Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-02-13


discipline, except confused mass Of iugityes,
throwing away their arms aud endeayounE to eS'
cape by light from the righ,lul slaughter Of that
bloody field. The uolSe OF tho nusketly had
nov ceased but he roar Of Che cannon, hoy
ever. continued long after. ouI batteries, now
free To act against those of the enemy, which
they had allowed to play on them while they made
deep gaps in the attacking columns, "a less than
two hours forced the artlleusiS 10 abandon theu
dl>moaaied gus. \ little before nue IN the
morning, the firing having entirely ceased on both
sides, aud the smoke no longer obscuung the
ded Of battle, spectacle which, iney lhat have
beheld IL viii never forget, was presented TO our
sight. The whole PLAN IN front Of our left, and
of our extreme right Ia the water edge, was COW
cred with the dead aud dying. In some parts Of
the field, nearest to the wood. have seen i've
bodies heaped one over the other; close to thai
spot, a space Of two buuicd aud fifty yards IA
length by no more than twu hundred yards IN
breadth. was completely covered with the bodies
of men, either dead or desperately wounded.
Our artillery continued uuhl two N che alter
uoon, to lire on the enemy whenever they attempt
ed TO llsc from the ditch in which they had hud
down Tor shelter. The reserve, n corps Of two
thousand men, who had not been engaged, we're
seen drawn up IN the bitches m several lnes
and wounded men With their arms IN sings, were
distinctly observed returning from the camp
where ther wounds had been dressed, to join
lhtlr companies to swell no doubt the number Of
men under aims, and also 10 add to their appear
ance OF strength. These precautions showed
that the Commanding General feared lest the
American army should attack han IN his very
camp before the troops had recovered from the
panic Of their recent deeat This the bead,long
mpetuoslly of American vaog would soon have
done, but that the prudence OF jackson forbid this
dangerous tempting of fortune, after We had al
ready received at her hand Tar mote than the most
sanguino bad ever hoped.
The resrlt Of his battle. even with respect to
the actual loss OF the vanqulshed army, is uupre-
cedonted IN the annals OF modern waItare. II
exceeded greatly the number OF men which their
adversary had under arms in the field. The best
informed from among the British officers with
whom we converse when we met them during the
truce for buryIng their dead, computed their loss
III the battle at four thousand men. Our whole
army at the lines never exceeded that number
and Oh the morning OF the eighth, detachnents
sent Ia guard the canal Pletnas, TO watch the
skirts of the woods from the city TO the camp
and to reinforce General Morgans command on
the other side Of tho rlver, had reduced II 10
1920 men.
The American army, on that day only 5000
strong was otlackedby fourteen thousand vce
ran troops, trained TO wal during the long and
| bloody war OF the Peninsula, together with two
thousand sailors and marines, behind breast.
work hastily thrown up, and running almost IN n
straight line, 1t repealed their several assaults,
made prisoners OF all wEo entered The works,
and killed, wounded and took prisoners, eight
hundt ed more men than their own number in the
battle. That Engshmen should wish the mem
DRY of so glorious yictsfy 10 pass away from the
mInd Of the nation whose annals it cnnobes, we
can easily conceive but that the madness Of par
" feelings should have altemptedto flch from the
hero Of that day the lane OF bis high deed, aston.
l-hes contemporaries, and will scarcely be believed
by poster'y,
In this hasly sketch, could not inscribe the
| names Of The valiant hcutenants of JACKSON
| Coffee, the daring the unassumng, the soldier
without fear, aud without reptoach lives only IN
history Adalr died nol many months since, but
| Carol lives, faithful to friendship and to prlnc-
| pies.
have not alluded to the action fought on tho
! ri,ht bank Of the ryer. 1t was distinct rn-
| aauemoui. The enemy. though be succeeded
| IN driving General Morgan from lines III chosen
| and lceby defended, failed to obtain tho end they
had in ycw--to cause General jackson 10 weak.
| en- his forces, by sending endorsements to his
/ lieutenant
Jackson, bora as It were with the genius OF
! war, did not like his adversary violate this great
maxim Of war, "Ne pas aife de detachment Ia
/ yelIIe d une Batalc.' Tho few men he sent to
| Morgan were Ill armed and inefficient, Packer.
| ham, on the contrary, deprived himself on the 9Th
| Of January, Of twelve bundled excellent soldier.
az well as Of the services of one Of has best Off
Gers. Jackson, m spite Of that demonstration,
! knowing that a British general would not place
such ryef the Mississippi when It was com
uandcd, too, by hl, adversary between hls army
and bis line Of communication with hts fleet, re.
manned quiet and A. nsenslble to THIS initiative OF
nj. antagonist to change The seat Of Operations,
The hrmness Of his attitude, the indifference
with which he viewed the show OF success ex-
hibIled on the right bank Of the Mississippi, by
the victorious detachment under the command Of
! Thomou, convinced General Lambert that the
designs Of his predecessor had not worked the
end expected from Ms execution. Aware OF The
danger Of leaving a corps thus isolated, aud with
such precarious means Of transportation as 1t
nossesssd in the few boasts 1t had at IT'S DISPOSE.
ion, this experienced Chief eagerly alezlng the
advantage Of a dark night, had the troops brought
buck to their Original position
SIZE Of Load1n -London IS probably The lar
gest city in the world, at least if we st down as
doubtful the exaggerated accounts Of tho popula.
| ton Of some Of tue Chinese and japanese cities.
We can form some idea Of is size when we are
told it contains as many inhabitants as do the five
| states Of Massachusetts, Malne Connecticut,
| New Hampshire and Vermont.--Picdyms.