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

"ee Tue erect was produced.
u"ii' IN" men, arms and money are the snevvs
=, a'' "nu whenever general embsrks in service
" expected that these will be furnished nv b;s
country MIR. Roberts allusion then must h.
presume, that these necessary materials and ;na.
"eh's were supplied % through the ex,raord;a.,,
'N,'uohs ana cooperation of President Madison
ana MI Monroe. Well suppose this 70 he ms, ~,
"ouu nave II, Is the credit of the defence. the
49,, on ''a' account! Are the gallant officers OF
ther brilliant successes, Hull in III. e., -
victory ne achieved, was on board G,.,. b,;lt
anu armed by his government, and well supnI;e6
WIN munitions OF war. Such also was the case
WIN cambridge and Decatur Yet the destruction
OF the GueTrere, and the Java; and the suhsecuenr
vi me macedonian, not ascribed 10
The extraordinary exeriions and CO. oner,,;,,,, of
any body, 1t was yielded, AZ in.,lv !, ssonId H.,
been' TO the gallant commanders of opr .b;rs tn.
S"I'.ss',i battles OF Chippawsy and Lundy's lane
'"u '"e brilliant defence of Fort Erie was never
0"'seu ~ the extraordinary exertions and CO.
operation OF the President and his Cabinet al
uhouon men, money and arms were furnished If
n' ' ,"ese thlhSs had been most literally sup
pied at New Orleans, by every rule of right wba,
ever credit flowed from succes.fnI hi 49,, 1
fence, could belong TO those who were present an,
""eeu H. not 10 those whose distance from the
scene oil action was such as that tbev c,uld NOT
even catch the sound of the battle
n every 'h'ng contained in this charge of NJ.
ope4'S were uue were worthy of belief, even
" ;He e-'eht 'ha' ne would have it to be believed,
IL IN no wise alters the matter. nor Jerac,s f,or,
Andrew Jackson any thing of that merit ,vh;.,,
every where by his country has been co,ce,lsd a.,
niul. Out II IL not true; and challenge In. p.
cosdS In the war department, TO which Mr. no.
-" 'e"'"y OBTAIN access, TO disprove the a.
q. 'o''' way go IuTiher, and say, that every
..'.s % c'eln ana oil merit as well in the prepa-
anu" io' "eence' as In the defence itself belongs
exclusively aud alone TO jackson and Ia thos
brave officers and nen, who commended with him
As early as August 1914, directly after the
Nieek war HAD been concluded, through The ,re.,v
made al Il ort Jackson, the Secretary of VIZ go,
written TO- and apprised of the wants under which
the General was lahouring. He says, am de.t;-
'u'e % '"ncs' nor can procure them. There is
-. ,'e "'"uS OF 'he quarter master, money sur
"cieh' 10 purchase an express horse, nv rresep+
means are 20 limited; wUi a sIckly cii,n,ta 10
combat as wen 40 al enemy; without the means.
VI transportation, to change the position of nv
army my who!c reliance IS on the bravery Of nv
niue pnalanx You must afford The means or
cannot be successful =
AT This period, and TO the time of is rsdrc,;o
E ehsaeoia was irsly Blush port. Officers ~.
England Were seen there drilling and prepar;po
'rnops Tor action; ana the expedition which ,nais
an assault upon Mobile point, had not merely baa
u ecu cut from that place, but Likewise after r..
ueiea'' mad returned there. jackson. fores.eing
Inc uahSer Which threatened Mobile acd the CONT
Suoue cturGy,-s ilshed That Spain through such
permission was not merely surrenderi.g ber -
Tai.'y' ou' was IN fact violating the treaty sti,u-
latien OF 1895, felt it 10 be NECESSARY ~ re,,nc.
L pensacola, aud only waited for permission IN do
SO. Inc a!ier time he wroIc and not m-,eI,,
urged, bni imPioied permission to take posses.;,o
Oh point which threatened 10 The South w es,r,n
'e1''o' % 'He country so much, and great dan
ger a last when no reply could be procured
when nothing OF consent or refusal couJ Ina oL
ed, he determined for himself. and ,aLioa ~,
session oil the port Of Pensacola dislodred The an,
smy, and compelled Spain TO the maintenance IS
her neutrality. u
ihiS vas an important blow for The defence and
security OF New Orleans; in which Jackson aIc,o
mad any agency; without II, Florida would bav.
,eh'a'heu resting point, and rendezvous to the
British. There preparation would hav 9 been m. 70
and thence, when all was ready. Jescenls ha,
Dee" projected, too rapidly and well timed. 10 have
zee" resisted But The advance made there
oou5h ne enemy a the conclusion that pnd.r
cover OF the neutrality Of Spain nothing f,,tbs,
could be concealed, aud beside this, il WIS al,o-
se.her 100 unsafe a place to resort, now thai the
'e'e'ce OF fori B'rdncas had been Destroyed; The
consequence was, hat the British flee, ere I.
pendent entirely on otis. resources, and y,srs ~
ven 10 seek an anchorage at Cat Island in m.
gull where they reposed ring the siege, & yYhere
Uley hai nothing to ieaf because without The ,e,ch
OF danger f,om US '
lhIs descent upon Pensacola, which under al
Tue circumstances, wa- most important move
meni In the defence OF Oileane, was entirely hv H.
discrimination OF Jackson himself The men ,yc,.
raised by himself and money ior the quarter MASTER
procured through eXer;ions oil biz friends al Ns.h-
vile, acting upon h!s request.
II Il true The government were eiiIs, so ,a,t :;
uscsion or 20 fearful OF the Consequences incident
on an offence to Spain, that to tie repeated no
Ses'ions Of Jackson OF the necessity of break,og
up iNi- resting place OF Great BitaIn. no answer
no psfls ION could be had. although by the course
pursued she lad long before eyniently fo,s,ke,
every 'hinS Ike neutral policy. II remained A.
"st i0T MIN to take lie step bis own te.pnn,
'h'yj ana upon his own responsibility 10 concern
'''e we means necessary to- its eifectuation.
About TINS period II was that Jackson adJ,ess,t
H'"'," lies'i"sy every where TO procure for his
country the mans ol defence. In a lett,, IN NJ.
BlOunt, yguo was at that time eoverno, oe,te '''
-eh' he says -" / shall tie very thankful f,r 80.
volunteers and III any shape sou may be pleased
70 9ena uem Our country needs them. had
'oPeu' ana 40 SUI hoTe, to see you stand forth in
pauiO"c appeal TO The citizens 1f Tennessee. in
'hihS mem to the fell 10 save Their country from
mitigation and rain. We have too long res,sd -,
leehng' unsupported by proper action. By mis-
pl'ced confidence our capitol has been lost aod
we sh'il moi recover Tie national disgrace, unless
energy becomes the order oithe day.
The latter part OF October he adJ,ss.o1 81 .
governor Of Louisiana. " The exposed state oe
the coast from New Orleans to Pass Huron ~
the Prceayious situation of mn suppi;cg hoy,
caused me great uneasness and ksot NV t,,G,.
force stationary Tor is protection hone sbo,,fs,
10 'I'l YOU la ibe tnean time let me renerne ,b,
'SH""ee ana energy is necessary TO defend a re,,,