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gSo. 6. Corps of Dutch, 30,006’
7,J£ngli(h aripy in Spain and the
iNefherlands, 60,000. 8. Spaniffi
and Portuguese army in the field,
80,000. 9. Neapolitan army, 30,
660. to. Danilh auxiliary corps,
10,000.—-Total, 1,085,000 men
eXdufive of the landwehr.
Niks* Register .
P E A C E.a£J)
Columbia , S. Carolina ,
February 21, 1815.
express passed through this
place yesterday from the City of
Washington, and obligingly fa
vored us with copies of the fol
lowing letters from the Poll
Mafter-genetal, confirming the
Intel ligece received from the
Southward relative to peace with
England :
Fto Post masters , Contractors
and others , on the route from
Washington City to Savan
nah, Ge ‘gia
Post-Office , Feby. 14, 1815.
Sir—'Mr. Stephen W. Gray, the
hearer hereof, is charged with
DESPATCHES relative to the
ft ate of
PEACE.
wftich has taken place between the
United States and Great Britain .—
I need not mention to you the im
portance of forwarding these Def
patches with the greatest poilible
expedition, and have only to re
quest your aid in furniffiing or pro
curing frefh horses, or in case Mr.
■S. W. Gray, Ihouid be unable to
proceed to employ anew meffen •
ger, so often as occasion may re
quire, to forward these Defpatches
to Savannah Georgia, any necessary
expense which may be incurred in
this refpeCt, {hall be duly remune
rated from this office.
R. J. MEIGS.
General Post-Office ,
February 14, 1815.
SIR—A treaty of peace between
the United States and Great Bri
tain having arrived, you will for
ward the aecompanyiug letter to
general Winchester, by express,
without delay, (regardless of the
expense) which may save the effu
fion of blood.
In hade.
R. J. MEIGS.
Post Master Augusta.
Prom the Savannah Republican Extra
February 15, 11 o’clock, A. M.
An expVefs ‘reached town this
morning with the following intelli
gence
zxtrdtl of a*letter from Captain
* Edward F. Tattnall, to Brigadier
General John Floyed, dated
0 Darien, Feb. 13,1815.
12 o’clock at night.
Sir,
An express from St. Simons
has just reached us—by him we
are informed, that the enemy eva
cuated St. Simons, on their return
to Cumberland. The Britilh offi
cers stated, that a peace was pror
claimed on Saturday last , at Cum
berland, and that hostilities had
ceased. They date further, that
the old boundary line of the United
States is still to be observed—that
neither nation is to keep a naval
force on the Lakes —that the fisheries
* are to be perfe£tly open to us—that
the trade of the East and Weft-In
dies is to be free & unobftru&ed—
sthat in other refpefls the Status quo
ante bellum is to govern. The news
reached Admiral £ockbum .via
Termuckf j
There can be very little doubt
of the truth of this report of Peace.
The gentleman who came express
(Mr. Brown) fays, he had no doubt
of its corre&nefs, and that Mr.
Cooper, of St. Simon’s, placed im
plicit credit in it.—The enemy left
St. Simon’s about one o’clock* p. m.
of this day,
THE PEACE.
The treaty of Peace, as conclu
ded by our Ministers at Ghent
with the Britilh Gommiffioners, and
ratified by the Prince Regent in
the name of the King of Great
Britain, was yesterday, immediately
on its meeting, laid before the Sen
ate of the United States. It was
not decided on yesterday, but pro
bably will be to-day. The gene
ral opinion is, that its terms are
such as to ensure its ratification.
The proceedings of rhe Senate
being with closed doors on such
occasions, the President’s Procla
mation will firft apprize us of the
features of the Treaty.
Nat. Intelligencer.
Philadelphia , Feb. 14.
We are credibly informed that
the lady of Albert Gallatin has re
ceived a letter from him, dated
Ghent, Dec. 24th, wherein he
dates—“ we have this day signed a
Treaty of Peace highly honorable to
the United States .”
From the London Times df Dec SI.
Whether Mr. Madiion may or
may not ratify the treaty of Ghent
will perhaps, depend on the relult
of the expedition to New-Orleans.
The force from Falmouth and
Cork, supposed to be destined on
that expedition, appear, from let
ters brought by the Amphion , not
to have touched at Bermuda, but
to have proceeded diretf to the
mouth of the Mississippi, whither
Admiral Cockburn followed them
with such vefifels as he could col
led. The permanent occupation
of New Orleans would be a fatal
blow to the American views of ag
grandizement on the fide of Loui
liana; but that blow Mr. Madifoa
has it in his power to parry, by a
mere stroke of the pen. On the
other hand, if the expedition should
encounter any serious obstacles, he
would probably delay, if not
wholely refufe so ratify the treaty.
We therefore trust, that he is
ftridly limited to its immediate ra
tification or rejedioo, besides being
required to retrad the insolent and
menacing expressions contained in
Monroe’s official letter. The more
difgraceful the treaty is to us in
its terms, the more careful must we
; be to repel any aggravations of our
i diffionor. It is in vain that we are
still told the great fatisfadion every
where produced, “ not merely be
cause peace has been made, but be
cause it has been made on suds
terms*’ Look at the funds. In
stead of railing 10 or i2 per cent,
as might well have been expeded
from a secure and honorable peace,
they keep a dead heavy level,-
Indeed, in the early part of yester
day, they drooped nearly one per
cent, but recovered a little toward
the close of the market. We learn
frbm our correspondents, that the
fatisfadion expreffetj ’ at the news
was by no means To great or gene
ral in the country as has been as
serted. At Birmingham, Manches
ter, and one or two manufacturing
-places, the mails which.brought
of t-iie peac© were're*
ceived, it U true, witu tZVSJ de-*
monftrations of joy j but it is net
true that the terms excited any fa
tisfadion at Liverpool. The mer
chants of that place, mod of whom
are pretty well acquainted with the
true complexion of American poli
tics, indulged the gloomiest presages
of the relult; and the general o
pinion there was, that if Madison
could by any means find relources
to carry on the war, he would re
joice in adding to the indignities he
has heaped on us that of refufing to
ratify the treaty.
