Rutland Herald

FROM FLORIDA.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE ANOTHER BATTLE.

The Jacksonville Courier of the 22d inst. contains the following;

We have been favored with the perusal of a letter dated Port Tilland, Sept. 15th, 1836, containing the substance of a report to the commander in Chief of a battle with the Indians fought near Newmansville on the 18th inst.

On Saturday evening, the 17th, the Indians came within a mile of that Fort and captured a car and fired on three whites and two negroes. They were posted in the neighborhood of San Iassed hammock. Sunday morning Col. Warren marched out to give battle with 100 mounted men, being detachments from Capt. Walker's, Ward's and Garrison's, with 25 gentlemen under Capt. Beckham, who, their time of service having expired, volunteered for this special service, and Capt. D. D. Tompkins 1st Reg. U. S. Artillery, with a 24 pounder howitzer, and 25 of his men. The advance was in three columns - the right under Col. Warren, the left under Lieut. Col. Mills, and the centre under Capt. Tompkins. When within three fourths of a mile of the hammock they met the Indians, and the battle commenced.

The Indians attempted to turn the left flank, but were charged with spirit by that wing, and driven into a thick oak scrub, thence to the border of the hammock, where the artillery played on them with considerable effect.

Then they attempted to turn the right flank, but were driven off by that wing, and into range again of the artillery, which opened upon them with great effect. The Indians made desperate attempts to maintain their position. They charged twice on the artillery. They were beaten off at all points, and driven a mile and a half into a dense hammock, where they could not be pursued with advantage.

The action lasted one hour and a half, one hour of which time, the fire was heavy on the whole line. The force was estimated at 300 men.

Indians were seen to fall before the fire of the artillery, particularly on the left. Several persons report that they saw a mounted Indian (from his appearance giving orders and a chief) fell before shot fire of the artillery. Adj. Gulland reports that he saw a large fellow mounted in front on the right, and from his recollection of his person thinks he was Jumper. Adj. G. ordered a platoon fired at him, and several assert that he fell. No Indians were found dead, but from the traces of blood many must have been killed and wounded.

Col. W., Lt. Col. M., Capt. T., Adj. G., Capts. Beckham, Walker and Ward, Lts. Brecken and Hudley, distinguished themselves by their bravery, and good conduct in the field, also Doctors Peirce and Tebbetts, and private Wayman stationed at the howitzer, who was wounded at the first fire, but refused to quit his post till compelled by loss of blood.

List of the Wounded - Jeremiah Barnett, mortally. M. Handley, J. Long, S. Russel, and Wayman not dangerously.