Southern Christian Advocate

TALLAHASSEE, JUNE 23.

We learn from a gentleman direct from Tampa that a day or two before leaving, the Indians who came in with Alligator at that place, made an attempt to escape. A party of twenty warriors stole horses, loaded them with provisions, and decamped in the night. General Taylor immediately dispatched two companies of troops in pursuit, who succeeded in capturing the horses and provisions, but the Indians made their escape. On the return of the troops, twenty five horses laden with provisions, were also captured. It was the intention no doubt of all the warriors to have made their escape, but the vigilance of Gen. Taylor prevented it. Alligator is yet at Tampa, and we are informed in the employ of Gen. T., at high wages to bring in the Indians. We have little hopes of inducing the Indians yet to surrender. Their movements are most hostile. We learn every post abandoned by our troops has been destroyed. Fort Clinch on the Withlacoochee, Fort King, and Fort Mellon have been burnt, and most of the bridges in the nation have been destroyed. Scarcely had our troops passed the bridges near Fort King, ere it was burned by the Indians, who were following close in the rear of the army. Our informant states that Gen. Taylor is pursuing Gen. Jesup's plan of coaxing the hostiles. We are mistaken in our opinions entertained of this officer, if he suffers himself to be imposed upon more than once by the treachery of this faithless remnant of Seminoles.