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From the Richmond Enquirer, V ;
GENERAL JACKSON.
IWme notice of the life end character
of general Jackson* Will be desirable at
this time to the readers of our columns.
The distinguished post he at presen oo
cupies, the honorable manner in which
he has brought the Greek war to a ter
mination, the unexampled enthusiasm
which he has instilled into hid arrfty in
defence of the nation—and the confi
dence which he has every where obtained
through this vast country, has excited
much curiosity, on the part of the pub
lic, to become more intimately acquain
ted with him. The writer of the Crisis
will gratify as far as in his power this
anxiety for information concerning a
man whose life will constitute, and has
constituted already, an important epoch,
in, the history of our country. General
Andrew Jackson was, as I am told, born
in North Carolina whera be received a li
beral education, and at an early age com*
menced the practice of the law. He
was esteemed eminent in his profession
—His speeches at the bar were always
considered nervous and admired for the
perspicuity of the style ; he was poin
ted out to me, in. Knoxville as an ele
gant scholar. In early life he. was poor,
liis industry Soon made him ri6h ; genera
©U» and brave m his disposition*’ he i
was esteemed by all who knew him—
his influence soon became extensive ;
he was elected a member of the Ten
nessee Convention, and had a large
share in the formation of the coYistku'io.i
of that state. On the admission of Ten
nessee into the union as a sister stlte.
he was elected to the house of represen
tatives, from wjrich he was subsequent
ly transferred by the Tennessee legisla
ture to the senate of the United States.
This last station he occupied, until he
was appointed a judge of tlte suprem
cwirt of law and equity of Tennessee,
Which lust named office he held for se
yeral years. Op. giving up this ap
pointment which he filled with honor
to himself aid advantage o his country
~he turned his attention to the military >
art and soon rose to the rank pf major
general of militia—ln the capacity p?
a u officer at tjie head ©f an army, com
ment is unnecessary ; he has appeared
and yet appears covered with glory—
the laurels with which he decked
his country’s standard will bloom for
ages. His person remains to be notic
ed. He is tall, thin and spare, but
phuscular and hardy, with an eye quick .
aud penetrating. I have frequently
seen general Jacksdn, and suen wpp
the impression his appearan :e made in
my mind, that I have said to myself he
is a man of iron. Adversity can make
no impression on a bosom braceA by
suc\decmon and firmness visible
in his face and in his manners* Let
not the reader conclude from this that
lve is distant and
quite the contrary*~it is true he sports
not with the feelings of others—and no
one is permitted to wound his with
punity ; but then he is gay* communi
cative and liberal* and the % nlore you
know bint, the more you admire and in
deed love him. a patriot, a sold*-.
and a gentleman, is sufficient to se
cure tbe inviolable friendship of this
highly distinguished citizen. To the
poor he i» liberal, to the unfortunate
charitable, to the humblest private he
is mild and tender, to the ‘base and dis
affected to lus country stem and un-v
bending and yet just. He is now about
fifty-Jjve, but has a juvenility of appear
ance that would make, him ten year.-
younger. The general is married, hue
has no children. Jf in the field and at
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ATHENS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Q C) 1815.
the head of armies in battles we admire
the dauntless soldier; we love the man
who at home, and in retirement, is
hospitable and friendly, and in this par
ticular the general, is pre-eminently
conspicuous, ■ C ) V
Author of the Crisis .
fcATCHEZ, January 16>1815-
Exlract oj a letter from Capt. fas, Kempj
t o his friend in this city , dated
Camp Jackson , Jan • 9, I*ls.
44 I have news which as a patriot will
rejoice you, though it is the news of
carnage. One of the most bloody en
gagements which” has occurred during
the war, tcok place yesterday morning.
44 The British under a heavy discharge
of bombs, rockets and cannon, attacked
our works in two columns, on the right
and centre. The assault was furious,
and brave almost beyond example ; but
was as bravely met and repulsed. They
advanced with facines and scaling lad
ders even to the very ditch, under a fire
which beggars all description. Many
of them got into the ditch, and being
unable to ascend were obliged to sur-
The column was two or three
times repulsed and still returned to the
charge ; but were Ultimately compelled
so retreat, being liter illy mowed down
by our bullets and grape and cannister
shot ; the field, (Madison Hall planta
tion) is strewed with their dead; and
all the .after part of yesterday was em
ployed in bringing in their wounded.
We have 300 wounded prisoners, near
ly the same number not wounded, and
their killed is estimated at from sto 8
hundred. Many it is known were car
vied off the field. Their left columns
succeeded in getting possession of our
right bastion on the river 5 but it prov
ed a slaughter pen to them, as they
were all either killed or takep but two
or three, almost immediately. In the
mean time they had pushed a column
over the river which drove our men 1
stationed there from a battery of three
pieces, with very little loss on our part ;
report say only 4 or 5.
