Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-09
TrirrspIaN WAR.

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The Washington papers cnnisin Msiot Bei,on'-
ofcis report OF the defeat aud slsughtrr IL the l..
~ troops under MsJos i,sde ~ the hih regiment Of
lnisnity. Ftom this report. which 10 dated The
1t o. January, at Fort Brooks. tpcst Tampa Bay,
on the W. ccsst Of Florida, 40 miles s. y. w.
Of ST. Augustine It appears tbs, the detsehmeai.
consisting Of breset Malo' Dadcs company az in
fsnlry, 80 strong Capt. fnz'ef's fBl company. I'd
Infantry. OF 80 men, and Capt. GARDENERS company
tC) I'd artillery, also OF 90 meo. with s-pound
or, Ugh, wagon and 10 days provision, were, on
the 24ih of December, pot on the march for Fori
King, 100 miles n. OF Fort Btooks.) The country
through which they passed was in the possession OF
the Indians, who were in eres. strength. and har-
russed them continually, compelling them to
trench every night aud to fight their way through.
Notwithstanding these obstacles. the detachment
appears to have made, on the 9th day. the distance
Of 65 miles. Here, however, they fell into
buscade, and were all slaughtered but three men,
The particulars Of the baule, as far as they cUnld
be gained from the three who escaped, are
thus gwen 10 the official account.
"Now 1t become, NY melancholy duty to proceed to
To- the catastrophe oGihs fatal baud elite Of energy
patriotism military skI Instant courage On the 2gth
temporarily transferred To &. company, 2d srerycame
in. and yesterday came ALEC Pt. Nansom CLARK. Of the
company, with four wounds very severe, and sta
ted that action took place on the 28th. commencing
hb o'clock. in which every officer fell and nearly
every The command en,reneheJ every night. and
about four miles from the halt attacked aud rtcci-
red at least fifteen rounds Seore Indian
Major Dsde and his horse both killed on the fret
onset and the interpreter "iouis" Lieut.. Ludge. 81
ARTILLERY received his mortal wound the first fire, and
nfierwarl received screrol other wounds Lieutenant
Passenger, 81 artillery was not wounded until the sec
ond attack; and at the latter part OF that he was woun-
ded several times before he was tomahawked. Captain
Gardiner Cd Artillery not wounded until the second
attack and at the latter part fit MIR Passenger, alter
Captain Gardiner killed, remarked, am the only
officer left. and boys. will do the b.s we can. Lieut.
Keaye. 81 Artillery, had both broken the first shot
unable 10 act aud tomshawkeJ the latter part
of the second attack hya ncgr" 1t. Henderson had
his left broken the first fire and after that, with
muske,, fired at least thirty forty shots DIR. Gatlu
not killed until after the second attack, nor was h,
wounded he plnced mse behind the breast work, and
with double barreled guu. said she had four bar
rels for them" Captain Frazer fell carly IN the action
with the advanced guard man of his company wh'
came in this morning, wounded reports.
"On the attack they IN column OF route; an ale
receiving heavy fire froH the enemy, they ihe'
up IN such swarm, that the ground covered, n
thought by light infantry extension, showed th'
Indians between the files. Muskets dubbed knve
and bay onct. used and parties cnched 10 the Second
attack, own mems muskets, from the dead an'
wounded, were used against Them; crSs hrc cut uuW
succession of artiller.ts at the fence from which tort
nine round were fred-ihe gun carriages were burnt
and The guns sunk in pond war dance was held ~
the ground-many negroes were in the field, but n
scalp. taken by the Indians, but the negroes witt
he.h cruelty. pierced the throsts OF ALL whose lou
and S5e"n ss s ~ BY
death. excepting Thomas, who partly stiacj an
bought his life for six dollars and ~ his enemy recogn,z
ing an Indian whose he hal havcd few days be
for n, this post About 100 Indians well mounte
naked and painted The last that in brough
note from Captain Frazsr. addressed to Major Mnant
fori which fastened IN n cleft stick, and stuck in
crook dated ,snpposei. the 9Th, stating that the
$ were beset every night and pushing on"
There 10 some obscuriiy in this account. TIE
attacks are spoken Of and the first mad
i -four miles from the balt' and in the second %
J., breastwork" is spoken Of, we infer that part a
B.. the detachment retreated four miles 10 the en-
trenchment Of the preceding night and perishe
there. In conclusion Major Bolton remarks:
Such the Indian combinations, that II is not cnnsit
2. erod practicable to force or keep open communicate"
with tort King with less than weappointed and II
s,ructeI force Of one thousand men. Three out
four bridges destroyed, and two for!s ARE dfcul
and the country may generally be descr bed rs series
r ambuscades snd lefles.
lie Accounts from 81. Augustine state. that the II
dams were within few miles of that place, destroy
ing the plantations, burning the houses, and ca
ryng off the negroes. The country people WEI
l. ioclng in, in such numbers, that serious appr'
~ tension were entertained Of scarcity of provision
The road between ST. Augustine and the towr
Of Picola,i and Jacksonville, the 81. Johns (tl
~ first 30 and the second 80 miles n. n. w. of 5
as Augustine) were besei by Indians, aud some fea
ig expressed for the safety ST. Augustine itse
tb, N Y C.,,,,., and Enoltrfr Of Monday.