New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal

FROM FLORIDA.-The following paragraphs from St. Augustine, received through a slip of the Charleston Courier, give some additional information of the state of things in Florida.

St. Augustine Dec 29. We have but little of interest or importance, in relation to our Indian Affairs to lay before our readers this week. Gen. Jesup has reached the Wahoo swamp and found the Indians had gone from it. It is probable that the trail which was discovered a few weeks since leading across the St. Johns river, may have been the trail of the whole force. It is satisfactory to know that the Seminole has been obliged to leave his strong holds and seek other more secure retreats ; that he has been forced to abandon what he considered his impenetrable fastness, and impregnable fortresses; that he is convinced that the great Wahoo Swamp and the Cove of the Withlacoochee, no longer afford him a place of security, against the invading forces of the white man.

The presumption is that they have retreated to the Everglades. This is said to be a large tract of country, inundated, and interspersed with knowls or Islands and the intervas filled with long saw grasses — This portion of the country has never been explored, and but little is known of it, except in the sea coast. It extends from Cape Florida to Cape Sable, the southern extremity of the peninsula. Col. Wyatt, in the year 1831, if we recollect right, explored a portion of the Everglades, and his report was published at the time in the papers of the day. He describes the portion which he explored as being subject to inundation periodically, and in the summer season.— He describes the soil as firm and solid. We speak from recollection, not having the document we cannot refer to it.

If the Everglades are as bad as they have been represented, the Indians can live there for any length of time ; if of a different nature they are no more secure than in the Wahoo Swamp. The energy and perseverance of our troops will soon route them even from that strong hold

We have been politely favored with the following extract of a letter from an officer of the army, to his friend in this city.

Extract of a letter from an officer of the army, dated Garey's Ferry. Dec. 28.

"An express arrived here last night from the Army. Gen. Jesup had gone with his original force and the Tennesseeans, to Tampa, where the latter will be discharged, leaving our Battalion of Regulars and the friendly Indians at Dade's massacre ground, constructing a depot He is to return thither, whence he is to commence excursions South The trails of the breaking up of the Wahoo Swamp. (which it seems was made too hot for them) all wended South.

"Brevet. Maj Childs leaves here in a few days for Fort Drane with 120 infantry recruits and the friendly Indians who have resuscitated here. The Dragoons and Capt Mellan's company are daily expected here from Old Point."

An expedition under command of Col. Sanchez, consisting of portion of Captain Hanson's Curry's and Freymuth's mounted companies, and a number of volunteers, have marched for the South They will proceed to Tomoka, and probably to Mosquito. They will be absent several days.

This is the first movement that has been made towards that quarter since April last. No white man has been at that place since the South Carolina Militia left it.