The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-07-09


which he accordingly did without delay, at the
head of which troops, in the middle of October,
1913, he crossed the Tennessee river, and en-
tered the Creek country. The difficulties and
dangers ofthe campaign can only be appreciated
from detailed account of il. 1t would require
too much space to follow him through all its
movements, in which he proved himself the skill
full COMMUNICATIVE rigid disciplinarian and the
dauntless soldier. He had to contend not only
with formidable enemy, but with raw and mu-
tnous soldiers, and the severest personal hard
ships. through fatigue and want of provisions.
His first battle with the Indians was fought at
Talladega, fort on the Coosa river, in which
the enemy was routed, leaving three hundred of
his best warriors on the field. Their loss, how
er, afterwards ascertained, was nearly six hun
dred. On the side of the Americans, sixteen
were killed and eighty wounded. After the bat
tie of Talladega, want of provisions compelled
Jackson to return 10 Fort Strother (his head quar-
ters.) An almost total want of food, in conse-
quence of the repeated failure of the contrac-
tors, now rendered his troops discontented and
mutinous Several defections we're quelled by
the undaunted courage ofthe General alone, but
no supplies appearing, he was at last compelled
10 give reluctant consent to their return home.
He himself remained at Fort Strothers with one
hundred brave followers, determined TO persist
rather than give up the cause they had espoused.
Eight hundred new troops arrived in January,
1914. With these (too few 10 overrun the enc
mys country) he determined to make a diversion
in favor of the Georgia army, which had enter
ed the Creek territory on the east. He accord
| Iinglypenetrated 10 the mouth of Emuckfaw creek,
upon the Talaposa river, where the indians had
collected in considerable numbers. The battles
of Emuckfaw and Enotochopco, were fought on
the 22d and 23d in which the enemy lost at
least 200 warriors. In the latter engagement,
the army of General Jackson was attacked while
crossing dangerous ford. Some of the militia
fled at the first onset of the savages, but by the
personal bravery Of Jackson and one or two Off
GERS, they were rallied, and the enemy in their
turn put TO fight Jackson in these engagements
had twenty men killed and several slightly
wounded
He returned to Fort Strother, where, in the
month of February, his army was reinforced by
fresh troops from Tennessee, making il over two
thousand strong. With these he arrived at h0-
peka Or (fIorse Shoe) bend of the Talahassa
river. Here the hostile tribes had erected forf-
cations, aud resolved TO make last stand against
the Tennesseans Jackson attacked the place
on the 9th, and after severe contest, succeed
ed in driving out the enemy with great slaughter
of upwards of one thousand Indians, who had
collected in the Horse Shoe Bend, not 200 esca-
ped They would neither give nor receive quar-
tel and their destruction was unavoidable. The
battle of Tohopeka broke the war spirit of the
Indians, and was soon followed by the submission
of their chiefs. The Tennessean troops return
ed home and were discharged
AT the end of the campaign Jackson was ap-
pointed Commissioner to make a treaty with the
conquered nations While he was there enga-
ged he discovered august 1914 that British
force had landed at Pensacola and were training
and arming the savages, who had then taken
shelter under the encouraging eye of the Spanish
Governor. The force under the notorious COL
Ncholes attacked Fort Bangor, an American
post, but we're rcpulsed with loss. In October,
Gen. Cloffer arrived with 1000 Tennesseans,
with which force Jackson marched against PEN
sacoa, took the place by storm, and reduced the
Spanish Governor to terms.
He was now satisfied that lhe British medta-
ted an attack upon New Orleans, and he repaired
to that place on the lst of December, where be
established his head quarters. We cannDt en-
ter into details of the operations of the unde-
spairng soldier up till the Sth of January, 1915,
upon which day was fought the decisive battle
Suffice it to state that on the 10Th of December,
the British gun boats entered the lakes east of
New Orleans, and destroyed the American flo
tlla there stationed, and on the 23d, he discover
ed that they were landing through the swamp,
about miles below the city, He Immediately
rushed TO the spot with his army, reached it in the
f,viliohI op1 found h. MI
in night battle. This energetic step saved N. o.
The enemy, contrary TO the expectation, having
been so suddenly received instead of marching
into N. 0. the next morning, which they might,
from their superior strength, have easily done,
remained in the first position; land Gen. Jackson,
having discovered their strength, and finding that
the narrow strip of land which led TO the city,
could be easily fortified, Immediately set about
The construction of the celebrated breast-work,
before which thousands of his enemies afterwards
Iperished. The British, Ignorant of his strength,
allowed him to complete the work, attacked il on
the 26th, and were repealed, and attacked again
on the lst of January with similar success.
But the decisive moment was at hand. On the
morning of the Sth of January, the British troops
numbering Ten thousand men, led on by their
Commando Chief Gen. Packenham, made a
final assault on the American works. 5000 of
them fell before the murderous artillery of the
defenders, whose rifles did fearful execution, and
The remains of the British army were obliged to
retreat to their encampment. On the 18th, they
sailed from our shores, carrying home to their
countrymen the fearful lesson they had learnt.
Jackson soon after returned 10 his quiet faim
at Nashville, receiving from every quarter the
congratulations of grateful people.
He was again called into the service of his
country in 1918, receiving orders from the Gov
eminent to march an army into Florida, and pun
ish the Seminole Indians for atrocities commit
ted upon our frontiers. He had occasion in this
campaign 10 hang two British subjects, whom he
found encouraging and comforting the hostile In