
          [added: seen] but a small portion of it myself. I must refer you
to Lieut. Allen who will after the Seminole War is over
take his station at Providence and he will be likely
to call on you. You will be able to get from him much
information relative to the country which I am not able to
give. Gen [Winfield?] Scott [crossed out: is at for] was on the 13 inst. at Ft.
Brooke having an army of about 4000 men conposed 
of regulars and volunteers from Louisiana Alabama
South Carolina and Florida. He has already 
sent a division of his army under Gen Smith of Louisiana 
to Charlotte Harbor and so far as I
could learn intended to proceed with the rest of
his forces to the Withlacoochee or [?] river
one division by land the other by water. Two
military [forts?] have recently been established [?]
in the disputed grounds [?] Fort Alabama built
by Col. [William] Lindsay on the Hillsboro [River] about 2- miles from
Ft. Brooke. The other is Camp Cooper near the 
Withlacoochee. Gen. [Duncan Lamont] Clinch had some skirmishing
with the Indians whilst on his way from Ft.
King to Ft. [crossed out: Alabama] Brooke but with the exception of [?]
the attack on Ft. Alabama about the 1st inst. there
has been not much fighting since Gen. Gaines'
battle on the Withlacoochee which commenced on the 
27th Feb. and continued several days. 3 [added: of his] men
killed and upwards of 30 wounded. Lieut [James] Izard
of the U.S. Army is among the slain. Gen. Gaines visited
the battle ground of the unfortunate [?]. The officers were
[?] and buried by themselves. The soldiers
were found when they had bled and fought to the
last.
        