Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-24

now; the men Of the revolution the Picke,inss
and Van CoItlandts, the odes, in years and
the highest in rank o. the surviving officers OF
That era OF parioti-n voluntarily int rpose their
venerable forms to shield his fame from the shafts ~
caiu'nny & detraction Can citizen receive higher
honor than this?-can patriotism exhibit itself 4,
a form more pure and holy!
The following is the letter to which we have A.
bove alluded
ssSALENI, April Is, 1929.
Dear Sir Since closing my letter in an
swer to your enquiry, have thought it nigh, NO,
De unacceptable to you, to have short account of
the defence OF New Orleans, derived from sourca
which you may not have seen.
All dnit, that Gen. Jackson deserved well of
his country for that defence. have read the do
ta,is oil 1t, as gven-by an English Officer, who serv
cd with the British army there, and witnessed NJ,
that passed. The first body of British troo,s sao
strong advanced and rested some miles below tho
city. There were American armed vessels on
the river, at Jackson's command. One of tbes.
TOOK station on the opposite side of the Missssfe,
pi, and with her shot raiing the position of tn.
BRUSH troops soon caused them to flee to the ban
(cailed by the French the Levee) raised ON tba
DRINK oil the river, TO prevent an inlntaton which
III inle oil ireshetS, would otherwise deluge the fot
or intervale laud on its border. Jackson marched
down and attacked the enemy iii the evening of tha
same day; and after several hours of hard fghtn,
returned to the city. The officer states thai In ,h;;
action 800 OF the British troops had fallen Tha
first battle, on the 23d or 24th of Decemb.r ~,
momentous check 10 the enemy; and. in M,
view, iaid the foundation Of the final victory of flo
oth oil january. jackson, without delay bepan
10 throw up breastwork across the whole fiat. or
i''ervae' from the river to an impossible swuinp.
erecting at the same time or two batteries for
Cannon On these, in their unfinished state tho
British made an attack and Were repulsed
About this time arrived General Packenl,an.
anu one or TWO other British Generals, with the re-
manner oil tile troops composing the British army
The breastwork with the ditch i'm its front tben
appeared so formidable, that Packenham JUDGED II
necessary to make breach in il, before he should
attempt to surrnount it. Accordingly, in one night
ne raised six batteries mounted with heavy cannon
to batter IN breach. But Jackson had erected .
battery on the other side of the river the shot from
winch enhlading these batteries, rendered that
PROJECT OF the enemy unavang Thus disappoint
Gu, tne british General, with great labor and some
days delay, essayed other means 10 attack bis an
envy to advantage. Al length he made his last and
gallant but desperate effort to pass over Jacksons
iines In this frutless attempt he persevcrcd until
he was slain; until the second in command recei
mortal wound land about thousand of their troon
had fallen. This is the number stated in The n,ra
tive OF the British officer The remainder Of tb,
army then withdrew, and after obtaining a truce
10 enable them to bury their dead, they departed
antre, embarked on board their ships
= You, my friend, are an old soldier of the Re-
voiuIon, and u you place any value on nv opinion
DIS Isiiow soldier, you will permit me TO express
Y IN feiaiIonto General Jackson. And, after an
atIenuve examination of his measures for the de-
[
ratiye OF the British officer assure Won that tIev
exhibit to my mind that quick dscernment-
prompi dccision-and energetic execution. which
characterize a man htted 10 command an army
ANA IS sInan thus end0wed incompetent to dis
Germ and adopt the measures calculated IN nro,n.,
the welfare OF his country in It's civil administers,
uons The idea is absurd strong mind will
soon grasp new subject to which il turns its at
'sn''oh. but P0!!fics, the most common subject
OIL conversation andreading among American eiti
zens, cannot be new TO General Jackson Ua hos
iseo' suppose. sixty years more-was (as I
nave underStood) attorney general of Tenne ssee,
anu assisted I'D forming Its constifution-was Judge
OF It's supreme couTt-a member of the bo,,se 81
representatives. when Congress sat in PhiladeIrbi.
and oil late It senator in Congress at Wasbington
WIN tnese advantages, and all the additional obt
anu Information which he will derive from heads
oil departments whom he will select for those ~,
noes, entertain not shadow of Doubt tina, under
Ms presidency, the government would h., ,yiseIv
anu faithfully administered
But have heard it said that General Jackson
was On hii'erate man; and in evidence ofit short
'e,'er or note 10 printer IN Washington is aJduc-
ed~ IN which there two or three letters of tive
alphabet mlpidced or superfiuous.# And of what
moment IS TINS! The Earl of Chesteriield an En-
Sush hoDlenan, erninentiy distinguished Tor his Ia
rents, and employed in some OF the highest Offices
OF government IN Great Britsin, took occasion lin
ms i5oth letter TO his SOM to speak of The great
Duke of Marlborough, vino, in the seign of Oueen
ann gained 80 many signal victories over the
"Hhes, ioi Wilcn ne wa celebrated
throughout Europe, us the Duke of Wellington has
oeei'' III our Gay, or his victories ovor the same
enemies OF briiain;--oi That great Duke Of MARI
Do' ough, Lord Chesterfield says knew MIN
extremely "ei'-" He was eminer,tly iil;terate:
wrote BAD English, and spelled il worse Deen
,e'diny aid sen sgship il Is wei! known in the
Ohited States, are not essential in ,hs, head of
our government, 10 insure its faithful adrnn-
is"a'ioh An immense quantity OF learning,
may be acquired, much TO the pleasure of the in
dVidai, out 10 little purpose respects the public
ne elder Adams, in his learned defence of the
'"sficaii Constitutions, long since avowcd
Hnm,-dia-, but too well known that " KNOW.
bEDuE Is by no means necessarily connected
with WISDOM or VIRTUE"
Mr'tlay called Gen. Jackson Military Chief
IAN. But with what view? Did Mr. CLAW be-
neve that inc liberties OF our country would be en-.
dangersd, IT this " Military Chieftain" were rails
ed TO the Presidency! Not at all. If ever so am
oi'ious OF military glory, how would he raise an
army; ana how obtain revenue to support it,--.
=" mere would he lnd a sufficiently numerou band
OIL oHcers, ready TO become traitors to DESTROY the
pubic liberty Mr.. Clay perfectly wei! knew,
tiid' neither Gen. Jackson, nor any other American
ci!zeh, Gould effect such wild projects Wby them
DID he so emplaically call Jackson Military
Chleftsin!" Obviously, TO excite the f.,rs of Nh,
snnformed and rejecting portion of our cilizens
LOT their hberucs,-and TO rouse and infiame the
preJucices OF others. Gen Jackson is a citiyen or
the west. Had he been chosen president instead
OF MI. Adams, the political pendulum, in its next
vibration, would probably swing to the East or
South; and thus deprive Mr.. Clay of the chance
OF rising to the Chair Of State the object of his
supreme ambitfon--in voting himself therefore,
and persuadng his friends to vote for Mr. Adams.
OF the remote East, he was preparing the wav for
his own elevation, when Mr. at,sms's term should
expire in effect. voting FIR himeoIf E.,o,..H.