lderness, was conducted by
Capt. Butler with his usual promptitude and energy,
and by forced and rapid movements we arrived at
Fort Montgomery, the headquarters of Gen. Jackson,
a short distance above the Florida line, just in
time to follow our beloved general in his bold
enterprise to drive the enemy from his strong
position in a neutral territory. The van-guard of
the army destined for the invasion of Louisiana had
made Pensacola its headquarters, and the British
navy in the Gulf of Mexico had rendezvoused in that
beautiful bay.

"The penetrating sagacity of Gen. Jackson
discovered the advantage of the position assumed by
the British forces, and with a decision and energy
which never faltered, he resolved to find his
enemy, even under the flag of a neutral power. This
was done by a prompt and rapid march, surprising
and cutting off all the advanced pickets, until we
arrived within gun-shot of the fort at Pensacola.
The army of Gen. Jackson was then so inconsiderable
as to render a reinforcement of a single company,
commanded by such an officer as Capt. Butler, an
important acquisition. And although there were
several companies of regular troops ordered to
march from Tennessee at the same time, Capt.
Butler's, by his extraordinary energy and
promptitude, was the only one which arrived in time
to join this expedition. His company formed a part
of the centre column of attack at Pensacola. The
street we entered was defended by a battery in
front, which fired on us incessantly, while several
strong block-houses, on our flanks, discharged upon
us small arms and artillery. But a gallant and
rapid charge soon carried the guns in front, and
the town immediately surrendered.

"In this fight Capt. Butler led on his company with
his usual intrepidity. He had one officer, Lieut.
Flournoy, severely wounded, and several
non-commissioned officers and privates killed and
wounded.

"From Pensacola, after the object of the expedition
was completed, by another prompt and rapid
movement, we arrived at New Orleans a few weeks
before the app