Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-15

Their force could have been less Than ro" 81" -
saven hundred. ,., md
part of the horsrmen ordered to d'sn'uh' anu
charge Gil the right and left TANKS, while ''''e's M
sent TO disperse the Indians in the open STo"n: ~
firing in the rear, at long gunshot distance.
ders were promptly obrved Capt fietcher Al t u.
Of Is mounted men charged and mos! gai,anuy "P
bnn, Sn ynr-or in OMEN ground Col Bradford led the
cbarr, ON the right al Col Cahal on the 'e
Col Trousdae and Lieu,.Col Guild had the GENRE "u
more gallant and intrepid charge WIS he'e' ,au "
,r, occasino In 20 minutes, the enemy was driven Ill
ali points and fled precipatciy from the hed. ouI
troups continued the purSnit as l"ng DIS Tie ee,"y
be seen, after which they returned IN gooo "loe " @
open ground, bring ing their deao anu "o"'oeu "''
them. lo
The loss Of the enemy, this occasion, must have
been very considerable In pussng over the heic TWEEN
tyfve were found dead, and it is believed many olerS
were carried off during Tie light Their "ou"ueu '1"
moi be estimated : -. -.
Our loss wac three killed, viz: First Lieut. finkney
Green; Bannock Riggs, of Capt Bedsoe company al"
A ndrew Lynch of Capt Battles company Tie wouha
ed R. K. Andersen and Geo w. Ml'cnsi, y. H"r
Hamton's company; Lewis Waggoner OF Cannch
compapv; James JOY NJ; John MITCHELL OF Capt l!pps
conpany; William e. File, of Capt Battle company,
Lieut., r. A. Alexander, of Capt Laudrrdale company
John Warner and Geo Tucker, Of Campbell company;
WiIIiam Robinson, Of FinIeys company; Thomns Coop
er of Battles company; Wesley Walker, OF O"Pt'
llenry's company Total killed and wonnd'd' TO-
Too much cannot be sad IN prasc o' inc ..'"t, W.
,b;a OCCASION They commended with superior inFcr
md M, an instance occurred during the day IN winch
INV officer failed to DO his duty. Gen. Armstrong; uno
very member of his staff, were active ana ehcrse"c
and displayed great bravery during the acuon EaPaln
Johnson IF the Indian regiment, and Sergt' ihFriS o.
the Florida militia (boh there without coInn'anuj were
distinguished for their bravery and acted MS volunteers
with he SOY cnnpanes The following is the list ni The
officers OF the Tennessee brigade engaged IN the acton
List f Captains and crers Of the le"nessee D''s@ae
commanding Ike lutte n the 18th.
1st Wilson's spy cnmpany.-C Captains
Fletcher Jones. Crouch, Eobcrls l-ipscoin5. LIcnis
Levy, Morris, DuutIct
oi RrcIuExr-Captnn LauGerdale; SPY company
Campbell, Finley, Battle, Mccain, Bedsoe. GTundy,
Chandler Henry, Of Rn!n. Lieut. Nrsblt, DAVIS
As soon as the necessary arrangements could be made
for carrying cur killed aud wounded wr commenced our
return march to camp, which we reached about CLOCK
al night
Tie mex, day Uhe lGll) being the day appointed for
Col. Pierce to unite with me, marched down the road
10 Dade battle ground, still The enemy where
hoped 10 meet mil his division that night and TO enter
the swamp The next duy in full force.
lie did not reach that point until the following day al
r. NJ The swamp was about h"e miles distant ana IL
was then too late march and enter with tile hope oil
doing any thing that day. The army had already been
On hall ralions Tor several days. but resolved to spend
QUO day norc IN searching the swamp for the enemy
Accordingly, Tie morning of the 2ls nst alter eav-
ing baggage under strong detachment, command
ed by The gallant Col. Bradford, the army moved forward
anan 10 the swamp. Ii discovered that The
enemy was on he edge Of it, awaiting our approach.
