The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08
Latest from the Seminole War.

INDIANs-FIvE MEN KILLED OR CAPTURED.
The Tampa Peninsula of the 26th contains ntelh
gehce Of fortber nhuDan bucheres In Southern Florida
and latest accounts Of the progress of the They
brought to Tampa by the United States schooner
Experiment. arrived the night of the Doth and coming
direct from Col Brown may be considered official The
following is connected and authentic narrative,
mace out from the report OF hat officer
wood party, consisting OF q corporal and five pri-
vstes, with two wagons and twelve mules, were fired
upon by some fifteen Indians, about fouc miles from Fort
Deypaud, the reao leading from that post to Fort
Thompson, the morning OF the 18th inst. As far
Known, only one man, Private Peterman, Of Company G.
escaped. He made his way Fort Deynaud aud report
ed the attack. Peterman received slight wound in the
calf Of Lis leg. Leutenans Larned ard Garner, with
by Col Brown TO march to the place where the party
attacked rescue the wounded or dead soldiers and
signs Of the Indians should be to pursue and chas
tire them.
Lieut. Larned returned and reported that he found the
two wagons loaded with cypress poles and the twelve
indicating that they deliberately KILLED. and not by
general random shot The wagons and harness
uDi jaIee. No signs of the missing neither blood
nr dead bo6es even track Of them discover
ed The heutenants secured about the &C ion
for ateut three miles, when seeiIg signs of either In
dsns soldiers owing probably the quantity water
covering the country y0uud about Lieut. Larned return
ed ard rep rted to Col. Brown as above.
The unfortunate party was armed, but owing to the
fact that Indian signs had been discovered in that
region since the of the 20h they felt quite
secureteiieving that The Indians had goas further
southland Consequently the attack was quite
pee GO.
The attack was led by okchan, subchisf who /. exas
sed at the destruction of his village by the troops
which occurred short time since.
The paper also contains authentic intelligence Of
the affair Of the Miami river of which report had already
res chsd by the William and John, at Charleston
About the 9Th or 10 h inst, three engaged
in digging compta, the Miami river, few miles from
its mouth, when they were fired upon by body of
Indians. Two the men killed, the other
ed he, however, made his escare. The corpses were
scaped, and mutilaed in the most horrid One
ct the deceased aged man. named Peter Johnson
the name Of the otter unknown.
The sesersn that region upon being prised of the
them now in Key West. Three Indiau- seen on
Hilliards Key, three days after the massacre.
Capt Costa, OF the schooner Florida, who brought this
intelligence to Tampa speaks Of great among
the settlers the Miami who had orssken their homes
to find retreat from the scapipg knl of
bloodthirsty savsges
After such evidences of the blocdhrsty character aud
detern ina ion of the savages the people of Flonda it
might well be supposed, are more de cded than
their utter determination removal from the State
From q munication in the paper, learn that
the people the head OF Mauatee river region very
themselves in o. defence should they receive an
attack Il ON the Indians. They have q horse company
organized Under the command OF Jno Addison, SEM who
only await recognition by the government to commence
offensive measures.
The Fort Meade correspondent Of the Peninsula also
breathes the spirit scouts in which all the avaia-
be force Cspts Hooker and Lesleys companies
gagged, daily sent cut and the writer adds
arc tine
Creek in the direction of Charlotte Harbor and from
there to Charley Ahapok. Lake. thence in direction OF
bdssIpger, hibelnml &C. IL - DeHcVea Oy tn)se
well u.ed 10 Indian hdil places that at Lake Ahaposa
may find some Of the redskins; so, never fear but
that We will give good account Of ourselves asa
thsm eteinay Our desire here to BIZ allowed to beard
Billy in his den.
The Peninsula also contains letters from Senator's
Yuee and Mallory, at Washington, by which appears
that they doing all they 10 the
to take immediate effective measures for the removal
extermin alton Of the Seninoles.
Az before STAYED, five companies If volunteers have
been authorized to be raised and already The
march. These however In the opinion Of the Pe~asua,
not enough. The Seminoles must leave Florida,
the last be exermipaed the verdict Of the people,
TO accomplish ths the Indian territory shouc be flooded
With troops.