Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06

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Lv The regiment Of LnuisiUaa volunteers, Az! he @
rruimeul United States infantry. sailicl.u, 81"
having l,u; been thrown across 10 l.;aIGtaE Tie
ton the whole train WAS passed IN lie c"ri>r 9;
tIav Two companies Of mounted men hal. IN tie r
time CROSSED at very difficult lord one and .!r
below. Another swain the RIVER near Inc !"try AGn
train bcinu over t!f- division MAS CROSSING ,l
the command IF Lieutenant Colonel Bankh, al q.
il was ulacsrd in ear; hut the enemy Gi.,r, =
by two discharges ci the SIX ionndrss I:trr /
tenant Crooks, and a roEry FROM BE rrar graGd u
Captain Beltnn. Except hsa!lack, The passagr was,.
nors;cL. The enemy fired a few shps into he ,a,,'
during the ng FROM the ncriiHIn side if lie nr,
On the morning Of the 3Ulh. the wing prcc.ct.! v,
river in search Of the cneny at ten c!pCS H. ga.
covered in sInaS Dunibers Oh IN Island, IN i Chain
lakes running nearly parallel with The river. The la
gave train was drawn up IN complete order. ana .! VI,
Guatd of thrrc hundred men, nnt l!'e troop, a,yar
To- line attack The rnrny, however, ;rnud pu:.ri, 49,
continued about four miles. wlrm, asi vas sruais
Late the VIM encamprd. Marched early Tie l.o.
inp of the 3lst and discovered tr rnrmy on an
hrr island. IL wi! BE- proper here IL F'Imak. thai u
chain Of lakes before mrntIoNee Is sP"rl With i.ia,
of dense cypress swamps and hammock growth ,wlrr
the Indian name OokIik;ha, Sp":l"i i.0At as Vas a.
forwards discovered on ouE march, EusAhg III the ,o,
grup!ly being known 10 us 81 FIRST
DISPOSITIONS were immediately made 10. attach Iy,l,
riuLl column, under Colonel SmIll;, on cG Il g.,
island and by the !e coiumn co;aa:'!r,: by na:r
ant colonel Bankhead, undrr my Hwn "hSr.yau.n g.,
the other The approach al both points Was iupi.rs.
Bile to any but infantry troops: and r:urmriy t..:u
,lein tic island being surrounded by very h!-t H.
! wet savannah and buggy that i! Mas lut E.A
great effort .lla, mem coMid struggle lhroughlt
As the heads OF the III hi column! appfoacirti The i.
urouud il was met by SlGsp dsehH.Se from lie e.,
Iuv's rifles but Jaslin. forward, lie WAS ds.Unt
ard pursued ,r the distance ii three Dur n.c a-,
he was driven ac!o.s III: r:vrr and tbc c"I.mn !a,r,
md remained Oh t.c hark q" the rrrr until iccah n
Lour afterwards Culonr! Smith and his co.lu.nd c,
Quoted with great spirit and courage throughout.
In the pursuit which Succeeded In G!S; ch4gc H.
portion of the right colurpn composed oI r Ala la.a
ry Wharton drayouEs and two cOnipa!!cS u l,ln..
ma volunteers under the IuiIil datc CUniauG o! !ae..
| Col Foster became several tiinrs ngagd wIrucy,.
! thick cypress Or hammock gr"wh favored the rn, "a,
but in every instance lie was promptly rApri' AID pu
sued Lieut. Col Foster Sperhs IL very high !,r1s e.,
his officers and and n,rns,ons particularly the
duet of Lieut. Barrow, adju;ant OF the LoHls!ana Svg
! tecrs.
The left column approached thr island >imui'aa,cr
with The right aud received with hot discharge
the enemy us soon 1t arrived within IIlic S!D q Ia"
hammock and at the moment when the adN@"cr to
Mai Cooper nfthe Georgia volunteers was pGngiag
n dee D and titlic uit few discharges "l
FOUNDER under Capt Gallon, which had been !rccc tr
edge Of the morss, Silencrd the enemy when
with the lst battalion of artillery ana Capt R"b>" sla
| companies winch had in the meantime inTmt! 10 L.:
! front charged The hammock, and the enemy hc -
Active pursuit was made for two miles. until tie :'&
came up y i,h the right column, when, lin'nr II M:
sblr to penetrate the Cypress swamp on lis ei' ""G'
the river, ii halted. It, Col. Foster had take" iA''a
trail leading in that direction Col. Bsnkhead 'rls"i
that his baalions conducted with great yea! and pro.
ness.
Finding il impossible to follow the enemy ecF's ~
river and being for twenty four hours Without a'
visions, the troops returned 10 the baggage I'a" a"1 H.
camprd.
Isl April-AIarclcd along the lakes lying t"tw'cau
and The river, and reached next n"rnng what aPPr4u
TO be their Southeastern termination: aHd cS;atrG
most Of observation under Ma"r Copper, wiki h:s Ia'a
iion leaving him II days provisions, and eSrr'!"s ca
enough to subsist the wing for . days pFoc,r:r" t.
Tampa Bay for further supplies, where IT arrived on tt
9th April. after difficult and iatlguIng march, L1i
Obliged to make the road the whole distance.
The fatigue and exposure OF the march increased !"
scn list 10 80 Sub"inrd is return vi killed a.
| wnundrd in die Lalle of OInkl!kaha: