The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-08
FLORIDA,

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! The Jacksonville Courier of Feb. 10th
received at Savannah, furnishes particulars
of another battle with the Seminoics, on the
morning of the 18th, at Encampment Mon
roe, at the head of Lake Monroe. This
post was attacked by the Indians at 5 O'Clock
in the morning, and a brisk fire kept up by
both parties until 5 o'clock, when the In
dians retired. Col. Tanning was in COM
maud of about $50 regulars and Cant.
Piercy in command Of 50 friendly Indians.
Capt. Mellon, ofthe U. 3. army was kill
ed. 1t }. Il. M'Laughlin and ii priyates
were wounded. The hos,ics were es,ima-
ted at two to 400 strong. When the In
dians retired the friendly Indians yelled and
taunted them to renew the attack, but no,
syllable or gun was heard from them.
The foregoing account has been subse-
quenty confirmed by other arrivals at Sa-
vannah. The loss on the side of the hos
tiles is not known. The action must have
taken place before the information of the
truce could have been received by those In
dians who made the attack as the infor-
nation had not then been received by Capt.
Fanning. No Indians had been seen about
the Fort from the Sth to the lIth. The
Georgian says -
1t is the general opinion that the above
affair will not break Gp the truce now exls-
ting, nor have any effect on the course the
Indians will pursue in relation to closing the
war by yielding themselves up for removal.
We have been favored with the following
extract of letter, received by yesterdays
mail, and dated Black Creek, Feb. I7th
1887.
81 have, but few hours since, had the
pleasure of conversation with Paddy
Carr, the Chief of the friendly Creeks, who
assured me that nothing could he more GER
tain than speedy termination of the diff
culties originating out of the hostilities of
the Seminole., as no doubt could be enter
tained that they are already handsomely
beaten, and are willing to sign treaty which
will be lasting. They had battle on the
Sth inst. mt lake Monroe, where no doubt
there must have been a vast number killed,
as the friendly Indians, under the guide of
their indefatigable and heroic Chief, discov-
cred, in the sand, the trail where they had
drawn ~ dead from the battle ground, and
i, is the belief of all who were in the skir-
nIsh, that the number of wounded must be
great Sdranndh Georgian.
iHdn Of Business.-Benamin Rathbuu.
the great Buffalo Gefaulter and forger, pub
fishes all address to the public, occupying
hive aud half columns in one of the large
papers of that city, relative to his business
and Its unfortunate termination. Amongst
other matter he gives statement of his
agents, oyerseers, foreman, &c. from which
1t appears he had employed in his various
operations L general agents; super.
lntendants 46 foremen , architects;
measurcr of lumber; teller; book keep
ers; 1 paymasier Of Mechanics; D head
clerks, and about 10 under clerks.-Under
,hese superintendants, &c, he had IN bis
.mploy about 2O0O operatives; and he states
mis- daily disbursements 10 have been not
ess than $4,000. There is scarcelys
branch Of business fany kind, ia which he
vas no, largely engaged besides which he
kept four of the largest stores in the western
dry goods, one ofearpets. aud
,ne of groceries, provisions. hard ware. sc.
in each Of which he had from 6 to Q clerks.
Rathbun saddles the crime Of all the fcr-
yeries on his paper. upon ms brother Lyman.
lie also says that the notes upon -hich the