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NEW-ORLEAisS.
ADDRESS
Dire&ed by Major General Jack
son to be read at the head of
each of the corps composing the
line below New-Orleans, Janu
ary 21, 1815.
Citizens and Fellow Soldiers.
The enemy has retreated, and
your general has now leisure to
proclaim to the world what he has
noticed with admiration and pride
—your undaunted courage, your
patriotism and patience under hard
(hips and fatigues. Natives of dif
ferent Rates, a&ing together for
the firft time in this camp. Differ
ing in habits and in language, tn
ftead of viewing in these circum*
fiances the germ of distrust and di
rifion, you have made them the
source of an honorable emulation,
and from the feeds of difeord itfelf,
have reaped the fruits of an honor
able union. This day completes
the fourth week since fifteen hun
dred of you attacked treble your
number of men who had boasted
of their difeipline, and their services
under a celebrated leader in a long
and eventful war—attacked them
in their camp the moment they had
profaned the foil of freedom with
their hostile tread, and infli&ed a
blow which was a prelude to the
final result of their attempt to con
quer, or their poor contrivances to
divide us. A few hours was fuffi
cient to unite the gallant band,
though at the moment they receiv
ed the welcome order to march,
they were feperated many leagues
in different dire&ions from the ci
ty. The gay rapidity of the march
the cheerful countenances of the
officers and men, would have in
duced a belief that fome feftive en
tertainment, not the ftrife of battle,
was the objeft to which they has
tened with so much eagernefc and
hilarity. In the conflict that ensu
ed, the fame spirit was supported,
and my communications to the ex
ecutive of the United States have
the sense I entertain of the
merits of the corps and officers that
were engaged. Resting on the field
of battle, they retired in perfeft or
der on these lines, destined to be
come the feene of future victories,
which they were to share with the
rest of you, my brave companions
in arms. Scarcely were your lines
a protection against mofket (hot,
when on the 28th, a disposition was
made to attack them with all the
pomp and parade of .military tac
tics, as improved by those veterans
of the Spanish war.
Their batteries of heavy cannon
kept up an incessant fire; thejr
rockets illuminated the air, and un
der their cover two strong columns
si threatened our flanks. The foe
tnfolently thought that this fpe&a
cle was too imposing to be refilled,
* and in the intoxication of his pride
he already saw our lines abandon
ed without a contest—how were
those menacing appearances met ?
£|§By shouts of defiance, by a man
ly countenance not to be fhakep by
the roar of his cannon, by the
glare of his fire work rockets; by
an artillery several with superior
(kill and with deadly effect. Ne
ver, my brave friends, can your ge
neral forget the testimonials of at
tachment to our glorious cause, of
indignant hatred to our foe, of af
fe&ionate confidence in your chief,
that resounded from every rank as
he passed along your line. This
animating and unexpected fee ns
damped the courage of the enemy ;
he dropped his sealing ladders and
facines, and the threatened at
tack dwindled, into a demonstration ,
which served only to shew the emp
tmefs of his parade, and to inspire
you with a just confidence in your
selves.
The new yeav was ushered in
with the mod tremendous fire his
whole artillery could produce; a
few hours only, however, were ne
cessary for the brave and fkilfui
men who directed our own to dis
mount his cannon, destroy his bat
teries and effectively silence his fire.
Hitherto, my brave lriends, in the
contest on our lines, your courage
had been paflive only ; you flood
with calmness a fire that would
have tried the firmnefs of a veteran,
and you anticipated a nearer con
test with an eagerness which was
soon to be gratified.
On the Bth of January, the final
effort was made. At the dawn of
day the batteries opened, and the
columns advanced. Knowing that
the volunteers from Tennessee and
the militia from Kentucky were Ra
tioned on your left, it was there
they direCled their chief attack.
Reasoning always from falfe
principles, they expeCted little op
pofitiou from men whufe officers
even, were not in uniform, who
were ignorant of the rule? of dress,
and who had never been caned in
to difeipline—fatal mistake! a fire
incessantly kept up, directed with
calmness and unerring aim, strewed
the field with the bravest officers
and men of the column which flow-
Iy yd n and, according to the mod
approved rules of European tactics,
and was cut down by the untutor,
ed courage of American militia.—
Unable to sustain this galling and
unceasing fire, fome hundreds near
est at the entrenchment called for
quarter, which was granted—the
rest retreating, were rallyed at
fome distance, but only to make
them a surer mark for the grape
and canister (hot of our artillery,
which, without exaggeration, mow
ed down whole ranks at every dis
charge ; and at length they precip
i itately retired from the field.
Our right had only a short con
test to fiilkin with a few rash men
who fatally for themselves forced
their entrance into the unfinifhed
redoubt on the river. They were
quickly difpoiTeffed, and the glori
ous day terminated with the loss-to
the enemy of their commander in
chief and one major general killed,
another major general wounded,
the mod experienced, and bravest
of their officers, and more than
three thousand men killed, wound
ed and milling, while our ranks,
my friends, were thinned by the
lots of fix of our brave companions
killed and seven disabled by wounds
—wonderful interposition of hea
ven ; unexampled event in the his
tory of war!
Let us be grateful to the God of
Battles, who has dire tied the ar
rows of indignation against our in
vaders, while he covered with his
protecting shield the brave defend
ers of their country.
After this unfuccefsful and dlfaf
trous attempt, their spirits were
broken, their force was destroyed,
and their whole attention was em
ployed in providing the means of
escape. This they have effected,
leaving their heavy artillery in our
power, and many of their wounded
to our clemency. The confequen
ce* of this fljor*. bnt decisive earth
| paigfe, are incalculably important.
