Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-24

VI aOppetOuSoS SeSStS ~S-
ers were advancing to- Orleas - Z par-
row pass the army of the 5asl tslpps met
them. On either side werS etp. ditchsss
ON the one side lofty fe1ce, on'the other
the river, A reeipr oesl haiti took place.
The army felt no disposition 70 engage
The Oppeleusas appeared hostile. The
army filed of 10 the right and gave their
opponents the road. The. army resumed
i,s former order and proceeded. Suddenly
the Oppelousas came to the right about,
and pushed furiousIy against our rear, car
RED CONSERVATION through the ranks, not
being prepared for such an engagement,
aud the willy enemy aiming at our rear, the
only resource was fight. As soon as pos.
sible I'VE threw ourselves into the bitches,
precpitated ourselves down the banks Of
the river, and climbed up the fence. The
enemy continued the charge for more than
a mile. Then, by the exertions of their
drivers, they were inelostd in pen. Such
Of the army as was able to move, formed
and proceeded. Reaching the ground of
eneampment, the unexpected, novel, and
disastreus affair was reported to the com.
handing officer, who despatched a party to
bring in the. wounded.
On the eeth of Septe ml,er, at Bayou
Phsuenines, lieut.. col. Beall, who arrived
from New Orleans, takes command. On
the Sd of October, the army reacht d Point
Coupe-. A halt'of two day ensued. 1t
became indispensable to establish hospi.
tai at this place. These b ing no public
funds, the hospital owes its erection to the
voluntary donations Of the Officers and sur.
geons. An account was received that the
general in chief had lett the city, and was
coming after US But not esteeraiHg it.pu-
dent to breathe the unwholesone, air OF the
camp, would recEne while with an old
friend at Baton Rouge !--Fifteenmilss above
Point Coupee, the whole army entered thy
boats. This was fortunately attended with
no dificulty-the department Of the dead
having made sufficient room for the living.
BY the Eth of October, the army encamp-
cd at Fort Adams. Another hospital is
established here. Between Fort Adams
an9eNatchez, ne incident occurred WORTHY
SEn6,ice. There was no othxr battle, viii.
ny5yisible foe. Grin. Death, continued
to wage without cessation his. destructive
wars. Against this foe, our troops could
|, only shew their courage, without syincing
their proves. The army had now become
extremely expert in The performance of flu
neral ceremonies. In the morning, the
first duty was to bury the dead. In. the
evening, the first duty was to bury the dead.
For the. sake Of economy, and conciseness
Of operation. the deceased being placed
about one foot in the ground, was covered
with his blanket and hidby few spades of
earth--.hr chcapes, and most speedy work
imaginable The gen. in.chief, tits under.
stood, has bestowed his ,com!nendations
on this subject, observing, that " it is in
| unison with his ideas of economy, CORES
ponds precisely with his notions of the va.
lue of time, and his conceptions of the
preciousness Of labor" -.
About the last Of October, the troops
reached Natchcz. 1t is supposed We los,
not more than four hundred men on our
march. BY intelligence received from
various hospitals below, it seems that the
sick deposited in them, are not all yet
dead.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.