The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-23


ton commenced, it states, on the 2Slh
Feb. in slight skirmish, which resulted
III the loss of two Louisiana volunteers
killed, and ten regulars and volunteers
woundcd-alnong the regulars wounded,
( Lieut.. lizard. On the 29th, while Gen.
Gaines was preparing to cross the river,
he was attacked by the main body-that
is, during the day time, we are to presume,
which is confirmed by the correspondent
I of the Courier, who says, the attack COM
menced at 10, A. NJ. Ia this action, one
sergeant Of the regulars was killed, and
Lieut.. Duncan, I'd artillery, and ten pri-
Yates wounded. OF the volunteers, one
officer and twenty privatcs wounded.
The correspondent of the Courier,
states that General Gaines was slightly
wounded in the chin; that the Indians
lined the banks of the river for two miles,
and boldly taunted our troops to come
over; that detachment of mounted men
with bread, had been sent on to Gen.
Gaines, from Fort Drane that he would
fall back perhaps, or have to cut his way
plies, &c.
! We are panied TO learn that the Geor-
gia mounted men, with the exception Of
200 recently arrived, had refused to come
under the regulations ofthe army md re-
turned home. The South Carolina troops
however, under General Bull and Col.
Brisbane, had behaved in the handsomest
manner.
BY the Charleston Courier of March
9th, OH the authority of letters from ST.
Augustine, we learn thai General Gaines
had sent to General Clinch at Fort Drane,
for 300 mounted men with provisions
promising, should they arrive, that he
would terminate the war.
The Alabama volunteers embarked
from Tampa Bay, 1000 strong, March I'd.
E1tyact ofa letter from an officer in tie
u. $. 1rmy dated
"FoRT DRANE, March /.
Circumstances which | could not
control, prevented my arriving here until
the evening of the 25th uItimo, when
learned that Gen. Clinch had the morning
before left Fort King to see General
Gaines. The next day Gen. Clinch re-
turned here informing us that Gen. Gaines,
with 1904 men, about one half regulars,
the rest volunteers from Louisiana, had
moved from Fort King, about 3 that
morning (26th) with the design of return
ing to bTampa Bay, via WnhIacoochy.
Upon reaching that river, near an old
crossing, while Gen. Gaines and Gen.
Smith were reconnoiterng the river in
person, they were fired upon by the IN
dians, who were strung along the banks
for two miles; fight cnsucd across the
water. Gen. G. had two killed and sew
cral wounded, 1t. izard badly, Capt.
Saunders, late sutler, and Capt. Arm
strong, Of u. 5. schooner Motto; we
heard the cannon here for two days"
Yesterday morning an express arrived
here from Gen. G. to Gen. c. requesting
more men, provisions, ammunition, &c,
we still continue to hear firing, and this
morning another express arrived, stating
that Gen. G.. had entrenched himself
while he was preparing boats, bridges &c.
Gen. Gaines writes himself, that vester-
day morning, (20th) at 10 O'Clock, the
Indian force, believed to be about 1900
strong, attacked two sides of his encamp-
ment and approached so near his lines,
as to wound men on the opposite line, a
distance of 300 yards. The attack last
ed two hours, when the enemy were re-
pulsed. LIT. Duncan is among the wound
ed, 10 in number, aud one or two killed
in the last attack.
"Gcn. Clnch has on Y about $50 men
around him, 200 of those volunteers.
Col. Bankhcad, we learn, is on the march
here from PickoIata, with some 400 vol
untecrs. Gen. Eustis is east of the St.
Johns, and Gen. Scott, at the last ac-
counts, was ut Picoata; think, howey- |
er, he will be here before many hours.
No supplies Of any kind have reached this
post yet, but we are in hopes they will
soon, as there is much anxiety, as well
as necessity, to move down to the aid of
Gen Games. The wagons were all sent
down to Picolata on the 2Sth for provis-
ions, only leaving some one or two small
carts. They were despatched before day
this morning, with ammunition and
few stores and 25 head of beef cattle, TO
Gen. Gaines, but upon receiving the ex-
press this day at II, a message was sent
after to order them back, as the Indians
would assuredly get them. Gen. Gaines
when he left Fort King had but 10 days
rations, and those Gen. CInch took up
from this place, leaving but little here.
The weather is becoming very warm"
CANT AUGUsTA, March >,
Opposite Picolata.
We have arrived here in safety. On
our march, two expresses passed us,
bearing important intelligence from Gen.
Gaines. The news is, that Gaines had
met the Indians at the Onithlacoochee,