New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-19
FROM FLORIDA.

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Oinstce-yncidents Of the Righs-Rr.v.
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the Coiored Trosps.
FROM Our Special Correspondent
JAcKsosyuIE. Fla. March L fssx
sKIRMHuING.
To-day at noon our cavalry and mounted In
flntry met the borsemen and artillery the enemy ma,
Ten. Mile Run and maintained an unequal Ssht r,4h
them for three quarters of an hour finally retrea.no g,
good order. John C. Ii Mont, CO. B. Ind. a..
talon Massachusetts, Cavalry was killed. lie wa.
from Chelsea. Massachusetts, The wounded were VIM.
H. Poor. 60. X 4cth Massachusetts Mounted Iu,,,,r,
shot through lower part of the body and not cx,e4sS
t. live lie was enlisted al Beverley Massscbsssrt.
Wm. Manly, Co. l. doth Massachusetts, was slrbtIr
wounded in the arm. Edward Powers Co. c, Id
Battalion Massachusetts, Cavalry Formerly Of W..
than Center Massachusetts, wss wonnded in the sSr
end side The Cavalry engaged were Companies O. +
! X, and T. Of 4oth Massachusetts, Regiment. ead A. G.
and d. Iud. Massachusetts Cavalry, together w.t2
one gun OF Battery j, sd u S. Artillery
THE SITUATION.
! Our cavalry ard mounted infantry are acting as out
lying pcseis aud scouting parties. Intrenchiaer ara
Irioiousy posted with view to hold the place or s
move az moments notice toward the elemy. TIE
eyacaaed by US since Feb 90 Tiey' are osti.1in!
y.
miles from Jacksonville. We are heavily reesforced
and AZ prepared resist any force that may DO snj
against Jacksonville Tho gunbonts patrol the 81,
9SaIs hses near the me- o a1o @s sposd 70 act
.e tight already returning to duty. Tie reorxsu
izstlon OF the troops INTO brga1es has been completed
Maj Gen, q A. Gilmore reviewed the whole command
tbs morning and expressed BIS satisfaction at thef
appearance. SANITARY measures are being instituted
AID enforced. The hospitals are under efficient man
agement Rebel deserierJ and prisoners como in every
\ - Ill, TIA
the encroachmens and exact!OGs ofhe locust hordss
the enemy.
EDUCATION
has been commenced b. the wife Of DR.. J. NJ Hsvtss
Surgeon Of tho 81 s. C. v She has obtained the rss
VI q Late Odd Fellows Hall d.Iepidated buildngi
which some forty more pupils daily assemble, to
eeive the rudments of learning. The FELLOWSHIP Of
came Of their academic ball. They are the progeny a
Indisn Spanish Irish, German, Americans and negro
pa5sns Their ages are iGm i0 a 20 ~ e sSis
Latin The purest ruddy compile S0n be Gins the grsdS
ton ~ color and tho pallid yellow OF the clay eetef
connects tt IN series Win Tue nurorowp OF zoe Ahefi
can Indian half oreed the tawney OF Tho mulas,o and
be jei 81 tie unulXed African Prejudice u race
seems 20 be unknown among Nese unsophissicased
youths ot both sexes. The lady sho pas Drought thsn
together taught cass VI slaves IN Florida seven yean
ago when . resident VI Tampa Bsy, On the Gulf ID
Mexico. She is ildefatgssA, and wholly devoted 70
her labor Of love: Among tie colored soldiers In so
Department she has met xnd recognized former slsve
pupils In whose minds she planted the Prometasaa
se5rE OF knowledge when by doing she risked he,
lie urder the State law. which made tho Ieaonns q
OF people # color capital offensa
INcIpxs,Ts OF Tng BATTLE OF oLUsTEB
TIA battle Ess opened by Capt. Elders Battery p. lM
T. s. Artillery. At the fiat ire seven Rebels feI knisd
or v0lnIed. 80 CLOSE wore cur guns 70 tAe enemys
line thai many horses and sho. with reyclvea
"a lopg as men enough 20 work them we're len thsy
made livadf1l gaps II ths Rebel ranks HAD they he
placed IN better position less ss,ea ~ a. .s =.
superiority Of their FIRE woah have won tne cay Moan
willie tho csnnopade of the enemy WIS very lhsn'cva
taxing effect chiefly among TOO fors o. .ns 1sss
Sergeant. Major Of The LIST y {, (coorec) E inase
by the eiing OF tie top Of pine tree, cas- On gys
shot from thc Rebe's artillery
Cent Garnet. Van der Veer Co. A. u5ta N. Y. Y.
