooting of chiefs, broke out those disorders which have been carried to the extent of aa- rious disturbance. lie qpw from the lett r of Major Bolton, who made a report to the War Department, from inforr.iaiiuu de rived from three ofthe soldieis who escaped the late massacre, that the most active, die most ferocious, ito most cruel and unrelenting of those engaged in the may. AUGUSTA, FEB. 3.—Departure of the Au gusta Volunteers.—Yesterday at about 4 o'clock, the Richmond Hussars, 70 strong, embarked in the steam boat George A\ ; ashiogtou for Savannah and Florida. The Richmond ilussars are under the command of Capt. Samuel Bones, who found it most advisable to oigauize them as an infantry corps Augusta has now furnidicd 170 men in aid of i sacre, were the runaway negroes of the South. He thetr bretheru of Florida. . From the Columbus Enquirer- On Monday Inst Generals McDougald aud Bailev, with other officers and citizens who were had also seen a letter from Lieutenant Grayson, of the Army, published at New-Orleaus, continuing this statement: and one account stated that after the field of battle was covered with tlie dead and dying, it w js tlie bttsines- of tcose negroe < ro bunt for those whoyet breathed, for the purpose cf cutting their throat*. He requested to attend, met the chiefs ol the Creek j did not wish logo lurther; hut he would remind the tribe of Indians in council,.at Fort Mitchell, for j Senate, that two or three sect s ago, when he spoke the purpose of hearing such propositions as ti.e i upon the abolition petitions, he had remarked, andle chiefs were willing to make relative to the dist- i wouldnow repeat the sentiment, that what had lately urhatices on the river below. The comma i.din- ! resnltedJVom the movements of the abolmeuists, bad officers, with those iu attendance The commanding i resultetUVom the went at the I broucht wpen themselves a load of gmlt and sin,m . , , „i,: e ... i ! causing nmiv slaves and some white men to lose their special and particular request of the chief*, and , ives , he ^ 0 „.,, for whlcll th ,. v C( „.|d never alone. for the purpose ol leiting them distinctly under stand tae couditioli ofthe controversy and wiiat should he donu in future. l'he Indians were dis posed ns far as we could judge, to maintain ev ery friendly relation with the whites; avowed that they had endeavored to restrain their trines from aggressions oil the citizens of Georgia, and that noue hud been guilty hut a set of law less young men who had committed the offences con trary to their eouusel and w ishes. The chiefs were addressed hy Col. Hogan, who was in attendance, as also by (lens. .McDou gald aud Bailey who togetner represented tin state of affairs, as such, as tu be no longer toler ated or borne. That Georgia had put up wi ll the outrages committed on her people as long as she could or would do ii; that she had now iu the field an army of men to carry her dolerinin although the whole remainder of their live* siionJil to speut iu prayers of contrition and woiks of retribu tion. As great as that mass of guilt ami sin was, there might yet be another mass to account for, compared lu which what now existed wes as a drop to tin; ocean, and as a grain of sand to tbe mountain. Ile would say no itmra, for he had nothing but the public fact to go upon, that southern runaway negroes were anion; the hostile Indians, aud the most active, duel, aud to lout!".** of those engaged in the massacres. The bill was then read a third lime nud passed. A N ACT to prohibit the employment of slaves and free persons of color from compounding ordi-- peusiug oi medicines iu druggist aud apothecario stores, and to compel druggists aud apothecariesn> keep arsenic and other dangerous poisons under lock and key, &c. , Section 1. Be il enacted by the Senate, and lion# — ; „ . j Representatives if the state of Georgia in time,at .it- a lion info effect, nud that nothing would stop igctnb/y met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aj'M her but n positive pledge on tho pa r t of the lmi- {same. That from and after the first day °t Jainua iaus that they would desist from tliei tions and remain upon the western ^act'in'the^rmttcV^onti^s' idu^m'great "prujse, ft ot the lint- \ same. That Irom and alter the hrst day ot Jauuin heir depredu- j next, auy person or persons having in his, her or ti:eir l side of the i employment, any slave or free persons of color in l, whose con- apothecary shop or druggist store hi this State, inn* or vend*! inv drug or drugs, or medicines of any discripunn. kind dr sort, whatsoever, -shall he gadti'iif a high li e- demeanor, and on conviction thereof in any cow tbat ing cognizance of the same shall he fined tlio si»" f " one hundred dollars for the first offence, and far cvcij subsequent offence shall - be fined in the sum "f* 1 * hundred dollars, one half of said tine to go to tlw; in former. and the other half into the county treason tot lhe reported death ol low ell is not generally , , var> an d taught tho misguided sous of thfc forest credited hy our citizens. j the folly of their blood-thirsty course. me naoniu.i u. our .