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AT NEW ORLEANS low General Andrew Jackson Conquered tbe British in Louisiana 0?fdi f Hrrohtni by 1h Haw Amfil ran Troop and by YrtrrMiiM who Fought against Wellington uy OEOKOE W. I'ERKEL. Taken in all its aspects aod viewed (mm every point, tbe repulse of tbe British at 'tbe battle of New Orleans Cu tbe eighth of January, 1815, was lb most important event iu Ameri au history It not only solidified American sentiment aud encouraged American patriotism, at that time, ivben English predominance was su fireme over Nepoleon, but wben tbe English ministry and soldiery had (be utmost contempt of things American. Tbe Union was then incoherent )ud weak. There was dissension be tweu the republican and federal parties. The South and Nw Eug 'and were separated. There were file slanders and campaign docu ments galore being circulated Against James Madison's administra tion. The war so far bad provt d a dinmal and disastrous failure iu the oorth. The British had captured and burnt Washington City. Tbe fate of the Union hung in the bal ance It all depended on tbe result i'n the south Next Tuesday the anniversary of (be battle of New Orleans will be Celebrated, and iu view of this cir cumstance the following sketch of the affair is given. GENERAL JACKSOX's ARRIVAL. Along the main highway leading from Fort St. John, six miles from New Orleans, a party of gentlemeu rode, on the morning of December 2, 1814, at a brisk trot. Tbe air wax foggy and chilly and damp. The travelers were devoid of all military display, even lacking the ordinary equipments of soldiers. Tbe chief Of the party, which was composed of five or six persons, was a tall, gaunt man of erect carriage, with a counte rs uce full of stern decieiou and fear less inquiry, but furrowed with care and anxiety. Hia complexion was ' Hallow and unhealthy; bis hair was iron grey, and bis body thin and emaciated. His eye was hawk like, bright and glaring His dress wa simple and nearly threadbare. A 4mall leather cap protected bis head Jud a short Spanish blue cloak his body, while his feet aud legs were en Cased in high dragon boots, without polish or blacking He appeared to be about forty five vears old. Tbe Others of the party were younger men. Arriving at an old Spanish filla, the travelers threw their bri dies to some grinning negro boys at the gate, dismounted and entered the house. They were received in a most cordial and courteous manner, by J. Kelly Smith, Esq , then a lead iog New Orleans merchant. Usher ing them into a magnificent marble paved hall, Mr. Smith soon made bis unexpected guests comfortable. Shortly a savory and sumptuous breakfast was announced, and while the party waB enjoying it, the host was called out by a servant, when he entered the ante-room an excited Creole lady, who had kindly consent ed to superintend tbe preparations n Mr. Smith's bachelor establish ment for the recej tion of some dis tinguished strangers. "Ah! Mr. Smith,' exclaimed the deceived and indignant lady, "how could you play such a trick on me? You asked me to get your house in order to receive a great general I did so, and now I find all my labor thrown away on a common old Kentucky fiat boat man." She refused to be pacified Later in the day General Jackson was formally received into the city, whioh he had come to defend against invasion, by state and mu nicipal dignitaries and other citi zens. He and his staff took up their headquarters in the elegant resi denoe of Daniel Clark, Louisiana's first representative in the Congress of the United States. PBETARAT10S FOR THE SETOSE Without the loss of many more hands in ceremonials, and after a mod review of what troops were than is the city, General Jackson began extensive preparations for de fending the fair southern city. He umaond nil the resident engineers : bl points and practicable approach es were full explained and freel discussed. Every bayou connecting tbe city with the adjacent hay, and through them itb the Gulf of M. x ico, wad ordered to be obstructed by earth and sunken l"gs, ani h guard to b posted at its mouth to give wanting or an eneiu ap proach. The neighborly planters were itjviteii to aid iu thu various works by gaugs ot slaves With hi chief aid d" camp, the brilliant aud celebrated E l ward L'VUiitou, he st out iu a bage to nee for himself tbe loer part of the liter He vit- ted Lake Pouchtrtrain, Lake Borgne and everj btjoa aud fort id eation. After thin thorough survey be expressed Hatisfacnou at the sit uation. Thn forcrt for drtfuuse con sisted of a fleet of tix gun boats on ake Pou char tram; two vessels-of war that lay iu th river; and a mot ly lot of Creoles and a battalion of f free tueu of color, numbering in all two thousand mn But the vet eran and gallant General Coffee and the no less indomitable General