Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-02-06
FROM FLORIDA.

FROM FLORIDA.
DISTRESSING INTELLIGENCE.
IRON THE JACKSONVILLE (FLoRDA)
coUAER, JAN. IA battle was fought
on the 3lst ult., in which many on
both sides we're slain and wounded.
The battle ground was on the WITH
lacoOchee river, about IS miles from
Camp Land Syne, and within few
miles of the Indian warrior PowelPs
town, where it is supposed the Indi-
an women and children are assem-
bled.
The officers and men engaged on
the31st behaved with great bravery.
In fact, sued was the disposition Of
the Indian frees, their bOldness and
desperate fighting, that nothing but
the determined spirit with which the
men fought and charged into the
swamp put the Indians to flight, and
silenced their firings.
The engagement lasted onehour and
five minutes.
At the first onset, the Indians on
one flank leaped from their hiding
places, and'in front of the thicket for
med boldly into line, with Powell at
their head. At this moment the FIRE
of the whites did execution; tire lndi-
ans broke, taking to their covert a
gain. 1t is thought Powell is wound
ed in the hand.
We insert below a letter from Col.
Mills, containing an account of the
engagement:
HxADQuARrERs, FoRr CRANE.
JAN. 3, 1886.
General Circular to all the good
Citizens Of Duval and Nassau.
The army took up the line Of march
on the goth ult., and on the morning
of the 31st, at day break, arrived at
the Wythlacoochee, and found the r.
yer too high to ford, commenced
swimming horses, and sent one man
over for a canoe that was seen on the
opposite bank, and in it began to cross
the regular troops. At ~ o'clock
there were over all the regulars, and
about fifty of the militia, when we
were soon informed that Indians were
coming, and but a moment elapsed
before furious fire was heard in our
front. Col. Warren and myself i'm
mediately formed, and extended our
line from the river out through the
swamp, the pine barren, and saw
the regular troops on our right holly
engaged with at least 800 Indians.
We were ordered to remain station
airy, and prevent the Indians enter
ing our lines. After repeated soli-
citations on the part Of Col. Warren
and myself, we took the responsible
ity on ourselves, and Col. Warren
led the right to the left Of the regu-
lars, and was stationed on the left Of
our own line when a charge was
made, which, after about ten minutes
more of sharp fighting, forced them
to retreat; and the battle ended. We
make out 40 Indians killed, and
wounded We suppose in proportion;
the precise amount we cannot tell,
as they carried them off. The loss
is severe on our part. Gen. Clinch
says that, in many much greater bat
ties, a much less number has been
killed and wounded. Further par
ticulars will be told on Friday next.
when we will be at Jacksonville.
can now write no more.
w. J. MILLS. Lieut. Col.
Return of killed and wounded in
the battle Of Wythlacoochee, Dec.
81, 1885.
Regular troops-2 artificers and 2
privates killed; l captain, l list lieu
tenant, I'd lieutenant, 2 sergeants,
4 corporals, 43 privates, wounded-4
killed, 50 wounded.
Militia, 4th regiment: wounded,
Col. Warren. Major Cooper, severe
~; Lieut.. John Youmans, privates
James Tyson and John Higginboth-
am, slightly.
Leon troops, 2 privates wounded
slightly.
Militia, total 7 wounded.
,sgSregate, 4 killed, 50 wounded,
ont ~ %? men in battle.
MANY were shot through their
cloths. and some horses killed and
Col. Narren's was wound
ed Gen. Clinch had enc ball through
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