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FORT TICONDEROGA.
Fifteen miles south of Crown
Poirit, and 24 miles north of White
hall, the southern bound of Lake
Champlain, on an eminence, stands
the ruins of Fort Ticonderoga. This
Fort is on a point of land formed by
She’ river which runs from Lake
George, and which here connects
with Lake Champlain. Over the
Lake on the Vernfont side, in the
town of Shoreham, is an eminence
called Mount Independence, and over
the mouth of the river running from
Lake George on the west, at the dis
tance of one mile to the summit, is
Mount Defiance, probably six hun
dred feet higher than Ticondercga
it?elf. Visiting the ruius of Ticon
dcroga, it is a matter of wonder to
the beholder, that more than one
k indred years ago, in this then wil
derness. in which beasts of prey, and
more fierce and merciless savages
prowled, works exhibiting so much
skill in the art of warefare, and so
great expense of manuel labour and
money should have been jittempted.
The Fort itself covered an area of
two or three acres: from it to the
water on either side, were subterra
neous passages, and under its walls,
buried deep in the earth, were con
cealed excavations, calculated either
to protect magazines of'gunpowder
mid other'implements of war and pro
visions, or for the concealment of
prisoners of myriads of men ready to
fall on the beseiging enemy. This
fortress has been in r.uins ever since
it tfas deserted, and (be combustible
part of it destoyed by Gen. St. Clair
on the 4th of July. 1777, at the ap
proach of General Burgoyne, who
then secretly, and with almost in
credible labour, drew up and planted
his heavy cannon on the pinnacle of
Mount Defiance w hich overlooked
and commanded the Fort, and the
idea of which, from its supposed im
practicability, neverentered the head
of either the American or any other
commander who had formerly pos
sessed it. The block-house then
erected by Burgoyne, still remains on
Desi; incc, which is not now apparent - j
ly less rough and precipituous than
the steepest mountains in the north
ern region of New-Hampshire.
In the year 1753, ten thousand
provincial troops, principally from
New-England, and seven thousand
regulars embarked from the head of
Lakrj George, to proceed against
Ticonderoga, then in the possession
of the I£r» nch. Generrd Abercrom
bie, commander in chief, and Lord
Howe, a young nobleman of most
prepossessing manners and idolized
by both British and Ameri
can, accompanied the expedition.—
1035 boats were employed to trans
port an army certain of success ani
mated with zeal against their ene
mies- Their distance from the up
per to lower extremity of L. George
*s 34 miles; and between the place
of embarkation and Champlain, a
distance of about three miles, are
several falls, making the bed of the
one Lake two hundred feet lower
than the other. The British took
possession of a mill which was then
erected on one of these falls, and
killcfl and took prisoners about five
hundred of the enemy, driving him
back to the Fort without much diffi
culty. The next day the army was
brought up to the French lines, who
had thrown up, but not entirely fin
ished, an intrenchmer.t across the
ithinus from one river to the other,
Covering the Fort. This intrench
ed is still to be traced and is in as
good preservation as many intrench
nmntsthat were thrown up in the
war of 1813. It had two redoubts,
and a deep abattis, and must have
been much higher than more recent
w ork:, which are less prominent after
not so long a lapse of time interven
ing. The attack was vigorously
commenced by the English, and was
obstinately defended by the French ;
it lasted four hours, and during this
*inie the English were repulsed sev-
eral times. Notwithstanding his su
periority of force, Gen. Abercrombie
shamefully ordered a retreat. The
English loss in all was 1944, princi
pally regulars ; the French very tri
fling, although they are said not to
have imagined defence possible. The
gallant Howe was killed early in the
action. The French force was dif
ferently stated, at from twelve hun
dred to six thousand.
