Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12

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| twenty mounted men of Captain Gibsons company OF
boIsc from Lancaster District, when they fell IN win
4 small body of Indians, and exchanged sNoIs VIII
Oue Of his men was wounded, one shot TWICE ti,iouS
his clothes and the horse Of the Lieutenant sshty
wounded The Lieutenant orderrda precPl'ale retreat,
and has had charges made against MN ios 81 s
the Indians inferior in number IT. IS SAL" Il" L;In
have taken them ALL One Of the Indians was N'l &C.,,
| Go, Scott left Fort Drane the unInIng OF Tile %o'n
nj, with 21ri men, for the Withlacuochee, battle
of Cen. Gaines GEN Eustis was to have lett fousa'
with the whole army, for the place. on SATURDAY
'e''''s 0"'' "VoLr.ra, March g.
| &c W. have $50 mounted riflrmen here, and about J0UV
fo,, md leave Immediately for Wlthlacoochce Yes
terday after companies had crossed the RIVER Tue
lnduns fired on them, and killed three senlines and
| wounded nine MEN. no~ cc,
Brisbanes Regiment, dated West side of the 81
johns. E. F., opposite Camp Volusla March -
Yesterday our portion Of the Army commenced
crossnu Tie ST. Johns River, and had rencounter win
,be InGinns Two companies Of COL brisbane S rrgl-
mont Ashys and Fripps first sent over as an nd
vance guard, to protect the landing OF the Gaiance-
These companies having crossed, were attacked ~
considerable number of Indians sharp contest I'M
| modi,t.v ensued Colonel Brisbane and most ni his
Staff among them myself, on the East bank OF The
River The Irish Volunteers and Captain iihIrF COM
pany and many men as could be got oEF were seh'
in fails CAPTAINS Parker, Duucin and Alien coi-pa-
MES crossed below in the steam boat to cut OF The re-
treat OF the Indians. Col Brisbane, myself, and some
others crossed in a small boat. The Indians were re.
pulsed and driven back having as near as we could as
rer,ain five men killed and several wounded We saw
four aces on the banks of the river where their dead
had been thrown over, and found lying dead about
$50 wards from The battle ground. We saw tracks oil
blood several trails on the pal"irEo bushes ne
loss on our part considerable. Three mch OF ASH
bys company, named Austin, WeyHler, anu ilanEIpi!'
er were killed, and twelve men Wounded All OF The
wounded have been attended 10, and placed IN the nos
pithl at Camp Housa. ~
and Black Bryan Simons and Flowers as among The
= wounded
"Thus we have had the honor TO give the Indians The
frs! defeat they have met with we are no." ID tns IN
dian territory and expect III few days TO nave gehrri
engagement We slept rather lay in Bushes las! hsht
under and ready nr action Tie Indians are sup
posed to belong Powcs gang. We expect to cave herc
Tomorrow and march against the MAIN body "i Indians
Oac letter says that as Capt. Parker company was
extending in the harnnork to CIT of the retreat OF the
lndIs Capt Alien company fred int" and wounded
two # them, thinking they were Indians. =, on
"Cn the arrival of Gen Clinch al the Withacoochcr,
10 assist Gen Gainrs the Indians, who were III parey
al that time. retired the river, rcmarkng that they
tired Of shedding BLOOD and wished tor peace tlat
Gen. Gaines ing ht retire unmn!csed, but mat II Ee
shoult cross the river they would oppose him. being de-
,prmred not to remove from their country, but to de-
tnd 10 the last This Gen. Gaines called suing for
peace when il is wrll known that peace would never
la been disturbed il these terms had been acccdcd to-
1t is yet impossible form correct notion OF tie mo-
tvcs which led the Indians 10 much lrlbcaance
G towards the troops of Gen. Gaines.
