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Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Nashville report on March 17 of a rumored battle where Gen. Jackson reportedly destroyed Seminole Indians near New Orleans accounts, with 90 killed and 200 wounded on U.S. side. Army letters place Jackson in Georgia on Feb. 14, Indians 200 miles away, making battle improbable. Fears of guerrilla tactics by Woodbine's 500 horsemen. Tennessee Volunteers at Fort Jackson on Feb. 22, advancing to Fort Scott amid scarce forage.
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REPORTED BATTLE.
A letter from New Orleans, dated March 2, gives a report there, that Gen. Jackson had met the Seminole Indians. and after a sanguinary conflict, entirely destroyed them, with only the loss of 90 men killed on his part, and a number wounded. The post rider from Natchez states, that in the Chickasaw nation he heard a similar report from the Indians, who stated the wounded at 200.
Letters from the army, state the general to have been at Hartford, Georgia, on the 14th February, and about the same time, the principal Indian force was in the neighborhood of the bay of Appalachicola, making a distance of about 200 miles, which renders the report of a battle in time to have been received here barely possible and not very probable. At the date of the above letters only a part of the Georgia drafts had joined the main army, and the road taken by the main part of the Tennessee volunteers makes a junction improbable until they all reach Fort Scott.
Fears are entertained that Woodbine, who commands the Indians, will avoid a general engagement, and depend upon skirmishing and cutting off the supplies. He is said to have a troop of 500 disciplined horsemen, acquainted with the fastnesses of the country. Gen. Jackson will soon be up with them—the presence of the general has given energy even to the Georgians.
Extract of a letter from an officer of the Tennessee Volunteers, to his friend in Nashville, dated Fort Jackson, Feb. 22.
"We reached this place yesterday, about 3 o'clock. Three battalions have succeeded in crossing the Coossee river; the balance will get over by the evening. We make no stay—so soon as the troops cross, they move on immediately to the Tallapoosa. They will cross that river at the Big Warrior's Ferry, about eight miles below Fort Decatur. I understand there will be no halt made until we reach Fort Scott. No news from the enemy—Forage is very scarce; corn at this place is $3 per bushel, fodder $8 per cwt. There will be no possibility of procuring any forage after we cross Tallapoosa, until we reach head quarters, of course we have no time to delay. We are about 2000 strong at this time."
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Hartford, Georgia
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February 14
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reported destruction of seminole indians; 90 men killed and a number wounded on jackson's side per new orleans letter; wounded stated at 200 by chickasaw report.
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Report of a sanguinary conflict where Gen. Jackson met and destroyed Seminole Indians, based on March 2 letter from New Orleans and similar account from Chickasaw nation via Natchez post rider. Army letters indicate Jackson at Hartford, Georgia on February 14, with Indians near bay of Appalachicola, 200 miles distant, making timely battle report improbable. Fears Woodbine will avoid engagement with 500 disciplined horsemen, relying on skirmishing. Extract from Tennessee Volunteers officer at Fort Jackson on Feb. 22 details troop crossing Coossee river, advancing to Tallapoosa at Big Warrior's Ferry, then to Fort Scott without halt; 2000 strong, no enemy news, forage scarce at $3 per bushel corn, $8 per cwt fodder.