Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1836-12-17

IIiuh,I, a.reidy mualhcent SUI ,cr.te. 10 tAe
rIiI, plur;icll.y declared b, attention 10 sub
-orue aud lot o. additional Sha'es, !, ueoess-
1n.-Gegr,,a Coss6toho,oLsL
We publish TIE ia ayns interesting narrative,
al ~ received at the Var Department, beiag a r.
.sNt at tIe nI G.. - w. companies Of UNITED
States AriileIy. and the Native Regiment, com-
mlnded. rs Colonel, ~ tAe late Capau Lane OF
I.r Dragons. fem Tampa L4y To Foi aAr,
Folda, BY Captain II. Blown, III United stlieN
lrticry, acting rs LIe1t oaei ol Iue Naive H.
ga MT.
Gp,rrn17-Thc melancholy event which occur
red mere on TIE l9th, the duty To devulHe on
"a of repairing Ia y"u Ire mDyenl, nts oi TIA TeSl-
u,ni at the Creek vJunteels since us departure
nom Tampa Bay. We let our camp near Fort
lrooke AMI crossed TIE H,>bofa' nyer on Monday,
lie lOih inst aui encampcd about one ME from lne
Tort. On Tuesday marched eGhtetn, On W ed
s.S,iay nineteen, aud on Thursday twenty mics,
iliInut any thing OF interest having occurred. On
Friday tn. Iiih, we started at uciuch, and iav-
NJ mlrc led three or fl r mucS, one ol our scouts
cported hostile lll.an on oar ug II flank: tnm.di-
iate pursuit ensued, but bang mounted Inc evaded
as
On arriving at the place where he disappeared,
Sc discovered as far as the eye could reach eAtrh
we lake. IN w,rca were mlny AMI heavily numbered
sands connected together III many instances Dy
1t n>ivr marsh :, containing heavy gnWlh 81
,a~s. Oar nlan, ilauag reported lrssl traih
md tiat via., Wa en- III TIE vc,nlty, Colaaei
Lane called a matt aul p rpar Il tor SC 'dt. W
ccorlI CIV left our horses an oIGIIS AM Str1cA
III IN nItl.tst lrrctlIl; we ; al ioIll Siht'i
deserted vi ~; peeehny onward towards Ia
south we pissed over >one tine hammock, ana came
10 4 ford of some two hundred yads, VIII ca oar
party ciossed, pa t!y by swimming and party OE
wadmg carrying Il .ir ammuhli1n "a the pp'"ts %
their baynnrte Having reacLei the opposite Siie
we found ext nsive e. n ieil', lhi a lew cdtte ana
pnies; here was aSl a nili vl,1g'. Pdrsmng tIe
tr1,l we clua To an extensive mIts., md al east
IN length
o. Italians lea ling the ay, we plunged IN, tle
mud and wlter beng from four t. SIX lcet deep
oar morse SON htcamc exhausted, and al had very
soon 10 be abanI oned. We ten pLrsu, d oar
coarse on foot the water at tunes up 10 or Chs,
and bottom 50 soil rs 10 mike II am st Impossible ID
keep orr heads abo,e water. W al len Ita SlIeiy
icac led TIE sinre. 1irlng PISSED 'o'd' Sloh a.
presume has sailo or ever bttn tempt Il ny wdlts
troops We found oi.rStlyes oa a hcauiIl"l leIule
island Of sevc al mileS IN extent, with tran run
nug 81 IN wIica Ne pursued about nllt, ana Al :
rived at an extensive village, w,Hch lEIi rNiaehI,
been hui rtcgntV abandoned. Here we oAhu con-
cltd, hogs many dom ste utensils, ahi seVeia
~cdlps of waite men. Pursuing oar curse more
ysSIe is for MALTA mic. we came 10 anot ler large
vlayA. where We al;o ilanl t.ic sane. pieSuiIi'
the two villages INST have cla.ln.t aho Il 100
lodges. franl tueaca We lowed the al a5o I
half a mile in a SIN ID dtcvlty, al the bottom OF
w,,ich was a smdi pond and on the SIDE OF
wncI was low scrub that extended TO the lett
about halt mile aud on tie right Of which was
tack hammock. Oar van was here sliu'cd by the
ea M, W.irh was p omptv returned. we lnIlle-
Ilatry plsaej on, and a smart shlrnSh of hal
n urs duration en5LeJ, when tle enemy gave way
AMI retired into the hamm bck; tie scrub b>ilg ST
very tnck as 10 be impe ntrib'
We plsued To- mile or more both plrtes
Keeping up a running hgdt, when we cane To an
extensive open neIJ, To the opposite SIDE OF VINO.
we prsued, wdcn tie enemy scattered IN anothei
tack hammock, and we gave up Tie pursul', having
in the whole sknmish had but on man wounded. !
Is bur an act ol justice 10 say, that every man tit
his duty. AMI If have any blame to find with TIN
o1icls o III. regiment, it u for their too great ca
r,rnass TO push forward, and get IN immediate cor
| tcl with the enemy. Tht .O3S Oi tae enemy rou'
not b., aScei tanned, the number engaged, III con
Seuurucs ol the wei known fact that they lmlhed'
| atcly carry their killed AMI wouAied of tn nell
| an thlt he scrub IN wtc the plncpal sklrniS
took place was so very thick t.ist but lew could
seen nj A time | should say, however, that taer
were 80 "a 40 of them, aud several were doubles
.lleI ana wdunitd, from tine heavy fire poured int
the scrub Ga return, our lndlanS hled some hun
decd cattle AMI probably as many hogs, ana d.ov
| To camp about 300 of the lormcr. We returned b
another trail N a northwestern direction, and lawn
| swan about 100 wards to the main and, reache
camp alb ,ut sunset. Our Indians during The nigi
brouplt IN more cattle, - that we had IA about 40
head
We marched the next day about - miles, havin
passed ON our rlg.t continued succession Ol eStei
>ive lakes and swamps On Sunday, the 10th ms
we reached the Wthacoochie al about 10 ocioci
and IN de immediate Preparations for crossing, wnc
we perlo med by O'Clock III tie evening, by mean
Of saalt canoe, and sone very small Rats made b
the Indians.
We encampcd Tor the night just without the wal
rFOu lard; the next mo- nlnI, pursuing oar mn
", struck n large trad leading to the >, when W
hollow d for miles, and encamp .d-during t.
evening your deac iment arrived. The next mon I
ng. We lo, k up our line of march for this place pr,
c,elel p mics, encamped, and arrived here III
next m,rmn. at halt past . o'c qcS.
have the honor, respectfully,
Your most OBJ dlent servant,
Signed HARVEY bRONN.
LII Co. Comman Ing Creek Volunteers.
His EAceIIency, X. X. CALL,