Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-28

SWy ~ 0tctIeT 20 nteH0eT OF me house
Of RehreSentdtiUeS. dated
We7s Orleans, Dec %,
I o'clock az night.
Before had time to fold up letter 7
wrote YOU to day, the alarm gun was fired,
and I forthwith repaired to the tented
field. The eueny. without being discov CT ed,
made the river at gen. Villary's plantation
to day about ~ or o'clock. They have
rot it is supposed, all yet debarked. The
entry was r,"de up BAYOU, into which n
canal from Nilary's plantation empties-
Gen. Jack son with ger. Cofiee's men, the
regiment, part OF the 4tLh, some % the
town militia and some Other trooFs. arrived
abcut seven O'Clock, supported by the schr.
Caroline We commenced the engagement
about half past seven, which continued pref
ty ho, Until about q quarter alter nine, when
the firing ceased on the part of the Brn
fish frs, cannot tell the number killed
or wounded on either side yet. Towards
the close of the engagement, our company
os rifemen was broken by a charge from
the enemy, and has suffered a good dea -
Cart. pea,le commanded the right and
myself the left Of the company. ] had then
with me only fifteen men three of whom
w,rc wounded and had also eleven 2ri''
soners, a part of the army that was at Wash.
inrton IN this situatinn, thought il best
To order nv men to march towards the
swamp, and accordingly marched about
half way 70 town back of the plantations -
have safely Delivered the prisoners, and
am now at home very much fatigued.
shall Sc out agair before dav with my men
TO the fed of batte-Our army Is we'll
forme and will not he surprised To- NOR
row morning the battle will be renewed
The two armies nearly keep their ground
Il believe we have the advantage so Tar.
but can give Won nothing particular. Our
army has BEEN reinforced to night by a
thousand of gen. CAROLS m n and I expe t
hard fighting 20. morrow. The prisoners
,ha, our co rsnv has made, state tn IT. num-
bers to he about twelve Thousand men, and
about three thousand debarked with whom
we fough-that th"v are commanded by
gen. Kecne--that there are two regiments
Of blacks, IT, 90 men eact..
Rctract a letter 10 the Pos, Mister Gene,
rat dated
Ne7v ORLEANS, Dec. 80 mid NIGHT
Intelligence has lust been received afthe
Pritsh having landed [force varIously STA.
rod, tae extent not more. probably, Than
OOo7 abcst eight miles below town, width
er geo- Jackson ourrieI off with troops to
meet 'her,. An engagement took place
last euing between he advance guard,
ir which the enemy was reDulsed Fifty Of
Their 1ep, with two majors have been
bror cAt ~ prisoners A more general ac>
tor :, expected to day The general has
since rsken an advantageous position about
yhrer milss in the rear, Were he is IN.
treaCbing himself. The eaemy effected
their landing upon MAJOR gen. Val rvs
~ w.t. iop by way of the bayou bank of il,
issuirg in lake Rorene. Scme q TIE
prisoners state they belonged to the % h
rect. ard were frem Portsmouth. They
rcprrt their force vsriouSiy, from seven 10
ffieen IN usand men. This is doubtIrs,
exa, GRAFTON, probably It's amount not more
tIen six thousand
The last report from the army is, that
tie British bad disappeared from the bat.
lie ground. asd were making, as was CEN
;ectured, for .Jerre aux Pnuf, in ich
event they would probably lose their boats.
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