Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-13

Iron Evening Editisn Of Yesserdsyl
Same Incidents in the Florida Campaign
The Phantom Battle.

soldier yea Florida soldier! II not then you know
nothing Of glory nothing Of that chivalrc feeling which
listing the heroes Of days gone by which fur
nshed food for lvanhoe and nourshment Tor CGur
de Lion But as you could not had you been sodler
have welded that sharpest of all swords the pen,) so
much to the edifcaton and amusement oil our ransat
lantic brethren well as ourselves
Some Of Foridas most ertiagaished soldiers and one
of Neptune's brightest ornaments IN the shape OF an
piran viii give you history OF my three weeks cam
paien in the wilds OF Florida.
II was about the Goth of January, that the
Dades massacre found me at Pensacola basking the
sunshine of fair one-No no! not sunshine, for a
cloud had the spirit of my dream The mother
was willy politician, said she would be glad have me
for a soH-inaw-I resach fine character But was
very cute, Mr. Il. knew Joe Smith. An exclamation l
heard left indelible impression me. IL was
made by an old negro he stood silently contemplating
the movements If negro trader he ourneyed along
over Mayo's bridge in the city OF H. II was, " An
Lord white man should be wonanl SO unsaria,i' his
gar know whar he ar y This exclamation Always
occurred me as the old lady would whisper, court
her, she win have you" but said with Mesty IN Mid
shipman Easy, stop ittle'-and dd stop little
Mr. b and proved TOO much for the American Talley-
rand
Thus was banked in the only serious attemptI ever
made to fulfil the Lords most holy commandment 90
We forth into the world take unto yourself WIFE, and
maltiply and repensh" Bless her old soul, she is in
Madrid now, exercising her powers OF diplomacy ON
some of the young Dons at
II was about this period Of the action that recev
ed orders take in few Is Founders, and proceedm
rnedately Tampa Bay, and cooperate with the army
where anchored after few days sail, within Il teen
miles Of Nothing OF interest occurred du
ring the first months there but about the
5th Of April, hearing of the In ian chef Wehawpe be-
ing encamped the mouth of the river Mayaca with
large force Immediately filed boats and started
Ahem of under the command of Lieut.. -, and three
other officers including myself cruise down the
far Charlotte harbor, explore all the little keys
therein and from thence direct for the mouth
of the river principal object being intercept any
Spanish smacks which might be trafHcing with the Ia
dians
The third day Of our departure from the ships found
as entering the mouth Of the harbor where deserted
feet Of Indian perosues standing along under heavy
press Of sail for the mouth OF the harbor. Thinking
they Of Oseolas party, under the chieitaln We
hawke drew out in battle array and stood along I'M
der easy sail for the supposed redoubted antagonist nut
instead of finding the anticipated foe the swarthy vi
sage Of the Seminole Jesu Maria! set OF sqaalid
looking Spaniards and tie Irshnan would say, their
halves, with host of little ones every and
then bobbing their heads up above The gunwacs of the
boat, and drawing them back again, according the
mingled feelings Of curiosity and alarm would gain the
sscendancy.
On speaking them we found they were Spanish fish
inhabitng small island in the upper end of the
harbor and just fleeing from the objects 4 our
pursuit who had landed the island the night previous
and laid the village in ashes, and would probably have
mastered every soul on II bit for their untmely
indscretion in giving the warwhoop little too soon,
shus alarming the Spaniards already the alert and
giving ihem time TO escape 10 their boats, which they
always kept in readiness.
On hearing this made all sail accompanied by the
paniards for the island and arrived there about mid
night, IN time TO the last gmr1erng taper Of this
fated village the Indians had retired, but having
believe they had gone little island called
Sungbe, we followed in pursuit, and arrived at this
island about o'clock at night and landed at fishing
rancho, where there several huts, but not the
slightest signs Of life AS precautionary measure,
however, stationed the doors of each hut,
and then knocked-hree Indians started out,
shot down they crossed the s Of the door the third
escaped. There were only three poor souls l. a,
least, only three bu' do take my word for il,
Mr.. b., / must conclude tha, my vision particu-
iarly affected that time, having the official
Of this action published tirne since
thing Of the following form
"Came up with the enemy about midnight After
hot engagement of hours and twenty nine minutes.
they He'd leaving two dead on the field of battle and
prisoner IL being dark, aud thinkingit impruden
TO pursue them ordered the in their boats" &c
&c.
But even you, who are in civil employment Mr.. Il.
viii sometimes make these numerical mistakes. Then
how much more apt is a General to make them, labor
ing under the excitement Of glorious victory ard
shere is nothing dshonorahe nstaing three for
many
Br,,u. said Caesar was ambitious and he was an
honorable man = besides we did know but what
shs might be the only opportunity Of Distinguishing
selves, made the best Of IL. As to their being
hostile friendly the less say about il The better
you might be bringing one W before Justice Blood
good for manslaughter.
However we to shoot Indians, and not TO exer-
else powers Of physognomy. After putting about
a
preacher prorounces that part Of the funeral service
" dust dust and ashes 70 ashes, returned and
camped the island in which the village situated
throwing up small tort for immediate protection,
which, in compliment the founder, we called Fort
Nonsense, and the style and efficacy Of which rescn.
bed very much that order 81 architecture called pig
sye We determined remain here few days, in an.
ticpaton Of Of the enemy The third mig Of
encaInpment alarmed by the start.
ling cries Of Los Indios Los Indes proceeding from
the village we we're Immediately under and had
Cssarian forces drawn a. in battle array divided
into two divisions under Mr.. g. and the other un.
der myself the whole under 80 celnmander-inchief
neared the skirts Of the swamp the Indians saiuted :.
Sith'a warwhoop and a volley
BY Jasus," said old tar that what ye call the
tngian war whocp ] can give better myself"
suppose the coine .ded with him. for they gave
ayeli that put the Indian war.whoop the blush and
as II their limbs were actuated By the power as
their lungs, they made simultaneous rush into the
thcke inc too, Mr.. b. Oh be Jasus yes no back out
m an ambitious mid,l and did not keep me weather
eye open, and 80 did and il not me who wanted
10 distinguish myself and weather the President out Of
swab, lepaulete,) and escape the common enemy lex
aninauonl by lifting by the commodore at BALTIMORE
next MAY and 20 was; but do not publish this loud
MI ID. Tor they may hear you and Jam me at last
Ihey are avery powerful people, they have the
stars under iher command. and they might command
mine 70 set which thave had in the distant horizon for
fhc last I'VE years and which, like beacon light has
guided me TO my present haven mot very pleasant one
blythe byc ana which hope stu further 10 a.ss, roe
an plotting through that rocky channel To-, rool -
,.hirh MANI arnall hav.