The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-02-22
LATE AND IMPOkTAN'l---
FROM AEH.0RLEAN& &
Cory Of letter from Ada; Gen. jackson n
Me Secretary at Wdr, dated
Head Quarters, 7'h .A:atary Disfret.


boats, leaving behind him under medical at.
tendance, eighty of hi. wounded, includipg
TWO Ci,cers, IA pieces OF his heavy artillery
and quantity OF shot, having destroyed much
of his powder. Such was the situation of
the ground which he abandoned, and Of thar
through which he retired, protected by ca.
nails, redoub,s trenchments,and swamps on
his right and the river on his left, tha, could
not without encoun,ering a risk, which ,ruo
policy did not seem 10 require or to authorize
sue npt TO annoy HIM much 9p his retreat.
We took only eight prisoners.
Whe,her It is the purpose Of the enemy to
sbsndon The expedition altogether, or renew
his efforts at some other points, do no, de-
termine with posi,yeness. In my own mind
however, there is but little doubt that bis lasr
exertions have been made in this quarter, 40
any rate for the present season, and by tho
ntrt hope We shall be fully prepared for
him. In this belief um strengthened nos
by the prodigious loss he ha. sustained a. tho
position he has just quilted, but by the failure
OF his feet to pass Fort ), Philip.
His loss on this ground, since the debars
ka,ion OF his troops as sa:cd by all the last
prisoners aud descrtors aud as confirmed by
many additional circumstances, must hsve
exceeded tour thousand AID was greater In
che action Of the 8ih than was estimated
from tho most correct dates than in his pos.
session by the Inspector General, whose re.
port has been forwarded TO you. We suc-
ceeded on tho 9Th, in getting from the enemy
about 1000 stand Of arms of various descrip.
ions.
sincc the action Of the s,h the enemy have
been allowed very little respite, my ar,il-
leiy from both sides OF the river being con.
slan,iy employed, ,,iI the night, and indeed
until the hour OF their retreat In annoying
them, No doubt they thought II quite ,imc
to quit position in which no little reat could
be found.
am advised by Mai. Ovcrton, who com.
mands at Fort 81. Phlhp, in letter OF tho
ls,n, tina, the enemy having bombarded Lis
tort toi 8 or 3 days from 10 inch rnoftars
withou. effect, had, on the morning Of that
day, retired. I have little doubt that h0
would have been able TO have sunk their vess
seis mad they ATTEMPTED to rSp by.
Giving The proper weight 10 oil thcssg con
sideraiions, 1 believe you will not think fne
100 sanguinc In the belief that Louisiana
Is now Gifar Of lis enemy hope, however,
l need not assure you, that Whenever l come
nland, such belief shall never occasion sny
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am but ,wo sensible tha, the moment when
the enemy is opposi, Us, is noi tho most pro-
per 10 provide them.
l have the honor to be, with great respect,
your obcdicnt servant,
ANDREW JACKSON,
MAJ Gen. Commcndiny.
p. S. On the 18Th our prisoners on shore
hsItx fah IN syF n h.rtr hIef ffl,S
been agreed 10. Thusc who ore on board tho
flee, will be delivered al Petit Coqu,lc--siier
which ! shall still have in my hands ch ext-sS
Of several hun red. A. j.
2oth---Mr. Shields, pursur in The Navy,
has today take" 50 prisoners; among. them
are 4 officers. A. J.
Hon. James Monroe, Secretary Of Tars
Another letter from an offircr Of the y. s
army, dated the 2olb, says" they lcf' their
encanpment on the 18Th, abandoning l6 pie-
ces OF cannon, their equipments aud an inn
mcnsc number Of ball. By theie own &C.
counts they have Iosr since the 23d Dec.
$500 meanwhile ours does not smcun' 10 100
killed snd wounded. They landed 9,4oo.
Con Gibbs is also dead"
Tb.y erected batteries 10 cover their re-
treat ;ffom which they could have raked
pursuing army 10 every direction, and any
sucmpt TO storm them would have been at,cns
ded with great altogether.
The watch word snd coun,ersign Of the
enemy the morning Of the 9Th was, BEAU.
rY, and BOOTY. Commen, is unreees-
:ary on these significant EIlusions held ous
20 lieen,ious soldicry. He'd victory deciar-
cd on their side, the scenes Of Hcvie.de-
Grace, Of Hampton, Of Alxsndris, and Of St.
Sebastisns would without doubt have been
acted AT n Orleans, With all The unleeling
and brutal inhumsniy Of the savage foe.
But Heaven be praised, We are relieved from
from all apprehension the enemy Is driven
in disgrace from our SOIL"
Copy Of letter from Gen. Jackson TO Coz.
Claiborne, dated
Camp tclsw .Nsrp- OsLans. Ja'i 20.