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BA\K REPORTS.
Dank or the State or Georgia, ?
Saennauh, 15tA Ayr it, 1830. j
Sm—1« compliance with the requisitions of the
Le^^litiire. I transnii' - ■>» saiii-aiiuual state*
mem of too a fairs this bank—tbs <. itjmunt em
braces the rolurus reio.. . ■•■■.a an in© offices up to
the lirst Mo a Jay in April, iiisMnt, compleleJ as soon
as it was possible after their reception.
I have the honor to remain, very respectfully,
W. B. BULLOCH, President,
llis EzctUrarg, William Schley, Governor of Georgia,
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ULCAVITULATION
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poration stock,
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assignment of. n judgment,
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32,090 41
60,165
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17,006 25
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425,312 78
408,099 51
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44 discount account,
44 surplus fuuJ,
44 balance due to oilier banks,
44 44 to Bank State of Geor
gia and branches,
44 individual duposhes,
$5,797,420 89
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$1,500,000
401,519
2,111,723
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70,000
4,653
136,491 76
61,354 40
161,:I5I 23
372,432 90
887,692 54
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Buyable in Savannah,
44 at the branches,
44 iu Philadelphia,
44 iu New York,
Total circulation,
April, 16. 1836.
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1,430.382
7.640
14,140
$1,796,079
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Four or five India us sprang forward to bis assis
tance, and all fell at ouc fire over his prostrated
body.
The Indians ascribing their own losses and the
invincible courage of our men to'witchcraft fired
silver bullpts in accordance with a well known
superstitinu prevailing among them. This rir-
cuinstauco was attrihuled by our men to a want
•if other kiuds of ammunition, but it is known that
they Irivo acquired lead enough from the various
sugar houses tltey have destroyed to last them
the right wing under command of Gen. Cliuch,
was ordered to move by the mouth of tho With-
lae.hoochy and the left bank of that river, to as
certain the depth of water and make a reconuo-
isance of the country with a view to the estah-
* lisliineiit of a depot for tl^c ensuing campaign;
but as tho time of tho volunteers had expired, and
they were anxious to return to their homes aqd
as Major Heed with the Florida Militia were re
turning by watet, so much of tho duties contai
ned ill the justriicliqn? to General Clinch, a 3 re-
tnutiy years. No wonder the savages thought lated to tho survey anil the reconuoisauce of the
this little hand iu league with tho devil to be able * J * :—
to withstand a fore* 4 which foiled & defeated Gen
Scott. The bravery displayed by this little band of
heroes, is as extraordinary as the cold blooded in-
diiference which could thus abandon them to their
fate.
. Tho bearers of this Setter embarked at 11
$5,797,430 89 o’clock at night, in u canoe which had ;>eeu per
forate!! during the seige with rifle balls and so
leaky in consequence that constant haling was
requited.—'flwy heard the Indians on both
hauks uf life river trying to intercept them hut
favored l,y the darkness they, escaped the jlimt-
sand dangers which beset them and arrived on
the coast in-fore dawn. They were fired on near
the mouth of the zsiiwnuue by a party iu am
bush, but were two far out to receive any injury.
Their appeal,-nice iu towu was hailed with the
ino«t lively testimonials of interest. It seems
as though they had risen from the dead, for a
report had previously reachad hero th^t Gen.
(Clinch had attempted to relieve the post, but
found the garrison massacred. The most prompt
measures were takeu for their relief. A volun
teer company has been raised in this and tho *nl-
joiuing comities to attempt the arduous enter
prise. Col. Augustus Alston commands the I.e-
ouvoliniieers. The expedition is comtnauded by
Gol. Road, aud consists of eighty men. They
embarked yesterday for the VViihlacooehoc from
whence they will proceed in a fortified hoit.—
Whatever bravery and skill enu accomplish will
he performed. God grant that tins effort to save
these b: ave men frop, destruction may he crow
ned with success.—It is an enterprise that would
grace the best days of chivalry. It is projected
k | by the noblest motives aud is surrounded by a
thousand dangers.
Camp M'I.evmie. 10 May, I82ia.
Dear Sir We have remained here the wholo
time siueo you left us, and were attacked on the
country were transferred to him.
Major Reed nr as expressly required to ascer
tain depth of water aud to ascend the river to the
first obstruction mid to select a sue for a post at
the highest possible point consistently with the
{ safety of Ins command. Major lteed merely
looked in at tho mouth of the river and ascertai
ned tho ’‘important fact" that there was four (eet
water at that point nnd proceeded homewards,
as it appears ; anil on his wav, on one of the Iveys
Watson’s on Dabney’s plautatioo, on tho Suw-
anee, prove to bo unhealthy, the coniqi udmg
ofiiccr is authorized to remove higher up the
river, iu search of a bettor position, giving the
preference to the left bauk of the stream.
