Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-07

TUESDAY, FEBRuAar e.
Washington. February !, 8.
o'clock, a. IL.
Almost Incredible Victory
FROM A.EW ORL Eya.NsS.

Almost increa1Dlc flctOry
FROM .N.EW ORLE.a.Nss.
Dates up 10 the 18th Ianuary.--ths
Eaeas, attsekias oar entrcnahee
AraaS asA the SIN, beaten and re,
pulsed by Jackson and his brave
associates. with great Slaughter,
Tue following letter received in
lnis city from IA o.sieer OF the Ar
ny Of rae United states, No have
selected f,roa a lam1er Of Others OF
like tcaor, as exhiDitIas t.e latest,
most authentic, and rrebabsy most
coErect account OF any private 80
count that has reached Us. We nave
namerous confiraations Of every
particular or tais.
GLORIOUS NEWS.
Camh, s mics from .1eav Orleans,
January 10.
riaus battle. Oh Sunday morning, ths
sth iast, at day iignt, the enemy adsanc.
ed IN regalar colums with neatly tacir
wuole ierce, and comncnced 4 most
sigoreus and gallant attack, within 2 4
y.aces sf our lines, at the same tlale
keeping up constant cannonsding fggns
two batteries, and throwing congresa.
sacke 8 70 cover their lighs troops J, but
We, expecting an attack, were rcadYto
eesslss tnssn and gave ghsn Asasn anp-
ssseF Reception as they have not expo
riancei since the var; IN fact, tao an,
nals of histJryss bear testimany ef
saca aaether. Re saemy ietl. on the
Sd! If , RE hrt;ee shan .fDe huadsca
Killed syen Ausdrsd wouaded (most;.
arous. beng gsnsrally frsm our
''ss:x,a'Nl aad three h,.adSed Prisoners,
Nd iy ali the Killed and three hundred
ssfa hlt, cf the sounded fell into our.
asnas. besides the threo hundred eff
GERS AID meif prisoners, unhurt, and, 3
sts8sshisg as itomay appear to you, ba,
al snsFasss tn.ngtrue, our loss on that
svsr sne s.Sscbte day, was bu sic pri-
Ya'es killed AID fqoetpc wnundsd
The eaemy's less in officers was
Immense. from 30 to 90 in killed.
wannasd aad prisoners. and shose he
best IN their army. Lieutenant Ge:
neral Il tKENHAM, ther co 3nmaa
der ia chief, was killed earl, in the
action. by cannon ball. Generals
KE ANE and GIBBS, we're BOTH
WOJJDED, and sAia tn be dan
gecaas!y so. Col RAaey md seye-
raj slher field officers shat paid ven !
visit at Washington, were killed oa
our breast works. the enemy took
possession Of one of our batteries GO
the right, bat were soon killed or
taken prisoners and tae hattery re
gained: the battle lasted about IA
-heur and \ half, aai, waile glasy co
vered our aras on this side Of tie
river. We had n party OF militia taat
tii>graced themselves on tho ether.
The enemy sent over a party OF a
bout 600 men, makias an attack at
the same time that they engaged us
at this. when the militia mi,is
shameful retreat after their tirst FIRE.
Tue enemy advanced mile or two
towards Orleans oH that side, ioaS
three batteries, burnt several vaiia-
bic sugar plantations, spiked three
or four guas that were there, hasat
their carriages, and retr.atrd down
the river opposite their main force.
aud reerossed, before we could get
reinforcement aerass. Had mir mi
Iitia over the river done their dasy,
they would have taken the whole
force opposed to them. La the after
aoon after the battle. the enemy
sent q fay Of truce. for the par
psse of hurry Ing their dead Gen.
jackson gave them till ts o'clock
next day, but that not being long
enoagh for them 10 bury them, they
we're allowed until b o'clock.
Since San:lay. bsth armies have
remained very qaief /; the British ar
my Is commanded by Gen. Lambert.
II is the general opinion in camp,
that the eneaiy are about to leave
US; but think il will depend upon
their feet getting past Fort st. Phi
lin