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Nashville, January II, 1813.We have no further accounts of the operations of our southern army since our last publication The Volunteer detachment of 60 days’ men, were at Huntsvillewhen we last heard from them.-They had elected their Field officers, to; wit: Nicholas T. Perkins Sc John Doke, Colonels, Wm. Philips Sc T. T. Maury, Majors, and determined to go on to head quarters, provided the commander would accept their services for the term of 60 days, relying on the faith of the general government for compensation.2500 men from W. Tennessee, and 1500 from East Tennessee, are called on) for immediate service. They will all be j on the march to the Creek nation by the first of February. iSince the above paragraph was in type,; we have received a letter from our cor-, respondent at Fort Strother, of the 4th I inst. from which we have made the fob ' lowing extract :“ Our Camp is again in confusion.— The 4th of January has arrived, and the ] militia of West Tennessee claim their discharge. The General yesterday is- * sued an order, commanding and ordering ' them not to leave the army—that if they j did return home, they should be treated j as deserters from the public service of the U. Slates. All the public arms are to be given up to day. There are a great many of the militia, who are not willing and will not go under these circumstan- ' ces. The officers, mostly, are a little alarmed about their pav
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Lexington Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Kentucky, US
Mon, Jan 17, 1814
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