Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-11
BEAUTY AND BOOTY.

thority. the truth of the statement universally DE-
Ieved in this country, that the WORDS at INC "e''
Of this narayraph constituted the encouraging cry
Of assault Of the British army at New Orleans on
9th January, 1915.
1t is now nearly eighteen years since the u'''
honor Of these words and the purpose they '"P'!,
was laid to the charge Of Gen. Packenham anu
mis- troops. 1t is singular that IN all '"a' "".'
no refutation should have been before attemp'eo'
the more SO, as British functionares IN inc Unit
ed States could not but have seen the use 10
which they have been put at elections anu on
other political occasions.
The British .Hrmy at NeW Orleans The
following interesting documents have been sent
US for insertiOn:-
"SrAxMoRE, Aug l6. 1883.
..Sir-As second in command al the army
serving at New Orleans in the year 1919. \ peg
10 inclose to you declaration signed by several
officers, which has reference to your work, emu:
tied "Three Years in North America, and
entertain no doubt you vii on the perusal, IN
iustice TO the honor Of the British army. and to
the memory Of the brave and gallant officer who
commanded in chief, give II all the publicity IN
your power; and should your popular book De
extended to third edition. this formal denial OF
the truth of the points referred to, VIII ind
Mace therein have the honor to remain, Sir,
your ubdicnt servant,
JOHN LAMBERT. L G.
flames Stuart, Esq"
| Declaration inclosed in the preceding letter
The two following paragraphs. extracted from
a work recently published, entitled three
Years in North America" by James Stuart,
ESQ, when speaking Of the expedition to New
Orleans 10 1915. express
I. ..It has been said, and never contradcted,
81 far as could learn at New Orleans, that the
British commander .in-chief had promised the
plumber Of the city TO his army. This is mat
Ter which even now concerns the honor OF the
British name. for the statement is founded on no
light authority"
. "Mr. Eaton, holding one of the highest off
ces in the general government OF the United
States, the present (l850) Secretary at War to
the American Government, at Washing tnn,and the
author of life Of General Jacksnn, expressly as.
serts, in that work, that booty and beauty was
the watchword Of Sir Edward Packenham's army
in the battle of the 9th. He thus wrItes-' Let
! il be remembered OF that gallant, but misguided
general, who has been so much dePlor"d ny the
British nation, that TO the cupidlty OF his soldiers
he promised the wealth Of The city as recon-
pence for their saIlantry aud desperation. while.
with brutal RIGHTEOUSNESS, they we're to revel in
Iawless indulgence, and triumph uncontrolled
over female innocence. Scenes like these our
nation, dishonored and insuited, had already
witnessed at Hampton, and Havre de Grace.
(allud,ns 10 Sir q. COckburn's expedition0 but
il was reserved for her yet to learn that an officer
of high standing. polished, generous, and brave,
should TO induce his soldiers to acts OF daring
valor, permit them. as reward, to insult. inJure
and d.ba,e those whom all mankind, even sava-
pes. reverence and respect The history Of Flu
rome, since civilized warfare began. is challenged
to afford an instance of such gross depravity,
such wantOn outrage OF the morals and dignity
: OF society. English writer's may deny the cor
rectness of the charges it certainly interests them
to do so; but Its authenticity ~ too well establish
| ed to admit doubt, while its criminaiity is IN.
creased from being the act ut people who hold
themselves up to surrounding nations as exam
pies Of every thing that is correct and proper
This charge does not rest upon Mr. Eaion's au-
thority alone. It's mentioned in ali the Amer.
can statements relative to this battle down to the
present day Mr.. Timoth, Funt, who has given
detailed account Of the campaign, repeats it IN
his Geography and History Of the Western
.
Bernhard. Duke of SAKE Wei,nar, brother-in. law
OF the duke Of Clarence (now King OF Great Brit
ain,) published SO late as 1925"
{ Nov we, the dersigned, serving in that
army, and actually present, and through whom
all orders TO the troops we're promulgated, d".
in justice to the memory of that distinguished Of
ficer, who commanded. and led the attack. the
whole tenor of whose life was marked by manli.
ness Of purpose, and integrity of view, most une-
qu,vocalIy deny that any such promise was ever
held out to the army, or that the watchword as.
serted to have been given out, was ever issued,
and further, that such motives could never have
actuated the man. who in the discharge OF his do.
ty to his King and country. SO eminently upheld
the charac ter Of true British soldier.
" That a refutation of the above calumnies
not having before appeared. is solely 10 be attri
buted to their not having come to the knowledge
Of the undersigned, that they existed, until the
work from which they are taken was given to the
public, in the present year. 1884. (Sisnedi
JOHN LAMBERT. 1t GrneraI.
JOHN KEANL, Lieut. General.