...ar the bank of Hillsboro River, six miles above Tampa, at six A. M. There they divided into squads, each approaching the river by a different route to prevent corn munication with the troops below. Acting-Ensign Balch and men were the first to reach the river, where, near the opposite bank, lay the steamer Scottish Chief, loaded with one hundred and fifty-six bales of cotton, and also the sloop Kate Dale, with ele...