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Columbus, August 4.—It is a remarkable fact, in tfie history of the recent difficulties with the savages, that the whites generally believe the war at an end, about the time it fairly commences. Whether this arises lrom awant of knowledge, among the commanding officers, of the real character of the Indians, we do not pretend to say. One thing is however certain, that Gen. Caines made a mistake of this kind, in relation lo the Seminole difficulty, and recent events have demonstrated that a similar error has been committed in reference to the present airife with tiie Creeks. A large portion of the actual fi/jhting, during the campaign, has been done since those having the direction of the wnr had proclaimed to the world, that it was over and ended.Jn our last, we related, os far as we were able, the circumstances that attended a battle fought on Sunday the tMth uli. in Stewart county. On the next day, Capt. Jerntcrnn. one (»f the most energetic nnd valuable officers ^ • • • that has been engaged in the service—and one too, as McFarland says, that will do to bet on, when any tiling like fighting is on foot—gathered up his little company and went in pursuit ot* the enemy,determined to harrass and d»*lny his movements until the cavalry from above could arrive. A few miles fiom where the fight took place on Sunday, he came up with them, securely posted in ihe run of a f-reek, where he attacked them ; but from the security of their position and greater numbers, lie was forced to retire, after a spirited attack, in which he lost two men. tfoihing daunted, the intrepid Jerni-gan rallied a Jew more of his countymen, nnd such others from Randolph and elsewhere, as he could hastily assemble, and took the trail again. On Wednesday, (lie 'iTih,* n • * ;he overtook them about twenty miles beyond Lumpkin, making th**ir way. might and main, down through the almost impenetrable swamps of the Ichavraguochwec Creek.Here he brought them to a dead halt, and liavin*r dis-posed of a portion of his force, so as to prevent the In-dians if possible from escaping, rushed upon the enemy with such spirit as to convince even a savage, that a swamp was no very cool or secure hiding-place. There weie supposed to be upwards of two hundred Indians in all, fifteen or twenty of whom were left where they fell, whilst tho others, scattered through the cane and madetheir escape. The route was complete. Such was the hurry of their flight that they left behind them a large amount of goods, upwards of twenty horses, and three of lheir children. Two of these children they had evidently killed, to prevent them from making a noise and betraying their hiding place, the other was alive and taken care of. Jernigan had three or four men killed arid several wounded. Their names we have not heard.— From ail we can learn, we should judge that the Indians were most essentially whipped. Jermgan and his boys , had done enough before, to entitle them to the thanks of!o 9the country: their names will now he pinned upon the list with ihose who fought at Shepherd s plantation and the swamp of Chiekasahatchie. Gen. Sanford arrived 80o n after the baltie with four or five companies of horse but the enemy had scattered, and at our last advices i could no* be found. It* they Slav in that neighborhood Ii • • Mlong, the place will evidently get too hot to hutd them.We are happy to learn that Major Memucan JIunt, formerly of this Borough, wle. re he was engaged in mer-canine business, under the firm of Townes Hunt,and J more ceconily of Oxford, (N. C .) has been appointed a Mlt;tjur-(tcntral in l/tr jinny of Terns. lie has just reached 0.xlord with the intention of comunicatirig with those who may wish to emigrate to Texas, and affording thorn ' such information as they may need in prosecuting their j purpose. The Oxford Examiner informs us that hi* efforts have been successful, nnd that in the county of Madision, (Miss .) a number of young men at once consented to emigrate under his direction. We confer; th.it we do not like to see any of the young men on the Atlantic border of the Southern States moving to the West; but if they ore determined to go, il is well enotiu-li thatm “J 9 ^the whole case should be laid belore them by a competent wimess.—JYorfulk licucou.
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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Virginia, US
Tue, Aug 16, 1836
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