i
v V " Patn the conmon Enemy Lan-
: -v vr w, treij im Me vonr brethren
tv-f treat ps like' equtv-grv. us our da
l i)fof)vr' wti5ht i.v-.tei-iaViucal
w t acaidw ur "uouniry ana vm i "
: ' '1" 'that the snoMlcifihecse-iiaruWoflh
' nf.-the meln-st CitiZtfU. or th
. is "A pfoudosCbnt iustlilaiftis of the? mo
H'v1.' . - ' , . it- ;..;n i
s - i poweriui aiatesiuinc v",q;m
i? S'jstaiaed byjib portion of the Unit'
:CSate,wi&' more vigour, or at gres
A y v' t rr hazard than by, "New-England,
"j : -ABat mieht I not with' propriety i
1 ' c!niaiow irtesert 'MhssailuuettilU-a
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v -7
fcatd to the iwinci pal powers of Eu-
'rone, otherwise than as It has" preso-
cca a tempting paitior tne gratitica
lioa of tbeircfldity and lust of plun
tie rfyr during' nearly the'ivho w of
the.me,period, tho3e ncrtions have
been i"l state ef war or turmoil
with many of their-governments o
verturned and most of their colonial
and comnerciaV;eatabUshmchts ;brb-t
endowrj-lfras situated the celerity
1 otlr , yeisels our Vicinity our
qualified.' ueutiality--our ' favorable
rates of insurance, and the capital &
active enterprise ot bur citizens raun
for the period I ... have mentioned,
have secured tous the cariyiag of
yo'ir produce with, W . without tbe
cli&rWin-iog duiil' on the recur-
-: I las all her anVieut sympathy for us fence of h general peivce, the question
WSnbrated c VYhot. ir.tm-st naa tne i aioie C4a oe imny lescea, wnexuer
t;8ener4eftnuii:r!t wanif-tsd initrj those duties would importantly prb
r-
Tyii ' wrg, ponxia oi our territory, iv.kw
bWn for 6me lime in pbHsesslou
V,riiittt ftlscWred at this tVcnt ?
- - -Silent as the'-teravt tv-ers both oi
'lirV!! uutil th tsKp.itst.ion uf the lat- j
Vfy"k$ - - tr Wcntne1iii!'iIl'; to thetouh, vhen
. v .neatly $h?eevyfar$., tipr the coin.
j;?.;ajwcennai ofthc waraiid : Nv'lven aid
' .0 ' TOttW''Ae-ipoHse'ssibii' of the;, sea-
jboard carriea with it tbvjomdiction
10: M'f-"f th'WtcHoiv-ihe Kad not probably,
' -.J71' exclusively of the euwd of the" depot
l0'-$;of Prisoners' at Fiusfield, of her feT
A-irtwp. ' i U '.Masiathusetts
'f:. ?,:.-':V.tor'tbaii .in the-, proportion of one.
Soldier for ten thousand acres of her
sH? territtory under the control - of the
enemy,- sheoITeVed in the bitterness
Si of dprision,;to furnish men whichsJie
- 1 h id Tot, and could ftbi : except
vv;f from amon ourselves, it,wq vduld
rV providi; m. an to pay a,cl "support
w thnv ov jxu- exptuition L which n
mba sense" demonstrated, wich th'.
1" irif.-ans she possessed, or rather the
eotire absence of them, to be both m-
praclicablJ andiibsurd and all this
too, :tiVr we ivid stated the rA-i ow
OiAU-ftf xyv finaace, ndrest
tect and secure a preference (qr, our
own ships, even in our own harbors t
-pi'obably they may-not- for can it
be imagined 4hat the priocipal naviga-
tin rowers ot Ivirope, especuuly
GreM .wriMiti and ranee, will ' not
on their part, impose' -coTintervaUing
quirts on vmencan icmnnffe, au3
merchandize imported in ' American
vessels, so as. comphtfly'to neutral
ize the discrimlriatuipr uuUts' in tin
I x,4 y..hlctl .pavm. J9jr theexpences' we hd
;?ffij'C.( lra(iv incurred (ot f iv generil pzU
v . -.u ' X tv, and in otcticn, bv Cie service ot
the trinciplesopon which our Indc?
nemlence was estabuohed. K .
