Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-22
wAsHINGToNciTY, Feb. 49,.

~ - a. ---s- 49,
Cor, Of 4 letter from Gen. Jackson.
~ the Tennessee Vols. to Generai
Pinckaey.
HEAD QUARTERS,
Foxr SraorHER, Jan. 2s, 1919.
( Moi. Gen. Tics. Pmekaey,
SIR,
IN letter of the slst ult. forwarded oy
Mr.. M,caadIes Eexpress Of an excnr-
ann contemplated making still further
In the cnemy's country, with the new
raised volunteers from Tennessee !
bad ordered those troops 10 form juno
ton win one on the 10th inst. but they
: did mot arrive until the l4th. lhe'r
number, including officers, was ABOUT
$40: and ON the 18th | marched tse'n a.
cross the river 70 Craze Their horses.-
On the next day followed wit Inc re-
ms;ader Of my force consisting OF inc
As.iiies, Company, With one 8 pounder'
cnr Coapans ofInfaptry OF 4S men, two
cotapianies Of spies, commanded by Cap
as Gordon and Russell, OF about 80
men each, and a company OF Volunteer
Officers, headed by Gen. Coffee, who
had been abandoaed by his nef, ana VINO
still remained in the 6eld awaiting the
c-der of the government: making my
tr~cs. exclasise of indians, $50.
The motives which inaueseed me 10
penetrate still frther into the snemy's
country. with this force, were many and
ureeDt. The term afserylce OF the new
raised volunteers was short, and con-.
siderable part of il was expired; they
were expensive to the government: and
were full OF ardor to meet the enemy.
The i'll effects Of keeping soldiers OF this
description long stationary and idle, |
had oeen made 10 feel but toe senssbly
already-o,hercaus esconcurredt to make
such NOV emcnt no, only justifshle but
absolutely necessary. had received
letter from Captasa M'Alpin OF the 5th
inst. who con,mandeda at Fort Armstrong
in the absence OF Col Snodgrass, inform.
ing me that sI4.or Is towns OF the enc.
nv. situated on the waters OF the Hal.
lapoosa, were about uniting their forces
and attacking that place, which had been
left in very feeble state OF defence.
You FAD in your letter of the Gath ult.
iaforsned me that Gen. Floyd was about
TO make movement 20 the Tstiapoosa
near IT'S junction with the Goose and
In the same letter had recommended
Temporary excursionssgainst such ofthe
enemy's towns or settlements as might
be within striking distance, as well to
prevent nv men fro,a becoming discon'
tented as to hsrrass the enemy Your
ideas core spouded exactly with my Own,
and was happy in the opportunity OF
keeping my men engaged, distressing
the enemy, and al the same time making
asdisersicr to facilitate the operations OF
Gen. Floyd.
y Determised by these and other con-
deystious, took up the line OF march
on the .lFta iost: and on the night OF the
lstsssacamped at Tailedega Fort, where
Isaass coined by between 2 and 800
.friansiis Indians IS of which were Che
. r,Acss, the balance Creeks. Here re-
cetyet your letter of the 9th inst stating
that Gen. Floyd was expected To maze
a move ,nent FROM Cowetan the next day,
and that in 10 days thereafter he would
establish 6rm position at Iackaoat'
cacc: & q. so a letter from Col. Snedgrss,
xno mad returned to Fort Armstrong,
informing ire that an attack was intend
ed to be sson made on that Fort ey soo
OF the snemy. IF could have hesitated
before, | could now hesitate noelonser.
II resolved to lose no time in meeting
isis force, which was understeodto have
been collected from New Korcau, OAK
fuskse and UfduIey Towns, and were
concentrated in bend Of The Faliepoo-
81, near the mouth of the creek called
Emuckiau, and OH an island below Ne"
Yofcau.
On tie morning Of tbs goth your letter
Of the 10th inst forwarded by M,Cand-
i lass. reached me at the Hillabee Greek,
and that night eucampedat Enotoehap-
CO.. a small Hillabes village, about II
NILE. from Emuckfau. Here | began
70 perceiye very plainly hsw little know
ledge my spies had of the country, OF
,,,e situation of the enemy, or OF the
distance I was from them. TIE insu-
bordinstion ol the oew troops, and the
want &C SKID. in most of their officers, al
a. beeams more and mere apparent.
R,t their araor 10 meet the enemy was
not diminished; asd | had a sure rem
ancs upon the Guards, and the company
OF old Voluntser officers, and upon toe
Spies, in all about las. My wishes and
INV duty re mained united, and was &c.
,ermined to effect, ii pessibls, the OBJ
iscis for which the excursion had oeeh
principally Hndertaken-
Opthe morning Of the slst, ] marched
from EnsNsnepco, as direct as could
for the bend ofthe Taliapoosee and a.
hoaf o'clock, p. NJ. my spies having