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TVOLUME xxm.
NORWAI-ii. GT. moi--.:s.....'., JANUARY 29, I840’.
NUMBER. 11..
'i:Ii'_-E -NORWALK GAZETTE -
Is I’-u-blislzcnl
EVERY \VEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
-'eAiu13s.nEED. JR.
'I‘i;tti»is.-.-Two dollars per acnum. payable in
‘all cases, quarterly in.-«advance.
To subscribers who live out of the Carrier's
-district and call at the Office“ for their papers,
‘.81 50 per year, paid in at-luaacc——otlterwise '
$72 will be charged. Mail subscribers ‘$2 per
annum, payable in advance. Noothersattend-
and to. To cdmpauies ofsiz. or more. receiving
I’-heir papers by mail, $1 50, p'aya£-leailogrrlher,
in advance.
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sertions, ‘$1-—Commissioncr's notices, $1 25.
‘ Yeartlyadvcrtisets. one square, -$10 per annum,
payable quarterly in advance. The privilege
-of. yearly advertisers is limited to their own im-
mediate business-—-all extra ad vertisctncnts will
be charged at the usual rates. All other adver
tisementsat the rate of ‘$1 per square for 3 inser-
tions. and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
I All casual advertisementssent-to this Of-
fice, ‘should be accompanied by the cash. No
others will be inserted. '
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: tots estuarine,
. on ALL tunes,
I HEALTY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
A COUNTRY RESIDENCE
FOR SALE.
A 'I‘\VO story dwelling house, with sixteen
_ acres ofland, consisting of a. meadow. an
apple orchard, and a handsome grove of Wal-
n'ut_ treks. It is situated on_e tnile from the
lltiiiit the same distance from-several houses of
orsliip. and good schools. It is beautifully
located for a country residence. as it commands
a very extended view of Long Island Sound. and
the surrounding country. Gentlemen \\ ishing
to 'purchase a retreat from the bustle and con-
fusion of the city during the warm summer
months, will find this place for clieapness and
beauty of location, an object worthy oftlieir at-
tention. 'I‘itle indisputable For terms which
will be liberal, and other particulars apply to
Giui.tu.i-zs ISAACS, Nor“-alk, or Tiios. C. Has
roan. near the steamboat landin,2.Old \Vell. or
to Win. C. Bntscltniuiorr, No. 12 Dey st. New
York. l_lfIIJ
.< VAL UABLE FARM FOR SALE.
ILL be sold, and possession given immedi-
' ately, one of the most valuable farms in
the town of New Canaan, in the county of Fair-
field, .and situate near the centre of said town.
Said ti-irm contains between forty and fifty
ocreg of meadow, plough, and woodland, with a
good orchard. and an elegant dwelling house,
with out buildings. and is one of the most ele-
gunt locations in New Canaati. Said farm and
buildings:-are in first rate repair, and will be sold
at agrcat bargain. Any person wishing to pur-
chase will-call on the subscriber. living near the
prernises, by wlioin an indisputable title will be
given. VVu.i.iAx Dnumioivn.
I New Canaan, April 2‘3,18‘.39. tf 111
FOR SALE,‘
Tin: Dwelling House of the sub-
scriber, situated it few rods west of
_ the Bridge, one of the most eligible
, __ ' locations in the village. To themnn
oi.‘ business or pleasure, it is, perhaps, as con-
veniently located as could he wished, being situ-
atcd on. the main road to the Steamboat Landing
or N; York. The house is 2 stories high, 29 by
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' on. the rear. The arrangenient of the ititerior
of the building is, probibly equal to any in the
village for comfort and convenience. There is
outliouscs on the premises, with an excellent
garden in the rear and a. well of water conven-
iently situtited to the house. Any person wishing
to purchase property like the above, at abargain,
will find it an object to view the premises, as
"the subscriber is determined to dispose of it
previous toth-t 1st of March. 1840. if he can
_ get any thing like what it is worth. The con-
dition of the sale will be, one fourth the purchase
money torpaid‘ on the delivery of the deed, the
st may remain on bond and mortgage.
