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4 -'. .V i V :::: . jr.u PUINTBD AND PUBLISHED -; The Gazette wnl b; printed eyery .Thuns- Say !rof',nmjr at three DollaM pernoum,y :ible in advance in everr instice.;i-.f1 '':vTSTd paper to be discijntinued; until H ar. ! TearaWes are paid, unless at the option of the Editor! and a failure to notifyadi8Comnu-ne be considered a new engagements u-:-? Advertisement, waking a square, or ie$?, - inserted the first time for mfty ; cents atil - twrnty-five cents for eyery .subsequent mse. i tion; to becoritinued until otherwise ordered, " and charged accordingly. S Longer ones : proportion - : ' ' . ' - '. :. .- Letters to theTEditor must be post J.;, COHIHTIOXS. TTSISSL'Sr AIiEIAIJAC m Moat : rHASB.' . , 5'r!. rhursday :vFridafet . J Saturday ! ' " Sunday v- ry Monday : J: :Tuesday?, i ' J5 Wednesday 'O Ot 3 . . ' N C3 rfw Jo t 4-. 3 3 ? i; JACKSON MEETING. ; : j At a irieeting of the citizens of Granville county, ! friendly to the e lectiori of Gen. Jackson, assembled at Oxford, on Tuesday 5th Februa- appointed chairman, and Thomas I. 'I Hunt, Secretary. : The chairman having7 explained - the y purpose ? fbv which the meeting was assembled on inotioh, ordered, thatWilliam'iMr . Sneed, Robert B.Gilliam,' Hotet Potter, Thomas Turner, Dr.. Wil Ham W Taylor, Augustus Burton, Willis Lewis, Dr. Willis L. Taylor, Dr. Thomas P. Hicks and Richard "Bullock be appointed a committee to recommend and report such measures as will be proper to be adopted. ? After retiring for about half an hour, the committee reported the following J)f eamble' and, resolutions, viz: -L. '5 Thecitiiens of. Granville county 'inow.' assembled : at : Oxford, ' for; the ; purpose . , of devising and adopting ; such measures, as raaybe proper, to i aid the election of General J ackson, ,as the next President of the United States, consider that a detailed state - ment of the reasons which have in- duced them to reject the pretensions ' . cf Mr. Adams, for that office, and to determine them in heir support of Gen. Jackson, quite necessary. It is enough that" as reemew, they have resolved on the , course they . mean to pursue. . Nor will ctheyj im pugn the motives of sucn' p: their ' ;fell6w citizens as differ from them in tI i opinion. . -They desire, that in this '- free country, arid under our free form , of Government, no citizen ; shall be v stigmatised; for ' an honest "differericet inion, whether that opinion be in coincidence with the sentiments . of Va , minority or fj of a majority of the ;mmuAity ) st: ResQlmd ' that his riieetirig will use' all honourable means, to;ad vance tlie just claims of Gen. ; An drew JacksoN; to the; next Presi- dency of the United States. -4';--; . ;; 2nd. That a committee of corres- I pondence, consisting! of thirty iper sons, or more.- if-ari increase shall be . deemed necessary, be appointed by. the chairman of this meeting,; whose diiiyit shall be to Consult and coope : rate. with others, in : effectuating ibfc '": object we haye;inyiewi(t;) II 3r;yhat bert B&mam; Joseph HjBry anUame ; all be. appointed delegates to attend any meeting that may. be callei in this Electoral xnsiric-ior,. ine pm pbse of selecting a proper person to be nominated as an Elector, arid to gupplysdiy jyaxjancy cur. may pc- 4th Tbat we concur witli the cit- BISES. SKTS. 6 25 5 35 6 24 5 36 6 23 5 57 6 .20 5 33 6 19 5 39 .6 17 5 40 6 16 5 41 izens of Orange (friendly to theElec tion of Gen. Jackson) in the recom menda.tion of Willie P. : Man gum, as a suitable; person to be voted for as an Elector for 'this IWstrict. TheToregoihg" Preamble and fesr oludons were, read a first and second 4"i vr 1 : ark t- ) ' v- I 1 ' 1 -.J ' t put, they were .adopted wltliout" a;f PTw,dmr?n"ct'a,ouS KWratoJ the ranks of private life, "w.'J --fi v:-i;;;.-rr'u i 1 calculated on their, being beaten,' 1 without; one sixpence more; pay than dissenting voice. f t- , ' did not expect to We them shot down,'" that whicli his . cdmmissioa entitled Un motion; " ordered that the num-Inn bsr of persons present ' be ascertain-j d, whereupon the Tellers appointed by the chairman, reported, that were present, three hundred twenty mm ,; L jOn mction, ordered th mg proceedings te signed W the V WL nis military miracle, ior 1 can Chairman andSecretary, andbe pub.! 11 els .P1 1 v j o ' , Bonaparte's former victories m the !h? m ;StarWarrenton TRe-lshade; thev bear no&mDarison: in a poner, miisoorougn Recorder and TTMl .