The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-11-11
LATE FROM FLORIDA.


10 fhs Edifor;
srR.-As il il desirable 10 our readers
end ~ Ihe public generally. 10 learn The
operation Of The army eommsndrd By
Governor Call. you viii be pleased 10
publish the following shart bel correct
slsIemenl furnished By one whO MAS with
him.
On the 2slh. The Governor passed The
Sua aimee Il The Old Town. With l.250
volunteer fennesseesns. and l25 FiOn-
dians. all mounted lie had ordered an
sbundsnl supply Of EaIlons and forage.
Mnich sas then ah0as Il he m0nlh III
thar river. but owing 10 the sickness oi
the crews Of three sIesmbaa.s living in The
river. had not been brought "a the depot.
Such was the Impaliehee Of the ynlun-
seers 20 ind the enemy. that they pre-.
pared Ia make . sudden rush on lhe Zoe.
presenting lha, lhey might DC surprised;
ami although an express iram Geaeral
Read. then al The Old Town, overlook
the Governor within ten miles from that
post 10 iaidrm him Of the reception Of .
full supply of every thing wanted BY lhe
Army. both officers aud nrn ex2re-seda
decided unsIllingness ~ DELAY their
march. On their route IN Camp DrsRe.
ses=a Indians were killed. aad feS If any
discovered BY the spy gaard m advance.
CSC ped tae. uneHIng shot 81 the Solun-
teers.
On the Isi OF Or. the Governor reach.
ed fpri Drane. and found the hrrs Of The
snrmv suil haralng. They had eseaped
W. their women and children nv lev
hOirs 1nly. and 1ui fnr the accidental ~
cape of spy fund abuuI Warshouts.
who ass hOiiy pursued hu, IN vain. We
should have surprised. and perhaps de-
siroyed. this Shnle gang nf Iekasukies
wa Posell at the head. A. &c Vas. 4
.of ,aelr number we're run doRn and kil-
LED.
i'he Army remained eneamped 81 Fort
Drane until JUNCTION could ne effected
with Major Pierce. then al Black creek.
on whose zeal .nd ability The Governor
relied tn supply his army with ralIOns.
Nor did he rely IN vain Ga the nigh,
OF the 4,h. Il 10 p'ciuck. an express
reacned the Msjr from Santa Fe. giving
.ihiormatiOn thai 100 FloridIans had ar
rived al the latter place 10 aud IN escort
ing provisions 10 Camp Drane; at IL
orlock, Two hours after the express. she
MAJOR vas 10 his saddle and his whole
cnmmaud was on the move. II Is Zeal
and energ, like this thai The times re.
ouire; u is ihIs tina, gains the confidence
OF the General IN chief and saves the ar
nv from want On the morning Of the
5ih the movement vas made from Black
creek; and IN the evening of the next dav
n aiur Pierre with his detachment reach
Ell Fort Draue and furnished 10 Governor
Gu seven or eight days ratons, a dis.
lance Of IS miles.
With .hl. supply it was deemed sdvis-
aba to press an tn Wythlscnochre. pass
il at the cove if Inund f'risbl,. and cap
ture the women anu children II the war
rIots should aiiude Us: or should the wa
iers Of The river be beyond the bauks.
fall down the river Ia the depot directed
10 be established at Grahsm's Did Camp.
aud unite with Gen. Read and Col Lane
al the head Of the friendly Creeks. o.
The aay. the advanced guard fell in with
a small detachment Oi MIckasukies. the
mns warltke aud hOstIle of Ine tribes.
kIllej l3 men who did not FIRE shot.
and nok prisoners four women and eight
children. After an examination Of the
.sauaws ID was found We had reached The
riv'.r al the point most desirable; that the
bndS of the Indian families were on the
op,"-iie side. aud the negro Town $50
Called Wa three miles above US, prnleet.
ed ny deep creek running through 4
thick ~ amp hammock. and ior,laOle on
is ~ sery dry seasous. 10 lhIs last
pace a detachment OF 800 Tennrssee
voluuteers under Col. Gill procerded.
whJ rrHrned in the evrIIHg with three
killed aud seven wounded BY an unseen
Fl. foe. unable Ia cross the creek IRON the
@depth Of water.
The main body continued their march
90 the rIver., and q. reaching the banks,
aftars passing the most sIllalnnus swamp
ever passed IN. horseback. found the RI
yer flooded greatly above.,ts banks. and
a5J Yards over whilst standing on the
edee 1t the water; and moriIIi-d tina, a
barrier 50 unlooked for was thrown IN
our way, few shots were fred from the
other side. cad It was with much difficulty
iht, the impetuosIty of our men could be
restrained. The firing was continued on
bplh sides without our seeing the lndi-
ats. When The volunteers had been.re
called. Major Gordon galIantly volun
Rered With 200 Of his men to silence the
firing on the Opposite side. To this the
Commander 10 chief was reluctantly IN
dared W give his assent. and the gallan.
band marched to the banks two feet deep
in the water: and after much ineffrctuaI
fnag. which our officers observed was on