The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-07-22
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA.
Destruction of Fort Deynaud by Fire.. battle
between Volunteers and Indians.

Destruction of Fort Deynaud by Fire.. battle
between Volunteers and Indians.
The following intelligence has been re-
ceived by letters from Fort Myers to Juno "a
1t is of considerable Importance, as denoting
the resolve of the savages to continuo hostili'
tics, Notwithstanding that the campaign has
been closed and all the troops Withdrawn from
The field. BY them we also have the de-
struction of Fort Dcynaud (an important post
situated on the Caloosahatchee, about 80
miles above Fort Mycrs,) by fire.
"Fonr MYERS, Saturday; June FL, 1855. =
"Last Friday, tho 18th inst, Fort Dey-
maud was almost destroyed by fire, which
caught accidentally, is consequence OF spark
from lighted pipe catching to tho palmetto
thatching on the roofs of the barracks. Tbs
flames spread rapidly, and before long tho
hospital. barracks, stables, suffers store and
store houses were burned. All the clothing
was destroyed; and the constant gorpingct
the loaded guns in the quarters prevented any,
effort being made on the part of our men to
save much Happily no one was hurt. Lou
is, the sutler, lost about $4,000 worth OF
goods The United States steamer Ranger
went up yesterday with carpenters, provisions,
&C.. for tho sufferers. The fire occurred in
the evening at s o'clock. The soldiers lost
much Of their hard, learned savings, and it i!
to be hoped that Congress will rcmunerats
them for their losses. So intense was tho
heat that gold watches and even an iron bed
stead were melted down"
By another we have accounts of n severe
engagement between detachment OF Flor
da volunteers and the Seminoles, which resul-
ted in tho defeat Of the fermer-1not, howev-ig
or. without considerable loss on tho part Of
the Indians. The following is the account OF
the action:
FoRr MYERS, Monday, June "a, 1855. Z
A schooner from Tampa brings the start
ling intelligence this evening, that the volun-
tesrs have had fight with the Indians on the
24th or 10Th inst, at Peasc Creek, not far
from tho mouth of Whitten's Creek. There
were about twenty-five of the volunteers, un-
der Capt. Hooker. They (the volunteers,t
were repulsed from hammock, which they
attacked with the loss Of two killed.. Howell
and Pierce-and Hollingworth dangerously
wounded. and number of others slightly
to.
Al Foyt Green, John Parker and O man
| named hcCldeCt,, were kiiiep W yio"i"eSe' 2
Letters to Lieut.. Benson, at his poet, states
that the Indians fret attacked farm house
and killed ran, and were pursued by the
volunteers until they camc TO this hammock.
Here the Indians made n stand, and COM
menced taunting the whites with, such ex1
nrcssions as thesc: "Ccme ont, you towards;
You dare not fight us"--wbich SO irritated
| them that they dashed in and fight ensued.
| They say several Indians were killcd-per-
| haps ns, many. as nine. One certainly. vas
for thcy b.oaght .tlsc corpse Of an indlspgsH
way with their, and several are said to hayo
fallen into tho river. It is also said that As
sun n-wab, the great orator Of the nation, is the
one killed, which would be most happy ocJ
ccrrcncc if true, for he is most determined
enemy to peace will give you fuller par
ticulars by the next mail. This is all can
obtain at present. a
p. Son the 18th inst. hose ND, Mt
two miles from Fort Meade. was attacked by
Indians, and,wm. Parker, Alderman Carlton
and Spott Wilton tiIfcd There is no fur
| thef news.