Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-17
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FLORIDA.


once, ,,,ilcut;e from Gan. GaincS' .7rmy
E,.S,u March I've indebted to illead lo'
the following copy of letter from an ohcrr ot the Ar
INV at Fort Dranc to brother ";hcer a' ''c0'a'a-'e
''''>' Four DRANE, FiumDA March lst
"Gcn. Gaines left Fort King on me . . OF inc
Goth On the 9Th, he reached me " ':hacoochee
near Gen Clinch's butte-gr"und whist rccohho,'eE
,I the river he was fired on from the Opposite bank-
OSSc man was killed and some five wouadcd. On the
o3,h The battle continued the river-one Killed
and several (say or y woundru-amoh9 t,c'n -'eu.'
lind of the Dragons. On yesterday the lndlans At
tackled them in their encanPment aouus Az e''Ih ; IA
NJ The bat. lasted two hours One Sergeant Killed.
wounded one officer (L!eut. Duncan:) ana ~ men,
REGULARS Of tho Volunteers officer and - men
wounded
ton. ~. ,
1t is indeed narrowing to the feelings to think that
VIC are within 81 miles (by the road) and can tJoln Tor
want Of supplies and means of transporting them
In addition to the above, we learn tla' cghl guns
were discharged at the Sanlce, while coming down the
81 Johns and about % miles above Piculala by party
Of Indians four of whom were distinctly seen. Onc OF
the halls perforated one side of the cabin, anu lodged IN
the opposite side, without injury to any person
Extract Of Letter received in this city, from an Of
"OC' " FoRr DnANE, March /.
circumstances which could not control prevented
my arriving cre until the evening OF the 2o'h u'to
when learned that Gen. Clnch had the morning oe
dav Cen Clinch returned here informing Us that Cen
Gaines with 1904 men, about half regulars, te rest
volunteers from Louisiana had moved from Fort King,
about eight that morning (2Gth with the Design .! T.
turning TO Tampa Bay, pa N!thlacoochee:, NV"
rrnchiSr that river near old crossing, while Gen.
Gaines and Gen. Smith were rcconnoitelnS Inc H'e4
IN ,ersolr they were fired upon by the Indians, who
were strung along the banks for two mcs:-A hgt en-
sued across the waters. Cen Gaines had killed and
several wounded, 1t lizard badly, Captain Sanders,
late suffer- and Capt. Armstrong of u. S Schooner
Mco. We heard the cannon here Tor two days Ytster-
day morning. an express arrived from Cen u TO zen
C.. requesting more men, provisions, ammunition: &c.
We still continue to hear firing, and this morning aho,
thcr express arrived stating that Gen u had cnchcca
himself while he preparing boats, bridges, &c. We
neral Gaines writes himself! that yesterday morning
Cyuh az 10 clock the Indian force, believed to be l'OO
strong attacked sides of his cncnmpment ana ap'
preached near by his lines, us 10 wound ch upon
the opposite ine distance OF 2'O yards he attack
lasted two hours when the enemy were REFUSED LII
Duncan is among tho wounded, ~ in number, and or
= killed in the last attack. 49,
Grn CIinch has only about $50 men around him, 2c9
Of those volunteers Col Bankhead we learn is Oh lie
march here from Pcoata with some 400 volunteers
Gen Eus,s is East of the ST. Johns, and Gen Scott al
the last accounts nj fico!aa, think however he Wi!
bc lerc before many hours No supplies OF any k'na
have reached this post yet but we are IN hopes they VIII
suop as there is much anxiety, well as much ncccs'
sily, 10 move down to the aid Of General Gaines. The
wagons all sent down to Picolata Oh the 21th or
provisions, two small carts lhey were d''
patched before day this morning with ammunition anu
few stores and % head Of beef cattle to Cen Ga!nes
but upon receiving the cxpcss this day III ~ message
was sent after order them back as the Indians would
assurcdIy get them. Gen. Gaines wien he lett Fort
King had but ~ days ratIons, and those Gen linen
took up from this place, leaving hut little here. The
weather is brcUming very warm-C har'rstoA idtrt0s
(Fron. The SarGRnah Gc0rgiGn)
lMroRTAxr FROM FLoRIDA-Tl2 steam packet San
tee Capt Brooks arrived here yesterday from Pcoalu
which place she left las, "Wednesday morning.
