The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-04

particular cuort upon wv -. ,,ofrt
which they supposed was va n,co,,n-
q, taclron's line. There they enco"n
go Tho whitening Gre az the nheiho"'
,,.ho ,noved them down in such MAINE
&c cenecd The English officers 10 say,
"thcv had vanished as II the eaa"t no"
oncncd and swallowed them up IN d"
their European experience THESE We
troops had never encountered suSn
fire before. The men who mahipul",,oes
those creased halls and l0ng-Oaii ei''
guns. never wasted n dust OF po"noi,,
An through the nights before me -
attack they had with uncrI1hb anu M
sistenf industry been hllilns nv -
euenicIous sentincls on their posts anu
,.tci,i,, or the advanced skirmish me
of tho British. At each dawn OF eacn
c,cceedlng day the field IN front ol
F,clseohau's army was benoWered WIN
t,,o bright uniforms Of dead skFhlsh
line. MANY gallant deeds were done oy
tho English officers. They took the ledd
I'm desperate charges; frequently Fe-che
and mounted the American Works cheeI
od ,hoir halting columns. sword In hand,
ard ala al that men could do for nought
The unerrinG skill OF the rineinen cut Oh
their careers at the very moment OF
success, while the weakening columns
behind them wasted away under the con
suming fire of the unseen enemy Oh
their flank. by the time the two armies
had become closely engaged, most OF
the British field officers had oeeh
struck AS one by one they ieh before
those murderous rifles. their troops be-
gan to wayer. and then to fly before the
destructive storm. At last. Packennam
himself. mounted on a black warhorse
was seen making every effort 10 rally
his men; If possible TO recover the
day. In the act of doing his duty
ball pierced his body. and he was seen 10
fan from his horse. This was the sigma
for a general retreat The British Army
was defeated. The battle had lasted
only twenty-five minutes from the
moment the two armies had personally
become engaged. IN this short time, the
city Of New orleans and the entire
Southern frontier had been rescued from
the impending danger; and Jackson's
fame had become forever identified with
the history Of his country.
IT cannot be doubted that this brilliant
achievement was due entirely 10 the
activity. courage. and resources Of this
man of iron viii. whose native genius
seemed ever equal to the demands made
upon il. His countrymen have never ap
preciated the importance of the defeat
OF AhE IAltiHh. Jl4Q t'kflAtl0W SUI
ceeded, IL was the intention Of his
Government to establish in Louisiana
one of her eternal drum-beats to greet
the rising and the setting sun, as il
circled the world.
English authority had ALREADY tie
clared that whatever foreign power should
possess New Orleans. would have entr0
control OF a greater extent Of countr.
than was then included within the boun
dairy line of the whole United states
and the London Times in advocating thu
plan Of sending all the dispcsable force
from tho West Indies 70 the Mississippi
Numbered out at the same time, the
that the most active meas
ures were afOot, for "detachlng from tht
dominion of the enemy an i'm
portant part Of his territory" Il
Jefferson's foresight and patriotism
are TO be commended in the pur-
chase Of Louisiana a few years be
fore, how profound sho1ld be the graft
tude of the American people to It's he
roic defender, 50 soon after it had be
come member of the American Union.
In Both ii miphercs.
The writer of the book called FIFTY
Years in Both Hemispheres." was Vim
cent Nolte, an Italian by birth, but OF
German parentaSe. He was an enterpris-
ing and clever merchant; had Travelled
over the civilized world, and been q bust
ness man ia almost every capital il
Europe; had come In contact with many
noted people, mOnarchs, statesmen, grea,
soldiers, and others; was familiar with
revolutions, had been present at great
battles and witnessed the pageants in
cident 20 the mutations of political power
in Europe, from the beginning Of the
revolution In France to the fan OF Ma
pOleon, ia 1915. lie had BEEN accustomed
to the strlctest forms Of law. and had
always lived under the rigid observance
of social eXactions, in Old cOmmunities
where custom was strongyer than law,
and whore its violation was considered a
crime. lie came to New Orleans In the
pursuit Of gain: was . Spectator in the
products OF that prolific region. ana
found ample scope for the exercise Of his
asiute and enteIprising mind His know
ledge OF the world. and familiarity with
business methods made MIN cautious. but
eXactlng Having arrived at New Or
leans ia the midst of war troubles, ana
the Irregularities incident to 4 new ana
disorganiZed community. he was not pre-
pared Tor the trials he had soon 20 en-
counter He was not IN sympathy with
American institutions. nor with Tie loose
way Ia which affairs were Administered
at place which had alre ldy been gov
erned by three different uatlonalities
When, therefore. General Jackson sud
denly appeared on the stage. and at such
;risls his unique modes were 10 the aston
lshed foreigner a phenomenon. He could
not understand this rugged violation OF
formulas. this new Cromwell, insanity, OF
more courage than cant, ard to who's,
Will there seemed no limit. Consequently
Vincent Notes instincts were at once 81
rebellion. His hatred for Jackson In
creased day by DAY. On a former visit
10 Louisiana ne han deemed il wise to
become . citizen. Whiie living there be
had boone physically disabled by an
accident. Notwithstanding this, 20 his
credit be il said, lie volunteered for the
defence OF the city when the crisis
came. IN his viglant search for all who
could bear arms jackson had not over
looked anybody. Noite had purchased a
large quantity OF cotton. which WAS then
on board a vessel. called the "Psllas,"
lying IN the Mississippi near the city.
IL was this cotton which some OF Jack
sons officers sliced and Put into the
shallow bitches for a foundation for the
artillery at the battle. This circumstance
added much 10 Notes dissatisfaction.
when he had found that cheap
cotton might have been gotten for the
same use, instead Of siezing his, that
had cost him ten 10 twelve cents d
pound"
Ii is evident that Notes dislike OF
Jackson prompted him TO make the as
sertion in his account of thirgs at New
Orleans. that he was indebted 10 MORGAN,
or his engineer. s.. Gerne. for his vic
tory But the reader can give no credit
10 such an opinion. when he calls 10
mind that no cotton bales were used in
the sense generally accepted. that IL
was chiefly owing to the position of
Jacksons riAemen on the flank OF the
English army which GRABBED them 10