The line of battle was immediately torurd The Ten
nessce troops on the right the regulars and two conpa
MES Of Florida militia, under command OF Col Pierce
formed the cene, and the regiment OF friendly Indians
constituted The left The hUscncn constituted Tie re-
So soon as the lire was formed, The Indians raised
yel and opened their fire along the whole OF the centre
and right charge ordered, and our troops enter
ed the hammock without discharging gum although
they received heavy volley from the enemy as they ad
vanced the open ground For few moments The
fire continued heavy along the whole line, when The
in wore
ed until the troops lost sight Of them.
Some time was lost ia finding the direction in which
the main body OF the enemy lad rctEeatcd. II WAS al
length discovered that They had passed to the left The
regular troops with the mounted Florida volunteers IN
der command of COL Warren, and the friendly Indians
were ordered immediately in pursuit, while the iFnn"S
see brigade moved to support them. III" regular
troops, under Col Pierce in their advance, encountered
mnrass when the officers Compelled Ia abandon
their horses nd The times above their waists
in mud and water; and least one hour advancing
three onarters of mile The I'd regiment Of lcnnrs
see volunteers, under Col Trnusdae, encountered Tie
same difficulty, and experienced the same delay.
In the meantime, Lieutenant Colonel Brown, with his
usual enterprise, had discovered trail TO The tt avoid
ing the moruss, and passing over dry land through
dense hammock AT the head Of about one hundred
and fy friendly Indians lie pressed forward with great
intrepidty, ard found himself engaged "!ih a
large body Of Indians, strongly posted ia cypress
SWAMP, the opposite side vi deep ana DOGGY stream
sevete conflict here ensurd, and while tie brave Ma
jnr Mncrce, Of the Chiefs OF the Greek regiment,
was advancing 10 head charge across the stream he
fell and sunk the Our lnoans con inucd TO
fgh, against the fearful odds with which they were eDga
ged unit! they reinforced by Parl ot Capt Evans
and Lic1!rnumt Mvrcis panrs OF Florida militia.
and the Florida mounted men under coniInand oil Gu
lore! Warren These ironps advanced at once to the
attack with the OF The artillery and poured heavy
fire on The enemy. Soon after the reminder Of tie
regular troops, under Colonel Pierce, and IaJor
Gardner and the ccond Regiment Of Tennessee voluu
trers under command Of Colonel TrUusdale, having
passed the IHoruss arrived and joined in the acton-
the firing continued heavy for Time until the enc
my driven from his position and sl!enced, with The
exception of few guns which we're occasionally fired
Having guide who could give any account OF the
stream, the practicabiy OF crossing II, soon otter The
enemy had retired, being yet unasceralned, while the
enemy lar aGvarccd, II was deemed proper by the
officers in command at The stream TO retire. after carry
ing eff their dead and wounded: They were then or
drrrd by me to the open ground in the rear, where tile
killed aud wounded collected The army then
returned To their camp, which they did not reach unit,
abou, 10 O'Clock at night The state "l our supplies not
permitting remain longer than that day. spent
the last hGur could spare in pursuit Of the enemy
The loss of The enemy this occasion cannot DC cor
rpctly estimated. Ten we're found dead Oh The field
where the fight commenced, and doubt is entertained
Of their having sustained loss the creek bath
from The immense voeys poured in upon them from
trent and anks and from their having abandoned p'-
silon adiraby calculated for defence 1t Is sup.
posed they could not have lest less than fifty killed
during the day. Our nss in killed The brave Major
Nlorrcr friendly Chief and two Creek lndans-totaI
three of the Creek regiment; Of the regular troops,
sergeant, corporal and two piivaes-tota, regulars
FIVE.
The following is the list Of our wounded:
Capt. Ross Of the Marine corps, who commanded Il
company in the Creek regiment had his thigh broken.
while hrarey leading his ce#iuaud into action. Capt
Maitland of The artillery, also received severe wound
while leading his to the charge; two sergeants, two
corporas, and pvatcs Of the regular roups, were
also wounded.
OF the Tennessee brigade, private Benjamin Booker
of Wilson's company, was iortaly wounded in The last
affair
Joseph B. Duncan, of Robers's company.
Alexander Lyons Of Battles company.
Thumas 3. Craighead, w. c. Pryor, and sergeant