T,vo Eynrrasps learn, had arrived al PiCullta
from Fort Dranc. These Expresses state that General
Gaines his return To Tampa, whittier he started on
Friday tie 10Th ui,., had had body OF his men, who
were detached as advanced guard, attacked 10y In
dians whom they defeated. AT night the Indians again
attacked The advanced guard and were again routed,
and next morning abnu; forty or fifty Indians were found
slain Our informant heard that Of Gen. Guinrs COM
lnand there were six Killed, (nkcra say lw"> and about
We refrain with the limited particulars at hand, from,
attempting 10 enter into details but shall anxluusy await
further particulars.
Tic Sic lntosl, Gyun, ana Camden Volunteers. com
rnandrd by Captains Bryan and Floyd, left Font Dranc
last Sunday week. and arrived at p'"'"a IN Wrtlncs'
Gen. Scott was still at Picnlata.
Fnpm FLoRIp,.--Wc learn from 4 gentleman arrived
Yesterday in the Washington from Pculat1:
Which place nc left Sunday evening isI that the last
EXPRESS which had arrived from Fort DTanc states, that
General Gaines had sent to Gen. Clinch for ammuni-
ton and professionalism Gen Cnch had sent a de-
tachncnt which proceeded rs far as within about SIX
miles Of Gen. Gaines cncaInpmenl, and the Indian
siu,s were ;u numerous that il thought prudent 10
return t., Fort Drlnr. Gen. Gaines had received Il
wound "a sigh, onr) in the chin from spent ball.
iSarnanah Georgian.
From FLoRIDA.-The news from FLORIDA, received
Yesterday is, sorry to say any thing bu! agrcca-
jIc
There is said TO be want of good understanding,
which hut justly appTlcndcd, between The t%o
General Officers hlH Gen. Scott who was ordered to
take command of that military ground and Maj. Gen.
Gaines who repaired thilher, by way of Tampa Bay,
from New Orleans, learning the state Of things in
Florida The old question concerning the relative rank
Of these distinguished officers seems TO have unfortunate.
" led To practical results, already unfortunate, and
Which, may in the end be DISASTROUS We know nothing
Of the merits Of this question, do we mean to cen
sure any for what has taken place The collision
of the authority of these officers has bccu accidental
We trust that there may be in the cad to de-
porc it. Our business at present is only with iacls as
we understand them.
Letters Ia We been received in this city from authentic
in Florida, which State that General Gaines had
not on his reaching the military stations ut which he
aimed on marching from Tampa Bay joined General
Scott, but, with The troops under his command, had
marched in different direction, in pursuit OF the Indian
force On the 18th of February, in accommodating on
the Wthlacoocher, about two miles west "i General
CIinchs battle ground he fired upon by the Indians,
who met him in considerable force; and the conflict
which then touk place resulted in the death OF two OF
the Louisiana volunteers, aud ten regulars and voun-
tcers wounded On the next day, (thc 2!jh0 while pre-.
pairing small work TO command the ford across the RI
vcr lie was attacked 10 click y. Nj. three sides
of his camp. The attack lasted two hours. The In
dams rcpulsed eventually with considerable loss,
there being Of the United States troops one sergeant
killed. and officer and ten regulars wounded, and of
the volunteers officer and twenty prvatcs wounded
The Indian force supposed by General Gaines 10
amount to 800 his command numbering more
than thousand.
TWAS understood that Cen Gaines would not move
from the pnstnn in which he had inrenched hruseif
until he heard from Gen Clincl, whom he had writ
ten, requesting supplies and mounted orcc.-.f"t. Ink.
In cnnurxon wish the abcvc nfor,natinn it is proper
to state that Major General Macomb, Cn,nnandcrin-
of war in Florida with authority, as is understood
take command himself should he think i! necessary but