Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-01-28

against them. Very 80
your obedient servant.
A. a. MksssAS.
Cupiaia commanding Ss1 rJ1s corps
United States troops
Return Of Killed. wounded, prison
.rrs and missing IN the action on the
ts,h J.aauAry i,e:lr Poiat fctrs'
(Geo.s
4sdinfantry-killed nope wound
ed, / saptaia. severely; 90. pc PEI
yate, do; missing, = private - = =
,s.l 6.
Rife corps-killed. 4 private
souaded 1 sergeant .prisoner; 80.
.ene private severely; nissing. 3 pri
.s;ates.--Grand total III,
A. a. MAssIA, I
Captain Commanding Isl rite Corps
Uaited States troops.
Copy Of a letter from Lieutenant
rOlond Scot To firigadier Gen.
Fiapa. dated "JsGtrson, 1llh a.
maary. 1915.
/. iEAR Satisfactorily. the e.
aan,y advanced in two divisions a
.ainss Point relrr, Mhies, hey ear.
,ied by s,ormipg il. One division
antirdat M.,jorJehastop's. \ marcia
f =
d ON the rear Of the fart--a nnr'-
ser OF barges made the attack In
ront. Al this time, ! was IN the
own of ST. Mars. the IN Ment !
.eeeiyel information OF the enemy
landing. / assembled thu militia
(which an,oua,c,lto ainesy ,nea aud
marched Tor Kings Bay. When
had advanced ,wo miles from 81.
a.asy's. | heard a heavy firing
sen meece in tie road leading fra'a
Niag's Boy to Poiai Peter. which
sansinced me that The enemy hid
attacked the Point in the rear. j
aarched on quick to make An
attack on their rear. soon fouad
the firing ceased which gave ire
10 believe the rarity Of rrserve hid
surrcn.lerrd--n.y hoses then was 10
meet a party Of reserve to guard
taa:rbarges, | ordered j few horse
men ta recannsi,rs their landing.
they reported. that their harges
were all gone cxcrnl two which we're
u draft, Immediately fell hack on
st. Niary's when | got within a
mile OF the town. was informed
thattiie enemy were advancing A.
sainst the town IT st. Mays ]
,.alira my men about n mile frsm st.
Mar,'S-as ] was Informed some oi
the barges were lathe North River,
i preccetled 10 town snyself: when !
arrived there. discovered their
barges had got as FAR as Majer
Aloor's cansemay. and that Major
clark and SIR. Saaler had been up
oointcs Ivy the Inhabitants 10 carry y
;laS 10 the enemy toeapiinlate. The
inhabitants appeared nnch alarmed
least | should make some deitnee.
After getting some ref,esbnent for
my detachment. Irptarned 10 ti-m
\ few minutes after arrived, !.
messenger was sent from town. ~
infara me that British oiGeer hal
Just landed "A flog. Offering the towq
honorable terms. ifthe, surresaered
aud. in ease a single gun was fired
the town should be laid in ashes
Knowing my force not sufficient 10
defend the iowa, thought il proper
10 retire, ! had not retired far he
fore fell in with Captaia Massias,
with the greater partof his command.
they retreated Ivy the way Of Capt.
M;l!cr's-we are now cneanped al
Jefferson.
never experienced SO much a
larn The Inhabitants are flying in
All directions. Ii we do not get rein
forced. there will be scarce family
left in lie couaty The Inhabitants,
dread Colenel Wposli.ine and his In
dams more than the British. Pro
vi,ians are hard to be got. | shall
do ever. thing in my power to protecs
tac Frontier of this part sf,he eoan
". have bal eighty i've men With
me, The men. wonea, and childreR
are all running away. 1 hope you will