‘ What is almost, miraculous but
strictly true in their attack bf our breast
work, our loss does not exceed twelve
men in all.
44 A journal was found in possession
of one of tife enemy’s dead officers
which gave a statement of their loss in
the different actions previous to yester
day, and it is certain their force has
been lessened since the invasion, from 3
to 2000, with a very great proportion of
officers. A cessation of hostilities now
prevails, to give them an opportunity of
burying their dead.
“ From one of the officers takenryes
terdayr I have learnt the probability of
l,averty*s death ; Cochrane Is alive; but
K could leacn nothing of either Flower
or Natt Cox. However, as we out num
ber them now in prisoners, if is proba
ble an exchange will soon take place.
44 The dragoons are in a place of con
siderablorsecurity, nearly half a mile in
•.'ear of the breas: work, and always re
tire qut of the wav of cannonading.
44 We have not bad a man killed in
the squadron yet, and I have no doubt
the action of yesterday is a decisive one.
“ Capt. Wilkins and his men are all
got safe down ; they have not yet been
in action, but I think they will proba
bly to-day, a* they are gone over the ri
ver, and will be with the party who are
ordered to drive the British in that
.quarter.
44 I am very glad to hear from you of
the Ist of January by Dr. Alexander,
whom I have not yet had the pleasureoi
seeing, that a patriotic spirit pervades
Natchez. HereaH has been animation
and the inhabitants have exerted, them
selves astonishiugly. The ladies of Or
leans have made up a large subscription
: ior cloathing the Tennessee troops, who,
are m much need, having left home in
haste. Indeed so they ought; for they
have saved the country. A report now
prevalent I do not vouch for, that the
British have made a proposition for an
armistice for two months.
“ I have given you a hasty disjointed
sketch of-our proceedings, in which
there may be some errors as the de
tails are yet unknown, 1 ” even at head
quarters ;-4>ut the defeat of our ene
mies was a mest severe one, and 6fthe
greatest repulses they have met ‘du-
ring the war. A captain, one of our
prisoners, told me, for the time the ac
tion lasted, it was the hottest he ever
witnessed in Spain or France ; he had
led sixty grenadiers to the charge, and
but Jive escaped.”
NASHVILLE, Jan. 24.
Copy of a letter from Gov- Claiborne to
Gov* Blount, dated New-Oleans,
Jan. 9.
SIR—-Since I last addressed yon, no
thing important occurred, until yester
day the 7th inst. At the dawn of day
the enemy advanced in columns to the
attack of our lines, protected by an in
cessant fire from all his batteries. His
primary efforts were directed against/
both our flanks, the right supported bf 4
this river and the left by C> pres Swamp ;
this evinced an ardor which nothing
could overcome buu the steady firmness
and well directed fire of our troops. At
the commencement of the firing, I re
paired to the scene of action, and arriv
ed there before the battle was ended*
1 he officers and men, the regulars, the
Kentuckyj reqiitssee and Louisiana mi
litia, seemed to be alike bool and deter
mined.
ihe fire of the Tennessee and “ Ken
tucky men was particularly destructive T
to the enemy / they strewed the field
in their front with their dead and dying. :
The battle continued with vigor for
near 2 hours, when the enemy retired
from the contest.
I cannot, with any kind bf certainty,
state their loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners ; it is however estimated at
iij'om 12 tp 1500 ; among the killed are
col* Haney, a inajoj, Pringle and many
officers; among the prisoners I
whom are wounded.
It is a matter of equal joy and wonder
that in a conflict so long, so glorious
to us and so fatal to the enemy, our loss
is astonishingly small ; it is not suppo
sed to exced in killed and wounded 25
or 30, among whom I have not heard of
an officer.
Ahe entrenchments protected our
mer\ from the fire of the enemy ; and
although their batteries poured forth a
shower of shells, balls and rockets, they
did very little injury/for the most part
over ahooting our lines and’ falling
harmless in the field behind.
riie General /Jackson) wtyl give to
the government the particulars no less
honorable to him, than profitable to his
country ; he will do justice to his brave
army and his distinguished in
arms, gens. Carroll, Adair and Coffee,
and many others whose merits he can
justly appreciate. The victory of tha
American arms would have been com
plete, and Louisiana probably delivered
at once from the invading foe, but for
the momentary success of the British
on the opposite or west side of the Mis
sissippU
Batteries had bfeeii erected there to
annoy the enemie’s line, and under the
brave com. Patterson, had ; gloriously
contributed to our success; they were
protected by a detachment of the Ken
tucky and Louisiana militia under bKg.
gett Morgan, of this state.
