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


saw, we called the Phantom battle. Ihave not yet seen
the official account fths engagement you have, you
can enlghten US as to their number. We had one or
two more engagements TALL of which proved very fatal
TO the growth Of the young live oak and cabbage
on this isand and then crused among the many bead
tiful Keys in which this harbor abeunds.
have been thus particular in giving you account
of our movements on this Island, it here that
arrived at the apex of military glory have not yet
received the order Of military merit from Washington,
but am looking anxously forward the meeting
press, when have no doubt my claims will be laid
before that honorable body in due FORM by the Presi
dent and doubt but they will receive that consider
alton, which merit has commanded from the earliest
ages down
1t was rumored that to be sent out TO relieve
General Jessup but my very important engagements
the Navy Yard in attending to the fitting of several
vessels owar seeing hatno yarns thrown from
aof without the proper notice being given of staad
from under!' and keep look out for the signal when
hoisted on board ship for dinner say all these things
rendering me unable TO accept the appointment shall
decline IT, and my hopes Congress for that Justice
TO my claims which they 50 richly deserve
Port, Quarter Master, port-you are 5ponts off your
course"
After cruising about for three or fur days. we made
sail for Tampa Bay; when about half way we met Gen
> coming round with 500 men, to explore the Mayaca
TO It's sources being attracted around by the ascending
glory OF our arms, and fellow sympathy for gallant
little band contending against subtle and
enemy, numbering 3 barring killed.
Having yet good many young CAESARS in the bud anx
commander being DESTROYS of retrieving his own good
name we tackled ship and accompanied them, and an
chored the next day the mouth of the river where
landed the troops and after being metamorphised by
musket and knapsack containing pork, and hard tack
for ten days cruise, embarked in boats and
sail up the river. think the noble looking one
have ever seen not much for the bedy of its water
as the silent majesty In which 1t appeared wind its
solitary along through that desert Of sand-the
sacredness of its silence having before been dis
tarbed save by the occasoned plunge of alligator
after summing itself on the banks Of the river
The grandeur OF the still further heigten
ed by dark and gloomy looking forrest which clothed
the banks of the river in which there swarmed an in
credible number of aligators, which appeared, first
sight, like number OF burnt Dogs floating down with the
current: but on approach would apparently, without an
effort, sink down like After proceeding up the
river about sixty miles, and finding it mpracticabe to
90 further in consequence of the channel being blocked
sp by fallen left the boats and took up
the line of march in country seldom ever trod by the
loot OF white since the invasion of Hernandv de
Sofa.
We had rain every night that were out but
always conented, when nigh on make fire and
Ire down in the grass, with
"Our mother earth for nv bed
And sky for my kverlid."
Excuse my poetical illusions, they spontaneous
and you know the prophet says out Of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaketh The country through
which passed, was entire sandy waste on the
river there little soil, extending about half mile
from the banks, and that entirely aluvial Occasionally
there up in miserable mot bold) relief some of
the goomiest looking swamps that the most troubled
imagination of man could possibly depict 10 himself We
were often whole nights standing up waists in
thick stagnant water, cutting our way through.
Once during our march salt lick,
when several deers started up and bounded off for
woodland near when about 80 yards Off they suddenly
stopped and look at us, with such countenances
have before expressed in the face of any of
the brute tribe They countenances in which were
alternately depicted the deepest astonishment and
Germ, if they had discovered in occupants of
that soil of which they had imagined themselves have
been the sole lords and possessors and before had
recovered sufficiently from astonishment al this in
terestng and singular phenomena level guns TO
shoot them, they had bounded away and lost
IN the distance. We auured, from this incident,
than any thing we had seen in oar march, that
likely with any Indians in this quarter as
was evident they were unaccus,omed to the sight of
human form
think l hear yon say now, what Physiornonists
they were !; but you were never a soldier Florida
soldier then you know nothing Of the beauties of nature
unless you il the battery, and if you do you ma
mage 10 see more with your crooked eyes than could
with my straight ones; but again digressing-
proceed. After marching several DAYS without
seeing any signs Of the Indians, about aced and
commenced retrogade march for the banks of the river
little incident occurred, during this march, which
served 10 illustrate Of those metaphors which the
bible abounds Man born of woman is of few days and
full of trouble he springeth up like a shadow and is
cut down like bar of brown soap"
A fly, which had the temerity TO light my back,
spp'd off and broke It's neck the mixture of dir, and
greese which the powerful rays Of the had extract
ed from my pork in the knapsack, and tripping
down my back in serpenne streams, together with the
rubbing of my knapsack, serving burnisher made
it dangerous resting place for any Of the featherel
tribe.
After this catastrophe, determined scrub myself;
so Immediately my arrival at the river ! got my
friend Mid. g., 10 scrub down with q soft piece of
cabbage tree and little saDdbui whose labor might
have been employed TO amuch better advantage him.
self. The whole army followed my example by panrng
into the river, NJ putting seal its transparency
and, instead OF an undehled stream muddy body
Of water 70 tell the inhabitants OF the tina, the Lou
isana volunteers had washed themselves. After purify.
ing ourselves little took to boats, and after
few days sail, once planted my ooi the deck
Of the ship when thanked the Lord for conducting
safely back aud promised, If continued please him
on this element, never TO 20 soldering again.
Now. Mr. Bennett, before bidding you adeu, allow
10 beg Of you favor, in return for my invaluable
campaign-Just speak 20 good Commodore through
your all convincing paper and beg him not TO crowd
duty hard, and enable to study and prepare for
examnatons-tell him il is approaching very fast,
and, for God sake, do not keep us "dock woloping"
here, throwing away precious time and O, tell
him, we ssiqc at examination May, il viii
then be late say that he did not 90 10 do H. Too
lae-whcn that in the armament shall forever have
blasted prospecs That which has so far
safely guided through times stormy Tell him
like him gerry WELL he ought hearken behes
II all this does melt him, can but exclaitn
o. TFaroRA.
Mr. b. resolect that ne is by bsse who pass
their examination.
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