The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-20


mI Ia Lip"' ' -.''''........... 4yols
ns.a, nth. a Tale of Southern Life lvol.
The Lot Eunter; Tale Of Early times. ivoi.
No. $50 Ornbans by DIR. Peacocke. lv0l.
T,ua: : tale oil Modern Rome Ivol.
~ Iupters Feast by Capt. Wayne Read. lvol.
Home nv Anne Leland. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lvol.
PIE Adseutares OF Ny Cousin Smooth. -. :. lvol.
wells Familiar Science. ........... lvol.
Byrnes Pocketbook for Railroad and Civil
Engineers
Rachel Gray, by Julia Kavanaugh. ........ vol.
JACKSON AND NEW ORLEANS; An Authentic Nara
lean Army, under Andrew jackson, before New
Orleans, in the winter of lsI4-'l5. BY Alexau.
der Walker. New York: ]. c. Derby.
The campaign before New Orleans was remarka-
be in more ways than one. All the circumstances
considered, it Is the finest thing in our military his
tssy. The author Of this exceedingly interesting vo-
hne has given US glowing narrative of the events,
nsrred occasionally by style too ford and preten
1ous for narrative of facts. He has also forgot
ten 10 index his work. an error which ought to be
amended in the next edition We make a few ex-
tracts. The following is vivid, though James
Ike" description of Jackson, ON the road to New
Orleans
vas along this road, early on the morning Q, the
- Deeem5er, 1914 that party of gentlemen rode st
b~isk from the lake towards city The mist,
Which curing the light broods the swamp had not
ssis Tie travellers, however, were sylaenly hardy
accustomed - expos and in,en upon par poses
80 aos.rbipg T. leave any conse Of external
skeoEfcrts. Though eev' i'd OF al :sry display,
snd even Of the ordinary equipments Of soldiers, the
b-sing and appearance OF ,hsse betoksned their
eonnecuon with he profession If TIE chief OF
We Sty, which composed ot dive six pc sons
ms al, gsuDt q very erect carriage, with
s,nntsnarce fan IT eecision ieaeess energy
Dss fuIToweo with and snx,ey. sis c,molex,cn
vse salow and unh atty, his ion grey and hts
Hdy hin al r scs ed lac th.t OF oce ~ho had Just
81
Ae hsr glare OF his blight AID sawkike gfey eye be-
Sr,ya soul snd spiit vbica thu npped over All toe
49, uirss Of he Deey t,s o,es xa Inn AMI ns,rIy
xaFssdosre. A small lea her cap protea his head
40 Snort spsni-h oue cloak bis cody whist his feet
sad kgs encased high oragoon boots, long gno
sans II polish bacsag watch reached to th7 knees.
D sge he appeared 10 have passed oocut frty five
hers ,he for which bis and hardy nature
seemed peculiarly adapted.
The author does act of justice to LATTE, who
40 he says, has been called pirate for forty years
without shadow Of proof to support it, The &C
ssant OF LATTE closes as follows:-
Lot the uutn, then, he lold Tins scat'ers the
Hss Of prejudice AID passi n and patent inquiry ds
D@sss the gauty and ingenious web o. poetry and
Masss. In truthful history Jean LATTE must
sosepy censpcuous poeon among th- gallant spiri@
1914 and 1915 he oIillianey and efficiency Of
ssgvises whcc readerd his adopted country whose
AAsAs4es Destroyed bis fortune ed mis- ,ts
..ssSsty serssr and out.w pDs hero Of namsr"as
0OAsDs, written to Ir1ane youthful Imagination and
1sAfy NOR bid .poetite far scenes o. bood o. nurder
q sackle,s daring and Iswless outrage. sbich
- Asd by such honorable sef sbnegAiion, h3ps to
&en from al dishonor aud conaec, win conspicuous
nnd patsloc ces, The favorte de gerre
every cspera.e saven urer and rowing c'rsaif Of the
pears amer tie evens we cave described whsn mifor
bsoe hsd crushed his spirit, red his manly form,
Rsser no threaten command and lprinkled
signature snowe TIA Re locks tina. gave 81
seed was 'hat re.tsssts hurrtc which, sweeping
1VeY the Gulf the fail OF 1917, struck Toe little
ssAecner, laden sith Al, that remaired q tae
ysAseiy fortune Of Jean Lstte, which bearing
- some distsn land where the cd epitet
Ussid not fOllor him. where ne might end his days
Peace and eontenmsnt. Amid the shf-ks Of the storm
se the Of be els .nts thu crash 81 thunder
sAs screams for cy of RIG men, Jean Lattice with
Sioa and rest which eenied 10 him in his lie
peass to his soul! Justice % his mepory
BAataris once Sc buoy scene whore registering frse
bsesss held tteir uoisy wass.i shs peyed ped
Res were wont 70 gather to fair, to purchase great
sd e.tlass shSn LJggipg yer silks and j. cry and
where not .nfequeny, might De- seen . tins CHIEF
men OF New Orleans wso rom the profits OF tnee te4s
~ ions with the pbiscatsd but very successful
lsayseers became niii nares in full time to repent
= Early iregu All les and establish f,r themselves
sue.. we ss puEctilic Us merchants and law
A3eA re.uta.-- aoateu ga liant Ii lie hset II
:ssg c,.L aprcw . era. armed 70 VI, .ns es.s
- reaav for apy emergency; where, "a.
