Historical

But there is one novelty there I never heard any of the flat-boatmen teil of- an oíd negro, on the Chalmettè place, wko remembers all about. the battle, and was an eye-witness. He isn't a day over 60 yenrs oíd, but he remenibers the battle 'all the same, and gives a some-wk.it more graphic account of it than is contained in ciirrent histories. Here is all I can remember of it: " Yes, sah; yes, sah; I was right heah, and seed it all. Y' see Ginral Jackson he come down along heah, and fo' o' five dem Bridishehs dey crep down dat side de fence, and one slipped froo on Ginral Jackson, and tried to cut kim down de back wid a razor. Den he turn roun' and just swing bis big fist, an' he knock dat Bridisheh ciar froo dat fence y' see dak ! Den Pat'kinum ke crep down along by some cotton bales, an' tried to slip up on Ginral Jackson; but Ginral Jackson he seed his head over the cotton bale, and he jest went for kim ! Lawd, kow do fiak floo f rom d'r soahds ! I was right he.ih, whar I'm standin' dis minit. Well, I reckon it was 'bout free in de arternoon when day went at it, and day fit an' St till nigk onto dark; den Ginral Jackson got in a big lick and kuock Packinum in de dtch, and cut off his hend with one lick and dat ended it. I was heah, sah,