. You next"pourtrav,' with t V ptncil
always vivid, and generally dipped
in the cblots of the rain-bow, . aom-l
L..- -. -fA. .' e KT I
ore picture ui ine situation oi new-
England m case of a uTvision of the
UnionT which in some decree .1 : am
willing to admit ; but did I not re-
uct at this topic abstai from it in
conversation, and almost interdict it
to my thoughts," it would require no
errat enort or fancy, to present someJ
Oojecw wnicn- wouia.siui inriner nu
up the back ground ot this canvas,
ana wnose one ration wouia not nave
a -New-Engiatidi limit they would
not however, 1 can most truly assure
you, include among then), (hat which
would first obtrude itself upon a
southern imagination for should
Bulb an event s tint to which I now
refer, ever take ptae, and of which I
rejoice to say,' I have never seen any
strong grounds ot apprehertaow, you
mav be most fully uersuaded, there
is no occurrence within the circle of
Domestic Casualties, or Misfortunes
that would ao soonjexcite the sympa
thyi aiidL call forth the exertions 6f
the best men and ot the great Body
'Y.v-.-,'V-'
idditibn to :the dead ahd wound'ed
whom the Tneniy have been enabled
W carry from the fild, dtig and
since Olfaction,' tndto " these who
Ifcive: sincelied bf the wpunds thfy
recdvlfd. We hare taVen about 500
prisoners, onwards of SOO of whom
ire woundedtUnd t great part pf
them mortally. My loss has not ex
ceeded and ,1 believe has not a
mounted to ten -killed and as many
wounded, ' T he4entire destruction of
the enemy's army was now inevitable,
had it not been for an , unfortunate
occu'rrenco which at this moment took
1 - ' . l
place on the other side or, tne river.
.4 .
neht and left. They 'were received
however,5 witli a firmntss-Vhich, it-
seems, they litdetptttcd a"d -.which 1
Ui;fcated defeaten- alV theirjbopts,"
My nw;n,'aindi&tuxldjbytr)ir ap
projtch; which indeed they had' long j
anxiously. wisieu ior openeq .upon -
them a nri &o dtlUkntte and ceitatn-,'.
a? rendered their scaling lidderi and . '.
facines4 as well as their more 'direct V; ,.
implements ofwaffare, perfectlyuse- '
less. For up wards of an hour it was
continued with a briskness of which
there have been but few instances,
perhaps, in any country.. . In justice
j to the enemy it must be said, , they
Simtiltaneous with his advance upon witbstood it'is long as could have Seen
my Unesv he had thrown over in his i expt-ctecy rom the most, determmeui
boats a considerable force to the Other bravery. At length, however, when
side of the river. ' These having lan I M prospect of success became hope-...
ded, ,were bafdy enough to advance ls,'they flc;d in- confusion from the -against
the works of .Gen. Morgan ; fied loving, it covered with their
and; what is strange aiid difficult to desw1, and wounded. Their loss was
account for, at the very moment ltmite.nse. t na at hrst computfti jt
when their entire discomfiture was " 1509 ; but it is Since ascertHinctt ;
looked for with a confidenc e approach- to have ben much greater U pon
mjormauon, wnicn is Deuevta. -to ue
ingits certaintyi the.' Kentucky rein
forrrments in whom so much reliance
had been placed,1 inorloriously fled,
drawing after them, by their example,
the remainder of the forces : and thus
pt thePaople, of New-England for yieTding to the enemy that most for. omy fsfyen kifled and sit wounded.
