the^wilmint^ton gazette wilmington nortii-caftolr-s \) i'llu'irsi-iav ff.bkua.uy 16 1815 '.* nu'.iixt 94-2 the tollowin highly important intelllireoce was issu ed from this otlice on saturday morning last in on extra gazette ; for the information of our p.tions hulie coun try it is re-published in lht day's paper jackson new-orleans and victory " the teller of unwelcome ne\f8 h:s butalosi .-; iiffi but to him who can publish the joyful tidings ut a treat yictory thc most imp'.rc.in of any in the annals or i'i c [ present war hone gratifying must be the task how de , llghtful the office ! such an opportunity has the gallam j jackton furnished the editor of this gazette fit has : tens to announce to its readers intelligence of the greatest magnitude ! to those who love the union of these slates i to those whe hope disaster may blight every effort at in vasion anel who rejoice in heart at tin success of their i leuow-citi/.er.s in aims patriotically defending fro:n inva sion their sacred homes this intelligence must be exhit ' voting indeed jackson who has been hitherto known inly as the daring soljier wi!l hereafa r be honoreel lor his heroic prudence as he will he imrnortalixcd for his brilliant and victorious defence of nirw-orleat)s a while ' he has been cartful of the livss of his brave men he has • been perhips too indifferent to his own personal safety so mar were tlie batteries of the enemy's c.inno'i tli.it ■ thirty balls passed thr-ni^h the house in which he kept his head-quarters — his health owing to incessant atten i tion to the duties ot his offic :, h is been sci iously affected j and his life has been freely t e freely exposed in the service of his country — but his rev rd is great tn thc j rejection of what he ii.is d ine for h r and in the tinani . mous and loud-pealing plaudit of i y l\r g cunntrj ! m ei ! ! natchtz january 16 1815 late and important news from nil w-orlea'js 1 extracts of a letter from capt james kemp , to hisjriend in this city elated " camp jackson janukry 9 1rj5 '■ ** i have news which as a patriot will re-j joice you though it is thi news of carnpgc — one of the most bloody engagements which • has occurred during the war took place yes terday morning i the british under a heavy discharge of bombs rimikvts and cannon sttseitd • o-ir works in two columns on the right and ceu j tre th assault w.ts furious and brave al , most beyond example ; but was as bravely met and repulsed they advanced with fas , cies an scaling ladders even to the very ditch under a fire which beggar all tlescrip 1 tion manv of them rot into the ditch and '• being unable to ascend were obliged to sur-1 render ihe column was two or three times repulsed and still returned to the charge — i but were ultimately compelled to retreat be ing literally mowed down by our bullets and grape and cannister shot the field madison i hall plantation is strewed with their dead ; and all the after part of yesterday was em ployed in bringing in their wounded we i have 300 wounded prisoners nearly the same number not wounded and their killed is es timated at from 5 to 8 hundred many it is known were carried off the field r l heir left column succeeded in getting possession of our right bastion on the river ; but it proved a slaui-jhter-pf-n to them as they were all either killed or taken but two or three almost im mediately in the mean time they had push j ed a column over the river which drove our men stationed there from a battery of three pieces with very little loss on our part report says oniy 4 or 5 what is idmost miraculous but strictly true in their attack of our breast work our l loss does not exceed twelve men in all " a journal was found in possession of one \ of the enemy's dead officers which gave a i statement of their loss in thc different actions previous to yesterday and it is certain their force has been lessened since the invasion from 2 to 3000 with a very great proportion of officers — a cessation of hostilities now pre vails to give them an opportunity of burying tli e it (!