, "Ahcr the talk above alluded To- large numbers G" the
troops TO the river TO battle and fish, and were for
several hours unaTmcd, yet unmnlcs;cd they Eilght
have been slaughtered 10 man. wilh"nt the ss hest
risk the part Of the foe. II Is believed that diSsc-
sons exist amung the Indians and that considerable
body Of them would consent TO remove il they
: dared. Their previous success may induce them to
It fght Scott, but it is believed they will retire 10 the
Everglades, where they can hold out for years. IN sight
flur hnE tfrIII INST
y We learn trnm Il letter. dated Fort Drane I'D u!t,
written By an officer that that wing Of the army ex-
peeled To cross the Wthacncchee the 25.h ut. AT
the time OF writing, ii consisted Of regulars under Coils.
head and Foster; Louisiana volunteers under Gen
Smith. Georgia volunteers, under Capt Robcrtsou who
acting Major; Georgia cavalry, under Maj doug
as; in addition which, battacn under Major Coop.
er, company OF u. S dTagoons under Cart. wharton,
aud the Florida mounted rangers, under Ma"r NJ Lc-
d more, expected which would make the force
amount 10 over $500 nrn. Gen EuSiis' command, and
rate to reduce the foe. Had not Gen CInch gone 10
the aid of Gaines, he must have sacrificed number o!
his mca, he had means Of carrying his wounded
which would have been more numerous, 1t he had NOV
cd from hs rnlrclchnent.
i from the 81. Augustine IIeruld Slach 81
Tic Indians have suffered severely from the nu-
trails "f blood which "crc seen On the ground
and informant states that pcks of buz2ads arc seen
{ III The swamp which Capt. hslby and frIPp
companies were attacked OIL the 22d inst The enemy
completely routed, and they in considerable
forces have obtained since the commencement of the
d
The bodies Of the five Indians which were thrown
into the river found the next day. among them the
body Of Eucice Billy, chief, recognized.
s On Friday last, three boats with Indians were seen
crossing the ST. Johns river, Pcoata steam
boat laying in the the time, bat before she
could get under way they had disappeared and conceal
, ed their boats that they could not be discovered
, Indian tracks have been in the nrig hborhood OF
81. joseph ssincc the troops have left.
Major Gates, U. S Art. left pcuata en- the Odd for
Fo!usia, in tho steam boat Sanec
Gen. Pope and Staff arrived al Picolla, on Wedncs-
day evening last. battalion Of cavalry from Georgia,
expected 10 arrive there about The lst OF April
c p. S.-Important from Io'"$M.-1lc Steamer San
tee arrived Piculaa last night from Nolsia by which
we learn that the detachment of 2l0 Fplunc which
had been under Lieutenant Colonel Butler, had
not returned been heard of yesterday morning
On the 23d L detachment consisting OF - volunteers
and two guides sent in search OF them, With or
c Gcrs proceed far New Smyrna, and on their
way, about six miles from Volusa, they fell IN with
party Of about III Indians in open pine barren, about
TWO miles from any thlckct or shrub. They aiac hrd
the Indians and killed and wounded another. when
the Lieutenant commanding the detachment ordered n
retreat tor reinforcement We arc lnnrucd That every
man in the detachment behaved admirably, and the
whole party of Indians might have been taken or cut up
had il been for the conduct of the officer court
martial was ordered TO try him Immediately. Gen Eus.
It's has been detained at Folusia waiting The return Of
Col Buffers detachment, and want OF guides, and has
thus been unable comply with Gen. SCOTS orders TO
meet him the WitIacocchcc the 18th. COL Butler
had two good guides with him when he left VolIsia.
We verbally informed that this detachment con-
sisted of 400 men. who had only one days provisions
with ,hrm intending, when they started, only to pro-
coed as far as Spring Garden; and, on this account
: much anxiety felt for their safety.
4 "(From tie .AcLc Orleans Bulletin, Mnrct IS
IMPORTANT FROM TENAS
Fail .7nt0nio and Massacre Of the Irrian Troops
The following important documents we're placed III
our hands by gentleman just arrived from Texas Tile
news is melancholy indeed; and here opened another