The Rhode Island Republican

SPANISH-INDIAN WAR.

Despatches from Gen. Jackson. WILLIAM HAMBLY, who officiated as interpreter during the late campaign, passed through Milledgeville on the 22d ult. and Augusta on the 26th, on his way to Washington, with despatches from Gen. Jackson. Mr. Hambly states, that at the storming of the Barrancas, our troops were exposed for six hours to the fire of four 24 pounders, opposed to which they had only one 9 pounder and a 6 1/2 inch howitzer. He also states that on the day previous to the attack on Pensacola, the Governor sent an officer to Gen Jackson, remonstrating against his supposed intention of attacking that place. Jackson requested the officer to inform the Governor, that he would answer him the next morning, still continuing his march for Pensacola, where he arrived at nine o'clock next day, and took possession of the town without opposition. On the third day, the army reached the vicinity of the Barancas, reconnoitered the country, and selected a suitable place for a breastwork about four hundred yards from the fort where shortly after night a party of men were set to work. About ten o'clock they were discovered and fired on by the enemy from the fort, which was returned from howitzer posted in the rear of a hill above the breastwork and continued at intervals during the night. At daylight next morning, the Spaniards continued firing on the breastwork, which did but little injury. At three a flag was sent from the fort, when the firing ceased on both sides, and articles of capitulation were entered into.