The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-18

fantry, and in centre by the;r sr6ileryTher large
right coomn which attacked right was crushed ;
the other column which rked right was re-
pulsed three times but at last reached our enreuc-
ments, aud for an instant forced line upon that
punt--o't our old general who viewed every thing
with cooness, imncdatvy detached a battalion which
sustained that sitne wfh every possible energy and
threw the erenAy mo the ditch. Then their retreat
began On all points, md you may easily imsgo< how
many p'ust haze been DESTROYED. The actun lasted
from little atter Until nearly I2 o'clock in iae
ihe TIVE resni. nts hcore ,ione fought with such
desperation that there vetc scarcely one Them lett
especially the 2ia--,iie whole were either killed,
wounded o. taken prisoners
There were various trait, &c bravery which can
not torsear To nention. fin English colouei OF the
'wsnty-hrs, who was wounded m both knees and ~ho
was hsd; on to cur n'rcs hnients and encouraging
ms soldiers: he killev me with his rSso,s h..n
N this state, and at last killed himself ly a ball
which nsss.d through his eye, snd by "a stroke Of
pike A major otthe regirn- Mt was taken wount
ed ~ our arNc'cs; these were his words when sur
iesd-ri"g his arms" X nexrber that an take pri-
soner on your 'umpmts, have no more soldicrs-I
hope yor viii n,en this in your account of the ba
a'e." Mroy officers OF both regiments wer,, lick,i
hp woone,; AT the foot of ramparts aud in our
drsnss No, my friend, the English never fought as
those two regiments dd-we must also SAP that militia
never male such defence did.
~ should never havr done, were To- srv TO inform
you ct al the trsi %. bravery side the account
would be- ter ony.rhe result of all these OPERATE
os IN TO this day. Is, that have IN possession
least 500 prisoners, many Of them superior officers
iesst StN wounded picked M in The field Of battle
lhls day 'as costthe enemy at least 1000 men.
al two o'clock in the afts rnoon OF the sth there
arrived IN our camp flag hon the enetoY asking
truce O. p hours to bury their dead which was grant
"a BY our genera-and from our line of tlemsrkaton
we lave deyeredt the enemy age Of THAR dead with
Out Counting those in the woods and those near their
camp. Thus, recapitiating th. number of prison
e's made, OF wounded taken, ard those delivered tn
the enemy, il amounts TO 1i4O men-tben adj tb.
As I'm he 40
these ON then own side of the line Of denarcation and
others, ofwho;n we know rothng, you will see that
90 not exasserste, when say their exceeds 5000
ior that day only. Two more such affairs, a no
more VIII be left 10 take the hit the most ex-
Taoitilnafy the most miraculous thing is ay dear
fiend and ysu will scarcely believe il, although il is
inc pure truth, we had but 81 placed hsrs de cam
81, OF g HON a small portion were killed The truce
o ~ hours having terminated and sthe dead not hs
wing been buried, second Gag arrived aud oNanei =
hours more; since thee several other flags We come
l., nun we don't know for what every DO " ceniectures
for himself but the tact is that once in white we
SEMI them lew cannon shot to keep their eyes o.
pen.
81 have thns been giving yol the best part of the
news, now here is the At the momento Of the
stack. the threw on the other siIe uf ts rive,
column Ia disturb * derange us-we had there s,me
Batteries which gave them great annoyance in their
camp; Indifferent militia hal the care of ths,
position, they were forced and the batteries were Ia
ken: poor D., whom YOU knew perishrd in th;s
affair but their diseonisur on thi. srle eonnpsll ed
The enemy to ABANDON thee advanta 80 on tie other
srd the next day cent find them there but the
mao flown, after hasins broken gun Carriages; this
little misfortune strffiine, will som be rsre;ret, -
already several of the yieeea are put In pooi order
The two armies stl IN the presenoe ct each other
each guards its position. II they Nsen,l ,n remain.
they w stli ind as prepared every ssdy well dis
posed, and hope that when the war shall lie oy.r
Louisiana will be of the Hrst states m the iiou X
SnaI our OH general viii he placed The first rank c
the brave Iicn OF tbs u. So