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

The Court of Appeals Of Flo ida, arrived IN THIS city
,hi. morning In the steam pack DofphH rom 81.
Augustine, to whom W. are indebted iof III" 'oi-
lowing interesting particulars oi tho movements vi
shc army in ihs, tsrr,iers'
Col Randall is the bearer oi Dispatches IRON
CAV. Call la The Department IN Washington.
Friday, November lll,. the army composed OF
III. trppnp,ste Brigade aheu $50 Hront, Il abaul
$50 regular frnopS, POO Fiof.Jians, an thr regl-
n,cnt of Creek volunteers Of about bOo "arriofs.
marched from, Fort Drane in pursui, of the enc
nv. o. the 18th III" army encamped within
three miles of the Wl,haeooohre, aud opp site
the point where the passage of tho liver was at
tempted on The l5.b Of tlr preceding month
Preparations were II, fde Tor forcing the passage
tina follow ing morning.
On the next dav. Q3,h.1 the Tennessee so'nn-
tecrs applied for n,en, ,he point Of obtaining
thr honor ot forcing the passage of the stream Al
the point, where n month before Tho Ugh wafer,
hal batIlrd their attempt, ~hen II being reported
that the enemy hld rrtired, they were detached 10
march on and attack The Negro town 10 thu lit
WHERE also an inelleetual effort hid been the
mo nth hefure made 10 ero1 winch had been pre-
vented bs the Cause.
TIL regiment oi Crpek volunteers, ihen sup
ported by the greater part of the regular troops,
the whnie under tue eommssa oi Ca. Pmree,
crossed the liver with no opposition from TIM enc
nv, but al immense danger and peril from the IN
trinsic difficulties oil thu passage. he rlsrf, Al
though about four i'et io"er than on the f'f"'f
visit of The army, presented still most iofm'dsbl'
and dangerous obstacle, II wa aseat ~ yatds
WIDE, deep nj All l'pht', ana summing III ANU
50 varis. with deH<e swamp On eihfr b,nk.
four oi the regular troops ".re drowned III th'ei'
ing its passage.
On a repnr that trails of the enemy "ere Jis-
covered the opposite ha0k, thu Commander
in-lhlei crossed liz liver WIN Inc mounted men
Nhuft command o. u. " dt'h. NJ 'h'hN
no"efer w, l"999 tte so'e haa o'fa asseli'a
Tor some days, by lt hoslae inlans' "hasf il9s
Were Uncovered ha1ine INTO oei1s"'ha anu 'hr
"'oo s"hnPs no mn sL'h'e u 't'e" h,,o''a.
hon OF eel.iNatlse VIZ NNo.e.
~ lra division. naaei 'fh. Armstrong en-
sonn''fed 40 opp 'si1oh nom ihe .nthi, III st"As-
'e ~ w 'ie'A 10 t''' M - Nv
'"e err WY &c. 'a2nsh II sNle mn
nof',s'--'". i27>aaf' h'elh'8' ofes>e' -
o"i ~ w e'a UNI Il 2i3 81 ia4a'h ithhs on 'i'
'Pi"' ~ w - ~ "'isa M, III 'of i'tlt a'a
3" -" - = ~ '4 ~ ''p' ~ Pun :"
"' "'' 'H'' '4Hfa' hStt', ''il al lis }t.f ny .'
'he'nN' w. as' 5aiAfI ihii ny It'd u q Lon
Wv F" ~ imp ~ ne "iIfoa'n "a our '''hN'
car my win I'M" HI a'n PioP't'' ana corn
f'"'n '.e s'o' saore' VIZ leafa'' 'hai' al III ifes
y NY '"is'a ~ II i'Aa 81 gro - NJ Tue iNei
a'o ,'e 'lfsh. Inc l'ss el t1r enemy ia
D'>f1hit'3a> VIZ INN mair - pnfsne lh' cue
NV III ''f'N atetleil, - Niaea le eoHl1 fossi-
Wy l'''t' VI eief IN : ~ ~ III, h'Raiaf>,
iNe e'eeN ilsht' anu Naionel " arff1ss l9anntee
men "'f' "iaffsd 10 pas ont oil Tn. s7Ne, hS TN
"n,F P'a,H III o4'ti - ia4l. 5ltfen2i, a1l alto
,aiN 'Si'iati'e 15' country aadths'ad " 81 nj tn
River, 10 rum VIII th' amy about tle l9th 81
1'lh y a. y ds#s . nia-si9aaa' liz enna'.
a.t-ia I'm d''ssfNins t1r tlf'f m1trhad With tn
i'hnf'Nfs D. sl3s' Nv" enl1i' me- "l 'ini''f5
e'o '',s ''it'' 355#' 71'a e" II te "1aie -
vi 'laia II seiie.i n. ii5 eh5 - TN hafih >ide
o. Tue ~ All '4aA1i In Nsf'..a - mn
BON 'si'o's mn sind Oh tue iotl=z#a tn IL
"oou' NOM i ~ ny 81 In. ne : "'is dlse9N-
efed near ''i'' me 81 n'i'h Of tie MN army en-
eamn'a h'"f ifa h9ih"ek. : ile hfsi regiment
u tennessee volunteers nHdet Colonel bfadlold,
.!'h constituting litr fetoleaf, nndrr tie 'mme.
,i'',' co l',a99 al ptneial Armstrong, VA Instant
" '''teA"d 10 aiiAsh Tie terhN 'h-n distant u.
~ H"'',. ' e"0n's, 'ooosh >o'lf''to'
''' '''' - "'''1da" u'fns'iA.S ana l'of iloh o.
- l'i'i' ~ ,'''' ~ s"l 9'H'2s tanif"eh AMI
'""l'' W. = ~ ""'i''a Tue apl'f"1eh 81 our
=, ~ VIZ dN.''s'sd IdlaiN 10 tic etooan'.r.-
h'l"f'' Tie naoes e.oll DIN "nt. iheN were IL
'ei''n win a severn hf' iIam the enemy the hre
was promptly returned. lie fight "as garonsy
maintained ~ TIN emmy htme from their over
upon ".1 h"eiN ha' nanh charge heiht ofdtt-
"a ana ptahifl' e'r'1tsd by our meh, IN thu
mos 'lah IN 5hi,ef, The '"ens rteepatrlt lied
h'aNlhe ~ dedd IN lhf WOOD, AMI al their hot">
and oarr'ge. o'lrt dad aud i great nnmhrr OF
Wounded were carried Of By tien, during the pbt