Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-21

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mad scarcely cleared its Notifications, and taken
| up TIE line OF march, when the Indians commer
| ced a furious attack, accompanied with hideous
Yelling, ON the rear guard and rear of the r'ghi
| ana lett columns. Such was the extraordinary
panic, which this desperate onset struck into our
troops, that the whole gave way, except about
30, who remained on the ground with Colonel
Carroli-wIth this small force he continued To
combat the indians, until half his numbers were
| Killed or wounded He at length fell back upon
the corps of artillery, which had also nobly stood
| ITS ground, and was then maintaining, with their
musketry, sangurnary and unequal conflict with
the enemy. In 4 few minutes 4 SIX FOUNDER was
| brought to bear upon them; and several rounds
| OF grape shot compelled them to give way and
fly To the adjacent hills. By this time Colonel
Carroll and his spartan band were reinforced by
troops from the advance of the army, and the In
dams being pursued considerable distance, stis-
| tanned heavy loss. This was unquestionably
the hardest fought action during the Creek war :
and the handful of men, who :" fe.o jIn uiidismGv-
ed bravely resolved TO conquer or die, received
from the commanding General and the army the
highest encomiums
Colonel Carroll gloriously participated in the
signal defeat which the Indians sustained at Te-
hupeau on the rallapoose-a defeat SO r,linous to
the enemy, that il produced an immediate peace.
The Indians had strongly fortified themselves in
place so commanding by nature, and render
ed so strong by art, that artillery could make
no impression upon it 1t only renamed as a LAST
alternative to storm their fortifcations-this was
immediately determined upon by the comrnan-
ding General; and our troops rushing forward
under heavy lire from the enemy, carried their
breaStwork. The loss of the Indians was i'm
mense-G ensraI Jackson in his official report ca.
Inmates 1t at 800 in killed, wounded and prison
ers. Until near the close of the day, a party of
forty or nifty OF the enemy, shelternes themselves
under heap of brush, continued to IRE upon our
troops, and killed several officers and men, whilst
rom their situation, small arms could have no
effect upon them; at his own request, Colonel
Carroll took command ola small detachment
instantly charged upon the Indians bavonets fix
ed, and routed them. In this small encounter. ne
| received severe flesh wound in the body This,
however, did not for moment abate his ACTIVE
ty as an officer he still attended in the most
Punctual manner his official duties.
After this engagement, the Indians, convinced
OF Their inability any longer to maintain the field,
| sued Tor peace, and q treaty was shortly after
concluded
Through the whole of the battles which the
CreeS war produced, no officer displayed more
galiantTy or retired from the field with more hon.
or ti'an the subject of thus memoir He was
ever viewed by the commanding General as an
ofhcer IN whom the most important trust could
be placed, and consequently held the first rank
in his estimation.
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Jackson was appointed Major General in the
army of the United States, which appointment
having vacated the command ofthe Cd division
OF the Tennessee militia, Colonel Carroll was
elected, by the field officers of that division.
their Major General The very same month,
the Governor of Tennessee, by special directions
| from the general government ordered out 5000
men from General Carroll's division, to be en-
barked for the defence of New Orleans The
command OF these troops deyolved on General
Carroll. They accordingly rendezvoused at
Nashville on the 18th November, 1874 were IN
stantly equipped, organized, and provisioned-
and landed at New Orleans, after passage of
800 miles, III the short space of t4ve1ty-t.go days
To some who are unacquainted with such celer-
ity of motion, this circumstance may appear in
credible; but thousands can testify the fact
He arrived at New Orleans, at the very moment,
when dangers began to thicken, and by his
timely appearance, saved the city, no doubt,
from falling into the hands of the enemy.
After General Coffee had returned from an en-
gagement, which he had with the advanced posts
of the enemy (n which, by his valor, he gave a
happy presage of the glorious termination of the
mvasion,) General Jackson chose an excellent 81
tuation few miles below the city, and instantly
| commenced terrifying. His front was protected
by ditch and breast-work, and his wings were
secured by the Mississippi on the right, aul
deep swamp on the left. The enemy encamped
| IN iull view OF our forces, at the distance OF .
mile, and also threw up ample Notifications for
his defence. handsome piain INTERVIEWED be-
| tween the two armies, in which, during the se.ge
| several warm encounters took place.
On the 9th of December, the enemy made q
show of storming the American entertainments,
by advancing some columns IN their front Gen
ersl Carroll, with his brave division, met the
! strongest column, aJtackcdand compelledthcmto
retire TO their works. The British troops suffered
| essentially, whilst our loss amounted 10 only Il
killed and twenty wounded. Another attempt
at storming was manifested on the first day oil
January, 1915, and he again retired with loss
| On the 9th, he made a third Demonstration
with Similar III success On the ever meinora-
bic morning Of the 9th, the euemy evinced de
termination to BRING the doubtful conflict to an
| issue. lie advanced with the flower Of his army
| the victors OF Toulouse--the bloody conquer
ors of st. basiians--hesded BY the favorite pu-
| pill the Duke Of Wellington, Liem. General Sir
! EdsOard Packsahan Having been informed,
the oyer-evening, by dcserter, that the Tennes-
see division was posted on the centre of the for
tlfications, and being also informed from the same
| source, that they would inevitably give way at
| the first onset, the British commander moved
| his heaviest column against the point occupied
! by Gen. Carroll. Within rs yards OF the Amer.
| can entertainments, the enemy, with degree oil
! courage that gives hi1n immortal honor, displayed
| his columns, though he was suffering immensely,
BY incessant discharges OF artillery directed from
! the American batteries Gen Carroll gave
positive orders TO his troops to reserve their FIRE
until the near aDurOach of the epcrov On .