* ,"~‘—-Flfitsrr. j-.-,—_.-.~,—.-e.‘."—'*-.‘*~ EROM RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCER. THE Mountvmo wmow. Why does my heart now burst «with anguish ! Ah ! whither is my pat-t_ner_fied ! Now, while my spirits droop and languish, I’ll search. the chambers of the dead. Quitting my solitary dwelling, _ I tread the path now hung with gloom, Mine eyes, with tears of grieffast streaming, VVhile hast’ning to thedismal tomb. Ah l wi_th the slumbering dead he’s number’d 1 Behold, he sleeps in lifeless clay I His soul, no _more with dust encumber’d, Triumps in realms of endless day. But I am‘left on earth a stranger, ‘ My heart already rent with grief; VVhither 1 Oh! whither shall 1 wander To find a balm for my relief. Is there no balm ? no kind physician ‘Ready to heal my broken heart ? Are all my fancied joys delusion I‘ Can life to me no peace impart? Alas I my hopes are gone forever! "l'is death has stole my friend away : Shall I no more behold him i never, 0 never, till the judgment day. Farewell to earth--abode ofsorrow-~ There’s naught below the etherial sky, Thai e’er can soothe a mourning widow, Whose pleasures cease, whose comforts die. Fly then, my soul, to Christ thy Saviour, And lean upon his gracious arms ; Soon shalt thou least with endless pleasure, Upon his sweet celestial charms. Angelic spirits round me hover, U quickly bear me on your wings, To sit with you in bliss lorever, Far—l'ar beyondthese restless things. :1 1 L FROM nwic-H'r’s 'rRA_vi-:‘Ls. STORY OF GEN. WAD SVVORTH. ’ (CON'FINUED.) ,Neai'the close of the day, the privateer ap- proached the place of her destination. The sig- nal of success was made; the capture of General Vifadsworth announced; and the shore thronged with spectators, to see the man, who through the preceding year had disappointed all the designs of the British in this quarter. They were com- posed of Britons, and American refugees, of eve- ry class. David has often deprecated in the most pathetic manner the triumph of his enemies. General Wadsworth was now furnished with an opportunity of realizing the import of the lan- guage. and enteringdeeply into the feelings of the Psalmist. The General left the privateer amid loud shouts ofthe rabble, which covered the shore; and was conducted to the house ofa very respectable re- fugee, until a report ‘concerning the success of the expedition should be made to General Camp- bell, the commandant ofthe post, and his orders should be received. A guard soon came, with orders to bring the prisoner to_ the guard-room, within the fort ; which was about half a mile from the landing. A guard, even of an enemy, was to him a very de- sirable accompaniment at the present time ; for among those who were around him, there were 'many persons, from whom, in these circumstan- ces. he had nothing to expect, but abuse. VVhen hr arrived at the fort, he was conducted into the ofiicei-’s guard-room, and was treated with polite- ness. Soon after, Gen. Campbell sent a messen- ger to tlen. VVadsworth with his compliments, informing him, that his situation should be made as comfortable as it could be; and that a surgeon should attend him immediately, to dress his wound. The surgeon soon came; and upon ,cx- amination found the joint of the elbow uninjured, and pronounced the wound to be free from dan- ger, if the artery was _unhurt. This, he said, could not be determined until a suppuration had taken place. After the wound had been dressed, and supper served, General Wadsworth retired to rest. In the morning the commandant sent an invitation to him to breakfast with him ; and at table paid him very handsome compliments on the defence which he had tnade, observing how- ever, that he had exposed himself in a degree not perfectly justifi-able. His guest replied, that from the manner of the attack, he had no reason to suspect any design of taking him alive; and that he intended, therefore, to sell his life as dearly as possible. ‘ These things,’ said General Camp- bell, * are very natural to gentlemen of our pro- fession. But, I understand that the captain of the privateer treated you very ill. I shall see that ‘matter set right.’ He then informed his guest that a room in the officers’ barracks, within the .fort, was prepared for him ; and that he should. send his orderly sergeant daily. to attend him to breakfast and dinner, at his table ; where a seat would be always reserved for him, whenever he chose to accept of it. This polite proffer was followed by further observations of the same gen- eral nature ; after which General Vi/adsworth withdrew to his quarters. He was now alone. He was a prisoner. The ardor of enterprize was over. He had no object to engage his attention; no plan to pursue; no motive to excite an effort, or even togousc a vig. orous thought. The calm, sluggish course be- came absolutely dead, when contrasted by his mind with the storm of war, which had just pas- sed over. General Campbell, probably foresee- ing that such must be his prisoner’s situation, ' sent him in the course of the forenoon several books of amusement ; and then calling upon him in’ person, endeavored by cheerful conversation to make the time pass agreeably. _ Not long after, the officers of the party came in to inqu,ire_concerning his situation ; and, while they were present, appeared the redoubtable cap- tain of the privateer. He told General Wads- ‘vrV0I'iih‘ that he called to ask pardon for what had fallen trom him, when in a passion; that it was not in his nature to treat a gentleman prisoner ill ; that the unexpected disappointment of his t;l"u‘l!