Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-15
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pened 90 err. The engineers, or, more prcDer,y
f 'ir,S, 'ls staif corps, had declared tb. ca
oeep FOR the boats 10 pass, and to
Sppe'tiice II was SO but we calculated rather
more on the gush ofwater from the river than
saS 1ui.e riSnt-we had dragged the boats nm "a
"a. as 1he village, with guns. stores s,ar,,
. .,s "nich dould be necessary, and .ero,;,,oI
80 n "a "oout two hundred yards of the river nm.
~ - guy on our advancing about fifty Yards
t sis ooaes struck, the labour then became CIV,
sseme, ana afier night Of most severe b,r1sh;r,
~. .uS men, we succeeded in gettine, tbr.ngb
eue wiio'e OF The boats, but only four with ,,,,S
au1nS winch was fortunate enough IN iva w.
f,a dreaded the approach of day-lel,t. there
800 oy waiting Tor ALL we might NOT r-c.
oYer suinciently early. we star. ed VIII O 80.
our iour and five others, which - ~
oo.', ana few marines and searnen a. -.
e o,' 'ih sure, exceeding four hundred t0,t 80
-. a .'y they seemed altogether to lave CO.
us on tne lett side, and before We could 10
tb;,e III use 70 create = diversion. every
,h;nS i'o ia.led IN that quartar while 49,,
lung mad quite the contrary resuI. an IN,
. iHe "Su advanced, and we FIRST ,.tI- Or -;
.ueH. me Americans were not a,y,re IS tIe-.
euv''ice' put when thev were. endaayoroJ -
Cba5 a,.u osheve inte0detl to make stand y.
ne tba b., :. ulu not discover them quite as soon
-. 80 uue ooAts, owing to, to use ssea nbT,sa 90
.i beng under lee of a bnusa nv ~
- - -. a sn0t or two which apprzed the .dv5Nrs
S.iSAny tllnk not exceeding SOY of the a:,
Ssua.ioh but Johnathan, the moment he 1o"a
~ .ieIr hFe and cheers, with shot or two he
- started Tor his works, and was driven frnn,
reIouIt ,',t - soon as he entered, leaving the
leIouot with - pieces of cannon and a Stand IS
1oiors. Ihus fell an easy prey, a conquest wb;ch
40 CONSIDERED by many as most dfficuIt
tr 90 not mean TO give an opinion as To r;l;+or-
aua'rs' because, from its not being nv nrofas,
d. am , not probably, qualified to form iust
osoo,- =. uie business altogether but as far
A'ooHiH'on sense backed by The on;n;on r -.
experienced military officers. goes tb;nl tbe'a,
tNeA Oh noth sides was exccllentlv nIanned ~
vi one siae more than badly executed u,;u
1e,or 90 relate the circumstances az tbey no
CURED on that side also -Se A short time 80
u' :" daylight, General Packenham rode down,
me, = II an was prepared as he wished, and meet
IS q = -oi he-------asked where he had LEI,
the iacines and ladders, he was snsvereJ 90 ~
80 o"'.efy Row this battery was so far in the
i S as 10 require some time before tbe E,,;n.,
~ Louiu DC got up from it-But before this could
Ne uope' ule rocket was fired according to Dra-
49, aIIrN,geinent, tor the attack, The reri-
nlents advanced there were no facineg--no lad
uers--the ditch was too deem IN v.ode al -
u'Nortuhate men were cut to d eces the reo;-
iien. III adFSnce gave wav and broke tbrouSl
' u'e ines OF IN 93d and 9TH Some officers 81
III nm. SSd declared in my hearing publiekJy
10y lhat General KeaDe, before RECEIVING bis
4i.l.,. -, sot w uiS regiment M advance. on
uieir refining, Re member E77fbt - but G1d;no
that useless, called to the esd 10 sc Bayoys, ,5s
nuSeH'S, ran away the scaling Isddera
were cropped; the regiments were m c0nf,e,on
Foor OF Edward Packenham rode up 10 endea.
sour 'orestore some order, was wounded in the
Nn t ms horse soon after fell and VI / M'Dou.
gan was assisting him 70 mount another. when a
anot etered his breast, and lodged in the SHINE
nus rel as brave fellow, probably. as ever ey.
,s'eo; Previous to his death, he declared. sboulJ
ne survive, that IT possible he would hang -
aHu general u IBIS, who was soon aft er mortaIly
wounded, SAID, that whoever should find the -
for cowardice >'~ "'1S Wv
The first fire was tremendous Ibad q, or.
portunity ofseeing good deal without being 1T
All exposed. Jonathan having been so b1sily
ehiPioyed, SO much SO, that we had passed the
- iSiherican head quarters with the boats before
N'ey designed to give us q shot, and almost az
soon the general order for retreat was given
me position defended by the Americans Is. | am
TOLD, one of those which Moreau pointed ont
"hen there; at the same time observing. 60 We
me hVe thousand men, and will defend II
me" - ms 4s""'''
The brilliant attach on the gun-boats, and the
success OF II, VIII probably never be iorgotten-
but unfortunately was not there 4. sb.ii 80
fore' not trouble you with an account CANAAN
- IT what is told of hun be true deqerSe,
every disgrace which man can suffer To him
III great measure, are we indebted for the Iors
VI upwards OF two thousand men, and the fail
ure OF the expedition; having it IS positivejv
salo' opened the private dispatches from SIR
Cochrane to Admiral -, although 1osrlad
most secret" and made the Contents known IN
every ohe--tnus divulgmg the plan.