Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-15

wound J. I'As enemy lell dead 81 to Ill
wrnIy .fist. and ofiIsfs VIE daubes, ,aifi.d q.
= O their wounded eoail urn II eSttta#e =.
/ This AZ RAJ most illIiani Z II. The fns-
NJ, COLL ao ilaYe 5een less than tfani GO Il i90
! men; ~ Inn same mnneni, iiief IRE covered III
enti-e f-ont and 10Th lanks, while tfta pari,
openls exhibited Themselves IN the rras. ~ tins
point oi ground, IN thu oebire 81 M hslt, osea-
piea ~ TIA. Commanding General AMI TN slaf,
lhs ball. were distinctly md heat3 10 strise
and cross each other FROM ihpn siip. nj the sdInf
ntonen'. FIR ssfen al tie ground snd liz ei'h
"ri.r taken b, our trool1, together with Inc sue
cess Of charge, slonc prevented tue "nehs
from obi ,iuing decided advantage from thof i'0-
,liion and numerical superiority.
No terms can do li,iioc 10 The railantty oil the
! rnops on the ocea,lon. Whcrnycr the enemy
eo0l T.. found they were promptly charged up
IN. aud even followed 10 tho very depth, 81 their
lHmnacks. and swan,ps. Thu. caaed li.e 6tsi
ball,o Of the " ahao swamp The laten.ss Of iie
hour, ignorance Of the country, the fatigue oil the
men, and the eshausifon Of ihen Ammunition prn.
vented the army from following UP the advantage.
The army VAS marched back 10 camp, which II
reached at n late hour If III. MI git.
>fbe nest day, the l9lh, the AMY marched tn
The place appointed for lis Junction Will The fiRh,
Jisl,ien under Col Pierce. mar Dlde's battle
ground, position more formidable for lhe renew
junction cleel.d lite the no,, dav, and prcpa.
raiians were Then made FOR nasty inraad INTO the
swamp. wci dion. the reduced state Of supplies
would JUSTIFY.
On TIN Psi, after leaving sufficient ruard u.
yer The baggage tain and wounded, the afmt
marched IN three columns into III. swamp; the
fennrsseeans for the right The Regulars with al.
Watten's mounted ncn, the eobtr.. under CT.
Pierce, and In Creek regiment The lett. o.
reaching lhe secHp ef conflict 81 lhe leh, the enc
my showed lbems,ltes ready 10 renew thr 6th.--
! Hue feaness.pan. aud Regulars formed ON The
| fiet aud oentre, and advanced steadily toward,
Tn hammeck IN hue of batil., AID anir uiel
| ~ feperd fre finn fllr enemy ON their VII IL
! rahi. " iiheat passing and Without hf,nr e0r,
/ Thy marched iut1 tito nannoen and pnafed u
de>tfaetise hfe IN the ca.mf. Jhe charge MS
irresistible; the enrn,, fed and scattered
So the difrttioa At der frtlrat wat
discovered. Col. Pierce, With hs division and
Gn"ek Indians, wee ordered l. pursue. and, soon
| lfter, oil Irou,dale, "lt.ts k.glaett, and Gol.
Warren, with the flmlaa het.encn, utre ,enf
Ia support tllem. ine greater PAT OF The Re u
lits aud fennessc.ant uuiornnatrl, took m!
In The rsb,. ~ heh they beesme II, oleed IN an
lmpst imPa<ssb.e moran, "iefe In borse could
| nose, and "heto the IL. II were naelns beast deep
| III nj al Ws,tef
snail BID, - The Cree, Indians al Tho left
led ~ H.. CD. Brown taking better path
hfn' ground, followed ,lasclY upon the eHeny, and
nan.l hrm .'tonels posted IN II Cypress swamp
With a dep creek in front, aud haaked by two
lieeP ho2ps ponds ll,ete thrs serr tfi,ks char
adnpon ht lhe Greeks liz gallant Ma Nome
~ attempting To cross TIM eteek, fl dead IN the
>tr'anl. and rs waters eosrd owl Inn. Some
others et lhe Indians iril Al me SIM. III aud II
vas soof di,c",,r.i lat The parry was loo small
IA defend tvl5 ur,f4nJ no .iiu.t tIip