>t.' had thrown him off his guard; and that he i‘.;;}c(l, that this would be deemed a sufficient a- potogy. General Wadsworth'accepted it, and his visitors withdrew. ,.Neither books, nor com-, pany, however could prevent the forenoon from t-a| Wadsworth, being tedious and long. ‘ cerning the situation of his wife and family, and customary privilege of a parole. sy train.’_ Anticipation, sometimes her very rest- less and intrusive companion, would present mel- ancholy pictures, and whisper prophecies of suf- fering and sorrow. About'4to’clock P. M. the orderly sergeant, presenting the compliments of the Commandant, summoned General Wads- he had a wish to see the guests. They were nu- merous ; and consisted of all the principal ofiicersi of the garrison. Their conversation was evident- ly guarded, and particularly polite to the stran- ger. His arm, however began to be painful : and having satisfied his curiosity, he respectful- ly withdrew. The first object, which now seriously engaged his attention, was to obtain some knowledge con- to communicate his own to them. For this pur- pose he wrote, the next morning, a billet to the Commandant; requesting, thata flag of truce might be sent to a militia officer in Camden ; a town on the South Western skirt of Penbbscot bay not far distant from Bagaduce ; with a letter to the Governor of Massachusetts, and another to Mrs. Wadsworth. The request was immediate- ly granted, on the condition that the letter to the Governor should be inspected. To this General VVadsworth made no objection. The letter con- tained nothing, but an account of his own situation, a request, that an exchange might be speedily ef- fected in his favor ; and an exhibition of the obli- ging manner, in which he had been treated, since he had been made a prisoner. The letter was per- fectly acceptable to the British Commander. The flag was given to Lieutenant Stockton, the ofiicer by whom General VVadsworth had been taken prisoner. As soon as the weather permit- ted, he set out for Camden in a boat; and within a fortnight from the disastrous night, mentioned above, returned with a letter from Mrs. Wads- worth. This letter to his great joy informed him, that his wife and family were in more comforta- ble circumstances, than he had been prepared to imagine, and particularly that his son was alive. He had slept through the whole of that dreadful night :...,tnd knew nothing of the family suffer- ings, until the next morning. This fortnight had been a painful one to Gen. VVadsworth. The increasing inflammation of his wound had confined him entirely to his room: and the sudden transition from domestic happi- ness to a gloomy solitude, and from liberty to a prison, admitted of few consolations. General Campbell, continued his attention to him for some time. About half the officers in the garri- son called upon him as often, as propriety per- mitted. Their conversation, in which political discussions were carefully avoided, was intention- ally made as agreeable to him, as might be. They also sent him in succession a variety of entertain- ing books. Upon the whole, the connection lor- med between him and them became not only plea- sant, but interesting. .“ At the end of the five weeks, his wounds so far healed, that he was able to go abroad. He then sent to General Campbell a note, requesting the The request was not granted. The reasons assigned were, that it would be unsafe for General Wadsworth to expose himself to the hostility ofthe refugees, some of whom were his bitter enemies; that the garrison might be endangered by the inspection ofa military man, and particularly, that General Campbell had reported his situation to the Com- manding oliicer at New-York, and must there- fore receivo his directions, before he made any alterations in the circumstances of the prisoner. These reasons had weight: and General Wads- worth acquiesced. At the same time he was permitted to take the air in pleasant weather, by walking sotne time, every convenient day, on the parade within the fort, under the care of the of- licer ofthe guard. In these walks he was attend- ed by two sentinels ;-—and accompanied by some of the officers of the garrison. These little ex- cursions were very favorable, both to his health, and spirits. Upon the whole, to use his own lan- guage, his confinement became tolerable. In about two months, when the mild season was approaching, and began to relax the chains ofwinter, Mrs. VVadsworth, and