your relwf and assistancclt j may tvv.ute position. The batteries which Vcn a Qisproporrion m loss wnen we
correct. Col. Haynes the Inspector
General reports it" to be in the total
2600. His report I enclosed you.
My loss was ' inconsiderable s- being
United States ? Most unaueBtiona-1 be sufficient to sav. that m a country h:id rendered me. for manv davs the
i : .i - -i . . . . 1..: Cf ."I - r 1 . ' . . . ' ' i
air uiey wui, nna tne uiucnmitiauoo snca-as urs, ure morai oi a nuuir;y i roosiiraponantservice,inouin orave
mus; be neve abandoned; or ari!ense liorcc is ainnueiy crcatcrinan its som-i ly ueienaeu, were o course now
... . ..' . I .1.1.-- ... .I.',, .-.-. mi
raon phjswai power, ana l luve lona- j bandoned ; not, ' however until the
ly wished to believe that N.England I guns had been spike3.-
tn'n in h ju-it Causei conMnding for -This unfortutiate rout had.totally
their rights and their fire-sides, and J changed the"asp"cct of E affairs. The
rallying round ' the mountain, Nymph' enemy now occupied a position from
the object of ihcir eartlily adoration, J which they might annoy us without
would be mv mcibie, anu ii thia . be a
delusion, I wilt however still press it
to my heart, afju endeavor t6 live
in thi hope that It ,w ill only die with
me. ' . : , ' ! " ; " v-.
Tube cmdtfedm our next;
our Mi'.ifii. m-l received insult a
';jir Vydedto injury for oar aw.y.;r, 'by be
y Y-u;.3ng t'ilu, .hut.ojr e&pcr.ces should
'J:l'?ipi be asiowcoNis, butUu if e.Ud
Cl'Jj suiy monty to lfu, ti e gearfsl g3
. vc ' venum'&t were wjljicg to receive it.
Ve askfd for Wiaui ad they
.. .' gave is a atone
.' '.' .", ''.!.. t Brnj-oa tell, us, ihnt umjer certain
'iiv events- yci vrlll ettfuje our founag
k A -f d minufacvu't' from your ports U
- . ; ; h,avbot 9 u policy yiit t!ink unirr
,'r.
r
; iuui .tn, mm. ii . mure unviuj,
j' tliai that- which induced the states ot
the South to cbnteut to discrimiiis.
' i"! duties iis fnvor ot Afciericau too
.. Raj;, anj tb'merclandize imported
; in it, ayhe infancy ol the go;-trimerti
This subject even abstractly coni
, dered merits nttenuo'n.
s" The discriminating duties imposed
by the govr rnmc'nt among its carliet
measures were ostensibly, aai I be
lieve honesuy and intctitlaaallyde
' - s'sxicd, to. protect and tncfHira!e A
v merican navigation to. wliich they
, hive always '. !weh considered --by
a I i
. jx.uuiern men as a ooon oeyon j iu
. prir; and to jut'.ge fro-n the reiiera-
tiu: i tins tcpic as moraine a rjtr
to anothtr iidiculous Custom-hcnse
system of warfare in which as expe-
riencc uas lnvariaiuy. aeinonstratca
we should either come off second bett,
or the trade be stopped'altojjtther,
for the bulk of our commoditi s$ corn -pared
with the small volume - of tlv ir
r:prcenUUve vnlje in European
nanu'actures, requirin.'; r?btivi ly to
the former not more than one ship to
twenty, would giye so decided an ad
vantage toi-buf opponents as -very
speedily to ttrminaj? .this contest.
