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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*