, L. M. Swnvnns.
,_-. .'.'all;, .‘.'.t...'.ary 1, 1840. 2m7
BRID-.Gl'3P0.RT HOTEL.
- THE subscriber would respectfully
infortn his friends and the pu blic gen-
erally, that he has taken possession,
, .. ’ fora term of years.o-ftlie above Ho-
‘ tel, formerly occupied by Henry Barnum, situ-
'ated on the corner of Mninand State streets.-
The same has, been thoroughly overhauled, and
he would be happy to wait on all who may fa-
,r:,_r_-liim. with their company.
‘Horses and Carriages to let.
' PniLo F. B.-innuu.
ye subscriber is agent for John Adriance’s
t improved Cast Iron Corn Sheller. This
hi-no will shell a bushel of corn in one min-
tile. and is decidedly the best machine that has
ever been offered to the public.
The subscriber alsoolfcrs for sale Dudley L.
I-‘~arnam's Patent Hydraulics. viz: Fire Engines,
Lift and Force. Pumps. Tliese are more easily
kept in order. and are less expensive than any
,-,,t{g;- kind. The public are respectfully invited
ibeiiamine these Pumps at tlie_subscril:er’s resi-
dence, and satisfy themselves as to tIt)ieiii‘e§:el-
Qnfgifidizeport. Nov. 12. 1839. tf 4
FOR SALE
. A HOUSE and.LOT, pleasantly
‘ -- situated on the West side of Nor-
' W _ .. walk Harbona few rods south ofthe
L .- Bridge-t Any person wishing to pur-
. a, convenient place at a great'bar:_.rain.will
5” to appi ,soon to Juan _A. Wztzn. Nor-
", or the suliscriber at -25 Peck Slip. N - Y-
‘ -. Wit. Usnr-:nnu.r.. Jr.
oly.-29. I839.-.
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if 25]
' ”" HUSHEBS of-' Salt-A-.-just receiv-
ponvnv
SONG TO KATE.
My eyes ! how I love you.
You sweet little dove you-—
There's no one above you
Most beautiful Kitty.
' So glossy your hair is-
Like sylpli's or a l°air_v'5.
' And your neck. I declare! is
Exquisitely pretty!
Quite Grecian your nose is.
And your checks are like roses—-
So delicions—O Moses!
Surpassingly, sweet !
_ Not the beauty oftulips,
Nor the taste of mintjuleps.
Can. compare with your two lips,
Most beautiful Rate.
Not the black eye of Juno,
Nor l\Iinerva's of blue, no,
Nor Vcnus’s you know,
Can equal yourownl
Oh! how my heart prances,
And {miles and dances,
Wlien its radiant glances-
‘ Upon me are thrown!
And now dearest Kitty,
It's not very pretty-—
Indeed it’s a pity
To keep me in sorrow I
So, ifyon‘ll but chime‘ in, ’
\Vc'll have done with our rliymio—
Swap Cupid for Hyman,
4*‘-> ?“'—_‘:!
MISCELILANY,
GEN ERAL HARRISON.
The following article was forwarded to us by
an unknown Stamford friend, with a request to
give it a place in the columns of the Gazette.-—
As it is a concise andfaithful sketch of a man,
who is soon to preside over the destinies of this
country, we not only cheerfully make room for
it, but earnestly commend it to the attentive pe-
.-usal ofoor readers. 'I‘hcr_e are, we presume,
but few living patriots who can produce a strong-
er title to the grntitnd.-: and aflizctions of the
American people. He is too strongly armrd in
honesty, to be reached by the vile calamitie-
tionsofthose \\ ho fear the triumph of '.l‘ltU'I‘fl
and .tus'i‘tci:. It is not a very equivocalevi-
deuce ofthe purity of Gen. H.'s character, that
-we see his opponents shrink from personal re-
sponsibility. in prefering charges against him.
and pitifully_ leave the task of making such
charges good, to that vague and nondescript
personage, “It is said."
