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MACON GEORGIA T E L. E G K’ A P nud Georgia BaUPliou whose breastworks were not. yet quite completed—but neither did any in jury. The 2 companies or cavalry that crossed at the ford, went «*u a scouting patty up thcriver with a view of discovering and -taking up next day, tite trail by which tbo'ludi us were suppo sed to have retreated, ami a largo aud fresh traii was discovered. The o:her two cavalry corps, under Captains Campbell aud Nelson, from JelTcrsou, Cherokee and Wilkes, cruised at the Ferry in the ove »iug, by swiui niiig their horses. The Washington, Jeflurson, aud ilaaco*-k troops, are united into a squadron, under the com in and of Mi\jor Douglass, formerly Capt. of the Jeffo.'snu troop, who was elected to th it com inand at Picnlatn; while Capt. Nelson’s corps haviug arrived after the election was made, act independently of it. Tiio following interesting letter is from one <>r the Edi tors of the Augusta Chronicle, now with the Gear- git Volunteersiu Florida: Camp Georgia. ? On Tampa Bay,Glh. April 1836 We m rived here this inoruiug. after n tedious march of 12 days from Fort Draue, which wo left ou the 26ih ult. On tho first evening, we camped near Charley Town, the former residence of Charley Oinathla, after a march of 10 miles Soon lifter our arrival there, it was ascertained that two baggago wagons and a cart, ono baton gins to Capt. M.iione of the Washington Cavnl ry, had been left behind about four inilrs, in coils sequeuce of the two wagous breaking dowu; and another wagon, accompanied by four of the Ala con Volunteers, was scut after them. About 10 o’clock, a negro, Allen belonging to Capt Ain- lone, came in with one of the wagons at £ill speed - the whole having been attacked by six Indians, wheu -Mien, who was on a saddle horse, after firing.a pistol at them, and receiving two balls through nu clothes, seized the horses in the wagon, aud brought them iu at full gallop. A white man. named liinsau. of the Washington Troop, who snapped his' rifle several times at the Iudiaus, next came in wiili bis horse, shot through tho fore arm. Several companies of horsoaud foot were then despatched to tho place of attack, aud four miles on the road we discov eroil, first, the fragments of the wagon sent out strewed along one by oue;theu tho cart much shat lered, with the shafts up, and the contents, flour, mcnl. Sic.'scattered about the road; aud next, the other negro of Capt. Malone. Enom. on his back in the road, dead, with a shot through the right breast. Two of the four Macon Volunteers came to us from the woods and feinted, th.it when the attack was made the other two took oue of the horses from the wagon and fled in the opposite direction towards Fort Draue, aud they uuable to get out ti>e other in lime took to the woods. nu.l hid themselves under a log, ucar which tho ludiaus shortly afterward passed, and they heard somo one among them speak English plainly— supposed to bo my e9rvant, Alfred, who travel led with Capt. Maloue’s negroes, and was missiug. Ou returning to the camp, hop ever, about 2 o’ clock, after pooceeding some distance further without discovering any Indians, we found that he had arrived there unhurt, having fled to the woods when the attack was made, aud found his way in. On the third day, about 10 o’clock. A. AI. we arrived at the Withiacoochy, without another in- _ cidout of iuterest, aud encamped about 300 y ards > ° ,,r troop, (the Washington, who, having the LTanip IzzarJ, which I right of tho squadron, Sec, 1 joined at Fort Drane) expectiug to return in tho evouiug, included the provision, also, and were without any, either for themselves or horses, till their return n-xt evo- On tho next morning, we agaiu took up the lino of march in the course oflho trail abovemcii tioned, aud partly iu the direcAiou of Tampa Hay, somewhat more to (be right. After continuing four or five miles, iu consequeuce of ludiau signs reported by tho flankers, the course was changed towards the VVitblacoochee, aud a small ludiau town, just deserted, jva* shortly discovered awl burnt, aud afterwards nu- ludiau enc ttiipineui, about a mile fiom Gen. Clinch’s first battleground ou the VVitblacoochee, where a part of the forces were left, while the others proceeded onward, somewhat iu a hue with tho river. An Indian and a negro were shortly discovered, and pursued by the Jefferson and Hancock troops, but made their escape in tho direction of the river. Capt. Campbell would probably have secured the ne gro, nut that his horse sunk into a Gopher hole and rolled with him ou tho grjun.1 ; from which lie instantly rose and fired, but without any known effect. About three miles from the camp, on outeriug a very large prairie, a uinnber of Indir nus were discovered, on tho edge of au exceedin gly dense aud swauipy hammock, on tho oppo site side, nud iu the direction of the river. An Indian, aud uegrointerpreter, were sen; to them and reported.it is spi.l. some indications of an iutcniiun to come in next morning, aud hold a talk; and the small remainder of the troops, wii • with Goii. Scott occupied during the parley the centre of the prairie, were'drawn oil at dusk the great army haviug been ordered bark to their camp in jhe rear apparently with the inteu iron of encouraging the Indians to come in—and the whole encamped for the night iu thu rear of the prairie. Tho troops having been ordered, at the other encampment, to leave all their bagg age behind, many, inchidiug nearly the whole of Ou the next day, wo proceeded onwards, iu a- southeast direction towards. Tampa Bay, surpri sod that we had a* yet, neither seen nor heard of Gen. Eusiis