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Colonel recommended his march, he had progressed but a little when he was attached by a double number of Indians, who retreated after an [[unclear]] engagement. This last action happening in the night it was not correctly assertained when the messenger came away what number of the enemy were killed (it is supposed about 30- Colonel Smith also informed that 100 Negroes were let out of St. Augustine who with some Indians were on the river below him, and were coming up it, and he imagined that the Indians met by Colo. N. were on their way to join in an attack upon his camp. The only assistance he could afford Colonel Newman was to send him all the horses he could collect. | Colonel recommended his march, he had progressed but a little when he was attached by a double number of Indians, who retreated after an [[unclear]] engagement. This last action happening in the night it was not correctly assertained when the messenger came away what number of the enemy were killed (it is supposed about 30- Colonel Smith also informed that 100 Negroes were let out of St. Augustine who with some Indians were on the river below him, and were coming up it, and he imagined that the Indians met by Colo. N. were on their way to join in an attack upon his camp. The only assistance he could afford Colonel Newman was to send him all the horses he could collect. I have been making every exertion to raise volunteers to march to their assistance. On Tuesday next they are to meet at St. Marys when if a party can be raised shall do every thing to hasten this march, altho. I much fear it will be too late to render Colo. N. any benefit. I have also taken upon myself to order the assemblage of the drafted militia from Col. Scott [[unclear]] to reinforce Smith, which unfortunately they may [[unclear]], as I have no control over them | ||
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Colonel recommended his march, he had progressed but a little when he was attached by a double number of Indians, who retreated after an unclear engagement. This last action happening in the night it was not correctly assertained when the messenger came away what number of the enemy were killed (it is supposed about 30- Colonel Smith also informed that 100 Negroes were let out of St. Augustine who with some Indians were on the river below him, and were coming up it, and he imagined that the Indians met by Colo. N. were on their way to join in an attack upon his camp. The only assistance he could afford Colonel Newman was to send him all the horses he could collect. I have been making every exertion to raise volunteers to march to their assistance. On Tuesday next they are to meet at St. Marys when if a party can be raised shall do every thing to hasten this march, altho. I much fear it will be too late to render Colo. N. any benefit. I have also taken upon myself to order the assemblage of the drafted militia from Col. Scott unclear to reinforce Smith, which unfortunately they may unclear, as I have no control over them