New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-01
More Indian Frgh.lne n r,o,,ao.

We learn from the Tampa Penlnsular, that on the
morning Of the 30lh Of November, Capt Stephens.
with 81 men, started on a scout in pursuit Of the
Indians who killed the horses Of Capt Cones com.
mand, an account Of which we have already pub.
lished. They followed trail which on the Sd inst led
them into deserted Indian town. consisting of about
fifty neatly built palmetto houses. They destroyed
large quantities of corn, rice, peas, potatoes, pump
kns etc, stored in and about the village and then
followed the trail until some Of the men gave out and
the main body of the command halted. The PENN.
suar thus relates what ensued
One Of the traers, with eight or ten men. followed
the trail about 400 yards, when they were fired upon
by Indians who were lying In ambuscade. One man
was killed. The command rushed to the relief of
their comrades bat before they reached the spot the
Indians had secured the gun and cartridge box Of the
man killed. Capt. Stephens ordered charge INIT
the lndians ran, keeping out of gun shot. They
were pursued about halt mile. when ii was discov
cred that they intended another ambuscade
The command then returned, carrying the dead
man to camp The Indians followed, Keeping a dis
lance OF about three hundred yards Their number
increased very fast. The dead body was hastily
covered, aud the command retreated some two az
three miles. when they came TO dense cypress
head, which they passed as though they Intended
continuing their coufse. When arrived al the onpo
site'end Of the cypress head the command entered
il and went back to the first end and concealed them
selves Tor about thirty minutes when three Indians
approached within gunshot; by welldirected vol.
ley two OF them were shot down dead and the third
was shot down hnt got up to run OF, when Captain
Stephens shot him 10 the back, and he came very
near falling en- his face hut recovered and cot into
the cypress. The command again concealed them
selves, and after waiting some two hours. other In
dams approached the bodies OF the dead ones after
they had reached the spot, another dire was poured
INTO them, and three warriors fell dead Another
was mottelly wounded as be fell twice before he cot
out Of sight IN the cypress. ~ s0'
:, capt stephens supposes, from the number of In.
uans mat INST bred on his men and from the man.
ner ~ which they increased, that more than two
hundred hghung men can be collected IN twelve
nouns pc also thinks there are five hundred al,o-
gether. Under these circumstances Can't S,enhsrs
deemed I prudent 10 get out OF the swami hafnrs NE
command was hemmed In. After securing tive yiees
and shot-higs the command len their ambnseaJe ana
reached camp ON the morning Of the 4th,
The Indian town is about thirty miles FINN rsror
fsogers, and Capt Stephens thinks party can sr,re
hght any time they wait it nv going there ~
deems u mpfudent for less than 100 good hearty men
TO go IN. The Indians have every ADVANTAGE M an
approaching party US the country 4 open. with thrk
cypress swamp interpreted giving them on onnors
tanity OF seeing the Whites and preparing their am
buscade accordingly.