they broke, and as we had possession of their
direct Communication with their works
their left was thrown back upon their right,
and both reduced to a sauve qui peut, over bays,
marshes, creeks etc., in short had all answered
as we wished not a man could have escaped.
As it was a most compleat surprize &
derout, above 5000 killed wounded and taken
besides the missing & not much loss on our side
except that of two or three good officers, but
I am forgetting I have already given you the
account. I have now to add to it our landing
on this Island on the 15th of this month, which
to my great astonishment was effected without
loss. We have possession of the City & greatest
part of the Island, the Rebels hold the
other part which they have fortified &