or Col Lindsay, who were'to have joiued us at or near the Withiacoochy; the sig- ual gnus bad sovoral times been fired.. Duriug tbit day or the next, 1 now forget which, wo dis covered a large Indian Jowu of 25 houses or up ward, recently deserted, on the margin of a large pond, aud burnt it to the ground. On the next day. after travelling a few miles, during a halt, by a largo pond, wit ha View of facilitating the march to Tuinpn.it was determined by Gen Scott to leave there the entire Georgia Battalion of AIu- jor Cooptr, and the sick ami wouuded. with nil the. provisions that could 6e spared, till our re turn that way, which they were told would occur j iu nine days : ami they wero accordingly left (by Tampu on the afternoon of the 15th, and r.r- L try day, iutcndiug to while ‘away - the wehrines _ — i*?l i ilia Oit'ih via Pwn wMiln. j of tliAilMmn. hut rjimpps*: J^nctic h:N iiicf emit to • * }111: nved'in Louisville the 26th, via Pen acola. I of the camp, hut General Enstis has just sent to Alaj, Douglass states, that on tiicinarchto Tam- * tlnspost for some information which is to be pa, they had two battles and several skirmishes I communicated fo hint by express, aud I have from the river, and 200 from Camp IzzarJ, still remained as left by Gaiues. The Richmond llluos & Hussars, (on a scouting party) and a number of stragglers, while near the crossing place, about 11 o’clock, were fired at by the In dians from the hammock just above, but no one was hit. About six or eight shots were made, accompanied by yells. The burial place of the f allaut Izzard was discovered near the ^outh Vest angle of Gen. Gaines’s camp,—from the description received ofit. An attack being expected daring the night, breastworks were thro.vn up round our encamp meat during the day, three logs high, and short ly after dark a heavy fire was made on it from the same hammock as before, but no one was hit and indeed the distance was such that it is pro bable no shot reached it. Long before daylight the whole camp was in motion, & just at dawn, the first man rrossei' the river (swimming) with aline, (with which ho afterward drew across a hawser.) and the "starspangled banner," hound around his head, which he planted triumphatly on the op posite hauk. where it waved during the whole day. The honor of this gallant, nnd as was then supposed, perilous font, was wou by one of our Augusta Volunteers, Foster Blndget of tho Blues, who nobly volunteered to cross on the providf day, wheu and till after the erasing was effected, a desperato aud bloody attack was anticipated by every man iu the ramp. The bank was lined with his brother volunteers, and others, to proto, i him as far as possible, from the attacK expected, nnd the deepest anxiety and suspense prevailed during his crossing. Tho hawser which he drew across, stretched from side to side, and the two d itbottomed boats clumped together,aud brought from Fort Drane, were then launched. The Washington Troop of Cavalry, Capt. Alalono, and the Hancock Troop, C. Swiunoy, under the command of Alaj. Douglass, at the same time crossed at a font below equally anticipating au nt- tack, and had ono been made, the former, from iu exposed positiou, must have becu literally cut to pieces, from the almost utter imposibility of either defence or retreat. The side on which we approached the river, is covered with a dense hammock, almost impassable ou horseback inter spersed with marshes aud lagouus, and about a quarter of a mile across. A negro guide, Nero, first entered, with a small detachment, on foot, and returned, when the Washington troop en tered in single file, mounted, and after much winding about through the more passable parts of tho thick hrushos. vines and lagoons, got to the bank of the river, followed by iho Hancock 4 troop in tho same way. The former h-td dis mounted, to form on tho bank of the river aud protect the first who might cross, when it was discovered that there was no ford about th re, and no one could tell where it was. All was doubt and uncertainty ; the horses and men herd- led together in the dense undergrowth; an at tack expected every moment from au unseen foe; and tho Hancock troop coining up one by one, crowdiug upon us, nnd ruttiug off all retreat; when Capt Swiunoy askoc' what was to be doue, since any effective action seemed impossible, if an attack were made, aud all would he at tho mercy ofthe enemy. 1 advised him by all means to return, ns the only safe course, both for us & himself till the ford wns found, and he did so; nnd after searching for some time, the ford was found somo distance above. Commissary S Jordan, and Alaj. Holmes, immediately and dauullessly volunteered to lead the way, on foot, nnd stripped for that purpose, while the remain der lined the hauk, on the ground aud behind the trees, to protect them from a fire from the oppo site side. After much wading about, up to the neck, the former succeeded iu crossing a* that depth, 70 or 80 yards above, while the Tatter got iuto swimming water, was Imrue down by the strong aud rapid current, and obliged, with dif ficulty, to sqptn back. The bunk was then cur clown a little on each side, nnd the whole cros sed one by one, on horseback, being joiued before the first troop had all passed, by tho Hancock troop, to whom a messenger was despatched after the ford was tested. So difficult was the crossing on the opposite bHuk; iu couscquouce of its great steepness, that several hemes wore thrown backward with their riders into the water, and one horse was nenrdrow- uing from exhaustion before be eould be got out. The country, on the .opposite side, is high aud open piue barren, behiud the trees