-ir 1 -.' . .--I Milton Gazette. v?H'fM JOS. BRYAN :ChaiSi THOS. I. HUNT, Sec. ' ; The . followinsr is a letter or Darts of a letter addressed to the Earl of Liverpool, upon the arrival of the intelligence bf; the victory at New Orleans in England. ; v:t 4 ;; To the Earl of Liverpool. V. o A. 'iw .ra.. "7- let, mem with my pubhsher, with the:forced to call him aithough he has ) rem ifk, that he did not wish to .see u .i-.: 2:" - :-'t.i-.' . . - . , - 1 ; , : - 1 - .- . ' r f ! Pson W ""Known y uuu, uui viiai lie pcsuuiCU l WOUIU turn them to good account. I real ly did not know what better account I could put them to 'than; to peruse them instantly, and inform y our Lord ship of tn"eir:cpritenis.:f; The first: paper I laid niy hands on, was what they call in America a country paper, and ispubli shed twiiie a week; it was headed in large capi tals GLORIOUS NEWS; UNPA RALLELED VICTORY! obtain ed by the AMERICAN ARMS, under GENER AL JACKSON, New Orleans. . This, naturally e- riough, caught my attention, arid without disturbiner another ofthem, I ,n the habit of sh wing to bravery; sat down thread it', thinking that you and the bravest lien in it neither might like to, hear what kind of alooks for i?or exp cts, a greater re story Joriathari told jbfthis battle; ve- jmuneration.: Ha General Jackson ry little of which, as regards matter ( been less skilful,, et, had he shown of fact, .has yet come to .the pars or j perseverance, brs ery, and'patriot understandings ot, the - enlightened people ot cms island, should 1 tell you that it, was with astonishment that I. read of r this unexpected defeat and Carnage of .the forces, under Ma jor GeneraVPackenham, the brother-in-law of our immortallized living ge- neral the Duke of Wellington and Marquis, of Talavera; should T say, T,r who have so often' forewarned you you of what would be the fate of all the armies yori should send to America, should 1 6 wri to you my astonishriierit ! commerce :of the H7esterrt States e at their being beaten and driven off ven to the heart of Perinsylvariia! the field by a Yankee general, what wbuMjurJ Lor certainly mhi Id. not suppose, that, in this hour of your mortification I would attempt to insult 1 y our foelings, by presuming to flatter you; . or that I would give you , credit ; for nlans and Operations which met every disaster, by saying they merited otherwise.-;-;' iN o, indeed it is from no insulting mo - uve 01 nailery, against wnicn 1 Know . tent, as ii.ngiana ana acpuana toge your. deadly antipathy, but from real ther? Arid yet my lord, the ? Ameri downright truth that ; I now declare j can general who deferided this all iin to yori, that when I read tliis disaster-' portant -passe par ' toutr more impor ous ; account, astonishment is but a j tant than ; tiiat of your secret cabinet, jveaK word' to express! my ieehngsi IVIy Lord, ;I was amazed! I was un der the agony of an ague, and the very highest parbxysin of eVeiv 1 who hayejfever 1 said from the very sallingf tfe;4th ; and $5thregf mients, : under General - Rpss, i that they only tventtameei grace; and which has : proved as sure as many other things which I have told you. I, who have ever and anon, been re- .peating- to you, that your sappers, 1 your """ aim var cKemien, Kentuckyrifle,in the hands 'of a back woodsman; shall Icapn ownrthlt l .was amaxed. : I will ?iot impose, ujv on most whole army' under . Geni Packchham ' would be heaten, ,had they been twice : uie. nuiuoerf --am my elty of sending nentomerica; who were but j nantirifr from'tleir fights anil latijytip'fi ? a fumrlrprl mn! rant anrl fiUyA. one of the enemyj No, this would V n(ieed be arrogajlce, should I say it; : J h'siv '-WtVViVfAnTATilhrlC-hQrl I wn-l reJjgiousIyvcalcnlate, that t the;monje has .enutfiffhVahdOirht. Gueniseyf.v HaveiVe not had renervi : Itured to predict it I should have mer-'Mgranted - ju ma luiiitaijr , luixavic, iui x - etui i . . . - r ' . . . . ' --. ' . word, it has riot its parallel any where!. Th e . strongest ; fortress that ever, was besieged, x Gibraltar itself; refer to history, my lord, I beg yori, for three hundred years, and see if you una .any ining ukc it. uracious God!