Another interesting incident rela
tive to this ancient Fort, was its sur
prise and capture by Ethan Allen, at
the dawn-of the morning of May 17,
1775, a few days after the battle of
Lexington. The manner in which
Allen summoned the British officer
to surrender, is probably recollected
by every one who knows any thing
of the history of that eccentric char
acter.—After entering the Fort, the
surprised British commander required
of Allen by what authority he made
the demamj: “By the authority of
Jehovah and the Continental Con
gress,” was the answer. An aged
gentleman, who now keeps the tav
ern at Shoreham Point, opposite Ti
conderoga, this day gave me the fol
lowing additional particulars of this
transaction : The party who volun-'
teered to take Ticonderoga, was
headed. by Allen and Arnold, and
consisted of .about sixty persons, col
lected from the town of Rutland and
other new settlements west of the
mountain in Vermont, the whole ol
which settlements could then hardly
be said to consist of hundreds. At
Shoreham Point, there then lived a
man by the name of Rowleyt the
distance from this Point across the
Lake is half a mile, and it is one mile
from the Fort. Allen and his party
arrived at this Point the afternoon
previous. When he arrived he found
there was no boat of sufficient mag
nitude to take bis men across. lie
employed Rowley, who made the er
rand of getting shaved, to go over
to the other side and borrow one of
the butteux which belonged to the
British Fort. The man went, waited
until it was dark, pushed off, and
brought back with him one of the
batteaux without exciting suspicion.
When obtained, Allen found it suffi
cient To take over only a part of his
men; and the time was so far con
sumed in completing the arrange-,
ments, that lie had not opportunity
before daylight next morning to bring
over the rest—so that Arnold re
mained with more than half of the
men spectators of the transaction.
A boy who had frequently been at
the Fort, was employed to inform of
the precise spot where the arms were
kept. The sentinel on guard at the
outpost was surprised, but is stated
to have snapped his gun at Allen a9
he advancer! to secure him. Allen
entered by one of the subterraneous
passages,and proceeded immediately
to the apartment of the British com
mander, while his m n, directed by
the boy, went and secured the maga
zine and arms . the men of the Fort
were asleep, or in no condition to act
defensively; and a surrender and ac
tual possession were effected nearly
at one and the same moment.
[JV. II Pciriot.
From the National Journal, Sept. 16.
We copy the following letter, and
the subjoined correspondence, from
tho Baltimore Patriot of Wednesday :
Rio Janeiro, July 15th, 1826
The Cyane, after, leaving this
port, had to return to examine her
mainmast, captain Elliott having dis
covered it to be defective under the
rigging : this, with expert seamen,
employed but little time—in the
mean while he directed the sloop oi
war Boston to proceed to the River
La Plata, to warn our unsuspecting
countrymen of the blockade. The
vigilance of captain Elliott has been
highly praise-worth.
Twelve richly laden English ves
sels have already arrived at this place
prizes to the Blockading Squadron :
these may be estimated, I am inform
ed, at $500,000, a circumstance not
at all agreeable to John Bull—one
vessel belongingto the United States
has been sent in, but her cargo is
British property.
When the Cyane was last here, on
the eve of getting under way she
was visited by four Austrian Officers,
who demanded; in the name of the
Emperor, a deserter from the army,
supposed to be on board; Capt. Elli
ott very properly assured them that,
should it prove to be the case, he
would most certainly send him on
shore. After getting to sea the man
was discovered. On our return here
capt. Elliott performed his promise,
by delivering the deserter to the prop
er authorities, at the same time, made
private intercession for his pardon—
this was doing the tiling in a becom
ing manner—a painful duty was dis
charged. while at the same time, the
humane feelings of an intercessor
were extended toward the unfortu
H* tibi erunt artes, pacisque impoiwre morem, parcere subjcctis et debellarc superbos.—Virgil.
MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1826.
nate offender. The correspondence
of the commanding officers on the
subject, is highly creditable, as it dis
plays those amiable traits always es
timable. The Chevalier is an officer
who once served in Napoleon’s army
with considerable distinction.
It is supposed that all the vessels
sent in here, for a violation of the
blockade, will be condemned ; conse
quently, the British will sustain a pret
ty serious loss. Thus you see, the
principles they contended for, pro
duce effects, which now act as retri
butive on their commerce, daily found
to depreciate.
