The Ordway new era., 1906-12-28

hitch Gen. Jackson gave to the British
! New Years day In the year of grace
Bis, and believe / can write 1t down
kactly as he repeated 1t to me. for
! was there. taking a very active part
! the ceremonies. II the reports of his
bperior officers are entitled to credit
Las OF course they are.
| You must know first of the situation
J New Orleans on the dawning of this
lew Years day. and that can be told
few words.
| General Jackson had on Christmas
hy 1000 men. 20 pieces OF artillery.
hd two armed schooners with which
defend the city; and the defense OF
lew Orleans meant the defense OF
be state OF Louisiana and the entire
Mississippi valley. The whole British
fmy consisted OF 1000 land troops.
tth fleet numbering more than so
essels OF all sizes and rigs. not few
! which were well armed.
| Two days after Christmas the enemy
ID succeeded In destroying one OF
en. Jackson's vessels. the schooner
hroline. thus leaving him only the
khooner Louisiana, and - hours later
battle was fought In which the Amer.
ans gained n slight advantage.
Our people had thrown up a breast.
ork three feet In height along the
htire front Of the army. and now the
Fitish built three half moon" batter
at equal distances apart. about 600
hrds from Jackson's line, arming
lem with 30 heavy guns. which had
zen brought up from the feet. These
htteries were formed OF earth. hogs.
kads OF sugar. and. In fact. OF every.
Ting which It was supposed would
Ter resistance to the missiles OF the
mericans.
Then came New Years morning.
ben both armies were hidden under
dense fog which did not lift until
early eight o'clock: but as soon as
was possible to see surrounding OBJ.
cts the British opened FIRE from their
etteries. and It seemed much as II
Perry gunner aimed at the house In
hich was Gen. Jackson's headquar.
|rs. In less than ten minutes the
Pilding had been struck by more than
hundred shot and shell. and the com.
ander'inchief. with his stan. was
rced to seek some other place from
hich TO direct the troops In the battle
Pen Jus, beginning.
American Fire Effective.
AZ matter OF courJe. the American
ms had not heen silent while the
emy was pouring into the city such
shower OF iron. The 20 cannon.
nich had been mounted at different
ints along the line Of breastworks.
ne opened on the British batteries
the levee. and those In front Of our
sition. until the enemy began to un.
rstand that hogsheads Of sugar Of
red poor resistance to a solid shot.
Immediately one was knocked into
'inters Its contents ran out, thereby
aking big breaches in the works.
When this battle OF the guns had
ntinued for an hour or more. with
American lines comparatively un-
rmed ind the enemy's batteries
owing here and there great gaps
aich told that they would be speed.
demolished unless there was
ange in the method of fighting, the
'ush made a determined attack on
LETT Of Gen. Jackson's line. which
sended into the swamp, and my
adfather was among those sent for.
lfd to meet It.
And now to tell the story from my
suoiather's own lips. a. It we're:
When coffee's Tennessee regiment.
which was . member. gained that
uon Of our line which the British
= threatening. they were advanc-
On the charge, most likely thinking
nshten VI by that long line Of glis-
'as steel bayonets: but We had
! there for Just such kind Of work.
Venture to say that never one Of
moved the white feather.
We poured into their ranks = show
= lead which cut many . wide gap.
mo Britishers only closed up the
coming forward like . machine.
snowing us that Americans were
ne only pnes who knew how 70 die
ssch time.
wen. for few moments they actu- |
overrsn ~ with that line Of steel
g and. having once discharged
veapons. ws hAd no chance to rs-
The only thing for %, who did
\ lend 70 be put out Of the Aght
" couidn't 10 helped. was to grap. |
isn that ~ ooafod machine, Tor
sIdn't sst Aeat enouGh, owing 70 |
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