Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-10
} NEWS FROM THE ARMY.

The last news from Florida comes to us.in both a pleasing and an unpleasant form Governor Call is represented by some ac- counts to be too ill to attend to the duties of his office, and by. others to be foremost in the fight We hear from w Washington that he has met with signal defeat, growing out of nasty and ill-timed movement to Fort Drane. The retreat, it is said. lost him some of his men, and from 400 to 800 horses. Col. to be guilty of the same mismanagement.- Our Charleston and Florida papers give us no information like that from Washington. and at present, therefore, we must consider this report somewhat doubtful. On the con- trary, the army is represented as tolerably full, composed in part of 125O Tennesseans and l25 Floridians, all mounted, and eager to put an end to the war. -.gs7.
 The Charleston papers, of the 26th ult., gives the following account of the late skir- mish on the Withlacoochee, and also the melancholy tidings that Col, Lone, who has always been foremost and successful m the fight, had committed suicide. The authority of the Charleston Courier seems to be ,un- questionable. We cannot fathom the reason of this conduct on the part of a brave and respectable officer, unless itmay be found in the bad news from the army received by the way of Washington. aa .s-g
 FROM FLORIDA. Yl@ An officer of the Tennessee Brigade, enga- ged in the new military operations in Florida, I and now in this city, for the purpose of pur. chasing clothing for the Brigade, has politely furnished us with the following outline of late transactions on the WithlacOochee. On the 9th inst. the Tennessee Brigade, consist ing of l250 volunteers, commanded by Gen. Armstrong, two pieces of artillery aad 2 or 300 regulars, all under the command of Gov. Call, left Fort Drane for the Withlacoochee and on their way to that river surprise,; and killed lS Indians, and took l2 Women and Children prisoners. Tho third day after their departure, the army arrived in the im- mediate vicinity of the river. and attempted to cross at two points, at both of which they were attacked by the Indians. The attack on the main body ofthe army was made by 70 or lOO Indians from across the river, which was supposed to be about 100 yards wide, at that point having been swollen by recent rains. The spies and anvanced guard of the army kept up firing about ten minutes without any loss on their part-they then re- tired from the hammock (about 15O yards wide, and 2 or 3 feet under water,) and one battalion of the Tennessee Brigade dismount- ed and went to explore the river-Maior Cor don, commanding, and one man, were wound ed-fring kept up about half an hour be- tween the battalion and Indians across the river--the Indians ceased their firing and war whoop-ou battalion was drawn off and encamped on the prairie adjacent to the riv- er-the other detachment was more unfortu. nate-had killed. among them the Indian guides badly wounded they fought for about an hour. and report that they killed several of the enemy-4he whites were with. out provisions, and by command of Gov
 for provisions and nISrcsinents. and when they arrived there, found no provisioRs. and