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listen with delight to the relation of deeSTof
war, by those who have served in the “tended
field ” VVc joy to see rhe venerable soldier fight
his battles o’er^gain—and in the earnest of
fltory, pass through the dreadful scene 10 the
full fruition of anticipated triumph. Our rea
ders will no doubt, enjoy with us the following
honest and interesting narrative.
Ed. Telegraph .
• Frotft the Pittsburg Mercury, r
*/ BATILE OP BENNINGTON.
jhe story oj an old soldier who was in
the action.
This wa3 a proud day*, said he, “for <
the poor Green-mountain-boys,
yet sore with the wounds they had so£
lately received in the ietreat from Ty.*
They could not so soon forget the slaugh
ter or their biiieUiren, of col. WarDer’*?,
regiment, wno were almost all c\jt off at
Tlubbardtown. The wofd came *the
energy’s coming,”—th£ alarm flew like
wild-fire—every mau; left :his plow ,or “
Sxcj some even standing in the field, and
£t determined to fight a spell’’—some
with officers, and some without—none 1 -
•was anxious who should be commanded
or command j the mtiin object was up
find a good position, uke sure aim, fire
away apd load again. / 0 * *
Here lie preceded to describe the or
der of battle, Sec.; but the most striking
part was concerning a colonel, who wal
ordered by general Stark, to reinforce -
with his regi ment, a part of one of the
•wings that had sustayied a considerable
part of the action, and suffered mucfi. j
The col. marched at the instant, but ‘
with a certain step peculiar to himself *
alow, firm and steady. The whole pa
rish was in his regiment, and they had
brought with them their mtich loved
pardon, without whose blessing they
‘could scarcely think themseivls in a
•way to prosper. The officer comman
ding the corps to be relieved, fearing
every instant that his men, from fatigue
*nd loss, would give way* sent to hasten
the colonel. “ ,«U Vm, baid he, we*re
coming ,> J and kept his pace steadily on*
This gentleman was at horife% deacon
—wore an old fashibpe'd long waisted
Vith large pocket-flaps and herring
cboned cuffs, and a three cocked, hat, the
forepart something resembling the han
dle of a pipkin, except the extreme
point of it might have endangered the
, eye of a musquito, had he run unguard
edly against it.. A second express arri
ved* “ colonel for God's sake hurry* my
men are beginning to fall back,*’—'“ that
•will make room for ’em we’re
coming,” keeping his unaltered
pace, and phiz quite placid and uncon
cerned. A third message-was treated
Just as coolly ; when they emerged
from behind a copice into full view of
rthe enemy* and several balls passed over
them .* “ halt,*’ said tlie x colonel, “ form
column and let us attend prayers” The
captain was called and ordered with all
formality to attend to his duty, but
during the solemnity an unlucky shot
wounded one of the men. The colonel
now for the first ttttte,. began to show
some impatience,*for nfc sooner had the
parson pronounced j4men,'then the men
were ordered to march. But still the
colonel kept his steady measured pace,
tantil he had taken the ground* in front
Os the poor fellows who were almost
; ready* to leave the field, and but for the
love of liberty, could not have kept it
li&lf so long. “Give it to ’em,” said
the colonel, “ giye it to ’em boys,” as he
steped up alqng the rank, with the same
unaltered pace and phiz, chewing his
tquid, which he now and then replaced*
Obliging those who 4»tood next hten with
ATHENS
.. ‘-5K v •'*’ ..V-dK-A*’ •
ATHENS, THURSDAY) JUNE So, 18 U
fifs bo*i 41 Tbe Hestons are m front,**
said he—i* our wive* ams children in
the rear. Liberty 1 is the prize-—we
fignt for liberty•» This was enough;
the more verbose elequence of a Homan
general himself could have done no
more*
The enemy pressed, but pressed on
only to their own destruction. We
fought, we bled, we conquered ; and
the narrator said he did not doubt- but
the cool determined bravery of these
few Taw‘militia, had a principal share
in deciding the fate of the day.” %
>* t
* Tyconderoga if there called so in common
Conversation. ‘
SINGULAR CHARACTER.
In volume third of the Memoirs of the Duke of
Sully under the of the year 1603, is ihe
following character, (as given by the Duke) of
Servin, the celebrated French comedian.
