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made against it, and the besieging army has ? offered considerably. The last mail brings an account of 8,000 royalists, landing at this place, and the probability of more arriving from Lima. This news has depres sed the people a good deal here, but I am of opinion it will be Of service to tlicm. * ^ ?k The army before Talcahuana, \ Uxommanded bjr general Brayr, who yon no doubt and who left therewith General Car rera. He is aakl io bp a man of n+ a gawd sifldiar, Hrond school ofJNapoleon ; &nd4f the iealousy of this peopfc will but let him alone, I Jjave uo doubt*, be will give a good account of the Royalists, should they date to attifek hj 15^*^ " It will be of<endB*4dWhMpii6 aj*ilr afl5r3X among the i,a ,oif give them of the detail and minutiae of of wh&h thev heretofore or nrtinowledgeyfe:,_. ibe xgovemiftent ^if Buenos M0 Chronicle The importancegfat^^ ifccondu^t operation! Against a eat age enemy* is truly exemplified in the recent enterprise of Gen. Af'Intoih, the prinpi pel leader of tfce fricndlf $ Cr$*kst With a handful ofnieiH h^Ms, in the eoud|i days* peHbrmftd more fcasen4*i service than the whole array, *smCe tip; commencement of the jcarapiilgn.--^ , fenuMfrt&**Uty appears H^havo levered over its headt its muvemehts first retarded ifa w^ntof|rin%i>ort#nai< then tvomMuit of provisions * while detactynent afffer de* ///WKent, was harrassed ^ ? msin body of our troops,, at the time liter^ ggBBHt upo* tbeur *rm?~Y et jBSPw notimputo to government an^MmjV Hjf1*** ^e at or which it had no immediate ?otwroul produced the evils which have marked the campaign > government could not fbreitfe - Tthe defalcation e( aonurseiora>? puguance of wafers to ehler into t dan ierrkep; efcm the commercial and tural titer** of the s**e Mfefded island highly profUabte^mploy ?eanswere to remove these obst^cfl^j* soon they were known lo exist* . i ^ ?> We now presume that the army \*f airly Ssey, and loikfbr a vigorous, unin terrupted, and successful prosecution of the% campaign. JJfDUy SfjfSSJCtf K. Extract of a letter from Dr. W. ft. Ec tor, now oh a tour in thfe Alabama territo ry, to the editor of the Reflector, dated Fort Claiborne, March 16?" A mtot horrid m? asaere was committed on the fed eral road, to milts shore here, cm Friday night lest the Uth inst. I witnessed the scene myself, and hasten to inform you of' the particular? Mr. Win. Ogly, and tfcree children killed, and two wounded ; Mrs. Eli Stroud wounded and her child Wiled by the Indians. I eneampfcd withm two miles of the place, tc?d dressed the wounded myself. I cotmidoftd thorn til mortal, at lm*t ?ery dan^crcmi. imfam wut t!?e only ono shot and seaipecT p- the oil ors were tomahawked. T#o"Smm| only, Mrs. Ogly and Mr. Stroud, escaped unhurt. Several parties of Indians had been teen in the nelghWhood, but WCiC Suffered to pans, as they professed friendship, though offering some personal ijmi.ts. Trulls have ue.ii discovered near the road, firing heatd, and Indiana occa sionally seen. Danger and alarm jfefcvaU' throughout thc?rqut and frontier of thjps territory. Governor Bib* b here, end * taking measure* to puteue theiti, end intercept v itifr ijlin ?e returning frofs^below the Spanish line, Lend protect the , pad and inhabitants. ? > Two.settelers have *atsljr\be*n killed at thr fpiiilh Muwfcrctw^ -2f 'mUm ? Fgft, Cnwrford* Maenad's, wifrt ^ erb^i ha%, been with the yww, hie Hfoeiy retnme4,; the Indiaa^do not intend to aJtaiwat &*u Jackson* but * parties, >35- waste, the '.fcotoder country! [ and murder tlio inhabitants. 