Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-02-13

that Major Gems Ksan and Gibbs, were
badly wounded.
Whenever more leifure moment
fhaiI occur, will take the liberty 70 make
out and TOR wald you a msEe clrcusp.ta
thai accoun, Of the ieveral actions, and
particularly that of the 9th, in doing
which MY chief motive will De to rsnder
juiticc TO thofe brave mcn have the hon.
or to command, and who have 70 re
markedly diitinguiih-d themselves.
have the honor 70 be mott refpe2
fully, your obsdient fervant.
nNDREW ] sCKSON,
Major General Commanding.
T. S. A correct lift of the killed and
wounded will be forwarded you by the
A6jusant General.
Head Quarters, left Bar. Of the 1diDIEppi,
mice beiow O ieans, 18Th Ja1 iss5
SlR-l have the honor TO maze the following
repors OF the killed, wounded and prifoners, taken
AZ the battle at Mac Pa dies plansa;ie.l on the
iets Bank Ut the M.fhiippr on tn. morning of tie
9th JAnuasy, 1915, aud miles below the Guy of
Killed 700
wounded I4yO
Prliooers taken, Major 4 Captains. n Lieu
tenants, EDhga AS camp Officers and pr.vas es
making CT and Io,a If Zoo
have ( he houor to be. sir, very RESPECTFULLY.
your obsdieni iervAnt. H YNt,
I.spsas,- Ceas,0!.
Major General Andrew Jaekfun
Comn4ndlng the Army of the Mih6Ppi.
The following extracts from number OF letters
written by gentlemen who were on the Geld Of
battle, give many intereftng particular. not con
ssinsd in Gen Jackfons ofhclai account.
E.rtracs Of a ietfsr.
:" Il would afford me pleasure 10 give you
the particulars ofite battle OF Sunday, as l
was engaged in it, bu. have not moment
to spare all that CAN say is,that for two
aouss our cannon aud mnsqustry appeared
like communal roll Ut The ioudest thur
der k
The enemy have lost their General in
Chief, Packenha,n, (o'othes in law 10 Lord
w ellinglon) INTENDED 10 5e Governor oil
Louisiana.
Their whole force at fist consisted Of
10000 men, with all the office, S Tor the es
Enlistment Of u government, even to col
hector Of the customs Many Of their civil
Ulcers, The dc sclters say, have their FAM
dies on boa.d the fleet.
Ertracf Of another lrtter--.from Caht \
Kemh
The British under heavy discharge Of
bombs, rockets and cannon, atli cked our
works in Two columns, on he right and
centre The assault pasluiious, and brave
almost beyond example--but was as brave
Ily met and ,epulsed. they advanced with
facines and scaling ladderst even to the
very ditch, under fire that beggars oil de-
scription. Many oil them got ialo the dilch
and being unable 10 ascend were obliged 10
surrender. he column Was Two or three
times rcpulssd and returned TO the charge !;
bu, were ultimately compelled tor retreat,
being literally moved down by our bullets,
grape AID canister sho: the field Mad
ison Hall plansa,ion]is slrewed with their
dead Their lett column succeeded in get
ling possession Ct our right basiicn on the
river, but il proved slaughter pea 10 them,
as they were all either killed 81 taken but
Two or three, almost immediately.
A captain, one CT our prisoners, told
me Tor the time the action lasted, it was
the hottest he ever Witnessed in Spain or
France--h- led sixty grenadiers TO The
charge, and but escaped.
E1,ract Of another letter.
The emmy msdr most desperate
charps--they ca.ne III solid columns--one
| III the centre and tbs other on the right 81
our battery each man bad bundle OF
81 Gsh or sugar cane On bis shoulder, tor
,,ihe purpose OF filling up our tisch; they
were so wa. mly met that they were thrown
limo ooniusion, and retreat,d, and formed,
and returned third time 70 the chargt--
they succeeded in getting possession ct the
bas.ion with three pieces Oh cannon IN il !;
but they were soon disIodsed and he most
Of them taken prisoners. So intsnt ssrr
they in getting over cur work, tiss hey
lpulied of their shoes Tor tia Icp pose OF
climbing, IL In 4 pocket ol oas u sas oiia-
GERS who was Allied, WAS loand iou nj, in
which Is mentioned, thai ontle my 1t OF The
I2sl they los, 22s Killed u.a a, Hn 1sr5
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