Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-12-06
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
Cf a Battle and Kdory oper TIE
CREEk INDIANS.
Camp at Ten N..a,, M az 1sfe

lamp at Zen Jpssa', Nv ID, 1875.
SIX had the bonou yeittfosy OF francs
uniting you ihort account II an engagement
thai took pace be,ween de act me- IA
bou nine hundred men from nv h!,aaae.
WI IA the enemy AZ Fa'iuih 4 hes iowos he
particulars whereof beg leave 10 recte %
y0u Pufiuant 20 youf order of The Cd se-
tared from my hrigsoe OF caviar, and m unit
ed f'msn. niue hundf ed nirn and .jheer..
aud proceeded directly 70 the lsiluihAtches
towns, ero6ed Cooley river J he r ia Dam
10 d, or 4 inlet above has Q ace II arrived
within one and j half m es If ,hs Gown dis
lance from this pace louth eafi me. .n he
nom ns 81 the Sd. al which pace l divided
my Detachment, mo iwo colunna, he ,,,h,
competed Of the caya,y COMMANDED NV Col.
A'ieern, 10 cTots Owe laTge creek tina, lay
hetNeen US and the towns the Jeff CO ;,r,,, WA
oi the ed riilemen under the comma Il
OF Col. Cannon, with whom marched my,elf
Col aieorh was ofdefed to march u or tie
righi aud encircle one ha of the town ard
at the iane tine the ieff I'D form = h, Z
circle on the eft, and unite the head If ,he
columns ~ font of the town; ali Of which
was perfo med a. could with When az.
rived withio haf N le % the towos. The
d. ui' OF the eneay began 10 beat, m,o,led
with their isvage yeis preparing tor ACTON.
IL Was after iusrae an b. III, when me 40, n
wa bfougas GA y Capt Hzmm,nd ard Ii.
f"siefion eomPapnes, who had geue ca VI h.
IL The Gree Of aIgnn snt for the nu,pof. 4
drawing out she elemy from their EN-, a,o..
which had the moi happy effeets-A ,oon
q. capt Hammond eia,h,ted b.. ffont j. vew
OF .he to"nlw Gu Rood IN open 20 nd,
aud CAV. Few icAseriug ftes. the .uemy
iotmsa ana made yicien' charge on hn,
he gave way a. he advanced unit hey met
our righ' column which gave hem general
ire and theo charged /; this changed The di.
reetion OF charge completely he enemy fe.
treated hring Until hey gcl arnuad and ia
Their buildings where sh.y made a the re1l-
ance an oserpowered folder coud do; th.v
fught as lonS as one esiaed, bur Their de-
lruetion wa very loon completed; our men
ruined up TO lite doors OF The hou ca and u, =
few m,nuies killed he al warrior @. them E.
the enemy fought vi h iAvsge fury and met
dea h vi h ali us horrors, without fnri, KING
or complaining, not one fixed 10 he .pat.d.
but fosgh 10 ioog a. he cuud fand or fl.
In consequences of heir fying TO their houies
and mixing w.h ihsU flmil,es, cur mco ia XII.
Ing he ma'es, with. ur intention XII ed and
wounded few Ct the fIuaws ard children.
which was regretted ty every I'll er aud fe,.
der of the detachment, which c.ud NOT he
avoided
The number of the enemy HI ed va, ons
hnndsed sne eigh'y fix hat wee eoun ed and
number Of e'hefs thai were Li' led IN ths
weeds MT found. think the caiculat ON !, 4
resionabe one, to lay swO hund ed of hem
were killed AID e,ghiy four prifoners OF wo-
'nen aud children, were taken; not one OF he
esrr'ors eiesPed 10 carry the news a circum.
Rance upknowu befetoffe,
l ioit hve msn killed and forty o, wou d.
ed, none mortaiy, The greaer pait eighty 4
number ~ith arrow Two If the men Ii ed
was with arr.ws ;--th. appears to torn q
very principal part of The enemy's arm. foe
warfare. every mao Eaving bow with 4
bundle Of arrows. which is ufed after the fitft
fire with the gun until leiiure time for ,oad.
ing offers
Ii !. with pleaiure fay that our men acted
With deiiheraton aud hrmnefs--no' wi hllsnd-
ing our numbers we're far fuperior 20 ina, Of
the sne.oy, " was eireunilancr 10 US IN
known, and from The parade Of he e. ery we
had every rsaion to iuppole them our equals
IN number, bur there appeared NJ vi6ble IA.
&c. Ut alarm IN any, bur on he conrsfy al
COO and dee mn ned, aud no dou5r
when they face foe of ,heir own or iuperios
number they will fhew the fame Courage az on
this oecaiion.
have ,he honor TO he very relpeafu'ly.
Sit, your obeJ,ent ferssnt
JOIN COFFEE.
Brig Gen. of Cavalry aud Ri1smeu.