Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-05-26

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM FLORI-
DA-ANOTHER BLOODY BAT.
TLE-DEFEAT OF THE INDIANS
TWO HUNDRED SLAIN.
The following important intelligence is
from the Mobile Mercantile Advertiser VI the
10th Instant
LATER FROM FLoRIDA.--By an arrival from
Tampa Bay Of several Of the Volunteer
Troops from this state last night, we learn
that a serious battle was fought about IL
miles from fort Brooke on the 9th April with
the Indians. The engagement was between
the regiment of volunteers from Tuscaloosa,
and as near as could be judged about 400 In
dians.
We have not learned all the PARTICULARS
only that the Indians were routed with about
200 killed and wounded, and only 3 killed
and "a wounded on our side. The Indians
attacked the regiment while under march and
by surprise.
Since the above was written we have been
favored with the following official statements
Arrived at this port last evening the sloops
Eagle and Magella, from Tampa Bay, from
which port they sailed on the evening Of the
5th with the Fayette and Pickens companies
of volunteers. DIR. C. l.. Stro;her Assistant
Surgeon, informs us that general battle
took place on the 9th ult at Clonotossa
creek, near camp Cheton, between the army
composed of the Alabama volunteers and two
companies of the regulars, and large body
of Indians, IN which the latter were totally
defeated and driven from the field. We are
also indebted to him fol the folowing:-
General Report of the dead, killed and
wounded Of the Regiment of Alabama
Volunteers, up to the 4th of May.
Here follows report of the dead, killed
and wounded of the Regiment of Alabama
Volunteers up to the 18th of May-also list
of killed and wounded and sick OF the same
detachment previous to the above mentioned
battle
The news from the eastern and northern
parts of Florida, is not Of the most agreeable
description. The following is an extract
from q letter to a gentleman in Baltimore,
written by lady, and dated
"TALLAHAssEE, May 10th, 1886.
"Iiere we are in the same state of alarm
and confusion every hour brings intelli-
gence Of some new depreciation. There has
just arrived another express who states that
the Indians are fighting with our men at st.
Marks, and that there is small party within
TWELVE miles of this place. You cannot
imagine the state Of alarm we are in-not
knowing at dark that we may not be muir
dered before morning. There were about
fifty women and children to 60 to ST. Marks
to take passage in vessels, but the Indians
are between this place and the port, and they
are consequently prevented from leaving. i
have not slept one moment tor eight nights;
h,y I - hnl G. NNo baI
three alarms last night that the Indians were
in Tallahassee"
The Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser of
the 10th inst. says
"There can be no longer any doubt. but
that hostilities have commenced between the
Creek Indians and settlers. 1t is said by an
express just arrived, and corroborated by
private letters received through the mail, that
the savages are embodying in some large
swamp, and mediate general attack upon
the whites.
A public meeting of the people Of Mont
gomery was held on the 10th instant, to
take into consideration the pe'rlous situation
of their brethren in the Creek Nation, and to
afford them, Ito quote the precise language
of the erudite editor of the Advertiser,) "THE
MOST instantaneous relief" Judge Benson
was called to the chair, and Doctor McJunkin,
Secretary. Resolutions were then offered
and UNANIMOUSLY adopted, for the formation
Of companies to proceed in aid of their dis
tressed brethren, &c. &c.
The panic is very great on the frontier Of
Georgia in the Creek Indian country.
The subjoined paragraphs are from the
last Tallahassee paper i
TALLAHASSEE, May 7.-God sare The Re
public. The entire force of the United States
army left for the defence of our frontier is es-
timated, on good authority, at l040 men. 1t
is composed as follows:
Seven companies, I'd Reg. Artillery, 2s0
Eight, LIST " $40
One Sd :" 40
Nine /" 9TH Inft. 800
u. s. Dragons, 100
Grand total, 1910
The force 10 scattered at different points
on the frontier, over an extent of not less
than four hundred miles, viz: Tampa, Fort
King, Fort Drane, Picolata, st. Augustine