The pride of our arrogant enemy
bumbled, his forces broken, his
leaders killed, his insolent hopes of
cur disunion fruftrated—his ex
pectation of rioting in cur fpoiis
and walling our country, changed
into ignominious defeat, fhamefui
; flight, and a reluctant aeknowl
! edgement of the humanity 6c kind
[ nefs of those whom he had doomed
■ to all the horrors and humiliation
! of a conquered (late.
On the other fide, unanimity
i eftablilhed, dilaffe&ion crushed,
confidence reflored, our country
saved from conquest, your proper
ty from pillage, yourwifes & daugh
! ters from infuit and violation—the
union preserved from difmember
inent, and peihahs a period put,
by this decisive stroke, to a bloody
and lavage war. These, my brave
friends, are the confequenc.es of
the efforts you have made, and the
success with which they have been
crowned by Heaven.
These import".nt results have
beeneffe&ed by the united courage
and perseverance of the army ; but
which the different corps as well
as the individuals that coinpofe it,
have vied with each other in their
exertions to produce. The share
they have refpeftively had, will be
pointed out in the general order
accompanying this addrds. But
the gratitude, the admiration of
their country, offers a fairer reward
than that which any praises of the
general can bestow, and the best is
that of which they can never be
deprived, the consciousness of hav
ing done their duty, and of merit
ing the applause they will receive.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Some notice of the life and char*
a£ler of General Jackson will be de
sirable at this time to the readers of
your columns.—The distinguished
poll he at present occupies, the ho
norable manner in which he has
brought the Creek war to a termin
ation, the unexampled enthusiasm
which he has instilled into his ar
my in defence of the nation—and
the confidence which he has every
where obtained through this vast
country, has excited much curiosi
ty, on the part of the public, to be
come more intimately acquainted
with him. The writer of the Cri
sis will gratify as far as in his pow
er this anxiety for information con
cerning a min whose life will con
stitute, and has constituted already
an important epoch in the history
of our country. General Andrew ,
Jackson was, as I am told, born in j
N. Carolina, where he received a j
liberal education, and at an early
age commenced the practice of the j
law. He was esteemed eminent in
his profellion.—His speeches at the
bar were always considered nervous
1 and admired for perspicuity of the
Ryle ; he was pointed out to me in
Knoxville as an elegant scholar. In
early life he was poor, his industry
1 soon made him rich; generous &
j brave in his disposition, he was es
teemed by all who knew him—and
; his influence soon become exten
sive ; he was ele&ed a member of
the Tennessee Convention, and had
a large share in the formation of
the constitution of that Rate. On
theadmifiion of Tennessee into the
union as a After state, he waselett
ed to the house of representatives,
from which he was subsequently
transferred by the Tennessee Le
giffature to the senate of the United
States, 7'hjs last Ration he occi>
pied untu he was appointed a judge
of the iuDreme court of lav.- and e
quity of Tennessee, which lalt na
med office he held for several years.
On giving up this appointment
which he filled with honor to him
felf and advantage to his pountry,
he turned his attention to the mili
tary art, and soon role to a rank of
Major General of Militia. In the
capacity of an officer at the head
of an army, comment is unnecessa
ry ; he has appeared and yet ap
pears with glory—the laurel with
which he has decked his country’s
ftar.dard, will bloom for ages.—
His person remains to be noticed.
He is tali, thin and spare, but mus
cular and hardy, with ail eye quick
and penetrating ; 1 have frequemiy
seen Gen. Jackson, and was
the imprelfion, his appearance made
in my mind, that I have laid to rny
felf he is a man of iron. Adverli
ty can make no impression on a 00-
i'om braced by such decision and
firmnefs as is visible in his face and
maimers. Let not the reader con
clude from this that he :s naughty
and imperious—quite the contrai y.
It is true he (ports not with th&
feelings of others, and no one is per
mitted to wound his with impuni
ty ; but then he is guy and com
municative, 6i the more you know
him, the more you admire and in
deed love him. To be a patriot,
a foldicr and a gentleman, is fuffifi
cient to secure the inviolable friend
fhip of this highly distinguished
citizen. To the poor he is liberal,
to the unfortunate, charitable, to
the humble private, he is mild and
tender, to the base and difaffe&ed
to his country, stern and unbend
ing, and yet just. He is now Sjff*
but he has a juvenility of appear
ance that would make him ten
years younger. The General ift
married, but has no children, ts
in the field and at the head of ar
mies in battle, we admire the daunt
less soldier; we love the man who
at home, and in retirement, is hos
pitable and friendly, and in this
particular the general is pre-emi**
nently confjpicuous.
Author of the Cr isis .
Gen. Coffee is a native of Nor*,
way county , Virginia. <
Collector’s Sale.
WILL BF. SOLD,
On the first Tuesday in April next,
at the Court-House in Elberlon , iji
Elbert countv, between the hours of
ten and three 0* clock, the following
property, or as much thereof as
1 will satisfy the taxes due thereon ,
! together with the cost—viz :
I 17
j JL/ GUR hundred and fifty acres
of land, more or less, in Elbert
county, adjoining lands of James
Morrison, on the waters of War
hatch creek, levied on as the pro
perty of Edward Lyon, to fatisfy
his tax for the year 1813 —tax due
3 dollars, 75 cents.
Also
Fifty acres cf land in Elbert
county, adjoining lands of Murrei
Pledger, on the waters of Deep
creek, levied on as the property o*
John Stone, to fatisfy his tax for
the year 1813—-tax due, 58 cents.
Conditions Cash. ‘
JOHN WILLIS,
February 3rd. Tax Colle&af,
A good house wench wanted..
Apply at this Office.
An Officers full UNIFORM**
- female, •"-Enquire at this Offer*
