Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-01-31

|fe the Raier Of the Hniverse for his
holy projections ana invoke onr deli
.vsranoe from this great and pewcr-
fst enemy.
offer yoa the sanitation Of my
Friendship.
AND HYNES.
Gems. Jackson. Carroll and Cofs
Zee are worth Moro than their weight
IN gold Is she J mericaa government
admiral Eaehrape Is said to he
with he army and perhaps is not
more than mile from Us.
This is said 10 he Tie army that
toak the city Of Washington.
Gen. Keene is said 70 be the com
maudcr.
Extract from a letter to his ercel
lsscp geperaos Eieai,ii from his
e.reeileacy Gorcraor Claiborne.
dated Orleans. Orc. SO.
ssc euemy remains encarnpcd a.
kouts7 R.iies frefa this city. wiihin
far view CT sn:. array under the
co.nnand al General Jackson. The
force " the ease.y is vsrisasiy stat
ea. from four to seven thousand
In al attxrk an the evesiDs pf the
2Ss ins.aa;, he susffrea considerably
and bni Ear the aaYkness oftae night.
Which caused scae lisile ceniasisn in
oHe asnSs ite affair ] am told wsuId
aave 5cea decisive. We have lost
sonsa yers asa,e men. and a,noagthe
aanher am sorry 10 meaiisa two
sishly esseesaed aiiesrs Of your
state. Col. Heotersan of the rife
aogs.s, ard tel. i.audrsdale Of the
yoleateers The Tennessee troops
e9asi the high expectations which
wees entertained Of them, nor is it
sossfsse Tor ,aea to display More pa
.f,issisaa, fiemaess in battle or com
posnre aa...r fatigue and privaiions.
The Loaisiaaians also deserve and
will receive he higaess appreciation.
We are united As one man, and spi
Tit prevails which ensures pHr safety
We may have, ami calculate oaka-
wing some hard fighting bat ssu
coed not fear for the result The
general inspires much confidence. x
I'll his troops, regulars. volunteers
aad militia are in high spirits. AMI
anxiaas to he led against the enemy.
,fhis will be dsnein due seasen the
nnaiusky troops are daily expaet-d !,
nati; reinforced By thea,. the gene
"a: has very prudcntiy determined 10
IN s;a.Ain his fsreseAs positions 20
sisisn which will completely esssr
the city. and fro:n which the eaewy
cannot di>isige him. The tmeri-
cav srmy is iiraaa M ia 4 line. ex
tending from The Mississippi 10 Che
tyarus Swsmp. hasiag In front a
wet jites and IN eatrenehment i'm
peaesrSb!e TO snHauetry CT smaller
pieeas oi' arsiaanre-the right flsnk
covered hy t:ie river ard The left b.,
the swamp. aa,i the whole defended
By sesersi pieces afcanaon fyarious
ealibee, 81. Oh. 4 aud pauaders
sssrtrret Of q litter from the Pos'mus
Ter ~ si,cssc Orteogs TO the Post
master IN .Hasasi!ie. dated DE
ce,a6er SO.
Yaa will have heard l presume Of
Ia. is.a.iisg sf the BRITISH, here, aad
az Mn action which took place last
Frisay, in which il is thoughr they
suffered nach. Siscr that iime eur
array has entrenehed itself very
stroagly aud advantageoasly about 5
miles frem town. Lsst Wcdnesday
the enemy attacked our lines. hut
were sepu!sed with considerable less
-nars triiing. Previous 10 the at
tack they succeeded in destraying q
column belong belonging to Us. by
means of their artillery. Of which
they have few small pieces.
IN this state the affairs rest-the
Kentucky troops beias .aoMentls ex
peet-d. which. added 10 our previous
force, puts the country | coneciveous
Of danger.
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