Gen. \Vix.Luiu HENRY HARRISON, was
born on the 9th day of February, 1773, in
Charles City county, Virginia, at the family
seat, on the James river,c:illcd Berkely, about
70 miles below Richmond. His father was
Benjamin Harrison, :1 lineal descendant of
the celebrated General of that name, who
held a commission in the ,Purliu»incntary ar-
mies during the English civil wars, and who,
for his devotion to Republican principles,
perished on the scaffold. Eeniamin Harri-
scn wasa distingished citizen of Virginia,
much hono.t°ctl' and highly trusted by his fel-
low ci!izens. He was brother-in-latv of Pey-
ton R:indolph,the first President ofCong rcss,
and.-was himself it member of that body din‘-
ing the years 1774, I775, and 1776. It was
principally through his influence that John
Hancock was chosen to preside over the
Congress, as successsor to Peyton Randolph.
He was chairman of the committee of the
whole House when the Declaration of In-
dependence was finally agreed to ; and his
signature is borne upon that celebrated doc_u-
merit. Having retired from Congress, he
was elected a member ofthe Virginia House
of Delegates, over which body he presided,
as Speaker, until 1782, when he was elected
Governor of the State.
Bcnj. Harrison died poor, leaving three
sons, of whom IVilliam IIe7z.r3/ Ilarr-ison
was the youngest. At his father’s death he
was a minor, and was left by his father’s will,
to the guardianship of Robert Morris, the
cclebrated financier. He had selected the.
practice of medicine as a profession, and was
diligently pursuing his studit s with that ob-
ject,'at Hampden Sydney college, when the
disasters of the Indian war on the North-
western frontier, and the call for men and of-
ficcrs for the defence of the settlers, induced
him to enter into the military service. His
guardian would have dissuaded him from
this determination, but VVasliington, his fu-
ther’s friend, approved of it, and gave him :1
commission of ensign in the [st regiment of
U. S. artillerv, then stationed at Fort Wash-
ington, on the present site of Cincinnati, and
under the command of Gen. St. Clair, Gov-
ernor of the Northwest Territory, and com-
mandcr-in-cliit-f ofthe military forces in that
section of the country.
As soon ashe received his commission,
young H-.1t‘.r»ison, who was at this time but 19.
years of age, hastened to join his regiment.
and arrived at Fort Washington, shortly af-
ter the disastrous defeat of St. Cl-.iir,neur the
head of the “Wabash. This was a time ol
great danger and alarm. Shortly aftci'_his
arrival at Fort VVashi-ngton, he was appoint-
ed to command the escort of a train of pack-
horscs, bound for F on Hamilton; which dil-
ficult service he performed w_itl1 such credit
as to attract the peculiar notice of the coin-
mandcr-in-cliicf.
In 1792, Harrison was proinotcd to the
rank of lieutenant, and in 1793 he joined the
new army under Gen. “Kayne. Ilis spirit.
enterprise and sagacltyseon attracted the no-
tice of that able commander, who appointed
him one of his aids-doucamp, in which di&i_cu.It
and responsible post he served-during tlic
. , ed, and for sale by J. S. llltsznzn.
of the Liatxmee Rapids, by which the C011-
wa.r.- His services, especially at the battle -
test was brought to a close, are mentioned
with emphasis in Gen. VVayne’s official ac-
count ofthe victory. , After the close of the
captain, and was placed in command of~Fort
Washington, the most importuntpost in the
western country. While in this command,
he married a (laughter of John Cleaves
Symmes, the founder of the Miami settle
ments—a lady in whom he has ever founda
faithful and affectionate companion.
In 1797, H.irrisoii_ resigned his commis-
sion in the army, and was appointed Secre-
tary of the Northwestern ‘Territory, and ex-
olficio Lieut. Governor.‘ The next yearthe
Northwestern Territory entered the second
grade of Territorial g'ovcrnuicnt,- and be,-
came entitled to a congressional delegate.-_-1
Gen. Harrison was chosen tofill this impor-
tant station. He remained in 'congrcsson!.;.'_
one year, but during that time be rendered
very essential service to his constituents. As‘
the law then stood, the public lands could‘
only be purchased in tracts of 4000 a.-res-‘;‘
a -very great hardship upon the poor settlers,‘-
who were thus obliged to purchase at second:
hand, and a‘ an enhanced price.
