Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-06

We have been flynrrd with the pcrusa' oil
letter daled Forl GilIand, Sept. 18Th, 1880, con-
tanning the substance Of report TO The Coninan-
d.r.in-chc( OF i bhtlle with tic Indians, fought
near Ncmnsusvillc on the 18Th ulr.
Ga S4inrd,y evening ihe l7lh. the Indians
came w,lhin milr nf that Fort and captured
cart, and hrcd on ,mee Whites aud two negroes.
A. 1t wa, too late and rainy h make sneccSslhl
attack thai night, sples were sent 10 discover 'he
position Of the lniians. They were posted IN the
pighholhood of san fclasco hammock. Sunday
morning Co W arren marched ont 10 give haue
with lOD mounted men, heng d.fachments from
Cait. Walkers, Warl's, anl Glrrison'' eomp,-
MICS, with % gentlemen der Capt. Beekham,
who, lhelr rlnle ri service having expired, 'olnn-
iceicd for thi, >prcid service, and Capt. u. D.
romnkins, ;, Reg. L. $. Artillery, with p
pouulrr bowler aal - al III, men. Inc al
vance WIS IN three cnlnmns--thr right under Col
Warren, thr LEFT uer l.. CD. Nllll- aud the cen
ire under Cap. TonpAin.. Whea within three
fourth. NJ ,nr Of lhr hammock, they met Ia" ln-
dams AMI the battle commenced along the fshi
wing anl ccnre.
The Indian, attempted 10 iurn the left h,nk, bni
were cnreol with .,iril rs that wing aud driven
info thick OAK scrub thence into the border OF the
Ia nm,ck who're til, artillery played on lhcm with
considerable effect.
Then thcy attempted to turn the right flank, but
were driven oil 10y that VIM, aud INTO range again
Of the Artillery, wlneh opened upon them with
great effect. Ihr lnllaps made desperate attempts
Ia maintain their position. They charged fpiet
ON the Artillery. They were beaten oil al all
points, and driven mile aud a hall into dense
hammock where they could not be pursued with
advantage. The action lasted an hour and hall
one hour Of which time, the FIRE was heavy on
,hr whole line. Their force wIi estimated at Jul
men.
Indians were .crn /, Ill b fore the FIRE of the
Artillery, particularly on TIE hH. Several per-
sons report TINT they a mounted lnllln (Irom
his appearance civln, orders, md chirt) fail be-
fore tn. tine oil lhc Artillery. Abjntant G,lIl,nl
report, that IL s.N u large fellow maantcd Al
front of the light, aud from hs recollection OF his
person links hr wtsJ Jumper AdDolanl q. ordered
platoon lifr ut ISn, AMI several assert that lle
fell. NJ lal,n, were found dr,l---5ul from the
trace, Of blood many must have been killed and
Wounded.
Col. Warren, L.. Col. Ml., Capt D. D.
Tompkins, Adj. G,lill.nd, Caps. Bccklam
" Alkc AMI Ward, Lent,. Brerton, and llEd-
ley, distinguishes tho nsrlscs b> llpir bravery and
good conduct il the action, also Doctors Pelo
AMI rernrlot, AMI private VIENNA stationed Al
the ho"z'r, who WIS wounded at the h'sl fire
bu, refused 10 quit his p,H ,ll compelled by 10
of blood.
Lptof lIamADI-J,remnh Burnett, mortally
Mathew HARLEY, Jesse Long, Samuel Russell
and ----- NrNmin, unl dangeIonsl Y.
Prom the best accounts have OF the acton
near Newnlas,,Ir, Oh tar lS,h ,n,, the bntI,
was desperately fought, aai mica bravery an,
military skin DISPLAYED On both sacs. II Jump.
be killed. the rimc minister Of Mcauopy til,
chI"i i'lsI,er-the supporting colnmn-aa, brcl
takeu from the coaacll OF the nation.