Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-15

| eit oy them upward oil $50 An exchange
| fprisoners has taken pace, and snme OF
hrs have arrived, hat we're in the Eng'isi,
| amp: those in the feet will be uD in a
fsw days, when heirs viii! he sent OFF, un-
less or General retains them for The me-
| yroes taken oGby the enemy, % the AMOUNT
| II three to four hundred. Crhere is not IL
| nc world such another set of Negro stes
iers dealers in human flesh - Editor
Two days after the battle of tue g h.
| several transports arrived from Cork with
| troops, say two thousand-(This is no doubt
the secret expedition fitted out in DC; ODER,
With 1000 troops. EGhor)-and were not
lanGed
| The bomb vessels have also abandoned
onr river; finding the fort too strong for
them ard do not fear for the security of
this quarter evan if they should attempt
landing at any other point, they will find us
ready to meet them. We have at this time
upw ards of $1,000 men, in and near this
place and, although they are Militia, they
have proved themselve, brave, and have
| always faced danger without fear OF its
consequences. Our town troops will be
discharged Tomorrow, with orders to hold
| themselves i'm readiness.
From information received from one OF
our prisoners, respectable Merchant of
this place. who has been in the English
Camp from the first attack (say Esd De-
eember,) their force Landed, exclusive of
Marines and Sailors, was 940O. including
| 400 Blacks (who ran after The FIRST fire OF
| our Artillery and that their oss in killed
| W ounded and missing was be>wesn and
thousand +; of which we had upwards OF
| 500 prisoners They were the 6ne,t ,roops
IN the Brit sh service. The esd R-gs
from the Cape of Good Hope, OF go, only
'ni,.r | 70 ,ite tn acton of h 8th.
&c General Pakenhapt's body vas sent oil IN
! Dispatch Vessel--(and glorious tale it will
| bear to the English Ministers and their deuded
P.oo'e Edit J Gibbs was buried on me feiI--
! and Keane, from the las, accounts whicL are
received from the Surgeons left with their
wounded, it is said will nor snrVive---Many
| 1oung .Noblemen accompanied tins EXPEDITION
and one was killed OH the 28th December. Al.
| accounts confirm that they never suffered 80
great loss in Offers in any one engagement
| heretofore even wDen their NUNS To in action
were treb'e
&c Under all these circumstances, canno be-
lieve they will make any further attempts, tho
they may annoy US by their armed vessels.
There is SOM probability OF demand for
| Hemp as some Spies are in custody.
81 informed you of Lafete, the famous Snug.
| ger and Pirate, having joined our forces. They
| have been of great value, and distinguished
| themselves as did the Free People OF colour
Indeed, il has proven fortunate circumstance
that they we're enroiled in our army
/ ''The Official account OF Mis Expedition will
| open tie eyes of all Europe at our growing
strengthened the English government will at
length see that they have chastised US, until we
are Capable of defending the soil, and our rights
| on rho Ocean. 1t will, no doubt DE the means
of accelera,ing speedy Peace, unless they
| meet with success in the North but such AN
| example from quarter, whence the least was
] oh, In
| heir slunhers.
" From the alarm which mast have existed
abroad Tor the .ecurity of this place, have no
| doubt many have sacrificed their properly in
| this quarter During the hustle, thsre was
much cotton used for the Notifications
There remains no doubt of the en- ml's IN
tention of holding the place hid they succeeded.
| Many of the officers taken have their families
| on board, and letters have been foun on tGem
| from their wives wishing them to procure hou-
| SEES for their residence Tn Y had also Officers
| for Government, &c. -HinisteJs, 1t Sc ms,
| must look oat for places for their Minions else
| Evhere Edit
Although our officers were appraised of the
retreat of the English, they dill not attempt to
harrass them, as they had their rear spek sup
ported BY Cannon and we should have lost m
ny Uaiaable lives, and probably gained only
few prisoners OF no conseqnenee--as the Field
Officers had left thsir camp some days previ
| ouS.-rhe famous Gordon of Alexandria was on
shore during the whole affair, and comman led
| one their batteries Gle must have with So
ed, methinks, small contrast between Neu-
Orieans and alexandria This Gentleman il
saems, was not quite so, fortunate in piHaging
during his late Expedition.--Bdn.
They left from Is to 20 cannon-seyeral 10
Founders"
"NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 81.
The enemy have retreated to their
shipping. which they finally accomplished on
the night of the 18
50 In the battle Of the 9th the enemy ae
knowledge the loss of 1973-Amone them.
3 Generals and many other officers of dis.
tnction-While our loss did not exceed in
killed and wounded 25 to so.
They state their loss in killed and
wounded, since their landing, upwards of
5000; and have abandoned many of their
wounded to our merey.-Ther land force,
including 400 negroes, was 5000 In ali
the contests, our loss does not exceed in
killed 30 men. Previous to the attack Of
the 9th, the enemy never approached with
in musket shot.
Finding their men backward, the off
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