Miss Fenno, un- dcr the protection of a passport from Gen.Camp- bell, arrived at Bagaduce; and were conducted with much civility to his quarters. Gen. Camp- bell, and many of his ofiicers, cheerfully contrib- uted their efforts to render the visit agreeable to all concerned. Itcontinued ten days. In the mean time an answer, or rather orders. had arrived from the Commanding General at New-York. _This General VVadsworth augured from the change of countenance in some of the olficers. The im- port of the orders was intentionally concealed from Mrs. VV. and Miss F. But, Miss F. had accidently learned their nature by a hint, which fell from an olficer, occasionally at the General’s quarters, and indicated that he was not to be ex- changed, but to be sent either to New-York or Halifax, or some other place in the British do- minions. This information she carefully con-_. cealed, until the moment of her departure ; when, to prevent Mrs. VV. from suspecting her design, she barely said with a significant air, ‘ General Wadswortli, take care of yourself.’ The weather being fine, the ladies re-embarked; and without any serious misfortune landed, the second day, at Camden. ‘ Soon after the departure of the ladies General ‘Wadsworth was informed, that a parole could not be given to him, because some of the refugees had communicated unfavorable information con- cerning him to the Commander in Chief at New- York. From this time, General Campbell with- held his civilitics. Uther officers in the garrison however visited him daily; treated him with po-‘ lite attention; and beguiled by various amuse- ments the tedious hours of his captivity. He learned from the servants who attended him, that he. was not to be exchanged, but sent to England, as 3 "9-be‘ 0f I00 much consequence to be safely trusted with his l,iberty. Iflot long afterwards, about the middle of April, M3101‘ Bcfljiftniin Burton, an agreeable, brave, and W0\‘lhY nt.-.n, who had served under Gen. Wads- W°‘“lh l.'n'e preceding summer, was taken, on his l3a§52o',‘;e from Boston to St. George’s river, the Pliace of his residence ; brought to the fort of Bag- ‘R€m€mb"3“0€_a’xin the servants. He had learned from a source nduce, and lodged in the same room with Gene- Burton confirmed the report of worth to dinner. He accepted the invitation, not- i withstanding his sufferings; and particularly as ed, explained at once the monitory caution of \ himself and the General were to be sent, imme- diately aiter the return of a pt-ivateer, now out upon a cruise, either to New-York, or to Halifax, and thence to England. There they were to re- main prisoners until the close of the war; and were to be treated afterwards, as circumstances should direct. This intelligence, thus confirm- Miss Fenno, and perfectly exhibited to General Wadsworth the importance of taking can qf/u'm- 0¢‘1f- A _ The gentlemen were not long in determining, that they would not cross the Atlantic as prison- ers. They rdsolved, thatthey would effect their escape, or perish in the attempt. ‘When an en- terprize, bordering on desperation, is resolutely undertaken, the means of accomplishing it are rarely wanted. It must, however, be admitted, that scarcely any circumstances could promise less than theirs. They were confined in a grated room, in the ol- licet-’s barracks, within the fort. The walls ofthis fortress, exclusively ofthe depth of the ditch sur- rounding it, were twenty feet high; with fraiz- ing on the top, and Chevaux-de-frize at the bot- tom. Two sentinels were always in the entry ; and their door, the upper part of which was a windowsash, might be opened by these watchmen, whenever they thought proper; and was actual- ly opened at seasons of peculiar darkness and si- lence. At the exterior doors of the entries sen- ‘tiuels were also stationed ; as were others in the body of the fort, and at the quarters of General Campbell. At the guard house a strong guard was daily mounted. Several sentinels were daily stationed on the walls of the fort ; and a complete line occupied them by night.—Without the ditch, glacis, and abattis, another complete set of sol- diers patrolled through the night also. The gate of the fort was shut at sun-set ; and a piquet guard was placed on, or near, the isthmus, lead- ing from the fort to the main land. Bagaduce, on the middle of which the fort stands, is a peninsula, about a mile and a half in length, and a mile in breadth ; washed by Penob- scot bay on the South, Bagaduce river on the East, on the North-West by a broad cove, and throughout the remainder of the circle by the bay and river of Penobscot. A sandy beach, however connects it with the main land on the W'estern side. From these facts the difiiculties of making an escape may be imperfectly imagined. Indeed, nothing but the melancholy prospect ofa deplor- able captivity in the hands of an enemy, exasper- ated by a long and tedious war, carried on against those who were deemed rebels, could have indu- ced the prisoners to take this resolution. (TO BE CONTINUED.) -QO§— GENERAL VVOOSTER. The following briefextract, illustrative of the history of this gentleman, is copied from the Travels ofthe late President DWIGHT. ‘ At the mouth of the Saugatuck river, on the eastern side, rises a hill of remarkable beauty, known by the name of Compo. In the year 1777, 2,000 British troops, under the command of Gov. 