31 no from the anny under G?n. Jackson. It understood, however, that f they have [toft Fort Srott and dy rnrird tfre Appa lachicoly <6 meet provisions, a large sap plf,. of which bad arriveAlrom jfrew-Or. from t Itepxmy of CHendlx Crteek Warriors ynder M'Intosh,-ha&beeu _ _ _ ? tfce 16th. In descending r the Charahochce, MJIntjbeh with a Ur^e I warrioTe kept flic west side yn took end dispersed the hostile < :;W s operations will he joined lett^^Wotfrne/. j?rfr%C*v a ^ttter/rom Major X Hfftrt, 17;%. to tht Et 1/ i&Jtifr*! * *"# tt I4 have particular pU - A%i * " you cartes of lettew received by whb?* df ihdiaoi^ who qh the Wtt iit, with only to <UV? provisions!, for Fort biy h> ^ m of I irvk? tbe char meter of* ndua protea^im theiiei I iLrVki 1 of ih< iwpeet to gir?Him~ mm war he i? "He h* done wh*t he mentions in his let rters,wtilfe on his march from this post to jofo | |nd is exclusively entitled to all tBb merit of his labofr and persever apWfc^ r H .,? '?'.* Ceple* $fre<?<rt jk>m ff emrnJ rTW/ffl^j \cKj^ jftWrtf, Jo MkJU-Oan. ffughhi U. S< Fa ci or ftt Fort MitdLtl. ? . ^tt'UcH* Ou> Fir.Lnftj Mpixh 2. ff iltwt with you .would in fe^our A-J jjpnt and our hegd men, that aince I^Jeft Foirt MilcbetU the fourth day ?t jfcehre ?v.-- *' * - '(Wiiiii O'clock, 1 harcUkcnthMMfow* QO^i|mKi M& m tfift We firing Qnthevemu on hmd one wi) ^uhcfcd *1, the came I when firingon therveirfp; I ?ave In string* hurrying them to Fort and .xnecrP@gkp M* befbns I ^fmore but til* chseks at' much Ai we can do V 8 Jaines, get there. . tro very 1 to travel. I _ * _ ")Akr '? J|C|^ ^ / I remain your friend. VC William Mlntosh, *> Gen'l commaiutitig,'* : " -SMEafci Fort Gaivks, March 6. 44 Major tlmniel Hughe* ? I wrote you the other day and told you thjtf&Wl taken 3 prisoners ? J carried them to Fort Oaincs to the c<phm*ndmg officer, arid ho t$d mehr wmild have nothing to do with them, And said to toe, you may deal with them t>" your own laws. We had prool thai they were it tjje destroying of the boat be !W the forhofc Flim river, and one of them was wounded at thai time? they were doing mischief to our friend and I knew What was the law between us and the Uni ted States ; J did hot want them to acand on olir land, and I have taken their Vtvea~?r | have heard where a good mahy of our en emki a H tollccted, about forty miles from fchis place, and I am going to push en to them to-morrow as fast a* I can get where they are. J This is all I have to say to you and our head men and agent* and whatever I do he rea fur I will lot you know again. Notlrii* * more ; all my men are hcalthy^ your friend, Gen. VVm. M'Iktosii, Cam'g the Creek Indian*. u P. S. The commanding officer at Fort Gaines had taken the Tame King's son a prisoner and gave him up to m?-*I heard no harm again* him and tun>r d hhfrlfMMW and now l-.c has joined u*." * . ?"<n{ j, , it ? ?*- j ^4ardi. a Mjf FrisnU? I received your letter on the 9Ui <J*y ef th? month j ou the Sunday ^tl^e*enin? tber^ was nhout fourteen of our $d tnrabes qalhe and gave themselves up tuu?