‘i,he begining of June I set out for
Calias, where 1 was to embark, having
Witfif; tijife a retinue of upwards pf
gentlemen, or who called themselves
such, a considerable number
the first distinction Just, be
fore my departure, old Servin came and
presented his son to me* and begged !
would, make hidn a man of some worth
apt, honesty ; but -he confesed *was
what he dare not hope— not through any
want of understanding or capacity in the
young man, but from his inclination to
all kinds of Vice. The old man was in
What lie told me having excited my
curiosity to gain a thorough knowledge
of the young Servin; I found
Trim to be both a wonderland A monster,
—.for I no other idea of that assem
blage of the most excellent and perni
cious qualities.—-Let. the reader repre
sent to himself a i»an of lively
and an understanding so extensive, as
to render him scarce ignorant of arty
could be known / of so Vast
and ready a Comprehension, that he im
mediately, made himself master of what
he attempted, and of so prodigious a
memory that he jnever forgot what be
had once learned : Hie possessed aM the \
parts of philosophy, and the mathema
ticks particularly fortification and draw
ing : Even in theology he was an ex
cellent preache% Whenever , he nl|d a
mind to’exert ibat tatlent 1 and an able
disputant for k*against the reformed re
ligion indifferently. He not only Un
derstands Greek, Hebrew, the
languages which We calf learned, but al
so all the different jargohs or moderA
dialects he accented and pronounced
them so natqrally, and so perfectly im
itated the gestures and manners both of
the several nations of Europe ana parti
cular, provinces in France, that he
have been taken fort a siktive of
all or many of these this
quality he applied to counterfeit all horts
Os persons, wherein he succeeded won
derfully. He was,, moreover, the best
comedian and greatest droll that per
haps ever appeared; he had a genius
for poetry, and wrote many verses; he
played upon almost all instruments, And
was perfect master of music, and sung
most agreeably and justly / he likewise
could say mass, for he was of a disposi
tion to do as well as to know all things
His body was perfectly well suited to
his mind ; he Was light, himble dexte
rous, and fit for all exercises. He could
ride well, and in- dancing, wrestieng*
and leaping, he Was admired 4 thfere
are not any „ recreative games that he
was not skilled in & almost all mechanic
arts* But now ther reverse of the medal;
here it appeared that he was treacher
ous, cruel, cowardly, deceitful, a liar,
a cheat, a drunkard, and a glutton, a
sharper in play, immersed in every spe
cies of vice, a blasphemer, an atheist, in
a word in him might be found all the
vices contrary to nature, honor, religion
and society*; the truth of which be
himself evinced with his last breath, for
he died in the flower of his age, in a
common brothel, perfectly corrupted by
his debaucheries, and expired with a
glass in his hand, cursing {and denying
God l
Nxw-Yonx, May 21,
Yesterday forenoon, one of the most
singular and spcces%iul instances of pre-
pf nund Recurred ip WilUaai
“i * -Si ‘ * i-\.IP?L f r ,+■ v- ‘ -< * ‘***
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street, that perhaps ever happened.
Talman Lowery, painter employed on
Mr, Sterling’s house, while on the top
of the ladder* discovered a horse run
ping with his can i ti the direction of
t the foot of the ladder. The painter in
stantly leaped from the ladder, and seiz
ed the comice gutter. The cart knock
ed down the ladder, but the man hung
to the cornice until it was raised again
by the bystanders to his relief ; having
thus no doubt, providentially saved htsi
life by his presence of mind,
PROM A LATE LONDOff *PAPER.
Among the manuscripts of Bonaparte,
which be left behind him at Elba, was
the following. Every thinking reader
will make his own remarks on this inter
estingfragmentof the political and philo
sophical views of a man, who, fora series
of years, agitated Europe, and even Afri
ca, Asia, and America :
—— u The foundations of our So
ciety afe so defective* that it threatens
ruin ; its fall Will be terrible, and all the
nations of our Continent will be involve
ed in it ; no* human force is capable of
stoping the course of events : as the pear
s drops when it becomes ripe, so states
become putresscent at the end of their
aUU|thn, All civilized Europe is now at
the same point as Italy was under the
Caesars, The tempest of the Revolution,
of which some clouds extended them
selves over the whole surface of France,
will soon coyer all the inhabited parts
of the globe wijh a horrible night, and
;(|HUiI natuie Shall have exhausted all her
combustible materials, the thunder will
not cefise to roll, nor & more serene
day appear. The whole cannot be sav
ed, but by shedding rivers of blood, and
nothing but a terrible storm cart purify
the infected atmosphere which envelopes
all Europe, If we give ourselves up to
the course of events, then we shall have
the same fate that the Romans had to
endure from the inundation of the bar
barians of the north.
“ The latter would have made vain ef
forts, bad npt been degene-
I alone—l could save the world,
and I*6 other. 1 should have given it a
cup 6f bitterness to empty at a single
draught, instead of its beipg at present
compelled to drink it drop by .»drop.
