Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-20
THE RATTLE AT THE BALES.

A kiss for me!
| TIE BATTLE AT THE BALES.
| A Fate that Gen. jackson Had in Reserve
for the British.
From the Louisville Jonrnal
Your correspondent "Sesretario," from
New Orleans, states in your issue Sunday,
November ~, 1881. in his article on "Laftte,
the Pirate, concerning the death of Gen.
Sir Edward Packenham, commander-in
chief Of the British forces, the following:
The last act Of his eyentful career was
the elimination of his long-treasured re-
venge, and served also to restore him to IA
yor with the people and authorities Of
Louisiana, whose Laws he had so long set at
defiance. 1t was at the battle of New Or.
leans. He was the genius of the great bat
tie. His blood boiled at the sight Of the
red coats. Les Anglais perfdes' he
Fire low, my boys!" he thundered to them,
and his were the first guns to fire. Later in
the battle general officer is seen to lead
the British forces. He mounts the para
| pet, waving his sword and cheering his men.
| Lahtte sprang forward With pistol in hand
"a flash, aud Paekenham falls mortally
wounded. The victory is gained and La.
titte's revenge sated.
His letter is headed The Romance of
Piracy" This account of the death of Sir
Edward Packenham is certainly romance.
and far, very far, from the truth as it ought
to appear in history. learned the full
particulars of Gen. Packenham's death
| from very intimate friend of my father,
| Col. VIM. McCutchen of Mason's Point,
Humphreys county, Tenn. The old hero
no rrn oY ShrS D., ~
| was killed, and commanded picked COM
pany of marksmen from Tennessee reg.
iment. Col. McCutchen was man noted
| for his strict integrity and love of truth;
consequently his statement of this affair is
| entitled to full belief in its truthfulness.
l Will now give you his version of Gen.
| Packenham's death, as clearly and as brief.
| ly as can, and precisely as I have often
heard him detail it around my fathers fire.
side in the long ago. Col. McCutchen COM
manded company Of infantry from Will
hanson county, Tenn, and was ordered by
Gen. Jackson, who knew him as . very clear
sighted marksman, to pick company of
choice rifemen from his regiment to shoot
the British officers, and to shoot them
| alone." He did SO, and had under his COM
mand the best shots in the army, and was
stationed near the center of the line of
breastworks running at right angles from
the river. The Mississippi was extremely
high at the time of the battle of New Orleans
so high as to be within few inches Of
the top OF the levee-therebv creating some
fear that it might break over and drown
both armies. Col. McCutchen says the
British regulars-men who had fought
Napoleon on the Peninsula of Spain and
drove that naughty conqueror from his
prey-came up to the attack beautifully,
bringing facines with them to fill up the
oonld crose nvsr u;.h ~ eosa . ana .S es 1 aines
,,a ouL Las.nos,.a VIII M e"'e, , nv .nus scaie
NTH so1enon o;r that 49, so. ~ Aeu,
rnaltoa awo. 2;,a wa. 49, SO is' unes
n10nseu uas., $50, Wy ha,,as - 81, oss oeiole :tl.
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eneaseee s.o 10 etom 'no rhn ueIse anu uea1iy
saeona ~. ~ t-,a ;th t.rr;hIes Mese tepuiseu
o,d fa,, hao1 - I,nd.r a. tta. .L uiohs
.,a,.,. "au .e. 49, uoe. We suas .ney nao
hest tronns ~ 80 Ier ~ ~ Eapo1eon .:a sI
.shsd eSs .eoHp ~ a. 1911, "a .ame .ney
s,,nar;ar ot1;ear g. sor 49, uemS 49, Aeu :! some
VIII nnnsnsI rioor ond s,sad;nass % .a'nf x ~ ~
onca 1,,I, in tha ,,s,t1a rsraaIsa ~ az e.. ~
that sanath;n 4u - we aJs ievea'eu .ne iac.
had oncnrrad q +ha Er;t;sh hn i;na aneApe1,eu Ts
British M nfficsrs ~ ~ aii % ranLs s wara soon 4e =.
rush to the center Of their army, they not
oeius o'e! ov' yarus iroin our lhes. Inc
caAonel SAID ne was tully convinced from
the movements OF the othcers aud the
| apathy afterward IN the attack that Gen.
faeKennam was certainty kllled at that
lme and that ne was shot by one OF
our une1rng marksmen. In fact
ne stated that ne afterwards learned
from some Brsush soldiers, who were
pulled OH the breastwork by cur men, that
| the commotlon IN tnelr hnes was produced
! by Gen. Packenhams death. II that was
so, and Col. McCatchen SAYS there could
not be doubt of it, Gen. Pack enham was
killed at least $50 wards from our line of
works. and consequently could not have been
killed in q hand d-to- hand encounter by
"Lafitte, the D rate" as stated bv "Sec-
-etario. The truth is, Ladt.e WAS sta
tioned.to the left of Col. MeCutchen's po-
sition, and Packenham was killed imme-
diately in front of Col. McCutcheE's line
| OF sharpshooters. Our own nero stated
that the ditch in his front Was so full OF
| dead soldiers that the attacking column had
| no diffic ulty in crossing over as they Law as
thick on the ground as one ever saw stones
| on very stony field, [ asked him if many
| of the British got on the breast
| works. He replied. oniv few.
and they we're immedia,elv killed o.,
jsrked over the cotton bales and
made prisoner of war. During the luil in
| tho hattla oyokop NJ ohava ono op fha Col