It is gratifying to an American to
see our national ships in this quarter
—their presence, their character,
give us confidence, and inspire for
eigners with respect for our govern
ment, which seems ever ready .o
watch over our interests, and to
guard our rights. It is to be hoped
that the squadron will he continued
on this coast. It has, be assured, a
most happy influence on our officers
—producing, either directly or indi
rectly, benefits cheaply purchased,
at the expense of attending jts em
ployment. The time lias arrived,
when the naval forffes of the U. S.
should be kept up and increased, in
those seas where our commerce, con
tinually displays the swelling canvass
of enterprise, beneath the propitia
ting banner of the “ free and the
brave-”
[translation.]
Monster le Commandant —
Sir : Still more convinced of the
nobleness of your sentiments, from
the honorable manner in which you
have just acled, it is with the great
est satisfaction I give you the assu
rance, that from personal respect to
you, the soldier Schirmer, of the 3d
regiment of battalion, which I have
their honor to command, shall not be
punished. ,
No person can be more certain
than inyself, that neither by your
command, or the design of any other
of the very much esteemed Ameri
can officers, will any Brazilian sol
dier be induced to desert; on the
contrary, you have given me a suffi
cient example of your disapproba
tion of such conduct, in the circum
stance which have just occurred,
and which would not have taken
place but for the arts of a bad sub
ject, of whom the person to whom
they principally relate, was formerly
the domestic.
Receive, sir, the assurance of the
highest consideration, with which I
have the honor to be, your most hum
ble and most obedient servant.
LE CHEVALIER EDW ARD d’f.WALD.
Major and Commandant of the 3d Reg. of
Grenadiers, and Ist of the line.
IC )th July, 1826.
United States’ ship Cyane, }
Rio de Janeiro, 12th July, 1826. $
My Dear Sir: Your highly grati
fying favor of the 10th instant, I have
had the satisfaction to receive, and
now the honor to acknowledge.
The generous manner in which
you met my intercession in behalf of
the man who had, unknown to me, se
creted himselfin my ship, tends great
ly to enhance the already justly high
opinion 1 had entertained of the Ger
man character.
The high military reputation with
which you have so nobly existed in
honorable combat, and the prompt
ness with which the heart has been
opened in extending the hand both
of charity and forgivness to a j)Oor
soldier, must leave you in possession
of a feeling more easily imagined
than described
Receive therefore, my best wishes,
and*sermif me to subscribe, truly
your friend,
J. D. ELLIOTT.
To Chevalier F.mv. D’Ewald,
Major and Commandant of the 3d
Reg. of Grenadiers, and Ist of the line.
[translation.]
Monsieur le Commandant —
Sir: I beg you to believe that no
person can be more sensible than my
self, to the honor of being distin
guished by men of your merit, and
with this feeling, you may judge of
my great mortification in not being at
home last evening, when you did me
the honor of a visit.
With respect to the soldier, I have
only pursued your own, and the prin
ciples of every generous mind, in
pardoning where pardon is possible;
to have afforded you satisfaction is
the most agreeable recompense I
could receive.
In the lively hope of having very
soon the honor of seeing you again,
in order to express to you personally
how much I love and esteem you, i
subscribe myself, with the respect
which your personal qualities so high
ly merit and command.
Your faithful friend and humble
servant,
LE CHEVALIER EDWARD d’eWALD.
To Capt J. I). Elliott, kc.
Rio 4e JarrirOj, }?iu July, 1826.
Buenos Ayres, May 13—It is un
derstood that Captain Elliot, of the
United States’ Corvette Cyane, has
obtained from Admiral Lobos a modi
fication of his original blockade, res
tricting if to the Port within the river
La Plata, and the assurance that the
Americau vessels shall, in no case,
be liable to capture, until they have
been previously warned off from tho
blockaded port, and the notification
endorsed upon their registers.
[«Vaf. Journal.