>c. Gallant Affair.—On tho 12th inst. Col. Pa-J Jan. 31—The ftlongin, with Capt. Stone’s ed. (’apt. Porter, however, expects a despatch fish at tho head of two huudred Volunteers from command, and tho dttnehtnent of I h«euix Killo also represented to them the weakness of their tribe and the anxie'y of the President to preserve them; that the President had of late witnessed a determination on the part of same of the Indi ans not to he preserved, that he had o.-dcred on Geu. Scott to take charge of tho southern forces nnd reduce such Indians lo subjection: and that it was necessary to their future preservation that they should now use their influence to restrain j P Hr P“rf£ furtUcr enacted hi the autharit) *■ the hostile portion of their tribes. Its remark* j f jr , saidi That every druggist or apothecary, or mf/’ made to them were listened to with deep interest i ,u„ person or persons vending any medicines «■ 1 and attention, and their pledges to keep the j poisonous quality, shall not vend the same to any FfT peace and use their bo-t endeavors to make oih- ! soin-’r persons of c olor, iwider the penaltiesaferrstr^ cts do the same, tvetrust were made tu good faiMi. j Sec. 3. Amt be k further enucUd by the- ssthonts* AA’e know hut little what influence the chiefs can | foresaid. That nothingin thisact shnllbo so coiwtrnw- uow exercise over the meu of their tribes, but we ( a# to prevent druggists and apothecaries frmutwp reel certain that they can do a great deal in pre- j »»*»>•? uegioorltee person of color, in H»=‘ ' venting the state existed lor the l.t... — • — — — — • , iim auln a i,,», ti.u,. may at they can tlo a great ileal in pre- . "V: f' m ta0 m ate of things which ha* unhappily ! " f th°' r b.tsmess wind, does nm wjw . . e ® ' V f I dieirdruss or medicines, or compomiit ...j last five or six months, i lie lot- j the same, but they maybe permitted m c ®r.'® owing is a copy of the pledge which they tnude 1 perTO i«s to perform the laborious pari of ‘ ! '« r r " c ”; IU council relative to .heir future conduct: under the immediate direction am! control ol AA’e the undersigned Chiefs of the Creek W j white person. ,. lion of Indians, do hereby pledge ourselves to re- j Sec. 4. ltd be, it further enacted by >bc “I 111 st min our young men in future from passing over \ foresaid, That all laws and parts of laws.n'ii into the territory of Geo.gia tit any place prohi- • gainst this act, be nnd bitud hy law; that we will restrain them from j JOSsl.1 M > committing depredations on the persons and pro petty of the people of that Ftntc. mut if in future any such depredations shall he committed, we; will aid with our tribes in arresting the offenders j and delivering them to the civil authority of Ge- i orgia. And wo further pledge ourselves to cause all property stolen by the Indians, to he brought to Fort Mitchell aud delivered to the l _ _ „ . commanding officer, where the owner can iden- ! Represcntaticrs of the stale of tH .j l0r ;i,ajrr. tify aud gel the same; and that we will cause to ! sembty wet, and it ishenby euacle y c ws/a&f - - - ' - av !smV/, That fiom and immediately " ,ur -L> r , 10CS fyt Speaker of the t/misc of l-'Pfff'ff 1 ROBERT M tClIOlA President of the St**- ’ Assented to. December 20, 1835. r- r nor 2!> 2t VVILjJAM SCHLEYCgg^, A N ACT to permit the electi<>n*lor Lnl ®T’ vt . held at the various election prtciacts n oral counties of this State. , ^ y Section I. lie it enacted by tic ^ rn .'' le f^- cucr at .!•'■ be dispersed all such fndi ms as are now, or may hereafter he assembled on the frontier of Geor gia. Ne hah X Micco, Efah X Emarilila. Tucka X batche Fixico, Yah ho X Uo liarjo. No cose X Yo ho lull, Nul kup kc X Tustetiuggee, TahhnpX liarjo. Iu presence of It. Marshai.t.. February 1, 1836. Gen. Scott, we observe, has made a further requisition ou tho Governor of Fomh Carolina, in addition to the late draft of 600 for another full reg’t of 750 nteu, ns many to he mounted as possible. This with the GOO already drafted iu that State, with the 3500 drafted in Georgia, would constitute a force 4850 men, which added to the Voluuteers in Florida would make an ar my of nearly 10.000 men. AVebaveno idea, however, thqt all this force ngara«.-«j jj oW iw diis nct.it shall nnd may be law!nl for * f col-nels to be held at the various eIcctioa I c0 ntuff this State; any law, usage or custom to Assented to, December 2*2. If®. r.nrtrf^- 31 *2t WILLIAM W 'MERE.aF Elizabeth U. al to me for letters disinissorj fl ministration of John Dennis deceased. . s -; ( y- These ere therefore to cite and ad/"""' 3 * ■ U tar the kindred and creditors of appear at inn office within the tunc.pre ^-jirtt idictp cause if auy they hare, why said • - ■’Tivm. under my hand at office , s T HK Charleston Fire ^ j Company, will take risks oil QlVJin iial»- uce, shipped from Macon to D ; »n® n » *'* e ^j,er of 1 loston, or New York, or shipped^ ^ poiU to A faro n. JjlU. 14 ~ JOHN C. W"