The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register

As every thing that relates to the military operations in
Florida may be considered interesting, the following extracts
from letters received at the War Department yesterday, from
Gen. Jesup, have been handed to us for publication.

We
insert them for the information of our readers.—Globe,

Extracts from letters from Gen. Jesup, dated

"Head Quarters, Army of the South,
Camp Dade, Dec. 17, 1836."

"The army under my command, consisting of the Tennes-
see brigade and Alabama battalion, with about three hundred
regular troops, and five hundred Indian warriors, arrived in
this vicinity last night. To-day I have had the Wahoo
Swamp completely examined; not an Indian is to be found,
and the friendly warriors are of opinion that they have all gone
south. From the appearance of their tracks they are supposed
to have retreated soon after their last battle with the troops un-
der the command of Governor Call."

"Head Quarters Army of the South,"
"Camp Dade, Florida, Dec. 18, 1836."

"Since I wrote you yesterday, I have resolved, from a care-
ful consideration of all the circumstances of the country, and
the army, to place a depot at this place, leave a garrison of
one hundred and sixty men to defend it, and with the remain-
der of the force under my command, to proceed down the
Withlacoochee, scouring the country on both banks to its
mouth.

"By the movement proposed, I shall be able to drive out all
the Indians who may remain on or near the river, to cover the
frontiers, and ascertain the practicability of pushing steamers
or other boats up to the forks.

"If boats can be brought up to that point, or within a day's
march of it, the Indians must forever abandon their set-
lements in the cove and the swamps of the river.

"The Tennessee volunteers will continue with me until this
movement be performed, though the term of service of many
of them has expired, and that of all will probably have expired
before it be accomplished.

"The prisoners whom I have taken, inform me that it is the
purpose of Micanopy, Jumper, and Abraham, to fly before
the army, and avoid a battle; they will hide themselves in the
dense hammocks and swamps of the everglades. Osceola has
declared his intention to maintain himself as long as possible
on the Withlacoochee, and then fly to the south; but the pris-
oners say he will never surrender."