The Canton Ship. —The Philadel
phia prints have noticed the extraordi
nary coincidence of two East India
men (the Rush & Scattergood) hav
ing sailed from that port the same
day, arrived at Canton the same day,
sailed from thence the same day, and
having again arrived at Philadelphia
within a few days of each other. We
learn from other quarters, that these
vessels had been captured by a
squadron, which has been cruising
for several months for them off the
Capes of the Delaware. They be
longed to Wm. Thompson of Phila
delphia, about whom so much excite
ment was made during last winter.
He had been guilty of an enormous
fraud on the United States. Indebt
ed to the Custom House to a very
large amount for duties on teas,
which he had imported, he had con
trived to remove clandestinely from
the public warehouses, the teas
which he had deposited as security.
The Revenue was about to sustain a
very heavy loss, and with all their
vigile.nce, the government will yet
probably suffer severely. Thomp
son had dispatched two vessels to
the E, Indies. Aware of this fact,
the Secretary of the Treasury deter
mined to be beforehand of his other
creditors, and stationed a squadron
to interrupt thorn off the Capes of
the Delaware. The expedient suc
ceeded. The vessels arrived; and
was arrested They have now been
gscorted to Philadelphia in the custo
dy of the Marshall.
Cincinnati. —This city stands on the
north bank of the Ohio river, its lati
tude 39 degrees, 6 minutes, 30 se
conds ; longitude 7 degrees, 20 min
utes, 45 seconds, west from Wash
ington, 95 miles north of Lexington,
Ky. 450 miles south and west of Pitts
burgh, Pa. The site is formed of a
first and second bank of high alluvi
al soil, the area from two to two and
a half miles of agreeable declination,
it is studded on two sides with lofty
hills, which afford "a commanding
view of the city and river lielow.
The site was sold by J. C. Symmes,
in 1787, to M. Denman of New-Jer
sey, who in company with two others,
as proprietors, laid put the town in
1789. For a number of years, a few
scattered block-houses, as defence
against the Indians, constituted its
buildings The first brick house was
erected in 1799 : at that time, the
best lots, lOOby 200 feet, sold at
three hundred dollars, since which
time they have brought twenty-live
thousand dollars. The city charter
was granted in 1815. The popula
tion is now 16,000, a great portion of
which are enterprizing emigrants,
from almost every portion of the
globe, invited to become citizens by
the healthiness of the situation, as
well as its eligibility for business and
the abundance and cheapness of its
markets. It contains ten places ofpub
lic worship—for presbyterians, meth
odists, baptists, catholics, dutch, jews,
episcopalians, and friends : forty com
mon Schools, one College, one Med
ical College, one Hospital, two
Female Academics, Branch Bank,
six or eight Foundaries for iron and
brass, two Paper Mills, and a numer
ous and respectable body of mechan
ics now noted for industry, and who
are rapidly rising to tho highest rank
of mechanical inteligencc nnd enter
prize. Exports—flour, pork, beef,
lard, hams, horses, whiskey, oil, leath
er, iron, castings, hats, books, fur
niture, &c. It is computed that 100,-
000 dollars worth of furniture is ex
ported yearly. Horses, 3,000 iu num
ber exported the last year. Ten
stages, and twenty-one mails depart
weekly from this city.
Western Tiller.
Vermont, Sept. 14, 1826.
The result of the election of State
Officers cannot at present be ascer
tained. We should judge however,
from the returns of votes already re
ceived, that Mr. Butler is elected
Governor and Mr. Leland Lieutenant
Governor. Mr. Beck is elected to
Congress by a large majority over
bis opponent, Mr. Bell. No choice
lias been effected in the first district:
it appears from the returns received
that more votes were cast for Mr.
Hunt than for either of the other
candidates, In thirty-one towns in
the fourth district Mr. Allen has a
large majority over Mr. Swift.
[Aurora.
