The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-18
FURIWER PaRr1CULgg.s

iFanssted tor the Aurora, from the Freneh.
1SfT9Gt u esfer 10 gentleman tis cffl
~. CrfetsIs, jan. Is.
have this nl3ment arrived from eannD and hos,r
to INFORM you nay dear friend, oftie great ey nts VII IN
have been occurring here siucc the beginning oi Dee
last. ~ must X ow, ten tsat on the 7Ih o- OH
OF las; month we heard that the English were pnon
cur coast, endeavorihg 90 make i4nding Bp, The
brave gen. scAson, who surrounded US aud vino b.d
iores-en every thing, with email il is true coun
teraeted All their pr locts, by statuuny forces ar v.rv
point threatened. Then we waited sitbon, a,nr.h,
SOU those enemies OF the human race I've ren,ai,ed
almost IN Suspenee until the sd nlt as there hal
ts one naval affair Oh one OF the lakes IN which we hal
Aae misfortune TO lose four Of our guii-bo.ts In the
hsterVal, we received reinforcement Of sreo h,sve
ehnessearsi the brave gen. jackson then orpauiz.
ale snoe OF t'e militia, Caused artillery TO be slantd
where they could be useful, and proclaimed marta
a~--theu We all become soldiers
At Length, the 2Si Dc at half ras, o ~ Tho oe
ernoon, The alarm qua fred, the drums beat to
srms anh we learned that the enemy had sIrprsed she
our Possthat hSd been csreessiy g1arIed ami hey
Rad elected landing about miles from The city =
Then, my fiiepd, shoud have seen opr b,sv.
eOnpatr OTIS (mafy Frenclnicn, emigrsnts f-om e.
ifinrsn, long resldeutsiE = Osea sand now ehzens
@the y and cur dear united frisnds all burning
vi e.tor ana anxiety for battle Ia less dian . ,ou,s
We haii 5000 men rat'trap~s
Iheg,n raj then dspstehcda few dctachrnent,, ia
reinlorce some pests, and departed hnselfat the nd
= " or 1900 men To- meet the enemy, who were al
feaJy on tie tanks OF the VI ssisSrpi hcoy Tie eiv
About o'cieck, q hTis. Ct ~, j. aalnenced lets ,,
cur column ..ys q the enemy. in y.bicb ne hi
some I'd 'sIIiage' Tie eIemy we're compelled IN re-
sumo i'eir orig nal position then our CeaeraI took
good one al tic distance Of cannon shot ON them (,
Logan to ioItiiy the also began to fotily hp;s
Eiio were Undoubtedly awaiting the landing of the re-
Inarder Of uheir troois In or 5 days we had H.
formed trmifabe epough, and we were daily reee;v
a'S retn'oFccir fIts The English continued or IL j..
sLsio forG themselves. ~ st interval th,, ,sere
several brsgRndoeios, who wished the Ensis Eres Z,
y auteetee MT our general, man VI approved
RAJ vas not oi the same opinion 81 acted d. fem
nvey he knew that he sorBrnanded brave mir. a
'ut hat it would be iroPFudentto rags in r. eiar
b'hie agpinst veteran trooss Of tie Inc. We re-
Tiant irltat position ua tic 2sih thrn oar lines
were riFli With son, oil of them admiralty SER
Ft' 10y frenchmcn asaltlefj-'t many Cf hom ynu
o. acquainted With AT iehssli We we're aftack,d
S'c Do vigorously defenieI a-d ~, Erc,ish ~
n.ly ued from before car guns. Ihc,T.r was how
ever c'm 'efaiively riding On the is, vt Jan. The
bhSl''h @ga1 attacked us, and assis rcl nlsed
VIII loss ol aicaE 5OOiren. Ills atlas WIS a prf
lt's 10 muoh greater sGar. They tried their con-
Sfc rtstci1, threw Obuess, anff senl " y great many
49, hn' "otsp mi eh the enelay At asst ON t,e
~ g. 5HnsfJ IN epoch fnenn' sh'e IN the snras NJ
AtIf rc4r bit particularly 90 lou.su the enc b..
'os necil reinforced j. a % mea ,f their b, a
uoo' particular y dc Oh a'i 4lth On the Sill
we're roiiy asaaici by fwr trape e.in.ors
fF1 go fui e' y the siror fepts. pft ,,, es "a
~-''H irea tht} ,y.ge u - The assaut a-.i t,.4c
no. o. ~ rre fep;h.ed--eyes, fny ifie.ri. aa the
Z! ~ E, so ~ ~ erf whore. r.i 10 WI a Se.
% p A- .',tic dst Jon fn1y rbige ior yOOr-
), lea 80 0fr nrs ~. .l-rrn- ,,.r' tosr,ns
H lanli ..rts rs f'sfiai q roek.
80 ,afrp,' e',r %. etieh %. e.
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