uuite formidable battery Of cannon $1,000 = Any - oe
sA,srch the narrow strait by which Me- Jdsans cud
Se reached in the shortest ai.srce from the Gulf OF
A<zso; the scene Of Al this his oty and iswlsss ID
MEXICO Barataris, longer doubtful disputes ts-
ytscyy ba long from .he possession of tbs
that of the republic Of the Unite staes
s3ea proclsip1s and enfcrces its title Serfui
ratification, tina conpie sly commands he easraace of
- bay from whose rsnparts the eye, following tbs
Winding strait discern the quiet little cove,
rsssred to original desostion anil solitude and
lSssry storm. shore, wiers fer dark mounds
end cTumbing heaps afford tire only vesges Of the prei
~ brilliant reign Of Jean Lsate he blacksmith Of sc
Ne mia He'd he Pir4te NJ he
ouif Of Mexico,
The cotton bale question is thus dsptaAa or 81, an"
u seems that Jackson was as defiant of Vauban
7edleben himself
On he other side the Americans we're equally un'no-
sssu in attempting e0pioy Of the grsst staples
q tie country Tor wsrlise purposes hs ooaa whieh
the pr perry 81 hat since famous cotton spe
s.htor, Vincent soi.s who had porehas-d rham from
MAYOR PlEucbe copmancant II tue Orleans battalion
n the buried ton Of the emoankmeat these
saes nsd been rolled ont AMI hrowo into the pie Of
eAsth 70 increase its bulk On this day the ensmys |
D~is striking Of these bales knocked IT out Of the
ennd FIRE The cttcn and cent it dying aaous 20
TIE great danger OF The anmnniti N Tbs oas5 were
sspseauently removed and them falling ths
ofsd. Of the bresstwok ino the ditch there issne1
frrm hem heavy smoke which blinded the ar tillests
end seriously obstruc.ei their operations Some Of
Ne men Of Pauches b1tts ion volunteered 10 exin
gnish The burning cotton and slipping ovec the breast
work succeeded in doing Sc, not however, without in
Sury one the parties being seriously ~ounded After
th cotton bses we're erer used IN the brsastwors
Yet q vulgar error mss tooR pE-vaieu htS
asfences we're composed chiefly Of this great stsps,
which though science has discovered g possess
certain inarImsble qusi les suitse for some OF the
spesons Of war, pc hap Of ire most insecure
end dangerous materials out Of which oreastwosk "
resist csrnon balls shes and rockets could be
ed The imaginAtions of he British ,ted by avarice
~ the prospect Of log the immense qusotity Of this
valuable produc repoyttd TO os accumulated In the
oty OF New oresns might be excused for seeing such
heap OF it, lying like the apple Of rantslus with
h their grasp and siluring them ceah aud disgrace
hat writer's scarc-'y pardo liable repe
tssn Of tots absurdity ,hst Jsckaon's lines
psssd In whole in part, OF cotton bales. The
rsence of this campaign deuonstrated that sugar and
asfton were intended for peaceful ues, for nurtnre
sonse and protection Of humanity and not
s6ds ard appliances in promoting mans destruction asd
enooursg pg his passions II demonstrated this
valuable truth that The coil Of louisiana il the best
aerial out Of which TO construct IT'S defence IT
vns the fols material Of Jansos's sight bresstwor
Inc Brrrh halls were embsdced in the elastic earth