Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-11
FLORIDA.

- TALLAHASSEE, 21st January. 1896
To Mc Editor Of The Sarannah Georpian:
Sir; have read with surprise in the Charleston Con-
er oil the l4t inst article extracted from your pa
per, protesting give an account of the battle Of Win
iacoochce You announce that your intelligence was
received from unquesonable authority and il would
seem that your informant had been engaged in the oh
MS may have been the case; but if il were his nerves
must have been in distressing state of agitation for mo-
thing but the most appalling fear could have created in
his Imagination state of fcts so different from lie 70
aty. go nv ~
nave no hesitation in pronouncing the satemen Mt false
ana unfounded, in every essential particular.
ne commences his narrative, by stating that about
e ime that the regular troops crossed the river three
hundred OF the militia volunteers under General Call
crossed in the place" The falselood of This ,a
scIton can be proved by all present on that OCCASION
save your informant and must have been known by him
TO have been unfounded The was deep and ra.
Pn and there were other crossing than that
afforded by an Indian found the place This was
taken possession Of by the regular troops They com
crossing about sunrise, and did not finish until
IL or " clock during this time the horsemen were
engaged III swimming the horses over but as tey could
not carry their guns with them they remained on this
SIDE, driving the horses and waiting for the canoe
80 soon as the regular troops finished crossing tbe
volunteers commenced, and when more than forf
ty Of them had gained the opposite bank The sIg
was gwen, the indians are coming" At ths time
Cen Clincb, with Col Purkhill and Col Read of The
volunteers, were on the opposite side little below the
crossing place, and on this sde all actively ENGAGED
IN united effort 10 bridge of I5gs I'm or
der 10 Cross the river with greater expedition The
iogs were rolled INTO the water from the point Of
siahd on the opposite side, ropes attached them
and passed 10 this side Of the river was endeavoring
with number Of the volunteers TO draw one end of lie
logs acf0ss first heard, the Indians are coming
rom the men in my this side Of the river No
gun had been heard TO give the ALARM and believing the
enemy was coming in my commenced forming
line TO receive the attack from that quarter. few
moments aitef, the Indians were seen at the curve Of
the river on the opposite bank advancing FIRE nj the
men on this side. The volunteers were prepared TO
receive them, and the Indians fed at the first fire.
leaving several Of their number dead on tho field
Alter this, the attack made the regular troops
FOR few moments, there was brisk firing
heard, which was succeeded by pause of several
minutes, when II again commenced The volunteers
continued TO cross crossed myself during tho fght-
but IT was nearly before I arrived at the field
found the volunteers judicously posted in tcyo
lines, one above and below the crossing place
WIN one Hank resting the river, they had driven
tue enemy from their front aud were waiting tSit;
great GOODNESS FOR his temperance. | am not dis
posed TO cast reflections tie officers and soldier, ~
the regular force; but do ond will maintain tls,
the officers and soldiers Of the volunteers ON that 6sd
were unrlvalled in bravery and efficiency IL would
seem from The statement Of your Informant sfsf l30o
three hundred volunteers had crossed the river before M
hight, and that ct the first gun they we're panic strnck
and He'd precipitaely the river one Of the CAPTAINS
leading the way and losing his muske ON the psesaoc
some 70 Of them remained and fought rallaniIv1
nave already shown that not than ~ or so Of the
volunteers bad crossed Now for those that re- crossed
statement Of facts viii prove the fasehood and wicked
malice Of your informant
One ofthe Captains and three other individuals Of the
volunteers had stripped themselves and swan teir bor