Gen. Scott and Htc Volunteers.
Augusta, May 2Gtli, l$.'t(5.
Sir:—Every officer must be aware of the jeal
ousy, with which a soldier regards bis reputation.
You have, no doubt, been informed of tho itn-
piessiou which has heen'arinluced by your of-
lical communication, of the 3Uih} ult-, in which
the expression ‘‘good troops,” (not volunteers) is
used.— 1 have never thought lord moment, that
youintended to cast, by that expression, the
slightest imputation, of a waut of patriotism or
bravery upon tho Volunteers during the late
Campaign. From what repeatedly occurred,
iu our intercourse, during our frying nnd ardu
ous service in Florida, 1 feel satisfied that you
will be happy in being afforded aii opportunity
to correct any misrepresentations which may
ho saw the half of a boat which corresponded . - . ■ c . . . .
with tho one left at the post, aud which had been I gouo nl) ond—i have thought it duo to your
cut in two by a dull axe and an unskilful, hand. sc * 14 am * 'h® battalliou which I had the honor tc
reseut the southern part of the repubiie in ,
of tranquility. NorevoIntionary inovemenul?'*;
occurred in the capitol, aud none annrcho, a (|
rend
A project was on foot to coustruct^
between Vera Cruz nnd Mo.vco. 1
The inhabitants of tha fatter place b-1
rejoicings over tho defeat of the Texiaus t? 1
porrs west of the republic were more L .
than flourishing, as there had boon only n( l ui1
ri val from Peru, but giving no particular fa,?'
ol local news.—liulthn.
The schooner Water Witch, Cant. M-
from Vera Cruz, furnishes the followingi?f° a ’
mation:— o«i!or.
The Mexican brig of war Vencedor d« ai.,
Capt. Halm, .nouuti. g 16 brass pounder,,
havtug on board I3i> men. was to sail | rora ,
above port on the 29th April for i\lnt:i„, 0 ra-
It was reported there that Santa A„ na ^ . "*
tered into a treaty of peace with the Tej' * n "
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and found a part of a mnstcr roll will) the names
of a portion of tho Jefferson Militia. The i' lori-
diuii states that Maj. Reed was ignorant of the
existence of that post belug-'csiablished thcro, and
had ho known it ho would havo rescued them.—
The same authority authorizes us to state that
had Maj. Heed performed the dutie, assigned
him. he would have ascertained the position of
the post established by Maj. IM’f.emore, and have
brought off the thirty eight men, belonging to it,
nnd wlm arc now supposed to have been massa
cred by the Itidians.
l‘2tn April, at the daw n of day, by a large body j an oiiruinbrnucc to them
From the Herald l9<7i instant.
The Indians.—Wo learn that two Indian
squaws the relatives of otto qf the friendly Indians
who had been taken prisoners by the hostile, par
ty. sonic time since and carried off, made their
e«cape and had returned to Fort Drane. They
relate that they were carried down the Within-
conchy among the Islands where they state the
wholo body of Indian women aud children aro;
they are engaged in planting anil have a prospect
of a fine crop. 1 he negroes arc allowed a eer- (lence the veiy careless aud inaccurate phrase
tarn time to work hut it they exceed it or stay quole ,i | iy you.
out longer lhan the limited tune they shoot them. ^ moment the volunteers who were then,
. 1 bo tqitawsalso state that tney kill a‘l the new oi . wlio had recently been, in Florida, were
born Indians and negroes, as they are considered searc0 | y my tlmugh's. My mind was imciiseij
command during the campaign, to place the sub
ject before jou.
1 have the honor to remain,
your obcilieut servant,
F. M. HOBERTSON,
Captain Commanding the Augusta Battalion
of Volunteers in the late Seminole campaign.
Major Geu. .Scott, u. s. a.
Head Quarters, Ar.mt of the South, f
Augusta May 26//t 1835. jj
Dear Sir ; 1 am veiy greatly obliged to you
for your kind and manly letter of ibis date. It
gives me adiroct opportunity of doing justice to
tile bravo men generally, whom 1 have recently
had the honor to command, as well as louiyself.
