The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-03

PANTS Moro and Barker. and Mr.. Taylor,
fWhitc County.
Inc indians were drawn vD behind
smaI! swamp, s, IN good urder.---Coi. Brow n
ian tndian) displayed hts accustomeIlbray,-
ry. freanen ofhis Town bout 20, fou ,nr
we'll The Fort was regularly pickettrd
anu to;erab!y stro ig--was commanded inv
Laslie. half b. ed
Er!rGct from letter from Cot. I'm. Car.
roil TO- MS brother IN .NaShp!ue. 6roush.
6y The ErfireSs.
Gu nave 90 doubs heard OF our battle
'ougnt on The morning OF the Oh. In few
WORDS can say THAI so Indians were Kill.
ed Our loss Is killed and IS wounded.
l ne hardest u The battle was sustained by
'nr companies under my command thas
Drought on The attack, We fought fifteen mi;
n"'es Oefore the Balance were engaged.-
Haos only seven wounded and my horse
sA' uown ny an arrow. LaikIn Bradford
was kI led.
Erf acc u letter from Mr.. Y,hn p. Err
1o'n 10 his friend in N1shuRle, oJeted
eamP SfFother on Goose River. Mop, II.
~ now two hours before day-lisht, and
an express being about to start very early 10
NaS"Fhie' give you short account # our
proceedings since wrote you last. On Suu-
Gay evening an Indian cauic in and told us
.n@' tnere was an army of Greek not mo. e
hsn ~ hheS down the river, laying siege 10
a Iort possessed by Some OF the pescs na,-
ty 'i@,. -ackSou d. tmuedia.- arranc-.--
'nents FOR marching t. as,acx tb.,n AID -,
nat mshi at IL O'clock 1900 men, includm,
ne iie Guards, crossed The Cc7,se (here IL
!, ni'e "lue) IN our T.larcn.-We went thar
Jay "lehin miles OF TIE fnrt, and ne vins,
s'-ft before day NJ Xt morning we arrived
IN sigh OF them at 2 O'clock. The ar,,v
vas formed wi n our company and ? offers
some distance in front OF tie whole. We at
ne distance of one hundred yards. scr,
nAi'd ana received two heavy fires fror,
man. Ao'4"5 "
We then advanced on them. and co,n,n.,,.,
rapd hre, which iroy- them into a sw5,pp of,.
~" VIC Tetfested tor the purpose OF dr.Sin,
.e'i oSt' IN t's ~e suro eded, aud after we had
rerslneu our torIaer ground, W.. sy,,u tnr,,, ~,
them ana after receiving t,eir fire ruShed M 80
10 ihe Edge o the swamp and by one or two Loo,S
hrss dispersed them Gil side bat 6rdipf, ~,
~ rs Wy hs Ia surround US, and the other
troops b.iag at grt&t distance fi.,rn ~. ys 80:
retreated without loss and we found IL m 10 =; -
u"ie' At the same time one hslf a IN Il. nm o,,. iC
~ m,hua aud cavalry were warmly engsecd .,th
III O,'s',ee o' the;r force, which they had nearly
surrounded. In that part of the field ih. 6r;, ~
ior short time, Tremendous and > ,reoi 80,
tn ir escape. 'S "i'u ihSNe
~ 'nen Jo'neh the hFB2de of vOluntx srs in
our rear ana al common ed toe pursuit. h On was
cont nneA miles until overcome with h.st& ., .; -
we retnrne' to the ma N army, and thus ,osJa 80
oatt', o, tAlLEGADA (the Eheish Of wls,, is lie
Sna "" looking over the fed and couD,inc the = \.
l'" Y anded, our loss WIS Is killed & SIS wonnd.
Ell, two ~ whom are s.nce Lat. Oftbe lnt;a CO..,
we're found dead the field and Slim 60 'uG
nnnhNer were wouacet. GU musk,ts werr III
with shot ard bs AID we certainly wounded cr.at
hu."oer IN proportion to the tiliI, so hat ihe;r
20 tsnnot he called less than GOO q, -
rncrnirg the battle was fought. and n H. ~, y
we commenced our msrei 5aes (hs,ng 8, rte;-swi, h
on on days ralionb) and on last rieh1 we 80
our camp worn down With hunger and fatigue.
,Oebarfed his life on the rio,aine Of 80 g.
H ~ az ms 'eGt y HagyVer Coun'y, (3bt nil
AL...h .ii.fc'.F m the SSH gear Of his arr
,h 3p.tn me 3feyS 8 afsc'e z,ith