The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-08
IMPoRrAsS AND INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.

IMP0RTAiT AND INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.
The celebration of the last anniversary the memorable
9Th of January, 1915 Tallahassee Florida honored
by the presence of the veteran General r. X CALL known
active whig and one Of the braves Of the gal
liant in the battle Of New Orleans In the of
very eloquent speech the occasion referred to- be related
a most interesting incident which is quite to us
That able paper the Tallahassee Foridian gives it
follows:
Among the many striking incidents with which the adj
dress abounded, mention particularly disclosing
how the intelligence OF the invasion of New Orleans
communicated to Gen. jackson We refer TO this because il
gives to know nottingham such heavy blow. As briefly
state and from understanding of the
he said in substance large quantity of that
had accumulated in New Orleans presenting peculiarly
ving object to the Spectator in Liverpool The expedition
against New Orleans secretly fitted in Liverpool
mercantile house in that city lot into the of the
expedition No doubt entertained Of the of the
British army the capture Of New Orleans the acquisition
Of louisiana and the possession of its booty and beauty
considered fixed facts This mercantile house wrote to
firm of like character in Havana giving Of the
expedition assuring them of its success and inviting them
participate in great speculation and likely place all
concerned in the possession of great wealth. 1t happened
in the order Of Providence that of the members of the
Havana firm American by birth. lie nursed by
patriotic mother in Massachusetts, Here struggle with
him. On the hand, immense wealth in prospect the
other his duty to his country the latter prevailed And
how he TO communicate the intelligence de-
tenders of his fathers Preside British cruisers and pirates
then in possession Of the Gulf of Mexico the little fleet
of the American navy captured by the enemy the safe
arrival of letter would be next to impossblity At all
events he resolved to try it. His countyh his countryh
duty his beloved country required him act He writes
letters and without knowing who the commander of the
American army in the Gulf or he had not then heard
of Gen. Jackson sends without signature addressed to
the commander whoever he be, at New Orleans to the
other he axes his signature and addresses it member
IF in dat fhnir
destination. The gentleman of the Mobile house
Scotchman by birth. He had grown up in his native land
under the government which with the land
Of his adoption for he had become nataized citxe the
United States He thus differently situated from the
Havana but he had allegiance
to the land Of his adoption IT. soil to be invaded
and that, too by the country OF his birth, and by
the people with whom he a merchant, most Pc
cuniarily allied. The prospect Of great pecunary adj
vantage from the Information he had was before him I;
but the land of his adoption to be ransacked-
the government to which he owed allegiance to be de-
throned in Louisanahs eow-ctzens by adoption to
be sacrificed and pundered His duty his adopted
try prevailed With this letter he goes General Jackson
On his adopted countrys altar laid the
with the information ervceabe this happy land From
this the energies the brave hero in command aroused
and the sequel is known Owing to the fact said the
that the disclosure Of the of this individual might pre
dice him in his business relations in England his has
been kept secret But now, he has departed this e
and gone to render account for his fidelity his oath and
adopted country he would disclose The speaker then
with air Of satisfaction and PRIDE announced the indvd
ua to be James nnerarty who recently died at Pensacola
West Florida.
Here, then, disclosure which showed that the
try its second independence says living witness Of its
battles, to the fidelity Of adopted citizen Is it
what striking that Scochman and iishmans (or
such Jackson) should have been singled by Proy
denee instruments for accomplishing such mighty results
flowed from the battle OF New Orleans Let the narrow
minded know nothngs think of it,"