Carroll were on their way with Ten nessee troops; and Geueial Adair was marching from Kentucky with wo thousand troops All, however. were poorly armed aud badly clothed All or these those on tbe ground and those en route numbered some six thousaud men; besides these was email garrison of regulars at Fort St. Philip, aud another between the wo lakes. Such was general Jack son s situation such tbe posture of affairs in the Crescent City on the burteenth of December, 1814. Cei- taiuly tbe outlook was most ominous r tbe little baud of patriots, aud -t tbe confidence iu their commaud er's ability to pull through was carcely shaken for a single moment. THE BRITISH FLEET. At the western extremity of the island of Jamaica, in the broad aud beautiful Negril bay, was the ren dezvous of the British fleet designed for the capture of New Orleans. Here on December 21 it was to re ceive its final review and inspection previous to its departure for Lake Borgne. A fleet of fifty armed vetr sels, many of them of the first mag nitude, covered tbe waters of tbe bay., There lay the huge Tonnant of eighty guns, one of Lord Nelson's prizes at the battle of the Nile, now floating the pennant of Sir Alexan der Cockrane, the admiral in com mand. Bear-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington was also on board tbe Tonnant, a name renowned in Eng- ish naval annals. There was the Royal Oak, a sev enty four, the ship of Rear Admirbl alcohn. Four other seventy-fours, the Norge, the Bedford, tbe Asia, the Ramilies, formed part of the fleet: the last named in command of Sir Thomas Hardy, the beloved of Nelson, to whom the dying hero gasped those immortal words, "kiss me, Hardy; 1 die content' There, too, were the dictator of fifty guns; he Gorgon of forty four, the Annide of thirty-eight, commanded by tbe famous Sir Thomas Nowbridge; tbe sea horse of thirty five, under Cap tain James Alexander Gordon, late the terror of the Potomac; the Belle Poule of thirty-eight, a ship of fame Nine other ships, mounting thirty eight, thirty six and thirty two guns; five smaller vessels, each carrying sixteen guns, three bomb craft and eleven transports completed the for midable catalogue. Moreover, two other great fleets were on their way from England to join this one. Tbe troops on board this fleet in Negril Bay, counting the sailors and the land forces, were nearly 20,000 strong, perfectly appointed and com manded by General Keane, who, with his army, was fresh from the Peninsula campaign under the Duke of Wellington. A part of these troops had also taken part in tbe capture and destruction of Washing ton City and bad supreme contempt for the Americans. Major-general John Keane, was an Irishman, who, beginning the career of arms in Egypt, under Sir Ralph Abercor ombe, advanced rapidly and deserv edly in his profession daring the Nepoleonic wars. He was a hand some dashing officer in the prime of life. But General Keane was only in temporary chief command, for there was hourly expected General Sir Edward Pakenhaa, a brother-in law ot the Duke of Wellington; and to his headquarters and the vulnera Deacon Bros. & Co, HARDWARE AXD IRON, CCTLKRT ASD GO'S, BLOOlKS AXD IMPLEMENTS OROCKRIKS. Wo Divide Profits with our customers; we don't want it all. 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It will thus be seen that England had across tbe seas tbe very flower of her army aud navy to ouce more at tempt tbe subj'igation of the young Americau republic. THE EIGHTH OF JANUARY. I shall not detain the reader with an account of tbe bloody engage ments, the heroic exertious of the Americans, in fortifying their post tion a few miles from New Orleans, tbe declaration of martial law in the city, the arrival of Teunessee, Mis sissippi and Kentucky troops, tbe terror and dread suspense of those December days aud all tbe hurly burly preceding the ever memorable day which has made the victors and the vanquished alike gloriously im mortal on the scroll of fame. At one o'clock on the morning of tbe eighth of January, on a couch in the McCarty mansion house, General Andrew Jackson lay asleep in hi worn uniform. Several of bis aids slept on the floor in the iamo apart ment, equipped for the field. A solitary sentinel paced the adjacent passage. Off only a few miles, dreaming of their Scottish hills and homes, their, English fields and friends, were the brave Britons m their cold and wet bivouac. Pres ently a messenger was announced at American headquarters and was or dered admitted. He bore the tidings that Sir Edward Patenham. who had now come up, and his hosts were about to move forward. Jack son roused and looked at his watch It was half past one. "Gentlemen," said he to his dozing aids, "we have slept enough. Rise, the enemy will be upon us in a few minutes. I must go and see Coffee." The order was obeyed