Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-20
"NKw oRLrNs. slst March, 1915.


DEAR SIR,
Permit me to address you the forego.
ing desultory sketches OF a trial. had. ana
tins day decided against General Jacksn,.
Inc nigh regard which I presume YOU en-
tertain tor his official merit, and the ;mpor.
'an. services which he has rendered to his
country country on this station, prompts me to thi,
uoeryI and nils me with an expe citation
.ua' inc unprecedency of the case will rem
oer II the more acceptable TO you. Tn This
quarter the subject is viewed and han
a,eo oy every one, the judges, LAWYERS and
Al Tue executive officers, are giving and
puoiishing opinions on martial iazy and itz
SeSlnss stne lew, however. who thus en-
uSavor co inlure General Jackson, are those
S T etietsin Ior him personal luminosity,
french gentleman upon hearing of the as
sessment of the fine, offered to paw son dol.
| iaTs OF It, which he was not nermitted IN
40. n plan then arose among the c;tizene
'or eaCh Individual to pay one dollar and
i"'se' the amount IN that way; this sun
pose would not be accepted. Gen Lack
sons services here have certainly heen In.
valuable, whether they were consistent viii,
!as.'Se OF the high responsibility of the du-
'es ueVoived upon him, in this Country of
n,Heo ana commixed individuals, whose Fl.
-, ! SaFe oeen led to suspect, I
ieave TO wiser heads to determine Th;.
much will venture to predict. thu M
mander would have suited this stat;on o,h..
than the most prompt Il decisive in HE Jna..
sures, ana such precisely is the Character 90
Sen. tnan whom no man on Garth is move 81
.Sertain IL is that he fell very short of deal"
ing that justice to the Kentuckians dne :.
,lieif character, IN many instances. part;c,,~
ssrY IN MS report of the 9th January I'm rho
| secretary OF war, in which he ascr;bee ths
| ueleat, on the right bank of the Mississinni
20 the number of 200 to $40 of us. in wbirh
ne says" That at the moment the discom-
iture OF the enemy was looked for with =
To",uepce approaching to certainty, the
aAsSs.sohy reinforcement, in whom SO much
en-, mad been placed, inslorious,y
ned drawing after them by their H,avo,'i,.
! tue balance Of forces" Thi. clearly n, :.
pneS that we were the most numerals wh.n
Id truth, we marched the whole NIGHT wer.
seh. on $40 OF mile to bring on The action
s6-inst an approaching enemy, this t,o in
'front.' OF commodore Patterson's boo.ted or
'"eIy which We covered, and which conId
not De USED until the Kentuckians were 49,
| en- up In disorder, after sustaininr the on,
my advancement, for several fiTes. with
OUT any others to act in conjunction win
.neh' tad the Kentuckians been ahl. r.,
ranqu'Sh the enemy, the boosted force of
Eenerai MorsaD,s camp would have mad M.
! s - uo'-When the Keptuckians re-
| treated to the breast. work. the RnaI;SL
Close IN the rear, the artilIerv tbar h''aa'.
this drove the enemy to the Ieft-tbe brsass,
work which extended about 200 ward. So
tie river was lined with Morgan's troone
winch the hentuckians had TO pass in Yhe;n
exhausted stale and take post ON the ev-
\ SiS'ne rISns where there was no brs,at
woiK' nothing but small ditch occnnvino,
SUI yards In extent by this time the ar,;,s
iery drove the British columns 70 the;r
| iert wnicn stand they gained, AS soon "a
VIC hehtuc&ians gained the right of the A..
heflcans the left Column Of the british
closseu tne rover end of the ditch, wheeled
On its right and marched against the Ken
1919 '9, VINO were IN their tired, badly
armed and unassisted situation unable 70 re-,
SYST longer-you will observe that h5orS.,,,,
troops were covered in front by tb. hreast
work, on the left (the river) by art;iIerv
ana on the right by the Kentuckians G.
'orsooth' "hen the Kentuckians could nos
conquer the foe themselves and were obIi,
Sea 70 give way thus uncovering the r;ybt
hank of those triply shielded heroes FIVE ~.
SIX hundred in number, besides Marines S,c
tney Gould do nothing, whys becanse tbs
worn down KentuckiaDs could not wh;n ths
enemy ana meanwhile keep them covered.
why did net General NJ. or commodore
Patterson send out the force of the nm
during the night TO oppose the LANDING az
the enemy under cover Of the le wee ? became
there is detachment of Ken,uckisns com.
ing, we'll send them on to meet the British.
why was this unprecedented mode of war.
fare not reprobated as It should have been.
and the blame attached TO the commanders
Tor the despicabie dispo ition they made Of
the forces and Of themselves at that camn-
which the decision of Court of INQUIRY on
tue subject, together with che testimony will
amply shew, but cannot be comprehended
N a letter f-What would have been the
tate ct the battle % this side had Jackson
sent 1-8 Of his troops 10 bring on the actionp
All this, Notwithstanding, think it unjust
that ne, General Jackson, should be shorn
oil his well earned fame.
9 Not many arrivals by sea, Russian
ships, some Spanish schoouers sc. One
ship cleared out Of this port for France.
The Steam Boat is hourly expected, she
has been out Of repair which detained her,
Several OF the convalescenis cross the lake
tomorrow to go by land"