Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-03-27

more offensive operations. The kentucky
troops have not arrived, and my effective
force al this poin! does not exceed 5000
theirs must be al ieass double. And when
at last, part Of the Kentucky militia did ar
| rive, four days after the battle, they Arrived
without arms, or ammunition, or clothes
and none provided for them. Fifteen hun
dred more, that would have come, siaia BE-
hind because they were equally unprogidSd
VITA guns, and had not the means q get
ting any Those which did come We're
only med by dlsarglbg an equal nunib1r
Of the Orleans militia. Gen. Jackson In
letter OF the nineteenth OF January says
Although my forces, as to number had
been increased by The arrival of the Ken
lucky division my strength had received
very little addition small portion only
OF that detachment being provided with
arms. In letter written by person
who was In the battle of The twenty third, il
IS asserted an attack by the enemy week
carrier would have secured to them the CT
ty;" and il IS the general opinion Of the
most judlcious men, well acqua nted with
the condition of New. Orleans, that had the
attack Of the enemy bcen renewed on the
24,h, or at any day before Gen. Jackson
had time to prepare his inpenelrable breast
works of bales Of cotton, and 10 open the
sluice and admiI the water in front Of him,
the city must have fallen he militia
thus secured by these breast works, Certain
~ performed wonders but there is soele
room to doubt, what would have been the
consequence, had thty been compelled 70
meet The enemy lnlhe open Field Judg-
ing fiom what actually took place or the
opposite side OF tie givet, there was cause
to- some APP ehens'on.
We learn from Gen JAcksoN's dispatch
OF the sth THAT
=" The entire destruction d the enemy's srmy
vas inevitable, had i no. been for an event aha
tax .iace lie other side of the riyer~ S
.auit sneously WIN his advance upon ms lines,
ha had throwa over in his boa.s a considerable
free 10 The othse side az the river These hay
ing lande, we've hardly enough 10 advance ).
ystnst tie work of Gu. MORGAN; and whsl
. stage and I'll Ut 70 scc5un To-. at The We
y mJmeat wtun {heir ea,iee diacpu itaie VS.
f0oked fl I'll confidence approaching 10 Ger
''''''f 'f4c 1AtH""y FcEtv yFtSHttMS tb Sliom 70
mutA ,efaace Ea4 been placed, ln2 iotiouS!g frd
t,awtag ate hsm, 6y tAei example the remain
DER Of fhe f0ics, aaa thns yleldiag 10 ,he enemy
hat m0sf II. fuFatf bgsinln.
Consider, then, that The Offence OF New
Orleans was left 70 depend almost wholly
on The militia not yct arrived aid only on
thtlr way - the pl.ce tncy were 10 defend /;
hat they came una meet, unclad, and undis
cipIin-d and lhu Al CT all, they would not
have arrived In time 10 yield an, assistance,
had II not been to- the dilato!y and lll-advi-
not pronouHce It's defence, marvellous ! "A
iece rather Of unSXptcted good fortune,
han The ptooable result OF rational caIcula
ton l. seems 10 have excited universal
y and se"y nNuiel'y 90, the sensation Oh
wonder and ann ra ION.
he brave JACKSON in his leuer to The
Secretary OF War, Of ne I9th observes +" |
hope, however, netd noi assure you, that
wheneser command, buiief Of safety I
Shall never occasion any relaxation in mea-
surcs u resistance. aIl but too sensible
thn Tie moment qvbel The encmyfs ohhos-
ing Us, is nof tie mast ilrQner 10 HrJUtde for
them. A most cutting reproaCh 70 him
| to whom il was addressed aud to the whole
cabinet OF wAich h5 was member
Such are the circumstances attending
| the aft ir OF New-Orlelns. The defence
reflects the highest honor on the brave Gen
eraI and the troops under his command and
certainly rebounds 10 the credit Of the ma
ton. 1t shall not be meanly rlAed from
them, nor participated in by the raanbers
Of the government, although thty have had
the meanuess to attempt 10 fitch the laur-
els from those WAC Won them and place
them on their own brows' As well might
thcy plume them: elves Oh the overwhelm'
ing disgrace OF which they reaped a plen-
| ifuI crop, in the capture of Washing an
| Let us then conf-r honor upon those 10
whom honor is Justly due and let US take
cate lest We coniound Them wiki an uniaiih-
full or incapable administration /; let Us be
ware lest we do the most palpablc injustice
To the brave spirits, O. gioliously to-
themselves and noblv for their country have
defended il again i This predatory INVASION
But has MOI our navy acquire Ell honorf Tax
Navy is the darling child OF federalism, ant
we shall always be proud of lis successes
al d triumph inits glory. ltwas'he favor
lie measure of WASHINGTON md HAMIL-
TON it was created under their auspices
supported By their aid, and flourishrd b
THEN encouragement HID IL not had to en-