New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-05-10

0 '" "iii@A' Ah0 N0AOlal ploupG-
ly accepted the invitation. 1t chanced
that the beautiful and gay Mrs. Living
ston, the leader of society then at New
Orleans, both Creole and american,
had a little dinner party that day,
composed only of the ladies, most of
whom we're young and lively Cresle
bellies. Mr.. Livingston had sent home
word that the General had arrived and
that he should ask him, to dinner; a
piece of news which threw that hospi-
table lady into CONSERVATION. what
shall we do with this wild General
from Tennessee?' whispered the girls
one to another, for they had all con-
ceived that General Jackson, hewever
becoming he might comport himself in
an Indian fight, would be most DIS
tressingly out Of place at a fashionable
dinner party in the first drawing room
of the most polite city in America. He
was announced. The young ladies
we're seated about the room. Mrs.
Livingston sat upon sofa at the head
of the apartment, anxiously awaiting
the inroad of the wild fighter into the
regions sacred hitherto to, elegance and
grace.-He entered. Erect, composed,
bronzed with long exposure to the sun,
his hair just beginning to turn grey,
clad in his uniform of course blue cloth
and yellow buckskin, his high boots
fllpping closely about his slender legs,
he looked, as he stood near the door Of
the drawing room, the very picture Of
a war-worn warrior and commander.
He bowed to the ladies magnifcently,
who all rose at his entrance, as much
amazement as politeness. Mrs.
Livingston advanced towrad him. With
a dignity and grace seldom equaled,
never surpassed, he went forward to
meet her, conducted her back to her
sofa, and sat by her side. The fair
Creoles were dumb with astonishment.
In few minutes dinner was served,
and the General continued during the
progress Of the meal, to converse in an
easy, agreeable manner, in the tone of
society, and of the sole topic of that he
felt perfectly confident CT defending the
city, and begged that they would give
themselves no uneasiness with regard
to that matter. He rose from the table
and left the house with Mr.. Livingston.
In one chorus, the young ladies ex-
claimed to their hostess, is this your
backwoodsman! Why, madam, he is
prince!' ....
. .. HIS PROSPECTS.
Two thous and Kentuckians, under
General Thomas and General Adair,
were also on their way down the Mis-
sissippi; the worst provided body of
men, perhaps, that ever went fifteen
hundred miles from home to help de-
fend sister State. A few rifles they
had among them, but no clothing suit
able for tho season, no blankets, no
tents, no equipage. Besides food,
they were furnished with just one
article Of necessity, namely, cooking
kettle for every eight men! In a Aotilla
Of boats hastily patched together on the
banks of the Ohio, they started on
their voyage, carrying provisions en-
ough for exactly half the distance.
They were agreeably disappointed
however, in their expectation of living
a month on half rations: by overtakins
a boat loaded with -four, and, thus
supplied, they went on their way, rag
ged, but rejoicing. Such was General
Jackson's situation, such the posture
of affairs in New Orleans-such the
means and prospects of dcfence-on the
fourteenth of December; two or three
thousand troops in the city; four thou
sand more within ten or fifteen days
march, six gun-poats on the Lake
Borgne, two armed vessels on the river,
small garrison of regulars at Fort St.
Phillip, another at tho Fort between
the two lakes, tho obstruction Of the
bayous still in progress, the citizens
hopeful and resolnte. most of them at