H.-irrison brought this subject before C011!’
gress. and moved a committee to-consider it.‘-2
Ol that committee he was appointed chair-r
man ,1 the only instance, it is believed, in‘
which such an honor has been conferred up-*
on a 'I‘errito'rial delegate He made it re-
port, accompanied by a bill, authorizing the
publicilands to be sold in alternate half and
%‘'“l he m‘"’l°‘l'°'m°”°“'- qtiartersections; that is. in alternate tracts ,of Ohio,” a book to which we are indebted
{for the materials of this sketch. ’
After resigning-his commission in the ar-
:lmy, Gen. Ilarrison was appointed Commis-
sioner to trt-at with the Indians, and he took
in leading part in the two treaties of Green-
‘ville and of Detroit, by which a final settle-
fment was made of our relations with the
i.N\)l‘l.l1\\'£’Slf.‘Tll tribtr-s.
ed Repwscntative to Congress to fill a vacan-
cy, and for the next. two years.
fmembcr of the house‘, he principally exerted
himself with rcgri rd to two great measures:
of 320 and 160 acres The report attracted
great attention, as did Hnrrison’_s~ speech in
support of it; but the bill was very vehe-
mently opposed. It passed the house, how-
ever, by a large majority. In the scnatethe
resistance was so gr:-at that at length a coin-
inittcc of conference was appointed. Harri-
son was one _o,f_the committee, and finally a
coinpromise’“.‘.'if.‘ agreed to, by t which the
public lar:_.",_ ‘were to be sold in alternate
whole aria "35-+='ctions, that is, in alternate
tracts of 640 and 320 acres This was a
great improvement ' upon the lormcr law;
and as at this time settlers beganto flow "ra-
pidly into Ohio, its beneficial results were
instantly felt. ’ ‘
At this session of congress a bill was pass-
ed for dividing the Northwestern Territory.
Ohio became a Territory by itself; while
all the rest of the Noirthtvcstern country, in-
cluding the existing states of Indiana, Illi-
nois and Michigan, and the 'I‘erritory of
Wisconsin, was created into a new 'l‘oi'ritor_v,
by the name of Indiana. After the pur-
chase of Louisiana, that vast countr_v was
inaincd for some time. Of this new Terrijl
tory Gen. I-Iarrison wasappointcd Govern-
or. He became, by virtue of his appoint-
ment, Supcrinti-.ndant of Indian Affairs with-
in his jnrisdiction, and in addition he was
appointed sole commissioner for treating
with the Indians. \Ve have no room for go-
ing into a detail of his territorial adminis-
tration. Sufficc it to-s:iy'that he was rc-ap-
pointed, from time totimc, for 14-years, always
at the express request ofthe inhabitaiits. His
station as Superintendent of Indian Affairs
and Indian Commissioner involved him in
complicated negociations and disputes with
the celebrated Tecumseh, and his brother,
the Prophet, the details of which, if we had
room for them, would be highly interesting.
These troubles at length resulted in the ex-
pedition of Tippecanoe, by which the
schemes of the Shuwncc chiefs were broken
up, and their forces dissipated.
At the breaking out, however, oftlic war
with Great Britain in l8l2, all the dangers
of an Indian war were renewed and aggra-
vated, and that danger became eminent when
the inefficient conduct of Gen. Hull,npon
the Detroit frontier,became generally known.
A large body of volunteers was organizing
in Kentucky for the protection of the North.
western frontier, and Gen. Harrison, whose
conduct in the Tippecanoe afliiir had been
highly approved throughout the whole west-
ern country, was st-nt for by Gov. Scott to
advise and aid in their orgimizuiiou and dis-
position. VVliile in Kentucky, where he was
received with the greatest enthusiasm, or-
ders came from Washington, placing a part
of these troops under his command, for the
protection of the Indiana Territory. The
rest were ordered to.conccnti'atc, for the pur-
pose of marching to the aid of Gen. Hull.