I ha discnminating duties must there
ftfte in all proba'uilitv, cease frrim" a
regard U our oAvnhreres.t f.f no very
distant. ;ierbd after a 5 general peace,
ami the carrying trade be left opjn,
as all other trades should te, to., the
fair competition of intelligence, eco
npmy, ar.d industn, oh w!iich turmv
we are I relieve in the Northern
Ststcs, fully able to meetit. ;'
We are 'nW iaformed, when re
complain of the , repreacntation of
three fifths of your lam that it" is
our dutv to b; dumb,' and 1 ope' not
onr mouths, that," " it is , one of - the
srucies oi tne compai t it is a com
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hazard, and by means . f which 'thi y
might have been enaWetJ to'del-at, in
a great measure, 'the effects" of ouf
success on this .side the river." It
became therefore an ofoiect of the
firsfe-coiisequence to dislodge him as
soon as possible. For thic. object, ail
the means in my v power, vhtcli I
cottM with anv safety use. were im-
rom 'Majcr General j mediately put in pteparation.- 'Per
FROM NEW-ORLEANS.
CohuofaJetter
'j act son 19 (nt tzr ciary oj i r ar
; dated. ' h i. ' ' v----,
- Csftp, 4pile below OrleaM,
: . foil JMiuiry, 1811 i
Sir.--Durini the 'days v 'of the 6di
and Tth, the trtjmy had been actively
employed in miking preparations for
on attuflr n mJlin.c'.' With infinite
i-i... a..,l...i i j .-i .v. :. 1 certain
i;i:ji:r Wiry Hiu Sittcctica uu u'6,,k I ka!
baps, howcer, it, Was owing som-
what to ano'nef cause that I succeed
ed even beyond my expectations.' In
ne gociting the tertm of a temporary
suspension m Umtilvxs to enable tiie
enemv to bury their dead and provide
c forjheir woiaded, I had reqtflrcd
sproportion
copsidq- the number and. the kind of
troops engaged, must, I know, ex
cite itstoniehatent, and may not, eve
ry'! where, lie " fully credited ; yet 1
am periectly satisfied that die'ac
tOUiif is. now xagpferated on the ,oue
pai-',, ntr undifrattid on the other. .
The en''ir7 having hastily quitted
a post w)ich they liod gained posses
sion bf, 04 the other side o( the river,
and He having immediately returned
toitj both armies at present occupy
their f ormer rodi'wm. Whether, af-
ter tne .se vere loists lc has sust'tined,
hs is preparing t returti to his ship--ping",
or. to make still mightiecff orrt
t attain his first obj-ct, I do not
pretend to determine; J' .It becomti
trie to act as'-thotigh the latter were,
h's intcr.::on, O.i-.e thing,. however,
seems certiic, that Lf he still calcu
lates on effecting what he has hither
to been : unalJ to accomplish, he
must expect consrderable . reinforce
nients; as thforce with which he
laodrd must undoubtedly be dimin-
Isides the
of theTthjn geiing their boats across 1
trotfl the lake U the river, by wklen-
lngnd fleepenpig the tana! on which
they had eflecUd their disembarka
tion. It had not been in my power
nronohU'ions to be acceded to fttd by at least 3000.
Is i amonr which this was lo; which he auM lined on the night
01 tne zjq. uiu - wnicn i ebtimatea at
promicfe.botween the States, ard this! to impede these operations, by a ge
ish inaster key whlc'. 'wilotkt . aU
its diiacuUtcs " and will notthis.key,
my good Sir, 'v'X any other tvarcla in
iba lock than 'ta'se vhich .appertain
to Virginia? who is the dominant
powrf iu the Union,?. Unqwstiona
'j v irginia wnai uia we coinpro
mine the represcptation ofi slaves for ?
'ttxJ'Tubttdly for a general protection
for ouf rijjhis, and our commercf,
and for the promotion of the connno)
welfare, AOdJar oir defence -havr
these objects bi-rm secured ta ns or
have the fjrmirr been compete! v
1 blamed and dcaoy d, and the latter
neral MUckmdded to other rtasoaa,
the nature of the troop 'under my
cootmasd,' mostly , militia, rendered
it too hnzaidoas to attempt extensive
offeniHs movements in n open roj't-
trV, fiiriinat a mimerous and-wujldis-
tipiincu army. Aithougti my lorccs,
aa to number, hatl been ini:rr..Mcd bv
the arrival of the Ktntucky division,
mv strength had received very.litde
adxliiion ; a small portion .ily of that
detaenment beingprovidedwi;4 anns.