immediately < on tho margin, and the men formed there ns fast us they crossed ; but to our surprise, as of those who crossed above, oo attack was made, and we proceeded to tho encampment already commen ced by tboso crossing above, and which was na med by Geu. Scott. “Camp Blodgct," (had tho crossing place, ••Blodget's Ferry,") as a just pnd generous tribute to tho iqtrcpidtty aud valuable service of our gallant townsmap who Jed tLo .way. The unexpected ti' ience.or inaction of’the In dians astonished everyone, oven Gen. Scott him- b.t\t tjfe cntiyc crossing was not yot Affected .till some time nfter dark, when, just as most of iboso in camp had lain down for the night, n loud auu lioavy tiring was made ou those who had not >U crossed, aud shortly afterwards another upcu Ttte camp, on thesido of tho Augusta Volunteers By d jwu uext morniug we wore again iu the prairie, aa>l no friendly movements being manifested by the Indians, orders were issued to the Infantry, consisting of the Vugus'a Volimtceis (both companies acting together as a Battalion under the rommand of Captain Robertson since they left Fort Draue,) the Georgia Battalion, uu der Maj. Cooper, and tho Louisiana Regiment, under Col. Smith, and the Regulars, to charge aud scour 'he hammock iu (rout, where they were seen.tho previous evening. Immediately after seeing it, a heavy fire was op^ued on them by the Indian*, mostly toward the La. volunteers, which was returned by them and the Georgia Battalion, iu the direction in which the fire came, without seeing the Indians* for so very thick was the hammock, that those iu it rould not 3ee ten steps ahead. Small vol leys of grape-rhot were also fired iuto (be ham mock. from oue or two field-piec>-a iu t| )e prairie. The attack continued, after another fire on both sides, through the first hammock, and across a narrow strip of pine land in the rear, then an other hammock, to the river, about threo miles. The whole forces wadiug through the mud and water in the hammocks from ancle to waist deep nearly ill the way under of course tho mint se vere labor, many uuable to extricate themselves having frequently to be « ragged outoftbe mire! The loss on our side, was two killed ou tho spot h uh Louisiaua volunteers, Sc. *3 wounded, one (of the dismounted U. S Dragoon-, two thirds of them having been dismounted at Ft Drane, as bad riders, and the others used as a body-guard to Gen dcottj mortally, in the abdomen, so that he died the sameeveniog and another (of the Louisiaua Vol unteers) iu the head, penetrating the brain, so that it is said be can"»'»t recover, tho’ ho was still a- live, much bettor, and seusiiilo three days after wards, wheu left with the Georgia Battalion oi. the way. The ouly Georgians wounded were two of the Macon Volunteers, slightly, one on the thigh, the other iu the leg. The loss of the Indi ans is not knowu, but probably not great, a* hut few traces of blood were discovered in the line of Micir retreat, the last in the river, which is said to be hloondy, where th**y swam across showing that our troops must have been closo ,u their rear during their wholo retreat, so far, the pif-uit their terminating, in consequent c of the difficul ties of crossing tho river. The number there en gaged is supposed to have bceo about 15H to 200 exclusive of their women, aud so sudden was their retrent thomcat of their breakfast was found half cooked at tbeir fires. Their number was supposed before the attack, to have been much larger. Their position is Said to have been chosen with great skill and judgincut; and had they fired with coolness end deliberation, at tho entry ofonr troops iuto each hammock, when the latter were fully exposed to view, an ‘ they eutirely hid, the loss ou our side must have been considerable, ns iudeej was ex pected before tho latter returned. During the engagement, a loud strong full-toned voice was distinctly heard above the whole dip. hat ranguiug nud directing the Indians, Supposed to bo that of Osceola; or Jumpor. Greater iiiircp- spot formerly occupied by CqI. Lindsay, apd his uo tneatis pleased with this arrangement) with J7 or eighteen days provisions, and of,the caution, under charge of a lieut of Artillery aud a few privates on a Itiil near the pond.' When' thu* se cured. the position*will he a pretty strong oue, and such as to enable- them to defend them selves against tho entire force of the Indians, if attacked ay it; a'ud that they will experience some attack while there can scarcely he doubted. Another object of this arrangement is believed to ho the establishment of n depot there*foi provis ions Si.c. and it is thought that a lino of posts will bo established aud stocked throughout the entire route from Tampa to Fort Draue on our return. Nothing further of mtorost occurred on our route to this place, except that the army were pul oo half rations; the hard brand aud salt meat gave out, and the sick increased rapidly, m j coiisc- queuce of the extreme heat of the weather, the had water/ and change of diet to extremely poor heeC and Wheat flour cakes, both hastily and ve ry badly rooked. Tho.com too diminished rap : iuly, so that tho horses got very little and. many of thorn noue, and those in the wagons tired out repeatedly and had to lie left behind. Only a bushel aud a half, without fodder or hay, was allowed to each of the cavalry horses'during the whole twelve days route; and that, and five or six day’s provisions for the rider was carried by each; ouo bushel from fort Draue, and the other half bushel from the neighborhood of the Withia coochy. All this however, is nothing to n light heart, determined spirit, and a cornea ted, cheer ful disposition, with