New Orleans (King)

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New Orleans (1895)
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4782518New Orleans1895Grace Elizabeth King

New Orleans

The Place
and
the People

By
Grace King
Author of "Jean Baptiste le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville,"
"Balcony Stories," etc.

With illustrations by Frances E. Jones

New York
Macmillan and Co.
And London
1895

Copyright, 1895,
By Macmillan and Co.

Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith
Norwood Mass. U.S.A.

To the memory
of
Charles Gayarré

Page

Introduction

Chapter I.

History of Mississippi River

Crescent City.—Pineda.—De Soto.—De la Salle.—Pierre Lemoyne d'Iberville

1

Chapter II.

Colonization of Louisiana

Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.—Pennicaut.—Story of St. Denis

14

Chapter III.

Founding of New Orleans

Law.—Duke of Orleans.—Mississippi scheme.—Speculation emigration.—Manon Lescaut.—New Orleans laid out.—Le Page du Pratz.—Immigration.—Dubois incident,

33

Chapter IV.

The Ursuline Sisters

Shipments of girls.—Contract with Ursulines of Rouen.—Madeleine Hachard.—Voyage across the ocean.—Arrival in New Orleans.—Installation in convent.—Our Lady of Prompt Succour.—New Ursuline Convent

51

Chapter V

Indian troubles.—Marquis de Vaudreuil.—Charity Hospital founded.—Louisiana's first drama.—Jeannot.—De Kerlerec.—Swiss mutiny.—Jumonville de Villiers.—Treaty of Paris.—Little Manchac.—Jesuits and Capuchins, Father Génovaux

75

Chapter VI.

Cession to Spain

Louis XV.—Duc de Choiseul.—Cession to Spain made known in New Orleans.—Action of citizens.—Lafrénière.—Delegation in Paris.—Aubry.—Ulloa.—Madame Pradel.—Expulsion of Ulloa

89

Chapter VII.

Spanish Domination

O'Reilly.—Arrest of patriots.—Death of Villeré.—Trial and execution of patriots.—Unzaga.—Father Génovaux and Father Dagobert.—Father Cirilo's report.—Galvez.—Julian Poydras

107

Chapter VIII.

Spanish Administration

Miro.—Conflagration.—Don Andres Almonaster.—Baroness de Pontalba.—Padre Antonio de Sedella.—Western trade.—Visit of Chickasaw and Choctaw chiefs.—Carondelet.—Revolutionary ideas.—New Orleans fortified.—Treaty of Madrid.—First bishop of Louisiana.—First newspaper.—First Free Mason's lodge.—First theatre.—Gayoso de Lemos.—Royal visitors.—Casa Cálvo.—Treaty of St. Ildefonso; France again possesses Louisiana.—Salcedo.—Free navigation of Mississippi demanded by Western people,

128

Chapter IX.

American Domination

Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana.—Laussat.—Transfer of government from Spain to France.—Transfer from France to United States.—Governor Claiborne.—American reconstruction.—Robin's description of New Orleans.—Refugees from St. Domingo.—Père Antoine.—First Fourth of July celebration.—Law and practice.—College of Orleans.—Lakanal

157

Chapter X.

The Baratarians.

The black flag in the Gulf of Mexico.—The Lafittes.—Barataria.—Efforts of state and national government against contraband trade.—Criminal prosecution of the Lafittes.—English overtures to Jean Lafitte.—Lafitte's offer to Claiborne.—Lafitte episode.—Breaking up of pirate's retreat by United States authorities.—Baratarians at battle of New Orleans.—Lafitte at Galveston.—Dominique You

189

Chapter XI.

The Glorious Eighth of January

Downfall of Napoleon.—Fears of British invasion.—Preparations.—Arrival of Jackson in New Orleans.—British fleet in Lake Bargue.—Engagement with United States boats.—British enter Bayou Bienvenu.—Villeré's capture and escape.—Jackson musters his men.—British forces.—Fight of 23d December.—Jackson's position.—Pakenham.—British attack of 27th December.—Eighth of January

213

Chapter XII.

