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About The monitor. (Washington, Ga.) 1800-1815 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1813)
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PUBLISI-il n f'ttEKKi.v; BY DAVID i\ IiILLHOUSE. WASHINGTON, (Geo.;—SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, isn. DEFERRED APTICIJI.S. Extract of a letterfrom Acijuiast Gen eral Newtian to the Editors of the Journal , dated Chataiioquuj r., 3d December , 1813. “ Ccntlemen —The army has re turned to this place, after an ab feuce of (even days, during which it marched one hundred and twenty miles fought a battle with the Indi ans afifembled from five towns at the Autoffte Village on the Tallupoofk, and killed about two hundred.- The Taltail'ee or fame King, and the King of the Autoflees were among the flainj the towns were burnt and all their property f*which was considerable J deflroyed—Be ing apprised of our approach, their women and children were conveyed to a place of I’afety before the battle fairly commenced, and confequcnt ly none of them were taken. The Indians fought with delpiration, and retired fignting from the held of ac tion. We had eleven k.IL.J and .74 wounded, mod of them (Tightly. Presuming a full and detailed ac count from General Floyd [who atted with the greeted: bravery 7 will soon be pubiifl.ed, 1 deem it unnccefiary to uncr into a farther detail.” O’ In the late battle wirh th? In dians Gen. Floyd received a dan gerous wound in the kr.ee from a musket ball, early in the action, and continued on horseback til! the bat tle was decided. He was brought to Charahoochie on a litter. Should the Surgeons be able to prevent fpalins it is hoped he may recover. The ball was not extracted when captain B~rton left Camp. It i. the opinion o* captain Barton that from two to three hundred Indian were killed, and the friendly Indi ans judged the number of holtile warriors at not less than 1.700. Gen. JACKS ON h; OFFICIAL. Extract cf a letter from mat. general Jackson , to Gen. Pinkney-dated “ Eon Strother , 3d December. “ On tiie morning of the 9th uit. wc had a general engagement. — Having learned on the 7th that the enemy had aflembled in considera ble strength about 30 miles below me, tor the purpoio of destroying Telladega (a tort of the friendly In dians) and then of attacking toy army, I set out immediately to the relief of that place, with 1200 in fantry and 800 cavaly. and on the evening of the Bth amved within 1 miles of them—Having recommen ced my march very early on the ensuing morning, we came up to the enemy (whom we found to be encamped within a quarter us a mile ot the fort) by hall an hour by fun. The engagement commenced, and in a fliui t time terminated in their entire defeat.—299 of the enemy were found dead on the ground, i ! it is since well al'certained that this falls lhort of the number really kil led. Our lol's was 1.5 killed, and 87 wounded, three cf whom have .' r #oP r * ‘j F) ** enemy engaged is not known, but judging from tf.-eir fires, the {pace o! ground they occupied, and their own representations, it rnuft have exceeded a thousand.” GENERAL ORDERS. Adjutant ilf Inspector General*! ff.ee. Washington, t rib Nov. iBl A General Court Martial for the trial of Erig. Cen. W.w. IIUL!., will aflemhle at fooic suitable place in tb* - city of Albany, (state of Ncw- York) on the third day of January ne<t. The Court will be composed as follows, viz. PRF. .iIUENT, Major-General Henry Dearborn. Mr miirrs, Brig. Gen. Joseph B! mmficlc!, Thomas Parker, Leonard Covington. Colonel John R. Fenwick, Henry Carbary, Peter Piffle, William N. Irvine, Lt. Col. R. Dennis, Samuel S. Conner, S. B. I),iv s, William Scott, William Stewart. rrcct/.L judge /.nvo.v.Tr, Alexander J. Dallas, Ksq. At my ] r ’vrf. at icate -isskt: rrt, Philip S. Parker, Esq. r.UTTRtTUMF.R ARIES, Lt. Col. John W. LivingHor. Jarm"? G. v\ rbes. Major G. Bonilonl. By order <the ttip.’ of War. A . Y. NICOEE, IrtfpeclorCcn. Bui r/u.or, Nov. I *•. I tic p. of Cen. Wil kinson to the inhabitants oi Cana da fucli as nnfl be cordially ap proved by even the enemy himfeif. b is rtodefi, honorable, free from gafeonade, and hoD; c r i-> lure for the feduebuTs or ‘he ‘ ihjeds c f the enemy freer, tia-.tr kvv n;i n.nt. JAMES WJLUNS'tN. Major General a.i v.