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forty men from the cDontfj—:i<’j.icenl;
io the Outhlacoochee bad gone to pin,
, F.im, and cattle, to what amount I do |
. imt know, had been driven down at the !
&aui6 time, '
The officer suppled to he dead,or:
mortally v. ounded, 6 Lieut. Iz i rd.
I was wrong in sayingihat Gaines j
had approached Fort Drane—it was
Camp King. /
Forty horsemen left here about dark
Wb scour a place called Turnbull’s
Swamp; and/hiso to assist thedetach
ment from Hewitt’s Battalion.
The tfootfs from Darien have return
ed hbmw.
FROM ELORIDA.
The Jacksonville Courier c.f the 10th
tilt, contains the following latest intelli
gence from the seat of wOir.
I. WER NEWS FROM GEN. GAtNES.
T're intelligence from the Withla.
cooenee continues to be of.. great in.
terent and importance. Soon after
our last publication we learned that
Gen. Gaines continued fighting the
Irtdians. Aller the battle of the first
day Gen. Gaines found 30 Indians kill
•ed. He had two of his men killed,
and several wounded. On tiie third
day the Indians crossed the Withlacoo
chee to attack him; having tak
en only eight days provisions, and be
ing thus closely pressed, sent for rein
forcemeats,provisions,and ammunition.
Gert. Clinch, being under the orders
of Gen. Scott,and having received no
order to send the provisions for the
Army sent corn from his own plantation
Mr. B. M. D dl st irted with upwards
of SO head ofcattic.
They had not proceeded many miles,
when an express arrived from Gen. Gain
es, cantaining the intelligence, that be
wa- entirely surrounded by the Indians
and u'lfess be received provisions, he
shbti; I Tie under the necessity of cut
—hi. pi li.pin. leavii g his
wounrft.J. iu r»quested the assent
bling of the Alachua militia to guard
the provisions sent him. After receiv
ing this unexpected intelligence, the
provisions, which were on their way
were ordered back.— The soldiersol
.Alachua, though so unceremoaiojusly
discharged, and oho had refused to be
disbanded in the present defenceless
sta’c of the country, assembled to the
r.ud.ber of about 200, to go to the assis
tance of Gen. Games.
The f dio.ving extract of a letter re
ceived by Col. Dill from Capt. Priest
dated 4th' inst. contains some further
particulars:
‘‘You may not have heaid of the re
~'cent -occurrences here--,(acn. Gaines
was attached last Saturday evening,
this side of the iVithlacoocbee, and has
been fighting evei since. Sometimes
he has three fights in the day and one
in the night. At one of the tights,
there we io »>und dead thirty Indians
& one negro. 1 ue result of the others
we have not heard. At the last advices
the loss to the A; my of 1200 men, was
4 killed and 36 wounded. But wc
have heard the cannoli several limes
since, firing heavy.
“Our Alachua Companies left here
about 1 o’clock this morning in a very
hard rain, in o.der to assist in guard
ing provisions and ammunition to the
IV ithlacoochee, both of which Gen.
Gaines is much in want of. We under
stand that two days since, Gen. Scott
with his forces, was' at Picolata, and
that two different expresses have been
sent for him.
By the arrival of Mr. Samuel Har
rison from Alachua,on Tuesday evening
last, we are furniJied with still later
information.
Gen. Clinch, with his forces in all
about eight hundred, had gone to aid
Gen. Gaines. He reached the camp,
Saturday last-, and effected a junction
with him.— Vvitn the united forces,
amounting to nearly two thousand men
Gen. Gaines intended crossing the
Withlacoochee, Monday last. His
boats, floating bridges, &,c. were all
prepared. He has four twelve poun
ders, with which to cover his landing
on the opposite side of the Withlacoo
chee. The Indians will undoubtedly
make a desperate struggle to prevent
his crossing. Mr. Harrison says, that
On Monday the cannon was distinctly
lieard. It is well over now, and we
are anxious to learn the result. He
.states that Gen. Gaines has never
shown to the enemy 'more than about
two hundred men, at one time.
That in every instance of an attack,
by night or day, he was pre
pared for them, having anticipated the
movements of Oseola. In this way, he
made great havoc among the enemy,
hayfog killed several hundred of them,
loss, before Gen, Clinch joined
was onlv eight killed and about
7* forfv wounded. Mr. H. says, that in
cis express, General G iine c ßaitl he had
men Csmigh, and asked only for provi
sions and ammunition.