In the mean time letters were received from
Hull’s army, complaining greatly ofthe in-
efliciency of Hull, and expressing an earnest
wish that Harrison might command the ex-
pected reinforcement.
The Kentucky volunteers concurred in
this wish ; but a difficulty existed, inasmuch
as his commissior from the U. States did not
authorize him to take the command of any
troops except those intended to operate with-
in the boundsof his jurisdiction. which at
that time embraced only Indiana and Illi-
nois_;.‘.fissouri and Micliigan liaving been
before this time erected into separate 'I‘ci'ri-
torics. In this dilemma, Gov. Scott called
together a canons of influential persons, a-
mong whom were Mr. Shelby, Governor
elect, Henry Clay, Speaker of the U. States
house of representatives, and Thomas Todd,
Judge of the Federal circuit court. In con-
formity to their advice, Gov Scott gave I,-Ia-r-
riso-it a brcvet commission of Major General
in the Kentucky militia, and placed the dc-
taclimcnt marching for Detroit under his
command. This appoiijitinent was re_c_ci_vcd
with universal applause, especially as the
surrender of Hull now became known and
Gen. Ifarrison put the troops instantly in
motion, and ‘advanced through Ohio towards
the seat of war. In the mc_antime,__ho_weV§T.
letters came from Washington. written in 13-
norance of the surrender of _IIull-'a1I‘.3~°51.l1€
doings in Kentucky, appointing Gen. Win-
chester to the _com1'Q%1A‘tI—o£ the fot_'_ce3_1I,iarch-
log on Detroit. I-Iaving by tl11=' 1111.16 611-
war, Harrison was promoted to the rank-‘of
' ctratcd to any considerable distance into the
- soldiers of the Revolution, and of those
lconsolidatiori of the pension acts, and the
anncxed to the Indiana 'I‘ci'ritoi'y, and S__0_l:t:--l,g',)X_I€-&1g'e__Of‘ a iinifnrmlsw.-.mm;x.ibi'ac’e thecas-,
_van.ccd far into Ohio, relieved Fort
which -I1-'ttI.l)C‘Cn besieged by the Indians, and
destroyed the Indian towns on the W'abash,
I1;(l.T7'lS0n Slll'l'€{l(lt‘l‘(-.’(I the command to Gen.
Winchester, much to the regret of the Ken-
tucky _volnnte-crs, whom he had great dith-
culty in persuading to submit to their new
commander. , 1 ‘
Pi?‘ops-r represent-ations having been made
at Wushjrigton, in .'l short time, and greatly
to the satisfaction of the soldiers, dcspatchcs
arrivcu appointing Ge/1,. Hm‘-rison command-
er-in-cliicf of the Nortlitvcstern arm-,-, and
granting him the antplest powers for the con-
duct of the war.
It is‘im'pr.ssible here to jsgive ariv dctuilcd
account of the two campaigns of the Nonli-
-western a-rmy, which resulted in thc recove-
ry of Michigan and the annihilation of the
British :1 rrny of Upper“.-Canada at the battle
of the Thames. . -
These campaigns were conducted in the
midst of the greatest dilfctiltics and exuber-
rassments, but at length resulted in :1 com-
plete triumph. Gen. Hatvison was the only
American general duringthat war who pen-
Canadian territory, or who gained a deci-
Sive victory. upon British ground. Those
who wish to read the details of these cam-
paigns will find the-m,.with manyintcrcsting
particulars, in a little volume published by
ltvt-’€l«’S&..lor.tl0n. of Boston, under the title
of " The People's P-reside‘/tlial Ctzmlidrz-i’e,
being the Life of W'illia7n Iicrzry Ilarrisovi,
Xlfaync,
l. Affsappre/zcnsiort.-—-‘Va recollect once be-
ing very much .-iinuscd at the relation of
the following anecdote, from thelips ofn
very amiriblc, and withul a very modest
widow lady in New Jei'so_v. Soon after her
husbzmtl paid the debt of iiatui'c, leaving her
sole lcgatce, aclaiin was brought against the
estate. by his l)l'0l.llt'l',al}Cl a process was served
upon her by the sheriff of the county, who
hnppcnd to. be a widower, ofmiddle age-.—
Bcing unused, at that time. to the forms of
lniwthougli in tho protractcd law suit which
‘followed, she had ample opportunity of ac-
qniring exp:-ricncc, she was ‘much alarmed,
and meeting, just after the (lcpnrturc of the
slieriff, with 21 female friend, she exclaimed
with much agitation, "\Vhat do you think?