The letter to the Government, which, by an ea-y
mistake has given so much offence, was written
at Picolata under the souud of the bell that lias-
tcuci! the fine battalion of Augusta voluuteers, un
der your command, on board the steamer which
was to take them to their homes. Writing by
that opportunity, and in the midst of other occu
pations l had not even time to read what i wrote
Stale of Georgia. Chatham c-ia.tiy.—William
B. Bulloch President, and A. Porter. Cashier.of
tho Bank of tho State of Georgia, being duly
sworn, say that the returns herewith made, cou-
taiu to tho best of their knowledge anil belief, a
true statement of the condition of said Bank and
Branches ; the ret urns to this Hank from each
Branch having been made under the oath of tho
President and Cashier thereof, and at Greens*
borough by the Agent there.
W. IL BUI.I.OCII, President.
A. PORTER. Cashier.
Sworn to, before in •, this 15th April, 1836.
JOHN GUMMING, j. t.c. c. c.
FROM t'HE WmiLACOOCHEE.
AfAJ-.M.IIicola. May 21.
Col. Wood'arrived on Wednesday last from
Tallahassee. We learn from him, that before
he JcA Tallahassee, three indvidualsiiad arriv-
of Indians—siuct* which time, we have been sur
rounded by I hem, almost continually, aud have
had upwards of 20 fights with them, and have
had only two of our men killed, Ei.i Sea nr. oil
the I3ih April, and Captain Holloman, on the
3d of May. and five others slightly wounded.
The loss of the Indians, 1 think, is 15 or 20 kil
led.' Oi» the 15th April, we had an engagement
with 4 or500 ludians, which lasted two hours
and forty five minutes, during which time they
tot possession or our flat, which drifted down
the river, and was destroyed by them—So we
have no means of getting away from here, w ith-
j out relief from some source, as W’C have not a
man with us who knows the geography of this
country.
We are entirely out of every uecessary of life,
except corn aud aud water, aud kuow not when
to look for relief, as the time which you appoin
ted has elapsed, by 10 or 12 days, anti wc have
not heard or seen any thing of the army—or any
other person, except Pow ell's yelling devils nnd
their yells would have been silenced long ago if
we had incn enough, fur you may rest assured,
dear sir, that there aro sotuo fighting fowls here
— pour fellows, it is a great pity that they should
ever s’urvc to death—for they have fought well.
'ihescuding this express, is full of danger, auil
has been delayed on that account, hoping that
the boat might como to our relief, till wo have gi
ven it out. I nut under the belief that General
.Scott wrote to you that he w ould come and get
the coni which you brought here for the army,
aud relievo U» himself—this is, peibaps, the
causo of the lung delay of the boat—but sir. wo
are here suffering, &. hope you will come or send j mediately exposed hy Col. Fitzpatrick and Capt.
Gcu. Seott with his army passed within three
miles of them on the road to Tampa Bay.
Gov- Call has sent ati order to Brig, Gen. lior-
’ uandez to call it, to service 200 men for the pro
tection of tho couutry oast of tho Si. Johns
river.
From the Same
Wo publish tho Geuer tl Order in compliance
with tho wishes of several of our citizeus w ho
iave expressed much curiosity to see it. The
ssuiugofit h is occasioned much excitement in
our community, and probable will create more,
baud unquestionable will be the subject of severe
criticism.
Head Quarters. Army of Florida, t
St. Augustin). May 17, 1836. t
ORDERS—No 48
The patties which havo receutly possessed the
good people of several uistricts of this Territory,
are iufiuitcly humiliating.
Within a few days past, just five Indians po
netrated a neighborhood iu the heart of Middle
Florida, and committed a murder. Instead of
giving pursuit, the iuhabiinnts abandoned their
plantations ami fled to Tallnhasseo and Mouii-
ccilo.
A similar party had but a few daes before
thrown tho Micauopysettlement into the utmost
confusion. A gang of cow-stealcrs adroitly ad
ded a report that an itntncuso fresh Indian trail
had beeu observed crossing tho Tallahassee road,
near tho Santa Fe bridge. Tho wholo country
from Alicauopy to Black Creek, instantly became
wild willi (ear. The daring falsehood was im-
New Orleans. May °0
By passengers in »!ic brig Henry, fram ll'it i
tnoras, wo are informed that private inforiiiati
was received there up to the 1st ol May, statin'*
in substance, that the army of Santa Auna un
divided into three divisions, and that one of ih,.-?
commanded hy General Ramirez y Sesmn J.!
defeated, and the General himself takeu prisoner*
ft was further reported that all connnumcaii ( , u ‘
was cut oiriiettveen the Rio Grande end the Nets,
cos, bv tho Cittnaucho tribe of Indians, who had
already seized a convoy of provisions iuieuiltil
for Santa Anna’s army, and coinmiUed other
acts of hostility, nud dostioyed all the Mexicans
they encountered. There had been no uccoumj
received of the capture of Santa Anna when ili*
Henry sailed.
