New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-03-26
NUMBER Is.
Late and Important from Florida.
SHARP FIGHTING WITH INDIANS.

The Tampa Peninsular of the 14th instant has a
column of news from the scene of operations against
the Indians in Florida, from which we extract the
following main features -, sze55s-.r r.
1E commencing to remove the stores from Fort
Keats to Bowlegs' town, Lieut. Freeman, with sixty
men, advanced and, when near the latter place, came
to log house and potato patch. Lieut. Freeman
with seven men, commenced popato hunt, and was
fired on by lndians-one man killed. Lieut. Freeman
dragged off the body and bid it in some brush, and
started on his return to his command While passing
clear place, twenty Indians showed themselves and
fired upon the party--wounding Lieut. Freeman and
one or two OF his men, They all fell at the first fire.
Lieut Freeman jumped up and fired his revolver
TWICE, az DID some OF his men He thinks he shot
lndianNegro. The party then fed to their comrades
wounded included. Lieut.. Freeman had bis right
arm broken, nose skinned by ball, and shot
through his clothes. He sent an express to Capt
Stevenson who remained at Fort Keats to hunt four
turned-supposed to be in the hands of the Indians
Just at the time of the arrival of the express at
Capt s. camp, Lieut.. Archer arrived there with his
horsemen in charge Of train. Captain L. took them
with two companies Of infantry and proceeded to the
entered the hammock where the Indians were in diff
ferent directions. After sharp fight of fifteen min
utes the Indians fled.
The loss in the three engagements is four killed
and i've wounded. Lieut.. Freeman wounded and the
four boys missing. ,tg ~
Capt reports that the Indians were seen carving
off dead or wounded during the fight. The ground It
IS believed was not thoroughly explored at the date
of his report. = ! zI -,
Lieut.. Archer thinks he shot negro climbing down
tree with his revolver. He also Killed an Indian.
The Indians were about hundred strong, and Capt.
s. thinks they are still prepared to fight. aEl
While Lieut.. f. was awaiting the arrival of Capt.
s., who did not reach the battle-ground till daylight
next morning, he dug trench, put his men into it,
and BY throwing out q few men endeavored to entce
the Indians to attack them: The Indians fired on
his camp four times during the night. E %
The wounded are at Fort Myers. ...z- - .4-.
We may expect to hear something exciting from
this quarter next week. -Four companies were to oin
Capt ST. they were to have started on the l0th--two
from Fort Myers and two from Fort Denaud. "a
Cen Harney, with his escort, was also expected to
join him, and we feel confident viii render good ac-
count should he be fortunate enough to fall in with
the enemy. RI
A detachment of Capt. Johnson's company of
mounted volunteers arrived at Fort Myers on the eth
inst, from Fsh-eating Greek, bringing with them a
sqnaw and her son, a little boy. Her husband was
killed by party of Capt. Johnson's company on the
This affair took place about twenty miles from Fort
Centre, near the Lake The party of Indians mum.
bered seven, women and children the party of volun
teers fourteen. .s ag:
When the warrior was killed no other Indian was
seen He was shot four times before he fell His gur
snapped on each occasion of his attempting to fire it
The volunteers endeavored to take the Indian alive
but it is much to be regretted, did otsucceed
The squaw is said to be about 20 years old ant
comely in appearance. She says the Indians AR
scattered all over the country What disposition Gen
Harney will make of her is yet to be seen. g7
| of portion Of the Indians have been discovered
which is the main thing, in this Seminole hunt.
they can only be kept track of the war will soon
| terminated. @'.'5 f@