From «ome observations made by
Gen. Gaiiics, the number of Indians is
I thousand. ""
By some negroes, i
Ito the whites, it-is stated,
idians have made a fortification on the
j other side of the VVithlatocchce, only
j four miles distant. It is made ot earth
land I seines,and surrounded by a wide
j moat. This is at Oseola’s. town and
is probably the strong hold of the ene
my. It is impossible to say, how much
credit is due to these reports of the ne
groes, .But in most other instances
since the commencement of hostilities,
much has bc?n lost by not crediting
their statements. Gen Gaines intends
narchthg for this place after crossing
the river. There he will learn wheth
er O-eola yet knows how to make forti
fications which can withstand our
means of battering them down. Be
fore that place is taken, the one in
which the women and children proba
bly are; the struggle will be severe.
It will be the fight of deatlr to many.-
Should Gen Gaines succeed, as-he
probably has before this, he will have
conquered the Indians, and they must
either surrender, or betake themselves
to the hammocks and swamps for the
purpose of concealment and eluding
(he whites. By all his movemqnts.Gen
Gaines has evinced great skill, and has
shown that tie perfectly understands
the enemy with whom he has to con
tend. The manner in which he Cuts
them off with so little loss to himself,
shows that he has been no idle scholar
in the art of war. We now confident
ly expect a speedy close of this savage
warfare; that Oseola’s boast of five
years will be a short five months.
The following letter, though not of
-o late a date as has been published,
throns some light upon the subject of
the movements,both of Gen Gaines and
Gen Scott: — Chas. Cou,
“PICOLATA, March 2.
—■ ■**>—CxnTrr | |:< s marched from
Pampa Bay to Fort King, w ith about
1100 men, Gen Scott being stiil here,'
organizing the campaign; and awaiting
he arrival of mounted troops from
Georgia and South Carolina. Oa the :
arrival of Gen Gaines at Fort King he I
ascertained, (jf he bad not done so be
fore, that Gen Scott was entrusted with ;
the conduct of the war, and found the;
necessity of retracing his steps. As he :
had .brought no provisions for his troops '
fn m Tampa, he was obliged to make
ise of those which had been collected
there for the troops under General
Scott, the effect of which is to delay
the operations of the latter for some 8
or 10 days. Gen Gaines, instead of ta-
‘ king Hie tilled ii'niiehfoL Tanaoa, ana.jp
a detour to Ciinch’s battle ground on
the Withlachoochcc, and there met the
Indians in force. If he should defeat
the Indians,he will thereby do harm in
stead of good, for, not having sufficient
force in the aggregate, or mounted
men, to cut off their retreat, he will on
ly drive them to the everglades, where
they may hold out for yea is.
“The object Gen Scott had in view,
was first to organize his force com
pletely, and then so dispose of it as
to throw a large body in the ene
my’s rear,before making any attack up
on them. According to this plan, it is
not desirable to dampen the enemv’s
courage, bi.it on the contrary, to excite
il, in order that they may meet us bold
ly with their forces embodied. The
only thiag we have to fear, is, that they
may escape us by’ breaking up info
small parties, and retiring to the South
ward. Then we shall be here all sum
mer,hunting them like so ; many
wolves.”
We learn verbally from gentlemen
I who have arrived here in the Florida,
j that Gen Scott has started from Pico
lata for Fort King, via Black Creek,
J with 250 troops composed of regulars,
and Georgia Volunteers, and seventeen
wagons with provision,&c. having been
compelled from the want of sufficient
wagons te transport the provisions for
all, io leave about 350 Georgia Volun
teers at Picolata rntil the return of the
wagons. The obstructions in the O
clamaha river, the want of wagons and
horses, and heavy rains, which have
made the roads almost impassible,have
caused great delay.
The Georgia and Carolina troops
were in high spirits, and have received
every attention.it is said.
The left wing of the army, compos
ed of regulars and Carolina Volun
teers under the command of G en . Eus
tis, had moved via Volusia to intercept
the Indians should they retr ea t f rorn the
Outhlacoochee to the everg| a( j es>
The Indians attacked Gen Gaines
with such boldness and approached so
near to his entrenchment, that many of
Gen Gaines’ command who were en
gaged in defending the right flank of
his entrenchment, Were wounded in the
back by balls fired by the Indians on
t|ie left flank.
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' ‘ : -II 111 1
B
, Informnth,, h„ s bes „
- cogdodies, thatSM,.i» f orresar( .
11on their march to th? froiTTw , >.,k.
