Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-26
1arKsON.s YICT0RY.

J.lCkSO.S , f1Giohi.
n, the Western Mail ofyestefday we.
..ccived another ststepent of the cir
,,s,,nces OF Jackson's victory, con-
80. ';a.d in his letter 70 the Governor of
",eao.ssee; which recouats some par
.;sn,,rs either not mentioned, or very
tr;eav noticed, in the letter to GeneraI
p;nck0ey, which We have published. We
80 sorry to find, that Major Montgo-
s,sry. i, very promising young officer,
90, killed in the engagement.
r,traet from Gen. Jackson's Letter TO
81 ~ ,bo line Of march from
b;s place j the morning of ibe path
INST and having opened passage of 50
ed half miles over the ridges which
wide the waters of the Two rivers, !
,.ached tae bend Of the TalIapoose,
mics bevond where | had the engage
,o.r, Of The 23d January and at toe
ssmhern ex,re;nity OF New Youca, on
,bs morning fthe 27th. Tsis bend re-
.,naies, in its caryature,that of horse
,s,y, aud is ,hcoce called by that name
,n,ny Tue whites. Nature furnishes
+ . situations as eligible Tor defence
.,d Ia, 5drians haze Reper rendered one
,g,re secure 6y ore. Across The neck
o! laad waich leads iuto At fron the
rori5. they have rad erected a breast
y,rk al TIE greatest compactOess and
.rr.p,th. ( ON 5 70 feet high, and pre-
rarsL wita double rows OF port holes
very .r.fully arranged. The figure Of
this vail manifested 10 less skill In the
projectors of it, than its construction.
80 army could not approach 1t without
beias exposed to a double and cross
FIRE from the enemy, sho lay Ia perfect
security behind 1t The area OF this
peninsula, thus bounded BY breast weeks
includes, Conjecture, 80 or ipoacTs''
Having maintained FOR afew mlnutes
very obstinate centess, muzz's to Enuz.
&c, taro' the port holes, ~ 9hich many
cf tis ener!g's balls svsre sueided TO fhe
succeeded in gaining possession of the
o,onsite side OF the works. The event
could ne longer be doubtful. The enemy,
s.tho' many Of them fought to the last
with that kind OF bravery which desps-
ratian;luspires, were at length routed *
cnt 70 pieces. The whole usargin ct the
river which surrounded the peninsula,
was strewsd with the slain"
" Among the dead was found their ia
mous prophet Alonahoeeq Shot IN the
mouth BY grape shot, as if Heaven de-
signed TO chas,ise his impostores by an
appropriate punishment. Two other
prophets were also Killed leaving no
others, as learn, on the rallanoose."
"Our loss was 90 white men killed
and iO7 wounded. Cherokees, 8 kill
ed, and S. wounded. Friendly Greeks,
killed and N wounded.
"The loss Of Col. Willams's rcgl.
of regulars is II killed and IS wound
ed; . of whom have since died. A.
monest the former were M4Ier Mentgo-
s-es,, h Somerville. and 1t. Monlton,
va tell IN the Charge made on the
works. No men ever acted more gal
hn,ly. or fell more gioriously.
Of ne a-tilI ry company, command
ed hv Capt Parish, were sounded
one Of whom, Samue! Garner, has since
tied Its. Allen and Ridley were both
wounded. The whale company acted
sith It's usual galIantry. Capt. Bradford
of the 9Th U S. infantry, VINO acted as
Chief engineer, and superintendent the
firing ofthe cannon, has entitled himself.
by ms good conduct, to my warmsst
lh.Uks.
so say all in word, the whole ar
nv who achieved this fortunate victory,
have msri,ed, by their good conduct, the
gratitude of their country. So Tar as
Saw or could learn, there was not an Of
hcer or soldier who did not perform his
dutY with the utmost fidelity. The con-
duct of the militia on this occasion has
gone far towards redesming the charsc-
ter of lhat description oil troops. They
have beep az orderly lis their encamp-
ments. aud on their line of march, as
they have been sigpaily brave in the day
Of hat.le.
I'm few days shall tske ut the
me Of march far the> Hickory ground,
and have every thing to hope from such
troops"