Coinpellrd thus to wait tha i':tack of
the enemy; I took every ' measure to
repel it when it should be made, and
r. ana iuu coinitwn, or any va m .mponj abandoned and neglected I to defend the object he hnd in vie'v,
"5 ihcdisitlvaangcS which the Const., j ... areWe thia, a sovereign Gutc, Gen. Morgan wuh the Orleans con
1 v'
Wtion nvrtit, womu, 'Comi,f or... ror ccruHi numrkt: k
should, produce to tiw Easurn peo- chVmedowo to'the mer- technical
, pie in -4r other n scu forms of a'contrect, and to he com-
As this opini o yen out cf the ;peUiil to fulfil itcnour p.trt tothe Ian
S.u:htr iS:;ues, has attach-rl to it aj'r.trt even to the potihJ of flesh,
jpoilUluf popularity, ad as to a j (i4ke ta drop t-f blood with id
, catUA extent I have hvr;t"ore bfcti ! l-setcfrvou. the lnd nt,t m,.
aa of iu-'dU?l:s, i "I should I'lC'J vide forit.1 while the other amiract
. 1 . . . .
1
ceed ta sUrw you ia few ord.i, that
J it haf hi rc.ility (fpninioa opniioq to
r th contriiy nJi iihtandingj Vvn of
very httl service to us, andifatpo
A sibly -lierealUT it may h;cviinc even
i, tvorse thin u-ielcss, atid then proffer
. . St io ou 10 .l.irt, si sJ off-set for tome-
thit.ij tla, "you will admit at least in
this mstmcc, tint I don.it follow the
example of .the wy.thy fraumi cf
- Rag-fsir, ur-Sr. ll.irtholonews,. aid
. cry up nose articici most bigmy,
, .n'ltich I am m jnt willing to part with.
So far tie iiicriniinaling uuues
alTord nnr evidence of conceskitxi, ijt
conciliation towards Northern inur-
' d, we will acknowledge tt moit
f Rraufuily- and , rcipectfutiy uJ
scarcely sufltr ourselves even by rrtn
iaiscenve to app'y the remi k ot Juni
us to the fair defender of tSi Uak-.
('Bedford, to thie who wrc w()
ling to accord tiieri hul it shiolc
niw hf .underjtro 1 thi(he pust tin
thrws 00 light u)m tvh.it wouhi
liuve b.en the r!T:ct of . these discn
rninatingdutii, tinder oijier ticum
atances lia.i th ue bi vhith vt hiv
" bvtn placed, nbr i.n wli.it n ill-b.- tS it
c;efa:jjti after, ihe trcai'ran of s
i;v fr,il pcact. It rc ,"eJiut
... Lct.11 he Cirr'utj cf iur j r Jjce f 1
) tht put t wim y ycrs Vt kt it. bt
also rei.t rri'nTed, lh.it duiinj' Ua
, wxnvt time our ti't.iila:tic tr-Je 1ia
. ' been m.4rce!y ail o'lj.tuf atunttoit or
. . ' Mr. Monroc'i Ht?r U tltt Olttroof,
'.' l-JK. 17, Hi, p.VilM W ltip4ulC(cll
ing party Tpenly sets itat defiance.
and not only violates its encttgements
11 provide for Wr protection but ei
ven sunrruct trom us f.islittle-jiHty
ve had tu turiusb such protection for
ourselves ?. "
tingent, the Louisiana militia and a
strong detachment of the Kentucky
troops, occopiea an entrencneu camp
tne opposite side of the river, pro
tected, by atroait batteries on the
auk, emcted and superintended by
commodore Patterson.