-It is too shdekine for animad- -1 version. " Half a dozen : more . such ' expeditions, and 1 fear we should j have scarcely men left to walk the 1 parade at St. James, or to change f duty at the Horse Guards. ' ; -;v gress oestowea upon tneir gaiian ueeu our severest enemv. - 1 una .n the paper before m of the 6th Feb. (the latest I have) that ; Mr. Troup, a deputy from peorgia recommen ded the adoption of, a resolution, that the thanks of Congress be presented to Gen. J ackson; aild, tlirough hirii, to the brave offices and 5 men under his command; an that the President" i ; . - . : m. . i be requested to cause a gold medal to be, struck and Tresented him. This resolution was twice read, arid referred to the com littee of the whole house jand ; I regr t that I have riot the papers' which cmfirm it, although I have no doubt tp at it met a unan imous adoption. This is the reward which' the American government are jism, he would ha received the ap- probation of his wuritrymen arid his conscience, tho' jperhaps, ' not the thanks of Congress. But alter the position, and let Js suppose that Sir Edward Packehakhad been success ful; what would vdu and the8 British Parliament have 1 lone for?-' Sir Ed ward.? .Would a di tedom have been too much for hin 1 had he gained possession of the mbouchur of the Mississippi, that gfeat key-to all the - Would the d ukedenn of. Orleans, in 'thousand pounds sterling as there are stars fin the firmanent, been too much, : inl your imagination, for the -man wbp would hjive possessed him- self of this magical padlock and key, which opened or closed at pleasure, the gates of all the; commerce of a country seyen times as largeT in ex- and who m defending it, gave such a lesson of - military self defence, as ne ver an army of the earth. received before, is doubtless, well contented, satisfied and grateful, with the thanks of his countrymen; and I would wa- ctpt trint riVvnlnpa th littlp trfilrl mpj I dal, in weight riot above a doubloOm, full as much" or more, ! than ' you or yorir generals would value the. duke dom and the. estate. . This" ' is eitb'er more nor less than the effect of edu cation and habit, i; The American of ficer, or private, when he - takes the field to defend his country, has ( but one ODject s in view to jao nis d Aggranqement, ' niiUtory- or he wi ertions, so ; muebkthe JbctteK; Pen?vof veteran troops eniplovedf What a nrrriv'hif Irpnl lftrlr &Wniilrli -..tnu :;-';,. v'iVv? .-:-:.' have ; said, that ' (jcn. Jackson asVbt educa for a military life; Uivp tv tr the innf ntuihinr IV "left them in thatc6uritry,il consider ji.uic:,nu nac piciiy . ucnriyf as l ed that ! did not hazard much in saying- so; however, in j perusing' ; iny newspapers, (and I write as I read, with ayiew ofdiriinforriiatiori)-I met with 1 an account of this said Geri; Jackson's career, and it confirriis what I said bfore.The 'accduni which I have read is takenfrom a pa per printed; in Virtinia; ' Called the Richmond t Enquirer: ) It -states J th at he was born in North Carolina, arid educated for the bar: . that he Was a to military life, and soon rose to be aithefart, I beg of you, if founds as 1 1 - l - - 1 i. ,v-.t -t :.i-,t:li; 10 miniary me, and soon rose to De a . major general of riiifitial;;v The ac-1; count speaks hierhly. of his private inai or general character; and disposition! and statesvit.' ' 'y; txM:JQ ?,.f i?;., that he is about fifty-five years of :;SIy lord,-histbry;bas" hitherto "cb fined herself to the Maid of Orleans, and the exploits she 1 performed i a gainst pur Henry's Generals Talbot ! speak of the JWan of Orleans, and it auu uausuux v X4.crj.ccMi y it Will j is well we should know who he was: and although riot like the maid, spired by a religious ' phrenzV, he was certainly inspired to do ris more mischief in one fatal horir; thari 'a twelvemonth '' cari repair. ; y Wh atever idea you may have of my heart, I as sure you, in; the language of sinct? ty, it aches on this occasion; VV'ould to v God. I had riot' to record itl This I battle has cost me; some agonies, iiri'on the last of Jwiuary, : where ;the . common with many cif his? 'majesty's ;! General attended by Gen.; Carroll,; . subjects.1 The - Bntish -troops ; on iGov Houston Judge Overton, Geii. ' n . i t I t 1 gauantry aispmyea oy men.