3‘
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' 7" " ~‘”-TI3I§'E~$'GIi.‘AVE§ "-
, t3tr,Bt-:“it.1\r1trttr'_,13.tt>JfI"_'ti1\‘-_ _ .
[love tomttse, when iio.n'e‘__are nigh, . .
'_\"\lliere_ yew-tree l)ll‘31',IC,llB\Sl,\I'3Ve:1 ' -"
And hear the tvinds, with As0_f.t,¢§?5'§l‘i :_
Sweep o’er the_grassy grave. '
‘It»se_etiis a-triotiriiful music, meet
Torsoothiatlonely hour; _~
‘ Sad though it be, it is more sweet
Than that; f rom-’ pleasur'e’s bower.
I know not why .itsl10tlld.lie_s§tds .
Or seem a rnoumful tones.
Unless liy man the spot-be clad
Wiihterroijs not its 0Wu~ .
. 'Tonatu're it seems jtist'Aas dear ‘
As earth.’.s most elieerftilscite;
Tlie dew-dropsrglitter there as clear,"
Tlieisuit-beams shine asibright.
"Tlie'}slio)vet'As descend as softly there, ‘
As on the loveliest-flowers ; _. _
‘ Nor does the moonlight seem more fair
. On beauty’s sweetest bowers.
'".Aye.l but within---within there sleeps
One, o’ei- whose mouldering clay - _
".l‘lie’loat'lisouie cartliivomt .“"“,d5 &"’°"eel’5i
.‘ 7
, AiidAwastes that form away» A A
-And what oftliat? The frame that feeds
The reptile tribe below, '
As little of the banqtlekllfiedss
Asofthe winds that blow.
mswoniv or‘ A I.Awsui"r in VERMAONT.
The following is a statement of the causes
which ledto the’ present uiiforttinate situation
.._. -...._i_.._._...
_ °f(_.‘,en_ William Bartoit, who is now, and has
» 0
been for twelve years past, imprisoned Afor
heavy bills ofcostsin the town Ul‘—DrZ1.l1V1ll8,
Vermont. ' The article is from the Windsor,
Vermont, Journal. ' -
' Ge-ncral'Bai'loii. obtained a grant of a town-
ship cflaiid in the State of _Vermont, near
Lakc Meniplircm'«1g0g- . Emlgrallls l3a"°”_'5'_
ed by him, soon cliequcrctl the field? ‘ml’,
herds and flocks}, Aalllile colony T'<ll“l“.Y ‘I’
rose acknowledging him theAir_ben_efactor and
patron. .In-token of respect they incorporat-A
ed their town by l'iis.riame._ H is fortune was_
largely taxed to build mills aiid_open_r0ads to
ameliorate the condition of ll1e_1Illlal)1l8nl8.—.-
I}.verv thing promised prosperity and happi-
ness.‘ But the seeds of iiiisforttine and misery
were already sown. Trouble and disquietude
were approaching from a source he little ap-
prehended. Liberal in seiitiinent, he had
procured several of the names of his compan-
ions in arms to be insertcdin the charter he
had obtained, as grantees, thus securing to
them a large landed estate. Engaged in
more extensive concerns, some ‘of the
charter grantees were remiss in paying _the
expenses necessarily incurred in cliartcritlga
surveying and allotting the township. In
1792, a tax was laid upon the lands ofthe pro-
prietors to defray this expense. The lands of
the deliiiqiieot grantees were sold atpublic
,.,,,,due_ _The good man is never frtcndless.
Unsolicited, and unknown to General Barton,
Deacon Arnold bid in eighteen rights oflarid
for his benefit. But before General Barton
entered to perform the settling duties, he sent
atnessenger to the former clainiaiits to meet
him and adjust the" claim, as in equity and
good conscience would bC.JU5l- N0 "~"5“'e'
being rettirned, he supposed all claim was re-
linquishcd. He immediately entered to per-
form the requisitions of tlie,ch:Airter. Many
ofthe lots weresold and great improvements
made. But land jobbers are the nuisance of
every new country. By one Aof t_lAiese ruffled
gentry, this defective, musty title was purcha-
sed in, and several suits coiniuenced. _Gen.
Barton had too much honor and inte'grityAto
stiffer those who settled under ll1|Il;l.0 be strip-
ped of their possessions. He iiianfully ap-
peared to defend them, employed einiuent
counsel at his own expense, and assumed the
burthen oflitigation.
The commeticetnent of the controversy
promised a speedy and favorable termination.
’ But the uncertainty of the law soon resulted
in the certainty that Gen. Barton could not
defend his title. He was then counselled to
petition the General Assembly to receive the
charter, as aforfeit, and endeavor to obtain a
new grant. After great expense, in this he
was bafiled. Through the interposition of
friends, the litigants submitted to it reference.