slierilfPerinc has been after me l”—-“IV:-ll.”
said the considerate lady, with perfect cool-
DPS-“. “heis.=1_very fine man," replies the
widow. “l\"cll I have long suspected, he
was attnchetl to you, my dear" " But you
don’t undt-rstrind—lie savs I must no to
court.” "Oh, that's qnitcanothcr affair, my
child; don’t you go so far as that; it is his
place to come and court you I"
From (/ic New 'or/..' IV/rig.
T II E LEXINGTON.
coi:nxr:n’s I:\‘Qt‘£s'r.
Captain Joseph J. Comstock, 27 years of
age, born and belongs to Providence. Com-
mandcd the lllassat-husrtts for three years
past. Was present during most oftheitiinc
yesterday, when cupt. W.'C-omstock was un-
der examination. His testimony is correct.
Hi-nrd ofthe catastrophe of the Lexington
last \‘.'e-dnesday at hzilf-past one. I-Vent im-
mediately to coinp:iny’s ofiice, 22 Broad.
tvay. A passenger then told the company
the Lexington was burnt and three persons
only survived. Don't know his n;tnicL-—
In’ I S 16-, he was elect-
\l’hile a
one, :1 reform of the militia-s_vstcin, in which
unfoi'tunatcl_v he lt.iIlt’(.l; the other, the relief,
by the granting of pensions, of the veteran
wounded or disabled in the late war, in
which he succeeded. ‘
In 1824, he was elected from the State of
Ohio to the U. S. Senate, and being appoint-
ed cliairinan of the committee on military af-
fairs, in the place of Gen. Jackson, WIIO-Iltlill
resigned, he devoted liimselfto the duties of’
that station, besides giving inuchlubor to a
The agent and Mr. Handy, the I"icsiilcnt
were present They concluded to send a
boat to the scene of the disaster iin-i c:ill:1t('lV,
and as a boat could not be pi'octircd before—'-
the Statesman, Capt. I’cck,\vci-ittlic next morn-
ing, 8 o’clock.» It was under my command.
The boat was provided with 13 men, provi-
sions, &c. ' '
We had much difficulty in getting through
the ice, and spoke every vessel we met, to git
information. Searched the shore, Wllllllolll
landing, and keeping a good look out from
the. highest point of the bout. Our first lan-
ding place. was at E:toii’s Neck, -1.3 milis
from the Clt_\', and we learned tlicrc, a vessel
had burnt G or 8 miles east. After the dis-
covery of the fire, the wind was from the
south-west for I2'hours. Landed there at
es of all those who should be deserving of‘:
this sort ofjustice from their country. ‘
In 1828, Gen. IIm'1'z'so2i was appointed by
President Adams l.\’linistcr Plenipotentiary to
the Republic of Colombia.’ He arrived at
Bogota, and entered on the duties of his mis-
sion, but was presently recalled by General
Jackson. .
Since his return from S. Amcriczin, he has
lived retired upon his form at North Bend.
Having spent a large part of his property in
the service of his country-—as it means of
nrovidingr for those dependent upon him, and
supporting that plain but ample hospitality
in which he has cvcr indulged, he accepted
the office of clerk of the court for the county
in which he resides. In the someway, and
for similar reasons. ex-President Monroe ac-
cepted the ofiice and discharged the duties of
a justice of the peace, a respectable and inde-
pendent course,wliich the rich and luxurious
may ridicule, but which no true Republic.._n
can fail to approve.