. i as. His advance, consisting
i 3500 men, are advancing on San AntoT
. nio and the differsnt posts below that
; place.
j ( The Texians, although not as well
; provided with supplies as is necessary
• for a protracted campaign, have no
■: doubt but that they can maintain those
‘posts until reinforcements arrive to
their assistance, even if the whole force
i of Santa Anna should advance more ri
pidly than is anticipated. But little
doubt now exists that the campaign
will be protracted, as the war on the
part of the I'exians will, for the pre
sent be on the side of the defensive.
This will give time for emigrants to th-'
country to arrive and participate in the
final struggle. The 'l'exians are uni
ted for the same purpose; some ditfor
| fence Jias existed as to the expediency
of an entire Declaration oflndepen
-1 dence. »r an adherence to the constitu
tion of 1824. But both parties have
the same object in view, which is a res
olute determination to resist theMnilita
ry dcspotisni of Santa” Anna. -
The report that Gen Houston bn?
been removed from the .army is un
founded. The convention met on the
Ist of this month, at VVashingtot, on
the Brazos. Tnere is little doubt that’
! they will declare entire - independence
and take the most energetic steps for
’ the defence of the country. Tho«e
who join them at the present period,
’ when they are struggling for their free
dom, and even their xistence.,’ will he
j cordially received and liberally recom
pensed. The natural resources of the
, country are unbounded, and they who
-inn.i.t in—th-ei-c defence and dcvelope
i meat, will be ric- ly rewarded.
■ Ihe foregoing information has been
i received frorrt Lieut. Stansbury, who
has just arrived from Nacogdoches,
; and brings authentic information as to.
; the state of aflhirs. He further states
that tiie Camanchcs are quiet, Gen-
; eral Houston is engaged in treating
! with them. b
I San Patrico, Feb. 6,183 G.
; Dear Sir: Don Placido D.-navides
has just arrived and brings disagreea
ble intelligence. Gonz das' command
is entirely dispersed: and twenty-two
men taken prisoners. Three hundred
cavalry and three hundred infantry
have arrived at Matamoras, winch, in
•Vd<lll run to thc - i L'-g .i, i.'i.ikv'f? tlw \jf -
fective force now there 1000 men, and
more are expected shortly. Cos and
all his officers from B:-ja"are raising
troops to march on Texas. One thou
sand men are already oa the Rio Frio;
i one thousand more or. the triarch near
I the Rio Grande, destined for some part i
j of 1 ex is; and forces are gathering ra
; pidly in ail dnections for the same ob
’ ject. It is believed that an attack is in
. tended on Goliad and B jir simulta-
; neously.
R derigus has broken his parole
'since 5 o’clock this evening, and as I
, have but 18 effective men here and no
. horses, I could not pursue him.
The inhabitants of Tamaulipas are
’ generally in favor of (1824) but are so
much oppressed by the military, that
. many of the principal men having been
arrested they are completely fettered.
Santa Anna caused a report to be set
afloat that he was with the troops at
Matamoras, but it is ascertainej be
yond ail doubt, that he is on the way to
i the Rio Gran ‘e for the purpose of push
ing on those force?.
’ Don Placido deems it of the utmost
importance that troops be sent to Be-:
’ jar as well as others retained in this di-l
’ rection, and also assures me that San-1
ta Anna wishes to draw the troops ol'
j. Texas out to Matamoras, in hopes to j
, throw a strong force in their rear while |
he makes his attack on the upper part
a of the colonies. This information he
' received from the first alcaide of Mat-'
I • arroras. He has been within 20
i leagues of the town and corresponded j
with him.
‘ mi
rhe peop’e of Tamaulipas, as well
as those of the Rio Grande, complained
j much of Dimitt’s Proclamation, and
would have acted with more decision
were it not for that act, but they fear
■ it is now almost impossible: but are
■i still anxious for the cause.' The caval-
■ ry are the choice troops from the inte
; rior; they are armed, every one, with
• lance, musket, pistols and sword; and
Santa Anna has sworn to ta'ce Texas or
lose Mexico. 1
; Dr Grant has been out two days with
> thirty men. I feel very anxious about
r him. I intended to have sent you
more wagons to-morrow merning early
r and in fact had the c.xcn yoked to stait
before day-light, but shall now await
yourfurtherorders.
Cos is actually with Seizma, and
G Thgv have 1000 spnre
o< pack
m i e ;
wi "‘ y °- u F ’
ROBERT MORRIS.
