Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-22

U.Ieans sagsinst extxtnsf sitssk q y.
sshamsison I; Thai the ripper ,crun,iy s.a
proys tnors sieEiy than the bank ~
MissisSippi that The mossIneu, a. y
{ uBrpfwa rugde without ineony,,.s
;sosts well pr Injury TO The sick. and !.
.sxqsnse{ hscsuss the chslons which ~.
ported them viii be employed ia .r,rS
Tie necessary temporary buildings and
flooring The. tents. The general furty
states, thai the position taken 10 r%.irsaS
by sea; ,brss2ss, and thar shhcush ~
than FIVE hundred, sick and cony,lr..s
were brodghs to ths ground which hsdas
previously occupied by eve hundred !
Sixty men, from the 6,ss instant noe ~
than than three msn died, and one Or A.s
Of an apoplsxy thai the morning repou,
the 13th and 10Th Will exh:tit 4 kys
fol teturn Of the sick ryet, saws Ii, I.
are TO understand that nine tsnth,1 J.
strongly eonsals scent, and are rs.pusi
sick to prevent their being tlrtailsd Il, 4
genera, latieuss, to whieh We are now, /.
shall be for some tins TO come, nesesss:l
exposed" After mentioning thstths ut
.ty OF those who are inirusted 10 his char
impress him with an awfal sense Of s.sppos
sibiii,y, and will occdpy all his Attentions
proceeds 10 say :"Itisa source Of pie.5
surable reflection TO me, that the sspecs
and accommodation OF the position hs,
rlepossessed every man and oficet in MI
favor. We have a good market of vega
bles, milk, eggs and fowls. from the ssrls.
ments of Terre au Besff" He then spesi,|
of arrangsm,ntsin the ~sutling d~-partmen;
wishes 10 be advised whether tits the inar
ton of government 70 erect a ,can,onmsu,
as one would Ge necessary, either At MAJ.
chez or Terre an Ecaf: it the latter, esi
penses Of such establishment are set forth
He then says, 81 submit these obsrvs
tons TO GU for your consideration as is my
duty, to aid y:ur Judgment and shallk
ready to exeeu.e the Presidents! will"
The SccrraTgS Hiar to Gen, flames Nl
krs0n, GATED War Department, JJmi
22, 1909.
I" Bt ing unable 70 perceive any advani<
sesin the position which you have srlce.d
Err an rncampmrnt, rs stated Ia your ie,uf
Of the 29'h Of May, which give tia prei,.
enc over the high ground 10 the rear 81
tort Adams, or It's rieini,y, 20 which n!
let.tr Of the S0,h Of April directed, ecndr
tion:si'y the removal ofthe troops an
l.lt 70 presume either that my letter ha
not been ttceived, or tha, sour rauses w
known 10 me and recnneilesble with n.
o5irst'siated in that Litter have goyern.t
your decision. On receiving this l:,,d
You Will be pleased immea sr!v, 10 embark
al the troops, leaving 4 saii !eEt garrison
I Of old troops st New Orl.ms and Fort St
(. Phillip. ani proceed with tlnn 70 the hisA
ground in the rear Of fort hdaDy, and u
lie high sroun:' in the rear Of n Asht.
(the public 'ground) and form cncnmpnrnts
dividing them eqasay 0. in such proper
tons, b:;wcen the two rlaces, as your owl
iulsa-utsh a, direcs. Y'.e enclosed cor
Ct an order from The navy department vii
present you the meas Of ,rarispnrta,iou.-
The move,nrns Of the troops viii be com
mitted entirely to your d, . ton
BY a letter bearing date, Camp, TeIr
Ell Bosuf. J>iy Esd, 1909, C'snssa' VII
kinson acknowledge tha, he preceding o.
der lad ON TO his hand, Hetsa.s, 'youl
duplicate OF the 2ad ~uItirc, reached New
ORLEANS BY las: mail on the f9h, and came
10 my hands or the night Of the ao:h. at Il
O'Clock the original has NOT get arrived
The peremp,ory tenor ofyovt order f,r III
removal Of the troops, has relieved me from
an oppressive load Of responsibility. and
have not lost . moment IN entering or Oh
execution H. stats the impossibiIity .
controlling the effects of the climat. ; the
; it Willie in vain to seek refuge, from Dis
ease in that region with unseasoued te
crui's. He also statrs, that whsn possesspl
was taken Of the present hral,hfui tcite .
Coium!ian Springs. near fort Adams, 81
men were down at one time OUT OF abou
500. Alter nien:ioEing some thipg, reat
ing % the moyemens Of the detachasens .
the river, he says. 9 you win discover fror
my letter Of the 1s.h ul.imo, Ihe esss,
which opposed orr ascent Of the river tb