The Arkansas advocate., 1836-03-04


 that not long since, Col Parish of Mdds Florida, with about i00 men, saw smoLs in. the direction of WIetumpka, and Inarebe5 for that place as fast as possible. Just beG,, he arrived there he Was fired on by about one hundred Indians. After an engarement of one hour, the Indians retreated. ieagns ' Killed. Two white men were wounded.o
 hn officer of the army, writing from Flor. da under date of 18th of January, says.-
 "You will see from Gen Clnch's OGieal letter giving all account ofthe battle, thatbe says nothing of himself. 1 was in this battle. and allow me to say to you respecting him what l saw and know to be true. Throurh. out the engagement he was in the hottest of the fight. lis horse was shot under himia two places, neck and hip. < ball passed through his cap, entering the front and pass ing out at the back part of the top. Another bali passed through the sleeve of the bride arm of his coat. This was my first battle, and may not be the best judge, but do not believe that any man ever displayed more n- trepid courage than Gen Clinch did on this occasion. At one moment little confusion occurred among the troops i'll consequenceOf some soldiers giving the word Retire Tic General immediately threw himself in front of his men, and his horse staggering under him, he dismounted, advanced to the front, and. amidst u shower of bullets from the In. dians, said before he would show his back to the enemy he would die upon the field, The high and chiyalric bearing of theGen- eral kindled among the men an enthusiasm which believe was never surpassed. 4 gal lant charge followed which routed and drove the enemy from the field, and they did not a. gain show themselves. We kept the field about three hours, and then recrosSed the river in good order, and without disturbance.
 Whatever others may think in regard to recent events in this Territory, am well satisfied that when all is known 1t will hs seen that, throughout this whole business, Gen Clinch has deserved the gratitude and applause of his country, and that, had his councils prevailed, the peace of the frontiers would have been preserved, and the Indians removed for q tithe of what 1t will now cost"
 KEg WEsT, IEn l6.
 Further pariicuIars from tke outraged .Neao Rieer.--We have been informed by Wm. Cooley, Esq.,, who has arrived at thls place, that on the 4th, when the attack ana murder was committed on his family by the Indians, he was at the wreck of the SpansA brig Gil Bias. That on arriving at the hgh! house, Cape Florida, and learning that an attack had been made on his family, he pro- ceeded to the melancholy scene, accompaned i by Mir. Beesly, MT. Roberts and the negro l slave Simons, belonging to Fitzpatrick, who volunteered to go with him, When he ap' l preached his own peaceful home, he found the body of Joseph Hinton of Cecil county, i (Md. who acted as instructor to his children l his body was mangled and he was evidently killed with an axe. Ills two eldest children were found near by, shot through the heart, one holding yet the book in her hand, she had been learning, and the book of the other lay i by her side; about hundred yards distant ne ] found the bodies of his wife and infant. She 1 also had been shot through the heart, ana the same ball 1t IS supposed broke the m fant's arm. His house had been burned, Du! the machinery with which he manufactureal 1t are left unnjured. The Indians carrea off about twelve barrels provisions, 3O hoes' 5 horses, S4s0 in silver, his clothing, kss powder, over 200 pounds lead, and S1ouV worth of Dry Goods, By their tracks, am the amount of property carried oil, MT. Y, 70 computes the number of Indians at from ~ to 30. They also carried off his negro DaA and woman, and Spanish man named Enlaa' uel. Our bereayed friend and neighbor cau' sed the bodies of his loved ones to ba sas. gently buried as circumstances would permA and returned to the light house on the iv'n
 At that time, he assures us, there had ps.n no Indians at the light house though nc 's" their fires about 10 miles to the northwaiu o
 He speaks with great confidence, thas ,sS. wv companies, one with a block house at ". River, and the other with block house e' Cape Stable, would afford complete pl0sgs ton to the Keys and Islands along the a0''
 
 4 battle was fought on the 18th of sss' q, between Maj. Putnam with corps ol .,'s s,s Augustine Guards and Capt. Dumnls'sfp Company of Mounted Militia, and a parry ~' = Indians and Negroes supposed to amoap1s~ 1ass l20, after an engagement of an hour ol 'a llt .o perate fighting Maj. Putnam was f0rcsa saed sl retreat. Maj. Putnam reports F woal1uso. nuse. There were two negroes, says the Jasas0, ss he vile Courier, and I6 Indians supposed v \ killed.
 A letter from Columbus to a gen1ie',as;d ,s;d in Savannah state that plan has oeen I,1s ,a,I caA f,