Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-03

IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES. The
celebration of the last anniversary Of the memoirs
BILE 9Th Of January, 1916, at Tallahassee, Florida,
was honored by the presence Of the veteran General
r. K. Cab, known an active wing and as one of
the bravest of the gallant men in the battle of New
Orleans. In the course Of very eloquent speech on
the occasion referred to- he related most interest
ing incident, which is quite new to us. That able
paper the Tallahassee Floridan, gives it follows
''Among the many striking incidents with which
the address abounded we mention particularly one
as disclosing how the intelligence of the invasion of
New Orleans communicated to Gen. Jackson.
We refer to this because it gives TO know-nothiDg-
ism such heavy blow. As briefly as we can state,
and from our understanding of the narrator he said
in substance: A large quantity of cotton at that
time had accumulated in New Orleans, presenting a
peculiarly inviting object to the SPECTATOR in Liver
pool. a mercantile house in that city was let into
the secret of the expedition. No doubt was enter
tanned of the success of the British Army; the cap
ture Of New Orleans the acquisition of Louisiana
and the possession of its booty and beauty were
considered fixed facts This mercantile house wrote
to firm Of like character in Havana, giving an &C
count of the expedition assuring them of its
and inviting them to participate in great specua-
ton, and one likely to place all concerned in the pos
session of great wealth. 1t so happened, in the or
der of Providence, that one OF the members OF the
Havana firm was an American by birth. He
nursed by a patriotic mother in Massachusetts,
Here was a struggle with him. On the hand,
immense wealth in prospect on the other, his duty
to his country the latter prevailed. And how was
he to communicate the intelligence to the defenders
of his fathers freside? British cruisers and pirates
then in possession of the Gulf of Mexico, the
little fleet of the American navy was captured by
the enemy the safe arrival would be next to i'm
possibility. At all events he resolved to try it, His
country-his country-hs duty to his beloved cOun-
try required him to act. He writes tho letters and
without knowing who the commander Of the Amer
army in the Gulf was, (or he had not then heard
of Ger. jackson, )sends without signature, and adj
dresses it to member of mercantile house in Mo-
bile. Both letters arrived at their destination. The
gentleman of the Mobile house was Scothman by
birth. He had grown up in his native land under
the government which was now at war with the land
of his adoption, for he had become 3adturdIized
citizen Of the Tnited Suites. He thus different
ly situated from the Massachusetts man in Havana;
but he had allegiance the land of his adop-
ton. Its soil to be invaded, and that too, by
the country of his birth, and by the people with
whom he, as merchant, most pecuniarily al
lied The prospect of great pecuniary advantage
from the information he had was before him but
the land of his adoption to be ransacked-the
government to which he owed allegiance to be
dethroned in Louisana-his fellow citizens by adop-
ton were to be sacrificed and plu1dered His duty
to his adopted country prevailed. With this letter
he goes to General Jackson. On his adopted coun-
trys altar he laid the communication with the infor-
nation Seryiccabe 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
of this Individual might prejudice him in his bust
ness relations in England, his name has keen kept
secret But now, as lie has departed this life, and
gone render account for his fidelity to his oath
and adopted country, he would disclose it. The
speaker, then with air of satisfaction and pride
the individual to be James Imerarty
who recently died at Pensacola, West Florida.
Here, then, was disclosure which showed that
the country owes its second independence, says
living witness of its battles, to the fidelity of an
adopted cttizen Is it not somewhat striking, that
Scotchm0n and an IrishmaRs son (for such was |
Jackson) should have been singled BY Providence
or accomplishing such mighty results as flowed from
he battle of New Orleans? Let the narrow minded
know nothings think Of it,