. Io my encampment every thing
as ready for action, when early on
the' mormngof the 8th, the enemy af
ter.. throwing;, a, heavy howerj;of
bombs and Congreve rockets, advan
ced their columns 00 my right Hud
left, to storm mv entrenchments. I
As a Statesman and Logician, yrnl cannot speak sufficiently in praise of
must I think answer no, aoJ that we I the firnvicss and deliberation 'With
cannot be so unequ.J bound I will 1 which my whole line received their
therefore' nut. waste your, time by a approach -mire coull not have been
discussion, on the . mture of Con- expected from veterans inured t war.
tracu-if the. equity of a avoiding For an hour, the fire of the small
them, from want of consideration arms wis ns incessant and severe as
war.t of reciprocity or from a pre- csn be imigined. -'The artillery too,
Terence to p.iy the penalty rather thaa directed by officers ho displayed e
fulfil the promise 1 mkI because any qual skill and courage,' did great ex-
uch argument tjowever eUborsu. I ecutiou. Yet tne columns ol the ene
r.ould be worse than idle where nu I toy continued to sdvanre with a firm
uni iie exists,'-to decree and nilvrce I .icss which reflects upon them the
ju lament between the parties Ir.i-1 gfeaiest credit. T wice the column
4t)t. , And thti no s-och ttibun.dl which aptiroached tne on my left,
ioe', or could exist, you will readily I was repulsed by the troops of Gen.
a imit, wfun ywrreiteJUtt tint this J C irroll, thos of (Wn. Coffee, and a
picsuon was ntljuJicated tetiauinj JpvUma of tn K-nuftky tmliili, ami
oit.--rthRt rdthough hostilities should
ccasjon th:sne the river untu 13
o'clock of this day, Vetit was r.ol to
lie understood that trrcy should cease
on the other side j.. but that' no retn
forcemcH. should be sent iicross by
dther,, arriiy utftil : the '"exptr itlr.rCof
that day. rm excellency, Mj. Gen. i
Lambert begged time to considr. r f
thost propositions until lOotMcck of
t 3:iy, .and in the mrantime rerros-
ed hn troops. I need not tell you
!ta how much earernens I imtned
nte'.v ref.unedpots'ssinnof the posi
tion he had thus tmttly quitted.
n.e enemy having concentered h?s
force?, may sigain nttempt to drive me
f.om my position by storm. When
ever he does, I have no, doubt my
men will pet with their usual firmness.
and suttain a character now become
dear to them. .
I have the honor to be, with great
respect, vour obedient servant,
ANDREW. JACKSON,
Maj. Gen. Comfg.
400, he cannot havs smTerrd' Lss be-
te-n"tbt feriod and the morning
of the 81b instant, th-itt 300 -haying, ;
within' that time, been repulsed in .
two general ' attempts to drive u
rrn -oulr; ps3!7ort, and lhere batiuc: "
been com inu ally - cannona'dkig and
sVirm'hing during the whole , of Tt.
Yt he Is fj'JU a(le to sliew a vefj for-.
midabie force. . , . . ' '
Thre is little doubt that the cnn
maidiog general, sir Edward Pakeivj.
ham was killed in the action ol the
Sthnd Uiat majors' general Kean 8c
Gibbs were badly wounded. .
Whenever -a more leisure moment "
shall occur, I will, take the liberty. t-
make but and forward you more
circumstantial account of the several
actions, and particularly that of the
Eth, iu doing which my chief motive s
viil be to render justice to those
baave men I have the honor to com-.
mand, and who have so rernarkablr
distinguished themselves.
' I have the honor to be, most res- ,
pectfully, your obedient, servant, .
AIMJKKaV JAt-KaUN,
Mvjtr General Commanding
P. S. A correct list of my killed
nnd wounded Will he forwarded you
by the Adjutaht General.
Head Quarter ts left Ami y the
' 5 miles below N. Orleans, Jan. 10.
SIR I have the honor to make
the following report of the killed
wounded! and prisoners taken at the
li.r. Lt. i.t. m- .L.t nesJ-Qitirters Left Bakttpf the Mirisiprl.