They think themselves delivered by
banishing me from the scene of the
Wbrlif, but no man who knows the spir
it that* governs the nations and the ca
binet bf Europe, will be of that opinion ;
he will rather be persuaded to the con
trary.—Among the actors who at pres
ent figure on the stage of the world,
there is i*Ot one who can conform to
the* times apd’ circumstances, or who
can apply a reittedy to ’them.—Were
nht this the chse* Wobld attempts be
made to restore on the old footing e
vety thing that ought to perish, or to
cbe buried in the night of ; oblivion, as
entirely unsuitable to the lights of the
age, and still rtidre sd to our actual
position! What is fermenting at present
in Spain and at Riime will soon cause a
general conflagration over the whole
surface of Europe, “ They ark prom
pously Calling up frobi the depth of the
tombs, in Which repose those who have
been dead for ages, after b&Ving endur
ed the miseries and follies of their
time, a phantoid which they regard as
a saving spirit that must bring them
wisdom And happiness,
“ I foresee that as often hap-,
pens in the diseases of individuals, will
seek a remedy for these , evih, Whate
ver the physicians may say ofit ; when
tk9 crisis will be terrible, I know men
god my age, I should hate hastened the
return of happiness, if those withSrtjpm
I had to act had not been such villains*
‘‘.They accuse me. now of having
despised and enslaved them. It was
their ow» base souls, their thirst of
gold and of destruction, that • pl&ced
them at my fee|. Could A move a step
without treading on them? In trath
I had no occasion to lay snare sfor catch
ing them ;it was sufficient for me to
present tc them the cup of riches and
rapine, full of empoisened honey, and
they with avidity drunk to satiety* the
slaves were in want .of a master ; /
not in want cf slaves*—*'? his is saying
every* thing. .Forty millions of men
complain bitterly of oppression on my
L “k \ V .* r.
A *7 t? »1h nh tj
A. Z E T T E*#
V, * ? .'• , AL# -i iV-V, /■•''•■aC .';• •■ .#■• ■ • 4 **~,i
part; ot me* a single individual, owe of
those powerful and dangerouse geniuses*
whom force destroys ahd aggrandizc
thent throws headlong.”
‘NORTH AM RICAN COFFEE
The duty fixed, by the late act of
Congress, upon the iniprrtation of CofFetr
affords a sure and great premium upon
the home growth of that very agreeable
article of food refreshment. It is
hoped that otic citizens, on and near the
,Gulph of MeX'co, and thence northward
and for some distance will make careful
and proper experiments in the Coffee
cultivation. It would be highly
able to the citizens of the Middle an#
Northern States, to deceive correct and
exact accounts of any successful experi
ments which may have beenfieretotorc
made, in Louisiana, Florida See. in the
production of coffee. The kind of cof
fee, used as seed, in such experiment
mentioned. Turkey Coffee,
being the most Northern remembered
at this morhent would probably succeed
as well as that from'any other place,in.
our American Coffee productions.
Denu Press*
■ ——
INTERESTING.
Extract of a letter from an inteligent gen*
tlemaH , to the Editers of the Georgia
Journal , dated •
Foat-SrobDERT, ("M. T.J l&h jMay
ißi6. ;
u l] have just heard of Jhe safety of
Mr. .Lawson one ot the Surveyors who
was supposed tp have been cut off by a
party of the hostiles. lie passed unmo
lested, though considers himself forttw
oate / the Indians were frequently near
him and often discharged their rifles
&c. I doubt not they will commit some
depredation at a period not very distant
notwithstanding every public exertion
is made, and will be enforced, to sup
press thair present opposition to the com
pletion of the The
of Johnson and M’Gasky have not been
discovered, but such steps arc ordered
to be taken as will doubtless ensure
their apprehension. iieconnoitenhg
parties will be kept out, with instruct
tions to treat as enemies, every party of
Indians found on the ceded territory, af
ter allowing those who are not provided
for by the treaty of Fort-Jackson, but
stiU remain within the United States
limits, a reasonable timo to remove.
For the moment this will Create commo
tion, bdt there is sufficient force to crut#
any Indian tribe. Should the murder*
ers of Johnson and M’Gaskey have ta
ken refuge in Pensacola, they will ’he
formally demanded ; and if refused, £
hope the government will take such
steps as to have them forthcoming.
“ The commissioners have as fair ah
practicable completed the boundary lmfc
between the United Statbs and the Creek
Nation. The government will have to
treat with the Chock-taws, Che-ro.kees
and , Chick-a-saws, before hny thing
more case be done J those tribes object
to the limits as defined by the treaty of
Fort Jackson. You have doubtless, ere
this seen the treaty as concluded with
the Deputation of the Che-ro-kees, sub
ject to the ratification of the Nation—
there is no doubt df its being sanctioned*
Comparing those limits or boundaries
with the treaty of Fort-Jackson, we lose
an immeanse valuable tract of ‘Country.
There will be a strong work erected on
the Escombia, near the line of demar*
kation with spain, which it id to be hop
ed will prevent the present intercourse*
with our red brethren.”
k-T*The cbmunication which follows,
disclosing an act of villiany almost in
credible was furnished by aii inteligent
gei leman of undoubted Veracity.
pldsVs. Grttntlands.
i transmit to you, for publication, th 6
following statement of facts, which £
have foom unquestionable authority, jtt
order that those Who violate, the laws,
and trample upon the rights of hospi
tality, may He brought to condigd
*■ £ $ *'•
Two persons arnied, by the names of
■— ■■Stobd and John Caster low were ob
their way, passing through the county
of Jasper, on the 28th ultimo, enquir
ing for the road leading pito the Cnero
kee Nation, having ja their c.U*M$
too. i 7 .