Raynors HCA 2015-05
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/21/2015
Newspaper, a complete and authentic issue of the New Hampshire Gazette, Portsmith, March 28, 1815, 4pp., nearly separated at spine. From the front page, Andrew Jackson’s Address to his soldiers on the New Orleans victory, in small part, “Citizens, and fellow soldiers ! The enemy has retreated, and your general has now leisure to proclaim to the world what he has noticed with admiration and pride—your undaunted courage, your patriotism, and patience, under hardships and fatigues. ...Their batteries of heavy cannon kept up an incessant fire; their rockets illuminated the air; and under their cover, two strong columns threatened our flanks. The foe insolently thought that this spectacle was too imposing to be resisted, and in the intoxication of his pride, he already saw our lines abandoned without a contest—how were these menacing appearances met? By shouts of defiance, by a manly countenance, not to be shaken by the roar of his cannon, or by the glare of his firework rockets ; by an artillery served with superiour skill, and with deadly effect. Never, my brave friends, can your general forget the testimonials of attachment to our glorious cause, of indignant hatred to our foe, of affectionate confidence in'your chief, that resounded from every rank, as he passed along your line. This animating scene damped the courage of the enemy; he dropped his scaling ladders and fascines, and the threatened attack dwindled into a demonstration, which served only to shew the emptiness of his parade, and to inspire you with a just confidence in yourselves. ...” Also, President James Madison issues a Proclamation declaring a National Thanksgiving.
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