Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-03-24
[From the Jacksonville Courier.
FURTHER PARTICULARS FROM

HER b~ANIbS u LA NS ROM
/ FLORIDA.
| BY the arrival Of Mr.. Samuel Harrison
from Alachua on Tuesday evening last,
we are furnished with still later inlorma-
ton
Gen. Clinch, with his forces in con-
| junction with the Alachua militia, maxi
ing in all about eig hit hundred, had gone
to aid Gen. Gaines. He reached the
camp Saturday last, and effected a
| junction with him. " ith their united
force, amounting nearly TO two thousand
men, Gen. Gaines intended crossing the
Wihlacoochee Monday last. His boats,
floating barges, &c. were all prepared.
He has four twelve Founders, with which
to cover his landing on the opposite side
Oft the Wi;hlacoochee. The Indians will
undoubtedly make a desperate struggle
to prevent his crossing. Mr.. Harrison
says that on Monday the cannon was
distinctly heard. 1t is all over now, and
We are anxious to hear the result.
He states that Gen. Gaines hns never
shown TO the enemy mole than about 200
men, at any one time. That in every
instance Of an attack, whether by night
or day , he was prepared for them, hav-'
ing anticipated the movements Of Oseola !
] n this way, he made great havoc among
the enemy, having killed several hum
dred Of them. His loss, before Gen.
Clinch joined him, was only eight killed
and about forty wounded. Mr.. II. says
that in his express, Gen. Gaines said he
had men enough, and asked only for
provisions and ammunition.
From some observations made by Ger.
Gaines, the number Of Indians is estima-
ted at between two and three thousand.
BY some negroes, who have escaped
TO the whites, it is stated that the Indians
have made a fortifcaiion ON the other
side of the Withlacoochee, only four
miles distant. 1t is made Of earth and
fascines, and surrounded by wide moat.
THIS is at Oseola's town, and is proba-
bly, the strong hold of the enemy. 1t is
impossible to say, how much credit is
due to these reports of the negroes
But in most other instances since the
commencement Of hostlities, much has
been los: by not credting their state
ments. Gen. Gaines intends marching
for this place after crossing the river
There he will learn whether Oseola yet
knows how to make forttic atoms which
can Withstand our means of battering
them down. Before that place is taken,
The one in which the women and chill
drcn probably are, the struggle will be
severe. 1t will be the fight Of death to
many.
Should Gen. Gaines succeed, as he
probably has before this he will have
the Indians, and they must
either surrender, or betake themselves to
the hammocks and swamps for the pur-
pose of conce alment and eluding the
whites. BY all his movements, Gen.
Gaines has evinced great skill, and has
shown that he perfectly understands the
enemy with whom he has to contend. III
The manner in which he uts them off /
with so little loss to himself, shows that
he has been no idle scholar in the art of |
war. We now confidently expect
speedy close Of this savage warfare, that
Oseola's boast Of five years will be a
short five months.
ENc " W !" AtOI fuH.-.NU IfDDrcSSIOn
has been very general in this quarter,
rom recent accounts received from Fto-
'ida, that hostile feeling exists between
Gen. Scott and Gen. Games, and some
etter writer's have gone SO far as to state, ,
hat the iCrmer was determine d rot 10 aC- i
ord assistance to the latter to cxtric ate
lin from the rerilous situation in which .
lie was fixed at the date of our Inst ad-
'icrs from The banks of tho Wthla-
.oochee.
An "0icer Of the army, who arrived a
lere on Saturday, in The steamer John d
y. .Horetn, assures us that there is not n "
hadow Of foundation for these erroneous 4,
Impressions. On the contrary, at the 7
noment Of his leaving PicoIaia, 10th "
ns') there was not man IN the army of, a
lo''da, who felt more anxiously for the !,
nleiy and success Of Gen. Games and
is brave associates, than did Gen. Scott. =
'mseIf; and 1t was believed, at the mo- G.