Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-02-15

nave oeeh received at Savannah, giving
some details of the operations of the Army in
FLORIDA. A letter from an officer 10 the ed
lt0rs OF the Savannah Georgian dated near
Indian River Inlet, January Is, says:
You will hear, probably, before this
reaGhes you, that Lieut.. Powell had a lit,Ie
brush with the Indians near Jupiter Inlet,
II appears that he landed with about so men
sailors, with the exception of IS regulars
soon alter landing, he found an old souaw
who offered To guide him to the place where
me Indians wcre-about seven miles off
he followed her direction and came upon the
lnd'ans-some say 46, some 60, and others
oO OF more. The fire commenced on his
side, when the Indians returned i, with snir.
1t, and soon put the sailors into utter contu-
sion, who fled, and the whole party would
have been cut 10 pieces, but for the regulars.
as Lieut.. Powell and all acknowledge. Six
or eight we're killed and left upon the ground,
with man who was only wounded. but
could not retire. He was left To the tender
mercy OF the Indians. DR.. Lightner of the
navy, was Killed, and every officer wound
ed:-lhe regulars behaved nobly.
Two OF The boats were lett, in one of which
were key ofpowder and box of CARTRIDGES
forts
We are within 81 miles Of Fort Bssinger
one OF The forts on kiss,mmee river. We have
now Gordon Of posts from Charlotte har5or
10 Indian river, and most al the Indians are
believed TO be south OF us.''
Another letter of the 18th contains the fol.
lowing:
Gen Jesup and staff, with the Cd regimen,
dragons, reached camp from Indian river
depot yesterday. IL is pretty well ascertain
ed that the largest body Of Indians is collect
ed on the islands and the swamps surround
ing Dixie cho bee, TO which the army will
probably move from this position in day or
Two. tortGardner is 81 miles due west and
Capt Fowler who returned Yesterday HAYS
ing been sen, out Tor the purpose, reports
that the ground will admit OF a good road
and II is probable we will get our SUPPLIES
from that side. From Fort TAYLOR to this
camp II is almost impracticable.
a letter OF the same date, (from Fort
ChrlsimaO says :-"Nothing has been heard
Of tho army for or days, except that il is
oo or 70 miles in advance of Fort TAYLOR,
near the enemy on The ST. Lucie. Some,hing
important must soon transpire.
Another letter of the 22st inst Cat Fert
brooke, Tampa Bay.) says-Jumper, with
III warriors, p Indian women ana children.
ana "a women and children, negroes in all
"a, arrived here on the 18th. The Indians
are ON board a vessel, and will leave TO- NOR.
! row for Fort Pike The negroes remain
here for The present.
General Jesup 10 now on the Kissimmee
1t Is thought the army will meet, or have
met, al Fort Basinger. |, is said that the
Indians have located themselves ON an island
south OF Oche chubbee''
Another letter says .-'Siuce the surren-
der OF Jumper and his warriors TO Col. IT.
OF which you have heard, Ala>iooche. with
10 warriors, had gone 10 10 General Smith.
VINO occupies position still westward of Col
onei Taylor, both OF whom have strong for
ces." -o
Since The above was in type we have seen
letter from Fort Floyd, Cot the l0,h) which
furnishes the following particulars:
There are now besides Gen. Els command
including ID Dragons, (Col. Twigg,) 500
iennesseeans, and two companies OF Ala
oamlans-about 1900 mounted men.
From Col Taylor's post (Fort Basinger)
oo miles west Of this, we to-day learr that
They have taken 600 head of cattle, which
with what we have taken, makes about 700
head-ahd ponies, about 40.
he humans, we DelieVe are down on The
oche. chubbee about three days march from
US Gen. Jesup is here, and hope we will
go ahead" a, once and the enemy may be
ours, Tor il we don't end The war very short
ly, it will be futile to hope for its termination
this winter, as it has Iained two or three
times lately, and think three days more
rain would render it too wet and miry TO
operate in this low country now almost food.
ed with wafer"
From the correspondence of the Republi-
can OF last evening, (rom Clarkesville, Jan.
23d we learn that ga number of Indians
Gand negroes) are lowering around Fort
h'ng,-lOO hate been seen. Col. Snodgrass
10 there with some Alabamians, as likewise
Capt. Calls company. They butchered some
cattle close by, the other day, and now come
within gun shot fearlessly."