The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-02-15

yut men W00 a. uoND) and - retire moQe, ~
4 i<4bls)6nd freed ", and IA shis particular
me Ge0esAl is pre-e0 e01inentjy ccospicuous.
"a K. AyxPon o. The csIsIs.
lo0s Nsus!
X NEw.oaLeA xs tsssssd.< = secure Ameri-
vsie hss again come il eont.ct with the veteran:
pf ne old world. and the blocdhouhds of England
of4 Destroyed. The ri6emen of renncssrc and Ken
<onoky have moved down like grass the ranks of the
tcrocious islanders Immortal 10 the name Of JACK
601S@-immortalized 10 the city Of New.0rIeans Let
4 no man hereafter despair Of the republic. When
The nation rises 10 lis strength, il sweeps it's enemies
before it like whrIwnd. Let the yrant OF the oc-
can rcmbc.for the spirit of the west Is in the wind,
% iay his gs0ries IN the wave. ma.
n =. Extracts from New- Orlrons, Jan. i3.
.ve The British attacked our works with great fnry
They advanced in solid columns with great bravery.
but were moved down in every direction BY the well
directed fire of our cannon and musketry One Of
their columns made desperate attempt to get pos
session Of our cannon. The brave and intrepid jack
son seized this moment to order the right wing which
was then attacked,to cease firing. The enemy think
ing they had surrendered, headed by some officers,
immediately ascended the works :--when about 500
had got over, they wero charged upon BY our men,
and the whole made prisonerA We have likewise
taken 1900 stand Of arms The enemy sent flag
for permission bury their dead, which was grant
cd, The enemy sent 80 men for that purpose--a
captsin, lieut.. and 40 Of the men deserted.
On the morning of the 9th at dawn Of day. the
enemy made most gallant and desperate attack
upon the right and left of our cntrcnchcd lines
They came up in solid column, about fhrse shou,and
in number, in the teeth OF fourteen pieces IF artillery
They succeeded in reaching the ditch; and some
were either slain or made prisoners on the parapet
The resuIts however, is, that they were repused
with isunense slaughter. About FIVE HUNDRED
\ were killed on the field Of battle and SEVEN HUN
DIED we're made prisoners, most Of them wounded
and shockingly mangied--a most awful sight 10 be-
hold They have suffered very severely in Ohicers.
OF these, there arc In town TWENTY, some OF whom
are wounded, and an equal number we're buried on
tbc field after ths action,
T" MANY caIculate the loss Of the British ON this
day 70 be TWO THOUSAND. Our ioss, you tah.
not and will not believe--ssy six killed and eight
wounded.
Rsfurn cfAs Brnsh oss in the battle ofthe sth Janu-
ary, which took place al 20 minutes after o'clock
u fho moruny, and ended at
KILLEp--Licut. Gen. Packcnhsm, COM
mandcr in chief Bro,her-in.aw 10 lord
\ Wellington, and one Of the best officers in the
\ British service
Mi. Con. Gibbs, I'd In command.
Rcgnicre, commander in chief artillery.
Ryan, col. 2lst reg. royal fusiers.
Whitaker, major Of 2ist.
WouxDED--Mej. Gen. Kcehe, and ~ 9TH
eEs Of inferior rank.
Psiyates dead on the field or battle, within
our lines, and delivered toto the enemy. 48S
Wounded Ia our possession. 400
prisonerx "a our possession, ara
n flGr.ra vraorn than 90