The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-03-18

Of General Gaines men had been killed, and
so wounded, after fighting 3 days.
Another letter says our troops fought the
Indians for two days across the river, and
on the third day, having formed an entrench-
ed Camp, proceeded with 200 men for the
purpose OF enticing them across the With.
lacoochee. He succeeded, and the Indians
attacked him in his entrenched camp, when
he committed great slaughter among them,
having killed 300 Of their number. One of
the officers SAID TO be 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.
The following paragraphs are copied from
the St. Augustine Herald:
Gen. Games, we learn had Joined Gen.
Clinch with 100 men on the oath Februa-
ry, from Tampa Bay, via the upper cross
ing of the Withlacoochee, and had started
back again for Tampa, with days pro-
visions, by the lower crossing. We under.
stand that Gen. Gaines came through the
scene OF the massacre Of the gallant but un.
fortunate Major Dade'S command, and that
they found and buried the bodies of off.
GERS and % men. II is supposed that sev.
en- of this fated band had crawled off and
persisted in the woods, or were taken pr.
soners.
The ceremony ofconsi gnng them TO their
graves is represented as solemn and impress
slye, and the effect produced upon those
presen. are such as never will be forgotten.
Every officer was recognized. The Indians
had not taken their clothes nor their jewel
lery. They had taken away the arms and
belts, but had left the cartridge boxes.
Capt. Elmore's company OF S. c. Nolun.
teers and Lieut.. lrvlng's company Of 1. S.
Artillery, accompanied by Capt. Garfield,
I. 5. I. +. Lieut.. Brumby, sailed on the
9th February, in the steam boat Santee,
to establish depot at Volusia. Ga the re-
turn of the Steam boat she was fired upon
by a party Of six Indians about five miles
above Palatka. One Of the balls lodging in
the captains berth, The fire was return.
ed by those on board, but without effect.
We regre, to learn that the measles had
broken out in Capt. Parker's company Of
), Z. Volunteers, stationed at St. Joseph's.
: Iwenty.siX cases had occurred +: but we are
happy to state that they are all convaescent.
: The steamboat Dolphin, Capt. Pennoyer,.
, with two companies of t. 5. Troops, under
. the command of Ma, Kirby, sailed on Tues.
; day last to take pos, at Williams Panta.
} ton, on the Halifax River, for the purpose
5 OF establishing depot there.
} Capt Fnpp's company Of militia, have
Just returned from a scouting expedition,
: having travelled the Six Mile Creek Road,
t as far as Pacetys house, and on their re.
turn, the advance guard saw five Indians
IN the road on the edge of thick swamp.
They were fired upon by the guard, which
} was returned by the Indians, who imme-
dlately -etreated in the thlcket and escaped
One Indian was wounded; he was seen to
throw away his pack, and limp of.
The Pensacola Gazette, of the 9th ult.
states that when Gen. Gaines reached that
place, con his way from New.Orleans to
Tampa Bay, he received orders to repair
10 the Mexican frontier, to which point, it
seems, the 9th Regiment of Infantry has
been ordered. On this fact being made
known TO the troops and volunteers, the lat
Ter manifested much dissatisfaction, and in
sisted, that as they had volunteered to 90
under the command of Gen. Games, he
should accompany them. Under these cir
cumstances, he determined TO do so.
The editor of the Pensacola paper says,
this is the only propitious moment for op.
Grating efiectuallv, as the rainy season COM
mences about the first of March, and for a
month afterwards, an army vii. have abun-
daEt occupation in contending against the
elements. No man, he continues, knows
: these facts better than Gen. Gaines. 1t is
believed therefore, that it is his design TO
push forward in pursuit of the indians as
far as prudence will allow, before the rainy
season commences.
On reaching the Indian Town, which was
the first object ofhis expedition, Gen. Gaines
found the fires of the savages still burning,
but their women and chiIdren-the capture
of whom was considered to be of great i'm
portance-had fled.
The four companies of volunteers from
charleston and Hamburg, which we're the
first to proceed to Florida, when St. Angus.
tine was supposed to be in danger, have been
honorably discharged by Gen. Eustis, and
have returned home.
ATTENTION!