Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-01-05
Battle of New Orleans, Jan 9th, 1915.

The Sth inst. will be the anniversary Of
the Battle of New Orleans-the last and
most brilliant achievement of American arms
in the war of 1912. We copy the following
interesting and reliable account of the battle
from Thomas History OF the United States,
together with some account of the condition
Of affairs in the Southern States for few
months previous We trust that the readers
Of the Ledger will be as well pleased on the
occasion of this anniversary with an excl
ting scrap of history, as they would be
with newspaper story of the same length.
The public attention was next awakened
10y most alarming state of affairs to the
southwark The Creek war was renewed,
and a powerful invasion of Louisiana was
threatened. General jackson, after conclu-
ding treaty with the Greeks moved his head
quarters to Mobile. Here, about the latter
end of August, he received certain informa-
ton that three British ships Of war had arri-
we'd at Pensacola, and that thirteen ships of
the line, with transport, were daily expected,
with ten thousand troops, for the purpose of
invading some Of the Southern States. On
the receipt of this information he immediate
ly wrote to the Governor of Tennessee, call
ing for the whole quota Of that State.
On the 9th of September, three vessels Of
war, from Pensacola, appeared before Fort
Bowyer, which commands the entrance to
Mobile Bay. A proclamation was issued by
Colonel Nichols, commanding his majesty's
forces in Florida, addressed to the inhabitants
of Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, inyi-
ting them to aid the British He likewise
made proposition to the inhabitants of Bar
ataria. This nest Of desperadoes amounted
to five or six hundred, and their commander,
Lahtte, had been outlawed by the American
government. Lafitte rejected the British Of
fer and, on pardon being offered him by
the Governor Of Louisiana, he joined the
Americans.
jackson, finding the Governor Of Pensaco-
la adording assistance to the British, marched
to the attack of the place Pensacola was
taken on the 7th of November The com
mandant Of the fort evacuated it with his
troops just as the Americans were preparing
to make furious assault The British with
drew their shipping, and Jackson, having ae-
complished his purpose, returned to Mobile.
Hearing of the danger of New Orleans, he
next repaired thfher for its defence, and ar
rived on the I'd of December. He put in re-
QUESTION all the powers of his mind, and took
the most active measures to prevent the effects
OF an expected invasion. Batteries were con-
structed in important situations and every
obstruction put in the way Of the invaders.
About the 9th of December, certain intel
lgence was received that the British fleet,
cypsisting of at least sixty sail, were off the
coast. Commodore Patterson immediately
despatched five gunboats, under the com
mand of Lieutenant Jones, to watch the mo-
tions of the enemy. On the l4th, the gun.
boats, while becalmed, were attacked by
nearly forty barges and twelve hundred men,
and, after contest of an hour with this
overwhelming force, the aotilla surrendered
BY variety of manevres the British con-
tinued TO advance till they reached the bank