An aibitranient was had, and.ht's} antagonist
i'r_/‘used to abide the award. Bedress wasthen
sought in chancery. In 1806, he filled his
bill in equity. In 1809 he obtained a decree,
awarding hini large sums of money and the
title ofthe lands litigated, under severe pen-
alties, with stay of execution one year. The
time expii'ed——the money was not paid,-nor
the deedslodged. A motion, in the mean
time, was filed for a rehearing; and the clian-
cellors solemnly decreed “that the old gentle-
man should be perplexed no longer.” The
execution was taken out by the approbation
of the Chancellor, and given to an oflicer.—
One ofthe respondents, the other having tied,
was taken into custody, and detained eighteen
days. Gen. Barto_n then supposed his co_n-
troversy terminated, and that he was about to
receive some ‘little remuneration for his toil
and trouble—wlieii to his surprise, and indeed
z'l'is an anomaly in_jur-isprudence, the Chief
Judge oftlie'"Suprcine Court, who was Prime
I ‘ Chancellor, awarded an audita quzcreIa,and
r_eleased‘Allen from custody. In 1811, Gen.
Barton was cited to answer to the aiidita quie-
iela. In 1812 he appeared with his solicitor
and demanded atrial. ‘ He was ptit offfi'orii
day to day,‘ until he was told that he could
not have’ a h_c_ar'mg in Caledonia county, but
must attend the court in the county of.letfer-‘
_s.on.__-——'—'Tliere by order of court, the cause was
I 'coiAii'rtiued tllllll-€l1l0l.li€1' year. Slowto re-
'solve,'but' tleterinined and infiexible, having
formed his resolution, Gen. Barton, when he
took leave of his-Lfiiinily in ‘Providence, infor-
med them that he should not return until he.
had finally closed his accounts in Vcrinorit.
Takiiig up his abode in Daiiville, he" waited
anxiously the setting ofthe Supreme Count,
in 1313. The time came—t|ie Court cdiivie,
iied——Gcn. Barton and his solicitor appeared.
They received the itiost explicit assurance
that lriscause, ofiiifinite importance to him,
should receive a careful and early consjdem-
tion. Day after day ofthe session passed and
he was not permitted to call it up, 7 He he.
came anxious. His confidence in the Court
was shztkerr. On the last day of-the term, mt.
soliciiorrecoived intelligence, by express, that
his wife was at the poiiitoffdeatli‘. He called
upon Gen. Barton with t'lre"i’{li)’riiiatioii. On
this occasion his greatness was conspicuoqs;
I’ count, not-"to delay the cause a moment.
ire told trim l'Q'I12tSlenA to the tissrmi or lti'sAfati‘i- '
;ily,.Athougli his liberty and ~ property to a._vaAst
tiiiiotiiit, rested upon the; event of his suit.-—'-«
‘I " -Complicated and voTdininbiis as the testimo-
- "ny was,IlieJcot’ild not'a_ttl_iat late periAotlA em.-.
I ploy-counsel. He,tbok‘his seatin Court,_and
{wheniliis-cattségtvas -called, he inforrn'e‘d*'t|ie
Cliancellors of the melanchojly occ_tttA'ren_ce..
_tliatliad=depriv'ed him of counsel ; but yet, of
s so much nionicnt was it to him to have a li_ea'r-
iug, that he begged’ the Court, on that ac-
' ' ' ‘ I i‘ He
said, that altliough.__the most able counsel in
itlie'-State were opposed to him, yet he would
' ‘assunietlie management'of~liis cause, and go
. ;to’ tria’l,i under every 'etiibarrass_ment.
But
what was his surprise,wlien, without assigning
anyreason,_tlie,Court peremptorily ordered
the cause again‘ contiritied, and left the old
gentleman in;jail for lands decreed him by
I’ those very Cliaizccllors in 1809 ; by the Chan-
cellors, wlio, in 1810, solemnly declared there
should ‘be no new hearing,‘ and that “ the old
gentleman should be perplexed no longer.”-
Tliis was too much for even his philosophy‘.-—-
It was said that he arose with peculiar dignity
in the bar, ptit on his hat, turned his back up;
on the Court, addressed them -spiritedly,’ b_ut
laconically, and left the house sans ceremome.
._ A change ofpolitical administration creat-
It ed new Chancellors. In 1814,a rehearing
was awarded, though the decree had‘/br years
been enrolled. In 1815, the cause was contin-
uetl. In 1816, a hearing was had, the old de-
crcewizs set aside, and Gen. B. left in prison.
Such is,“,a‘_briefoutline of Gen. Barton’s uri-
fortunateliiw-s_uit. It stirvived the third,gcn-
eration of Clianccllors, and saw its f1‘t‘Sl,S0llC~
itcrs entonibed. It has been his ruin,the vor-
tex ofhis wealth. It has closed the prison
doors upon him, far from the wife of hisyouth
and the eiidearnieiit’oflionie. It is th_u‘:', that
one of the heroes ofour revolution, one whose
sword beaniedeffulgence upon the gloom that
sliroirded ll1e,(leSlll1lCS of.Ainerica,has become
an inhabitaiit ofa prison ; and he can never
effect his liberation, unless the bounty of that
country for which he fought and bled,sliall
strike off his shackles.