the consciousness that it is at worst, hut of short duration—- ail, at least, ex cepting the waut of food for one’s horse, which I must confess was by no mcaus plCusapt, and ex cept that, I have found the privations and fatigues of the camp far lighter and more tolerable lhau 1 expected—and its'pleasures if they may he so termed, of excitement, adventure, novelty. See. quite as agreeable; though there be those, and not a few of them, who thiuk more of other pri vations than those which affect the horses, which are infinitely the greatest sufferers of all, while having uo interest in the counterbalancing hopes aud anticipations oi tho expedition, they ought be tho least. God help them, poor, pattern, eu during, struggling aud faithful creatures, aud give them a better lot than a camp, or ni'iro kind considerate masters. The distance from fort Drnire to this place, estimated at about UK) miles, or upward; to the Withiacoochy, about 35 miles; from thence about 70 or 75, and from where wo left the Ga. Bat taliiiu. about GO. f *ur rate of travel has been from 10 to 15 or Id miles, though but for tho uc cossarily slow pace of the baggage wagous, over an uupacked, sandy piue barren, and often whol-l ly uuexplored country, and the necessity of fre queutly stopping to mako a passable road for them over marshes, See. wo could travel 20 or 25 miles per day with far more ease, aud less fatigue either on horseback ot ou foot, and t<o our hor scs also as well as to ourselves. The whole region over which we have travel led, with the exception of the hammocks aud prairies, which are ‘few aud far between,’ is an open pine barren, the very poorest 1 ever law or that the imagination cau well conceive, fit (ur no hing but a stock range, at best,, or ail Indian hunting ground; and on which cveu the trees are small aud stabbed. Really, it is not worth fight for, either by ourselves or by the ludiaus, and why they suould wish to remain ou it, is astonish iug, except that it is tbeir hotp c * To us, except from its position iu a naval or uatioual point of view, it is worth notbiug. The water is intoler able, to mo at least, so thjit 1 prefer euduring the ragiug thirst of fatigue and excessive but weath er. cveu when on fool, between idv inoruiug and eveuiug’s tin cup of coffee—(which of itself is a positive luxury, both iu auttcipatiou aud enjoy ment, beyond anythiug I have ever known before in the way of diet, and that, therefore well repays for numerous privations; though I never liked it before,) rather than driuk it. it is to be obtain ed oniy'lroiu the stagunut ponds, which are very numerous-itiruugtiotu (tie ctiuutry, (tie Withiacoo chy. which furuishe* the best, aud is just tolera ble and somo threo or four little narrow outlets from points, which you can easily step across, being the only runuiug streams between.hero aud Fort .Drane. Tin* pond water was nearly as yel low as castor oil, and almost as thick; aud hut as it, is nearly as disagreeable to my taste; aud yot it is asiotiishiug with tviiat avidity it is sought af ter aud drank bv all. and often, when somewhat scarce, by those in the rear, eveu after it has beeu made extremely muddy by the trampling of the horses. No oue can bdieye, except on seeing it, tb it such water is drank, and with such eager ness, and in such quantities, For inyself, lean scarcely believe it real when I do see it. 1 drauk it hni oti’o. when clear, ou the night previous to the engagement, wheu wa were without coffee or provisions, aud wa» uuwoU several day? after ward. April 7. X)n tho evouiugj after wo parted from the Georgia Battalion, we encamped at a idity was never manifested by auy troops than ours, engaged iu this affair. Til ir firing was admirable, and so sirtntltaneons as to tie al most like a single shot; aud tho* the Augusta Vo lunteers did not fire, they had equal opportunity to do so as those who did, but reserved their fire till they could distinctly see an object to aim at. For the judgmeut, coolness, and presence of inind nf which they were highly complimented by Gen • 'finch, immediately after the affair, on the ground. Their entire eondurt sinte their ar rival in Florida, has been aJmirible. aud is fre- qucully returned by hitn as such, with regrets about 15 miles above, id llie same direction, .with troops, -as ascertained by some scraps of writing &.-■ found there, and which was surrounded by breastworks; aud also gathered from the same Source, that they had had s< ; me Gghtiug and re turned to Tampa for want of provisions, siuce arriving here, we bavu ascertained tho, correct ness of tins, aqd that lit) lost four men, killed, of the Ala. Volunteers, aud sovcral wounded. He and his troops are now encamped on tho Hills borough River, .which runsbut of the* Bay. .and about three miles distant; and Gen Enstis, who arrived from Volusia milhe 5th lust is eucampcd with tho ludiaus Tho.firsi battle was at a ham mock near tho Withiacoochee.