Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-21

the defenceess nhabltant on the frontiers FortR
Mmms, in the Tensaw settlement, had been
captured bya band Of braves, and 800 persons H
savagely butchered. Only seventeen escaped "a
The people ofrennessca were exasperated by n
the news, and all eyes were turned towards 81
Jackson. The legislature ordered out 3500E,
men at the head of whom, in the middle of Oc- -Es
ober, Jackson crossed the Tennessee river and q
entered the hostile territory. He shortly after =
fought the battle of 'Talladega, in which nearlyE.
900 warriors were killed and captured, but wask.
obliged for want of provisions, TO return to ForiH
|Stro'her his head quarters From the repeatedly
failures of contractors to supply his army, the :
last became nutinous. jackson used every ef!
fort to prevent their return, and succeeded inn
squelling revolt after revolt. Having waited nk
}vain for supplies, he was at last compelled tc
3yield his reluctant consent to their return, ondks
was thus deserted by ell but about 100 brave
linen. In January, a fresh force of about SOOE
volunteers having reached him. he penetrated
Ito Emucktaw Creek, on the Tallaposa river
where he fought the Indians leaving nearly 2OOE
3of their warriors on the field. From the weak !
aness of his force, however, he was obliged tx
l are,reat to Fort Strothers.
! Toward the end of February, his army was !
Increased by fresh draught Of militia to the (
number of2500 md he commenced his marche
for the "Iorse Shoe" Bend (Tohopeka) on thck
4 iraaposa river. Here the hostile tribes hadE
concentrated their strength, and having fortified
1the bend, were determined to make desperately
and final stand. Jackson arrived in the neigh /
/ Sborhood OF Tohopcka on the Goth of March. and /
9on the morning of the 9th commenced the at
Jtack. Both the attack and defence were mani
aaged with exceeding skill, and the contest wasi
asevcre and bloody. The Tennesseans, however,
Vat last drove the savages from their strong hold
Swi'h immense loss. Hardly 200 escaped out of
warriors who would neither give nor re-.
|3ceive quarter. These only stole away in the
diarkness Of the night.
3 The defeat of Tohopeka broke the war spri'|
8nf the Indians, ard the hostile chiefs soon after
GSnbmittng, the campaign was brought TO close
md the Tennessee army returned TO their
Hhomes, and were discharged.
+ General Jackson was now appointed a Com
Hrnlssioner to enter into treaty with the con.
= lquerej tribes, during the ratification of which
HE received information that a British force had
= been landed at Pens acola, under the very eve
Eaof the Spanish Governor and were proceeding
to arm and equip hOrdes of savages, who had Ia.
Hken shelter in the neutral territory. He ac
= Hcordingly sent advices to the government, and
Raurged the necessity of dlsmantling this fortress
Hn the mean time this British force, with Col
HNchols at It's head, attacked the American post
Z Cat Fort Bowyer, bnt were repulsed with severe
81 loss General Coffee now arrived on the spol
with 1000 well armed Tennesscans and Jack.
5son placing himself at the head of this force, en-.
a,ered Pensacola, drove out the British and In
iians, and reduced the Spanish Governor to
saterms. lie did not hold the place long, as he
had become convinced that New Orleans wa
the chief object of attack, and thi,hcr he march
Eed on the lSt December Making the CITY o.
New Orleans his head quarters, he prepared fo
+ its defence. Ca the 10Th, the British force
Hentcrcd the lakes lying To the east of New Or
leans and on the 23d, General jackson rccei
tsved certain Information that they were maxim!
Height miles below the city, on narrow strip o
Hand lying between the river and the swamp
and running all the way up the city. Jackson
Immediately marched 10 the spot, and raache
f4lt at dark k-made an attack on the enemy Tbi
Spirited attack was kept up for several hours i
II the darkness, when the troops, getting int
Easome confusion, were Withdrawn to await tn
IN morning light. The battle of the 22d was til
ii means OF saving New Orleans as il had the e
;, feet Of restraining the British troops, until tn
HAmercan commander completed his celebrate
IA breastwork, which afterwards opposed their a,
a. vances upon the city.
"a On the morning OF the 2ith learning the 5,
n9 perior strength of the enemy, Jackson saw III
n necessity OF acting on the defensive and iinm,
'ets daey commenced throwing a breastwork
d 'Ecross the narrow neck of land which offered III
kSonly approach to the city. This the enemy a
Elowed him sufficient time to complete. The
Ea,tacked it upon the eth, but were rcpus,
with severe loss.-Thcy again assailed It on II
Il OF January with similar fortune. But the
"a final attack was planned Tor the sth. On Il
2morning of this day, the British column, l00t
-, Sstrong, with their Commander-in Chief, Sir
o o4Psckenham at their head, moved on TO the q
er Stack. The fire of the American lines open,
- MuDon them and they fell beneath the deadly hi