P. S. To raise funds y and provisions,
Cos caiises each man/to give an inven
the possesses with a Valuation
on which he demands
one per centp*^J' vv ‘ 4 , t. „
tlmn sends two a n
praisement over, and if hen!Tu i s^LL b ,
they make a return higher than the
owners, lie demands three per cent,
in lieu of one; and each family has to
furnish a fanega of corn also, every
twenty days, and even caused the
women to grind it, without respect to
station. His soldiers have assassinated
many of the most influentia citizens,
and the wives and daughters are pro
stituted —the whnle countiy is given
up to the troops to induce them for
ward. R. M.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
VVe are indebted loan officer lately
in the Texian Naval Service, who ar- ;
rived in this city oh Friday last, via j
New O deans, and who left Victoria, a ’
port in T< xas,on the Sth ult. for several,
particulars in relation to the state of
affiirs in that Territory.
Our informant states that Gen.
Houston,arrived there from the Mission
Hg Refugio, (which at that time was
Head-Qu alters) on his way to San
'Fitlippe the seat*of Government,some
difficulty having takfen place between
Gov. Smith and'the Provincial Govern--
meat, who had not. however, resigned,
The Troops were concentrating*
Copeno. They were to move on Mie
Ist March, and the forces consiste d fs
well as can be recollected,of the tolfo’y
ing: at the Mission 180, at Laoadte
1 10, at Cope no, 210,af Bezar 80. 100
men had 1 mded at Dimmot’s point
from North Alabama about the 10th
February, 180 said from New-Odedns
about the 23d. They are the troops
that left New-York and were carried
into Nassau, N. P. Col. Fanriing com
mands the forces at Copeno. Thc gal
lant corps of Volunteer Greys from
New-Orleans had generally returned,
disgusted with the service, saying that
they would no longer fight to enrich a
few land speculators; they went to
establish the liberty of the country.
The general supposition in Texas was
that there would be no fighting until
the summer was far advanced, as the
insurrection of two Generals of Santa
Anna’s occasioned a division of his
ii.rcn.i, whir h -if nn —time annnnnfp.j fn
more-than eight thousand.
Col. Bowie had gone amongst the
Camanche Indians to have a Talk,and
he will endeavor to keep them quiet.
Election were going on at the time
onr informant left, for members to the
i New Convention which was to assemble
on the fir«t of March. 0/ the fourth
March the Texas Declaration of Inde
pendence was to be made at San Felip
pe and the Provincial Government
under the new order of things institut
ed.
The Texian Banner was the same
as that of the United St ites, with the
exception of a single Star in the centre
instead of the thirteen.— Charleston
Patriot*
Gen. Francisco Vital Fernandez has
been appointed by Santa Anna, to be
commandant general of Tairai-lapns
and New Leon: and Gen. Coss to b*-
commandant general of Coahuila and
Texas.
Don Manuel Edward deG -rosi z i
has been appointed Ambassador Extra
ordinary to Washington trorn the Mexi
;< a Government.
| Gen. Fernandez lias issued a decree
j declaring Matamoras to be a military
:station; and forbiding any to leave
j that city without a passport. None i
; can enter there or at the mouth of the -
Brazos without reporting themselves;
and anj barboring stiangers are liable
to penalties, as are also any. who con
verse fre< ly on the affairs of Tex is.
i The army invading Texas is said to
l be 8000—ol these there are only 3,500
bearing arms and capable of service.
The cavalry corps under Folisalos
Were obliged to retire on Monclava,
from want of provisions. Die utmost
effective force that the Maxicans can
raise will be about 5,000; but were
that number doubled, they will be the
prey of the Texians.—What cares the
wolf how many the sheep are?
The Texians can raise 5000 men of
their own; and are aided by 2000 from
the United States. By tins time tiiey
have in -eneral Assembly declared
their independence of Mexico. This
step was deemed necessary on the ap
proach of an invading army making
the' contest national.
