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Show 116 LIFt OF GEN. JACKSON. CHAP. families and homes, and that you are entitled to do so; TV. yet stay a little longer,-go with me, and meet the ...,.,.._ enemy, and you can then return, not only with the 1814. consciousness of having performed your duty, but with the glorious exultation, of having done even more than duty required." What was hoped for, from this address, did notresult. Difficulties were constantly pressing; and whilst one moment gave birth to expectation, the next served but to destroy it. Jackson had been already advised, that adequatt.' numbers would shortly come to his relief; and until this could be accomplished, it was desirable to retain those already wit\1 him, to give to his posts greater protection. Whilst measures were adopt· ing in Tennessee, to effect this fully, about a thousand volunteers were moving out, to preserve an appearance of opposition, and keep secure what had been already gained. With tl1is force, added to what he already had, if in his power to keep iliem, he believed he would be able to advance on the enemy, make a diversion in favour of ilie Georgia army, and obtain oilier important advantages. With iliis view, he had addressed this regiment, and brought before them such considerations, as might be supposed calculated to excite a soldier's ardour. l3ut, in answer to his address, colonel Lilliard replied, that having called upon the several captains in his regiment, to make a statement of those in ilieir respective companies, who were willing to remain beyond ilie period of their engagement, it appeared that none would consent to do so, except eap· tain Hamilton and three of his men. LIFE OF GEN. JACKSON. nt As nothing hilt an mmec.essary consumption of sup- CHAP. plies was now to be expected from detaining iliem the~ few days iliat yet_ r~mained of ilieir term, orders were 1814_ given colonel Lilliard, to make the proper arrange-ments for taking up the line of march to Fort Arm-stronl, on tl1e lOth; whence he was directed to pro- i~.~n~::t ceed to Knoxville, and receive the orders of general ;:~,:;:'rs Cocke for their discharge. Particular instructions home. were given, to have ilie strictest police observed in his camp, and the utmost order preserved on his march, that no depredations might be committed on the per-sons or property of the L1dians, through whose country he was to pass; or on ilie citizens of Tennessee. Meantime, the volunteers, lately raised, had arrived at Huntsville, where iliey were directed to remain, until sufficient supplies could be had at head quarters. Could iliey have proceeded directly on, they would have reached the general sufficiently early to have enabled him to proceed against the enemy, before ilie period at which Lilliard's regiment would have been entitled to a discharge. His exertions, to have in readiness, the arrangements necessary to the accomplishment of iliis end, had been indefatigable. Gene-ral Cocke had been directed to give instructiif to · s ~uarter master, to forward to Fort Strother., pro s1ons that should arrive at Fort Armstrong; to pro~e thence to· Ross', and make proper arrangements for the speedy transportation, from that place to Deposit, tf all the bread stuff, which ilie contractor had been required to lay in at iliat depot ; and to have procured and se~t from East Tennessee, a competent supply of that art1cle, as well for the troops then in the field, as |