Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-10-19
From the Charleston Mercury, Sept. 90.
FLORIDA.

BY tn, arrival Mt this port yesterday OF the
schooner Motian, c pit. WILEY, we ars in pos
session of tho Jacksonville Courier of the %
inst mt, cont lining the following account of
battlo fought with tho Indilns at Newn insville:
LATEs INSTRUMENTATION BATTLE.
We hive been fvor,d with the p rus Of
letter dit,d Fort Gill md, Sept. 18TH 1885, con-
taining the substanco of ar port to the Commander
in Chief of battle with the Indilns, fought near
Newnlnsville on the 18th inst.
On s turday evening, thu 7th, the Indians
came within mile Of that Fort and ciptured "a
cart, and firel on three whites and two N groes.
As il was too lat, and rliny to make sncc ssful
attIck that night spi IS wer, sent to discover the
position of the Ind inns. They were posted in
the nsighborhood Of s IN Feliss,d hammock
Sund y morning Col. War; marched out to
give blttlo with 100 mn, bling detachm'n ts
from pts. w ,lker's, w ird's, ind Garrlson's
companies, with 25 ,ntem,n under Capt. b ,ck-
ham, who, th,ir tim, Of services having expired
volunteered for this sp ,cia services, and pt. ID.
ID. Tompkins, lst r g. s. Artillery, with a "a
FOUNDER howtzer, and 25 of his men. The adj
v,nc, was in tire, columns--.h right under Col.
Warren, the left undr 1t. COL Mills, and the
centre under c ,pt. Tompkins. When within
thr e-fourths of mil, of tn, hammock, they mt
the Indians, and the battle commenc ID along the
right wing and C tr,
Tho Indians attempted to turn the loft fl link,
but wer, charged with spirit by that wing, and
driven into a thick * scrub, theme into the bor-
dor of the hammock, where tn, artillery play sd
on them with considerable effect.
Thn they att ,mpt ID to turn the right flank, but
wer, driven off by that wing, ana into ,ngs
again ofthe artillery, which opened upon them with
great effect. Tho Indi ,nsm ida ,sp It attempts
to M iintain their position. They charged t,oice
o., tn, artillery They were bs ton off at all
points, and driven mil, and half into a dens
hammock, VIII IT, th,y could not b, pursu ID with
adv mt ig,. The elton lust I'd hour md ali
--on hour of which tim,, the FIRE W h,4vy OF
tn, Who'll, line. Th,ir force was estim tied at 3)0
mon.
Indians wer, se,n to II b,for, the fire of tn
Artill ,ry particularly on the left Sw,ral per-
sons report that tn y NV mounte ed Indian (fron
his appear ,ncs giving ord RS and chi,f fill b :
fore til, frs of tn, Artil ,ry A j. Gill md re-
ports that he saw rig, f,llow mo lnt2d in from.
on the right and from his reco. seton of his per-
son thinks h, was Jumper. Aljutant G. oriJr,d
pl ioon fir cd at him, and several assert that h.
fill. No Indilns were found d,ad-5ut from th ,
trac, rs of blood miny must have been killed and
wounded.
Col. w .rrsn, L.. Col. Mills, Capt ID. d, Tom
pkins, A ii. Glllilani, Capts. B ,ekham, w Tx r
and w lri, Ii ,uts. Br teton and Hin ley, dislin-
guish,d th,ms Nv . by th,ir bravery and COOL
conduct in the action, also Doctors Pclot and Ter
belot and privat Weyman Stationed at tn, howit-
z,r, who was wound I'd at the first fire, but r,fus-
ed to quit his post till comp,ll ID by loss of blood.
List If Wounded.-J II smiih Burn Ut, NOR
tally. Mathew Hindley, J,sss Long, Slmuel
Russell, and Weymin, not dang ,rously.