Memoirs of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Army of the United States ...
Memoirs of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Army of the United States ...
S Putnam Samuel Putnam Waldo
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rth MUitaiy Pistiiet, M^Oe, Sept. irtb, 1814. . •Sir-^With lively emotions, of satlsfaetioii, I cominanicate that success has crowned the gallant efforts of our brav& soldiers, in- resuming and repul- aiag a combined British naval aad land force, which en the 15th instant, attacked Fort Bowyer, on the Point of Mobile. I enclose a copy of t)^ official report of Maj. Wm. Lawrence, of the M infancy, who comman- ded. In addition to the particulars communicated In his letter, I have learned that the... ship which was destroyed, was the Hermes, of from 24i to 38 guns, captain, the Hon, Wm. H. Percy, senior officer in the Gulf of Mexico ; and the brig so consider* ably damaged, is the Sophie, 18 guns, Capt. Wm. Lockyer, the other ship was the Carron, of from 24f to 28 guns, Capt. Spencer, son of Earl Spen- cer ; the other brig's name unknown. On boanT of the Carron, 85 men were killed and wounded -, among whom was Col. Nichoil, of the Royal Ma- rines, who lost an eye by a splinter. The land force consisted of 110 marines, and 200 Greek Indians, under the conamand of Capt^ Woodbine, Digitized by Google 160 vxiiotKg or %f mariBfts, and abovt 30 artiniBrisIs, iritli one fear andao half inch kowitzer, firoBi wbieh tbey dis* charged shells and nina powad ahat* Theyfe'-ani- barked the piece, and retreated by land towards Fensacola, whence they came.
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