The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-04
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! nSrcAcd TO meet the enemy, when I Was ri.
SoiveG to attack in his first position, With
MAJ. Iiind dragons, Gen. Cuilte's hYira.I,r
parts OF the 9TH and 44th Regiments. the uo,-
formed companies te 1i litia tnle,. the con-,
nand OF Major blanche. >2uO men OF co,tr
chieiiy rom 81. Dcr.ingc, raised hv Cc.on,.
oaVafy and acting under the command ,f
MDor Dsgwn, and detachment OF artille
ny unter the direction OF Col Mrkta wish
two SIX Founders under the comyand Of 1T
opotS not exceeding a all 1900. Iafrivtl ncar
inc enemy SencampmCnt about scvei, aul an
Hetiately made MY dispositions for the at
,"OS MS rorceS amounting at that time On
h'hu 10 ABOUT 5000, cSteiided half A milo ~,
inc river, and IN the rear nearly to the woo
'Teli- NoIiee was ordered 70 turn their ri,h,
"nlie with the residue Of tho force. ( attsck
Ell MS strongest position Oh the ieft, near IL,
rtVer. LON. tauerson-havIng dropped down
the river IN the schooner CarGIH: w2s d.
Iecteo to open tire upOn then. can,,y. ,ylff>i
ne executed at about half aftcr s5vsn. ms
pems he s'-nai OF attack Gcper.l Ccf.e.;
','en WITH thef usual lp1pctuosity rushei g.,
'he enemys right, and eutclsd th.;,-
camp, while cur right advanced with con-
good order. There can DC but lit.Ip ro.bt'
thar we should have succeeded on thar o,c.,.'
SOL 18th our interior force ~ nestrn.n~ ~
Capturing the energy, had not . tLirL" ~
.tft
CONFUSION among the different carps Fear-
ing the consequences, under this c,crro-
SoahC"' o. the inrthcr pros euticn Of a NJ ,ht
@I'"oN WIN troops then acting Together =.
thc liist time, cCntented mVsaif win l,;,..
on tue held that IIF',t and Il fo,r :, ~
morning assumed stronger position abnnr
'W9 mleS nearer TO the c;yy. At his No..
suoh | rem2m eGc+mped, ". ting INC
s'riva! OF the Kentucky militia and o,l,cr 80
80 ~. 2
depend on the fat cf this army. Il ,npt, nv,
be incautiously exposed.
In THIS At II tie whole corps under my
command des ~ the greatest credit. Tie
pest compliment can pay 80 Gen. .ts{s;.,. e
his Brigade Is 20 say they behaved as hey
have ALWAYS done while undet nv conr,snj
Inc 1th led by Major Pier-n, and the 1cl,
commanecd by Col. Ross distinguished then
selves. The battalion of CITY n,,lt;., c.
manded by Major blanche rcsI,sad ,n,-..an,,
cipauons and behaved like veterans c.,
rvs volunteers manifested great bravery e
the company OF city riienen having reiictra-
ted into the midst of the enemy's caT,p ve,.
surrounded, and fought their way out vifI
tile greatest heroiSm, Bringing with thsn-,
number OF prisoners. The two field pieces
were wen served by TIE. cfbcer conirnant.il.g
them.
All my officers in the line did thei, int,
ana nave every reason 10 ht sati,fied YIN
the whole OF my field and stiff Colonefc
Butler and Piatt and Major Cha.e ~. bv tt,c.T
mtrepldlty, saved the artillery. Cci. 5avncs
! was every where t.iat duty or danger " ;iaI
was deprived OF the services OF one of ,o,
AIDS Capt. Butler, whom 1 was obl,r,d =,
station, to ms sr At regret, IN town. Capr,,in
i{eid, my other Aid, and Messrs. Livingstor,'
DnpiissIs and Divi2ac who had volupte,re
their services faced danger wbereverir va,
to be met and carried my orders with tl,,. a.
most pTompntude.
We made ne Major, two snbalterns- AMI
siNty-tnrce Privates prisoners and ire e,c-
mY's loss IL kjl!e' anf wounded must has
been at least--Ny own I SIS have no, as.y.f
been abie 70 ascertain with exactness. inf
suppose 1t TO amount 10 IGa In Killed. ,raiN,J-
! ed and missing. Among the former / have. !,
lament the loss of Col. Lauderdaie. of &c,
Cottee 5 brigade. who fell while bray civ, 6,,E,-
| ing Coils. Dyer and Gibson of the same cGr,,e
| were wounded, and Major Is ayenauch lalen
| prisoner.
Col De Laronde, Mai. Where. Of tre Lou
isiana militia Maj. Latour of engine e,.s b+vico
no command, volunteered their services -
! did Drs. Kerr * Hood, and were Of great nc.
sistance to me.
have the honor to bc, with great respsct
| your ob't sv't,
ANDREW JNCKSON.
! lion. JAMES MONROE,
Secretary of War.