Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-29

- ..- A., ,oraments of the regiment OIL
Creek volunteers since its dePat.t and crossed the
We left our camp near Fort o' "" ;n,,,r, aud en-
Ehioo'o Nv, ,Is from the Fort. On "esuy n
ca''peu "h,osn on "Wednesday nneleen'r ;,s-es,
trh,r.dav twenty miles without my 's started at 7
having occurred On fsiaay ,e or four niles of
CLOCK, Trp,rtcd hostile lndian o" our Ia ann
o sIu:e pursuit ensued, bul uene @ h d;c,rncar
Add us On arriving al Tue pace "" VIII oocL ertpn.
oI a j;scovpreJ rs far as the eye couu feaeii,
e.' I.,.s in which were many ann heaVsiy uhoe'
islands connected together, in some lhslahcss, y
nsive marshes containing heavy CROWN VI s;I
Oar Indians having reported ireSl lrai' aho ial t
s ,.,, in HE vicinity, Col Lane called halt anu
-,ic ,r,uaratuns for scJul We Ccc"rdn9v ''' -:
uses AID baagagc, and struck o! IN 0rth e's
ian; we soon found small descl led village; Pioe'te
onward towards the south, passed over some M ~ 49,
ci md cam, to ford of some 200 yards, "icn oi'
troops crossed partly by swimming anu l ,h;r hav
Ing carrying their ammunition on inc P"n' trnd ey
u,lrts Having reached the opposite s'ac' y" L ,,,s
,rnsive corn fields and few cattle ana po''ts' ~
49,, s,,,l rII,or Pursuing the train, We ca'lie ~ "
ry,r,s;-. ,ua-sI, a n,:!r at least III i"EEth' w" '
LEADING the way we plunged IN, the muu anu 49, r
rum llur to SIX feet Deep our horses soon W. ,hsn
h,ns,rd and all very su,n had I" DC abanaohe"' ~ 49,
$3.50 nur cours: on foot; the water al Tunes up u o!'
rccks and notion so soft Us To make IL almost
bile 10 Keep our heads ahnve waller: we, at rs
reached Tie Shore having passed 1919 'u.n
suue has seldom or ever been attempted ny WHY ol
W.. Guua ourselves on a beautiful rtilc islhd, OF SeSe
raI miles in extent with trail running soulh, "' mi w
pursued about mile and arrived at an eH.ens,rs
which had evidently been but recently ao"'uo''Iu.
Here we foGnd corn, cattle, hogs many u','cs'
utensils and several scaps u white men PURSUING ou
course more Westerly Tor hall mile; we cahie ~
Their large village, where ne also i"una me sum- Sn
su.," Tie two Villages must IIlye conlahI'' "ot c y
iodu.; From thence We followed the trail ahou. 'a' I"
mile 10 small Lrcy:ly, al The bnllom OF which was
small pond and on the side Of which was low sc'uo'
Iha, extended to the left, about half mile, ana on Tue
rirhl ,,f which was thick hammock ool 'a" "-'
hrc snlurI By the enemy, which promptly r''u''
ed We immediately pushed on, and smart sN!'i'is"'
Of half hours duratiun cnsurd, when the en'! CAV
way and rced into the hammuck; the SCRUB "i'ns ~
very thick as 10 be imprnetratle. we pnfsu'u r''
mile or ,nurc. both parties keeping up running "S"''
xLn w, CANE 10 an extensive open field to Ill: oii"'
s sic Of which we pursued, when tie enemy sc"ttcl
I'd in another thick hammock, and we CAV" Up Tux P'
SUR having, in the whole sklrmSi, haa pu' o'iI .'a
wuu,,ld Il is but act al justice 10 say MAJ t'V,y
man did his duty and if avc any blame TO I'm" WIN Tue
officers Of the regiment is for their too great eager
ness 10 push forward. and get III Immediate c"h'ac
| with 1k, enemy The less vi The enemy c"u'o "o
| IN. d-nor the number cngaged--lh c"'sc
oacnce of the well known fact, that they in'n I,
Galcly carry their killed and wounded or Inc n'u
and that the scrub in which the principal skirnsh LOON
pace was so very thick, that but lew could De seen d
= Time | should saw however, that there were lh!ty u
,ir ,r ,h,m and several were doubtless killed ant
wounded tum the heavy fire poured INTO the ScEuu' W.
return our Indians killed some lGO cattle anu "oaJ
as many hogs aud drove To cap about &uo OF Tue 'o
,,pr We returned by another trail in northwestern:
direction and having about 100 yards to the man
land, reached camp about sunset Our nulahS uul'S
the niy brought in more CATTLE 50 that we au III a.
| about ItIU head We marched the ncxt day about J.
miles. having passed right, continued success
son of extensive lakes and swamps. On Sunday, tn'
li;;h inst we reached the Withlacoochic at about II
O'Clock and made Immediate preparations TOT CROSSING
which we performed by 5 O'Clock in the evening" pl
nrans of small canoe, and soirc very small rails aI
10y the Indians We encamprd for the night Just WIN
out the walls o. Fort lizard; the next morning, parsun
our march we struck large trail leading TO the south
| west which we followed tor miles, and encampeu-
during the evening our detachment arrived: inc mex
morning took up line Of march for this place pro
cceded - miles, cncamped, and arrived here lie 1t"
morning Il. half past nine clock.
have the honor TO be, respectfully,
Your lncsL obedienl servant.
(Signcd) HARVEY bhOHN,
It. Col Comd q Creek Volunteers