Pend ng tjie atfaack on our lines, a
party of the enemy, the force of which
is not correctly ascertained* but is sup
posed to be considerable* crossed the ri
ver, and owing to so vie cause not/yet
accounted for, our troops speedily gave
’ way, and the brave commodore was com
pelled to spike and abandon his cannon ;
Gen. Morgan is represented to have be
haved coolly and to hare made many
efforts, to rally his men. Gen. Jackson
was prompt in reinforceing him so as to
stop the enefhy’s advance, and we hope
to-day to re-occupy the batteries* *
■i Respectfully, . ‘. v
WC.C. CLAIBORNE.
. Richmond, Feb. 4. / ;
To the editor of the Enquirer » dated Nat
chss, 27 ih January , 1815*
sir, ; ; ; r ■- / /
“1 herein enclose you a hand bill,
which is worth reading . It docs ikk
contain all the particulars. There are
several letters in town, that state the
loss of the British pure* and say they
lost three of their Generals killed, and
jne mortally wounded. In the fir»t at
tack, they took an Irishman by the name
of Laverty, and since the last battle,
Jackson has demanded his exchange,
and has sent the Word, if
they do not £ive hirmup, he will keep »0
of his officers ; if they da red to kill him,
he would kill 10 of their best officers.—
1 his is stated in several letters in town,
Richard Terrell.
a P* S. Packenham, who commanded,
is dead, and two other officers**—l forget
their names. f Written subsequently
on the back by Mr. TANARUS.) PACKEN,
H AM, REED & PICTON, are the Ge
nerals killed. Our force at ft PluckiH
min—ifbelow on the Mississippi ; this
proves that the enemy were in the ri
yef and attempting to ascend.— Ed En )
—sunk 2 of the British barges and blew
up one. There are eight officers here
d®’ prisoners, and 4or 3 more on the
way for safekeeping*’
A ) -TIM
PENSACOLA.
We have received from an attentive
friend who resides on the Mobile, the
subjoined extract of the Journal of Wil
liam Ellis , a man of veracity and .good
character.- it a d&UHtent, at this
monftent, of importance. It vindicates
most satisfactorily’', if vindication in this
case can be considered necessary, the
conduct of the American government,
or their general, in entering Pensacola.
-This interesting paper also exhibits ia
a strong light the anti-neutral conduct
of the Spanish Governor of West Flo
rida. We should hope,indeed, that
Don Gozales Manrique, does not faith
fully represent the King whose com
mission he holds ; but, whatever ic the
real temper of the Spanish Monarchy 1
towards the United State?, it became ruU
cessary to the safety of our territory and
people, that some check should be gi
ven to the enemy whilst finding an as#
and countenance and protection,
from pretended friends in Pensacola. - !
In the simple narrative of Mr Ellis,
we find that a force came from I?onsa*
cola to scour our territory, to’ make
prisoners of unarmed citizens, and at
tack our fqrts; that the prisoners were
kept there* as if -in a hostile country
contrary to the established principles of
the law of nations ; that wheij an A
merican-force pursued the enemy as far
as the Perdido, the Spanish Governor
appears to have considered a resistance
to then! as the common concern of the
British, the Indians, and himself, and
that he made arrangements for sending
a force to co-operate with the Indians
in resisting the Americans, whilst in
fresh pursuit m their avowed enemy
engaged in the very act of carrying dffi
their property and their people. ° Is
this neutrality ? Was there are any
chaiice of security to the adjacent set
tlements of American citizens, if such
infamous partiality, not to say hostility,
had been viewed with awful reverence
by the American General }
HoW could he plead a regard to neu
tral rights ? Neutral duties must be
observed, if neutral rights would be
respected. Every man must be satrifil
ed that there was no real neutrality on
the part of the Spanish Governor ; and
the return of General Jackson to our
owi* territory, after having driven off
the Indians and British, can only be
regarded as a solemn sacrifice made by
the American government to that lovfe/ ;
of peace and friendship with other na- -
tions, which has always marked their
character and conduct. J ‘
;( . ; > National Intelligencer*
Extract from the Journal of William Ellis f
Inspector of tire Revenue at Mobile •coho .
was taken prisoner by the British and
Indians» and carried to a
Spanish town, in West Florida, ? > v*’
[The Journal begins with August 28th
1814, and states* his employment as a
Custom Houso Officer, stationed at Boa
Secour, a river on the east side of the
bay of Mobile]
September 12th—Visited the landing
in the forenoon—after dinner, commen
ced fixing some fish hooks, and. about
half past two P* M. casting my eve up,
saw two Creek Indians painted* pom*’
ting their gins at me—and in the spaa
of a moment, the yard and house weA
crowded with them. Mrs.’ La Coast*
and her son (Ten years old) Miss Bet
i sey, her two children, and her sister,
I were screaming rin the rooms, I cob tin-
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