Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-11

and placed 3n pttseie ssAl - ~ s
als. Pskcnhani md Gibbs, are ss.a
8. q killed, aad Kean toSbs aaeftafiy'.
vsunded. Their comm anisAilors
Re All sisasd 81 Lambert. 'Il'e
,,.i.snssra s Are ali remarkably fire,
m.su iook ing raen Indeed these are
r;ekcd troops. the aower OF their
' SRI, men who havDs served with
,,;stinetion ia Spain, italy Y France. .
Il nst this i brilliant aHsiir : Ard f
&c consider this disparity 81 loss. al
most unprecedented in military an
mails! Allow us to baast 8 little.
We are now disposed Is think,
that Ito English are seriously insiia-
ed 10 relinqaish their aNeMpt. Of
this i entertain no doubt il their yes
sells dc not sncceed in taking or pas
isag The fort at p'xslaenlses. This
.:st IS said 10 hays been attacked
On the OH. about noon, and that slso
attack still continued when he left.
tfsare, on the 'Asraing Of tl,r och.
Four OF their vessels is said 70 basos.
advancetI tow;trds tie fort; TO have
pat springs on their s;salss. audorcn
I'd 4 distant fire: more wsse eSf,ins,,
ui, to support them but we have a.
hove thirty pieces Of sa',nan noun
te.; upos The isri, and aiaior Over
ton, aho commands, IS said TO be a.
brave iawn. 49,
Many Of The Engiisi, afsieers have;
brought t:.,ir families with tisesa. =
/, is said t:les have co!leetos aboard
Every th:ug prorlsins iheir ia
tea;soa oi permanent establishment
and their confidence efuliimais sic-
aess-a confidence still kept alive.
Major Mitchell. one Of Gle pr;sbners.
taken on the night oi' The Esd, when
ce.sp!imented by our Col. Piatt. WITH
an ottr Of linen politely declined Il
upon the grouud that his ercn bag
gage 7caMid be up IN fesc days. And
many ofiae officers t:skea in the last
rRgase.scnt seem CT affect TO be-
|lievc, that their troops will soon be
ut'. .Mais aous rerroHs. The nu.a
Der o! ,.nscounded prisoners wo have
Mt different times taken, ainouats
exactly TO ESQ. exclusive OF officers
of this number, 100 have been sent
te Natchex, anil tho rest will soon
follow, One OF the o.fleers taken
prisoner, is a Lieut.. Fenblanqlc,
son Of the barri.ser WHO wsete the
treatise on equity. The amount OF
The total loss Of the cnemy, IL E,aa
pat hors dm eoassal, il Is caicuiat
ed, a4silst fail Eash short Of 5000
Men.
Before / again write Won, ! thmk
the affair nast be iiaaily decided.
The die. If l may go say, is nUw turn
ing, upsn wilish our fate is staked.
|If We retain the command Of The
river, their arm. mast necessarily Y
speedily retreat. lsaeir provisions
Me falling short, aa.. their troops
grswing discantcatssi they arcdisap-
pointed in the supposed divisions 4
d:safsstionia tais .eantry their loss
has been severe, including in il their
com nanier 10 ch:ef;aear Baltimore
the death aIoae Of Gen. Ross broke
mp the cafcrprize ;thc reception too
they have met with at our IiRes, will
| not sempt:thcm TO repsat thsil. visits.
uuacesmpanira by their Ilcet and
vet. il is evident, from the hardness
lsf lis movements, and from their
separately risking so serious an as.
sault. as that OF Tie 9Th. that they
did not originally calculate upon IFS
co. operation. The firing at Plat
auemines has now continued to be
heard. at intervals, STAGE the 9Th at
neon /; unfortunately Fort Bourbon
opposite, which in the beginning Of
December WAS begun, renfains still
incennletc and useless. Our Fort
however al English Turn is growing
| fOrmiaabIe. We are all impatientIy
waiting news from Plaequemiscs.
TO jackson every credit is due. for
inspiring general csaadeaee, uniting
our scattered efforts, and calling
forth our dormant strensth.-Many