Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-02-22
EBENsBURG, + FHBRUARY %, 1866.
mpoftant and Interesting Reminiscence.

Important and Interesting Reminiscence.
The celebration of the last anniversary of
the memorable 9Th of january, 1915, at
Tallahassee, Florida, was honored by the
presence of the veteran General r K. Call,
known as an active Wing and as one of the
tbravest of the gallant meu in the battle of New
| Orleans. In The course of very eloquent
speech on the occasion referred to, he related
most interesting incident which is quite
new 70 us. That able paper, the TaIakas-
zee fxoyidsaa, gives it as follows: ~
Among the many stsiking incidents with
which the address abounded, we mention par
jeulafIy one IS disclosing how the intcIligence
of the invasion of New Orleans was communi-
Gated TO general jackson. We refer to this
because it gives to - Know-Nothingism such
La heavy blow. As briefly as we can state,
and from our understanding the narrator, he
said in substance: A large quantity of cot
ton had accumulated in New Orleans, present
| ing peculiarly inviting object to the specu-
lator in Liverpool The expedition against
New Orleans was secretly fitted out in Liver
pool A mercantile house in that city was
| let into the secret of tho expedition. MOI
No doubt was entertained of the success of
the British army; the capture of New Orleans,
of its :. body and beauty" were considered
| fixed facts This mercantile house wrote to a
| firm of like character in Havana, giving an
| account of the expedition, assuring them of
its success, and inviting them to participate
| in great speculation. and one likely to place
all concerned in the possession of great wealth.
1t SO happened, in the order of Providence,
that one ofthe members of the Havana firm
was an American by birth. He was nursed
| by patriotic mother in Massachusetts,. Here
was struggle with him. On the one hand,
immense wealth in prospect; on the other his
duty to his country: the latter prevailed.
| And how was he to communicate the intelli-
gence to the defenders of his fathers ireside :?
| British cruisers and pirates were then In pos
session of the Gulf of Mexico, the little feet
of the American navy was captured by the
enemy, the safe arrival of letter would be
next to an impossibility.
"At all events he resolved to tryit His
country-his country-his duty to his beloved
| country required him to act. He writes tro
letters; and without knowing who the COM
mander of the American army in the Gulf was
/ (for he had not then heard of Gen. Jackson, }
sends one without signature, addressed to the
i commander whoever he naA5zbe. ct New Or
leans; to the other he affixed his signature,
and addressed it to a member of mercantile
house in Mobile. Both letters arrived at their
destination. The gentleman of the Mobile
house was Seotchman by birth. He had
] grown up In his own native land under the
government which was now at war with the
land of his adoption. for he had become a
notsralized citizen of The United States. He
was thus differently situated from the Massa-
chusetts man in Havana but he chad sworn
allegiance to the land of his adoption. Its
soil was to be invaded. and that. too, by the
country of his birth, and by the people with
whom he, as a merchant, was most peculiarly
i allied . sass s.-. 49, 81
.. The prospect of great pecuniary advan-
| tage from the Information he had was before
him !; but the land of his adoption was to be
ransacked-thc government to which he owed
allegiance was to be dethroned in Louisiana
his fellow citizens by adoption were to be
sacrificed and plundered. His duty to bis
adopted country prevailed With this letter
he goes to General Jackson On his adopted
country's altar he laid the communication with
| the information so serviceable to this happy
land. From this the energies of the brave
hero in command were aroused and the sequel
| is known. Owing to the fact, said the orator,
that the disclosure Of the name of this individ-
/ uiiEut kihi2i ~ LIS otoAhiSSo ~
lations in England, his name has been kept
a secret. But now. as he has departed this
life, and gone to render an account for bis
fidelity to his oath and adopted country. he
would disclose it, The speaker, then, with
an air of satisfaction and pride, announced the
individual to be James Innerarity, who re-
Gently died at Pensacola, West Florida.
Here, then. was disclosure which showed
that the country owes its second independence,
says a living witness of its battles. to the
| fidelity of an adopted citizen. Is it not some
| what striking, that ,Scotchman and an Irish
mans son {for such was Jackson) should have
been singled outby Providence as instruments
for accomplishing such mighty results a.
flowed from the battle of New Orleans? Let
the marrow-minded g Know Nothings" thinl
of it."
A MENDIcANT LENDING FrvE HUNDRED DoIs
LARs.-The Buffalo Republic states that
merchant of that city was ''short' $500, Z;
few days ago and found it difficult to raise
until friend took him to the house Of a worth,
old German, where, on giving good security
II was handed to him, al specie, 9TH the offe
of $500 more If 1t was wanted. This gencr