Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-03-18
Correspondence Of the Savannah Georgian.
FLORIDA, March Sd, lS4I.

FLORIDA, March Sd, l64l.
Under date of the 18th ultimo, aPpriz-
ed you of the negotiations going OH, and
Of the expectations Of many in relation
thereto, but warned you not to place any
reliance upon The indians. Have my pre-
:icrions been verified Listen. Yester-
day, Ii. Alburtis, Cong. company K,
I'd Infantry, was attacked al his post Fort
Brooks. on the Oclawaha) by 100 Indians,
supposed 10 be Alleck k-tuste-nugee's band;
The circumstances, $50 far as they have
been ascerlaned from soldier just from
the scene of action,) are these:
A Corporal, out hunting, was killed |;
some Of his comrades who escaped, report
ell 10 1t. Alhurtis that the Indians, in force
were near him. Taking with him ls men,
he sailed out, leaving the rest of his COM
pany in the block house, with orders in case
they were attacked not to yield. 1t. AL
burtis, in few moments, fell in with the
Indians, aud an action commenced which
lasted upwards Of an hour. Our brave
men were forced 10 retreat, but did so in
good order, keeping up acontinued fire un-
Ill their ammunition was exhausted. Be-
ing cut off from their own post, they relir-
ed to Fort Russell. Capt. Barnum, with
large force, Immediately started in pur.
suit. A command of fifty men from Fort
Holmes were also out together with 100
dragons from Pilatka. The soldier from
whom the above sIderived, says he believes
but one man was killed aad FIVE OF six
wounded. A number Of Indians were seen
to fall during the action. We shall have
the full particulars 10 morrow; perhaps
this afternoons express may tell US some
thing. If.the Way Bill contains an endorse
ment, I will endeavor to obtain permission
of the Quarter Master to copy it.
Yours truly.
FURTHER AND LATER FROM FLORIDA.
The schr. Empire, Capt. Soulhwick,
arrived here last evening, from St. Angus
tine, by which vessel we received The fol-
lowing extra, from our attentive correspon-
dent at that place:
Office Of the News,
ST.. AUGUSTINE, March 7.
Information reached here last evening,
that an express arrived al Pila,ka, from
Fort Russell, on The night ofihe 4th, bring
:-e ;-.-ll:e .n.- sbe. OaPt. DoInuIu, it'll
one hundred men, (including nine mount
ed,) came up with the Indians, (whom 1t.
Alburtis had been compelled to retreat
from, OH account Of the smallness of his
force at the head of Orange Lake, and
commenced an attack upon them. Capt.
Is. had placed the nine mounted men in
ambush, as reserve, and led on the others;
but finding the. Indians in such body, he
made signal for the mounted men to come
up. No sooner was the signal made, when
the Indians, having cut off these men from
the main body, fred upon them. killing
six, ::and the other three retrea,ed to the
Fort, being wounded. The express was
Immediately sent ofto Pilatka, without
knowing any thing further. The wounded
men state that Capt. B. was still fighting.
Capt. Car, Cd dragons, with one hun
dred men, was sent out from Pilatka few
days previous, and returned shortly after
the express had arrived from Fort Russell.
He Immediately supplied his men with
provisions, and started for Capt BIS. bat
tie ground. It is impossible 10 give the
particulars, under such a circumstance.
There is no knowing the loss, as yet, tina,
Capt. B. has met with. Lieut.. Albertus
had lost six or seven men the day before,
in his skirnish with The Indians, and was
forced 10 retreat on account Of their num-
Der. This looks very much like "peace."
P. ST. S. Brown, the Canada Gen
eral, who was appointed TO treatlwith the
Indians, after going 10 Tampa Bay, was
not countenanced by Gen. Armis,ead, and
was very wisely given permission TO return.
The Indians have not been shipped from
Tampa Bay. They are, no doubt, 10 be
let loose again