-ix ne t Americans thenfeelves fattest it; alrid I there were , bravk spirits who fell Ojj that field deservjrig of a better memd-" rial than the temr live in marble Sind in brass. i ? ' ; My lord, 'We , have met dreadful humiliations in tliis contest; the su I II I nillll II llirill. W I III ac W ailUIJ III premacy" of tfye; British 'flag has-been destroyed m the eyes ot all ; Jurope, arid what iistill wOTse,iiri7dur;owp. All our. demonstrations by land, have met with disaster upon ; disaster, not to say disgrace, except in one solita- ry instaftce-I mean the attack upon burniriff lmrkry "fbr ;w a preterid to accuse us of Vandalisrii. otwitfista home arid.abroad, which.this unne cessary war vhas inflicted on us, the Tiriies paper, , when -it 'heard ; that pence had been concluded at Ghent, instead of rejoicing," was the first to tllrow a firebrand in its face. ' Let lis; says the Times, ' yet see one of lour-first generals sent out. Let us behold 4 British force in Americai capable of intimidating Madison and his Congress. Let ns hope to see the war concluded f withpne; -blow, that may riot drily chastise the sava ges into present peace, but make a lasting impressionlntheie This is the language held out to de ceive, and to irritate passions yrhich "should be assuaged. hat;f:ivould the sTimes want? What kind of gen eralsr; What kind of armies wouW he the capitol of W ashington; sl here we displayed'a ferocity in setting fire; to the President's house, , and m -. j s aUi -f ; ;;:iRirice tha memorable CDoch. than hss'; iuty.r sena ;oui iuuuuucj u viuuuji:v?'-i- 4 ' : 1 v ? .ex-far ii f of the first talent; and the I est f Orlpnne - wlit nnl. liovAMivon'': tedhissliarin enhamr He has ho umore ifclaim to iW ynlnerabilitythari nnoither man an v? ;atKentitcky 'rifle would . too more have missed fire, if directed Jagains him,; 7, -tli an ' agfainst - anotherits mark ' it : nevermiss -Aj'J:-- t' f.The American papers - state that the watchword and 'countersign of 4 lf the Enisl (anny f wasli cfmiy ttnd f.;-: ifor thehbnol ficerft I doubt this sjatemeiit Ifone fy uittvc iuai was auvr mjoicu iu mav chv TK ri "t'". ' n;-''i:.-''' i . . neia, rr couia ascertain kine iaci; anq if I found the statement falser I would which' I am convinced they would d6 A w f lipori a refutation' properly authenti- - r 1 cated. -;: These , people, are Generous r as wen as orave: tney nave displayed their generosity; in many instances v which must have made an impression . ;r. even upon yourself; " they would J use -; 6 iiieiri ucm ciiiifavuuis iu ia.Ktr ujtr 1110 ; of their enemy; but' they rw6uld : Ciia ;;1 mrya ' eiir LirriVviiP lite knn t ' V illVJiV, 9U1U 1U1U' Ul 11U1IUI VUUil they1 would a wounded soldier of hisf"s cari riewspaperslisa Stigma on all I the 1 military of the, jiingdom As- ; tne, lan, i oeg pi you, 11 iounaj as.i v Relieve it is, a tnHtatemerilypa'iU ;J . for the honor of the armv contradict ' I am," my Lord, yours respectfally, ; . Ffo,n f'f L uiana -Advertiser. ;5;:;;TiiirbinGK : The citizens of New Orleans dU- 'ring the past summer appointed a in-committee of arrangement to prepare lor the reception 5 ol; Uen.; Andrew ; Jackson; a deputation of fiye gentle -inen was appointed by them to Pf 0 ; ceed tc 'Natchez ielcome him dri 1 his arrival, "?mtl to jjaccanipany Jhim ; from thence to-the capital of Louisi The committee; reached ; Natchez; Jwj".;"l,!W MiV 0r,v"f""v"fc Pocahontas; on the 4th, the day prt .yiousiydesignateo Dy nim ley on the part of the New Orleans, . there presented him m -. w-r r SlR-r--the committee delegated for that purpose,' by the citizens d(New ;3 r Orleaiis;.have, in obedienc? p their. X;..s wishes, repaired to; this metrppolis;df i; ;:v a "sister State, to welcoriie ydur aK ; yal "on thie lower iMissi greet you with (salutations xf the r ; i pedjple;;df Loriisianai'i'f In performing this fnterestingdu. ty, we cannot refrain from adverting to v tue circumsian c es atien urn g y our 3 v ,-, arrival iri this 'country during themost V'y glorious; period of tbe lalte war witli G. Britain, and contrastinighem with the 7 associations which every where suriV I round you on the. present occasiQ; ' Theri you came at the head ofari ar;;"- v myf,citierisssdldi ; armament rode upon the waves of the . , If Mexican sea, menacing New Orleans , K with impendinjr devastation. Pain- ': ful anxiety throbbed in every bosom, ' and tne most intense sonciiuae r was f " 1 depicted on every coiaitenance.-Now . -r you arrive with all the surrounding )f circumstances of peajce and tranquil- v litylA forg welcome you .witn us lencitations) , . while youth arid beautyi sensible (f the presence of those, who have con?. inuuicu, bu ujuwu u. uc;5 wcuarc VI thir L country, join 'the animated ;,(; throng with all the cdnsdousriess of secriritytipd . happiness.'; y'K t Npr haYe the mdai feelings df the ; S ; eppnpenencedm r . J. V
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