Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-28
Philadelphia, April "a.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

/ FhSDM ME w .OOlEAISS.
| Our accounts from New-Orleans are
to the 1st of this month. We subioin an
|extract from our letters: while it furnish
les matter for regret that the hero who
$50 signally distinguished himself in the
defence of that place, should have ex-
lposed himselft to the process of Civil Law,
lit is certainly a subject Of just exultation
Ito every one who values properly our po-
|litcal institutions, to perceive this dis
|p!ay of the Majesty of Law over Military
|despotism. It also furnishes an honora-
|blc instance of the spontaneous gratitude
land ardent zeal of the people whom Ge-
neral Jackson has been instrumental, un-
der heaven, of preserving from desola-
ton and ruin.
Nee Orleans. .tnrch 81, 1915.
! 9: In some of my last letters, limited
at several measures of Gen. jackson, sub
|sequent to the evacuation of the enemy
(which were considered bymany as highly
arbitrary, if not tyrannical. Among
Ithese was the arrest and confinement of
Judge Hall, Of the Z. S. district court.
A circumstance has taken place to day
j.'eiatirg to it,which may not be rlfintercst-
ling. and will serve to shew in what esti-
nation the General is still held here.
Some DAYS ago motion was made be-
fore Judge Hall, by the United States At
Itorney, for General Jackson to shew
cause why writ OF attachment should nct
issue against him for contempt of court.
in not returninga wlitof Habeas Corpus
directed to him, & fer The arrest and i'm
Iprisonment of the Judge.-The General
appeared in court, with written defence;
Ibut this was objected to by the attorney
|of the United States. Tie Judge after
consideration, confirmed the objections
of the district attorney, and refused to
hear the defence read. The rule was
made absolute and tie General appear
led this morning to receive sentence !
(which was fine of One Thousand Dol
lars.--Ihe populace who are devoted to
Jackson, on his leaving court, hurried
him into carriage, aud conducted him
to both of the Coffee Houses, where he
|harangued them i'll suitable manner
They then escorted him to his quarters.
AT the mere suggestion of the measure
Ia subscription was opened, limited to one
1dollar each person, for the purpose ofpay-
ling the fine before O'Clock the whole
sum was raised in this small way ;but if
1.-THE limitation to one dollar each had not
been adopted,it would have been raised
in two minutes.-This business was so
handsomely managed that the Generals
Icheck Oh the bank was not to be entered
Iup, but the money was placed to the Mar.
shall's credit, without the Generals know
ling any thing OF the transaction.
| Tomorrow he takes his parting dinner
with us, and will set out Immediately af-
forwards for Tennessee, accompanied
with the prayers and benedictions of the
whole population ofthis country.
Our accounts from Natchez are to the
l24th, ult. and we are concerned to learn
THAT the troops returning from N. Orleans
ito their homes, were very sickly, and
much mortality prevailed, notwithstand-
ling the assiduous attention of their fellow
Icitizens. On the ED the Steam Boat
lVesuvius arrived at Natchez, with 500
troops on board, 5 orr dying daily.