DISTINGUISHED BRAVERY.
Na;-r,ativ‘e ofthe stirprisc and capture of Maj.
Gerierlal Ricliard Prescott, of the British
Army, together with his Aid de Camp, Maj.
~ Ba‘ri'iogt‘on, by a party ofAiiierican soldiers,
uiider Major Wm. Barton, July 9, 1777.
In tlieiiioiitli of November, A. D. 1776,
Major General Lee was surprised and taken
prisoner, by a detachment of British troops.
With a view to procure the exchange ofthat
valuable officer, William Barton, then a ma-
jor in the Rhode Island line, in the service of
the Continental Congress, and one of the
most daringand patriotic soldiers ofthe rev-
olution, projected the bold and adventurous
expedition, which is the subject of the follow-
ing narrative: _ . ‘
Some inontlis elapsed, after the capture of
Gen. Lee, before an opporttiiiity offered of
etfectiiig the object which Major Barton had
in view. At length on the 220th June, 1777,
a man by the name of Coffin who had uiade
his escape from the British, was seized by
some ofthe American troops, and ,carried'to
Major Bartoii’s quarters. Major Barton a-
vailed liimselfof the opportunity to inquire
respecting the disposition ofthe British forc-
es.—Cofi‘in stated that Major Gen. Richard
Prescott had establislied his head quarters on
the west side of Rhodc Island, and described
minutely the situation of the house in which
he resided, which he said was owned by a Mr.
Pering. The regiment to which Major
Bartoti was attached, was coinniantled by col.
Stanton, a respectable and wealthy farmer in
Rhode Islaiid, who, in the spirit of the times,
had abandoned the culture of his farm, and
-the care ofhis family, and ptit at hazard his
property and his life, in defence ofhis coun-
try. To this gentleman Major Barton com-
municated his plan,and solicited permission
to carry it into execution. ‘ Colonel Stanton
readily authorized him “ to attack the enemy
when and where he pleased.” Several offi-
cers in the confidence of Major Barton, were
expedition, on whose abilities and bravery he
could rely.
by Major Barton, that hehad in contempla-
tion an enterprise which would be attended
with great personal hazard to liiniselfand his
associates ; but which, ifsuccess atteiided it,
would be productive ofinuoli‘ advantage to the
cotintry. Its particular -object, he stated,
would beoseasonably disclosed to them. It
was at their option to acceptor decline his
invitation to share with him in the dangers,
and, as he trusted, in the glory that would at-
tend. the undertaking. The personal bravery
of M‘ajor Barton had been previously tested ;
and such was the esteem and confidence
which he had acquired amongtlieofficers un-
der his coiiiinaiid, that witliotit insisting upon
a previous developeruent of his plans, his pro-
posal was immediately accepted. Five whale
boats \\ ere procured and equipped for the
service. .Major Barton had purposely post-
ponedprocurnig the necessary nutnber ofiiieii
until the last moment, front an apprehension
that their earlier selection might excite suspi-
cion, anddefeat the object oftheir enterprise.
Desiroiis that his little band might be compo-
sed entirely ofvoluntecrs, the whole regiineiit
was upon parade. In a short, but animated
that he had projected an expedition’ against
the enemy, which could be effected only by
the heroism and braverytoftliose who should
attend him ; that he desired the voluntary as-
sistance o_f ahout"forty;'of their nuiiiber, and
directedthose “ who would hazard tlieirlivcs
in the 'enterprise‘_. to advance two paces in
fl ont.”_, W itliout one cruception, or _t.‘l momcJit’s
hesilalfoii, tliewliole regiment adva’nced." Ma-
jor Barton, after bestowing upon the’ trpops
the "applause they iiierited, and stating ‘that
he required the aid of but :1 smtrll pprtion of
_lll6_lf.4lA1u1'fll)e1’, commenced u on tli_e,-riglit, and
passing along tipon _tlie lines, selected from
,the regiment to the iiuni er ofthirty-six, those
ivjiq. united to bravery and discipline it coni-
petent knowledge ofseainauship for the mati-
agcmeut ofthe boats. Iiaving thus obtained
an adequate numbeijof officers and inen,and'
eve‘? Wing being-ready’, the party on the 4th
.I\uly,,1,77a7, embarketf from Tiveiton for Bris.
tol.A, ii the morning ofthe‘ 5th, Major Bar-
tdii w_itli his officers went to Hoot Island, not
far distant~li'oui_Bristol, and 1VlflIln at view ‘of
the .Britisli encampment -and shipping. ‘It
was at this place that he disclosed to"liis ofh-
cers the par-ticular‘ol_vject oftlie enteip,i'ise, his
_rcason‘s for-A atteinAptingA.it,Aand tlie"part- each
was to,perforiii." Up0l_A1’lA‘ecA0A11n0ifAerji)g‘[hepa-'
selected from the Regiment, for the iiiteiided_
These gentlemen were informed’
address, Major _Bartoti-'iiifo'riii,cd the soldiers‘
.,__
,able,,_wit‘liotitA great litifiiird-5iif’dapturt'l,_tq plI'0-.