—Gn approaching the hammock, the advance guard fe)l back aud reported 5110 or more Indians iu 'sight. Gen Scott theu prepared for actiou and advanced with all his army iu a few l.uudred yards of tne ham mock—wheu the Indians wero discovered ou the opposito side, in a cleared place, holding up their hands, without their arms. Gen, S. supposing they did uot wish to fight, sent ;>n interpreter to them, but they would not receive him. He then ordered a Lieutenant, with au Indian, negro and one or two men, to ride into the hammock, and hold up a white haudkerchief—when several In dians came out to meet them. The Indians sta ted that they did uot wish to fight, aud would come that uiglit aud have-a talk with Gen. Scott. They returned and reported to Geu. S.; but the interpreter informed Geu. S. that it was his opin ion the Indians would uot come in, aud ouly wau- ted time to remove their women and children ; that the hammock they were in, was the place Oceola bragged about, and called it the “core” of the Withlucoochec, and said tli^t white men could never cuter there. But the Geu. still believing the ludiaus wished to make pcaco and would come in. ordered hts army back a short distauce, aud commanded that a gun should pot be fired, Which order created great dissatisfaction among tlie Volunteers, seeing the Indians just across the hammock in considerable force atm they u t per mitted to make battle with them. The ludiaus not complying with tbeir promise, on tfo) next morning, Gen* Scott made an attack upon tile hammock ; wheu his army was within 2UU yards of the hammock, the (udinus commenced a tre mendous yelling and howling for a lew minutes and then ceased; the General uot knowing whe ther the ludiaus had retreated or not still contin ued to advance ou the hammock, and whou with in about 150 yards, the ludiaus commenced a lioavy firing upon them, they/ however, succee ded iu routing them. Alajor Douglass thinks that the less ou tho part of the Indians must liavc- been considerable, from tho very many signs of blood and the numberof plates where tiio Inm ans dragged oil' their dead. They theii pursued them to auOther hammock where they had anoth er battle with them; after which, for the waul of provisions, Geu. Scott was compeliod to lake up the line of march for Tampa Bay. Major Douglass states, that Gea. Scott nud his at my left Tampa on the morning of- :ho 15th, for Fort Draue; ho took with him uiuo days, provisions, in which litno he expected to arrive at Fort Drauo, and that he would then discharge all the Volunteers in Florida from tho several States, and remain himself with the regulars, aud that iu consequence of the sickly season coming ou, and the indisposition of his men, he would not be able to .cud the war duriug The present campaign.—Aug. Sent. dolermiuod myself to give you the benefit of the news. 'I he order is to mlircii. General Scott it is said, is to move with one wiug, and ou the day after tdrmorrow, we take up the line of march. Our mounted men have already left Taiiipa Bay for the purpose of going dowu to Charlotte* Har bour. The Louisiana forces have gone to the same point by water. Auother poition have gone to the Withlacoochce, for the purpose of scouring too country. Our Regiment of Infantry, with some of the 1st Regiment U. S. Artillery and some other troops, will take up the march tow ards Tt’iopkilugo, (1 •■j.fcli it os it isprouounced) with the intention of huruiug it and destroying ail the settlements tie insy meet with. There is a hope but nothing like a sanguine expectation of meeting the Indians. Information has been comunicated to Gen. Scott, of the Indi ans haviug beeu collected iu great force at Cbar- lotio Harbour. Other sources of information prouii.se that the Indians will bn found iu the path wo will pursue. Other sources agaiu pronounce that tho whole body .of Indians have separated aud retired in small parties to the glades. The latter conjecture seems to be the ono most gen erally received and in my opiniou the most pro bable. Wo calculate ibat about tbe latter end of this mouth we will return aud be at Volusia, and in a very few days after at 1‘ieolata, /rom which a few days will briug us home. Capt. Henry has this moment passed my tent, and is iu good health. Great hardships are anticipated iu this march, >iie heat is now fast becoming oppressive, aud the men will, no doubt, suffer as much from the exhaustion of the severe heat, as they have hith erto done from the severe cojd.” and to serve under Gen s manys t ,viceuhk.hl )e 'S t for,L mustered in under the ,^ Ojjl they would not. To 3%* r v .! lhc ^ uhis ^ Wo extract tbo follow ing from the Floridian of the 23d instant; “The present disposition of tbe army wo learn is as follows. Tbe Louisiaua volunteers unite r Col. Smith, have sailed for Charlotte Harbor to scour tbe country in thnt direction. Their ulti mate destination is Pease Creek, w here tho Indi ans are supposed to be assembled in large num bers. Col. Lindsay with the Alabama troops will remain at Tampa aud that vicinity. Gen. Clinch will return to Foil Drane. Col. Reid and the Florida Volunteers wore ordered to the mouth of the Withlacoochee, to ferret out such of the en emy as may be lurking&iti the stroug bolds on that river, aud will relievo the small garrison (forty men!) posted there under Major AIcLotnorc of tho Florida volunteers. Gen. Scot*, with the tnaiu, consisting of tho division under Gen. Enstis, will proceed directly to Pease Creek.' with two ludiau guides who have offered to lead him to Osceola’s camp, where they- say he is prepared to make a desperate stand. There a junction will bo effected with tho Louisiai\p volunteers, aud it is hoped the war will he terminated,” that they have uot had opportunities of doiugjtho Carolina Infantry, while the Regiment of th itoxccutton upon tho enemy, in which he ex- Cavalry from the same State, which cnine with presses the fullest confidenro. Tho situation of the Cavalry, in the prairie du ring the engagement, was exceedingly painful and tantalizing; and their cxritemeut so great that it was difficult t«» restrain them from rushing forward without order- iuto tbe hammock. They shouted arid cursed, and.gritted their teeth, nud spurred their horses with tbe utmost violence, so that it was some time before they could be kept silent, or in their ranks. But to permit them to outer ho hammock, was altogether out of