'l'ryon,disembarked here,Apr'tl 26th in the morn- ing, and proceeded immediately to Danbury.—- Major General Silliman, who at that time com- ‘manded the militia of this county, immediately despatched_expresses to spread the alarm through the neighboring country. Before the militia could be assembled, the enemy had proceeded far on the road to Danbury, and reached it almost -without opposition. Col. Huntington who was here with about 100 men, retired to an eminence in the vicinity, with the hope of being reinforced. Gen. Arnold was also in the neighborhood; hav- ing been dirccted to superiutend the raising of re- cruits. The enemy destroyed I8 dwelling-hous- es, 1,700 tents, 2.000 bushels of grain, 1,600 bar- rels of provisions. The next morning they re- turned through Ridgelield, where they set fire to a number of houses. On the road from Danbu- ry they were attacked in their rear by Maj. Gen. V‘V00slCi', at the head of 300 militia, with great spirit and resolution. VVooster, however, was soon mortally wounded, lighting bravely at the head of his troops. Arnold joined Gen.Silliman, who had collected about 500 militia, and proceed- ed to Ridgefield in front of the British. Here they threw up a barricado across the road on a piece of high ground. A smart skirmish was maintained for an hour, when the Americans were obliged to give way. Arnold's horse, being shot, fell directly under him. Perceiving a British sol- dier advancing to kill him with a bayonet, be cool- ly kept his saddle, drew a pistol, shot the soldier, and then retired-‘_ ' * The British continued at Ridge-field through that night, The next morning, as they were proceeding towards Compo, Arnold, having in- creased his numbers to 1000 men, and obtained some field pieces, fell upon them again, and skir- mished with them as the circumstances would permit. When the British reached Compo, they were hard pressed by the Americans, and proba- bly would not have escaped from complete de- struction, but by the following expedient. They landed a body of marines; and moving them to the van of the army, charged the Americans with so much vigor, that they were driven from the ground. The British then embarked in their boats with the utmost expedition, and reached their ships in safety; but so fatigued with their march that many of the soldiers fell, it was said, upon the decks of the vessels, and there lay for a considerable time, immoveable and torpid. The Americans, also, were most of them exceedingly weary. The marines being fresh, took the place of their exhausted countrymen. and were an over- match for the fatigued Americans. The Amer- ican loss was 100 killed, wounded and missing. Among these, besides Gen. Wooster, were two field 0ffit:ers.”“ The loss ofthe British, as esti- mated by themselves, was 170. ‘ General Wooster was born at Stratlord, in 1711 ; and was educated at Yale College, where he received the degree of A. B. in 1738. He en- tered upon a military life in 1739, during the, war with Spain ; and rose to the command ofa regi- ment in the war with France, which began in 1755. In the expedition against Louisburgh, in 1745, he commanded the Connecticut sloop of War ; and in all the several commands which were given to him, sustained a very fair and honorable character. At the commencement ofthe revolu- tionary war, he was appointed a Brigadier Gene- 5l’l‘° 0f “mu-‘wmflms WOUM ‘ W31“? Willi all,_lJ4".rbu~ which he justly regarded as authentic, that both rat in the American army. By the ‘promotions which afterwards took place, he considered him- selfas injured, and sent in his resignation. Up- on this he was made lirst Major General of the- Connecticut militia. He was distinguished for all the public and private virtues ; was for many years a professor of christianity, and adorned the religion he professed. He married Mary,a daugh- ter of President Clapp ; a lady, of whom it may be said without exaggeration, that she has rarely been excelled by any of- her sex, in vigor of mind,_ excellence of disposition, or exemplariness of life.’ ’ One of them, Lieutenant Colonel Gould, of‘. F airfield. —o§o— «son THE GAZETTE. Grccrtwic/2, Jan. 7, 1822. Mr. Prz'nter—The following is extracted from the Royal Gazette. ol'March 3d, 1779, printed at New-York; and as the subject is known to the heroes of '76, and the place ofaction to ourselves, I think it will be interesting to many of your readers. F. “LAs'r Thursday night, the 17th, 44-th, and 57th British Regiments, the Hessian Regiment du Corps, Col. Emeritch’s Chasseurs and Drag» ’ oons, and adetachment from the Royal Artillery, under the command of Maj. Gen. Tryon,march- ed from Kingsbridge, and proceeded to Horse.