:ceéd-‘dir¢ctly,frorii Bi:i‘stb‘|lir6 ftlfo l1'jt§ttd“qt:1El‘1’_-
--ters of the British General. Q It; 'w_as,_,deter.tiiiii-,
ied, tlierefo'rc,~to make" Warwick neck,"-a,.placc
gopposlte to the Bi-itisll-kticampineiiri, _',bt,it.at: a.
'gre‘ate‘rdistaii;ce_tliaii ri_s'tdl,.'t_hej' point from
Rhode Islaiid}.-' V s _ . _. -. , V , _
. On‘ the evening of‘ the 06th,. about ._6; o’clock,_
.-the little-"squadron’agairi‘stiiletl, a'nd5”cr‘dssAing
~Nai'ragans,et Bay, landed on -lVarAwick Neck.;
On the 7th, the wind changing E: N.'.E.~‘bro’t
on a storm, arid retarded th.éir1‘pl,an.~__l,On(the
9th, the weather being pl,e‘zisant;'.‘itiiwasdeter-_
mined to embark frir_the_Islaiid.--‘-i The, boats
were now numbered-, a‘Aiid'tli_e_" place-ofyevery
officer ajnd soldier asstghed-. "—"At,9,.;ol’clock in
t|ie_ev_ei'ilng, Maj. Barton assembled liis.part_v.-
around him, Q‘ d in an addres§;i.nT\vl_ticli‘werej
inan,-he disclosed to‘ tliein _,_tlt,e., object bf;tliej
ent_erprize. Hedid not a"t,t.eii‘i‘pt<_ to conceal
the danger and difficulties ‘ that would inevit-
ably atteiitl the undertaking‘; nor didlie for-
jhe followed by success, they would be entitled
to, and would receive, the grateful ackoojvlé
edgenients"oftlieii' country. “ It is prolizible,”_
says he, “that some.ofus’may not survive-the
daring attempt ; but I. ask you to" hazard .1to_
dangers not sIidi'c'd byyourco.mtnander;and I‘
pledge to you my honor, that in every difficul-
tyaiid danger I will take tlieflead.” He re-
ceived the immediate and unanimous; assur-
ance ofthe whole party,tliat 'tliey_‘w_ould fol-‘
low wherever their beloved commander Should
lead them. .Majoi Barton‘ then 'ren’i_indirig
them how much the success of theciiterprise
depended upon their strict attention-to orders,
directed that each individttal should confine
hitnselfto hisparticular seat in the boat as-
signed him, and that not asyllable shouldbe
uttered by any one. He instructed them, as
they regarded their character as patriots and
soldiers, that in the hour ofdauger they should
befirm, collected, and resolved fearlessly to
encounter the dangers and difiiculties that
might assail them. He concluded by'offerin'g
his fervent petition to the Great «King of Ar-
tnies, that he would suiilc upon their intended
enterprise, and crown it with complete suc-
cess--Tlie whole party now proceeded to the
shore—Major Barton had reason -to appre-
hend that lie{m_iglit be discovered ‘in his pas-
sage from the main to Rhode Island, by some
of the ships ofwar that lay at a small distance
from the shore. Ile therefore directed the
commanding, ofiicer oftheport at Warwick
Neck, that if he heard the report ofthrec dis-
tantmuskets, to send boats to the north end
ofProdence Island to his aid. The w_liole
party now took possession ofthe boats in the
manner directed. That which contained Maj.
Barton was posted in front, with a pole about
ten feet long fixed in herstern, to the end of
which was attached a handkerchief, in order
that his boat might be distinguished from the
others, and that none might go before it.—
Wliilepassiiig the north end ofProdence Isl-
and, they heard from the sentinels on board
the shipping of the enetny, the cry of“ all’s
well.” As they approached the shore of
Bhode Island, a noise like the running oflior-
ses was heard, which threw a momentary con-
sternation over the minds ofthe whole party;
butiii strict conformity to the orders issued,
not a word was spoken by any one. A nio-
nient’s reflection satisfied Major Barton of
the utter impossibility that his design could
be known by the enemy, and he pushed boldly
for the shore. Apprelieiisive that ifdiscover
"ed, the enemy niight attempt to cut offliis re-
treat, Maj..Barton ordered one man to remain
in each boat, and he prepared for departure
at a ni'oment’s warning. The retnaiiider of
the party landed without delay.
I To the head quarters of GeiieralPrescott,
about a mile front the shore, they now procee-
ded insilence, in five divisions. There was
a door‘ on the south, the east and west sides of
the Iiousr-._iii which he resided. The first di-
vision was ordered to advance upon the south
door, the second the west, the third the east,
the fourth to guard the road, and the fifth to
act on emergencies. In their march they
passed the gtiaid house of the enemy on their
left, and on tlieirriglit a house" occupied by a
company ofcavalry, for the purpose of carry-
ing with expedition the orders of the General
to remote parts of the Island. On ‘arriving
at the head qtiarters ofthe enemy, as the gate
ofthe front yard was opened, they were chal-
leiiged by the sentinel on guard. The party
was at the distance ofabout twenty-five yards
from the sentinel, but a row of trees partially
concealed them from his view, and prevented
him ft‘OlTt'dCteI'l1‘.lI“t ng their uurnber. No reply
was made to the challenge ofthe sentinel,and
the party proceeded on in sileiioe. The sen-
tinel again deniitnded, “Who comes there?”
