wounded men being made known in the city, a number of ladies drove immediately down the coast in their carriages with articles for their comfort.
The British fleet left the Gulf shores on the 17th of March. When it reached England, it received the news that Napoleon had escaped and that Europe was up again in arms. Most of the troops were at once re-embarked for Belgium, to join Wellington's army. General Lambert, knighted for gallantry at New Orleans, distinguished himself at Waterloo.
A handsome tablet in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, commemorates Pakenham's gallant life and heroic death.
Walker relates that the Duke of Wellington, after the battle of New Orleans, always cherished a great admiration for General Jackson, and when introduced to American visitors never failed to inquire after his health.
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