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The enemy’s camp is supplied 
with a great abundance of provi- 
sions, and a very large store of all 
‘sorts of ammunition. 
On moving to the attack, I re- 
ceived a wound, which shortly 
after my reaching the redoubt, oc-- 
casioned me such pain and stiff- 
ness, that I have been obliged to 
give over the command of the 
troops on this side to Lieut. Col. 
Gubbins, of the 85th light infan- 
try ; but as he has obtained some 
reinforcement, since the attack, of 
sailors and marines, and has taken 
the best precautions to cover and 
secure his position, I will be an- 
swerable, from my knowledge of 
his judgment and experience, that 
he will retain it, until your plea- 
sure and further orders shall be 
communicated to him. 
=4, I have, &c. 
: (Signed) . — 
W. TuorntTon, 
Colonel, Lieut.-Col. 85th Regt. 
To Major-General the Hon. . 
Sir E. M. Pakenham, 
K. B. &c. 
His Majesty's ship Tonnant, o 
iaiiniets Island. a 
Jan. 28, 1815. 
My Lord,—After maturely de- 
liberating on the situation of this 
army, after the command had un- 
ortunately devolved upon me, on 
the 8th instant, and duly consi- 
ering what probability now re- 
ained of carrying on with suc- 
s, on the same plan, an attack 
inst New Orleans, it appeared 
o me that it ought not to be per- 
isted in. 1 immediately commu- 
icated to Vice Admiral Sir A. 
chrane, that I did not think it 
fould be prudent to make any 
urther attempt at present, and 
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that I recommended re-embarking 
the army assoonas possible, with 
a view to carry into effect the 
other objects of the forceemployed 
upon this coast: from the 9th 
instant, it was determined that 
the army should retreat, and I 
have the satisfaction of informing 
your Lordship, that it waseffected 
on the night of the 18th instant, 
and ground was taken up on the 
morning of the 19th, on both 
sidesofthe Bayone, orcreek, which 
the troops had- entered on their 
disembarkation, fourteen miles 
from their position before the 
enemy’s line, covering New Or- 
leans, on the left bank of the 
Mississippi, and one mile from the 
entrance into Lac Borgne. The 
army remained in bivouac until 
the 27th instant, when the whole 
were re-embarked. 
In stating the circumstances of 
this retreat to your Lordship, I 
shall confidently trust that you will 
see, that good order and discipline 
ever existed in this army, and that 
zeal for the service and attention 
was ever conspicuous in officers of 
all ranks. Your Lordship is al- 
ready acquainted with the position 
the army occupied, its advanced 
post close up to the enemy’s line, 
and the greater part of the army 
were exposed to the fire of his 
batteries, which was unremitting 
day and night since the first of Ja- 
nuary, when the position in ad- 
vance was takenup. ‘The retreat 
was effected without being ha- 
rassed in any degree by the enemy. 
All the sick and wounded (with 
the exception of eighty whom it 
was considered dangerous to re- 
move), fieldartillery, ammunition, 
hospital and other stores of every 
description, which had beenlanded 
