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and intrepidity seized the arms of the deceased soldier and expended his ammunition. Both parties remained on the ground all night, the enemy from their superiority of numbers unclear themselves of the waggons, with which they removed their killed and wounded, & by a gentleman who happened at St. Augustine on their arrival it is reported, that there were 15 of the latter one of which died immediately of his wounds. The number of killed has not been ascertaind, but it was evident from the profusion of blood and other symptoms, discovered on the battle ground the next day that they must have suffered severely. The loss of the regulars are one killed, one missing, and 6 wounded. On Monday 21st unclear, while public feeling was burning with indignation at the nefarious conduct of the Spanish authority, in employing savages on different shades for the destruction of our countrymen in arms, a vessell was loading at St. Marys with provisions, unclear for unclear but secretly intended for St. Augustine, for the support of miscreants whose hands were yet reeking with the blood of countrymen. The public feeling was worked up to such a pitch, that a party of the citizens boarded that vessel in the night while laying in the stream, and so damaged the cargo as to prevent, or defeat the voyage, on the following day.