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ANOTHER BATTLE.

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SAVANNAH, Feb. I. J
BY the arrival OF the Steamer Cam
den, Captain Mills, from St. Angus
tine, we learn that battle vas fought
on the 2 18th ult'. on tbeLoche Haichee.
in'which the Indians were defeated,
though with the: loss. on tho part of
our troops. of nine killed apd thirty
wounded.
Gen Jesup is among The wounded.
having received a severe flesh wound,
sud TO have been in the face. i
. Nothing is said Of the loss Of the
enemy, thougb'supPoSed 10 have been
great. Many cattle, ponies. .aRd hogs
with other property, we're taken by our
troops
A friend has furnished the following
list Of killed and wounded in this ac-
ton.
OF Observation-Disclosures corpo-
raj, company A. Sd Artillery; one pri-
waite, comPany.H do.
Wounded-one sergeant and one
private tsevesely) company D. Sd Ar
tillery; one private severely company
C.. do; two pTivaies tone severely, one
slightly company ii. d..
OF the ID Dragoons-:wounded-l
sergeant (slightly) compAnyK.
Of the battalion Tennessee Vslun--
'tesr,-5 were Killed; ) dangerously
wounded, @ since dead, and 10 slight
ly wounded.
We have. subsequent to the receipt
Of the above information, had placed ia
our hands the following extracts Of a
letter. which confirm The report Of the
battle above stated:
So. ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 9.
Netcs received from Gen JeSup's ar
my. By erPress. this morniA0. The sub
stance OF letter received by a gentle
man from an officer. at Fort Pierce,
dated the 18th Of January. 1899. says:
"Jesup has had a6ghrwith The Indians.
The TeDneSseesps generally behaved
well. The number Of The Indians con-
siderably mope than has been supposed.
The Indian loss very Gifling, as far as
has been ascertained; their provisions.
cattle. and ammunition ssceJtained to be-
plenty"
They never have fought on fan
terms, 10 eSery fight, except. Captain
Powclls. they have had the advantage
Of ground. There they had IL N num-
begs, hut came out into. open ground.
JesuP fought across a creek. aud after
the action, discovered tina. his force
was suficien, 10 have surrounded their
position, WHICH, from the information
! have received, cannot cover more
than ten acres Of ground. They hrd
holes moriieed ~ the trees, pickets ssi
up. aud palmetioes set up so as 10 Co.
YER them and form blinds, aud had
cleared away the hammock on the side
Jesup attacked them. which exposed
his men altogether. without their seeing
the enemy"
Extract Of Letter from an officer in
Fiorida, loho participated ~ the 'sbovs
enRagezeHI piiR ne IallaAS. 10 tie
editor Of tie FyCdsTieks6uSg .8reha
The battle lasted only an hour or
ig5, when we drove them IA every d.
reelion. Our loss was only eight Kill
ed and ,hiry-ihres wounded, Ctwo
since dead) No officer wounded bot
Gen. Jesup. who received slight
wound below hiss ieit eye.
We made no pnsoaeFs, and found
only tao eead Isdisns on the battle
gfound--Ee have, however. captured
several hundred head Of cattle.
The Indians were posted IN a very
thick hammock, Wish q deep stream
running through il--,hey were station.
ed along the stream, behind trees aud
Humps N which hey bad cot nolches
10 rest their rfrs ~. II was extreme.
ly difficult for oai men 70 penetrate the
hammock, and particularly Uneomlofia.
Die. a. the Indian ride balis lev thick
add fast, and The stream was a0i florida
bic, but deep enough % sSim both man
and horse. swan ny horse twice
across the creek, and Of course vas
drsnched from foot 10 head. Bot We
have been ia The Everglades WHARF, the
surface Of ths earth = tWo-thiFds Co
'srsd With water. ahd not dry spot