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The Telescope
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
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A letter from Havana, dated December 17, reports a large British fleet with 10,000 troops positioned 100 miles from New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi on December 12. Fears that the city may suffer like Washington, or that General Jackson has distinguished himself in its defense; concerns over delayed reinforcements from Kentucky.
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The President of the Senate of the United States, says the Georgetown Federal Republican, has received a letter from a highly respectable correspondent in Havana, dated December 17th. It states that a large British fleet, with 10,000 troops on board, were at the mouth of the Mississippi, 100 miles from New-Orleans, on the 12th of that month. This great city has shared the fate of Washington, or General Jackson has immortalized himself. There is too much reason to apprehend the succours expected from Kentucky, did not arrive in time to co-operate with the forces already collected for the defence of New-Orleans.
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New Orleans
Event Date
December 12th
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uncertainty whether new orleans has fallen like washington or been successfully defended by jackson; apprehensions that kentucky reinforcements arrived too late.
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A letter from a correspondent in Havana, dated December 17th, informs that a large British fleet with 10,000 troops was at the mouth of the Mississippi, 100 miles from New Orleans, on December 12th. The city's fate is speculated upon, with concerns over delayed succors from Kentucky.