Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-09

,;as should cease on this sitiS5 ,se "a
x,,pnrsiI re o'cleck oltais sia,y, Jet =
\ aas not 10 he understood tbs. they
should cease on The otter side but
dat 90 reintoreeipeilts sbDa!d lie sent
.ei,ass by ether army uatil The ex-
p;ra.;os ef that day. Ills sxetllen-
cy M:,i. Gen. J.ambes, legged time
- consider ofthase propositions un-
.fil 10 o'clock to day, and in the mean
time sreerossed his troops. ! need
net tell ,u, viii, hew much eager
moss / Immediately regaiata posses
sion orltlie position he had thus has
tily Omitted.
The eaemy having concentrated
his forces, may agaia atsrnpt TO
drive nae frsm my postiop by storm.
Whenever he does. have 10 eones
cav men will act with their usual
armness, and sustain character now
!,eeoDe dear Ia them.
have the honor to be, with great
respect, your ol.e,iient servant.
ANDREW JACK30
.a1J. Gen. Con-
Hsad Quarters, left Bank Of tie
.liisyissippi, 5 mics beioW NesS- Or
leans, January 10, 1914.
SRI have tie homer to make
the ,sllswing report Of the killed,
wounded and prisoners taken at the
battle at Ls.nnd's Plantation. on the
left bank OF the Mississippi, Oh the
night Of The esd Of DeeemSer, 1871.
seven niles below New Orleans.
Killed left on the field Of battle,
100.
Woasded left On the Geld Of bat
lie. $50.
Prisoners takep--t Msior. sLieu-
tenants. 4 MiishipmaH. IS non cora
asissioneG officers and grIyates. max
IN. grant total al 400.
have The hoaor 10 he, Cir, very
respectfully, your ohedise' servant.
A. p, BAYEE,
Iaspsrtor General.
Ma;or-Genersl Apdrew Jacksn9
Cosn'ds. the array 81 IL Mi..i.iPpl
Copy Of letter from .M.jer Gcaerel
.TnctsOp. TO the SccretarB If Fur.
dated
Head Quarters, 9Th Military District
GIMP, a miles below Nsw 0 le.as,
January 3 ls s.
SIR-At such a crisis. | conceive
it NY dat to keep you const ntl..
advised of my situutioa.
GA the 10th last. forwarded you
an account or The bold attempt mai.
BY the enen:y on the morning OF the
sta to take possession of nly works
Nv sterr,. and Of the severe repulse
which he saet with. That report
having been sent by the mail which
crosses The Lake, uIay possibly have
miscarriel, Tor which reason,
think it the acre necessary briefly 10
renrat tie SUBSTANCE oi il.
EARLY On ti,e .merniag ct tae Sia.
the enemy. havias bees actively EN-
nlsyed the two preceding days is
making preparations Tor STERN
advanced in Two strong columns os'
my light md left. They we're re
.eived, however, with a iirmness
which, ii scelas, they little expect
ed, and which defeated oil thei"
hopes. My men, nadisturbed by
their approach, which indeed .bes
I'd long anxiou ly wished for, o
peacd upon them ire so deliberate
anu certain as rendered their sealing
ladders and fascines, as well las their
more direct implements OF warfare,
perfectly useless. For upwards OF
an hour II was continued with a brisk
ness Of which there have been but
few Instances. perhaps, ID any eonn
try. In Justice to the eoemy it mnsf
he said, they wiih,toad il as iong as
could have hesn expected itoaa the
:nostdetermined bravery. "a { iens'!,
however. when all prospect OF sue
cess became hopeless. trey fled -
confusion from the iie',i-ssay:ng II
covered Nth their dead and wound
ed. Their loss WAS immense.
hahat liss. competed it at 200 bHi