Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
British lost thirty killed and forty

British lost thirty killed and forty wounded, the Americans eleven killed and twenty-three wounded.
 Gen. Packenham now decided on an as- sault in force. Six days passed in prepa- ration, and at dawn on the Sth of Janu- ary, 1915, the situation was as follows:
 On the right bank of the Mississippi Gen. Morgan commanded S12 men, in- cluding Patterson's marines. The Brit ish colonel, Thornton, confronted him with larger force and gained a success which might have proved serious if he had not been withdrawn.
 On the high road within the levee was Battery No. 1.-two brass twelve pound CTS and six inch howitzer-commande by Capt. Humphrey and manned by artillery regulars and men of the New Orleans dragons. Ninety yards on was Battery 2, one twenty-four pounder, served by sailors from the Carolina and commanded by Lieut.. Norris. On both sides of it, to the next batteries, was the Seventh United States infantry, 430 men, commanded by Maj. Peire. Fifty yards farther was Battery 3, two twenty-four pounders, worked by the Barratarians un- der command of Dominique and Bluche. l Twenty yards on was Battery 4, a thirty two pounder, worked by sailors from the Carolina and commanded by Lieut.. Crowley. Between it and No. stood 289 fathers of families" from New Or leans, commanded by Maj. Planche, and 1S0 colored freemen, commanded by Mai. Lacoste. On the other side of 4 Maj. Dacquin's colored freemen, 150 strong, defended 190 yards, to Battery 5, two six-pounders, under Col. Perry and Lieut.. Kerr, of the regulars. Thirty-six yards on was Battery 6, a brass twelve pounder, served by creole gun squad, commanded by Gen. Garrigue Flaujac. Between and was the Forty-fourth United States infantry, 240 muskets, Capt. Baker; 190 yards on was No. 2, long brass eighteen and a six-pounder, served by volunteers under Lieuts. Spots and Chaveau. Sixty yards beyond was No. 8, a small brass carronade, to be worked as occasion might serve by Gen. CarrolIs militia men, who defended all this part of the line. Beyond, as far into the swamp as man could keep his upper parts above water, were Cotfee's death dealing riflemen. All the adjacent batteries rakcd the approach to this sec tion, and there, deceived by a deserter, the British were to make their main at tack. It was a death trap
 Behind Coffee and Carroll, ready to help either, was Gen Adair with the Kentucky reserve. Near the center the American flag hoated from atall pole. Behind the creolcs two New Orleans bands discoursed inspiring music. A little to the left of the center was Jackson.
 On the British side all the center of the field was nearly bare of troops. Gen. Gibbs led 5000 men along the edge of the woods. Along the river bank came Col. Rennie with l 1.0O0. Between and to the rear were the Highlanders. Inc nc groes and the Forty-fourth were to bring up the scaling ladders, but failed to do so. Behind Gibbs came the reserves under Gen. Lambert. The British off cers were sadly depressed Many sent their farewell messages to their wives on the fleet. Just before dawn the signal rocket was fired and the army advanced to the assault, still concealed by the fog. Lieut.. Spotts, of Battery G., was the first American to see the coming line, and at once fired his big gun. The Bat tie of New Orleans had begun.
 On came the brave British. The bat teries on the left plowed great gaps through them, yet on they came till Carroll could see their white fronted belts-then he gave the word 'FireI' Sso, Cr-r-a,sh! s,O0Q s, ritl,s Roured cured it was ''LodS and fire at will The ap- preaching column reeled, staggered and melted away. The heroic Packenham rallied them and they came on again. A rifle ball shattered his right arm. He took his sword in the left His horse fell dead and disemboweled. He mounted a creole pony. At the instant a mass of grape shot cut the pony in two and crushed the riders thigh. Capt. Mac Dougal lifted him from the ground and asked for orders. As he opened his mouth to reply a rife ball struck him in the groin and he swooned. He was car ried back and laid behind live oak tree, paSDed a few times and was dead At the same instant Gibbs received his mortal wound, but fingered day in the utmost agony.
 On the edge of the swamp Maj. Wilkin- son, Lieut.. Lavack and twenty men reached the ditch; the men tumbled into it and lay there, safe. Lavack sur rendered. Wilkinson climbed to the summit of the breastwork, riddled with balls, and was lifted over it.