Ante-bellum New Orleans

Celebration of the victory.—First steamboat.—Faubourg Ste. Marie.—De Boré plantation.—Mademoiselle de Macarty.—Summer life under the ancien régime.—Duke of Saxe-Weimar.—Lafayette.—American development, business, theatres, first Protestant church.—Buckingham's description of New Orleans.—America Vespucci, Henry Clay, Lady Wortley.—Fredericka Bremer.—Epidemics.—Metairie race-track.—Under the Oaks—Duelling

254

Chapter XIII.

War

Capture of city by Federals.—General Butler takes possession.—Hanging of Mumford.—Federal domination.—Military government.—Reconstruction.—Fourteenth of September

300

Chapter XIV.

The Convent of the Holy Family

Death of Mother Juliette.—Gens de Couleur.—African slaves.—African Creole songs.—Zabet Philosophe.—Congo Square.—Voudou meetings.—Quadroons.—Founding of the convent.—Orleans ball-room.—Thomy Lafon

334

Chapter XV.

Conclusion

Fourteenth of July.—Moreau Gottschalk.—Paul Morphy.—John McDonogh.—Judah Touro.—Margaret.—Paul Tulane.—Tulane University of Louisiana.—H. Sophie Newcomb College.—Howard Memorial Library.—The Carnival.—All Saints.—Cemeteries.—Charles Gayarré

356

Swamp Scene		5
Spanish Dagger		9
Palmetto Palm		13
On Rue Bienville		14
Lugger Landing at Old Basin		19
Banana Tree		31
On Bayou St. John		33
Court House in which Jackson was tried		35
Villa on Bayou St. John		47
Indian Weapons		49
Sun-dial at the Ursuline Convent		51
Front View of Ursuline Convent		53
Back of Old Ursuline Convent		58
Tiled-roof House on Chartres St.		66
Interior of the Archbishop's Palace		70
Knocker on Porter's Lodge		73
Indian Baskets		75
Old Slave Quarters		78
Tignon Créole		84
Pomegranates		88
Spanish Houses on Rue du Maine		89
Courtyard of the "Old Baths"		92
In the French Quarter		96
Old Plantation House		101
Old Spanish Iron Railing		105
Old Gateway on Rue du Maine		111
A Creole Darky		117
Old Spanish Courtyard		123
Spanish Dagger in Bloom		127
Iron Railing on Pontalba Building		128
The Cabildo		133
Doorway of Old Arsenal		137
Gateway at Spanish Fort		146
Dago Boats at Old Basin		148
French Opera House		151
Transom in Pontalba Building		156
Gateway in Cabildo		162
Window and Balcony in Cabildo		164
Residence of First Mayor of New Orleans		166
Interior of Old Absinthe House		172
"Mammy"		175
Cathedral Alley		177
French Marker		183
The City Seal		188
The Jolly Rover		189
Sword of Lafitte		208
Grave of Dominique You		210
The Gulf of Mexico		212
Door of Villa on Bayou St. John		216
Near the Battle-Ground		248
Lamp on French Opera House		254
Jackson's Monument		257
First Four-story Building		261
Exchange Alley		271
Parish Prison		277
Lamp Post at Jackson Square		283
In the St. Louis Cemetery		284
Mortuary Chapel		285
Study of "Ovens" in St. Louis Cemetery		288
A Corner of the French Market		289
The Duelling Oaks		293
Café at City Park		295
Fourteenth of September Monument		329
Cross in St. Louis Coloured Cemetery		334
Sister of the "Holy Family"		336
"Une bonne Vielle Gardienne"		338
A Negro Type		345
Stairway in Convent of Holy Family		351
New Orleans from River		356
Benjamin Franklin		359
Tower and Portico, St. Paul's Church		367
"Saint John's" Steeple		371
Dome of Jesuit Church		375
Cloister of Christ Church Cathedral		378
Tulane University		385
Corner of Howard Library		390
A Bit of Cornice		391
Bœuf Gras		396
Chapel of St. Roche		397
Tomb of the Ursuline Nuns, St. Roche Cemetery		399
Rear View of City		404

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