New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-24
ATYeT INDIAN NE rs.


y,s. ~. IsssssrSs Ee,-sl,-sH Of De- IL
Nv ths snrval d me @s, iron he Sum ths morn
ras We age places N posssesson OF me following
tart Eevs from as Ia5ian nsnoo. IL IS cotiASed "a
lstts- to gentleman OF tbs plsce, from bis brohef'
vho IL in he peIvice ard cAn DO relied upon O. cor
Car RosAS, Fla, Dec. >, 1857.
wrote you few days tince, ana siuoed 10 seous
then IL cOnisD pistion sfe. Ibdisns-toe result OF
sheh is Re. AZ satisfactory a. We desred. Va ue
24th rkiroo, e command Of seven'yove men, coz,
,s,isg Of eetschnents fom Brsdy's. Hsrdees snd
P0klil COMPARES, started out ffom CnOcksk ?,
C.y. on Pschokstcbee Rver-Cspt Parknih 10
conm.Id-for a seven days scout on foot. carrying
Their provisions on theit backs. On the 9S.h they
met party OF I-disns in ambush across very deep
creek, Capt PsIknUl With eighteen men in sdvanc
The u. killi-g Capt Psrkill almost instantly. aod
vour ding -four Of his pen and che OF llarcees-a Mr.
O'N.u o. your county. The nInber OF indians
killed lie supposed 70 be three. The men oehsveo
b.nS,omeIy-one OF them iWilkerson OF S,vaanshl
killed the Indian sho drst fred aid shot Capt! PAX
Af,e- de,troyis seversl Of their fields which were
.hur isntly supplied with pumpkins, c-rn, peas Po-
on: IL lew ds,s, il which Col. Rogers will partici-
pate He would have done 50 in the hrss, oa' was pre-
vented OF account OF sickness.
from This IL e OIL Saturday lest. Since that time We
have received highly interesting letter NON Col L.;
A Hsrdee which contains important news IN se!sn
frcm the see. Of We have only room for the fol-
loving extracts from this entert aiming doc1msnt:
On o. ABOUT the l9th ul,., Capt Cone, With pof'
ton OF Capt Whit hes0s Company, snd bis own,
FUR being suty-trree rank aad fls, struck PLAN
trail l.suirg south direct Gr the C5piess. IhIs
rail well known g. fHmer com nanders IA tue
Flo ida vsr was or faeen years old e9d is veil
b. a..n t-sek about eight miles from Fort Doe,
and i've from Fort Kaies. Eight mics on tns Ial
be found Indian vi age consisting ot Tor I'VE nI
1r,a xyiila moi
Wsr Department. Finding fresh ua'l OF some SKY
or a hundred warriors, il wss thought advisable 10
send for re,oforceDenss. Captains Stephens, stewart
ano Harrison, With portion OF tbeT respective co u
n.,ies coon reported themselves 10 Capt Cone, wnO
IN command Of he whole began the travel on tne
Troll In earnest.
After following tie trail some four or five days
through mud and water, they heard the INDIANS
trol the men, the hOt hood oSursing tnTlr
veins" a. the recollection Of their savage deeds,
Can't. Core ordered general charge, h'mielf 10
company With the gallant DR.. EitJn Jones led
OF tDey rushed until within twenty paces Of thef
vipysns when + ey were discovered by the sQusTs,
Who gave The alarm With deafeniDg yeis. AT that
tine two Of the warriors were trying t. escape Lieut.
Stephens with his up.rring alm caused them 70 KISS
were easily captured. The prisoners were then or
dered to march under & suoog guard, when nun
her Of warriors begsn firing on tbs rear. Then Dr..
Hilton Jones charged back on them, weioo n'de
The warriors contr ued in pursuit, snd occssionauy
fIipg, bu, doing 10 dsmsge save ipJuring pumpkin
which one Of the boys had bis back 10 roast tor
dinper and hs, Only made two holes the ball landing
sse under bis shirt The warriors, anxious for
verge proceeded near their enc8npment, found % VI
their boses grazing, erd succeeded in capturing aud
cuttirg then Ihrosts This party OF warriors wss TO
doubt commanded by Gen. Bow Legs in person, as
bis likeness sD6 full yegsIs we're portion Of the tro
plies obts!Led.
tisGow late ct night Express just arrived aud
reports AZ other bloody engagement. In the Cypress,
and with deep regret We learn thst Capt Psrkhi Of
TaJlahsssee wss killed Wills leading bis men on a
charge. Thirty five Of tho Duvsl COW boys were Cd
gsgec in this seton The tldian warrior woo shot
down Capt. Psrkhiil now made his appearance 90
-, mp and waving his rife his bead now sounded
the wIr-hocp when a ball from tb riffs of John Viii
keysen changed his tune and he fell fsless corpse
bis native soil. ] am now preparing to receive the
wounded Who are nov coming uD in small schooner.
lears With much regret that Henry ONeil is shot
thoI. the lungs and his recovery IL doubtful IL msy
De necessary TO state that the above was de'act.
uent Of Col Rogers command.
should like to give you more full account, hut
time ls short and the ste amer leaves 10 few urs.
lusy give yOa n more minute ,ount Of the pros.
reefs OF the wa closing in nay next leave here st
esry dawn sith twenty-five man for the Cypress,
,bOud the wOuEd,d admit OF my doing so. The men
Lieut. JONI c. Hsddock has return ID from Fort Cen
ter declares he will never rsgIn % old Duvsl until he
bushes the wsy-whoOp Of every savage in Florida.
Sy friend D.. West is acting as assistant sur-
geoL OF the regiment.