• id a capt one of our prisoners told me for the t : i '„• the action lasted itwa the h'sttest hv c . • witnessed in spain or france — he led •'-'"■.• \ u niadiers to the charge and but fvc *'. a .!.<' nbw-okl«ans jan 9 lol5 dear father i take my pen to communicate to you a most bntliaiu event which took phtce nn the 8th inst the british auac'c"t\*l our breast work at daylight in the mottling at two points and were repulsed ivifb the loss of 1500 killed wounded an i prisoners our loss 1 have taken gre.it pains to aj»certain aud , from the best account does not exceed 5 kil led and 10 wounded lite enemy made a j most desperate charge they came in solid columns — one in the center and the other in the right of our battery • each man had a bundle of brush or sugar cahe on his shoul der for the purpose of oiling up our ditch they were so warmly met that they were thrown into confusion and retreated a id for i med and returned a third time to the charge \ — they succeeded in getting possession oi the ■ bastion with three pk-ces of cannon in it but they were soon dislodged ar.el ine most of them taken prisoners ' o intent were they in getting over our works that they i tiled f their shoes for the purpose of ch.'"'\ii ii , i'i here were a number of officers of distinc tion killed audit has luen ascertainfd iheir commanding general was mortally a ttndi 1 in a pocket of one of the oncers vho was i killed was found a journal in v , , t is ii i ! tidtied that on the night of the 23d tl ! sti 22 j killed and an immense numb .-, .. m ' !;' and on the 28th they lost rsjoflicefv kil'cdj and mentions only that the had a jrrcjri number of privates killed he esthnaie of yesterday's brattle from head fruiters iasooj killed and 600 prisoners incluling wounded wh.eh is the largest number anel too lur wounded carried off by tliem j think tne es-j tarnation is not too great j tho^sight was a terrible one to see a h m cpyered with dead and wo unfed laying in heaps the field was complete red — t was a very pleasing sight to see how kind our i men were to the -, woundaul iaiciu<r ilu-ut upon their backs and carrying i!i<-;m t ithe i hos pital now i must commence with tl c worst of the story they crossed a force over the river and drove gen morgana from his bat tery and got complete possession of it and burnt a great deal of property on the coast ; he had nothing but creoles of the country and they would not stand if there had i ren some kentuckians there i think the enemy would have seen a more severe day than they have seen since the commencement of tbe war they have since reireated to thi s'.d of the river and our forcer have again eon plete possession alex c iif.ndiuis^m [ tj o.-nrrnl i'schclenm cimnunite-t in eliicf anil rene-full p'c ion and lt.e-,1 nr su'eil lei tjava he n uheil'eane e'ei-er»l ke.n aco.i , 111 cej.llllllillel lli.l,l!l-.l"j i fhom thk rlritmond patriot extrz ' exh act of a tut ta from natchez jan 16 1815 | " great news reached here last night there were eight british officers brought to this place as prisoners who say themselves that on the 8th day of this month the lkitish made an attempt to storm jackson's works and were repulsed with the loss of from f2 to 15,00 in killed wounded and prisoners the prisoners now on their way for this place our own loss was but small — the british must have lost near 2000 since there own officers acknowledge the loss of 1500 — jack 1 son suffered them to approach near the works before he opened his destructive fire on them you may rely on the above as i have it from thoses who were on the battle ground charleston february 4 1315 defeat of cot ivoodbine a gentleman of respectability who arrived in yesterday's southern stage informs that just before he left savannah a letter was re ceived by gen floyd from capt massias stating that col woodbine had been met by gen ivtintosh and completely defeated ; — but the particulars of the engagement were not mentioned i mr lloyd's letter to j-tllt 1ci in randolph or rojjvokn r.m 111 , ,, r co m,.k..si from 1 ii 1 i'i llll of vi uui mia lu.lejf ei ,.