8o Naval War of 1812 



that Lieut. Jones displayed great personal bravery, 

 and that the British loss was very severe. 



On the night of Dec. 23d Gen. Jackson beat up 

 the quarters of the British encamped on the bank 

 of the Mississippi. The attack was opened by Capt. 

 Patterson in the schooner Carolina, 14; she was 

 manned by 70 men, mounted on each side six 12- 

 pound carronades and one long 12. Dropping down 

 the stream unobserved, till opposite the bivouac of 

 the troops and so close to the shore that his first 

 command to fire was plainly heard by the foe, Pat 

 terson opened a slaughtering cannonade on the flank 

 of the British, and kept it up without suffering any 

 loss in return, as long as the attack lasted. But 

 on the 27th the British had their revenge, attacking 

 the little schooner as she lay at anchor, unable to 

 ascend the stream on account of the rapid current 

 and a strong head-wind. The assailants had a bat 

 tery of 5 guns, throwing hot shot and shell, while 

 the only gun of the schooner's that would reach 

 was the long 12 ; after half an hour's fighting the 

 schooner was set on fire and blown up; the crew 

 escaped to the shore with the loss of 7 men killed 

 and wounded. The only remaining vessel, exclu 

 sive of some small, unarmed row-boats, was the 

 Louisiana, 16, carrying on each side eight long 24*8. 

 She was of great assistance in the battle of the 

 28th, throwing during the course of the cannonade 