“ Fricnds,’_’ replied Major Barton. “Friends,”
says the seiitiriel, “advance and give ' the
countersign.” Major Barton, affected to be
angry, said to tie sentinel, who was now near
liitii, “Damn you, we have up countersign-—
have you seen aliy rascals to-night ?” and be-
fore the sentinel could determine the charac-
ter ofthose who approached him, Major Bar-
ton had seized his musket, told him he was a
prisoner, and threatened in case of noise or
resistance to pot liitii to instant death. The
poor fellow was so terrified, that upon being
deiiiantlet-l if hil general was in the house, he
was for some tilne unable to give any answer.
At length in alfaultering voice, he replied,
that he was. By this tiuie each division hav-
ing taken its stzition, the south door was burst
open by the direction of Major Barton, and
the division tlitre stationed, with their com-
mander at their head, rushed into the head
quarters ofthe General. At this critical nio-
iiieut, one of the British soldiers effected his
escape and fled to the head quarters of the
niaiu guard. , This man had no article of
cloatliiiig upon him but a shirt, and having
given the alarm to the sentinel on duty, pas-
sed on to the quarters of. the cavalry, which
was uiore remote from the head quarters of
the General. The sentinel roused the main
guard who weieitistantly in arms and deiiiaii-
ded the cause ofthe alarm. He stated the
itiforiiiation which had been given him by the
soldier, which appeared so iiicredible'to the
sergeant of the guard that he insisted he Iiad
seen a ghost. '.l‘lie sentinel, to whom the ac-
’coun_t_of his general’s capture appeared quite
as iiicredible as to his commanding officer,
'adiiiittedTtliat the messenger was. cloatlicd in
\vAl»1i4t6\;,,Aan(A_l_A -a f ter‘suAbniitting ‘to the jokes of
liiscotnpaiiions asa, purii_slime_nt for his ‘ ere-
Adulity, w;as'ordered to.r,esuiiie his stationaiid
'tlie.Are;rriaiiider'§of tlieguard retired to their
qua"rters. It w’as‘foi"tunii'te for Major..Bar_toii
‘sitiolt oi‘ the .'efié1tfijl,.il. was tlidtiglit isiprs_jqi‘f.,e._‘
which they sli‘o_uld’idepart”im"inediiitelyAfoi:
” A ' ' -occupied’ by Mr'.'P_erii_ig,‘ who positively derii-.
;é.d that _.'G‘eneral,I’i'escott:w,asigiii- his l_i’oiis’e.-—
equally pligttiiiate with hi 3fatlieji:*iii rle‘ny,ing
ject of»liis~etitei-prisefgi ._hi%.jtir‘Bzi;rioii resorted
, _ , _ I __ , ,.t\:ay,’f:a,nd'decl_ririiig.'liisresoliitioiisto secure
mingled the feelings of the soldier anti" ._th_e‘ ‘
.di_e’i‘s.,to,.,,sé,t.'l,fire to the, l10tt$_é_£_~ .The soldiers
were pi'ep,ariiig to cxectite"lii‘s;oi_jtlei°s,- whena «
get to remind them, lltalf.-Slloltld'tl1eIt‘_cff0|‘lS,
fthe'n,”‘ said jor'.‘jBaiton.‘
are liis-bra~’ve, rqiiawers,.,tl,at,ti.~e.;.iaae<gi9eir
by the soldier 'ii.:a'9.3_‘:‘tiii' _e'i-edf’iit?oiindle§:i.--
-I-I,ad_’tli'e main'’_ '4 drpro .ede;d‘tvit_libiit delay‘
to ,t_lie relief of‘;-"t3,liei,rAcogijrinanding General,
liisrescue;cei:taiiily—,}7a nil pfobablyi the idestrtfc‘-‘
ti0ti‘¢Ii':C!,l‘fl'téT"pa1‘ty ‘would"li‘av_e, been--the": édiili
seqtieiicefi. ' ' - v ‘ I
The firstllrlootifl.1\I_ajlor Biiiftonllenterledl
Hfe next centered the root of liisjsoii, who was
that ‘the General wafs:‘tl_i fa-f_ ‘K1350! Barton
tljien proceederl to -other'a'partirieiits,_biit;, was-
stillAdisappointcdiu. the_ ‘olijeet of-. his ._search.