-v in chief of an i\pc agovt •/.. Canadas, /t, thi inhcr’: am., th. r f The army >* the United Sr - , which I have the honor to com mand, iavadcs diefe province:; to conquer, and not to ildfiov; to fub.lue the form of his Britannic Majesty, no- to war againfr its uu oflending febjeCf ‘ — ihole rhtiefore, among you. who remain quit t at home, (hould ‘ i lory indine to the American fhr- k!*-i!, (ImM ! r pro tcctcd in ‘!)e : r per (on. and • roper, fy. F*ni tltofc who arc iv.Ui.d in arms, muff necefiarily he ticuied as r.vowed cneniie t. Ev> menace anjuil—\> fcJuce difiiororable—yet it is just and Ini- 1 mane to place tr-ih alternatives be- i fore you. i 3 ‘..nc at .1..* in au quarters (if fli-j army of the t ul:ed States, tin’s 6th 1 d:y of Nov. id.,, near Ogdenf. • b rg, ow fhr; rivet Sr. I/awrence. j (Signed; JAMES W>7 KINSOX. | By the C ‘Ol tr.ir.u, (Signed) N. PINKNEY, • i • :*>d A : 1 [Payable htilj'yra: ly. £ NIfMLER CTO. Erom the Democratic Press. . • Extract from the General Order cf Gen. Wilkinson, cf the xyti. November. <£ The troops are to embarj, without loss of time, yet are not to be hurried in leaving the Canadian fl'iore, from whence the commander in chief is compelled to retire by th extraordinary , unexampled, audit op. pears umcat rar.tahls conduct of Ma yor General Hampton. 1 . / f :u.y to J join this army with a division c) 40c.; | tnen under his command agreeably tc I positive ordet s from the commander is 1 chief, and as he has been assured, by the Secretary at War, cf Explicit instructions from the War Dipart . mcr.t Thus deprived of a large I poitron of his promised force, the Commander in Chief feels himfdf j bound by a fei.fe of regard to his meritorious corps, and of sacred duty to the United States, to spare the lives of brave men, and not :o hazard the chaiaC.cr 01 intertft of the nation, by an unequal conflict, lie with lively regret, and the deep ! est mortification, tufpends the def. : Tuicd attack upon Montreal. But he affi rts this army that it is r.cta j l)4i>c. H f a PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. i \v .oLi-v. ity, Dec. 7. j -hi dr y at htwlve < ’luck the j Frsxiileuteftlu l t.chi!States t transmitted the Jhtiuwmo; Message 0 but It Mouses if Congress, by Mr. (Sirs, hid Secretary; Jelksiv Citizens cf :Lc Senate, and cj th t House of ib present at ii \t. IN meering you at the preierf in turefltng cor.jundliK'*, it would hav-* bcvii l.itisfaclory if I could have communicated a favorable re fill! to Ihe Million charged with nc gociadons fur reltoring peace*. J was a jufl expedition from the rcl pect clue to the diilinguiflied Sovc eign who had invia.d them by his urfer oi mediation, from the readi- Rvh. with which the invitation was accepted on ;! r pan of he United and iit.rn the pledge to be found in an ac* of their I.cgifl.*ure for the itberahty winch their p.tni. po!entia;i<s wouid cairy into Ihe negociatic *is, that no time would he loft by the British governn-.t r.r in embracing the expt rimt nr f. .1 h a s. fening a flop to the tfu f. j <4 blood. A prompt and c -rdi .l aid.prince of the r.lcdiation on tiiat fide w;t v the lels to be doubled a c it was o! .. natuie r.o: to fubmir t i- Lts or ;;;c ----rentions on either fide t.> th: ‘.’eci ,ion of an itti pire, but to afi'ord merely un opportunity, honorable and defirahle to both, for tlifeufling, cud if poflibie adj a fling them, for the itrereft of boih ‘The Eritihh ( abiucf, ciil'CT miflauing our defirr or peace for a dread cf Britiili pov - cr, or milled by other falhrious cal. ctiluri irs, has JifappointcJ this re. • fona!!e anticipation. No coi.imy. ttt : crn3 from car Savoys having-
