The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-06
From Floa,Essss, ida. Extract ot letter from an officer incol Brisbane's command. A Nol,


 place between portion of our u;,.-1 and party of the Indians on yester9sr e"' The order for the troops 10 cross thha ot Johns, had been given early in'the mo,o - ing, and two companies commanded h' Capts Ashby and Frpp, crossed in ,p morning, and took post on the side onnoa;'e '.e to that which we lately occupied: in a sbaS. le"s time they were attacked by party of ,,' Ia dians, carefully concealed in inc Laaa a'i' and hammock around at the first 6re '.es a. Irish Volunteers, ilnder the commana "'9 Capt. Henry, and Capt. EIibier's comns,. Vt immediately crossed, and Col. Brsban9s' with his staff, and several others. fallo@p,; immediately after.
 When we landed, the fire was yerv eral, and fighting was at great disadvs3ns1a.s se"s on the side of our troops--they were ss more or less exposed, and t was onls ..l1 "'. the Indians forgot their customary can,;aa H that our troops were enabled to fire wsb any accuracy. The companies of Ash1a and Fripp, were the only companies fart, engaged with the Indians. Upon the aa. pearance of the other two comnan;os P .p. Indians commenced retreating. The aah, was contained for some time. The cass s@ panies of Captains Allen, Henry and Par. ker, and two U. s. companies. under fl. command of Capt. Porter and Lieut.. Irwin were also crossed overland two comnan;as of the mounted infantry. By these. ths woods were efectualy secured, and ont troops, though obliged to sleep on the;r arms, yet passed quiet night. There vera three ;ie;i killed in the engagement at.s:A ed to Capt. Ashby's company, all utiva,es and about ten or twelve of FIpp's wounded Sergeant Grose, of Fripp's company, re. ceived slight wound. Our troops. those engaged as we'll as others, behaved win great bravery, and though fer some tina exposed to q galling fire, not an inch of ground was yielded. No satisfactory ar. count of the killed on the part of the Indians has been received: 1t Is supposed that at least six or eight have been killed--the wounded they of course carried off. Our troops are now crossing the St. Johns and l suppose i'll the course of this day tbe whole force will have embarked.
 From tke St. Augustine HeraId, sNarch 25.
 A detachment of 200 mounted men had gone off southeast from Volusia on the morning of the 22d, 10 return in the eve. hing. The troops are represented to be in fine spirits.
 The plan of operations we understand to be as follows The left wing of the army, consisting of 16o0 men under Gen. Eustis, Is to march, via Volusia, to the WithIacc. ochee, to reach that point by the 25th flo. day.) Gen. Clinch, with the right wing, 200o men, from Fort Drane, and Col. Lind. sey, with the centre, 1000 men, from Tampa Bay, 10 be there at the same time, and its expected if the Indians have not left that point, that decisive engagement will take place, which will terminate the war.
 Saturday 26th .Mdrch -Eaportdnt from Volusia.-The steamer Santee arriyeda Pieolata last night from Yolusia, by which we learn that the detachment of 200 moun 1 cd volunteers which had been sent out under ] Lieut.. Col. Butler, had not returned or been heard of up to yesterday morning. Onlhs 23d detachment of 27 volunteers and two guides were sent in search of them, with orders to proceed as far as New Smyrna: ] and on their way, about six miles from Volusia, they fell in with a party of Is In. dlans, in an open pine barren about two miles from any thicket or scrub. They al lacked the Indians, killed one and wound. ed another, when the Lieut.. commanding the detachment ordered retreat for a re- inforcement. We are informed that every man Tn the detachment behaved admirably and the whole party of Indians might have been taken or cut up, had 1t not been for the conduct of the officer A court mar. tIal was ordered to try him immediately Gen. Eustls has been detained at Nolusa Z waiting for the return of Col. Buffers de. | tachment and want of guides, and has thus been unable to comply with Gen. Scots orders to meet him at the Wiihlacoochee on the 18th. Col. Butler had two guides wih him when he left Volusia.
 Gen. Eustis has sent to town for more guides. ib
 From he iSf. Augustine Herald.
 The Indians have gone south to Peace Creek, river emptying into CharioIs Harbor. During the conference the III. dians acknowledged that they had lost 100 men at the battle of Withlacoochee.
 Micanopy, the head chief, they sald' Daa fired but one gun during the war. tie aas had his choice offered him either to ns@ or die. He chose the former, and Talsea his rifle and shot Major Dade. He Ia mediately retired to his town, where nc nas remained ever since.
 Extract of letter received by genle [ man in Savannah, dated
 Volasiia, .Maych 27, 1850.
 The Jeff left wing ot tic ;ssc army oi folS' os..