- neck, in Connecticut, where they arrived" next morning. On their first entering the town, a body of troops, stationed there under the com- mand of Gen. Putnam, fired a few random shot, but soon retreated in great confusion,leavingtheit‘ three field pieces behind them, which his Excel- lency ordered to be spiked ; also, a large quanti. ty of stores and ammunition found there, to be destroyed. Licut. Col. Johnson, with the 17th, and part of the 44th Regiment, was immediately detached to Greenwich, where be destroyed 26 Salt Pans, a great quantity of Salt, a large new schooner, and two small vessels, after which he joined the detachment at Horseneck; when the General beinginformed that the Rebels in that vicinity would be able to collect 1000 continental and militia troops early next morning, determin- ed to march at 4 o'clock : the troops passed ma- ny defiles, and got over Byram river before dark, the Rebels annoying the rear with a considerable fire. but soon after quit the pursuit. The troops arrived at Kingsbridge at 4 o’clock ‘on Saturday afternoon. This service was performed with at trifling loss. Twenty-six prisoners were taken, and some few of the enemy killed.” anon THE nosworc CENTINEL. Revolutionary Anecdote.-—About the time of the burning the British government schooner Gas- pee, at Newport, a few years previous to the rev- olution, Admiral Montague (who then command- ed the ships of war in Boston) took several ofhis olficers in his coach, and proceeded to Dedham, to make personal inquiry into that affair. On his return to Boston, not fat from Newport,a charcoal cart obstructed the passage ofthe coach, when the coachman, feeling much consequence, from his exalted station in driving a British Admiral, and knowing that his master was to dine that day with Mr. B. called in an insolent manner to the collier to turn out, and make way for Admiral Montague. The coal-driver, (not at all intimidated by the splendid equipage, imposing manner. and rich li- very of the Knight ofthe Whip) replied that he was in the King’; Highway, and that he should not ‘ turn out’ for any one but the King himself. The Admiral finding an altercation had taken place, on discovering the cause, told his coachman to get down, and give the fellow a thrashing; but the coachman did not seem disposed, in this instance, to obey his commander. One of the oflicers in the coach, a large athletic man,alighted,reproach- ed the coachman with being a coward, and was proceeding to take vengeance on the coal driver, who,perceiving so potent an adversary advancing, drew from his cart at stake, to use as a weapon of defence ; and placing himselfbetueen his oxen, in anlattitude ofdeliance, he exclaimed ‘ lrfeil, Ivow. ff Imust, I must, darn me .’ but I’ll tarnish your laced jacket if you don’t keep off.’ By this time the Admiral and the other officers had left the coach, and finding that no latirels were to be ob- tained in such a contest, he made a conciliatory proposition, and condescended to ask that as a ja- vor, which he had ordered his coachman to obtain by force. ‘ Ah, now (said the collier) you behave like a gentleman, as you appear, and if you had been as civil at first, I wonld have driven over-tho" stone wall to oblige you—-But I -wont be drove, I vow I -won't. The coal-driver then made way, and the Admiral passed on. When he arrived at Mr. B's, he related the occurrence with much good humor, and appeared gratified with the spi- rit and independence of the man. Mr. B. assu- red the Admiral, that the ‘ collier had exhibited a true characteristic of the American people, and that the story he had then related was an epitome ofthe dispute between Great Britain and, her col- onies. Let the King ask qf us our aid» and \_V€ will grant it ; but we will not be ‘ drove,’ we will not be taxed‘ by the Parliament.’ .4: a Court of Probate /wldcn as .Vorwalk, Janna ry 8, l822. . HIS Court limits and appoints six months from this date for the creditors to the estate of W'z'l1z'am Seymour, late of Norwalk, deceased, to exhibit their claims against said estate’, and fl“? Administrator is hereby ordered to give DOW-'6 thereof as the law directs. Test W31. G. Burrs, Clerk. Notice is hereby given to the cr_editors to the estate of W't'llz'am Seymour, late of Norwalk: _(lC' ceased, that unless they exhibit their claims with- in the time above limited they will be dcbarfed 3 recovery. ”“-46 .lAMES SEYMOUR, Admr. Y orderofthe Court ofProbate for Stamford district, notice is herebfrziven 10 3” Pef‘ sons interested to appear at the Probate 051001" Stamford, on the first \Vednesday in l-‘ebiuary next, at 9 o’clock, A. M. to.be heard relative to the appointment of commissioners on the C-Slate Of John Green, late of Darien, deceased; "8Pl'¢5¢““ ed insolvent. HEN:-tit VVI-ZED:-l0“: Adm,“ January 2-5, 1822. 43 SPELLING BOOKS; N Leather and Paste Board Coverss C5)’ the dozen or single) for sale by the suhS<‘-"il>_6|’- Jam 23, P. PRICE.
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