Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-25

tIe.ted into the woods " tn the greatest
precipitation iIpe ginab,e-lhat is the Oh.
~ guu that We have fred towards an e.
nemy since We have g"ne,
We then reiterated back to Chateau.
gay, and from there t. Piattsourgh.
NASHVl LIE, Nov. 9.
C2mh az Tn Islands, " .. At, 1873.
Enclosed i. Gen. Coffee's report of
the late engagement
|. ANDREW JACKSON.
His ErceA.ncy GU. Btount.
Camh al Ten LANDS, Wav 4, 1919:
M4J. Gen. Jackson,
SIR,
had the honor, Yesterday, of trans
hitting you short account OF an en-
| gagemeIt that took place between a
etachmeBt of about nine hundred men
ffrosi my igade, with the enemy at Tai.
,u.hatches towns; the particulars where
II beg leave herein to reeite to you
Pursuant TO your order of the I'd, de.
tiled from my brigade of cavalry and
mounted riflemen, nine hundred Hen
aud officers, and proceeded directly to
the Tailushaicbes towns, crossed Coosey
| river at the Fish-Dam ford, or 4 miles
above this place. | arrived within one
snd half miles OF the town (distant
from this place south east miles, on
the morning OF the Sd, at which place l.
divided my detachment into TWO columns
the right composed OF the cavalry com.
manded by Gel. Aiicorn, to cross over
large creek that Icy between US and the
owns, the Jeff coluNn was OF the mount
! ed riflemen under the Command OF Col.
CsaBoa. with HON marched myself.
| Col. Cannon, with whom / marched
| myself Col. Allcorn was ordered to
! march up On the RICH: and encircle one
hat oi the town, and At the same Time
TIE lei, would form halt circle on the
left aud unite the head of the columns
IN ffeat of the town; all Of which was
performed as could wish. When ar.
| iyed in .alt mile Of the towns, the
drums Of the enemy began to beat, min.
sled with their savage yelis;> preparing
| for action. 1t was after sunrise al. hour,
when the action Vas brough' on by Capt.
Hammond and Ii. Pattsrson's compa.
MES, who has gone on within the circle
of alisnneE, for the purpose Of drawing
out the enemy from their buildings,
hich had the most happy effects. AS
sooD az Capt. Hammond exhibited his
front in view Of the town, (Which stood
IN open woodsand) aud gave few scat
,erlng SHOT, the enemy formed and made
violent charge on him be gave way AZ
;ney advanced, until they met eur right
| column which gave them general
FIRE and then charged tbi. changed tbs
direction cfchsrge cespleteIy the en-.
ny retrested s ing. until they got
around s. IN theirbuiidings, here they
N de all the resistance that an cvepow.
cred solder could do; they Tough, as
long as one existed. bot their destruction
was very soon completed; eur men rush
ed up TO the doors of the houses, and in
few minutes killed the last warrior Of
them; the enemy fought with savage
fury, end me, death with all It's horror.,
without shrinking or complaining, not
not one asked to be spared. but fought
SO long as they could Sand or sit In
consequence Of their flying to their kcu.
ses * mixing with the families our men
ii killing the males, without intention
killed and wounded few Of the souaws
and children, which was regretted by c.
very officer and ,ssidier of the de,ach.
ment, bu, which could not be avoided.
The number of the enemy killed was
one hundred and eighty six that were
counted, * number of others that we're
killed in the weeds not found. think
the calculation reasonable ere, TO say
two hundred of them were killed, and
eighty-four prisoners of women and
children, we're taken net one cflhe war.
riors escaped, to carry tie news, cir.
cunstancs unknown heretofore
lost Eve men killed, and forty one
wounded, none mortality, the greater
part slightly, number with arrovs;2
of the men killed was with arrows this
appears to fern very principal part Of
the enemy's arms for warfare, every man
having bundle of arrows, which is Us.
ed after the FIST FIRE With the gun, until
leisure time for loading offers.
II is With pleasure say ,hat cur men
acted with delibcratiun and drmness--
Notwithstanding our numbers were tar
superior to tina, OF the enemy, II was