5 miles below NewJJrlejini, Jm. 13.,
SIR I have the honor to make
ths following report of the killed,
io a review, fclu-tn or sixteen years
ince by the eulighuued L;islatare
f yiir owfi St ile, 4I1O solcaiuly re
Lived, that the Uct iliinlvis,'
'UMt is," each Siftte at its peril,)
are the rtijH-ful jiu!g s in the bit
resort ylietlier tlif bifcHinmsJeh
ee'ii parkueJ or VmlaUd that Uieix
csn be nn tri'.iiiiial aliovr thjif nuthori-
y AoA that the adnimion of any o-
iher coRstrucuon, wmild be a direct
;tibversin of tits, rights aped fie A, or
rr cognized uo kr all the State Cob '
ii'uatioui, as wt.il 1 plaia dc&'uloi
twice the formed aisin and renewed
the assault. At length, however,
cut to nieces, they fli! in - cnnfirion
front the field, leaving it covered
with their dad and wounded. The
lots which the enmy susbiined on this
occasion, cannot Ix estimated at l i
lhao 1500 in ltilUd, wouoded and pti
soners. -Uirwardi of 300 have abea
dv been delivered over for hutlal 1 8t
my men are still engaged in 'picking
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tnem up wiintn n'v lines taiui cariy
ina tliem to die point where the tne
mr are. to receive then. Thi U Ui
left bank ot the Mississippi, ot the
night of the .Id December, 1814, se
ven mtkalielow N.' Urleans.
I have the honor to be, Sir, very
.respectfully, your obedient servant.
... II. I . II A I INC,
Major Gen. Andrew Jackson, '
'A ! "Tt 1 r
"Mpmmanoin tne Army 01
the Mississippi. ' .
Cipy of a letter from Mtjor General
, JiicMsn, to Me Secretary oj IVjir,
dated, ' :
Hetd Qurter, J"th M'Ulirv Dintriet,
Csmp, 4 tniUi below New Ortnt. .
. , Jfanuarv 131815.
SIR At such crisis, I -cbncelve
it my duty to kitep.you constantly ad-
vised 01 my situation.
On the 10th hist I forward vou an
account of he liold attempt mde by
the cncmy-o the mbrninir of the 8th
to lake possession of works bv sturm
and of the severe repulse which -he
met w'rth Thit report having heeo
sent by the mail which classed the
Lake, mjy posVibly have miscarried j
for which reason, I think it the more
hcrcury briefly to repeat the tub
stntc Of it. , ' :
1 Karlyort'llie miming of the 8th
the'eacmy. haviiiiTbeen aaively em
ploved llie two prcctdiug days In
m;ii in preparations for a storm, ad
tranced iu two strou; columns on tny
wounded and prisoners, taken at the
bsttli at Mac Rjrtiie's plantation, on
the left Bank of the Mississippi, on
the morning of the. 8th January 1815
and 5 miles below the city of New
Urleans. ?
Killed- K 700
Woundfd . 1100
Prisoners taken. 1 Msior, 4 Can-
tain, 11 Lieutenants,!1 Ensign, 433
IN on Commissioned Officers and pri
vates, making a Grand.Tot.d, of 280Q-
I have the honor to le, sir, very
rcipectfullv, your oledient servant.
x ' 4t S . IlVl iC
. i Impecior Centra, i
JIIHJ'JI lllCIt UUIl J n V . V H
Commaniling the Army of t?
Mississippi.; . '.
Copies of Private letters
Cmp 4 m'drn front KewJrleMU 1
Jtinunry 3.
In the nfteroooit after the battl-,
theenemysnt a dug of tut'f, for'tbe
Surnosecf burjing thcif e.'evJt ifl
aclrtongave them tiuit 1 'iM tV
next day, but that not ht'X "bw e
nough for the.n to buty them, Jiej
wcrc allowed uclil 4 o'clot k.
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