- last fnijie bondui i e virgie i.i i i th ie has made ot oii-uut h ■ u i?"r , |- | ii . .' iranchf'i of hcr own lit ).- , •(.• n com-neiu eh st wool i ly rcdouae to tie en dk i •- , nn her libe^lk — ttui cuvt to v-'-c s ii ' y uf|i iv t )■-'. by t ' e.,i rathei wh h i e e '■■■■• r • aiilv even thu ,-, i lis ■ • ' is she uii i i ■ i i • ' so far front uth i close lv j iterd t hr . de • ni polhii ,! i tie r.s n . cede in her or jre t i •■, ' i in their aeihei tn to the-ij at t is the . • 1 to the ' our own caodoi » i reaorve ' questi iii wh it ju-'i i - ir e.t o ih m ig ieiri*tioua . .. .,).; old v i f.i'iia f—sl e ■ v 1 v i mat or foul • i i iuoi ■ , .' . ! led ber nu . prese nation in tbe house j i-i.t.i*'\i.,i and trebled it in ; • '.•' il e united states • tni ply . ... i r ;.,-. |,. eu'i ' . ejlce i..1 ai . i ' 01 kept i our ■■• is ■- i is . . 1 1 o hhv fau •>.' . a v ; i y . t ii irtl '.,.,".• , ne a!i . i who . " in pre rt ol mr ten it i - . ii'i ile thai r - -■ thi subject i.e i j ■ . . 1 ' 1 t i | .,_ y i',."t tion ■ ' or tl state s is ol > ev7 iinjrl ■' . 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' ipting ir with j e *:''< ii t}s '. i its head — ". . in ■ ■' r ev i i howeve • i ■ , si , ingi»g li-oui some of • . bvious md goveruii g ip lit principles of the hu : i but elo'n tl , alike o.i the ' jr 1 t i e.n,-r rery little i tie bpuihi reflet cti on or j e i-rv.'s ol the parties incu them and discovering toi i unfortvinate dtsregturd e.l ns'aece-s en the country und evftahle opemtion of one of tlie most certain ol all human pr'jces ses the e>iie parry " pleased with a rattler and tickled ivith a straw 1 — i in possession of a little brief author | ty ior though ine benevolejict ol piovidencc t thn cnmuitncement of the ejovtrmnent vj-eve us a washitlg ' ton lor us head its power was csssn ! nallv vested in the uorthern unci miel j 9lc states shut its eyes most eihsti nately ro the certainty ol its pushing nway from them forewrj evliiie the other mortified e ven at a temporary eclipse of its important continued for a time as impenetrably blind tei the ip-lvi table extension n its inlhi ence by the erpunsinn of its popultt tion und the acceshi n eif th-j west ernststes ; events i'ltaranteeing t it wtth the eicercrsc i common discre liein or r.-gher without ihe toi il xvv.it e»l it the paramount control of the u niem as long uk it continued to ist vvh't iii'lucement cemld be offered to the vnhiiion or locsl pri.le of a n.irtherrn stateimau for th snxious u j loption of the federal constitution u.idcr its prrirno pfo visions except j m escape irom the pressure oi irauie ' [ liate evil without taking much heed i or the future or what chimerai i'.ould haunt the'im gihatton of any le i"hi rn i liitnan to htrug-rle for .. . •;. . tion 1 acknowledge i am nowr n t'li'.llv ut k loss io determine — to i protection on ih land or on ihs oc nr it 1ms nol jfwtn mil pi 1 ly iso i ne ' giv — power ii local e«-l ui . . p-ftiw i ui t e human tuait had not reaos-el toep r i«e was sure to leave s pi icum as thou in som respt.'ts in t it : iiu tion undt.r v h •■' . i.i p sent niurrnur and if ■ ,.' tiithoriry of hi co runcm xtr c t ir.os pn isrlj us.d with the prohubil ty ol our r-.maji.inj in it for to tuthern men how grfit.-fulry reversed should h:.v l>fvn aft h^s prosper is the reins ot gi vcriuiient i i ■ ilv.ttt the ■ ill t 1 mera ih th:;t we-rr'u 1 il to acq t i re t!'.'ij,.wc-ie surer to drop into ih ir hawk vi.l horn h •. r,.h;j — bow use full tow brll-i ii dv it least for b.-rsrti raighvnpt i li ihe < tdestsister '.'.' di e..'.il i.t •!.'■. have pjuwe'd the .!.... tot of t • j mm in prudojee d n trif r„,.,,!)ie ;!. / - ti nvr.a mity were i.iio wi'i-.tirc to lur il f-.-tui i irs . th .* " nty '•'■- her vicv/m r-rd con ,, im . i ■ i own strmt h and iii.'iu l e '. v •! or ' ve .'■..■ j uii , & . -. ■ ii ii •. . 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