Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06

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The officers of my staff fully efficient, and c:'
rrd ont, with great prnmpness. the dispositions "h'"
tbs circumstances required. w
Brig. Gen. L. S. .4rmy, eOmmo"@".
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Head QrAnrErs. Left Wing, Amy Of Fla,
Fort Brooke, Tampa Bay, April 10, lt''
Major General Scorr, commanding, &c: &c.
GESrRAI.: In compianc" with your direction W"
coed detail the operations of the LETT wing o the an
from the arrival vi the forces al ST. Augustine
On my arrival al ST. Augustine the l5liI Of trH!p'
ry, was informed that the whole county between he
81 Johns and the acoast was In possession OF the "
dams, and that smu bands OF them were :angn" H..
directions burning houses and driving OF the cattle .
therefore proceeded without delay To establish ca'" "
posts at intervals Of from 10 t" ~ miles, extending - ~"
far the husquitu Inlet order 10 cove: Tie sC"&
trn plantations, aud To scour the intervening COUNTY,
and drive oft the predatory bands OF savage O"i.
to the extreme difficulty IN procuring guGGs, ts !"'
duty not ciitc,uay performed as could ha''
desired; and we doubtless LETT small parties 4" IL
dams in our rear, when the troops were "iihd;a"a
from the Atlantic coast.
On the 9Th March, Colonel Goodwyns regiment q
mounted volunteers from South Carolina rcIchcC 5
Augustine.
On the 10TH three Of Col. brisbane rs y grh IL
were killed within 200 hundred yards OF his rhu'"'"
mrnt at Tonaku and the enemy had seal ped tcn' S-
fled before he could sally out upon them
On the 18th, The several attachments OF my c'!VM"
were put in motion via Tomaku 10 VuusIa Oh TIE =
Johns, and The 22d all had reached that point exec
1t. Col. Butler battalion and wocompanrs Il" ai'''
ny under Major Kirby; both Of which parties had n'''
ted as far south Symrna. The rout from I"n.aha "
Volusia found nearly impracticablc and ""s 3D.:
accomplished by the most pcrseverng c1eItiUns, and "
the great injury If wagons and horses.
On tho I'D March, | commenced crossing |r =
Johns about o'clock, p. NJ My advanced quad %
the west side OF The river, Consisting q! Ashley
Trips companies of Brlsbane's rcg!menV was l:n"E
attacked By considerable party Of Indians. Ih''
companies maintained their ground with great G%4""!
and scudncss until reinforced by two others iih'!
and Hibhlers) under Colonel brisbane; when c|afy
being made the enemy rrpuIsed at all poln '-
fled 10 his Businesses. In this encounter, ou! los ~
three killed und nine wounded. Although We "nd w.
ly one Indian dead on the ground, iau sa''''"''"
evidence Of four others being thrown into tie TSc'
On the oath subalterns command OF mount" ~"
fell in with party Of twelve fifteen Indians IN No.
open pine land, Killed two, and might have G,t'F'i''
the entire party, but for the misconduct OF the ieo
ants in command.
On the 18th, my whole force (consisng Of tour CO."
panies, lst regiment Of artillery under HlaJof MY!
Col. Goodwyns mounted rcgilnrnt-Coi hrisosEt
giment (tooU and Capt Elnorc's Colombia '"Iun'c' ~
was concentrated; and on the 2Cth, leaving t"o '"'"!
MES Of BrIsDane's regiment al Nousls, untrt Nv i
mand Of Major Gates U. S. A.. with the wcunHr' -"'
sick, commenced my march tuEPiab !akaha: ~ ~ ~
per crossing Of the Ockawnha, at the bead o' l1,'
route was difficult for my wagons that with ever! -,
ertion of men we'll horses, had Oh 'hr '''''
Of the 9Th, progressed only miles AS we "o' I'M
however, the country became m"Tr iavorab.e' "' =,
the exception of Icing obliged 10 build bridges o'
Ocklawuia, the Wiihlacoochee, and onr INTERIM. .l
stream found scrioss obs .cIe TO impede u; '|n
10 this place. On the 18th, alter crossing Inc
| ha an Indian Of some note, Aqah.HoJo, "av H'|-
the gallant Gen. Shelton, serving as P1i'aIe 'o''
who was himself severely wounced :.
On the 3jlh my advance, consisting Of po'"'"
the mounted rerimenl under Colonel Goodwyn' w."
attacked at the Okhumky swamp, md three me" va,
wounded. On my arrival al the spot with hoY - -
lion and the TWO advance companies OF Er!:ba"' =
ment | caused the hammock 10 be secured. and u" ~
diaus were found posted behind some pines. if''' ~
they were driven into the depths OF &" r' 81 49,:
accessible swamp. kirbys loss was one ""u"I'" ;,i.
the enemy retired whenever our line apprIa''fu ~:
200 yards. These are the only Indians nav 49, ~.
our march. On my reaching fiakIakaa, ! '' ", Z.
villages abandoned and no sigm Of their ha'" I''
cuped for several weeks. ~,
Cattle and ponies however, were abundant =" -
neighboIh hood. The houses and fences "e'r T. Il:
my orders. On the 3ist despatched an eA " f ,p..
King who returned to the night OF the I,,h'gc,v
with information that you had crossed inc l, -
chez with the right wing, iIe 2oll 0l ,, ro.;,.
communication could be held VIII you u" ms, -
and that | could obtain no provisions" a. STATE Of ~
Deemnc it upraclicable in The eIhauSru NJ. ru,
bnr,es io draw provisions over the route lao
Vol,ia, and my only guide having rcac",oi saw n:
of the country with which he was ocqna'',h on
alternative but to extend NY operations n, e. doE;
tho main road fiom Fort King to Tampa " IN jul:
which. fred signal guns at 10 O'CLOCK q, 49, On liz
successive days without hearing any Lindsay re-
Sd instant fell upon tibet trail OF oooa' nr,ss to aG'
turning hitler, and Immediately sent al exp