> witiMbcir women and children) I Jeot^wirwOTert back with koiuo of our own people to the V faul& ami wo have M& tyo of the n^gj^oog with-tieae ptk**! Tb>y toidmc that jl ? Red tipjuud IW-| had got a great meny of oti^ to<yoie# _cul ectcd together to fight and these two men are piloting ua to him? About I hour after *e took these people, ten more men camel Into our eadhjKwitl. white flags and joined Us ) I send this to yon? -I am gufaig to-day^ an* W-taorrow about *- to. clock tho| fight wilt be ended with us? 4f I conquer the .R^fiCrouiid I dou*t cxp?9)i> ^jat as trany move in number hereafter? .v?n j yfjSfrgauu s& I promised you 1 would do so.-? rl went down the creek ?haubellee the 15th day of March, about ten tnllci^Xbove the campxflf Chunchatee Micco or Red 11 round Chief* and the creek swamp w as so bvfvs JttPp 0<gjpa?rlt for the high' waters ; m/Wm bad to leave thtijf ciothcs and provisions, ^wLswkni better than one half of the j*r?rop,%M*ttt six mile* wide ; Cftettfrftrt C^?efe March! !$? ^Sn^l the hoiior of. writing to ? - - -j * : (we marobedwitUm aixyt two m ikt? of his station, and the neit m<?uiig we sttrrofctfj 6Bfc placej but he wa^ont? and we could 1 not -follow him till we could get some p ro 1 visions wn y jfc bthiad uaj and^flaj. ? Hawkins followed him and overtook his pais ty> igd^e got awi^y from, us witb-aftut *Q men, $\Ve have taken 33 men, and about %p|iR|MlU)d children prlsoitH^ withqpt the fire o(egun} and we killed ten men | that broke' and to*ke ^>tj|BSWpe. t ^Jiave not lost a ifcan sifcei l^t F6n Mitch*ty. He would not hive get }w5f frotn^lj but he had sofoe cattle on hand that lu* trie , drive fut 6f our w^.-so I sent 1.00 inji take hlmaa&jto ci|e; when in sight, ka m hit j party being well moun ted on horses, the/got awjjj* wetgktwhat ?$attk ha bad with hita. *\<$ v We w **ry ^provfil^Mt end t have to sen^ the 'women and chitoten up into our nation- ? Aafor the men I am go? . ing to take them to Gen. Jackaon. Npw*j there is no danger on the Veil fide el the Chatahooc.hie river, this was all the par- , tv that was on this side? we We to look I for our enemy on the east- side of the fivtr ^ Y w wkl be sd gob#ii|^|^|rfenn' id men ind agent pf this, f 'Send to you my SMfrUGtrtg.- - ^ VtK. Wm,. M:lnTosi?vV) C ot^g th< Creek Inftans" ?, , * \ jfc? >3? v " 'PILE, Feh.8. tM? that Imve waqdn, ft ?p? tport is ctrtrent Giere, that (he nlitotv P?k T&My *mong tte Bemnbl?c and :?? other persons also, fa rid coat) whtef name Is oat tfteS Ij boi n Stud a cpltftel, per tbe famous Nichols, ^Jrpro dikupikm fhemory. , The worthies aN.uM % bate jyftrtre of two srhrtrtfeewi* armed snd manned with SOttfch ?afcl* S^deiKMh negwtes trained as caValryjthe latter nre no doubt made itp of thte remnant of the f)aVM who e*6ip*d frbm the negro | fort previous to ita capture, mented ill number Jince by runaways from the Florida* Georgia. These have for some time past had their head-quarters on the river 8ewancy, where Arfmthnot, who it supposed to be the same per- L son as Woodbine^ also lives. TUh naval force, if in reality it exists as mentioned, pay be presumed to ,be composed of Spanish Patriots from Amelia, of private adventurers from that neft of bncCaneers* New Providence. What tbehr object can be, however, is difficult to Conceive ; tliat they can seriously hope, at the head of a handful of wretched Indians and negroes to contend against the powers of the United States, it n im possible to believe. Perhaps, how ever, they have flattered themselves that the lipanitdt line wsnld prove a safs guard, and that nndcrits shelter they might carry on their system of robbery ami murder with impunity. Kofbetfrlng as nor government is, in ttiia tfcey ivili ecrtainiy disappointed. Congress is now in session, and ho 'doubt, before this time* vthfe tmi lx\9 gone forth that will hurl destruction on them and ' their* associates. The names of the brave - tmmlered Scott, and his unfortunate companions, will not be long unrevenj *RS*rw itfa ^T>*K -Dr. $ok*_ V *VoteAe.?, dated,. * :<<>'ATC?rrocl(jttj Jan. 30, Cf . kJI ? ? ? 