South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-12

tf IN tffU attempts 10 Cross the river
End erd the war Of blow, snd almos
without ralions, had hut one of two
courses TO pursue. The first was tt
fall back 30 Black Creek or Volusis
fer supplies, or TO advance or ward Il
the river IN cemmunics'e with Genera
Read or Colonel Lane, TO obtain pro
visions there. The last course wa.
preferred by the General and by +;
counci. Of war, and the march wa.
commenced. Greatly TO our disappoint
ment, no dero, was established ct .ht
point so perempserily ordered, and the
army was directed 10 Fort Dfane and
Grsy's Ferry. Luckily, the main OBJ
Ject Of the expedition was effected; q
junction was formed with Col. Lane,
who crossed the Nyitlacoochee a,
Gsmes' battle ground on the ~---,
8 miles above our encampnent, having
been governed in his march by the
sound Of o0r artillery, as we fired daily
signal gun.
Thas has ended for a time our ope-
rations. Many horses have been lost,
and most be replaced. Deposs must be
established. We have discovered the
proper locatieas. We have discovered
the enemy's sirorg hold and means to
assaiI it. We have found willing and
able guides in the prisoner squaws, and
derived much valuable information
from them. They tell as there 10 q
large peace party 10 the nalisn, who
would have sent in an envoy, but from
the dread thst we would shoot them.
They tell ina, their powder is nearly
exhausted, and above all, that the two
heed Chiefs, the most warlike and
the most hostile, next to Powell, the
one Of the Miscesukies, the other Of The
Leng Swamp tribe, were killed by Maj.
Pierce at Fort Drane. From that or
some other cause, perhaps, the defec.
ton OF the Creeks, we believe that
there is dissen,ioa amongs, them, tina!
tbeir war spirit is broken, s. that they
will be whipped, BUNDLED, and per-
haps shipped before Christmas. A
high spirit prevails 10 our army, hsr-
mony between the regulars & volunteer
militia, and zeal, courage, and srdor
throughout all.
In addition to the above, the Herald
has The following:
Major Pierce marched on the 5th in
the morning at 2 o'clock, and arrived
at Fort Drane on Saturday, the sixth,
with 10 days provision for the Ten
nessee brigade. Gov. Call, marched
on Monday, the 9Th, for the WythIa-
cecchee, taking new direction with a
view to surprise the Indians; TO do this
il was necessary TO Gu, new road for
the artillery and wagon train, for mere
than SO miles, which was performed
by the battalion Of 200 artillery under
Major Pierce in $ days, and although
attended with very considerable fatigue,
en- the morning Of the 18th; the advan-
ced guard surprised end attacked
large party Of Indians, routing and ia
king II female priseners.-- Florida
Herald, October II.
We gave yesterday from the Savan-
nah and Florida papers copious details
OF the recent operations Of the Army
OF Florida, under Gen. CALL, which
resulted in the relrograde of that officer
with his commend to Fort Draae, from
his advance to the Wy,hlacoochee.
These details, however, did not an
nounce one incident of a most melan-
choIy nature, which reached us after
wards through the Charleston Courier,
and was yesterday confirmed by the
official paper, namely, the . death OF
Captain LANE. who died by his own
hand at Fort Drape, about the goth Of
October. This officer had been placed
by General Jesup in command Of the
friendly Indians, with the rank Of Lieut..
Colenel and he had advanced from
Tampa Bay with his forces, (6 or 700
Indians &c 200 regulars, to the WITH
lacoochee, TO cooperate with Gen.
eral Call; but on reaching that stream,
he found General Call had retired,
leaving orders for Lane TO follow him
10 Fort Drane. He did SO sand, two
hours after his arrival at that post, he
put an end to his life by running his
sword into his brain through the eye.
No cause is assigned for this rash act,
but we observe il stated in enc Of the
papers that his surgeon thought the
deceased had previously manifested
Of mental alineation.
Nat. Int. Noy. 8.
An Officer of General Call's army,
who passed through Washington 90
Tuesday, on bis way to Philadelphia,
for The nurnose Of Obtaininp suppile3