Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-06-23
From tie Boston Daily Aavertiser.
AFTER THE BATTLE OF NEW
ORLEANS,

al tN D U OE T. w
ORLEANS.
Gas soeo AS the whole army was re-
united, and the broken regiments had
recovered their order, a flag Of truce
was despatched with proposals for the
! burial of the dead. To accomplish
this end, a truce of two days was e.
greed upon, aud parties were immedi-
ateiy sent oct to collect aud bury their
fallen comrades. Prompted by curiosi-
ty, I mounted my horse aud rode to the
front; but of all the sights ever wit
messed, that which me, me there. was
beyond comparison the most shocking,
and the most humilia,ing' Within the
small compass of a few hundred yards
were gathered together nearly 1000
bodies, all Of them arrayed III British
uniforms. Not single American was
among them; all we're English; and
they were thrown by dozens into shall
low holes scarcely deep enopgh To for.
nish them with Il slight covering Of
earth. Nor was this all. An Ameri.
San officer stood by smukiug segar,
aod apparently counting the siaia with
look Of savage e1nitatinn; aud re.
peatins over and over to each indivi-
lnai that approached him, that their
loss Amounted ouIy to eight men killed
and fourteen wounded.
81 confess shat when / behald the
scene. hung down my head, half in
sorrow, and half in anger.-With nv
O!ficious Informant l had every incli-
nation TO pick a quarrel; but he Was
IN duty, aud an arrnis.ice e1i.ted, both
If which forbade the measure.
enusd DOT, however, stand BY and re-
press ny ehoier, and tihce to give it
vent wouid have subjected me TO more
aerious inconvenience than q mere du-
Ell. ! tarnad my horses head, and gal
loped back tD the camp.
But The change Of expression, visi-
bic there Ia every cOuutenauce, no
ihnsuase can pourtray.-Only twenty
hours ago, and all was life and ANNA
lion; whoever you went yan were emil
Vened by the sound of merriment and
raitlery; while the expected attack was
mentioned in terms indicative uol ONLY
Vt sanSnine hope, but of the most per
feet confidence as TO the result. New
gloom aud discomfort every wheEe pre-
vailed. Disappointment, grief, indig
nation ADD rage succeeded each other
IN all bosoms; nay, so completely were
he troops overwhelmed by a sense al
Disgrace, that for while they retain.
ed their sorrow without so much az
aiming a, lis cause. Nor was this
detection oeeasianed wholly by the
consciousness Of laGrels furnished.
The loss of comrades was TO the full
rs affecting as the loss OF honor, for uf
more than 1000 wca brought ON ihi.
AIDE iaio the field, 10 fewer THAI 1000
had fallen"
The American account of the bat
lie states that the British loss was a.
b'nt 5000 killed. wounded and prison.
ers-the American ! Killed and
wounded.
Among The evils to which he attri.
bntes the loss of the battle, he parii-
cuiariy instances deser,iou.
"i 20 our soldiers every inducement
was held out by the enemy to desert.
Printed papers Offering lands and mo.
ney rs the price Of desertion were
thrown iato the piquets, while ibdivi-
inais made Practice Of approaching
our posts, and endeavoriDs to per.uade
he very seniineis to quit their eta
mons. Nor con!d ID be expected tina,
br'bes so tempting would always be re-
Fused. Many assertions began daily
"A a nils L.
so frequent, that the evil rose to be OF
u serious nature.
I'll here occurred, however, ems in
stance OF magDanimous fidelity on the
part OF British soldier, which ] eao.
not resist the inclination Of repeating.
a private of the 95th, whese name
should have joy fulIy mentioned had /
not torSotton it, Glanced one day TO
stand sentinel, when he was addressed
by an American officer. The Ameri.
can offered him hundred dollars and
a quantity of land if he would come o.
yer; representing at the same time the
superiority Of IA democratieal govern
meni, and railing, as these persons ge-
oefaily do, against the title Of Che
king. Though the Enslisbman heard
what was said distinctly enough, be
nevertheless pretended to he deaf. and
b eyed his iempter to come iisle
nsarer, that, in his own words "bs
might tell him all abopt IT." iona
than exuiIIng at the prospect IF draw
ing this fine fellow from his duty, aps
preached within twenty PAGES Of where
ne stood, and just as he opened his
month TO renew the offer, the sentinel
Ievetleh lis niece and shnf hin, fhrnn..h