the 3 ueslioii, since every on*- would have sunk sad- .edeep. iu tho swamp in front, before he could have reached the edgo of itraud'f saw no at tempt mado to get them round into the prairie. v Tho troops returned to the prairie about mid day, when wo all proceeded hack to tho camp, carrying tho dead nod wounded in cam aud lit ters; and I was us-ioitished at the tnauuer iu which the latter were all exposed to tho sun, sotpe with their faces upwards, nad tho total dis regard with which some of the Regulars heard my entreaties thqt tljoy would got boughs to shndo two of their comrade) whom they were fol lowing in a cart. From whft I have seen, ta this and other .instances. I am inclined t D think that humanity, kind, affectionate, or brpttaerly feeling is soldoip to bo found in a camp. him, is at fort Brooko, on the Bay. about a mile and a half South of this camp, ’which is also closo to the Bay, iu full view of it aud a delight ful situation. . . . April 12. We still remain hero, iu Camp Gc orgia, and uoibiug of interest has transpired since writing the above. The vowel expected to sail for Georgia, as above-mentioned, w as ordered by Geu Scott to the mouth of tho VVithlaciirichy, ami uo opportunity has yet occurred of forwardiug letters by any. I have just learned however, that somo vessel will leave here for New Orleans to morrow, aud therefore shall forward this by hor. VVc have just received orders to inarch to morrow, on tbe route back to Fort Draue, where we shall probably remain about 15 days and then he discharged—the whale of the Voluutecrs, and closo tho campaign. A number has been disthnr- ged sick, and that number will bo greatly increa- •ed on tjie march bau !.. AucatTit, Apru.20. We publish to-day a lengthy communication from Florida; in addition to 'Inch, a gentleman from Jefferson county, gives ns tbe followi:'"- brief account of seme of the incidents attendin'* tho march from Fort Drane to Tampa Bay, ns related to him by Mai. Douglass. Maj. D. loft PENSACOLA, APRIL 16.- AV.ro/.—Tbe U. 8. Sloop of war Concord, sailed from this port for Tampa Bay ou Friday last. We ude-stand lhat*she is to relievo tho Vaudalia, icw ls;ug iu that harhour, Ex-Goveruor Eaton arrived here . sirrday from Tallahassee, and will proceed on Monday to New-Orleans, on Isis way up the Mississippi. Wc understand that he expects to set out for .Ma drid in tho m’onth of June. His Excellency R. K- Call, lately appointed •Governor of Florida, passed ibrougf, this |>lnctr on a am rrtay evening last, on his way west. He went no further than Blakely, and'returned in Tallahassee, ill order to be preseul there to meet the emergencies, which he seems to think, may yet arise out of the ludiau war. A private letter gives us the following particu lars relating to tho affair.hinted. «t m our last Speaking of Capt. Ross, of tho .Marines, our cor respondent says. • It appears he made quite, a narrow escape a few days since, and probably the circumstances have uot yet reached you. The Capt. with some of tho officers of the stockade were irr the habit of taking a ride every day, but on the day I speak of. they had declined riding for walking, w hich had not beeu done for several week". After they had loft, two young men, (citizens) the Clerk of the Commissary's Assistant, and the corporal^ I thiulc took tho horses and ncutin the same direc (ion customary with tho officers. Whou about a mile frotn tho aarrison they were suddenly fired upou by some Indians in ambush; one wns kil led, another had bis arm Inokeu. the third was shot through the shoulder aud the fourth escaped uninjured. The hrirscs turned immediately on he report nnd fled to the cantonment, leaving on- y oue victim to the scalping kinfc of the savages, ouo of tho horses fell dead ou his arrival, another died of bis wounds. Major Sands, was ou a mound a short distance from the stockade, at the timo. nud hearing the war whoop of the Indians, made immediate pursuit, but.without success. - Next day n ilnnchment of one hundred anti fifty men were tendered Capt. Ross, who scour ed the country, hut without tho success antici pated.” • Mobile, April 26. Major General Maeoinb and Captain Cooper, his aid, of tho United (states Army,- arrived in rowu yesterday, fiom {Pensacola, which place they reached wight before last, iu a United States Cutter, from Tninpa Bay. Dates from Tampa are down, to the 15th iu-t. Three divisions of the army, under the com mand of Generals Scott and Euslis and Colonel Lindsay, concentrated at Tampa Bay on the 3a aud 4th instant by. different routes. Ctifooel Lindsay had marched up to tile Wiihiacuo' hee, and failing to meet with General Scott'there ns he expected, retuued to Fort Brooke; He was fired upon -and harrassed by small parties of Indi ans concealed m-hammocks. The division of Generals Scott and Clinch crossed the- Withla- coochee at Camp Izard, ou the 27'h and 28th.— They were also fired upon by small parlies of Indians, They burnt QseolaVtown. On the evening of the 30th they discovered a number of ludiaus. and the next m'oruing nu engagement took place, iu which four whites were killed nud eighteen wounded. Three of the Indians and a negro were found dead, and it was evident from tbe marks of blood that many ra »re had been kil led aud wounded, but catne.l oil*. Tho ludiaus were driven back over the Withlacoochee. Alajfrr Cooper, of the Georgia Volunteers, was left in their Nation with a battal'iou, ami the rest of the army of about 4.300. under Scott, L'udscy and Enstis. met at Tam pay Bay, ou tbs 4rh instant On the lltb. General Smith, of the Louisiana Volunteers, was sent with 500 man, to Charlotte Harbor, to asceud the stream and capture all the Indian families supposed to be secreted there.