After all, assuming for granted all that is con-
laiiied in the reports brought by the llcurv, it
does not go to weaken in the least the inforinaiiun
heretofore received of the defeat of tho division
of tho Mexican army and the »a; t d 0 f
Gen. Santa Anna. In fre’, it rather streng
thens our belief than takes from it, so far ns a
corroborates the defeat of one division of the
Mexican army at least; and as only six or seven
•lavs had elapsed since tile battle, when the Hen
ry sailed, it is very probable that many of tho
particulars of this battio had not reached Mem-
morns, ami we doubt whether they could have
heard any thing very definite on liie subject hy
the lapse of so short a period subsequent in the
some pcr«ou to our assistance as soon as posible
Yours, very .’espccfully,
L. IL WALKER.
I.t. C. Company A.
Major M’Lemore.
Another express arrived on Thursday from
Alachua bringing ucroiiuts of more massacres and
depredations, aud confirming previously received
accounts of the deplorable state of that country.
By letters from Fort Drane, we learn, that the
ed from Capt ficHeipWs command, on the ! ,0 * an, - I ! , T « ,lautod , lar «? of corn.
. , T aod wH.lmve a n abnudaut supply of nrovi-
Withlacoqchee. 1 he accounts they bring from ! sjoa , for the ncxt C i».np«ig... it i uuftu-mnato
those brave fellows, deserted by our coinmatt- j c very >vay, that activo operations wero so early
der in chicfin the very heart of the enemy’s suspended It has enabled the Indians to culti
vate their lauds iu quiet, while our owu citizens
country, arc well .calculated to arouse the feel
ings of every patriot. It seems they were or
dered to this Block House on the 5th of April;
and the chivalric Scott disbanded bis forces
without giving them a thought—and they have
subsisted ever since merely upon corn and
water! The Indians have given them very lit
tle respite; pressing upon them in vast num
bers. On one occasion, they were attacked on
all sides by not less than one thousand Indans.
Capt Holloman’s men returned their fire with
tremendous effect;—they pressed upon the
Block House in such dense masses, that every
shot of tho brave defenders took effect. After
this contest, which terminated so fatally to the
Indians, they failed to show themselves for sev
eral days. It was during this respite, that Capt.
Holloman undertook to strengthen his defences
between tho Block House and the River But
while engaged in this duty, he was shot down
by the Indians; the balance of the party se-|
cured their retreat to tho house. This fact sho
wed the besieged, that though the Indians had
learned the folly of endeavoring to shoot them
through their defences, yet that they continued
to be strictly observed.
Captain Holloman, the command of the com
pany devolved upon Lieutenant ,who is
have been driv.-n from iht-lr piairinlioil bv their
marauding parties. It is now ascertained, that
Gen Broil's omiy passed within three miles of
Powt il's strong hold ai:d within fifteen of Camp
Mr! eoMkrttou ibn Withlacoorhce.
determined, at all hazards, to maintain his pos
ition till relieved,—Apalachicola Gaz.
Xl a«8 Mss:
■ "Since tho 2d April,' liift. up to which time tliis rc-
q>ort is made, the 0<!i(fe at Augusta has received by im-
' rport itton-* $10,000 in specie, and the principal batik
in Savannah,’$30,000 injru making in all, specie on
hand, $632,971 57 A. P.
- April 16. 1836.
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Tallahassee, May 21.
j The following letter was brought from With
lacoocheo, by three men drawn hy lot from the
gallant little band who hold the post on the ri v
cr,. It is directed to tho late Maj. McLcmorc
who led them there but resigned his command to
^npl. Holloman and survived hut a few days af
ter arriving homo.—He is in the grave, dr be
would be among the. first to rescue his com
panions in arms. On the death of Capt Iloilo
man who fell tvhilo strengthening the defences of
his post, the command devolved ou Lt. Walker.
