Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-04
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FROM FLORIDA.

BY the arrival at this port yesterday OF the scr No
,ioa Capt. Wiley. nut ul the .Iar
sgnciNc Courier ri lie I'D inst containing III" iunw
! ing account OF battle fought with the Indians near
! Nrwnansviie:-- lhHrilsi0n Pa'riA.
LATEST lETlI!!GENtE --.qNu7HER B47YLE.
We have been favored with the perusa! u ':i"r ia
ted Font GiIl!and. September 18th. lcH containing tie
substance al. report to lie Commander ucI!'r "i Il
battle with the Indians, sat near Ncwnansyl!'e on
| the l-':i inst.
On Saturday evening" tl.e liza, the Indians came
| within mii!r Of that Fort! and captured cart, aud
fired I'll three whites and two n"Gros As il MAS no
late aud rainy T. "1kv successful attack that night,
SPIES Senl Il discover Iii" position 1T The In ans
They we're posted in TIN ncighho,iupd OF san Fcll:co
hA:mmnck. i5;!niay mafnng Cu!'nrl Warren mAfciird
cat To give battle with l' H"unc, nn being dciaci-
menls from Captains Walkers Wards and Gl!rlsnn $
companies, witt! - gentlemen under Capt Bcckham,
wiin their time ri service having EXPIRED volunteered
for This sprcia SERVICE aud Captain d. d. Pumpkins.
lst hrg. i. :. Arti!hry with ~ FOUNDER ho"itz"r
and % Of his The alvauc" IN three columns
-he right und,r Go" Warren. the lett under IT.. Go!
I Mills and the centre under Capt TGmpkiuS. When
within three iourlks of mile Of The hammock, they
met the Indians, and the battle commenced along the
/ RICH. wing and centre.
The Indians attempted TO urn the left l,uH, hnl wc-r
chargcd with spirit by that wing and driven into thick
oak scrub, trnCc Hto the border o. III" hammock, where
! the artillery played IN them with considerable effect
Then tE:ey attempted TO tam III" right flank tut wrrc
driven oil by that wing, and into auMc again cl the
! l"ry, Which opened u'cu Them with great effect. The
Indians Gadr desperate attempts tn maintain their posi-
ton. They eh"rs'd tr;cc OH lhc artillery. They were
beaten of At all points, and driven mile and bali into
dense hammock where they could no. be pursued wth
ad antagc. The action lasted me hour and half! orc
hour OF which timr, the :;rr heavy the shoe
, line Their force Wa rS'I,nhtrd :; :'H, mon.
indians l.: 81! bcl"" Ike fire ~ l" Artillery
paticu'ery on HeiI Several pcrsrIs r. poi! liu; ,ly
saw mounted In;!i n, (nn h% appearance giving
dcrS, ana ChiD fall Delc III" -" 81 la. Artillery.
AGjt. Gland reports al he large fellow, mnant-
ed III front Of the r and ro'n his rrc"c;nn 9" his
! Il,
platoon fired at him, and several assert that he ii No
Indians were found drad-hu from liz traces % LD,d,
many mast have been killed and wounded.
Col. Warren, 1t. Gel. Mills Capt. - y T"m:tlna,
Ait. (ii!iiand, Clpis D"chnaH, Walker. ami Ward.
Lirus Erection and llnd.y distinguished III, m. IVES
by their hrarrry and good c''Edgc in the action, also
Doctors Pr!ot and Tcibe!" amd private NcyI.at: s:a-
toned ut the ho"z"r, who was wou"dcd at HE MS me-
bu; refused ait his post till ccnit:d ty less {" h'0d
List IF H"HnGtd-Jercu!iai. Burnct, mnrtaily, Mat
thew llndiry, Jesse Long, Samuel Russell and Ney'
man, not dangerously.
The Editor OF the jacksonville Couricr makes the fol-
lowing remark, upon The Indian butceries forwarded US
III slip from his office, and published in Friday Farot
II ne above was hastily written and thrown OH on
sup on Saturday last 1t viii be borne in mind that
rx, oi oar lo"nsiren in the service, belonging
Up. i'''hciaTd company On Thursday last, when
!I "''l came IN, Capt B. hlusclf at this place
..utsposIu we've mounted men OF has company
stasioheu "' air. llIckman's plantation Lieut. Plnck-
ston, who was left by Cant Bl,ncb,,j in command Of
the company here, Is entitled 10 much credit fur his
prompt orders to the company that ryriy mnnn,-d man
should turn out ready forthwith march to The
Himself and ten of the company were mounted mi r,dr
and six of cur other citizens not members of the com,,
ny, were also on the spot, and in mrurn, they were Off
More would have gone, could horses have been procured
On the pursuit. Lieut., p. although it his righ, to
command, he being the highest officer in the service,
yielded the command through courtesy to Maj Hurt.-
These gentlemen joined by others their way till
their number was increased 10 twenty.-Onc Of those
Joining was Maj Mckay, Colonel in the State of New
York, but Alao by appointment last winter in the staff
of Gen HernandezD who, having lately returned from