Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
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FLORIDA.
PENSACOLA, March l7.-1hr following letter from
distinguished fellow Citizen, giving account Of
skrln:SI III which the Florida Volunteers had been
gagged; with other authentic Information, wall bc read
with Interest:
E1ru.t g letter dutd Cump .AisOn near Fort brooke,
.NdTck -. lc:I.
{" On the Of the 9TH inst spies came in and re-
ported asSanbagc Of Indians OF about lOUU ten
miles 5. W. Of this place. Immediately upon which
oar ndc;:tigaLc Ma" Red, ordered out dctacII-
mcnt from his command consisting OF the tiaEk!in,
GatsLrn, and Company, Capt. Scarccvr, Of The
Leon Volunteers for The purpose OF securing The ham
mccks and surprising the cncmy-acccIding!y at II
o'clock T. NJ. OF the SAME day took up the Inc OF
march (witIi Maj"r at hcad,) Tor their encamp
nenl and break Of day found us IN their immediate
nriShbo ha"d and at daylight commenced IN attack
upon them III front ard rear, by Capt Shaw c"mpa-
ny u. charging The hammock on the one side, and
Capt. ). anu my own on the other. As soon Us The
charge ordered the enemy fled in every direction,
leaving all their camp cfuiPage le.Ggngs &c IN our
possession, and il only 10y Tie utmost lncpIGy in
charging and securing The lammccks that We were ca-
BLEED TO o9crtakc them! which did at The junction Of
creek, which we afterwards gave the name OF Reds
creek, with Indian tver, stream Of considerable size
and current. with immensely wide ard thick halnmocks,
-" Toi s1.S' "' We cav" J %p T at were wounded
and ~ vSry h"a,, ,Ain up just at the time,
saved all could find Of thc and left lor clcamp
ct we retook considerable quantity of the articles,
such as camp cquPagc, sou!ra .u.iSs which has
since been recognized belong ing 10 Dade company,
that bulcrred besides six fine ponies, Gig l head
oi cattle, and good many other things that &c now
recoliect.
We pushed them close that they run and left their
blankets, !rggngs, &c and their provisions in pos
session. the Latter Of which very crptabr ur two
very sp-cIa rcasnns first, IS we had lived upon sal,
meats Tor length u! timr, and secondly, having made
very forced march through the woods ana ham.
Knocks 10 rot at them, felt very much IN The hunor Vi
eating.
should do great injustice To my entire command.
Goth officers and menu not to mention in lcr.:GS
ni the hig hest appreciation their conduct in the ciar.-
Most OF them being rs II were strangers To the Indian
character and mode Of warfare, feared of them
might not, under these circumstances like 10 charge in
10 The ilaiuUcks but, my agreeable dSappnint
mcn in that regard, found them all ready and anxious
to It, which they did with tirnncss that would have
done honor to the veteran soldier.
The enemy being put TO route, and their cnca"pmcnt
broken up III this settlement By the day alluded to,
COL Lindsay Of the l.. 5. A with 1850 OF his command.
which 1JU at Fort Brooke has issued orders for
taking up the line vi march for Fort King,
with view of forming junction and communicating
with Generals Scott and Gaines, who operating
with the main body Of the forces in the North. In the
order Of march, lol L. has done Ma r. the honor to
put his command in what is considered the most danger
Gus position, the right OF the army.
All my cCnlInand IN tine health and spirits, and
hcntuckan would say are spelling for fight. My own
health is good other than tremendous cold, contract
cd ny wadng and swimming the river and swamp, Oh
Capt y. X. ALLISON, FV.
IMPORTANT FROM INDIAN KEY.-INDIAE TROUBLES.
Eftraets Of letters rcccrsd in tbs CITY, dltcd
lXDIAS Key March H.
IL is now ascertaned without doubt, that there is u
large number of hostile Indians embodied Cape
Sable, within 80 miles OF US, and the inhabitants Of
This island hourly il imminent danger Of attack.
What we always apprrhrudcd has turned out to be
the case, they driven from the Northeastern
part of the Interior they would retreat to the Southern
Point and the Keystone came to this Island
yesterday with only SpanIad in 1t, under the pre-
tencc to trade, suspicious however, that he did
not alone, and concluded 10 keep him herein the
Of the day obliged him IL tell that Indians
came with him, and that he had left them on Island
about one mile distant. A boat was Immediately drs-
patched with number OF men in search Of them, and
utter difficulty they found and brought to this
Island where think they will be kept sale Tor the pre-
sent ;Wc have every reason to believe they spies
they have already acknowledged that there is large
number Of Indians Cape Sable. 1t . OF great
Importance that Drcc should be Immediately sent 10
this part Of Florida. This place well Key West
i. much exposed but have doubt this Will he The first
t. receive attack We have pOtccl.on there is
even unc Revenue Cutter the Coast"
indian KEY, March II, : o'clock \. NJ.
- Several OF The inhabitants OF this island in
ry late this evening apparently much aiari.G from that
they have learnt from the Indians taken yesterday, and
bergcd me IL write few lines 10 have put in The pa
pcrS in Charleston To pacify them ! told them if !
had time wou!d but that had more Than knew how
To get through with tonight 1t is past clock,
morning, the Laura viii leave at day light We ar,
tauiy III danger OF attack and aStonishrs that
Of The rcc in Florda is round here hu.
they driving the Indians directly upon Shock
ing indeed will be the result ii they should upon
W.. '-Pa!rOt.
TALLAHASSEE March 1910 tic po!itencss o! Gen
Brown. indebted for the perusa Of 4 l,rr from
Colonel Glds,cn, dated Fort DElne, 18th March, and
letter from Maj NJ LcInorc Of the date. They |
place little reliance the pacific overtures OF Oseou,
and consider it only rnse to gain time and information
Co., b,,r nT,,cr ,ip6Ir
OF provisions and means Of transportation, but will
be prepared, in few days, 10 act with vigr General
Clinch commands the right wing: and General Eusls
the cft-Co!. Lindsay has been ordered 10 remain al
Tampa but will probably arrive Camp King before he
gets The order-An express has been despatched from
St. Marks for Tampa, TO give notice Of O>eoas proba
bic intention 10 fall back and surprise that place. The
judicons arrangements which have been made place it
cut Of the power of the enemy 10 DO further mischief
and must force him TO Submission 1t is very pos.
s.Jr. that Oseoa will perceive the desperate state