From the London Courier , of Dec. 2?.
We have the great fatisfadion
to announce a peace with America.
We announced it yesterday; but
the Intelligence did not arrive time
enough to be inserted in the whole
of our impression. Mr. B\ker,
the bearer of the Treaty, did not
reach London till late in the day.—
At four o’clok nothing had trans
pired at the Public offices. Soon
afterwards, however, a letter was
sent to the Lord Mayor , and we
procured a (ketch of the terms up
on which Peace has been conclud
ed, which was read to the audience
at each of the Theatres. The fad
(however it might be expeded) was
known in the city before govern
ment were in possession of it. It
was about one o’clock that the rile
in the funds began, and immenle
purchases were made.
From the London Courier , of Dec . 30 a
We have been more anxious than
usual to examine the different pro
vincial papers in order that we
might afeertain the effed produced
by the peace with America.—
Wherever it has been made known,
it has produced great fatisfadron,
not merely because peace has been
made, but because it has been made
upon such terms. The manner of
its reception in Ireland and Scot
land cannot of courfe,beyetknown.
At Birmingham, an immense as
semblage witnessed the arrival of
the Mail, and immediately took the
horses out and drew the Mail to
the Poft-Office, with the loudest
acclamations.
On the news arriving at Man
chester, the greatest joy was ex
pressed throughout the town.
The fame feeling was exhibited
at Liverpool, Bristol, and all other
places from whence accounts have
been brought either by the provin
ciai paper or by private letters.
Washington, Feb. 13.
FROM NEW-ORLEANS.
Dates to the 20 th—the enemy has
abandoned his views 0:1 Ntw-Orlcans
in a disgraceful retreat , by which e
‘ vent his defeat on the Bth is consuma
ted.
Copy of a letter from Maj. Gen*
Jackson to the Secretary of War
dated Head Quarters, 7th Milita
ry piftrid, Camp 4 miles below
New-Orleans, Jan. 19th 1815,
Last night at 12 o’clock the en
emyprecipitately decamped and re
turned to his boats, leaving behind
him under medical attendance,
eighty of his wounded including
, two officers, 14 pieces of heavy ar
tillery and a quantity of (hot, hav
ing destroyed much of his powder.
Such was the situation of the
ground which he abandoned, and
of that through which he retired,
proteded by canal’s, redoubrs, en
trenchments and swamps, on his
right, and the river on his left, that
\ conlft jict without encountering
riik which true polfficy did ndt*
teem to require, or to authorife, at
tempt to annoy him much on hit
retreat. We took only eight pris
oners.
Whether it is the purpose of tha
enemy to abandon the expedition
altogether, or renew his efforts at
fome other point, I do not pretend
to .determine with positiveness. In
my own mind, however, there i$
but little doubt that his last exer
tions have been made in this quar*
ter, at any rate for the present sea-.
lon, and by the next I hope we
(hall be fully pepared for him In
this belief I am (lengthened not
only by the prodigious loss he has
sustained at the pofuion he has just
quited, but by the failure of hia
fleet to pass Fort St. Philip.
His loss on this ground, since the
debarcation of his troops, as dated
by all the last prisoners and desert
ers, and ai confirmed by many ad
ditional circumstances, must havdV
exceded four thouland; and waa
greater in the action of the Btljt
than was estimated from the moft
correct dates then in his
by the Infpe&or General, whof
report has been forwarded to you*
We fucceded on the Bth, in getting
from the enemy about 1000 (land
of arms of various deferiptions.
Since the adlion of the Bth, th£
enemy have been allowed very lit- f
tie respite—my artillery from both*,
sides of the river being constantly
employed, till the night, and in
deed until the hour of their retreat*
in annoying them. No doubt they
thought it quite time to quit a po*
fition in which so little rest couli
be found.
I am advised by Major
who commands at Fort St. Philipp
in aleiter of the 18th, that the en
emy having bombarded his fort so s
8 or 9 days from 13 inch mortara
without effect, had, on the morn
ing of that day, retired. I havt
little doubt that he would havn
been able to have ftmk thtir ves*
(els had they attempted to run by*
Giving the proper weight to alt
these considerations, I believe yon
wall not think me too sanguine i$
the belief that Louisiana is
clear of its enemy. I hope howeid
er, I need not assure you that
ever I command, such a belief (hall
never occasion any relaxation in
the measures for resistance. * I ata
but too sensible that the moment
when the enemy is opposing us,
not the moft proper to provide
them. t
I have the honor to be, &c.
Andrew Jackson,
Major General Commanding.
P. S. On the 18th our prison
ers on (hore were delivered to us,
an exchange having been previous
ly agreed to. Those who are on y
board the fleet will be delivered at
Petit Coquille—after which I (haii
still have in my hands an excess of
several hundred. A. J.
Here follows a detailed account df
the killed and wounded , cf which
give a recapitulation.
RECAPITULATION.
Total killed 5^
Total wounded 185
Total miffiing 93
Grand Total 333
Truly reported from those on file
in this office. Robert Butter
Adjutant General.
Adjutant General’s office.
Nr c-Or leans, fan'. 1115. *