TERMS OF PUBLICATION. g 2 OO per annujh, in advance—or £2 50, if not paid; witluiV theycar. , Nosubscriptioutaken for a less term than six months! and no discontinuance permitted until "aUarrearaßosare paid; —A-fniiure-to r notify_a. discontinuance at the expiration of a termi wi be considered a new engagement.' ■ • , Mvcrtisemenis— gl 6b per square, Tur-fto first tfireq insertions, and twenty five , cents for, subsequent one. . . -•* t **• ;■* : .., Tallow, foap Fat fyAslics, •. ( WANTED at Gray’s Soap & Candle Fac-; tory, for whiclr the highest prices will be paid ALSO, . fnr sale, which may answer for early spring sow ing,n few bushels of. piarrfbiTimotliy Sccd., .. ALSO, ■■■ several Casks 01. Wine £#Cider Vinegar, strong anil fine havered; -which will be sold wholesale orretaikariitoderate pric.es.. •' •* ■ Carlisle, February 18, 1841. '• •• 'it ' Entail of John Storri/, dic'd NOTICES: m' F.TTEKS of administration on the estate ol ■jjji.hn Storey, late of East iVnnsboro’ town snip, Cumberland county, dec’ll., have: been is sued to the subscribers,.- residing,-in the same township: : All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment immediately; and these having claims will present them w.nh „ut delay to ;. : . L JOHN bI’UUUT, February 18. 1841. . ' Allan’s. BOOT& SHOE E^SFORIIJM.. nnHF,subsotibcr thankful for past favor? rcapcct- JL fully announces to the citizens of Mechanics burg nnd vicinity, that lie has on baml a large as sortment dfllools & Slices— Ladies', Gentlemen's , Hull's, Mlsse4.fi Children's course anilTine, Leath er and-Morocco, which ho will sell low forces//. Tho public dre requested to call and examine (or ’V '■'tbcihsolvos. , . ' ,1,, ' ‘-'.AT™"' * Mechaiiicsburg, Ja'hnnfy 7,181 Vi , ■ kmeofmiliaai Oillexpie, dec\l,_ th‘ jr IM'lilfS of administr .tion on the cstatcof H-iWillhnn Gillespie, detdd. late ol Cedar Co. j ,Territory have been issuetl to the subscri ber residing in Fr.tnklonl township, Cumber land county, l>. All nersons indebted to the estate .will make payment, and" those having "claims will present them lor settlement. .5- JAMES Y. GILLESPIE, Adm’r. • February <l, 1841.- - — iVwtlitar’s -JVotiTer* The subscriber appointed auditor by the Or phans' Court of Cumberland county to marshall, I lie assets in tiu? hands of Jacob Hitner, adxninis tra(oro,f~Searigbt Kmnsey, dec'd, among 1 the cred itors of'.6aid deceased, will sit for that purpose at Ills olHcc? in Carlisle, on Saturday the ‘JOth inst, at 10 o’clock, A. M Carlisle,.Feb. It, 1811 NOTICE. rpilE Stockholders ot ilie llariishurg, Carlisle JL ami Chainhcrslairg Turnpike Road Com pany, are liouljy notified iln.l in , pur.somirc ot an act i'l tilt- Ci* tit ral Asm mhly, p-issi tl tin - 13th tliy I.r Apri., A, 1), 18S6. aii'tleethn will he lit-lil at lilt* puli if. In list- ni Simon Wunderlich, K-t]. in tin* borough ol Carlisle, on M- mlay the 1,1 day ol M ,rch 1841, thou ami Hit re between tin hours ol 3 & 5 o'clock I’. M., to elect 1 hree M lungers lot said Company. - - ■ ■ .IOIJN IRWIN, President, Fetmmry 4, Ifdl.h 4t Dissolution of ParhUMsliij). r|l K partnership heretofore existing between A Philip ArnohlpAnsel Arnold & Simon Arnold, tinder the firm of Arnold &■ Co., was On the 21Hh ult. dissolved by ■mutual, consent. Persons who know flitinselvi's indebted to the iirni, tvill make paVmenl to either, of lliti undersigned. ■PHILIP ARNOLD, Chamhershuig; > ' ANSUL ARNOLD, Carlisle. ■ SI MON-ARNOLD* Meclmnicsbnrg. • ; N. IJ. .'Jin* Beiiks of Arnold & Co. Carlisle, must bfi settled immediately,- as the undersigned intends leaving’this place within ttjp days. * ■. ■ “ ' ANSFL ARNOLD, . • P. S. The store in MechanicsVurg will he q6n tinue.d in the name of the subscriber, where great bargains may be expected. , „ : b * SIMON ARNOLD.. Carlisle,’ feb/S, 18-11 ■ ■; : ADAM' ; I>ILLJR, • ■ :-IFBdM'XANXASTKRi''., ■' ' . FOR\V\kmNG & COMMISSION MKRCir . -AjiT,.;.. ' Miarliet Street, ■ TUBCEDOORS' '.Jirfoyi! EIGHTH, . . v - v PIULJI I)ELPUIA; . ' —^licibbirbiSiness«Uru^^ Vended'to ’despatch.'. TjJIXJiKH Salad Oil of very fine quidity, just -Jprrixcivtd auditor sale. by SW.vciison & Din lilt. Fi-csUl)iugs^l>ledieiiies,fisC. j'lie subscntß'l'sliavc jn st recci vttl a supply of {Vusli UiUgs.Mfdicints,Clitiuiculls, Oils; Palms, • Virnishes, . pyfcStttßiij Truitt, Bcc ;,' siip of which will be sold! on reasnhpble terms byi ; -. j ' V:,:; ;■ ; STBI'MJV'SOjVU DIXKI.e. Oonts^v' j ! American Cprn.t’lastcr stands unrivalled n the iotVg list ofnx'rnediesfovthecuie of corns. 