WAsHINGToN CITY, June Is, Is45.

GENERAL ORDER.
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WASHINGTON, June Io, 1S45. The President of the United States, with heartfelt sorrow announces to the army, the navy, and the marine corps, the death nf ANDREW JACKSON. On the evening of Sunday, the eighth day of June, about SIX o'clock, he resigned hls spir 10 his heavenly Father. The nation, while il learns with grief the death oi it's most lnstrious cilizen, hndsk in contemplating his venerable character and services The valley of the Mississippi beheId m him the bra- vest, and wisest, and most fortunate of it's defenders. The country raised him 10 the highest trusts in mil ltary and in civil life win confidence that never abiied, and an affection that followed him in undi- unfinished vlg"r to reliremen watched over his late est hours, a'd pays ils tribute at his grave. Wher- ever ms loi was casf he appeared among those a. round him. hl st in natural endowmenis aud resour- ces moi less than first in authority and station The power of his mind impressed itself on the policy of his country, and stlives, and will live forever, in The memory "f it's people. Child of forest region, and settler of The wilderness, his was d genus which, as 1t came to the guidance of affairs instinct vey attached itself to general principles, and. n- spred by the truth which his own heart revealed to hun m sngleness and simplicity, he found always a response In the breast of hIs coun,rymen. Crowned with glory ih war, in his whole career, as stsies- man, he showed himself ihe end and lover of peace With an American heart, whose ihl obs were all for republican freedom and his native land, he vet long. ed to promote the widest intercourse and inc most intimate commerce, between lhe many nations ofman Kind. tie was the servant of humanity or n vehement

 

 hea ring all things; yet ia he moment of action, de ciding with rapidiy. or noble nature. and incapa ole "i dssuIse, his thoughts lay open to all around him, and won their confidence by his ingenious frank ness His judgement of that soidity, that he ever tempered vigor with prudence The flushing, ni anger could never cloud his faculties, but rather kindled and lighted them up quickenng their ener gy without disturbing their balance. In war, his ey, at ghnce discerned his plans with unerrng sagac hy; u peace, he proposed measures with insiinciv' wisdom, oi whicl ihe inspirations were prophecy In discipline stern, in just resolution infexible h, was lull o the geues afections ready to soac, he distressed, and to relieve the needy faithful hs friends, ierWd for his country Indifferent tt other rewards, he aspired throughout life to an hon orable fame. and so loved his fellow men, that ht onged to dwell n lher afectonate retnembrahce iieavan gave hin length of days. and he filled then with deeds "l P'eainess. He was always happy happy m his youth, whch shared the achievement O our national independence; happy in his after years which behed the valley of the West itself will the glory oi free and increasing States; happ, m hs age, which saw the people multiplied from tw, to twenty millions, and freedom and union make thei pathway from the Atlantic the Pacific; thrice hap py in death, for while he believed the liberties of hi | country imperishs be, and cheered by visions o It's constant advancement, he departed from this i Tn full hope of a blessed immortality, through tn | merits aud aonement ofhis Redeemer.

 OhcerS oi the army the navy, and the narInt corps, will wear crape the left and ihei swords and the coors of the several reg iments wIl be put in mourning for the period of six months.- Al the naval station, and on public vessels m com mission, the flags will be at hal-mast for on' week; and on the day after this order is received twenty one minute guns will be fired, beginning a l2 o'clock Al each military station, the day afte the reception of this order the national flag will b. displayed at half staff from sunrise 10 sunset; thr teen guns will be fired at daybreak haIfhour gun during the day; and a the close of the day genera salute The troops will be paraded at 10 o'clock and this order read 10 them, which the labors o | the day will cease.

 Let the virtues of the illustrous dead retain thei influence, and when energy and courage are callet 1 10 trial, emulat his example.

 | GEORGE BANCROFT, l Acting Secretary of War, and | Secretary of the Navy