Aware that _lo‘_i'ige'r‘T¢lel'ay iiiiglit defeat the oli-
to. ‘Ast;zi_'ta"geni .to_,Afacilitat,é"lli_is"searcli. {Pla-
cing ‘;’l1,'ll1I1Self fat . the‘ ilreadj ‘l:=‘_of' tlie"“sAtair-
tli_ef§Geiieral, dead or alive,i;li,e""oi'<lcre’d his sol-
voice ‘t'\'liicli‘«‘? Major Bar_toii1ea‘t"oiioc suspected
to lie,tli,e‘Gericral7s,deiiiahded lilAlAl‘1al.’S‘ll18.11'1!tlC-"_
lCI'.'_A,»_.i_I\{I;ljOr‘Bdl'lt)11’?:,,,1‘l1Sl'lB(I to the ;_,:ipartiiient1’
from w'lienc,efthe vo,i'ce'pi‘oce.ed_erl’,’;. a_iidj;l_i_sco-
veréd‘ elderly-‘titan "just, frornlliislbetl,
clapping his hand tipoii liiS75s_ioirl_d.e§,,‘deman-
dedgof 'liit'n}il he was,..Genei'a,l.§PAijescbtt}. It‘-I-Ie
replied,'g“~-Yes.--sir7’ o ;.~are,fhiy:fprisoner:
L“ I _a’_ckiiow_ledge
tliat__I_ am,” "said~ftlié;.Ge_neijal.7?" "Iii -a";.'iribi:i_ient
General P,resco,tt,_:four'id‘_-'liitiiself _dlT¢,S'S§Ll,‘
in’ the. arms of -.'_the;soldiers, 5,-iwlio‘ liiijrrietl: ltl|1'_l__‘.
from the ~.; l10t1_Se.It-‘*.‘IIfl-fétllfiflllefifl. lltiihé, T;Mi"ijor
Barriiigtoii, the Altilyljo =Genei‘:_il'P'ifes’cott,' ‘dis-
covering that the was.atta'cked>by,_t,lie ,..Re_béls,
as the enemy _teriri'ed.f‘,ttli_e'rii,r,~leapéd:fron1,the-.
window of his bed -‘clia,iii_,be'i‘,.’a.n ‘_._.vtt'c'is::_i‘i,ritri‘erAli-_}
a’tel y secured a; prison"er;’ 1‘ Ge'i“iera'l -'Pr'esco‘tt1,‘
supported by llrlajor,Bartoi_i~-arid-_fon;é.'b'f li‘is7‘o,f-'
ficers,' and atteiidjedgbyglll-gijor,Ba,rririgtoniand
the sentinel, proccededgsuirouiideld.by,the*sol-
diery, to the shore. Upon seeing _'_the 5 "little.
boats, G-eneral_Prescott, wliokiiew the posi-_
tioii of the British shipping, -appeai'edirrii‘cli
confused, andtturningl to.Major Bart'on,‘_'e'n'-
quired ifhe conimaiided the party. Oobeing;
informed that he did, he expressed a hope
that no personal injury was intended liim,a',rid-
Major Barton assured the Gen. of his protec-
tion, while he remained under his control. I
The General had travelled from headquar-
ters to the shore in his waistcoat,sinall clothes
and slippers. A" moment was now allowed
liin_i to complete his dress, while the party
were taking possession of the boats. The
General was placed in the boat with Major
Barton, and they. proceeded for the main.
They had not got far fr. the islaud,wlien the
discharge of czinnoii and three sky rockets
gave the signal for alarm. It was fortunate
for the party that the enemy on boartl the
shipping were ignorant ofthe cause of it,wlio
might easily have cutoff their retreat. The
signal of alarm excited the apprelicusions of
Major Barton and his brave associates, and
redoubled their exertions to reach the point of
their destination before they. could be discov-
ered. They succeeded, and soon after day-
break latided at Warwick Neck,near the point
of their departure, after an absence of six
hours and a half.
General Prescott turned towards the Isl-
and, and observing the ships ofwar, remarked-;
to Major Barton, ‘_‘Sir, you have made a
daiiiii’d bold push to-niglit.” “ We have been
fortunate,” replied tlie‘hei‘o. An express was '
immediately sent forward to Major General
Spencer, at Providence, coinniunicating the
success which had attended the enterprize.-—-
Not long afterwards, a coach arrived which
had been despatclied by General Spencer to
convey Gen. Prescott and his Aid-de-camp
prisoners to’Providence. They were accom-
panied by Major Barton, who related to Gen.
Spencer, on their arrival the particulars ofthe
enterprize, and received from that officer the
most grateful acknowledgments for the service
he had rendered his country.
Extractfrom Blackwaod’s Magaziiic.
ENGLXSIIMEN AND AMERICANS.
Isliall now run a short parallel between the
Americans and the English. As a whole
people, the Aniericatis talk a better English
than we do ; but th'en, there are many indi-
viduals among us who speak better English
than any American, unless we except, here &z.
there, a. well-educated New-Englander ; and
a few eminent public speakers, like the late
Mr. Pinlmey, who was minister to this Court;
and Mr._Wirt, the present Attorney General
ofthe United States, who will probably stic-
ceed Mr. Rush in the satiie capacity: and,
then, {there are a multitude among us who
speak a better English than is common among
the well-educated men of America, although
they do not speak the best English, such as
the few among us do. A
I have heard a great deal said about the
habits of cleanliness in England $1. America ;
and I have soinetinies laughed very heartily
at the reciprocal prejudices ofthe English and
American women.
