The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-12-16
From the SenIinOIes.
CHARLESTON, Dec. .

LA r. TR0a fIphIDA.
The schr. Polly, Capt. Feker, ar,,,l
here Yesterday, IN one day from jacks,
vile. By thus arrival We have been po,rsII
favored with the jacksonville Courier Of n
25.h ult., from which We make the loIs.
ing exlracts;-
THE WAR.
Since our last, the army under the eo,
mapd of Governor Call, has marched 10 II.
" nhlacoochee. Col. Pierce with II,
friendly Greeks, about 800 Regulars, a.
Col. Mills Battalion of East Florida yorn
teers, crossed the WIthlacoochee the lS
instant.
The following letter from Col, Mills d
ted Camp OkloklIkaha, west side Of d.
Wnhacoochee, furnishes the particulars N
to the l4th.
ave crossed the Withlscooehoe YESTERDAY. 4,
700 Creek Indians, 300 Regular Troops, and ID
With no enemy TO oppose us. We, with COT Co
mand, pursued on a trail Of Indians sertrsl M,
aud lad to return from the total impractical. n,
of going farther into The region OF mud and xa-,,
The enemy had abandoned all their houses a. Ii !,
strong hold. and retir,d (se are informed 5, !,
captured negro To Nshoo swamp.
I'VE march up in The morning With lhr Ia
ans, and go Regular Troops, 10 seoCf The " "a
swamp The Tennessee Brigsde 20 up &, J.
last SIDE Of the river aud unite wiih Us at lhg y 4
hoo Swamp.
! "Gtn, Read is in camp. lie vas unioruas,
+ With his steamboat Il wss suagged and Ob,. Il
to be abandoned by hun low down.
/ "Thts Is the nios, dreadful ctunuy ] have ,l,-
+ tsrn ia. An immense srs OF mad ahd wa,- i
far as the sight extends, and STUDDED eth IA,
Islands, on niosl OF whieh was an indisn ss..s.
naeul.
Evening BE- sott last an rxpress arrived a, Pa
Creek tom the sfmy, bf,sgipE the lntellisss
T that there had been two sairesirnes With tls ~
my. Al Warm Spring. The ether side Of he a
/ lacoochea and Dot far from Wahoo swamp r.
{ laehmept Of The Tennessee volunteers iell Ia "a
party OF Indians, " BIO Seie engaged N Js'i s,
/ bsef They attacked and completely routed 'tet
I Nineteen uerr iound essd. They ats satgss1
I to have been about 100. as tbcy to b tha, nus "a
OF pack, flied wth their ciothss and pru, l.sr.
+ The ae,sehoaent, iih their boasy, IoIbsd ths Ga
/ bpdy undrr Gov, Cali
! THE neat DAY Gov. Call. " iih the hole * i
dIystoh Of the army. net - they supposed, q
/ great boss OF The tnraiy. to the W. hao - 40
/ Amer short brush IT, lhsaI, Il beng beat 30
( !, "a. thought bssl 10 retreat shosi s,ststts
T eaeamp. . heFe COT Informant states. Il pas IA
suteplinu ct tho suscfnec "a remain tlii he cual
elect funston with ths oihsf Gnstnn Of lhs !
ms. Tlsrs tbs lseiaps atc rtb lsss ptsg are1
Eght Animated b. thsu ,sruef ,us e,t,. ri
urged b. ,As desfond'pg alternative To ess o. &
West. lhss 81 6sh. dsspefsssly. Tie " holr Nsu
hat lsit fgst Dsaus. 300. Is so, too lstas sts,
aetirg tazctlsf. 60 meet such an snsny I'D a
sure snrcess. The .asm} arc sIfrad, 10, "a
r.aitt eth their 'otmst victoF's., Absghtt o.
.sat IN tSis stage 81 the campaign. soala BE- -,
dlsaAtfuut. lii sogd ptusaug tic par atelit
}sas.--au tei ~bleh sc hzp~ w,ll b. ssrrtG
"uuf t.rcrs had hvc Allied 10 ihrse ssttmstss
The namber u woaaafd We AFT ubAhls 10 saBf
On ltelf foats they troA tao lhesaa tsgtess, -
az that mans q The lntlaas ate esqesse . IN,
90, and IL 10 ~. Il tAsS u.rtt the Cftsta 81
Errsl&'s. The psrroes tepott It's, poueti
scarce 18th them. It's lnsotusaisas. st4ataea irse
leaiah nszrues ard squaws. rs. b<cn % ltuie -
s,cs hetciu4esc. Nhen a. auea 4 aa. hstb a
to reaeh iEstf strong hsids. they hate ipesh i
desperately. as Ill III bsaf tssrss ho bars pl-
the attempt
"Alvf the s~eaud skmuish field gtses -
6t,d phssh psssnswsrsd b iieia ptrse e -a,set
sapPa@ed 70 ~ IN Gen tsspp's camp 1sa is
aets 1t p5otshls tia, there has sesa souas Il,
Sighting sfe lhts,
a" Con. Afmsstsd paced hets % Nonds7 hs
Tbs steamer Saniss. 90 hs 80 te to,u ihg atr'
"Ffosssions are sgaia ufdetsu 10 tulas3a 10 u,
/ pls the army thsfe."
4 report feaehed this place On Suntg
LAST, that tew lndians wefc seen ~ o
seven miles distant. Dctaehututs d Ga,
talns u, II ard Ros.'s COMPANIES, ecut
search n them but ssw nouc. Trails hat
been pursued and the remnants al their iife
sefn IN the vicinity Of the place where NJ
johns sas killed short time SINCE, Nix
Their they are Struggling Greeks on ihei
say 10 lain the SemnoIcs. OF n parry caH
% wfcak their vengeance on the caplors
The sgnass and children, "a ho we're hrougt
here Dol long since, there are no means q
determining.