3arioas Brsade, is reported dc.d o. Es nga al
second bullet pierced hls bEesst and he IS removes
- no was from fnhenyiLe SestsousE
comgSdes regret lis loss ard unite In their apreois
tion OF his character 90 = Ian End = sodier.
Peter J. keok. Color SerG& o! tho 10Th n Y. " az
tinguished hiVseu by hi, coolness and courage. AG
yuncing lis coOrs to tho 'front.' no waved them desnty
in face Of the on.my Immediately opposits 70 EeoS
color bearer, who was hdiag himself and oanncrft
hind o tree. Nearly al the colof-guarts vefo saN
down. SerSt. Kock escapes vith bruised t1uninsaA
His eaIan,Ty was noticed ard spplaaded by the zen
ersl aid bis staff.
len breast His Colonel Instructed another Sergeante
take the cOors SerResnt Coz again seized the ass.
advanced twenty-five paoes 10 The 'front.' waved them y
UOnt OF Inc ZOE. anu leu Ubitct ~ '.s =
Color Corporal took the col0rs. He was killed All tna
other Color Coporas Of the regiment bu. ore sucostt
lively met their death In the defense CT tao resmShs1
banner. $500
stood the brunt Of the sght nom 20 ESQ m lcsir1
one.half their Numbers Fortunately. iAe majority %
the disabled are OILY slightly wounded, ana WI scon
return 70 duty Ills brigade was In the act OF 81.
yaGCBg upon tho eDsTuy, who showed symptoms
giving way when Gen. Seymour, realizing TIE isarin
odds against hun. and soicous Of Sac secnrty OF IN
tanks and rea, ordered them 20 fail back ms asy
did in good order They Gro al In good spirits, Si
eager 10 meet the enemy again.
Capt. henry Arnold, Co. K. f7th View York ass
shot in his lung BIZ. continued 10 command MS esn
pany until be sroppei dosd. When his regiment Eu
ordered TO Jacksonville no was in hospital! saieflAS
from a0scess IN the stomach ne INSISTED on hccon
panying ms c0mmnaj, endured Ito fatignes Of marcs
OF nearly 60 miles and ought witt the utmost gaErtr
Lieut. Heenan Co. /. 4sth New-York Fo.uEteers,
was ia the oct Of taking cartridges iron N. pos cs
dead and wounded men. when no received sno
his ugg He had hal his sword broken 40 his hand oy
grape.shot and had sin used the stump ~ wave -
the bead Of his men.
took iGc and fred % rounds, appyinSto Major CcsA
Ia command OF the 4sth EewYork. for moro anna.
ntion Receiving t. he went back into the baiie ana
fought CALAMITY until II ended he deserves msa'
don hv nTIne--he Ii Buylcr Wm Andrews
The brigade Of Col. Parton lost IN Killed. wouNls-
and missing. sill When they oDeyed TIE oiue, 20
retreat there WAS but one round OF cartridge "' !"
Many OF the soldiers fred 100 rounds of cartridge;
Probably not fewer than ~ were used by any one on
them. IA.
Ile Rebels were intrenched behind earthworks riis.
pts and lecd trees Three nLes IN their .ear toWaru
iaka CIV they had another hle % defense. they Do
gn the night With y 00O men. and Teceived 9VuV 70
Suoneemen;s by railroad &c about six O'clock. OCT
soree was not more than 5000 men They had tvs
cannon posted on the railroad rnck sud 90 pounem
r.fe-e1m mounted On \ railroad truck ihel. hOs ~
antry and tie Independents Battalion OF Me'saohrsen
cavalry who had met AID repeled them on sen eIai 20
casions during the previous week. TASy oeeEea S.o!
were engaged with the advance guard OF 23.0oo aeh.
md dared act follow Us In retreat. rney coIess