New York, Sept. 21
General Grand Chapter. The
Septennial Session of the General
Grand Chapter of the United States,
was closed yesterday On Saturday,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing seven years, viz :
M. E. His Exce'lency De Witt
Clinton, Governor of the State of
Yew York, General Grand High
Priest.
M E. John Snow, Esq. of Wor
thington, Ohio, deputy General Grand
High Priest.
M, E. and Hon. John Lyde Wil
son, of Charleston, S. C. General
Grand King.
M. E. and Rcr. Paul Dean, of
Boston,Massachusetts,General Grand
Scribe.
M. E. Lebbeus Chapman, Esq. of
the city of New York, General Grand
Secretary.
M. E. Peter GrioneU, Esq. of Pro
vidence, R. I. General Grand Trea
sure.
M. E. and Rev. Jonathan Nye,
of Claibourne, V-rmont, Gen. Grand
Chaplain.
M. E. William G. Hunt, Esq. of
Nashville, Tennessee General Grand
Master.
We can congratulate the craft
that the session has been not only a
very interestiong, but a very pleas
ant and harmonious one. Sixteen
Grand Chapters of as many different
States, were Represented, and there
were distinguished members of the
fraternity present from four States
more, so that in fact twenty States
were represented.—ln point of tal
ents and respectability, few assem
blages in our country would take pre
cedence of it; and in the transaction
of all their business it could truly be
said, “ Behold how good and how
pleasant It is for brethren to dwell
together in unity.” These convo
cations, from the vast distance which
the delegates must necessarily travel,
cannot be held frequently ; hut, wide
as they are apart, their recurrence
will serve to strengthen and -brigh
ten the chain which bindsthe brother
hood together in ties of indissoluble
affection.— [Com. Advertiser.
Dimond cut Ditnond. — " The two
Sheridans,” says Kelly, “ were sup
ping with me one night, after the
Opera, at a period when Tom ex
pected to get into Parliament.
“ I think, father,” said he, "that
many men, who are called great Pat
riots in the House of Commons, are
great humbugs. For my own part,
if I get into Parliament, I will pledge
myself to no party, but write upon
my forehead, in legible characters,
“To be let.’"
“And under that, “ Tom,” said his
father, “ write, “ Unfurnished.”’
Tom took tho joke, but was even
with him on another occasion.
Mr. Sheridan had a cottage about
half a mile from Hounslow Heath.
Tom, being very short of cash, asked
his father to let him have some.
“ Money I have none," was the rc
plv.
“ Be tho consequence what it may,
money I must have,” said Tom.
“ If tliatis the case, uiy dear Tom,”
said the affectionate parent, “ you
will find a case of loaded pistols up
stairs, and a horse ready saddled in
the stable—the night is dark, and you
are within half a mile of Hounslow
Heath.”
“ I understand what you mean,”
said Tom, " but I tried that last night.
I unluckily stopped Peake, your trea
surer, who told me that you had
been beforehand with him, and had
robbed him of every sixpence he had
in the world.”
From the National IntelligenCci.
Paris, 31 st December , 1787.
Dear Sir : Just before I received
you favor, asking my opinion on our
new proposed Constitution, I had
written my sentiments on the subject
fully to my friend Mr. Madison.—
They concurred soexattly with yours,
that the communication of them could
answer no end but that of showing
mv readiness to obey you. I there
fore extracted that part from my let
ter to him, and have reserved it for
a good private conveyance, which
has hever offered till now, by Mr.
Parker. Through I pretend to make
no mystery of my opinion, yet my
distance from the scene givi#> me too
much diffidence in my views of it to
detail them lengthily and publicly.
This diffidence is increasing by my
high opinion of the abilities and hon
esty of the frames of tbe Constitution.
Yet we cannot help thinking for our
selves. I suppose I sec much pre
cious improvement in it, but some
seeds of danger, which might have
been kept out of sight of the framers
by a consciousness of their own hon
esty, and a presumption that all suc
ceeding rulers would be as honest as
themselves. Make what use you
please of the contents of the paper,
but without quoting its author, who
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NO. 41.... V0L. I.
has no pretension to see what is hid
den from others.
