Litchfield enquirer., 1836-03-24

larm, and each mOmently threading an attack. ! is evidence of talent never before displayed [ by Indians-coRdWcG they always did exhibit 1; l 5ut that a body of fifteen hundred or two 1 thousand men should make such demOnstra- tiOns, and such dispositions of their forces, 's' like the H,assacre Of Major Dade' "oP"r"ne'- ] I'd. We knew that they must be c""ce"''" l Iing Un some point, and SD inc resuI. ""' P" ved. You are aware that 0e"' ""'"eT "P l preached within four or hNe Ii''es O' ro'' 1 Dranp. look eight days provisions, and re- 1 furnud ,n inc ythIacOUche, fnr the purpose uf discovering whether any Indians were on inc pruwL. On arriving at the stream, his massage was disputed by body of saVagrs, amounting, it is surmsed, 10 fifteen hundred; a fight commenced across the river, which, although narrow, is deep and rapid, and con- tinurd two days. neither party gaining any material advantage. The third day General Gaines retired, and threw up a breast. work after W hich. he advanced to tie river with two hundred men, recommended the skIrnlsh, and then retrcattd with hope of deceivlng his enemy, and decOying them into an ann bush. Af:er dark On the same day, the en- tire body of Indians, now largely reinforced l by the arrival of cring squads, crossed the river, and had the bravery to attack him in his trenches. The stratagem was thus sue cessful the cannon opened upon them, and played with such effect, that it is presumed three hundred Indians and negroes were kill 1 led. l say presumed, as it Is not known whether that number was destroyed in the single engagement, or in the entire rencOntrc. When the cannon opened, the savages began "terrible howling," and no wonder, for l am told that all the trace chains belonging to 1 the wagons were used instead of balls, and literally moved them down like grass beneath the scythe. Two ofour officers (Lents lzard and Duncan were wounded in that engage ment-one of whom, it is understood, has since died. Gaines has since sent in tO Clinch for provisions; but afterwards countermand ed the ordr5, as the Indians would capture the wagons. He is understood to be SUR ROUNDED. His provisions must be gone ] and unless reinforcement has been sent by Scott, his fate, and that of his gallant army, ARE SEALED.
 | Twas in Camp-betweent this aud Hanson's when Prince, the express, came in {; the h. dians having attacked him. in true military style, within eleven miles of this, and order ed him to the "rght about" with shower of fifteen or twenty bullets. The top of his cap was literally shot away, and several halls passed through his coat. X detachment from Lieut.. Col. Hewitt's battalion was this morn ing ordered out to skim the country, and cut up the vares g. like gourd."
 St. Augustine, Mareh 5, 10 o'crx-night. Dear Sir: The express, Munroe, came in to-day from Picolata, with despatches but nothing further is heard from Gen. Gaines.- One hundred and forty men from the country adjacent to the Wythfacooche, had gone to join him, and cattle, to what amount do not know, had been driven down at the same time. Forty horsemen left here about dark to "e""" ' rl"es called TnrnhnlPs Swa,np and also tO assist the detachment from Hewitt's battalion.
 Destructire fire, and Joss cf Lits.-About ! o'clock yesterday morning. fire broke out in the wheelright's shop of MT. Barley. in l2th- street, near the Sd Avenue, which destroyed the building and its contents. It almost i'm medidteiy communicated to the extensive sta bles of MT. John Murphy. proprietor of one of the lines of the Bowery omnibusses, which were completely consumed, with large quantity of provender, and S2 out of 40 hor- ses were literally roasted alive, and seven of his stages destroyed by the flames. The fire then extended to the dwelling house of Mr.. Van Tassel, situated in the rear ofth stables, and was almost entirely consumed, together with nearly all the furniture it containpd.- The flames next attacked the dwelling house ot MT. Murphy, at the corner of l2h-strpet and the Sd Avenue, which was very much in- Jnred. The fire is supposed to have been the work Of an incendiary, as no fire had for ,0ne t'me been used in the shop of MT. Early. ,Ihe loss of MT. Murphy is estimated at S10.- 900, and no insurance. The most melancho- y part of the story however, remains to be told. Three Irish laborers, who worked in the stable of MT. Murphy and lodged there, named Patrick Dougher,y, John Conway and James kenney, in endeavOring to extricate the horses. perished in the flames, and their bodies were subsequently found. frightfulIy d'shgured. boy also. who lodged in the stable, IS missing. supposed to be burnt.
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 Gratifying Inteligence.-We learn from Harrisburg, that the resolutions of MT. Law renee, which sometime since passed the House ot Representatives of Pennsylvania, in favor ot the distribution among the States of the rnHenn" d"r'vnh fr"na fha ealA nf pnhlic lands were ordered to third reading in the Senate, on Friday last, by vote of 9s 2.
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 Fre.-Between and 10 o'cluck, on Sat urday night last. the tenement in Orange st. occupied by Mr. E. Bukley as chair factory ny MT. k. Atwater, was again discovered to be on fire. The alarm was instantly given, the fremen and citizens repaired promptly to 1 the spot. and succeeded in arres,ng the flames and preserving much of the property. The origin of the fire is not well ascertained. Mr. Bulkley was the last tO leave fhp Nren,ises