'AlVihat is necessary' In .order.'to test its virtues s to mate trial ol the m ticl,i, .W.hsn its efficacy 5 Kconomy;, , : by,Dr. WV jC.'\ipPii?i ; soii, are; warranted siiperior to. to any ."oilier preparation of the .kind now iiijuse fortho.Temqval of all kindsof Grease,;; tar, Oil, Paint,.from- ladies £#genllemen s: Svearirigapparil. FnrsH)eiiiCiirliSlebV_j._., ' :■ °r^/>sTEVJiNSaWWDIWKLE. . . Qj taato Ketchup for sale byjst«;.veiis>on and teibiired sbiile isiiita * 'PI 0 seas oct ,^4t;ibeJetorcT AjftlJS •' ■ .'•,; *.'. >J*" - : July 3ft. 1810.. . v* \KEKS aha otUem thattnake use of gen ' ■fiuineN.N.'Orleans.mblasses.awjnlijrmed: ' that it is for sale by C. BABNIIZ. BANK op THE UNITED STATES .. . By PKMemon FhihifiC' , Not a soilnd was heard, save the Cashier’s wail, As the last doubloon was counted, Not a clerk discharged his tailor’s hill, , When he from his desk dismounted. The Teller4pld his talc of woe,' And X’aycrVefused to pay; V The Attorney his back to go,' And the Kunnor he fan away. And short wire the,paths of lho : President; Ashe finnlilcil amid the dross; And'filling his pouch, as ho always meant, He chaVgdd it profit and loss. Not a single qualm disturbed his breast,' :■ On account oflho slight default; He swept the board of all that was loft, And locked up the empty vault. - . Ho thought.as he heaped the shining pile,■ And rolled up the greasy notes, ; . Ho had saved enough to last him awhile, ■And purchase a few more votes. . ' Yet little he reckoned that his rotten suit, Would find but few espousers, And less he thought (hat his cloven foot, - . Stuck out beneath his 'Tis saiiraf nrg'bl'a-Vpariing trail, r” • ‘ ‘And a'troubl’efl’ ghost ofaspccV-palc, 11 '' - " ■Disports in the Banking Ha 11.., _ , Atlinicsit will..'perch on the marble dome, ■ Or hide m the discount closet; And oft and again in a solemn lone, Clfaunl over the word “deposite.” , S. DUNLAP ADAIR. i y> : v - a—■—l ■ _ ■ ■■ ■■ _ - 1 BY GEO. SANDERSON.] Who!e No. 13 87* F rointho Spirit of the Times, ri ;; > monody ON THE THE-I'iENNSVkVANIA. Dim is the light in the corniced room, Where the Directors often sat, And naught oiilivnns.the..tniiLday gloom,. But the sports of the owl and bat. 'file aniplethrone, tvilli its linselry, Of thc-fallen would be king, • Is the scone of the spider’s tyranny, And the hope of the creeping,thing. Yet who can gave on the hydra form,- When J.ho (juick’ning spark has fled, And feel that the spirit of the storm, Is slumbering with the dead. The angry glare and defying scowl. Lived lo llio latest breath, And aVaricc sped in the parting howl. Of the monster, strong in death. The Sop fMnswer. BY T. S'.- AUTHOR. ■ ‘l’ll give bim law to his’bcavt’s content, (be scoundrel!’ said ’Sir.; Singleton, walking backward and , forward, in a state of angry excitement. •Don’t call liarsb names,' Tilr. Singleton,’ said Lawyer Trueman, looking up from tbc mass of papers before him, and smiling in a quiet, benevolent way, that, was peculiar to him. , , ... •Every man should be known by bis true name.' 'Williams is, a scoundrel, and so ht;’ ought. io be called!’ responded the client with increasing warmth. ’ , ‘Did you ever do- a reasonable thing in your life when ; you were angry?’ asked Mi-. Trueman, whose age and respectability gave him the license to speak thus freely Mils ymin"- friend, for whom lie was endeavoring !to arrange some business difficulty with a former- partner. > : ‘I can’t say that-I ever did, Mr'. Trueman. Hut now, 1 hive good reasons for being an gry; and (hat the language 1 use in reference to JVilliams is but the expression of a sober and letiopal conviction,’ replied Singleton, a 1 iule more calmly.,- : . : ‘Did you ipronounce: liim a scoundrel be, forcybu received bis- reply,to .your lastdet ter.’ askcd MivTrueman. ■, I did not., But that letter confirmed my previously formed impressions of Jiis character.’’ - • ~ ‘But Tcannot find“in that Icttcr'ixny cyi ilehce proving your late partner to be a dis honest man. He will nofagree to your pro posed inode of'settlement, because he docs not see it to beTUci most proper way,’ •He won’t - agree to it, because it is an '.honest anil- equitable, method of settlement, that is all 1 He wants W'ovcr-reacU me, and is deterininCd ; to do-so if be chil l’ responded Mr. Singleton, still cxciteiT. ■ y. t-v. ' ‘There ybff-are'decidedly wrong,’ said the: liiwycr.' ‘Yduliave both'allowed yourselves, lo'bccome angryi and arc botli;unreasonable, and, if I must speak plainly, I tbink| you most unreasonable yi ’the present case. Two angry men can- never settle any lhusinesp properly. You have very intnccessafily' in creased the'difficulties in the way ofm'spee dy settlement, by writing Mr/'Williams an angry lctter, which’he. lias responded to' in a like unhappy tcynper. Now, if lam to sot tle this busideßs for you- l must write all . lettersthatpasstoMr.Williamsin* future! :• *Biit how can you; properly express my views and, feelings?’ «’;■‘ ‘That 1 do not wish ..to do, if youf.bvicws and .feelings areloremain hs they noW are; for anytliing like an adjustment of the difii consider hope!cBS,’’replied_ Mri^Trhcinaii.'; ‘Well,.let me answer this letter, and after : tiiijtrXpi^ : wny.’fj 'iXVw-XV •’,? ‘No, I shall consent tifnb’suCh: thin'g. ;It is the reply to i thenb gbcigtion -Tor; b ;in , aucb;;a ■I wav as .do bri rig, success or failufej and ! ! ''6afeW-td themreseut statb of ybur«mind, tb.'wrlte such a obc iis Carlisle, Pa. Tlkurstlay February .'3s, 184«. will moat assuredly defeat ajv amicable ar rangement.’ ' ■ ■ I,; . ,;1- . .f. - Singleton, paused for some' time,- before making a -reply* - He’ bad been:.forming -in his, mind a most cutting amkbittcv.rejoinder, to the letter just alluded to* and he was very desirous that Mr* Wiliams should have the benefit"of~ knowing that lie -thought, him’a “tricky anddeliberatescoundrel,” with oth er opinions of a similar character* Hu found it, therefore, impossible to make up his mind to let the unimpassioried’Mr. Trueman write this most important epistle. ■‘lndeed 1 must■'■write this letter, Mr. Trueman*’ he-said. ---‘There are some.things that I want to say to him,, that 1 know you won’t write. -You don’t'-seem- to consider the position in wbicK be lias placed'me by that letter, nor whathi obligatory .upon mo as a than of bonori I never allow aiiy to reflect Upon me,.directly, or-indirectlyT without a prompt response;’ ■, the Bible,’/said ,Mj\ True man, ’a passage that.is peculiarly applicable in tile present ‘case.; It is; this—;<? »o|l- on-, itier iurnelh'uvitiy..wrath, but grievous words stir up' ariger. - !• have found tins precept, in a life tbat'.bas numbered more than dopbleiyour years,’ tobo onethat may be safely and hoiim ably adopted ityallcascs. You blame Mr. Williams for writing you an aiigi-y icUcp. and are indignant at certain expressions detained therein.'/Now, is it any more right* (hr you to write an angry . letter, with, cutting epithets, than it is for hinif’. ■ ;'■ .'■' ‘■“ -' ‘But, Mr. Trueman—’ -• . ' . Tdo assure youj my. young friend,’ said the lawyer,'interrupting him, ‘that 1 am a,cl ing in (his case for your benefit, and not for my own; and, as your legal adviser, you must submit ,to my judgment, or I canliot consent to go on.’ lari^a^;"'wni r yfftfJ'i!tft'''''consehVto^efe»to«' writc-lhc letter?’ urged (he client. ' ‘You artd.l,. ini.the. present.state oTyour mind, cunld'not. possibly come at the. same conclusion in reference to what is harsh ami what is mild,’.said Mr. Trueman, ‘therefore I cannot consent that you shall write one word of the proposed reply. I must write it. ‘Well, I suppose; then I shall have to sub mit. When will it be ready?’ ‘Come lUi?.ufteruouni and I will give you the draft,'which-yoU-can-copy-atid-sign.’ - ‘ln the afternoon Mr. Singleton camp, imd received the letter prepared by Mr. True man. It ran thus, after the date and formal address. .■',. ' . .. ‘I regret that my proposition did not meet vour approval.- The mode of settlement which l suggested was the.result of-a care ful consideration of our mutual interests. — Be to suggest to Mr. Trueman, my lawye'r. iiny.plan which you think- will lead to an early and amicable adjustment of oaf business. You may rely oil my consent to it, if it meets his approbation.’ ‘ls it possible, Mr. Trueman, that you ex pect me to sign such a cringing letter us that!’ said. Mr; Singleton, throwing it-down, and walking backward and forward with great irritation of manner. • ■ ‘Well what is your.objection to it?’- re plied Me Trueman,: mildly, for he was pre pared for just such an ■exhibition of feelings. ‘Objection! How can you ask such, a question? Am Tto go down on my knees to him, and beghim to do me justice? , No ! —l’ll sacrifice every cent I’ve got: in the world first, the scoundrel!?-' - ’ ’ You wish to have your business settled, do you nut?’, asked Mr. Trueman, looking him steadily in the face. - . ‘Of course 1 do I —Honorably settled ; ‘Well, let me hear what you mean by an honorable - settlement.’ • •• ‘What I mean— ’ ‘ ; ‘ The young man hesitated; a moment, and Mr. Trueman said, Y ‘You mean a settlement in which your in terest shall be equally considered with that of Mr. Williams?’ ' - ‘Ycspcertainly. - And that —’ ‘And that;’ continued -Mr.’Trueman. ‘Mr. Williams, in his settlement; shall; consider and ti'cat:vou*hs a gcnllemanJ.; .- .- —— — .‘Certainly I do, (But that is more than he has done!’ : ••/ ■.■ -, ■ : r •Well; never mind. ' Let what is past go for as inUch as it is worth, "flic principal point of action is in theqfl-esent.’ ' ■ ‘But I’ll never scinTlliat wean cringing i-ettewdiough/r-^-'d-"-^ ' ‘You mistake its whole tenor, !do assure you - , Mr. Singleton.-; You have allowed your angry feelingsto blind you. You, certain ly, carefulfy considered, before you adopted it, the proposed basis ot a settlement, did. you nut?.? r--; :v: -n -■ ;;■ *; • - ‘Of course I did.’! ; ■ . ‘So the letter wbicbT.havci'prcparcd..for voii states. ' Now, as lin honest and honora ble inani you Ore, J am sure; Xvilling to grant to hVm ' tlmfsame privilege! which you. asked forvourBelf,:viz.:tliototpiopoaiiigaplanof settlement* - not seem to ploase him; now* it is; hut fair - that die; should he-.i'nvitedcto state how'he wishes the; s et'ttc me ut ;tt>j.Tb;c, iqad e.- And in', giving such; tliSramdy daiiguage'fV .' V : ;. ' lie don’t dupirve to be treated like a gentleman. : Tn fact he has no claim to the’ title, 1 ’ said the ybung man- . : s • ‘lf he has none, as you say, von profess, to be a‘ gentleman, arid all; gentlemen should: jli-ove by thei r actions and; their words that; they arc GENTLETmen.’; ‘; : : *1 can’t say that l anv conymocd by what you say. but as you secni so holit on hayihg it-'^nr^wn’.'wayi.-w^jrvhg^^-'^i'SgPylifeft' thing'ahd’iignil^ deuly chan^ig;his|if^sieNin -'id; ; ‘Thcrcnb'V !’ lie added, passing acrrisV the tahlmllie hrierletter cqpieil. H sup •■*!SSS' r tfeiiiH-. --'Tetlow. afterheg^ After it’s all oveii, I’ll' take good care to tell iUdhttcmMj^ Mr-Trucmanishiiled.-iS&hu took the letter* and ■'ivenTo'tfio fdl’d hf(a>difect-ifi*: ? ?.&*<■* —■' ■ ! * ■ • ■ • ■ > ‘,‘orm cotrNTitv—nioiiT op wpoNa. ,r /‘Gome to-morrow■afternoon,:anil,l think we’ll have things.in a pretty; fair-tvay,’ he said, looking up with liis usual pleasabtsmile, asdic finished'the direction of the letter. . , ‘Good afternoon, Mr. Singleton,’Jie said, ns that gentleman entered his office on the succeeding day. r: ', : ’* _> .‘Good: afternoon,’ responded the young man, 'Well, have you heard from that mi)k and'water loiter of yours? I can’t call it mine.’ • ■ : ■ ■ ‘Yes here is the answer; Take a scat, and L will read it to you,’ said the old gen tleman.’; ■ ; ; ‘/ ? Well; lei’shcnr it.’.. - : ' ■ ' ' ‘Dear Ghohoe—l have your rkmd. rca:- snnableand gentlemanly yesterday, in.reply to my harsh, unreasonable, and un gcntlemanly one; of the day before. We nave both been playing the fool; but ypu are ahead of inc in.becoming sane. I have ex amined, since! got your note,-more care fully, ; the tenor of your, proposition fob a; settlement,’ ami*! t meets my Views prccjsfely. My foolisli bvhger kept me • from seeing' it, be forci- Let bur mutual friend, Mr; Trueman; arrange tbp matter, according to the plan mentioned, and I shall most heartily acqui esce. Yours, &c.’ ‘_Hc never wrote that letter in the world." exclaimed Sihgletdu, starting Ip his feet. : ' ‘ You Know his hand, writing, I presume,?, said Mr. Trueman,.hhiiding him the letter. ‘U’s Thomas Williams’, own handy as I live!’ ejaculated Singleton,, on glancing at the letter. ‘My old friend, Thomas Wil liams'; the best natured fellow in the world?’ he continued; his feelings undergoing-a sud den and entire revolution* ‘Wlvat.a foul I have been!’ ... » • tAndwhatafool I have been!’ said i nom as'' Williams,' ad vancing'from an adjoining room, at the same timer extending his hand ■torbamo.SingletOn.r:-;vr > -V; -.-Si Singleton,-grasping-his.liand. ‘Why what has been.;the .matter with us- both ‘ ‘My young friends,’ said old Mr. True man, one of the kindest hearted men in the world, rising and advancing toward them. ‘I have known you long, and have always esteemed you both’. Tins pleasant meeting' and reconciliation, you perceive is of my ar rangement. Now let me giveyou a precept that will both make friends, and keep friends; ; !t_has hcen-my motto_throughJifc; and I don’t know that I have an enemy -in'the world. It is ■-- ■' • : ■:: - ’ •A soft answer turnelh away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger’ From thc N. V. Evening Post, Jan., 8. ! To-day is.the anniversary of it battle well fought 'and gloriously' - won by our country men—the battle of 'New : Orleans. We can. present nothing more seasonable, or which they'will read with-more interest, than the following picturesque and' animatediiarra tivc from.an eye-witness of the engagement: Itattle of the Slh of January. TJie aspect of our political relations to wards Great Britain, no less than the date of our paper, makes it seasonable to publish, on this auspicious, day, .the following nurra tivc of the memorable battle which, to ; use Napoleon’s-words, closed our ..second war for independence of foreign, dictation,, ‘‘by a clap of thunder!”- ;I£ is now more oppor tune,than lit has ever-beeni to revive in the midst of . Americans, .the ennobling remem brance of that unparalleled, triumph of their arms, since/ during the excitement of . the last-election, attempts have ; been made to divest that glorious anniversary of the grate ful associationsjwhich; should .ever connect its commemoration with the fame of .Demo cratic cliieftains who achieved that 'great victory. ~' •••' Jackson’s lines (for .thus.has history dcs- Vnated the breastwork bclowiNew Orleans,); were only a“parapet hastily., thrown,‘up on the left bank.of a canal, formerly used-as a mill race, and defended by-eight batteries mounting sixteen guns, ol various calibre, from; thirty (two to MX pounders—a defci.i fiive positiun ailoiirably choscn.: . Gen, Jack aoii.whilconhisniarclito altack.Gen/Kccn, saw.at one .glapcei.aU.ihe advantages of this I spot. . ■ ■ ' - The strip, of high land between the river and the woods is narrower there than any | where else .near- the city, aiid even- then, while, his mind was buoyed up with the hope. ofTeutiing4>ff-Gen.. )Rccn?a-whole detach .ment. he determined,.if he failed in this, to .lake that posi.tion.and/furtify it. ;> ~ up- hastily by die several Sjompahics, each on, the front it occupied, along the,bunk of the canal, and Ibhttcrics successively established on it at irregular intervals .from':.the/..river -to the’ woods.- '.'l’he pbrtion of the parapet that rah through these to impassable prairies, or sha* king marshes, as they,.are' termed in Louis iana, (from their tremulous motion;, when trodden upbn,unountihg:iiO:guim. as no ar tillery could be brought to bear iigaAistSjt; General, (Jackson liiuibeen.awarcsincethe OtKofJaniiarytliatGeneralPnckenlmnirin tended tu Carry bis wofks by a vigorous as sault. The distance at which, the enemy was encamped did not conceal his ‘move ments altogether;from;.the vigilant eyelet our commander, ,' On the 7th he spent the. greater part.of the day on the top ot. n house, , where’diCi had ;his /liead, Thence witli a good telescope lie discovered the Whole British afmy,aeitinycnc;imped. Up on the river to the, wood, through, (which,/if kept up its'coinnvunieation with the neet.— He sawdisfincflyacanal he wlybug,; through 4he fieldsi.anddeading to- the/’MissiSMpplTr: Along the.bahks of this.' large bodies of men wereiobscVycd bending forward ns,men tow-. -inglieni!Vboats^laigd : pieccsof-ai;Ullcry.lay in- Variousprnces^andtbc‘;track 9 onwhic'i .tlihy Were^tbibc '\vaeftnimat\on.intbatpartbMlie;fleldfiont •K«rclin«l.'^^ marked ciigngcd in mak.ilg fascines with su ckr caticsf while others prepared scaling ladd'crk. ; Officers hif liolscback were dcs ‘ "'-v'c*-;- . • ■ iIW : ’ fAT TWO DOLLARS TER;ANNUM.