Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-03-24
FLORIDA NEWS.

The Charleston Courier Of March 9th,
contains The following account Of another
battle with the Indians. The accounts
are unofficial and collected from several
private letters. The letters agree that u
sharp contest had taken place.
B.41TLE WITH THE INDIANS.
We have been favored with the sight
of several letters from ST. Augustine.
One letter says Gen. Gaines had been
two days engaged with the Indians (in
number about ,5OO) at Wihacooche
that in consequence Of being short OF
ammunition, he was loading his field
pieces with lrace chains, and firing them
nt the Indians with tremendous effect
and that he had sent to Gen Clinch for
a reinforcement, who could not grant it,
without orders from Gen. Scott.
Another states that between 2 and 300
Of the Indians had been killed, when the
express left Fort Drane, and the engage
ment still continued; that Gen. Gaines
had written to Gen. CIinch, TO send him
300 mounted men and provisions, and he
would put an end 10 the war The wri-
ter expresses the opinion that this rein
forcemeDt would not be sent on, as some
jealousy existed between Gems. Scott
and Gaines, and that the latter was act
ing on his own responsibility, without or
ders.
A postscript in this letter informs that
6 Of Gen. Gaines men had been killed,
and so wounded, after fighting 8 days.
Another letter says our troops fought
the Indians for two days across the riv-
er, and on the third day, having formed
an entrenehed Camp, proceeded with
200 men, for the purpose Of exciting
them across the Wnhhcoochee. He
succeeded, and the Indians attacked
him in his ertrfnchea camp, and he
commhted great slaughter among them,
having killed 800 al their number. One
OF the officers said to he wounded on our
side, is Lieut.. lizard.
The force of Gen. Gaines is stated To-
have been composed of militia from Ala
bama and Louisiana.
On reaching the Indian Town, which
was the first object of the expedition,
Gen. Games found the fires Of the sava
ees still burning, but their women and
capture of whom was con-
to he OF great impoitance-hadI
fed.
Since writing the above we learu off.
rialIy, that Gen Gaines had been ut
ncked on the ght OF the 29th Febru-
ary, by about 800 Indians, az he sup
POSES, and after two hours hard fighting
le succeeded in beating them off. The
oss on our side is 4 killed and 90 woun-
led; among the latter, two officers
zen. Gaines is IN n dangerous situation;
% use his own expression, ''his wound
I'd are increasing, and his horses de-
crrasing." He is short Of provisions,
ard tnireRched and surrounded by the
pnemy, and IT was feared that he would
nave to gut his way through his enemies,
n order TO procure supplies.
The subjoncd is from the Washington
Globe of the 18th inst.
BY the official reports received at the
A AdIu,an, Generals Office, from Major
Gen. Scott, we learn that the force which
marched from Tampa Bay, under Major
Gen. Games, while accommodating on the
'Vithlacoochee, near Gen. Clinch's bat
|e ground, was met by considerable
lumber of hostile Indians, on the 28th
Feb, and slight skirnish took place,
which resulted in the loss of two IouiS
ina volunteers killed, and ten regulars
md volunteers wounded. Lieut. lizard,
If the U. S. dragons, was among the
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Whist making preparations TO cross
he Withlacoochee, on the Goth, spi-
tied attack was made on Gen. Gaines
amp BY the Indians, who weae rcpuIsed
With very considerable loss. The Cen
raj states that the officers concur with
i'm in opinion hat the enemy's force a.
Mounted to not less than 1900 II
or Gen. Games command (supposed
D consist ofte or eleven hundred men)
here was, on the 29th, one sergeant of
he regular army killed, and one officer
1t. Duncan, I'd artillery and ten pri-
ates wounded OF the volunteers, one
fficer and 20 privates were wounded.
lead ARMY OF FLORIDA.
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