I have heard an English woman complain
ofa beastly,Atnerican for spitting into the fire
——and I have heard an American woman ex-
press the greatest abhorrence of an English-
man for spitting in his pocket handkerchief;
or for not spitting at all, when he happened
to mention that well bred iiien swallowed
their saliva. A spitting-box is a part of the
regular furniture of every room in America,
although smoking is now entirely out of t'.isli-
ion there. A . .,
An American will not scruple to pick his
teeth or clean his nails, if he should think it
necessary, any where, at anytinie--before a
lady. Au Englislinian would sooner let them
go dirty. _
An Americannever brushes his hat-—very
rarely his coat—-and his'hair,notonce a week.
An Englisliiuan will brush the first with his
coat sleeve, or a silk handkerchief, whenever
he puts it oii_ or-off; and the two latter, every
time he goes out. The American is laughed
at for Iiispcrsoiial slovenliness, in England,
and the Ellgllslllteilll for his absurd aiixiety,in
America. Such is~.national- prejudice.
The Englisliinati is inure of a Roman ; the
American more ofa Greek, in the physiogno-
my of his face and iiiind,_ in temper, and in
constitution. ,The Aniericau is the vainer,tlie
Englislimantlie prouder man ofthe two. The
American is volatile,‘ adventurous, talkative}
and chivalrous. - The Englisin-an is thought-
ful, deteriiiiiied, very brave,‘and a little sul-
len. The Englisliinau has more courage-
the Ainerican more spirit. The former would
be better in defence, thelatter in attack. A
‘fkdipd-fol-"‘iiot1ii.ng;fbi a
75 —'1‘.lTe' ..
triAd;_hot~:%hé.l:l5l.ll§'hu.t §t' _.§'lgl,_)’-.‘i'tl3|’li8'(l; and
(K liltltA_lé,,.g" lt_A_~_}','.~.§i_1‘,A1f_i(l breadth ;‘_that
bf: an A_t,I_i_‘_'eficaii"li‘a§ lesstireadtli. less gravit_v,-_
le§s,Iam’p‘li,ttide.,,btlhittolie.ViVacity,;and._g piore
-1
N
lislima'n’s faceis ’greateAr,tliAa.t of the’Airi_erican
more intense. , ,AA. . , I. A5; -. v
1 -In the sclf'satisfictl,,lionest,‘liea_rty,and rfttli-‘
er pompous expressioii ofan Englishf“ '
will find, when it‘ is.not caricat.,ured,‘= tie in-
dicationof his character. "Other. people’ call
him boast’ful,"b'iiit lie’.is_"’ri‘or. He ‘only sliows,in
everylook and attitiide.tliat li"e‘is an English-
help to tiialief-tiji'aii empi'i"e,tliat_iieverjliad-1
has not, and j1ie"ver will.liat'e—-a pai'allell_jupon
’ear1l,iA. Biit,'. then, l1c‘ll1($VBl'lCllS 0l.l1P.1‘hll18fl
S0:',‘l‘:t}’}£'_(!A'2'[)l‘l11 the way ofa speech, orapatri-=
°“°£I‘§‘Y5PaPe"'955“Y-“I . g ‘ - '
‘ A‘fi?1‘is0_. in tlnflieeii, spiritc”tl,'sbtt.lfi!,’.i,iriltillii
gent, vat'ia_b_le’countenance of a‘r_i‘A'tii‘erican,
you will find a corre‘_spontlent iiidicatibti of
what he is. . H_e_is',exceedingly vain, ras"li,ah‘t.l
country than the Englisliinan has of his ; but
more'pres'uriiptnotiy, less assured of~:tlie supe--
riprity which he claiins for his coniitry, more?
tvas_pisli' St.fquarifelsonie, likeidiniiiiutive men,
ivlip, ifthey-.pr‘etend,to be inagiiauiinous,only
‘make.ilietnselives‘ridicttloiis, aiid,being aware
of this, be'c‘oriie‘tlie most testy and peevisli.
.creatii_res in the world. _, . . ’
'Tlie‘Englisliniari shews his high opinionof‘
l1lS,C_Ql1ntI’y "by silencej; -tlie American his by‘
talliing; one, by”his'°c'onduct ; the other, by
~_word5_; fine, by his arrogance ; the other, by
superciliousness. " - A.
- A.'1:he"-;Englisl_iman, isgenerally, a better,bra.
v_e'r,‘ and.-a nobler minded fellow, than you-
miglit be Aled'toAbeliev'e froiiihis appearance,
TheAtacefi'ofan American, on the contrary, in-
Ldtices you to believe him,'=ge_rierally, a better
'm':iii than you will find him. But then they
are S(’i;1l1At'1t':lAl alike ; or ”ratlier there are indi-
viduals of both cotintries so like each other,
that'I know many Americans who would pass
every where for,‘-Eiiglisliitien, and many Eng-
lishmen who would pass anywhere for Amer-
icans. Inheart andhead they are much iuore
alike Ilian in appearanceor manners.