promptly. Three hours later along the whole line of works, every man was in his place. Not long after the hour when the American general had been aroused from his couch, General Pakenhaxn. who had slept an hour or two at tbe Tallere man sion, rose and rode immediately to the field. By four o'clock the Brit ish troops were ready, too. The Am main column of attack, consisting of thtee thousand m-n. ou the left, was led by General Gibba The right was commanded by General Keane. A heavy reserve wg commanded by GeDeral John Lambert. At sunrise, a a heavy mit a-. eleirm-r awav. a siugl rd r..cker. bich butst high ! in tbe air nd tiiwie.d down its tiery fiajf.ueut-, vs the igual for the liuti-h a dva. e, a id the heavy columns moved forward across tbe p ain Gibba' thiee thousand veter ann meit. d away Leiote tbe rifles of G-n. Carrol I'm Tnnenseeans aud Gen. Ailmt's k-i-tuckUi-H. They re formed and Btili advat ced but aain faltered under the temble fire. Just then I'akeiibaut galloped up to the head of ttie clnmu. He strove to rally the flying mu. tiers, 'For shame' he cried bitterly, "recollect that you aie Uiilibb soMieitt. This is the road you ougnt to take!'1 pointing to tbe flashing and roaring bell iu front. Hiding o.i, be wns s on met by Gen eral Gibbs, who naid: I am sorry to have to report to you that ihe, troops will not obey me TUey will not fol low me." Taking off hi bat, Pakec ham epuired bis horse to the very front of tbe wavering column, amid a torrent of nfl balls, cheering ou the troops. At that moment a ball ghat tered his riyht arm, aud it fell pow erleas to hia Hide. The uext.his borse fell dead uuder bim Hia aid, Cap tain McDougal, dismounted from hia black Creole pony, aud Paken ham mounted a-ain, and again attempted t- stem the tide of defeat. Finally be succeeded aud he and Gibbs advanced Once more Just then the Amerii-aua pured in anoth er volley of giape bhot and rifle balls and the tilaugbter wan frightful. One of tbe nbots tore open the geu eral's thigh and killed bis pony aptain McDougal caught the hero in his arms aud was bariug him oil. when auotber shot struck tbe wouuded mau iu tbe groin, depriving bim lUbtautly of consciousness, lie was carried to the rear aud placed in the shade f an old live oak, and there be ea8piui;lv Yielded up bis ffe. A few minutes later Geueral Gibbs was mortallv wouuded aud ingered in great agony until the morrow, in ai other part ot the fi Id Geueral Keane was despeiately wounded To all intents and pur poses, tbe battle was over. Tbe proud British hosts which had made mo magnificeut an advance, were uow shattered to pieces, seven hundred dead lay ou the field, and neatly two thousaud were wounded. The Am ericans bad lost only eight killed anl fourteen wounded. Tbe retreat to tbe ships was conducted by Gen eral Lambert, who did It so success fully that he was Knighted. RXTUBS OF THE VICTORS. Some days after the great battle of tbe Eighth, Jackson and his vie torious troops returned to New Orleans the city was in gala attire. There were triumphaut arches. beautiful women strewed flowers in tbe pathway of the marching col umne, muBic, laudation and laurels were on every hand. The names of the heroes are immortal. Andrew Jackson is to be tbe next president of tbe United States. Money and experience cannot produce a bet ter family medicine tbanDr Sawyer' Family Cure. It cares difficulties of the stomach and liver. iold by II. I.. Tucker. Shot 11 im Little Baby. Lewisburg. Pa., Jan. 10. Wesley Pauling, a well-to-do farmer living: about a mile west of New Columbia went to tbe bouse of his mother-in-law, half a mile distant, today, and induced her to accompany him back borne "to witness a grand shooting match." Upon their arrival at the Pauling homestead, he took a revol ver from his pocket and phot his 4 weeks-old childf killing it instantly. 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Ind , suteeu miles west of this city en th Vand!ia road, and his jouuj wife ere fatally assaulted by burglars at an early boar this morning. Tne wife was awakened by burglars who bad entered through the kitchen As they turn e l to l-ave Mrs. Heushtw jumped out of bed and grappled with one of the tnen Mr. Henshaw va drag ged to the porch, where the bur; lars shot ber ihroujb tbe Lead with a revolver aid she. fell mortally wounded. Ttif noise awakened Mr. Heubaw. who jumped up aud went for the other thief. The latter wan grabbed bv Mr. Heubaw juntas be wa going out of the back door the two men fought clear into tbe middle of the load, where tbe burg lar overpowered the preacher, ad after hootiiisr him through tbe bin stibbed hiiu no less ttiau 20 times witb a dirk kuife. There is great exciteujeut in the neigbboi btod and crow. Is are Hcourinj; the country iu search of the robbem. 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