Excerpt from Letters of Gen. Adair and Gen. Jackson: Relative to the Charge of the Cowardice, Made by the Latter Against the Kentucky Troops at New Orleans To presenta correct idea of this rout and the'confusion which ac companied it, I hereto annex, marked X. Y. Z. The account given by Capt. Wilkins, commanding tlie Natchez volunteer rifle company; also the note of Nicholas C. Hall, and the statement of Washington Jackson; and refer you to Mr. John Metcalf, living at Paris, Kentucky. They are all gentlemen of as high standing for probity and honour as any in society, all members of that corps. Mr. Metcalf perhaps knows many of the deserters and can Speak positively on that subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.