- ,v New Series—Vok 5, No. 37, bribed filling about the. fields, stopping some | time at.difi’crcnt posts, as.ifr fo give orders land mark -positions. . Nor .waa tlie night, I dark andrainy f as it proved?" without its signs and indicaUonsJ .tol: the practised eye. and quick ear. of the veteran chief of our Indian; wars; lie. .watched and? listened for thehi ih every light that glared on tile sur rounding glooui, in every breeze, that Avail ed: sound through the .air. The, first some*' Times borne rapidly along, and then: becom ing stationary,/and again, movihg on quick ly, pointed out from where the dif loreiitlic'ads of' columns'would take their direction. -The-lattcr sometimes produced by blows of the hammer, sometimes, by.the stroke of, the whip, urging bn stubborn mules oriwcaried oxenj told plainly enough that platforms were erecting, and tho capnon slowly advancing,to bo placed bi) them. , BeingViow,satisfied by all he had observ ed that ah attack would be made on our 'linesearly in":thc morning, and- probably a little ,befurgday light, Jackson walked alpng t!ic[wltole;liue,stoppingoftcntoco_nverse with :thc soldiers. Avho sat around their fires drinking coffee; for.no brandy, was: used to keep up the spirits of thatpatripticarmy.— JleLtuld .thciu_that' the, battle they so often Iwishedfpc would be fought in.lhc mornjngl that he believed the,enemy would come to it in good earnest tins, time; that he had done •his' part as' their general —-placed thenp 1 11 ,tho best position , that soldiers could„?yishi their fianks secured, one by, a mighty river, tho other by. an impassable morass: that What remained to downs their own taskf and,would soon begin—heentreated-them to be,'on the morrow,'the nVgn he'had seen them in Flor ida, to receive (bo onset of their foe as ma ny did 6'n the 23d and 28lh December, and oh thc-tst.of this year,‘.which they ushered in by a glorious victory. , Theso-ivliinihg,words made; the hearts of 'lisicnfngt^oMJ-jrffio’ There was something inexpressibly affecting ■in this ' familiar conversation -between - ' the chief and the soldiers; there;-was ease, fa miliarity, but no liccntous forgetfulness, of tho high rank of _ Some of the. veterans of Napoleon, who witnessed these endearing' communications; exclaimed that Jackson-reminded' them of the little corpor al-s walks among his troops on the eve of some of ills great battles.. . . . - . . c llKlf.of the troops speht.the night at the breastwork, attentively-witching to discover fhe approach of tliechemy, should theyhave determined; on'a night attack, the companies relieving.'each'.otheroccasionally, so that all-, should have had some rest previous/ to the. coming day.;;. . It was ye't half, an r hour before daylight when./our out-posts came in; they had noise lessly receded TcfonTlhc enemy,',, who they said was advancing very slowly and in great force. At last, just as'day was dimly dawn ing through a thick mist that hung over the field, we indistinctly the British army spread over two-thirds ;of the’ ground 1 between the Mississippi nnd the. forcst. A corigreve rocket rose from the skirts;of the 1 wood; it was fpllowed by one ascending from the centre, and by another agnimblazing li ver the ,iight. These Wvere ; the , signals of attack, ' To this we responded by a.shn'l from a twclye pbUnder, fired from our left; Tlie two armies, as ,if roused at once by the sound, gave; tln-ee spontaneous cheers; to the chceringi ; bn;pur side.wn4 joinciT the-music of a'i'ull 'tond;.jil9y>j»jf,.^aiI > ;Colpihbsa qnd, tlie hlarscillaise—thoseexching hymns of' American ami French >jafners. 1 The 1 firs&sliot fired fi;pm; the; British bat teries passed through the room lyhere Jack son,was sitting by the fire drinking a clip of warm coffee; hejiad-been unwell the prece ding day' and. the wllole night, but the noise bf the cannon, the sound of tlie martial mu sic,, seemed' at once' to'arouse him to the full vigor of ■ liealth.' Grasping his-: ‘sword that laul om a chair by him—“.We shall have a warm day,” said lib “conic on—but stop, sec to Chau lard, lam ’ afraid he is badly wound - ed.” A brick struck from tlie jviill by the cannonbal Iliad tratc ou.tlie ground; but it was’only a.Sev vefe.contusion'; lie promptly rose and 'fol lowed us to the Uuc. . - . , / : V • A light breeze, IWlje^-we^cli^HWjpa.r^ npot, sweeping the inist from tile field,. sliovy; cd us tlie British army formed into columns ofsixtv nieh in front, advancing in fine br-, deriii*dircclion.of4)ur-,leftrniaiiy.af-the.sm diers carried fasciiies,.