Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-06-23

discharged them directly upon their
heads. The whole of the guns. like.
wise, from the opposite bauk, kept up
a we'll directed and deadly caunonade
upon their flank; aud thus were they
destroyed without an opportunity being
given 10 display their vulor, in obtains
ing SO much as revenge.
Poor Buckingham saw how things
were going, and did all that a general
could do 10 rally his broken Troops
Riding towards the 44lh, which had
returned TO the ground, but in great
disnrder, he called out for Colonel
Mullens to advance but that officer
had disappeared. and was not to be
found He therefore prepared to lead
them on himself, and had put himself
at their head for that purpose, when
he received a slight wound in the knee
from muskst ball, which Killed his
horse. Mounting another, he again
headed the 44th, when a second bnIi
took effect more fatally, and he drop-
ped iifeless into the arms of his aid.ds.
camp.
Nor were Generals Gibbs and Keane
Inactive riding through the ranks
they s.rove by all means to encourage
the assailants and recall the fusi,iyes
till 1T length both were wounded, aud
bo''e otf the field. All was now confn
sioh aud dismay. WITHOUT |, aders, j..
norant OF what was to be done. the
troops first halted and then began TO
retire /; ill finally the retreat was
changed into flight, and they Quilted
the ground in the almost disortler.-
But the retreat was covered in gal.
liant style by the reserve. Masking
forward notion, the 9Th and 4sn pre-
scented the appearance of a renewed
attack by which the enemy were SO
much awed that they did not venture
beyond their lines in pursuit OF the
fugi,ives.
While affairs were thus disastrousIy
conducted III this quarter, the patty
under Colonel Thornton had gained
tie landing place. On stepping "a
shore, The frs, thing they beheId was
rocket thrown up ss signal that the
battle was begun. This unwelcome
sight added wings TO their speed.-
FORMING in cue iiy;ie column, aud push.
lug to'ward single company as an adj
vaneed guard, they FASTENED on, and iu
hail an hour reached a canal, along
the opposite brink of which deia,ch.
meni ot Americans was drawn To
dislodSe them was the work Of mo.
meni a boat with u cannuRade in her
bow got upon their flank. gave them
single discharge Of grape, while the ad-
yanced guard extended its ranks, and
approached at double quick time. But
they scarcely waited till the latter were
within range, when firing volley, they
He'd IN confusion. This however was
only an outpost. The main body was
some way in rear, and Amounted TO no
fewer than fifteen hundred men,
Ii was no: long, however, before thew
likewise presented themselves. Like
their couDtrymen on the other side,
they were strongly entrenchcd, thick
parapet with ditch covering their
front while battery on their left
swept the whole position, and two field
pieces commanded the road OfarliI.
iery the ASSISTANTS possessed net sin.
gle pleee, nor any means, yond " hat
nature gave, of sealing the rampant
Yet Nothing dauoted by the obstacles
before them, or hy The immense odds 10
which they were opposed, dispositions
for an immediate attack were made.-
The s5th extending its flea, stretched
across the entire line Of The enemy, the
sailors in column prepared to storm the
battery, while the marines remained
some little way in rear Of the eeptie as
reserve.
those arrangements being eompls-
ted. the bugle sounded, and our troops
advanced. The sailors raising a shout
rushed forward, bat were met by so
heavy discharge OF grape and cauis-
ter' That for aB instant they paused
Recovering themselves, however, they
again pushed on and The so,b dash
ing forward to their aid, they received
a heavy FIRE of musketry, and endsay.
CURED 10 charge. A smart firing was
DOW Tor a few minutes kept up on both
sides, but our people had no time to
waste IN distant fighting, and accord.
inSly hurried on to storm the works {:
upon which, a panic seized the Ameri
cans, they lost iheir order and fed,
leaving US in possession Of their tents,
and Of eighteen pieces of cannon.
In this affair our loss amounted to on
Iy three men killed, and about forty
wounded. Among the latter of whom
wa Col. Thornton. Nor eouI !, loss
on the part Of the enemy greatly exceed
our own. Had they stood firm, Indeed,