The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-22

| commander in chief & one rns:;er yare>,J LIN
| es., another major general wou, dcd. the mo-,
experienced and braves " their officers &
more than three thousand men killed. S.oer-
usu a'o missing, While our ranks, my frien,is.
! were thlnned by the loss of six CT ON. b,.a,..,
companions killed and seven disabled h,
| w'chds-wonderfui interpos,ion OF henve,,
| u'THHi"pcd event in the h:stoiv OF w;,r,
Let us De grateful to the God of q titles.
WIG mas directed the a;rows Of intlignation a
gn'nst our invaders, while he covered w;tb
rs protecting shield the brave defynjerS 80
theft country. Va
After this unsuccessful and disastrous at
.ciap,' their spirits were broken, their force
was destroyed, and their whole attention wns
SnPl yea Vi pr'vit,;ns the n,ears otcscsns-.
ms they have effected, leal ing heir heavy
"iuiery IN our power, AMI III a., Of then,
wounded to our cieH:enci The cons. oue,,-
ces OF th,s short, but decisive Campaign. are
nica'culaoiy Important. The pride of our
S.loSal' enemy hulihicd. his forces broken.
oisuainn frustrateG---is Expectations nj RI;
oting w our spoi!s ard wasting cur country.
changed INTO ignonrininus de.t.at. s.,amrt.i
nShe' ana a reluctant aclna,y!e ;lcn,ent ,f
me humanity and ndness r those ,yiio,o he
had door cd to all the horrors q humi)atinn
ot ! conquered susie.
:. w inc other st!e, unanmitv established.
country saved from Conquest, you, property
trcn piliage, your wives and d ughttis FROM
Insult AID violation--the union r,res,,vcd
IRON acknowledgements, ard PERHAPS :, r,.,; IL
put, by this decisive stroke, TO a hIoorv AMI
savage war. These, my brave friends. ar.
ope consequences the efforts You hav. M de.
ana the success with which tbey have been
crowned by heaven.
These important results have beer effected
oy the united Courage & perseverance, OF tie
army odt which the different cerps IS well
as the individu is that compose it, have We'd
with each other III tn. ir c.>erti ms 20 ,,roau,,r
he share they have respectively had. viii
ne pointed out IN the General Order accom-
panyms this address. But the gratitude. the
admiration OF their country, oticrs fairer
reward than that which any praises of the
General can bcstow, and the best is that of
WHICH they Can never be deprived, the consci-
BUSINESS of having done their du,v, and Of
ineriting the applause they will receive.
FROM NEW-ORLEANS via HAVANA.
by the arrival Of the schooner William
Fiuli captain Blackledgc, we learn, that &C
counts had been received at Havanna from
the British army near New-Orleans to tn,
lIth OF Jannary-they confirm the news
which had already reached us from other
quarters, OF the Complete defeat of the Hr,-
tish on the 9Th ult. There were at Hayan.
ma, when captain b. arrived there, a G: pun
SHIP, 2 trigates. and briggs the first men
toned had Come with orders to purchase
5000 barrels Of -four, and had bought and t.
ken on board 1900 barrels wheJ, ;.n,th .,.tris.
arrived, am imne;d stely aftcl co;nnnnica-
tulB with the O., they al got under l,4y,
(a6oW the Esd ult) excepting one f,is2.4, s.
proceeded for New Orleans From m 81
gol:g oil in SO great n hurry it was presumed
that The British were fearful Of beng cur OF
ny the Americans, and We're about to with.
draw their army.
IL was difficult to obtain information from
the British officers at HAVANA relative 70
their operations. but from what leaked-out.
u YVES evident that they had suffered, dread
lu!4y' not only BY The sword, but by the incle-
msncy OF the season! Il great number az
brIt'Sn troops are said to have persisted with
tue cold aud many of the officers on board
the ships at H.vinna were frost bitten
From the pest information that couId be OBJ
talred. 1t was believed that the British haJ
not lost, from the time Of their landing no TO
the 18th uIt from all causes, less than 4 tn
5000 men. A British uffiter admitted ,o
captain Hubbcl! that they lost so barges in
the attack upon our gun-boGts- our men to
use ms own expression fought ike RuN
O5gG, and OF 40 men belonging to his YES
SCI wn'rn went INTO the action, 30 only came
out uain]ured. 10 the battle cf the 9Th. gen.
Pakenham was killed on the field GENERAL
Aeane mortally wounded, and died next
day; and the third in command, said TO be
general Murray, was so badly wounded, rs to
render MS recovery very doubtful. The ent.-
my have cut canal from Lake Borgne to
the Mississippi, through which their army is
supplied from Their shipping.
There was variety Of runlours at Hava-
ma. relative to the late reported revolution IN
Spain. But 50 careful is the governor Of
Cuba to suppress all Publications on tue
subject, that it is Impossible to ascertain
their correctness. 1t was the general i'm
PR sson however, that the patriot general
Nina vas at the head ola very powerful ar
my, IN opposition to Ferd .n.nd
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