-ahd.others bore-along scalingTaddOys. .All their .giins and'Ton-. greve batteries poured ,in ; advance^bf-their column, a shower of grape and Tliisrffrc was returned by ail bim batteries;, not with so. iiicessant a roar, but with a dcadlieV certainty of aim, as. was, visible by this frightful gaps pur shots and grapes made in the advancing coiumps;: and yet. these could not be Checked; they, still, rushed on. their steps less Vapid, yet still borne onward by the first impetus; but at last limy i qachc.b tlie ini pervious though invisible .jfeW&Vi'ft' breasted our lines, tlie iron and k»d ««pge ot'shaLpoui'eiLiilces6an.tly.byyH e .,^P n £®f. ec and! Kentucky-riflemenl “•p.' ciplihe could JT^SS o( f destruction sb-ccrtai;w,, T !•« officer l4::its-maglc.:effccL- r the :*ll of .wfnmaml ; was‘di.ssflvcfc- tlie turebrokc asunder the shackles, of J'akitual Vbediehce-f theyolqmni stopped .short.! wa vered a nibment/and'.thcn, bieaking m wild (lisorder. dispersed, eveiy niati obcying on- Ivtlie dictate ofself-preseiyation. And yet, such-was the vigor of British discipline, such, tbbVthb nbtive-yalor of the, Saxon rncei that .theiraoparairieil-'again'assoon.as-.thcy-Jre ce'dcdyrbm the full, force hnd effect of our , -muskeliy,, and forming, a rine,:: iiistead 'of j colurans.' bcgan that eonsfant rolling fire whose .tremendous noise was . heard ui the city like.rattling peals of dtstaht.thuiutec.— The presence of GenV-^ackctjharoi/WiOjga.i' lantly rode, in,,front of tlie tfqbps. tiicni again to advance; the advanre o! (icn. Gibbs.wliomavcliqdallhchradof.arcgir meut; of; jSen, j|epp, r who } oil. that occasion AGENTS.- John Moore, Esq. Newvill Joseph M; MKAtfs.Esq. Hopewell township. John Wunderlich, Esq. Snippensbqrg.- ■William M.-Matker, Esq. Lee’sHoads. John Mehaffy., Dickinson township. Jobs Clesdknik, Jr. Esq., Hogestown, ' Geoßge F.-’Cain, Esq. Mcchanicsliurg Frederick Wonderlich,.' do.- ’ James Elliott, Esq. Springfield. , i Daniel- Kbvsreh, Eyp Charchtown, Jacob X-ongnecker, Jlsq. Worhilpysburg. George Ernest, Cedar Spring, Aden tp. Martin G. HupiyEsq. Shiremanstowrt. - showed the.same gallantry that hail saved the British army, oh the,,23d ofDecember, sustained for some time longer the courage pf (he, tropps- against; (|io-.'most...deadly, firo-- ever witnessed by, the.vetcrans of. Tuiavera andßadajos; but when Packenham fell from his horse mortally wbunded--when Gibbs ex- - pi red in tire arms'of the soldiers \vho were carrying him from the field; when Keen, ,pi so severely woiindcdby a rifle ball, was o bliged to leayef-the field, that column finally dispersed in irremediable confusion. ■. >.. - It was now the turn of the other two col umns to make an effort to retrieve the day. The, troops .composing them were seen form ing behind a ditch; laying down their knap sacks that (hey might rush bn to the assault with greater speed. •, This was an awful mo-, ment forlbotlv armies.- :;Jackson, followed by his staff, went along,the whole line. To' (ho Americans by birth, he sajd that they ,• must not prove themselves the . degenerate sons of-their,ancestors, whq . had .defeated - ' , (lie same enemy that now: confronted them; to (heJFrench, lie recalled the high deeds of their armies under.Napoleqnj ta. Uie-Span iards,>h'e invoked the remembrance of their cities given up to plunder by these very. ar mies in the ivar of thc Pcninsulaj to the men of color,, ho said they must show themselves worthy" of the confidence’placed in, their he nut arms in their hands; to the artillensts, ho said . they , must depress their guns a,little, and not hurry their fi ring. Wherever the .General appeared, the loud cheers of tl)e troops.proclaimed;'his presence. There, fras no, timo.',for words; T deeds responded ,to his animated address. - The’ last onset .was the. most vichrous that we had: yet sustained. Some platoons of the Scotch regiment advanced to the very edge p£ the ditch, before the tvoops that had attacked our left dispersed,and sought she!