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
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with bim General Gibbs ai d General
Lambeit, distinguished soldiers witb
a bout of true and tried veterans
from the bloody fields of Spain. 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.
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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.
He then fired at his wife, inflicting
a serious, but not fatal wound. Im
mediately after the shooting he
went to tbe barn and hanged him
self. Jealousy is thought to have
been the cause of the crime.
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W. E. Heoshaw, aged 30 years, a
Methodist minister living at Belle
ville. 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
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witb a dirk kuife. There is great
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