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ilf*'jWi ti~ 'j - Ma a rruCTr-** 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. • ■■ ■"T-.„; . - ' ‘ : -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' •