The Arkansas advocate., 1836-09-16


 then, the attempt to hant up the enemy was hopeless twas tmpruettcabe; and were constrained to pros eeed on at to Tampa Bay, in order to get sup- plies. Yet when got there learnt that the Quar- ter Master at New Orleans, influenced by the repre-. senlaon made, caused (as il said) to be made. by General Gainesthat Ae icar ras at aa cad-clos. ed by He bloo srheh he had struck, at he Opifhlu. choochy !-had absained from sending on the proyis. ions he had been ordered to forward from that pIare The Quarter Master did hot stand excused it is true but neither was General Scott to blame for result which he had not contributed to bring about
 From tie same cause, there deficiency of ssipt.=si We were obliged 10 hastea return to the seaboafd tumble to do more, on the route back than scosf Il hammock, or so. The time, too, of the I.ouisiana Volunteers would expire Ill week and that of othefs o the same troops ID very short lime added to which we had from to 700 sickl The season was ias, beA coming dangerous in Hose quarters and We had up. wards of 200 miles to make on return,
 This, in few words, unless greatly err, is the his. tory of the failure otthe campaign Having given the facts so lar as they came to knowledge, We leape 1 1t to others to account for them.
 The refreshing waters of fampa--iIs s.a beautiful bay-the appearance of Fort Brook, on a green tongue of land running down between Indian and Wellsborongh rivers into the baythe shantees of 400 friendly Indians ready for embarkation-and, though last not least the sight of number of sail at anchor far down the bay; all combined 10 repay Us for our twelve days toilsome and harrassng march through Ik.s1O the feas--hey had taken possession of the foft and igrounds-there was no compromising matters with them. We do wish that certain General had carried them away in his ear.
 l The fourth day of our arrival witnessed the embnr. kahon ot the Indians They left their old hunting grounds apparently without regret; but "stocs of tho woods' that they are, if ever they do feel they seet to scorn the betrayal of emotion. Some anaturut tears," however, we must suppose them 10 have shed Tn secret as they shook tho last sands of the old buy from their feet and took the last glance at tho old as mlar pines, grieying aught inanmate eer gfIeses, Ter the unretarnng" Seminole. They left II nun,bef of their dogs behind them, and il was peous 10 hear the howlings of the poor creatures they wandered amidst the qnenched fires and deserted places of their old masters, seeming by their cries to say "Whefu are they3"
 Being desirous of returning by a hew route, VIC Joined the left wing under General Eusts. It was In going out to Camp Shelton--so called from the sIIe- TO of the Jeff wing,o az he nominated-Cfenerai Shelton of South Carolina, who distinguished himself in combat with an Indian Chief on the march down to Tampa-that we made the sharers of a soma4 what udicrous incident
 The dragoons (60o in number,) under Col. Goods win, had that morning started for Pease Creek, with n- sructions to SCOUT the adjoining country. We oyer4 took them on the road, and with view to avoid tho dreadful dust which they created, got into tra and shot ahead of them We had nol travelled far when We met two officers, Captain and Lieutenaht both of
 
 asked them if they were bound 10 Tampa 'sNo sir, our way to the camp, but had got the start of you and are returning 10 inform Colonel Goodwin that there are Indians ahead" "Ah! how far, sirg, "About mile ahead, on the right, where they set fro to building the smoke of which can be seen iron, ha road" Ibid gou see theml'' sNo, but my men dd',
 Colonel Goodwin, getting up, was accordingly informed of the fact, and we hastened on. We soon came in view of the smoke, when we halted and had | short consultation.
 
 "Captan,a said the Colonel, addressing his officer of dragoons, "we shall probably have some sport here. Take thirty of your men-defle to the right--and tho moment you in sight of the raseals, drop your corn sr--eYery man of you-~(eac carried his corn upon his horse )-and give them cbasev Away we salied for about a mile, when voice suddenly ex1 claimed, "1'here they are.o "Where-wherel' was the equally sudden and excited question: .DIors di@ reciy ahead--through these pines-why see them as plain can bea
 1 "True--there they are!p "Go backs said tho Captain to of the men, and infona Colonel Good. wyn that the Indians are here'
 This order arrested attention and struck us as most extraordinary. We had been sent in search of the Indians with directions to gire chase ie moment toe should see hefp-and no did we see them than the men hatted, and message was sent 10 inform Colonel Goodwin that the Indians cere there! Yell, there stood ,eatching them when cry that they were running through the woods! "There-- they go! they will escape us!" Carried away by the enthusiasm of the moment, instantly exclaimed, ] "Boys. let us afier henlu
 "Drop your corn--dfop your cornls was the mmc- diate responseand without waiting for Colonel Good. win to be fnfornied away speeded in pursuit of the flying enemy, fast horses could carry us and with our fingers ready 10 the trigger!
 By heaven, they are already out of sight--spur, ye, boys!"-and spur dd--ior in about ten minutes more were down upon--the tents of our otun mtnt It upon Camp Sheitoa--upon General Ensis' I ieft aoing-and no ladiaas-that charging at the rate of al least ten miles an houg