The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-22
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. q.
Hunfsp;lie. ~. r.. Dec. %. ~,

- Humsp;Ne, ~. r., Dee 2s, 1914.
Sia'e the battles OF rslIusbatehe and Tsiadess,
sne army OF Cen Jaeksoa has .e'uo'bied to pieces,
he whole Of his volunteer infsstry are RETURNING
home-inss,ing that hei. lime OF service expired
on the 1Oth Of this month, being the anniversary OF
TIER rentlezvons at Nashville That @ neral how.
ever, did discharge them the decision is 1T
with the Governor Of Tennessee. " hat he will do
IS mt yet known. The universal imp ess:on how
ever rs, that they W, be discharged Yet nothing
vs. more clear th7n that the have served twelve
months--aRd they were, ty law, Z, serve twelve
months, in period o!two years ualess sooner dis
charged. The Generals force now n Fort Stroller
len Islands ct Coca, ma, amount to about 500
men, chiefly drafted militia OF these nearly the
whole Will be entitled to discharge about the 4th of
The ehsning month. 1t ia supposed Cast not more
than fai' or 200 who sre attached 10 the General
personally and will remain thr ugh motives of at
i"cuon, will he left with him aie,.r that day
'ouotess You know th;A the Brigade of Cavalry
.o,unteers and Mounted Rihenen under Genera
.oueeS were some time snce ordered into the set
ue'neh's To recruit their horses for few DAYS end
procure new ones. hhost half, perhaps 500, sp-
peared at the day and place of rem 'ezyous bat Of
these not more than 600 would consent TO 20 on sf
ter the 10Th. About half Of this last number were
OF the old volunteer cavalry, the rest mounted
men newly raised. The first viii certainly return
with Sne volunteer infantry, their com nae ncing
ana expiring tcgeth r. The last claim discharge
al the expir tiOD of three months rom the dsv
th"y were mustered into serviee-which must be
ne'[iJ OUT. w may say. then, that all the are
received an order from Cen. ,PinLney to sarris N
ana Naintain evtry hch Of ground he gains And
a. nough all actve rtior. OF the caInpa en- seem
I" De paraliz d. lStll hope this NAV aud will be
nnne. ten. Cocke is now IN East Tennessee en-.
SeSFoui1ng 20 collect levy sf his success
we Know nothing But Gen. Rohsrt,. from w.
iehhesseeS passed through our Goul.try DAYS AGO
anu mas lnst'crossed the River with about 25nmen
Coonel Carol, Inspector General Of this army arr
ven to-day with force Of s or 60C and four COM
nan'es are proposed to he sent from this couatv
no" long thesS-rnen are to / know nnt-not
I9nsey fancy than three months trust however
u' tns system o. short service wreched as AIS in
esc'ent ana expensive above s Others will y,t en-
sne Jackson to occupy till spring the ground he has
"oh' Perhaps the return of m Oderate W Gather h
sreat Efforts meanwhile, may cole ct around his
banner an army sufficient to eff-rt the compIete
a,seomhture An prostrst'on o. the Freek power
"s however will be every day work of greater dit
he1,ty. The English have AIR ady appeared in force
AT ens'coa, seven sail having trOoUs N iosrd be
sues = bomb vessels Orleans will he rncnaced Nj,
eve Is eosdered in great danger. The force on
me 1 omosoy waters and the sd regm mt rs endius
me ALBANIA viii be c2lri to its defence TIL gives
me CreeRs breathing time, and lessons the orce
eest,ned TO crush them. Angus me, too vii donbt-
@ss be oceupied:by British troops: nd from the Sc
pointe. arms, ammunition and perhaps men and
.aSers WI b. pushed IN tbs aid of the z PIPER snd
Middle Greeks. The Seminoes and th, runaway
negroes among them may De turned loose u-on the
sea coast OF Georgia