Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-13

and Henry Horn, Secretaries, of the Commit
zee ~ Superintendent and Vigilance fo
, "e cay aud County Of PHILADELPHIA.
lCVmeuded.I
Such was the state of preparation when Jackson
reached the City of New Orleans and such indeee
II coninued TO the termination OF the invasion on
y so lar as his own exertons enabled him TO ef.
iect an alteration For the truth of which let hi,
letter TO The Secretary of War ofhe s. OF January
hVe days before the battle of the sih, be appealed
10. ms Is It's language 60 Again must APP
prise you, that the arms | have been so long ey.
mat they are On the river, and that The man who
mas been Entrusted with their transportation, has
Matted on the way for the purpose of private spec
uiauoh. depend upon II, this supineness, this
negligence, This crimiDaty let me call it, OF which
we witness so many instances in the agent~ of go
lVernment, must finally lead if it be not corrected.
10 the defeat OF armies and TO the disgrace of
( those who superinend them. 1t is impossible |
SHOULD not feel the utmost solicitude and even I'm
easiness on The occasion. Every reliance NAV be
placed on the bravery of my men, but without
arns It Is Impossible they can effect much The
Kentucky troops have been DELAYED by adverse
wihus' bat when they come, more than third
are armed, and those iatltferentlv have ncra
TO place In their hands,
In The facts detailed in this letter, there is no
mistake. The captain OF the hlat who undertook
10 De me carrier OF the arms, reaching New Or
leans, after all the danger had subsidized defended
his hardness on the way, by showing the contract
he had entered into with The agent of The govern
meni, which secured to him the right of tarryine
OF me ROAD with view to his own {" pirate
SPecniGtion" And if This, at so critical and dam
gerous period, seems too marvellous for be
iiei' reference TO the archives OF the War De-
partmeht viii establish its accuracy.
On The 10th OF FehIuary, after the battles strife
had ended and only three days before the enemy
Yielded The contest and retired from our shores.
jackson again addressed the Secretary of War
Speaking OF the facility with which he entire
British array, alter the Sth might have been can.
tured' and not man of them escaped, if arms to
place IN lhe hands OF the troops had been furnished
ne re'naT'-; am sensible, how ever, that we
nave a thousand times greater cause to rejoice
than 10 repne. Heaven, to be sure, has Imer
posed most wonderfully in our behalf, and | am
hiied with gratitude when look OK 10 wha, we
nave escaped; yet grieye that we did not with
more wisdom and more industry, use the mean.
with which she had blessed Us. Again and agsin
must repeat, we have been always too backward
WIN our Preparations. When me enemy come
we begin 10 Ihihk OF driving him away, and scarce
ly before
Here then, is that &c extraordinary exer,ion"
mat state OF preparation, of which Mr. Roberts
peaks; "a preparation so full and so complete, a.
that nothing remained for General jackson on ms
arrival al New Orleans. but to- fishi NYooderfu
accuracy, Indeed! Truly as ii relates to faeis Mr.
ROBERTS would make most intolerable historian.
Inc common legends OF olden time, would be bet
ter entitled to confidence but il seems line General
was not merely ordered, but was IN fac; tyged
20 repair there" The accusation intended To he
mace the inference designed be adduced is that
the importance OF the Mississippi had never oc
CURED TO him, and that lie was planning and ar
ranging The defence OF points OF infinitely less i'm
portance; and was at lat found al the civ Of New
orleans ior The reason only that be was g uygcI
t"|tpd" EHeIe. am sorry 10 have occasion 10 !
rqnar' that this Is not true either it is precisely
OF a piece with the rest of the publication In /
support o. me assertion made, refer TO- and quote
'he SecretaTys own words, on the day after I'm
portan Information bad reached the ci.v of yVasb
insion: meg are these: " Intelligence was yes,er-
day received from Cuba of The 9tnult that IN. Bri
ti7h Iofce IRON that Bag under Admiral Cochraoe
mad united at Jamaica with other ,roops and had (
sailed or were on the point OF sailing TO make an
attack on Rev Orleans 1t i hoped you Will bay e
'o.s since 'aEen suitable position the river to
ahord complete protection to that CITY MoIil. |
IS COMPARATIVELY triil!ng OBJECT with he Brjtisl,
SoYef"msnt. our presence at such point on
he river, will be Of yi;a importance. "a will in
spire The lnhabia ants with Confidence and suirna.e
them with vigorous exertion~''
ms ie ter, or ordsr, If Mr. Roberts prefers 10
cell 1t 20, bears date on the 10Th of Decefnber.
lol@' and was forwarded by Or. Cozens, express
from tie city, though he never got farther tina,
Nashville, In TENNESSEE. \ Duplicate was h,rriel
'roNgh another express, y no got sick ON Il road
and wrote back TO know what he should do ,,fb
ms dispatches Ii is believed that upo this .ul
Jeci no other order IS 10 be found on file in ,Le
war department; II IS asserted that none o.hrrI
order was ever received. Now, IL viii be iorne in /
In'nd, That Gen. Jackson arrived, and took RON,
'u'hu al I'VE" C'ieans on the FIRST dag Of Decen-
Ds'' e.S0' ne Cou!d noi have" been urged to rspar
'"e'e VI consequence OF an order ~ hch issued
~ WV 'e1 hi"es distance from him, ten da,.
p'syou'y h''en bsore The day that It was g itt.n
Jackson, through his spies in the South. had ob.
tanned Intelligence OF the views and de.j,ns of tl
enemy hau weakened their intended assauif tl,,,b
"1 ,ceIe,loh oil Feasacoid, Strengthened Mobile
''" "I' 4'O"yer, and reached ihe point of expected
Attack Are'dy had be been II that Mace. c,s
pairing arranging, and Concentrating ,be tsso,,rce.
"lt"n MS reach, ten days before The letter. or or
ie'' VS. "ftcn al Washington; nor could lt have
am ul'l about tiie time tina; bis decisive bat
We was lougT, and bad been gained Il isaosi,
clearly manifest, then, tlat Mr. Il ,beris i ,y,o,,
'ha mat General Jackson WIS not At his oo.t
ousb any order from the ID esidenl and gecreiarv
VI as winch urged him ~ reDair itcye.1
''is eohuIc' aud acts slOae prOceedel from him
'v''' ''e suggestions 90 bis own mind and iidg-f
heh'. IT'S preparations were the effect OF ms OH,
eNeI"ons' aud hi- success jhe result of that conf
''"os NmeH me- h1naess and untIriug zeal every
where inspired WY
Two charges remain 10 be replied ia. who,
anaH nave gotten through with the Catalogue s,h.
hhlteH by MI Roberts. 1t is CHARGED that. pe,di,
inquiry before Congfess Of the Seminole cseso.ig,9
Jackson appeared 10 the city OF Washington. ,ybIe
u Wa d SUBJECT oi discussion and Legislative iu-
qlH3' ana that Ut was an evidence OF want OF ro.
pe0' 'o' 'ns pubic authorizes. Wonderfyu