The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-25

TIC stack OF b American uri-boats, which
were posted about 90 miles up the lakes, and
the command Of them given to Capt. Lock-
yer, OK. n who, after some contest, carried
them by boarding on the 18th, with about, it
is said, So or 60 Killed and wounded of the
British among the latter was capt. Leckver
himself, but who has recovered, and was
posted and appointed to command the gun
boats
g On the 18th ultimo, The army comn,en-
ced Disseminating on the Isle of Pine, about
so miles from ~. Orleans, where they con,in
ued untii the Esd, and then began to embark
for the attack.
" Heiore day light on the morning of the
24th, 5000 British, composing the advance of
the army, took position about seven miles
from the town otN. Orleans rs soon as day
oaNred, ABOUT 1000 oil the enemy, under &c
uerci Jackson, attacked cur little army at the
same moment as ship and schooner com
ing down the river commence a fire on the
HANKS, which was = serious annoyance, ne
Vertheless we maintained our ground, al
though with SO inferior force, and censtruc-
TED on the following day mud battery to tlcs-
troy the vessels with red hot shot, viii, n sue
ceeded against the schr. but the ship csc pc
hisherup the river. Our loss was abor, so
or 80 killed and wounded, in which the s5th
and 95th suffered much.
On the 25th ut. the Statra frigate with
Mai. Gen. the hon. Sir F.. N. PaCkenham. K
Is MAJ. Gen. 5. Gibbs, brevet Lit. Col Dick
son, TX A. brevet 1t. Col. Brgoin, or. E.l
arrived at the Mississippi, and on the 2nd
instant MAJOR Gen. ]. Lambert with several
transports with troops from England also ar
rived, and all the troops were landed aud
posted within six or seven hundred yarth of
the enemy's line, and there is little Gmtt
VIII euect their purpose of gaining complete
ascenaancy.
:" Gen. Jackson's force is mt exactly as
certained, il is said by some to be from to
5000 men, while others augment il to II or
Is GOO.
&c he sudden transition fromya warm eli
mate 20 a very marshy country, combined
with severe frost, has been very preiudi
ciai TO the army, md has occsioned several
deaths.
:" The navy Suffered considerably. being
from II TO 20 DAYS constantly exposed n;phf
and day, without intermission. emploved in
the most intricate navigation in transnortin.,
stores, provisions, &c"
Cc'uRANT OFFICE, 7P.M.
Il. NJ. ship Remilies, OF "A guns, capt Sir
Th0s Hardy, bart. has(com to anch IF at
Port Royal thii AFTERNOON from the Nissis-
sippi.
On the 9Th int within four DAYS sail the
Mississippi. thekamt,es spoke the Mosele
brig capt. MobEiy' With several transports fr.
this port. w.
The RarnilieAss Jailed on the sth inst. and &C
sh was. was under Fsh, the Manly gun brig tele
graphed, that express had Just arrived
with accounts that the heavy cannonading
which had BEEN beard had terminated in the
destruction of theJ2o Gun ship Of the enemy,
and the obtaining possession OF the battery
mounting so petee of cannon, which pro-
tected the entrar TO the city OF New-Or-
leans. s,t
two cal1ss OF tho HI, -a.-.
:alr rancis Eaden had died of his wounds.
deputy Quarter Master Evans was slight
iy wounded, as also capt. Price, of the Volca-
nobomb
Two midshipmen of the Seahorse were kill
cd III the attack on the gun boats, and the
Families had 2 men killed and wound dc, 'n On
the same occasion.
We have been favored with the following
extract Of letter, dated
II. M. ship Families, Jln s, 1915.
=" Our troops finally landed about the 22d
nit. within ten miles of n. Orleans, after en-
countering IN open boats dreadful hardsh DIS
grounding every half hour, and suff ring from
the most severe cold that frost could produce.
lhey were in this state for four DAYS and
nights, on theIr way from tie shipping in ti,e
Chaudiieur Islands, Distance OF so or e.
miles from the landing place. Many of the
black troops died in this state, and when first
landed were of title or no service, but after
their disembarkI on the wealth, became ~
commonly mid, and they were then useful as
pioneers.
Before the troops left the ships, j. was
necessary to send boats from the squadron to
take Possession of FIVE large gun boats, which
we're stationed III Lake Borgne to intercent
the ndng ofthe troops This service was
ably Conducted by CAPT. Lockyer, who was
the first to board, and was severely wounded
but is now out of danger. The whole were
captured with little loss on our part, and Sir
a. Cochrane, with his usual & disinterested dis
crrnlnatlon Of merit, lost no time in Erou,.t
ing this mertoriOus officer
" The enemy had not the least idea o.
which point the landing was to take place. or
It is most probable the whole army would
have been sacrificed, and indeed had we been
opposed by any other troops all would have
been made prisoners or DESTROYED. I do not
profess to hold the Americans too chean. Int
on this occasion they did not fight rs ,bev
ought to have done
he enemy about 10000 strong. anil some
say considerably more, attacked oar little ar
my which did not amount to 1000 white
troops ~ the line, when there were about
or 100 killed on each side. The gallant s5;b
not 500 strong, lost 100 men & i officers in
killed and wounded, being light infantry. they
were much exposed.