Capt Watson, of Columbus Ga. pas
sed through this place on his way to
Fort Klug. T LcuOea we
;,,v the purpose cd tendferijif to
Sbott the services o f two) hundreM
warriors of the E ( ; t |j Pe tribe. Ihe JB
Eucheiare the heredifai v foesofthe 1
I Creeksja nd Scfoinoles.—Thlir brave-'jH
ry and cunning has lon'g rei’desed them gl
a terror to their enemies, though com-' I
paratiVely few in number. They have T 1
been restrained for many years by the ; j
tJhited States from open hostilities, yet [ «
they have .uniformly kept hloof-irotn;d|
all intercourse With their old en/2miesj®
refusing to participate in any ol the XJ
and continued to
brood over the wro7T^w^tLefr ;1, - anC e 3 . d
tors, which have been traiSmtWffiJtff I
age to age,as an inheritanceol revenge. 9
I’his tribe once possessed sovereign H
power over a vast extent of country, 1
but by their perpetual wars, they have 1
been reduced to their present limited g
numbers. Their language is spoken ]
by no other tribe, and has never been |
learned in a solitary instance by a white ■
person.—lt is not an articulate Jan- i
guage! it consists entirely of gutteral J
sounds so similar that none but a native f
ear can distinguish them. They under- |
■ stand the Creek language, and it is
through that, they communicate with '
. the whites. Ihe is as
distinct as their language. Itwouldbea J
cui ious subject of enquiry, to trace out *
the origin of this fierce and untaina- j
blc race of men. They reside in Ala- q
batna and Florida. Capt. Watson’s ;
offer,we have no doubt will be accepted. 1
He is a brave officer, and distinguished J
himise'f asiiort):ime.ago.in an encounter -
with a very,sd pertor number of Creeks ;
On the Chattahoochde.— Flbridian-
•-
Leiter to the h.chlor oj'thc Federal Union» ~
Craw/ora i | B36>
jdJear. Bir- brom whatvre §ee goiog'
on here, there are otlikrS me,’ .
who think the Flint ri^er^avigable for
steamboats. Sc freely Kid the small T
appropriation of ten thousand dollars
passe i into a law, before tt.at enter
prising cinz nos Macon, Mr. Butts, ’
applied to me for a yard and timber,
to build at my Ferry. I consented, his ■
hands began in part to arrive at the
spot at Christmas. He has. now there
ten or fifteen white men, mechanics,
and some twenty or more negroes wor- ;
king well. As a proof on Saturday .
they launched a fine boat built for this i
riv vi, capable to carry two-tow-boats.-—'
1 i-.e scene to us was novel and sublime*
He has another Steam Boat framed
and preparing to receive the plank, and
to ail appearance, timber sufficient to
build three or four tow-boats. This
aasali been done since,the first of Jan-
■ U: S*M, nd ?n . imrnedia te direction of _
T ‘V seems to coaTiicF
the business as becomes a master-work
man. Besides this, they have bmft a.
anall town, as cabbins to live in,shops,;
timber up and down the river.
Ino Steam Boat now on the stocks
is intended for the Chattahoochee riv
er, and also a tow boat well calculated
to pass the siioals in low water.
Respectfully, H. CROWELL.
N. B. I'he Engines and Boilers are
on the spot, and Llie engineers putting
them up : the boat will be ready to
run in lour weeks.
Tr, - York, March 4.
Terrible Prices.—The price of a
moderate pair of ducks in market yes
te-;day was §2.50, of a little pair of
1 r '-t en n^' , ’ so ' ot a .P iece of beef 12 a
c s., lb., oi veal hind quarter 14 cts.,
6 e ‘\ Ch and n^ne t 0 be ha d
-‘t tnaq appj fcS §1,31 a bushel. The
cnmnP P ! G i de seefl - to have no more
compassmnonus than the landlords,
ven the men who are constantly brew
ing about oppression and high prices,
/ la y ea "J’ thln S lo sell, stickle
lor the last cent like real Shylocks. In
spite of tree trade we would almost re
commend a strike against such enor-
i m ms prices, were il not for the grave
! inquiry 01, what we /Should do in the ■■
mean time, before the refractory coun
tij people should be brought to terms
a circumstance too little considered in
strikes generally. Journal of Com,
Cherokee TREATY.-The latest in*
teLigence trorn Washington, respect
ing the treaty concluded with the
Cherokees,is contained in <hefolfowi f i ff
paragraph from the Dahlonega ILc.
“It is stated that letters have been
received by several Cherokee country
men in this neighborhood from their
delegates at Washington, stating that
the 1 reaty entered info at NewtEchofo
on the 29th of November last, by
Unued States Commissioner. ,’ in f
C lerokees, has been submitted to the
Senate, and wdl be ratified by that
body notwithstanding the violent of.
position of John Rjjs, *
The sum collected at
N. O.leans, & distributed among the
Wiuows and orphans of the
fell in the m^ c acr.e of Tampa Bay, -
fol" X' •