The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-18
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We have been favored with the following anec.
dote ly Col. H. w. Palfrey it was intended tc
have been told by him in his address on the Eighth
but the weather cut him off very abruptly. The an
ecdote serves to present. in very distinct manner
the material of the NewOrleans troops during the
campaign. There was in the French army during
the last half of the eight eenh century, a body Of
men known as the Scotch Brigade. 1t was COM
posed of the men who followed the young Pretender
in his fight from Scotland. The French King
formed them into Brigade-the privates were all
gentlemen--only those who could lay claim to
gentle blood " were allowed to enroll themselves in
this Inflated corps. They desired the most dan
gerous service, and in few years the Brigade was
exterminated. The troops of New Orleans have
met with happier fate. They were victorious
and after brief, but brilliant, campaign, returned
to the walks of peaceful life and resumed their rank
in society, ennobled by their service.
Shortly after the battle of the sh January 1885, youny
Corporal (who belonged of respectable Creole
amies of the Orleans Carabners commanded by Captain
Roche, was sent with flag of truce to the British army
which had then retreated to Dauphn Island claim the
slaves who had followed it. The young Corporal then in his
citizens dress carried strong letters of recommendation from
General Jackson to the Commander chief Gen Lambert
and to the Admiral OF the Fleet and from Edward Living
ston, ESQ.,, to Admiral Cochran The of the British
General was that he could compel any of the slaves
reurn that they had followed the Army against his will
but that any OF them who would voluntarily return might do
TO- and for that he would fac tate interview with
them both the Island and on board of the Fleet lying in
and off the Mobile Bay which DONE But then OF
the slaves had sailed day before for some of the
West India Islands; and of those remaining forty or fifty
consented to RETURN and did return.
On the night of the d December the late Landry scDste
was taken by SURPRISE the estate of his BROTHER below
town. by General Keans Division when the General gave
him his word OF honor that all property of Louanans would
he respected and that all cattle used by the Army would be
paid or After the retreat of the Army Mr. Lacoste having
aseeained his loss of cattle, prepared statement of the
same amounting to about $780, and placed in hands of the
young Corporal with that he would demand
ment OF the same om General kean. The Corporal acc
ngy called upon the General at his quarters, and found him
leaning on large pine he having yet recovered of
wound received ia the thigh the battle 9Th January
On being presented with the the General coored and
Immediately said
Sir, this most extraordinary demand When the pro
mise was made to such claims it was under the belief
that the oreoes would have sided with least remained
neutral and they have, on the contrary, shown themselves
our bsrest enemies Tor such OF them have been our
prisoners have deceived us in every information given by
lhem.''
To which the Corporal answered.
Thank General for this declaration that among the
creoes you have not been able find traitor for am one
of them. The message have bought is fom friend who
merely requested me to remind British officer of his word of
honor given the field of battle have fulfilled my pro-
mise to him, and have nothing more to say"
Upon which the Corporal ring, and was about one
hundred yards from the pine when stopped by one of
he Generals Aids, with polite request return to him TO
which the Corporal answered.
Say TO General if he has any message 10 send to me
that will receive under that ag pointing at the vessel
which had brought him to the Island
An hour afer small bag cont aiming three hun red and
fifty doafs In English money! placed in the hands of
the CORPORAL. About twenty-five years after, Mr. Landry
Laeose having died. the bag was brought by his
executor TO the Corporal then merchant to ascertain the
value OF that money in New Orleans.
While on TIE Island the COMMANDMENT Chief gave splen
DID dinner to the young Corporal in the cabin the old Dau
phin STAND pilot Lamour He seated between Gen. Lam
bert and Admiral Cochran. full uniform with their lian,
san. Among the guests was old Col. Beogoine of the
Corps OF Engineers Major Smith, soon after made General
the held oil Wateroo Capt D. Este. of the late Duke
u sussex and young American officer of tbs Navy sent
'u by The Commodore of the New Orleans station to arrange
IN exchange OF prisoners This the dinner party at
Vhlch The young Corporal had found himself nor had he
yer drunk wines liquors of any before Challenged by
one OF the company to glass of wne he thought tha,
ood breeding required that he should drink bumpers and if
vas not long before he e if the number of gents around
he table was doubling, and the cabin dancing His blood
WIS rather of some indcreet srks made b
apt ID Este, the young officer of the Navy when the
,aptan rather abruptly asked him his rank in the Army
Corporal was the Immediate answer After a short
ause to see the effect upon the company he resumed ns
olows have told you, sir my rank in the Army and
VIII yet tell you now the rank in society of an American
'oun'eer Corporal Wheneverour own country is attacked
very common citizen becomes soldier. The moment it
vas known you intended invading Louisiana the whole
country prepared to meet you knew that we would do an
With bold heart bot also knew that we were ignorant of
he art OF war; that in organizing ourselves we elected for
nr Leaders, not the exalted among us, but such as were
hoWn nave the experience. And it is that most of the
Jew Orleans Volunteers who you on the ed of Decem
or and the 9th OF Ja commanded by mechanics
nd tradesmen emigrant veterans of the French Armv
hst e ranks numbered the elite Of the city. Sir what do
on think of our citizen sodiers?"
Gen. Lambert at replied. and said
knew all this. and had Capt D. Este applied to me.
'uld have satisfied his curiosity"
Every attention was paid to the young Corporal during his
ny the Island.