Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-04-30
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From tie SarsnnAh Georgian Ertra .aprll 10.
IArRSr FROM FLORIDA.


By the Steam Packet Florida. Capt.
Hubbard, arrived yesterday afternoon
from ficciata. via Jacksonville. &c,
we received the Jacksonville Ccuri-
er of Thursday last, from which we
make extracts. We since received
by the Dolphin Capt. Pennoyer, ar
rived this morning from Picolata, a.
letter, dated last Wednesday, which
Will be found, below. We must a.
wait patiently the tidings by the next
boat. We trust they will be auspi-
icious.
| PcoIArA, Florida,
April. 9th 1886.
Il did intend TO write you at some
length by the Florida, but she comes
and is off giving US no time to write.
We have no news whatever from the
army since it left Fort Drane, and
are therefore apprehensive that our
troops, have gone TO Tampa without
finding the enemy. One thing is GER
tain the passage Of the Withacooche
has not been disputed, nor has any
battle been fought in that vicinity,
or we would have been apprized of
int.
The centre of the army marched
from Fort Drane in two columns,
with the provisions, &c; between
them the right column, under COM
rnand of Ger 4nith, Of Lonisana. and
the left coni,,--1ld by Col. Bankhead.
Every pretauiiE twas taken to guard
against surprise Gen. Eustis' col
umn marched for Volusia, and Col.
Linday's from Tamp., about the same
time that the army left Fort Drane.
Florida is the worst country in the
world to make war in. No supplies
DO means Of transportation.
If can get at any thing authentic.
! will write you by next boat.
From the Jaek.on,iiis Cos4r. .lpn! 7.
THE WAR.-Nothing definite has
been heard from Gen.Scott since the
report Of his cannon announced his
arrival a, the Withlacooche, on the
s9,h ul,. Shortly after the troops
left Fort Drane, the Indians burnt the
place Of Mr.. Brooks, about four miles
from the Fort. From the latest ac-
counts, 1t would appear that the In
dams are scs.,iering.-Trails have
been discovered leading in different
directions from the nation. They re-
Gently stole four or FIVE he .ses from
Col. Humphreys, near Micanopy.
and have driven off several cattle.
Should the Indians separate into strag-
Cling parties, 1t will be impossible to
remove them this spring, and we shall
be the prey Of a rowing enemy, driv-
en- to desperation by the prospect be-
fore them by hunger, starvation, or
death. Total ruin must await the
citizens Of Alachua, unless Govern
ment come TO their relief. !.
Mr.. Lowe, who arrived from A.
lachua last evening, brings the news
that Col. Lindsay met the Indians.
4 few miles the other side Of the With
lacoochee, before he had joined Gen.
Scott. Col. Lindsay fired upon the
Indians, who, after returning the fire
fled to the hammock. Thirty lndi-
ans were found dead. Only one
white man was killed.-Further par
ticularS, and the consequences of this
engagement, we are unable to learn.
The steamer Santee reached this
place last night. Itleft Volusia Sun
day morning. Nothing had been heard
from Gen. Eustis since ths day he
left Nelusia.
The three divisions Of the army
must have met ere this. The conse.
quence we are anxious to learn.
Some irvalids, who arrived q few
days since from Volusia. report that
OF seven hundred men belonging 20
Col Brisbane's Regiment, three hum
dred were unable TO proceed n the
march, through sickness, occasioned
by hardships to which the men were
unacc ustomed and the prevalence Of
the measles among them. Poor fell
lows. they doubtless find that fight
ing the Indians is not "what it was
cracked up to be-"
! Brigadler Gen. Pope has been hon
orably discharged from the service of
the United States by Major General
Macomb. there being no need Of so
large a force from Georgia a, a Bri-
gade.
/ We learn moreover. that Col. Crane
is instructed to discharge likewise
! the battalion ofmounted infantry I'M
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