Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-20
THE "LIoN-KlLIYHs"
EsOlH HiSI'HC.
FLORIDA
FLORIDA.
FoRr LAuDEnDALE, New River, (E. F.,)
March %. IS3S

March %, 1875
Having returned few DAYS ago from one of the mos,
interesting and may add faTuinp and important
ncditiops of this proractcd war avail myself OF the
s,s, leisure moments to communicate for your sasfac
,;n h,ir a.coun, of il The c,m,,on ssason in this
i,ras - ore, bn, fortunately !, did mot close befnre
,L nsnmu,i;or or an errs3i,ion which con,o, fail
~, bsva rsa, moral efec, mon the Indians that vet
ra,,a;n bos,ilo IN IN. IN ms, Col Brnkhead with
I;snien,n, pickeu lei. Fort Jupi,er for the Snwann,e
ybi,ber The olons was nrcped TO take c,mnnd of the
,,nons and orero,;ons in thai ounrter pon their arr-
Va, At Fort Pierce 6ndnr Col Pierce too much inds.
ssd N ,,ta comunnd of the xoedition that had been
p;,sI n,darad "a Ker Riscavpe and Now River
"a R,nIba,d wos minced in command of il, and he pro.
VI -, r. w., n liz. -, ,I,a ,1,o,ni ,bo-o bo ,,r;red
,nN .o,L 49,, lib ,hs comn,r,s If tho frs, re1;
on '"e III" MS, ,o 80. VI. , n,; IS ,ha i,h
NM - :, , c,r J.rs ara, n,ocsedod n
=, I'M, w. ;yJi,,a, made ,bs nsces.,,v ,-r,nns
'' Pc, WY, .'. r., ,-ano,,,;a, ar ,ho :!xnd,,;o,
mems n ue ,pm r. :" ~" I"ananI
"" t'e HIu L w. ~ N pa ;,L ,h &C.,, ~ hJ
w. Sou,' '. H. ~ ~ I'D -. i,ia ;I ;,
"'o ,ha s,,I,, r bo,,s hsr,, nnJ the comm, nd ~
go, 'pm IS ,;a n,vw Tba ,annnno;,r;nr n,,,r Tho,
~ h.a, con-, nm, IN The mnrnng rescbed he l,ndnr
=, ,h o r tho india, v;Iraua and remarked tina, ,n
trail was discovered penetrating the rverglade and in
I;,; Id;n, - p;no ioI,nS nbo,, - -, IA milo.
60 no ,a1 ri R,nLbs,d au,ouob or,,o m
"m ,av di,sc,ons and took command of1be ,roo,s in
$3.50; s,,u IN The tIinwing rnnrn;ng The ,,nu w,s
r ueJ o.o,.l ,;los -, tonI md a, b,rs.b.cL md ,s
r -. ..,;..hI, ,, tho h,,sos I, .r,;o;n,,;o,
Id! as was P'ae..'',," VIZ " -, 'P
OF ,ne '"'p,ac'tc"o'''V " P" ,is e;ue eng'"aeS
lur,ntt "'a 'e ,hs M csnd ,b was u,
- 81 ;; ,ha main body md rho, r,o,s 80
o.a n a"u j''' VIC I d." 10y Wv h.,e,"
go, nuh e bos s-ce ni,ed w IS
aahnn, Sn, mon and o. boa,s A. IN o,cock A Al an
,ha oad zoe emha,ksd and d;vilad Tho MAN .n,aII ~
wi, 49,, =, J,o !, aInr ,h ,,,;i Th Lo,f ] y;
S;. ,oanno, d, ,bomsh hoa .nd n;ss ,", 49, -,
,% ''' nn ~ Do Ioiand I'd ~ nnrsnnarIi Wv
ane ne", ' 'L, a"u Nv. .e uog
, g. W. ,Dh;n ,a;,as vs. 'ha 1871 ..e
n ,s o " I"H;,n res ~ tho Nns, ""
!, md the smoke nj others rising tha, seemed ns ~
have hem t;ndsd /, WINS therefore oIershlv csr,on
Tim, The indians still, remained upon il and acomnIe,e
and decisive victory was anticipated over them The
Island is so soatrd surrounded by high saw grass bog
and water, and several miles from the islands West Of
it, that could scarcely be expected they could escape
undiscovered or elude pursuit.
The iudcious dspostion that was mads of the forces
occupying positions on the North the East and West
sides Of and several hundred yards from the Island
would efrctually have prevented their escape had We
been able to have arrived several hours sooner when
our positions taken-and which was done wi,huu,
the eust loss of lme-it wns Just sunset As it was
supposed having heard nothing to the contrary since
we left Fort Jupiter that the truce was yet existing a,
general Head Quarters, Col Bankhead forward in