The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-11
From the Mobile Advertiser.
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.


LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
"The following brief account of snme
of The incidents attending the march from
Fort Drane to Tampa Bay, as related by
Major Douglass. Major ID. left Tampa
on ,he afternoon of ihe l5h, and arrived
in Louisville the ooh, via Pensacola.
He states that on The march TO Tampa,
thev had Two battles and several skirmlsh-
es wiIh The Indians. The first battle was
at IA hammock near the Wihlaculre. On
approaching he hammock, the advance
guard fell back aud reported 500 or more
Iudilus in sight Gen. Scott then pre-
pared for action and advanced with all his
army wihin few hundred yards of the
hammnct-.-w hen the Indians were dis
covered on The opposite side, IN cleared
place, holding up their hands, without
their arms. Gen. :. surprising they did
not wish 10 fight, sent AN Interpreter 10
them, bat the, would not receive him.
lie then ordered Lieutenant, with AN
Ipdlan negro and one or two men, to ride
into the hammock, and hold up white
handkerchief-when several Indians came
out to meet them. The Indians stated
that they did not wish 10 fight, and would
come that night and have IA talk with
Gen. Scott They returned and repor-
ted to Gen. 5. that it was his opinion the
Indians would not come III, and only
wanted time to remove their women aud
children that The hammock they were in,
was the place Oceola Dragged about, and
called it the " core" of the Withlacochee,
and said that white men could never en-
ter there. But the General still believing
the Indians wished to make peace and
would come in, orlered his army back
short distance, and commanded that a
gun should not be fired, which order cre-
afed great dissatisfaction among the Vol
urteers, seeing iln Indians just across
the hammock in considerable force ard
they not permitted to make bl,tte with
them. The Indians not complying with
their promise on the next morning, Gen.
Scott made an attack upon the hammock;
the Indians commenced a tremendous
yelling and howIlng for a few minutes
aud then ceased The General not know
ing whether the Indians had retreatpd Of
not still couiiuued to advance on the ham
mock, and hen within about 100 yards,
the Indians commerce, d a heavy fring
upon them: they, howevcr, succeeded IN
routing them. Major Douglass thinks
that the loss on the part of Indians must
have been considerable, from the very
many signs of blood and the number of
places where the Indians dragged off their
dead. They ihen pursued them to an
other hammock, where they had another
battle wi,h them after which. 'ur The
want If pro'i,ious, Gen. Scot was cot
pr,.ed 10 axe up the IIue Of march for
Tampa Bay.
Major Douglas states that Gen. Scott
aud his army I,ft Tan'ia o" he mornIrg
of The ID h, ;or F"rt Drdne; he took witt
him ninr days rovisous, 1T which iime he
exprcipd To arrive at Fort Dran", uId
that he wuuld hen discharge all the ,oi-
unteers in Florida from the several states,
aud remain himself with the Regulars;
and that IA consequence of the slcSIy sea-
son coming on, and the lndIsposltIon of
his men, he would not be able Io ehd the
war during The present campaign.
From the New .O,leans Bulletin of April 20.
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
By The Lryani, arrived this WOrnlng,
we have the following infprlnn;Ion, which
we think caO he depended upon.
Col. Fmln evacuated Gollad nn the
10 VI lrch, 10y order of Gen. Houston,
Conmiudpr ia Chief; his force was be-
tr.een 3iJ and $50 men ), about ,nles
east of The fort they were surrounded by
The enemy with 1900 cavalry and lnfan-
try. The advance guard were cut of %
In number. The attack was made by The
enemy between 4 aud , o'clock, L. VI.
Fannln fought them until late ~ tie
evening and repulscd them with small
loss on his part, while that of the enemy
was 100 killed and many wounded. Al
ter the enemy had fallen back, Col. Fau-
min enlrenclrd himself during the night.
On the following morning the enemy
showed a white fag Fannin went out to
meet the commanding general, who rep
resented to Colonel fannin that lie knew
the force opposed to him--ihat he was