— Another force consisting of about JOQ mounted cavalry was despatched to drive the Indians iu that direction. General Scott shipped off, oil the 12tTi. about 400 Seminoles, men, women aud children. They were B|ack Dirt aud his tribe. On the loth the army started to return ou both sides of the With laconchee. There are 40d now sick at Tampa Bay. and tlie climare isgetliug worse and worse for the army. It is said tp he tlje design of General Scott to discharge’thc volunteers, ami send them home before tbe 1st of .May, and to select the most healthy points compatible with the service, to establish posts of regulars, of whom there are about 1300, to keep tho iudinns in check uu til the hot season shall have passed. Gen Macomb and Aid left here last evening for New Orleans, on their roturu to Washington Citj', via the Mississippi. the company together, n,,7 objections to the rules 8B( ) Ht <l tC'l their apprehension ofbeij command coutd be "Wi a ,lf* flC| W to' *! authorised to pledfe them' General Scott. Thev » ,0 1 serve for three months'if rompsny, »„! **** mustered in under the di sc y; “ ot * Under tbe hope .tbat £& r f removed, and that wi* £***fo5 could act as a quit, 1 wrote vS General fccott.* B e f UPe an answer frotn tl« General puny unceremoniously] e fi of/j min elation and threat’of tw * ernnr Schley. We received^ rc P*5j General Heine, tiirou^^Q stating that until the arrival rf*** 1 IW etl companies, w e should be company, but that his tuMruc.i Ss were imperative upon t] lc N £ mustered into the crvi ce 0 O hers visited <mrcanip i or ^ -^WwsctrJ tng tho company into the Stales, tho ureu were [.waded ^'H? them in the pfoseqeo ef mu Humphreys—twenty eightvv! and the others declined for tfa c ”**«»*«* ly given. I have board that»^N the corps have ceusureu General ^ per treatment to the com panv _ ,‘: co "ft.r„: :.e-. for never wastycowpaayC^^I kmdness and attention than u Cavalry, by thujallaftt ami ais .j” ! k ‘ K&, Iu giving this brief sutemeuLn^* been mmute or personal, bm,„« • "*«* ttvc, I trust, to. give each p ar f of true mem. , tcn: Rn —- *ff r csl hank St. Ll.-,, I o Major General ffw,^ S| , Capta,,, of tire h-.duni r nave the honor to report to von . , Utiu M «'!»*.*• «*»*!*»•?2. , rw ttcipatinn that ivewere marchV-, • part of a hattuleon of mounted m eu rived a . lo,ie ’ a “J « «*«« <Wd n ^ ! proceed immediately to the seem w« Tender ourselves .. a aSt,TS volunteers to tlie escort .-md General Scott. The formal ed into the service, wc beg most decline, as our services to th, goverj' n ‘ • our fellotr-citizem, in Florida, be,end 'll are entirely cratufo.us. V,* d 0 wt t-r, to for viewed ns making the from du yor fauguc, for I am direredfo^ corps to sraie, that to the escort srfel m ,' } \ Gcnerar&cott, they are ever ready t-Ti to your request, we will-hold o«alvei'j ness for the Ijne nf march ou to-room*. give every facility w the trawpmaiwd, lions; I fear however, that our ting™,*.- more than adequate to tbe burthen ofohreu'l rations, in the present, condition of thefoads. 1 I have'the honor to be, Sic. | A. II. KElf.IV I The following officers arrived from Florida yesterday: .Major-General Alexander Mncotnb, commnn der in chief; Captain Graham. 4th Lift.; Lieut. Harris, Indian Agent; Lieut. Grayson, 2d Ar tillery; Lieut. Mender. 3rd do.; and in adttition to what wo publish, furnish us with the following information: Gen. Scott was nt Tampa with 5.000 men ; Col. Smith’s Regimeiilof volunteers had march ed for CharlotiV Harbor. , ' The volunteers will ho disbanded as soon as they return from Chnrloti’s Harbor—part of the 4«Wuft; U. S. will be seut to garrison tlie forts iu this vicihity. aud tho hnlnuce to gnrrisou Fort Bruok, I’ampa Bay. The artillery wifi garrison the other fo*-ts iu Florida—it is understood that tlie campaign is closed for tbe season. Below. 500 friendly Indians, women and cliil dren at the Euglisli Turti.—N. O. Bulletin.- Erirncl of a letter received in Charleston •• Tampa Bat, Aprii20—This uiBiufoJI that 1 am at Tampa am! will start agaiu,t iWJ dians in a few days. I have been in severaldj Rushes with the Labans, the severest action tT at Fort Alabama. I think I killed four focaj in the skirmish that uiglit; we killed autlnw ed about thirty-throe, numbers are uncemaJ o have hud another ou the mail. Tiimitl three Alabamians killed uml seven! inmil but not dangerously. We killed five ImiHMtkl were found a few days after. <>ur Major hi' braye and goiiorous man. We killed two luLel at Camp King, and iu a few days ?ficriaa;iv.J ing party an Indian was kiiiul byeM.it friendly Indians. We retara to Fort Brooksi waul of provisions. I have suffered ntncl!, :| uot inure than tlie others. Maj. Read, ofTsil iiasseo is the commander of foe Florida tei; | of the Militia. • I am iu haste, l wifowri*iptl Geu. Scott, has arrived at this place, ktesal for Withlacoochee ami theu for home, if it yJtt- God to spare my life.”—Charleston Curia. Extrapt of a fetter received by a jentlntRil this city fiom Geu. J. S. Shelton, av*Mua:ecrs| Florida, from Colombia; S. C„ dated ** Pensacola, April 21. JS36.—J Jiavcjassatl in say to you. that I am thus for outran) to Col boa .convalescent frotn a retire,mrc triih islt- T *iian Chief, received on the 2Dtb March- ikf| in a very few days to take my crutches." Savannah Gtorpa. Charleston April 28, From the Army in Florida.