~.AnA'E»r'iglishinan, when ab_road, is reserved,
caiitious, often quite ii_isupportable‘,‘ and, when
frank, hardly ever talkative‘; "notfvery -hasty,
but alittle quarrelsomeiicvertheless; turbu-
lent, and rather dverbearing,paiticularly upon
the continent. At.,hoii‘ie,rhe is. hospitable,
frank, generous,'ov'erfimving with honesty and
cordiality, and givento -a sort of substantial
parade--a kind of old-fashioned family 05-
tentation. '
But the American is quite the reverse. A-
broad be is talkative, noisy, imperious; often
excessively impertiiient,“capricious, trouble-
some, either in his familiarity, orin his on-
timely reserve ; not quarrelsoine, but so hasty
nevertheless, that he is eternally in hot water.
At home he is more reserved ; and, with all
his hospitality, much given to os_tenta_ti‘on ofa
higher sort-—substituie, finery, and show.
An American is easily excited ; and, of
course, easily quieted. An Englishman is
neither easily quieted, nor easily excited. It
is harder to move the latter, but, once in mo-
tion, it is harder to stop—.him. A A
One has more stiengtli and substance; the
other more activity and spirit. One has more
mind, more wisdom, more judgment, and
more perseverance; the other more genius,
more quickness of perception, more adventur-
ousness. _
The Englisbnian’s temper is more hardy
and resolute; that of the American more in-
trepid and fiery. The former has more pa-
tience and fortitude, the latter more ardor.—
The Englishman is never discouraged, tho’
without resources. The American is never
without resources,biithe is often disheartened.
COOKING STOV ES.
TIIE subscriber has on hand a large quan-
tity ofJA=.\i_ES’ PATENT COOKING
STOVES, which he offers to the public on
as reasonable terms as they can be obtained
in New-York or elsewhere.
. l\I.u‘1*ui.ts HUBBEI.L
Norwalk, Sept. 23. It
~ NOTICE.
HOSE indebted to the firm of BAR'1‘RAM
3:. STREET are requested to call and
settle their accounts by the 6th of November,
1824. Oct. 19.
At a court of Probate holden at Stamford, in
and for the district ofStamford,oii the 13th
day of October, A. D. I824--CHARLES
Il.uvLi«:i', Judge, present. 34
ILLlA.\’l KNAPP,Esq. executor ofthe
last will and testament of Den/ruin Pal-
mer, dec’d, late of Greenwich, having present-
edhis adniinistfation account for "allowance,
and this conrthaving directed that the same
be adjusted on the End Wednesday of Nov.-
next, at the Probate Omce in said Stamford:
in order that all persons interested in said es-
tate, may liave notice thereof, said executor
is directed to cause a_-copy ofthis order to be
published three weeks successively before sd~.
Wednesday of November, in the Norwalk
Gazette. Attcst S.t.ii’t. Loci:woon,j’r. Clk.
The foregoing is a true copy ofthe original
order on file. Attest S. Lt)CKWO_0D,jr._Cll(.
offer for sale on the iuost riccommodatiiig
terms, 105,000 first quality Catskill Shingles,
100,000 warranted Albany do
10,000 feet clear Mercliantable Boards
92,500 do yellow and white Pine Plank.
Also, clear and Mercliantahle Plank, Saw’d
Lath, Scantliiig, Szc. 8z.c. Oct. 11.
’ ANTED 500 lbs. pure Bees-Wax, for
in excliange for Groceries,.Domestic Goods,
or CottoniYaru. A. NASH. , Oct. 9.
of the town of Stamford, having been
represented insolvent, the Court of Probate
pointed the 2nd Monday of November next,
at 9 o'clock, A. M. for all persons interested
in said estate to be heard at the Probate Of-
fice in sd Stamford,relative totbe appointment
of Cognmissiouers upon said estate. A
- . ’ Cztitir Lanns, Exec’r.
-Stamford, Oct-19, 1824. $5:
beatcn .E_iiglisliiiia_n _is' l'orinidable still--—,.
I
Con lflin P_lastei-,warrante’d to be genuine.
Tfilnglislirhaiiiisilio-: « _
liviely pliariiéter. ' The expression o‘f:;_it’ij.Eri_g+-
.irian, on_e_o_f. that: extraordiiiary people who --
sensitit"e7'; he has "no higher opinion‘ of his
l.l1e11,—.,_l’le is less disc'reet—-more talkative, anti.
ivafclifiil and jealous, and, ofcoiirse, more"
4: i
STREET 8!. JAMES have just row, and‘
which the highest price will be given"
HE estate of Eltzabctli ,Burli's, dec’d, late .
in and for the district of Stamford, hath ap- '
pi oR”§n.rLis_,'A: thislOflice,‘ the celebrated" .
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