The Arkansas advocate., 1836-02-12

of the thieket formed boldly n U line Ntsh tsh Powell sat theif head. At this moment tbe fire zof ts1e. whites did execution the lndians broke, taking their eeeest agaln. It IS tho Powell is wounded .in the hand. Sseslhsefe below a letter from Col. Mills, containing an account ofthe engagement.
 Idif Crane. Jaa. 2, lss6. General Circular to all the good cltlzslss ol Daval and Nassau. The army took up the line of march on the 2eth ult., and, on the morning of the 3 ist at day break, afffVees ae the " aitlliac5ochcc, and found the rlFef LOO high to ford, commenced swimming horses, and sent one man over for canoe taat was on the opposite bank, md Ill t began to cross [ the regular troops; at l2 a'clock there were over all the regulars, and also about oO I IT. tie, when we were soon informed that T. { dians were coming, and but moment elaps= ed, before furious fire washsardan our front. Col Harren aud myself immediately forfned, land extended our line from the river out thro' the swamp to the pine barren, end say the regular troops on eur right nob!y engaged with at least three hundred Indians we were forced to rep4aIn stationary, and pre- veat the Indians entering onr llnes. After repeated solicitations on the part of Coionel Warren and myself, VIC. took the fesponslhll- iitY on ourselves Gel. n Iad the flgltf to gls.s left of the regulars, and | Iwas stat1oneden the lleft ofour CIV il line, when a charge was made, which, after about ten minutes hard tlghtlng, forced them 10 retreat, and the battle ended. 1 We make out about 40 Indians killed, and wounded we suppose in proportion. the pre- else amount we cannot teii, as they carfseti l them of; the loss is severe on our part. Gen. Hof taG a much less number has been killed and Wouu- ded. Farther particulars will be told Oil Fri l day next, when we will he at Jacksonville. 1 can now write no more.
 Vi. MILLS, Lieut.. Gol. Return oft3e Killed a3d ecouaded jn tite battle
 Of tE5ihiacoochee, Dec. 3l$t, 1885. 1 Regular troops-z2 artificers and , priyates 1 killed. captain, ] 1stlieutenant, l 2d lieu tenant, 2 sergeaHts, I eorporals, 43 privates 1 woanied--total I killed and B wounded 1 Militia, 4th regiment Colonel l Warren, Maior Cooper severely, Aietlt. John YoHmans, slightly, privates, James Tyson and John Higgi inbotham, slightly.
 Leon troops, , priVates wounded slightly. Militia, total wounded. Aggregate, 4 killed, 59 wounded, out of ] 227 men f4i battle. @ Many were s!tott through their clothes, and some horses killed and wounded, Col. War 1 ren's wounded. Gen. Clinch had one ball. 1 through his cap and one through his jacket sleeve. The firing was heavy and the bushes. literally entup around us how 1t was that more were not shot ! cannot tell. ,
 ". I. MILLS, Lieut. Col. { Tte Indian .qgeat W7leg Thompson, Lieut.:
 Constantine Smah. E,-aStus Rogers, aRd ttoo others, murdered 5gthe Indians. On Monday, the 2Sth uIt., party of ten men dining at the house of Erastus Rogers, sntler 1t Camp King, were fired npon while sitting at table, by a party of indians The house was not above 250 yards from the block house. Rogers was sitting at the head ofhfs table, when the first intimation given of the foe, was yolley of, 1t Is thought, at least IG6 shot, poured in upon them through the open door
 The Indians rushed upon the heage-those in, not kllled, sprang out of u ut the windows on each side. Five fleeing for Camp King, escaped. The others fleeing for hammock close by, were shot down.
 1 A negro woman, the cook, ran behind the counter, (ths house was used by Rogers as store), and hiding behind q barrel, was unob- served by the Indians. They rushed into the house, Powell at their head, threw down the table, and looking round for moment, left the house.
 fhc five of this party slain were General Thompson the Indian Agent, Lieut.. Con- stantiue Smith, Erastus Rogers the sutler, jcruggs ana Haltzler. Through General Thompson were shot 5 bullets, and IS thro' Rogers. The Indians scalped all, taking off the scalp cloarround the head as far as the hair extended, and then beat in their skulls. The heads of Rogers and Scruggs were shoe kingly mangled. All this was done in open daylight, within 250 yards fCamp King, and in view of 50 U. 5. troops there at that time Why did they not rush out to the res- leue, or rather why did they net ply the two f six pounders in the block house upon these bold saTaVes, committing before their face and eyes. within 250 yards, such deeds of barbarity
 Cols. Warren and Mills, with the volun- teers from this place, have just arrived. Day before yesterday, Soano's house, ' miles from Pcolata, was burnt, and man by the name of Hanover shot. Anattack upon Pi- colata by tue Indians is daily expected.
 The following is an extract of a letter from Judge Reid, of St. Augustine, to Judge Dog gert, of this place
 A few days since, party of Indians des- troycd a plantation l5 miles from this place, d5 the day before yesterday two young men,. or rather . young man and lad, went out to q little place about , miles 5. W of Weed man to bring in some corn. Their cart was broken, and they in the act of mending 1t, when q shot from the adjoining hammock kill cd the young man, whose body fell upon the lad. Before he could extrcate himself, seve-