For six long weeks they have becu alone iu the
wildcritess, ftssailed by more than a thousand war
riors. This is the u uni her re ported hy the lmliaus
themselves, to have been employed in besieging
tho post. I.t. Walker is as modest aslie is brave
and cautioned his messengers against telling large
stories. Wc are also iurliucd in believe that the
enemy hassuflVred more severely than is repre
sented in the letter. From the commencement
of the seige, not a shot has been fired unless at
a particular object, nnd as them aro some of the
best shots iu Jefferson county among them, ma
ny must havo been killed. The Indians iu their
overwhelming numbers, nt first approached with
iu point blank rifle distance, but taught l»j the
unerring aim of our metf, they*-have kept at a
more respectful distance. During the attack of
1 ' the 15th a chief who had made himself ron-
spicious was brought down by a marksman.—
“AIICA VOPY. May G. 1836.
Dear Sir': Yo-terdoy morning Henry A. More,
■ 1 urac-e Smith. John Goss. Robt. Lanier, John
VlcFadilcu, with Harry and Ephraim (MizeII s
-iavrs) left this place for M>zel>’s plantation, be
low McIntosh's to bring corn. At the east cud
of the TuscaviJla. as they wore enlcriug the ham
mock, fifteen hr twenty lmliaus rushed from an
ambush am! fired upon them about fifty yards
distaut. aud at the same tine cut off their retreat.
Goss, .Smith and .More were on horseback; the
others in the carts. More full; Smith, though
wounded in tho thigh, i«u his horse, and took
Harry (who was wounded ill the back) up be
hind him, and, with Goss, who was unhurt, took
their way round tile pond (lo-i had to leave
his horse, hu (the horse) being mortally wouiided,
after riming him some distance. They a I got
liuine. Smith aud Harry are doing well, though
badly wouuded.
This moruiug a party from our fort, with n
Alter the death of! file of Capt. Lemlrutn’s company of U. States
Troops (who came to this place yesterday and
will lie stationed hero during the sumiiici)',v'eiit
out in search of the slain. They found the bodies
of More .ud Lanier near where they were shot.
More received four halls ami was scalped throe
timfs, the side of his face cut off. aud one eye
out. Muly one ball struck Lanier, and from some
cause they did not take Ids scalp, although neat
ly severed it from bis head. McFadden and
Ephraim were not to be found. They nre un
doubtedly killed, nothing having Sceu heard from
them.
Indians aro constantly sem in this ueighbor
bond, Tiie operations of our army thus far have
only tended to embolden them, aud now wo me
lift with the pitiful force of four hundred men to
protect this extensive frontier. A post is to be
kept up at Forts King, Drape, Defiance, aud one
somewhere ou or near tho Siiwauoe, so you will
at once coui-eive our critical situation. There
will be no more venturing out of sigh; of our fort,
exi'fpt as opp.irtuniiies afford to put ouisclves
uuder the prelection of (he U. 18. Dragoons as
tney pass escorting the Guverumcut wagons,
P. S—May 9—No news.
From the St. Augustine Herald lOJi.ifist.
A great excitement prevails, we aro informed,
at Tallahassee against. Geu. Scott. The alleged
cause is that Geo Scott suffered the little band
of Floridians. 38 iu number, m ho had been sta
tioned ou the Withlacoochy, to protect the pro
visions ordered tbere by him. to he massacred.—
The foljoiviug facts iu relation to this affair we
have received from a source that wo are not per
mitted to question. Wbeu the throe divisions of i
the Army wero about to return Irom Tampa Bay
Shannon of the army, who happened to pass
lhal way, together with the motive of the pro-
pagtors: but the iuhabitauts could see nothing
hut an Indian iu cvery nusb, aud therefore con
tinued to fly.
On this sido of the St. John's a keen suscep
tibility of the same kind prevails. A small party
of the enemy lately ventured within the settle
ments. A company of regular foot was prompt
ly mounted, sent iu pursuit, beat the cuciny and
secured most of the i>ropcrty tho marauders had
takeu. Non-, altho’ it is knowii to all tool people
that the greater uumber of the party were killed
outright, aud that a like fate awaits any body of
the 'enemy that may ftiltow, a panic is rite
throughout <ho country; the inhabitants arc still
flyiug to St. Augustine and from Si. Augustine
to Georgia and SjulhCarohua.
It is c v iden that nogeniir.il. even with exten
sive II eans, can cure a disease in the public mind,
so ^oneral and so degrading, without some little
effott ou Pic par; of the people themselves. Thus
the planters in the reeeut case near Tallahassee,
who fled without knowing whether they rail from
squaws or warriors, ought first to’have asccr-
taiaiued that uieteriul fact. If they had turned
upon the enemy, they would have foutiil tiie ease
within the easy compass of any three or four res
olute masters, and italfas many overseers. This
j was the simple ami manly course. That adopted
was —to fly, to spread the pauic and to throw
execrations upon the general who has the misfor
tune to command a handful of brave troops in the
midst of such a population.
