New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-10
IMPORTANT Prom SOUTH FLORIDA,
Destructio. Of Fort Deynaud by Fire.
3 Il T. T. II
Between VoiHnseers and Indians.

The following intelligence has been received By
letters from Font Myers to June 81. 1t is Of COO
siderable Importance, IS denottng the resolve o.
the ssvsees to CONTINUE, bostllties notwithstanding
that the campaign has been closed and ali the
tro, ps withdrawn from tie field. By them We also
ave the destruction of PUrt Deg maud IAN import
ant post situated on the CaloOsa laTchee about q
niles above Fort Myers by FIRE:
"FoRT MYERS, Saturday, June ., 1856.
"Last Friday, he 18th inst, Fort Oey naui was al
most destroyed b., fire. which caught accidentally in
Consequence Of spark from lighted pipe catching to
tie palmetto thatchipg on the roofs Of the barracks
The flames spread rapidly and before long the tosp-
ISL barracks stables. suffers store and Government
storehouses burned. ALI tie clothing was d.
stIoyed; and the constant popping of of the osded
gan- in the quarters prevented any effort being msds
on The part Of chr men TO save mach. Hsppy no
one was hurt Louis the sutler lost about g, Oco
worth Of goods. The United States steamer Range
went up yesterday with carpenter, provisions, &c.
for the sufferers. The fire occurred in the evening
o'clock The sold ers lost much of their hard-earned
sav-nes and it is to be hoped that Congress will remu
perae them for their losses. So int the heat
that cold watches and even an iron beds,ead were
melted down."
BY another letter We have accounts Of a severe
engagement between detachment of Florida Vol
unreers and the Semno!es, which resulted in the
defeat Of the foImer-not, however, without con-
siderable loss on the part of the Indians. The fol-
lowing is the account:
"FoRT MYERS, Nor day evening, June "a, 1856.
"a schooner from Tampa bril- gs the startling intel
leence this evening that the Volunteers have had
fight with the IIdlaLs on the l4th or 18th inst a!
Pease Greek, not far from the mouth. Of Whitten's
Creek There were about twenty five of the Volun.
teers, under Capt. Hooker. They THE Folunteers)
were re pulsed from a hammock which they attacked
with the loss of two kled--Howell and Pierce-snd
Holipgsworth dangerously wounded, and number Of
Others lightly so.
AT Fort Green, John Parker and a named
Reeidect were killed by the yes.
Letters to Lieut.. Benson, at this post state that
the Indians first attacked farm house and killed
man, and were pursued by the Volunteers until they
came to this hammock Here the Indians made a
stand and commenced taunting the whites with such
expressions as thee: Come out, you towards; you
"dare not fight US which rfitated them that
they dashed in and fight ensued They say several
Indians kied-perhaps many rs nine. One
certainly was for they brought the corpse of an In
dian away with them, aud several are raid to have
fallen into the river. 1t is also said shat Assam web,
the great orator Of the naoD, s the one killed, which
would be most happy occurrence if true for he is
most determined enemy to peace. 1 will give you
fuller particulars by the ns,t mail This is oil can
obtain at present
"P Son the 18th inst house about two miles
fro m Fort Meade attacked by Indians, and Will
liam Parker, Alderman Carlton and Spott Wilton
killed. There is no further news"