CHAPTER V.
Indian Warfare.
The Army at Fort Strother .-- Crockett's Regiment .-- Crockett at Home .-- His Reenlistment .-- Jackson Surprised .-- Military Ability of the Indians .-- Humiliation of the Creeks .-- March to Florida .-- Affairs at Pensacola .-- Capture of the City .-- Characteristics of Crockett .-- The Weary March,--Inglorious Expedition .-- Murder of Two Indians .-- Adventures at the Island .-- The Continued March .-- Severe Sufferings .-- Charge upon the Uninhabited Village.
The army, upon its return to Fort Strother, found itself still in a starving condition.

Though the expedition had been eminently successful in the destruction of Indian warriors, it had consumed their provisions, without affording them any additional supply.

The weather had become intensely cold.

The clothing of the soldiers, from hard usage, had become nearly worn out.

The horses were also emaciate and feeble.