Not a regular coicpauy has bceu sent out of
tho Tcritory, except, possibly, three from Tampa
Bay. Besides a strong garrison there, two com
panies were directed thence to oocupy a post on
tho j8nwauee; two aro posted at Fort King;
five at Fort Drane ; one (mounted U. ri. Dra
goons) at Oakbiuds, six miles oil'; one a: M:c
onopy, ,v>d a twelfth ai.Garey's Ferry.
These forces ought, in tho opinion of the conic
maudiug General, to give reasonable security thf
Alachua and riuwauco frontiers—particularly i
one or two companies of mounted men can be
obtaiued to aid the company of dragoons in scuur-
iug the country between tile chain of fixed posts
Measures havo been taken to encourage the cn
rnlmejil of mourned men, and it is understood
that the Governor is exerting himself in tho same
way. His Excellency will, moreover, to com
plete the means of defcnco ,be requested to hire,
on account ol the Uuitcd States, at Apal ichicola
or elsewhere, a suitable steamboat to cruise from
he mouth of tho Suwaueeuptiiat river as far as
practicable. One of,the,companies supposed to
be already on the river, will t>e instructed to em
bark, aud retnniu on board of :b 9 boat.
On this side of tho St. John, the incmiis of de
fence, though much more limited, aro deemed
fully udequate, if aided by a single company of
inovimed-voluuteers ; aud one, it is hoped, will
seen present itself fur the service. Of the five
regular companies one has already been mount
ed on horses belonging to the wagon train, and
in n few days, another will be pul on horseback
by tho same means. The commanding General
basuo power to purchase forses expressly for
this purpose. The conipauics oil foot will he
posted, whilst the mounted will bo kept constant
ly iq movement; and it may bo added that, the
little armed steamer, called The Essayons. be
longing to the United States, wilt be kept daily
citiisiug up and down the rit. Johns,.
Tho post and steamboat on the Suwnnee;
Fort King. Oaklauds, Micanopy. and Garey’s
Fenw will all ho uniter tho Immediate orders of
the field officer. Major ilcilemaa, stationed at
Fort Drane. and ho will coininuoicato freely
with the Governor of tho Territory.
Should the post ordered to bo established st
fixed ou a plan aud the means ot reuewed oper
ations against the Seminole Indians—modified
according to my thou heller knowledge of them
and their country Having become saiulieti
that if would continue, as we had found, to lie
the policy of that enemy tc remain scattered iu
9tnail parties, and to avoid a tegular battle—
thereby p.-otr.ictiug tho war almost indefinitely';
that it would,he extremely difficult eveu with 3.060
veteran troops, i» a country abounding in fast
nesses, to put an out! to tho war in a single sea-
sou ;—learning that a bill tvtts before Congress
for raising a larger body of volunteers—I knew
not for what time—and feeling confident that, iu
such a war, three month’s men. six month’s incn
or even men engaged for twelvemonths, would
wot siiffi.-e:—I was in haste to tivo my sug
gestions to the Secretary of War, in order that
if approved, the necessary bjlls might be asked
for of Congress at once. Follow ing out the idea
that old troops with a long term of service, were
tudispeiis. hie, 1 added, iu the uext paragraph
that regiments of recruits, although •.-ailed regu
lars, would not do ; hut that if recruits, iu sulii- (
cieut iiuuioers. were mixed with old soldiers in j
Juno or July, they would becomeelficicut hy
the following December.
1 can truly say that it was strongly on my
mind when in the act of writing the unfortunate
letter, thai it would he unreasonable to call on
tho gallant and patriotic to volunteer for another
campaign in Florida, wbeie nothing but hardship
nud suffering can he expected—unrelieved by
tho hope of battle and tho glory consequent op on
victory. 'The latter is the only incentive dint
can long cheer and animate volunteers ill a war
not immediately connected with tho defence of
their homes or liberties
As to tho general,disposition, whether disci-
pliued or uudisciplin ed troops he tiie best, far
wariu general, it was not my purpose at that
moment either to discuss or to stale it. A body
of voluuteers kept long ill camp aud field tvill be
better dicipliucd, and therefore m »re va liable
for any kind of war then regiments of regular
recruits. For example : Tliat is, in general, the
oldest corps, whether regular or volunteer, will
alwavs be found the best instructed or tho bert
fight.