I have the honor to be, with es
teem, and respect, dear sir, your most
obedient humble servant,
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Colonel Forrest.
“ I like much the general idea at
framing a Government which should •
go on of itself peaceably, with .ut
needing continual recurrence to the
State Legislatures. I like the or
ganization of the Government into
legislative, judiciary, and executive,
I like the power given the Legisla
ture to levy taxes, and, for that rea
son solely, I approve of tho greater
House being chosen by the People
directly : for, though I think a Hou e
so chosen will be very far inferior to
the present Congress, will be very
illy qualified to legislate for the Union,
for foreign nations, &c. yet* this evil
does not weigh against the good of
preserving inviolate the fundamental
principle that the People are not to •
be taxed but by Representatives cho*
sen immediately by themselves, lam
captivated by the compromise of the
opposite claims of the great and little
States, of the latter to equal, and the
former to proportional influence I
am much pleased, too, with the sub
stitution of the method of voting by
persons, instead of that of voting by
States; and I like the negative given
to the Executive conjointly with a
third of either House, though I should
have hked it better had the Judiciary
be n associated for that purpose, or
invested separately with a similar
power. There are other good things
of less moment. I wi-l now tell yosi
what I do not like! First, the omis
sion of a Bill of Rights, providing
clearly, and without the aid of soph
isms, for freedom of religion, fr e
dom of the press, protection against
standing armies, restriction of mono
polies, the eternal and unremitting
fi>rce of the habeas corpus laws, and
trials by jury in all matters of fact
triable by the lawof nations. To say
Mr. Wilson does, sh and a bill of rights
was not necessary, because all i- re
served ire the case of the General
Government which is not given, while
in the particular ones, all is given
w'nich is not reserved, might do tor
the audience to which it was addres
sed, but it is surely a gratis di turn,
the reverse of wffiidh might just as
well be said ; and it is opposed by
strong inferences from the body of
the as well as from the
omission of the clause of our present
Confederation, which had made the
reservation in express terms. It was
hard to conclude, because there has
been a want of uniformity among the
States as to the case triable by jury,
because some have been so incau
tious as to dispense with this mode
of trial in certain cases ; therefore,
the more prudent Slates shall be re
duced to the same level of calamity.
It would have been much more just
and wi=c to have concluded the other
way, that, as most of the States had
preserved with jealousy this sacred
palladium of liberty, those who had
wandered should be brought back to
it; and to have established general
right rather than general wrong.—
For I consider all the ill as establish
ed, which may be established. I
have a right to nothing which anoth
er has a right ter take away; and Con
gress will have a right to take away
trials by jury in all civil 'cases. Let
me add, that a bill of rights is what
the People are entitled to against
every Government on earth, general
or particular; and what no just Gov
ernment should refuse, or rest on
inferences. •
“ The second feature I dislike, and
strongly dislike, is the abandonment,
in every instance, of the principle of
rotation in office, and most particu
larly in the case of the President.
Reason and experience tell us that
the first magistrate will always bq re
elected, if he may be rc-elected. He
is then an officer forlife. Thisor>ce
observed, it becomes of so much
consequence to certain nations to
have a friend or a foe at the head of
our affairs, that they will interfere,
with money and with arms. A Gal
loman or an Anglomnn will be sup*
ported bv the nation he be friends.
If once elected, and at a second or
third election outvoted by one or two
votes, he will pretend false votes,
foul play, hold possession of the reins
of Government, be supported by the
Slate voting for him, especially if
they be the central ones, lying in a
compact body themselves, and sepa
rating their opponents; and they
will lie nided by one nation in Euro
pe, while tbe majority are aided by
another. The election of a President
of America, some years hence, w ill
be much more interesting to certain
nations of Europe than even the elec
tion of a King of Poland was.
“ Reflect on all the instances in
history, ancient and modern, of elec
tive monarchies, and say if they do
not give foundation for toy lears.