The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-02-15

In nv encAmpment svesy thing was ready
Tor sction, wien, early on the morning Of the
8fh the enc nv after throwing hcavev shower
Of bombs and Conereve rockets. advanced
their columns on nv RIGHT aud icff, 10 stor m
M entrencbmepts- cannot speak s,,fF;cient-
" 10 praise Of the 6rmncss and deIibsra,ion
with which my whole line received their ap.
proach--Dsore cobld not have been expected
from veterans Injured to war. For an hour,
The Gre of the small arms was rs incesssnt
and severe az can be imagined. The artit-
lery, TOO, directed BY officers who displayed
equal skill and courage, did great execution
Yet the columns of the enemy continued to
advance with q firmncss which effects UPON,
them the greatest crcdit. Twice the column
which approached me on my left, wac repul.
sed by the troops OF G Genersl Carroll, those Of
General Coffee, and division Of the Kentucky
militia, and twice they fsned again aud re-
newcd the assault Al length however, cur
10 pieces, they fled in confusion from the field,
leaving il covered with their dead and wound.
ed. The loss which the enemy sustained on
this occasion, canuo, be estimated at less than
1900 in killed, wounded and prisoners. Up.
wards Of 800 have been already delivered over
for burial, and my men are stilI engaged 10
picking them up within my lines and carrying
them TO the point where the enemy are to re.
ccivc This is in addition to tho dead
and wounded whom the enemy have been en-.
abIcd 10 carry from the field, during and since
the action, and 10 those who have since died
Of the wounds they received. We have taken
about 500 prisoners, upwards OF 800 OF whom
are wounded, and great part of them mor-
tally. Nv loss has not exceeded, ard be.
licvc has not amounted 10 ten killed, and az
many wounded. The entire destruction of
the cncmy's army was now inevitable, had Il
not been for au unfortunate occurrence which
at this moment took place OH the other side
ofthc river. simultaneously with bis advance
upon my lines, he had thrown over in his
boats considerable force to,he other side Of
the river. zHese having landed, were hardy
enough 70 advance against the works Of Gen.
Morgan and, what is strange and difficult 70
account fer, at the very moMent when their
entire discontinue was looked for with con.
hdrnce spproaching to certainty, the Kentuc-
ky reinforce ments, 10 whom so much reliance
had been placed, ingloriously Aed, drawing
after them, by their example, the ren,ainder
Of the forces and thus yielding 10 the enemy
thar most fortunate position. The batteries
which had rendered nae, for m ny days, the
most important servicc, though brsvely de-
fepdcd, were Of course now abandoned |; not
howeyer until the guns had been spiked.
The unfortunate route had totally changed
the aspect Of affairs, The enemy now occu-
pied position from which they might annoy
Us withou. hszard, and by means Of which
they might have been enabled to defeat, ID q
great rpe.sure, the sffcctv Of our success o8
this side the river. Il became therefore an
object Of the first consequcncc.to dislodge
him 40 soon as possible. For this object, all
the means in my power which could with
any safety use, wero Immediately put In pre-.
psration. Perhaps, however, II was owing
somewhat to another cause that succeeded
inn tho terms Of : temporary suspension of