-, tcr-a'mong the bushes,oliTtheir right, or reti - columns'df"atfafck; about Bix.h.hudfea.yarpß_ from our lines. .. . . . . Our right, arid the greater portion of our centre,' bad as yet sustained iho.effbrt.of- the enemy. ■ The.corps destined fur-this attack had been kept out of view, under the shel ter ol'somc large buildings neartliq road. — TheSe troops,, in order to avoid the. fire of the Louisiana, whose guns swep.t_ the higli- Avay,,seized a: moment wlieh a thick smoke hang-over the - river, to,, efeep-unperceived between thc.baiik arid the water line, until theyhadgotVery hear:our extreme right; and ihen’rushirig, with resistless impetuosi ty-Jo the, unfinished redoubt, they leaped into the ditch, amh. entered it through the embrasures, putting to the sword, all who attempted to resist. ■> When iii possession of ‘ that bastion, to their utter dismay, tlicy. perceived that it was distinct from rind unconnected Withthe inain breastwork, which, in the rear of itran into the river itself,, where it was more than five feet deep. The captured work was o* pen on the water side, and Commodore Pat' terson, as soon as he saw the British wefo there, poured into jhe bastion .a. heavy and destructive fire. ' Several , daring officers, , though already wounded, were seen cheer ing their men to another, assault , against the intervening,parapet; .and Col.Tience had al ready begun to mount the breastwork, when oW.of the volunteer riflemen, under Col. Beale shot that valiant officer, through the head. Depiivcdof their leader, these brave suUlicrs cried for quarters, and laid- down (heir arms. -The.: American batteries neaiv estthe river kept upj all the while, so dead ly a fire oh the rest of the column that it (ell back in-, the greatest, disorder, leaving I the road, the dyke; and the ground near the river,, oyer 'which it had/advanced and', now. fretreated, strewed with heaps.of the slain; This was the last, efibi't-made by the one my; nothing remained dnithe-ground of the formidable host wbich in the morning march ed to the attack with all the pageantaud steadiness of '■veteran-' discipline, except -a confused mass,of fugitive's throwing away their -linns-and' endeavoring to escape by " flight from the frightful slaughter of that bloody field. l -Phe noise of the musketry had now ceased, biit jibe roar of the cannon, however, continued long after. V Our batter ies,' now. free to.act against those.ot the en emy; winch ! they hail, allowed to, pithy- on (hem while they made deep gaps in the at tacking, columns;.in less than two hours for ced 'the artillerists to abandon their, dis mpunt ed guns. —’A’lii tie- before-pi nc-in-the - - - morning; the firing : having entirely, ceased oil both sides,' and, the smoke no longer ob scuring the field bfliattle, a spectacle winch, tlWßiatihavo beheld it, will never forget, was presented to per sight. fhe ivViqlo plain in front of our left, and ofourcxlremc light ip the Vroter edge, was covered -with ■tbe dead find fiying. '‘lirsome parts’of the field; nearest to the wood, I have, seen five bodies heaped, one over-lhe- other; Iclose -to . that spbfi a spaceuf two bundled! and fifty yards in length by more than .two bun- ■ dred in breadth, was [completely covered ’ with the bodies of men, cither dead or des perately-wounded; ; Our artillery until two in the afternoon, fireifon the enemy wh/cfieyerthey attewptvd to rise from the diteh ilr wiiicb tli’ey had lain s dtiwn forjdieUor.; ' The reserve; a corps o two.thousand ineii, \vho had-not-hcen,enga ged; wiive'sceii -drawn'upyn the ditches m Several lines; and ; wooiided- men with; their arms in’slings. Were distinctly observed re turning from,the camp where-their wounds had been dressed; to'Joiit their eoitfpanies,-to swell, no doubt/ the number of, mpu-under 'arms.andidsojoaddlolheirappearaiiceof Wmifflw"7TlTeße precautions fibovved <bat ‘ the Commanding General feared lest the A mcfican army should attack him in his very camp before the troops bad - recovered-from the panic of their recent defeat. . This; the ■ Hcatf-long impetudsity, of 'American; yalor ; wiiiild sbon liaVe done, but that the prudence, 1 of Jackson forbid this dangerous tynpting of ' fortune;;- after we had already received' at (.Concluded on Second -) --V. 1 '
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