4 ' . . . le arrivediiew the flTetau}Shdiahs, and sayj that nl>out three months ago^a party of these Indian*, V&ith ^eir gttAt chief, Che wawa, fell in^ Vith^som6 . HnaniardB not far fi ttoy fcog^t, andC edt these fion, (lealFthan a ^ Warriors were assembled to St- Antonio, and said they veuge the death of their el perish uibat they would not leave % 9 soul atfWflr a house standing at St Antonio* fr on jtaa side W roc River (Jrand* mid tfa?cooutry which wm once a prairie should be aj|ara m prairie*" <*** account anctard $ thos^ /.indebted to- 1 lie quired to npakc nMvm^tWfiKru James Dlwn, ^xrcWmr. H>4~6 * -^r * ^ W * B|>ALL betbom hit kgainst the Estate of Sti... eeafte^ ate req*test*fl to jpqpdor =*?2! ?j> ? WJLLL BE SOLD, r - Cjn rt*e Q4th inst. ? lit the house of ?1 Ford^Tfre Household Goods and' C ot Mary Ford. ? ? V ...* Jame* QlMhant *il 11 lo4 ? 6 t Coiriiuiite M 1 the qaoi of Kersh^v'. Dist NflR Fellow, who says his nam* i% j. ^ and belong to George Kyle, op Fiat Hi in laid District} or to ; Eitfa Af Smebwrjf. ? - ifa owner/ t%*r come forward, prove property, a<ul take him away. - r?% W illiam Lota, Ajmltl.y ( io^,tf^r t-? .1 V Member* of (be Camden A . tiller* Company are ordered to attend the Geo<* ?? ral Review ja Camdeif??n Tueeday the 1 4th day of Aphl next, ia#M||6te uniform, aa tty tt?&a$ .^y^> iM|^giKl on tbOS ? ma "CTMLarrfwt ni?'it ^ft?5^ssrs the ?Sens raf te*j9^"^ f 3,v"#" i\Kr<h a i . . ? ' ji i %i|i W i 1 ? "? 1 1 *? **? i '? 1** * Camden I icemen, * * Attend Regimental Muster at Camd on the I*th April n*xt. roil will called ft 10 o'c Utfjfr The Members solicited to attend it an opvlkr houtf t they may be InstHKted in tbtmolutiona of the day, pretfctt# to their jofrmig theifa* The general order retires to ap* pear with his knapsacks Mf other equip. "%?$S?2L invlflS in U?4tt> * CaptMir Jb Ifl recoverta# dril I that- we, may ll* prepared Ao act in Conceit In the evoiutfena of the ?'An o On/ m March I? 4 y ? # ,**11 Ik. <7 . * ? Beaver A v *{**"? , . _ [TION ! Attend R earl mental Muster at Camden* the Uth April ne*t, a i 10 o*clork, A. if. , An inspection will take place tafimedi ate* IjT after the review. It U eapect< d that every man wtyl appear completely eqtiipcd. It Is particularly required that m *ddltmj# the other equipments each soldier shall have a gOOt! knapsatk ^ . ft March ii " jb ??? 1 ir ? ? ... .'ft. .If,, .1.. II Jnet Hecerci d by &e finb*criberf Ot> Conalfcrtmnit, ? 14 hhd?. tt. E. Htftf, ami 18 bK*. Northward GtN, of * au|(eHof' Which will bts told verr low for cash. W,, \t ' " Wlh* ftrown, ? m?rrh in v. is SZ* ? " *> ? if 1 " W tipwsjk ^ v* , ALT* those' iildebted Id thfe Tat^ ronrerrt Of K. Ahhott 14 <io? c#w*tect?d by Mv* VVm? O'Cain, are Veqecve a to rallhn th^j Sutoc rlbet as speedily as possibly and ad#i just the Same. Ifcnfry Abbotu innitflry 17. 9fl ? if I I II 0 0 * ? "**??* ** ^ 1 t EXEC(tTKf) JfEAThY J.Yfl PUNCTUALLY, AT TilE O \ZL TTF QFFI^l-:.