—After a long in terval, the. anxiety of our citizens- k-espectiug our gallant troops in Florida, has been somewhat re lieved. The mail of yesterday, from St. Marks, brought on two or three lepers from officers of Col. Brisbane’s regimeni, extracts fromWhich wo have Jic-u favored with, aud will ite fouud belotv. Thcso letters ate marked “ship” aud trero uo doubt taken to St. Marks by some vessels from Tntrpn Bay. ••SHELTON' CAMP, (16 miles from Tampa Bay.) -'; ' •» - ” “It is supposed that Powell and hisforcos. with tlie Lillian women and chihlred. arc. at Peas Creek, for which place wo leave to-morrow. Gen. .-icpu goes with us I have vLiicd the friendly Indians, men, women and children. One of them (John Yellow Hair) is ono of the rnoft commanding-an' 1 noble looking I Iiavo over seen. IIo is just turned of twenty, aud made like au Apollo S aud of very light clear complexion.— Fampa is n beautiful place, with oraugo and pride of Lidia trues in blo.sioip, tbe sight of whirii was reviving to us thirsty travellers in tho desert. File air acted lv my lungs like vhilerating g.-is.V CAMP SHELTON*. AI .. it |^. From the Southern Recorder. Messrs. Editors—I ant requested to give a brief statement of the couduct of tho Baldwin Cavalry while at Pieolata, under my command. Iq complying with the requust, I indulge neither personal uor unkind feelings for I am fully per suaded that a large majority of-tbose who refused to ho mustered into tho service, would have yiel ded their objections to the regular service, cuuld they have anticipated the disapprobation of their foilotv-mizeus. It is proper that a statement should be given, in order ihal tbe conduct of the company should he placed iu correct colors, and parts of it freed irpin tbo iu discriminate censure which lias been g'yen, iu some instances, to the whole. Wo left Millodgcvijle ou the 9th of Feb ruary. for Picoiatn, a9 oue of ihecompautes of a battalion, anticipated to he formed at Coleraine, upon the St. Marys. We waited two days and a half, am| hearing nothing of the other compa nies, we resumed our inareh. Iu the evening of the second day \\o reached Jacksonville upon the St. John’s river; here, ns nt Sit. Marys, there was a feeling of mutiny;-attiring seme of’ilie compa ny. I here stated to the corps, that wo left home a* volunteer*, aud that !• would nut disgrace my command by reporting auy member of the com’- pany to.Geu Scott iu strings; that those who were afraid or unwilitig to go, could take th;-o- tlter end of the road. This allayed the difficulty, and we proceeded to Pieolata. • *■ f:-- llpon our arrival we were received with the ut most kindness and attention ; rations to men and horses were not serripu ously measured to us, but -were poured to us liberally and bountifully, in addition to which. Gen 1 .. Scott' tendered to, us the honor of escorting him to Fort Drane, aud of be ing upou the right wiug of .the army. We re mained nt Pieolata five or six days without hear ing^ front the other companies of mounted men. during which time the men became prejudiced to the life .and discipline of regular soldiers,-and. wore apprehensive that they would be under tho immediate command of regular officers, and join ed to sotno battalion or command otlidr than the one contemplated when thev left home. The rti/rs and articles ot war. uiidci- which-we w'eve required to he mustered iuto the service, formed, with many. Insurmountable objections. The men stated that they left tbeir homes for the de The sale of the Lots in the City o( AjsW-l cola commenced yesterday. Twenty rijktel were sold, which produced the aggregatei** I §41,000. Among the -bidders were ot^ I many of the heavy capitalists <>f Flotilla.Gw - 1 gin, and Alabama; some heavy northern bow I were represented aud bids offered by theirs;** umlerpntVer -of attorney. There was ruaskt"-1 ble excitement during the whole period «l ik I sale, awl the lots went off, at whaimajhftw I 'iik-red, under all circumstances, very .fair prifo-1 The amount of sales we uudcrstanil wifi kA-1 posited in the Branch of the I’ensncol* )!j^- The current of puhiic opinion is setting pc) | day stronger and stronger in-firTor of.Ajiilst^ I la, aud there is m> longer a possibility ofitikig diverted or obstructed. The peiple arewhkw aud it is utterly impossible fir a inouiedroB"' nation, however wealthy it may- he, to gal®*®! their will.—Apalachicola Gazette, £0th sit Polanh.—It appears that the armed iuttrfrrttf* of the “three protecting! I powers.” f"f u siouof certain Poiesfrom rise Republic'ttn- tow. whs not unattended with h!oo<!sbeo. the 21st of February, General Kaulinw, <j c ®| tnan.lcr of the invading forces, issted the fiw" iug proclamation: , . “l.ast nights several individuals atlcmf 1 ' - some points about Plaszow, to peueaW uW Austriau territory, aud to force a pasicnpi' i body, with aruis in their hands, through tor P' ( stationed there. These uesperatc persou* • however, driven back by the fire op*"^ 'I' tin m by the Imperial Austrtn troops 1 " e “ ^ mentioned event induces.roe to giro toI ‘ ce ’ fi every ong who shall attempt to force a P ’ with arms iu his bauds, through the miu don of the troop* of the three protcctu'S I ^ now surrounding the territory of the Kepa j Cracow, shall be tried by fc Court mm shot.” : ~ 4 —- t) ran as perceivanie, ms -.f.a ( inx to'• praisedby Ezekiel Hihnan and Iran- f . Hus the 27th April. 1636.. *. KSSE 18& . A true extract from - ——- - patiit^" 1 feuco of Florida; ns volunteers, nod dint they wefe | ^ G, «—tilths Cotinlu. ,-mffcrk*- THERE Ad David Martin applies ° ters of administration on die c»ta c McCarty, late of said county, deceased, .j^,. These are therefore to cite and admonish ad lar the kindred anil creditors of said acre ^ # ) cause if any they can why said granted. ji-jg, (jivit under mv band, at - dire. r r . «■ 45 JOHN MeC’OBfoJfo-— IB-11 I-hadcommenced this letter ou a ion- and shf-] ir^'U^fyjmu5fby '**$'**%&*