battle.  Two of the Indians were killed, and Lieutenant Arnold, having his horse shot, ordered a retreat, for which he was severely censured.  The whole force of General Eustis’s command being now concentrated on the west side of the St. John’s River, opposite to Volusia, orders were issued to distribute thirteen days’ rations, and the line of march to be taken up for Pilaklakaha, leaving the sick and wounded with two companies of Colonel Brisbane’s regiment at Volusia, under command of Major William Gates, United States army.  The roads being bad, they were unable to march more than seven miles in two days.  On the 29th they reached the Ocklawaha, and, constructing a bridge, crossed over after sundown and discovered fires on the margin of Lake Eustis, which they supposed to be signals of the Indians.  Colonel Butler, with a small command, accompanied by General Joseph Shelton, who was serving as a private soldier, moved in the direction of the fires and discovered four Indians, who at once retreated.  One of these Indians, Chief Yaha Hayo, was killed, while the others made their escape.  On the 30th Colonel Goodwyn was sent forward to reconnoiter, and when near Pilaklakaha was attacked by Indians, having three men and several horses wounded.  Colonel Robert H. Goodwyn was soon re-enforced by General Eustis, and a battle ensued lasting nearly an hour.  The Indians were driven into the swamp.  On March 31st an express was sent to Scott for information and for the purpose of obtaining forage.  A signal gun was fired on the following morning after their arrival, but not answered.

The right wing having assembled at Fort Drane, General Scott ordered General Clinch to put his troops in motion on March 25th and take position on the Ouithlacoochee; but a heavy rain prevented the movement until the morning of March 26th.  General Clinch sent forward two flatboats drawn on wagons to await the arrival of the troops at the river.  The movement was begun by Major Douglass with his mounted Georgians.  The order of march was in three columns:  the center, with the baggage train, headed by General Clinch, the right consisting of the Louisiana volunteers, under command of Colonel Persifor F. Smith, joined the line at Camp Smith, and the left, commanded by Colonel Bankhert, joined by Lieutenant Colonel William S. Foster’s battalion of United States troops at Camp Twiggs, General Scott and staff with an escort of dragoons taking position in the center.  Colonel Gadsden was appointed quartermaster general for Florida, and acting inspector general.  When nine miles from Fort Drane information reached the army that some volunteers left in charge of a broken-down team had been attacked by the Indians and one man killed.  On March 28th the column reached the Ouithlacoochee and encamped near Fort Izard.  The river bank was occupied by sharpshooters and two pieces of artillery to protect the crossing.  Foster Blodget, of the Richmond Blues of Augusta, Ga., swam the river and