Wc do not entertain the least doubt as to tho
fact ofriaui'i Anna’s being now a prismier in tii„
hands of the Texiaus—and if wc should doubt, n
would bcio spite of evidence of'the highest char
acter. Flags’ may wave, and cannons may roar,
iu honor of a Mexican triumph over the gallant
Texiaus, but rejoicings will bs temporary, soon
to lie succeeded hy the consoling truih, that the
assi-rtcrs of their righrs have successfully tpa|u
tained them, and carried home discomfiture 6
file cm my nud reduced the despotic chicflaiu lo
his well merited captivity.—Bulletin.
Mobile, May JO.
The steamboat Lev sot, from Natchitorbci,
arrived at New Orleans on Friday las:, bring
ing official intelligence, uhifh places the defeat
aiid captivity of riuutu Anna beyond doubt.—
The following letter, is from :he Mexiua Gcucral.
To the Bearer of the express
Present: Tel: our friends all the uc.vs, an I
that we have beaten' the enemy, killed 6ot),
taken 570 prisoners. General Santa Aunaami
ikon, and about 1500 stand of arms, many
I swords, aud one 9 pounder brass cannon. Tell
them to' come ou and let >hc people plant corn.
Signed SAMUEL HOUSTON,
Commander iu Clixl.
Sail Jacinto, April 26. 1836.
Several General orders from Santa Anna
himself, to the commandants of ilio surviving
corps of his army are also published, lietclls
them that “having had an tiiiloriunatc cncoua-
ter. he lias r.solved to remain a prisoner ef
war in tiie hands of the enemy"’—a “resolution 1 ’
in arriving at which, he was, wc suspect, un-
terialiy assisted by the advice of (•»•!!. Houston.
lie says he has agreed upou an armistice
and remains wish ihe Texiaus until terms cf
peace can he agreed upon, and diiccts the Mex
ican troops to fill back upon Bexar,-and to
abstain from doing injury to the property of the
inhabit,ail's. The Tixian prisoners r.l t.'opnm,
are ordered to be released and seat to 8mi Fil-
iippe. 'The tone of the humbled tyraulis uw-
vcllnusly changed.
T«e Texinn Secretary of War, has called n-
.,,.1 .r *. I.,« prepare,, fa, j f™ £*• •“’SEtS™’ “
tho ordinary purposes of war. The exceptions
are only found hi wars tv Inch put homes .raid lib
erties iu danger, and iu ihcsc, militia suddculy
embodied, and oven regiments of recruits, hasti
ly raised, have, in a very great uumber of cases,
been found an over match for science aud disci
plined valor.
Iu conclusion, allow mo to reppat from the
heart, what I have substantially said to tho War
Department:—
“No man can have for the voluuteers from
Sou’ll Carolina, Georgia. Alabama aud Louisi
ana, whom I have had the honor to command,
more cordial esteem than that I entertain.
’There arc hundreds and thousands of them’,
whom I should ho most happy to call friends ;
for I know them generally to be men of high
honour, patriotism, intelligence anil individual
courage.”
Such arc my honest sentiments, and I have
great pleasure in coiiiiuuuii-utiiig them to one
whose conduct in the field, nud whose courtesies
to me oil the present occasion, alike command
the high respect auii esteem,
With which, 1 am Sir,
Your obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Captain F. M. Robertson, late Commander of
the Augusta Battalion of Voluu cers.
TEXAS.
About 600 good men aud true, well cquipi
started from Natchez on the 7th List, under
command of Geu. Felix Houstiii. They .will pass
over laud to Texas, by Plaqpeu-iue nnd Opelou
sas ; and join the Tcxiun Army at Harrisburg.
About 3 or 400 are expected to follow. Tbeso
with the forces under Colonel Quitman, and those
expected under General Gr-en, will augment the
forces of Texas, so as soon to expel the iVlexic
army heyoml the Rio Grande.
and follow up this success, if necessary, by drf-
vin j tho remnnnis of the Mexicans on*, of ’tv*"*
~ I THE I’l’Ki; —macon!
