Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-11

barracks, which were con vcr..d into .enr
porary h ospital; about $50 unwoundsd pri
soners were also brought to town and place
in prison. Their generals, Pakenhan ,ni
Gibbs. are said to be killed. and Keaa nor.
tally wounded Their Communications are
all signed by Lambert The prisoners ar :.
all remarkably fine, we'll looking men /; in
deed these are picked troops, the flower OF
their army ; men who have served with dis
tinction in SPUN, Italy and France. Is not
this brilliant AFFAIR." And if we consider
the disparity OF loss, almost unprecedented
IN military annals Allow US to boast a litx
tie.
We are now disposed to think, that the
Eng fish are seriously Inclined TO rel;nouish
their attempt. OF this entertain no doubt
II their vessels do mt succeed il taking or
passing the Tort ut PLAGUE mines. This fort
is saih by an express to have been attacked
m the 9th, a5oat noon, aad that the attack
still continued when he left there IN the.
morniag OF the 10Th. Fur of their v-sse,s
are said to have advanced towards the fort
TO have put springs upon their cables, ami
opened distant ire; more were comingu
10 support them-brfwe have above thirtO
| pieces "f cannon mounted upon that forty
and mrJo- Overton, who C )inmands, is said,
| 10 he a brave man.
Many of the En5liSh officers have bro,e
their families with the N, and it is said ta.y
save Collector ABOARD Every thing pro.
Claims their interior OF permanent estab-
lishnent and their confidence of ultimate
success; coniideace still Kept alive. Ma
Jor Miscaei!, one OF the prisoners taken
the nl5hs oi the 23d. when comniimenten
o 1y or Col. rlatt, With an offer of linen. nod
dteiy declndcd it. upon the ground glat hi.
orvn baggage svouM be uh in a fem d,,.s
And many OF the officers taken in the Isst.
engagement, seems, or affect to believe. tb,.
their troops will soon be up Nais n,us
Uerrons Ehe number Of na7vounied pri-
soners we have, at different times taken. a.
mounts exactly to 2S3, exclusive of officers
OF TINS nunher, 100 have been sent d.
Nitchez, and the rest will soon follow.
OAe OF the officers taken prisoners Is
Lieutenant Fonblanlle, sou OF the barr;s-
ter VINO wrote the treatise of equity. The
amount OF the total loss of the enemy. in
men PIT hors dH combat. il is Calculated.
Cannot tall much short of 5000 mea. 49,.
o@toVe AGAIN write you. think the af.
fair must be hnaliy decided. The die, III
may SO say isnow turning, upon which our
staRcd' II we retain the commani
Va u'e river their army must necessarily
no sPeeaiy retreat. Their provisions are
1 fI4o
contented they are disappointed in the ann.
posed divisions an dsaaaction in This c,,r
Try their lo's has been severe. i,,cIndino in
1t their Commander I'm chief !: near RaI,;-
more the death alone Of Gen Ross brol,e NJ,
INC enterprise the reception too they hays.
met with at our lines, will not tempt them
W repeat their vlsist, unaccompanied bv
their meet and yet, il is evident, from the
hardness OF its movements, and from their.
separately risking 80 rious an assault 40
that OF the 9Th, that they did not orjrinoJb,
calculate upon its cooperation, THE sr,
ing at placquenines has nov Continued ,o
be heard. 1T intervals, since the 9th AZ nnon /.
unfortunately, Fort Bolrbon opposite Wing,
IN the beginning of December was begnn
remain still incomplete and useless. Oar
rort however 4. Engish Turn i, r-o gins,
lprmiaaoie. We are all impatien,ly wai.in.
news from Piacoaemines. Ia I,cx.,n,',
cry credit IS due. for inspiring general co,6.
dence. unitips our scattered af5rts a.t
Coming tort. our dornan. strength Ma
ny men distinguish themselves at our bait
RES. whose names until lately were u1.
known the privateering class, forner,y
yCtept SdrafaTians, have produced a CORPS
or sKiitul artllerists Behind ohr entrenc:,,
ments, the discipline Of the English troons
IS nov reared, nor our own want Of Il fc!t
the more regular they are ia their ap-
?roaches ahi attacks, the greater is the
loss they sustain, and perhaps the very IRE.
guiarlty OF our fre makes it more des.ruc,
tive.
To tie inhabitants ofthe town much ere.
dit also is due for their generosity and hu-
mAnlty. independently Of tleir slb,crioti-
on for the reiief of one own militia, &c. a.
mounting TO above $1,000. when cali was
made for mattresses. the day after the bat.
tie, Tor the use OF the weun1ed prisoners,
four hundred aud forty odd we're vo.untari-
y furnished,
T. 3. Having left my letter unsealed, nm,
til the evening, | can now add, that ii is
said, that an express has arrived from
Piacqu- mines who states, thac the FIRE
the eneny had made no i'm .,ressiJI 3olt
our words.