. ««. £3*A1Z 'M\
.-WAGER oi ihu Charleston, and other Thf-ilrcs.
respectfully begs leave to auuouncr* to the tit-
zeus of Mucon aud io» vicinity, that ho is now conven
ing a large building into a neat and commodious Tiny
tic, which tvill be opened on or about Monday Junefi,
with entire new and beautiful scenery, painted m-
pressly for the purpose, by Mr. \ mcem artist, fr ,,a
the Northern theatres. An excellent and efficient com
pany are engaged, and every exertion tvili be wade in
merit encouragement. None but ihe most popusir
ami moral plays tvill be represented, the production«
which tvill be under the immediate direction of Mi-
Charles Young 8tago Manager. Particulars
I ture bills .1 line 2 49 ________
I jl OIJII months after date application tviiihe » '
to the inferior court of Runs county, when sil
ting for ordinary purposes, lor leave to sell the h nl!
and negroes belonging to the estate oi James AnaeV’
son, late of Butts county, deceased- May 27 i'J
DAVIB KIM HELL. I y m ' r
JOHN ANDERSON. Y
Fayette SltcrifT Sale.
EFOItii the court house in I'utjtiUrule, t S"
| county, on the first Tuesday in JUEi 1 ■ •
icitl be sold, icit/nu the tan ful hours of sale.
One negro boy by the name of David,about b' L -v
five years of age, levied on as the properly of _
Mann ty sundry Fi Fas in favor ol Tbomas
New Orleans. May 18.
By tho nrrivnl of the sihr. Water Witch, Man-
sou, 1-1 days from Vera Cruz, we learn that the
Alcxicau brig of war Vincedor de Alamo, Cap
tain Reibo, mounting sixteen brass twelve poun
ders, Jmd a crew of 130 men, sailed from Vera
Cruz for Matamoras on the -29:h April.
lt was reported at Vera Crux that Santa An
na had concluded peace with the Texiaus, but
that all Volunteers who should be taken, .should
be put to tile sivord This sort of peace has a
strong savor of war—yet we do not fear much
for the safety of tho voluuteers, whom wo believe
will spare Cupt. Reibo the grateful task ofsuh-
jectiug thorn to the sword exercise. The Water
Witch brings 25,000dollars in specie.
In addiiiou to the above, tvo are furnished with
the following through the politeness of the Editor
of the Bee:
From Mexico.—Tho schr. Creole arrived yes
terday from Tuspau, bringing dates to the 3d
iust. They are uuimportatil. No intelligence
had th'-u arrived of the defeat of Saura Anna.—
The country in the interior was perfectly tran
quil.
Tho Waterwitch arrived from V.Cruz, brings,
journals theuce of the 15th ult. They also rep-
and others, levied on and returned to meby a ewe,
JOJ j acres, being half'oflot No 13.T,75 acres, ““*Js
part <>f lot 150. both iu the 4th district of orig
Henry now Fayette county—levied oil as l " c Ji^j an .
ty of Seaborn Pale by on execution in lavor .
son Glass, Asa Hulsey and Elisha Hill, cenqiUj'
vs. Hamlin D. ,Matty, principal, and scaboru
William Pate, securities. May 20 ci’f
ALFRED BROWN, £<?•
Also, will be sold as abort, yi j,
The west half of fraction of land N>» ' ro pcrty
district of Fayette county—levied on ? 8 ‘of jobs
of John Angling sen. by nu execution m iavo
Burke—leviedo.i and returned tome by a •*,- , r ; c tof
One fourth' part of lot No 20, in the / Ul . jj iv »nl
Fayette county—levied ou as the property ® . sn j
Kent T>y an execution in favor of Rice * st4 j,jt.
others—levied on and returned to y. I i„>5ih<b s ’
Mary Knowles’ interest in lot No 1 levied
trie.t of originally Henry now in T')y < J , A R fvker'vs B H
on by an'execution in favor of W »V , tatf®?
Denson and Mary Knoles—levied on
to me by a constaW
Ten Dollars Kcxvard"^
STRAYED irom « to “ , ngtf
the loth of February ,as ' blind
BAY HORSE, about « 7^" 0B fci*
in the left eye, and soue , as jjjjed
right hind foot. Said km- above rtr
in Coweta county, by John Bailey. D ]acc. aIKl
ward will be given, if delivered to received-
anv information respecting him thauKi" ) *
Macon. June 2 , r » B n
MARIUED. „ 0B „ r
In Thomas co. on the I rtifi nit. “7 . , 0 pthisciV’
Jas A. Newman. .Mr. William T. Lqd 1 ( -v a thanid^’
to Miss Emily H. Mitchell, daughter - _
Mitchell Esq. oflhejo^er_J^ce^ |g _ jggu>ot< cag |
*****”**■■*■„{■{?£;
0»i«“
In this city, on Sunday morning. - 4 r> on e,*g'f
Gregory, son of Wm B. and Nancy
13 months and 27 days.