In 1835, without any previous concert or
arrangement, and witliooft the assistance of
any party machinery, Gen. Ilar-rison was
unexpectedly brought forward as a caedidate
for the Presidency, and notwithstandingthcre
were two other Opposition candidates in the
field, he ‘received a larger vote than the entire
Opposition had been able to muster at either
of the previous elections since that of 1828.
In every public station which he has hith-
-erto, held, wlicthcr as 'I‘eri'itoi‘ial Delegate,
Territorial Governor, Indian Commissioner,
Major Gcneizil in the Army, Representative
in Congress," Senator in Congress, or F0-
reign Minister, he has discharged the duties
of it with determined zeal and nntiring in-
dustry: and more vet, with a patriotic self-
devotiion and an lnII8J(ll)ll‘-/1071-(.’3f_7,/, which, af-
.-ior all, or-o.tlie best qualifications for public
ofiicc. .
Leap Year.-——'I‘he year 1840 is leap year,
and as we have been requested by moi'e than
one lady to notice that fact, wc, of course,
take pleasure in complying. 1840, then is
leap year, be it knoun to every body, old
bachelors and young, old maids and misses.
Young men, take. care, stay at home more
than common, and don’t be caught out in the
evening or youlll be caught in some other
way, for certain; it being a rule in the
gamc. we believe, that no gentleman, pos-
sessing the least spa.rl.' of g-nllant_ry, dui‘c not
refuse an offer under any cii'curnst:inces.——
As for ourself, don't know what we shall do,
ifsuch misfortune should happen to befal us.
VVe asked a bachelor friend his opinion in
regard to the matter? He only ejaculated
it-lass! a-la.ss !_ Our readers will bear in
mind, however, that we have no ‘time to go
to market, &c., until after Harrison is elect-
cd President, and until that time, if the
knot. is to be tied at all, we must merely go
into ‘the Union for the sake of-’ the Union.’
Stcu.bx:ni:ille Harold.
A bafeh of Yankee Scboolmnsters num‘
bering about one hundred, are on their, W83
to Texas-._-g-so ’t,is said. This is the ._M_qr_cf-
of Intellect.-E,-,-Colninbifi Q-l>sa,7v,.:r..
We understand that a batch of Loco.-F060
'$ltb~T_r_'eag,o'rers. are on the same 1'.03d-!.-
This is the Ma raft of Demos raic_r/ --—-S'0«'-H‘/1r'7'l!
.4_.rg~u-5.
that ‘nothing could be found then, as the
lLanded at on Field Point.
20 minutes past 12.. Wcdncsditv. Knmv
\Ve went cast
Previously saw
several persons on the beach. - They left it,
however, before we landed. I saw the body
of Mr. Philo Upson, whom I knrw by his
memorandum book lying on his cap. Noth.
ing in the book. The name on the outside.
He was frozen. II-ad on a life prcscrvcr.-—
Drcssed in black straight-bodicd coat and
pantaloons. I-lad tl handlreixéhicf round his
body, and rope attached to it. No appear-
ance of any intcrferr-ncc with the body. It
was picked up by the keeps.‘-r of the Light
House, who found it on the beach, p:ii't.'_y in
the water. '
A coroner had been sent for, but no in-
quest had been held. -Sent the body to "the
Liglithouse. Was informs-tl thcre that the
bout was seen on fire at half-past seven o’
clock, bearing W. N. W. At twelve o’clock
burning still. She bore N. N1 W. at three
o'clock—bcaiing tvcstcilv. No efforts had
been made to assist her. I \\ cut to Bridge-
port for the iiight, leaving a man on Sll0l't‘
to get information. ‘Vent by land to South
port (six mil.-s) to see captain i\-latichcster.
Saw him. He was pilot of the Lexington.
He said he was at the wheel on the forward
extremity of the pronicnidc deck, and heard
the cry of fire but could see nothing of it.
He stepped down the scuttle. looked into
the fire room——saw little fire. but volumes of
smoke. Stepped immediairtely back to the
whccl-houseand turned the boat.’s head to
land. Vlfhile doing so cart. Childs came to
the wheel-house and 0l'(lCl't‘(.l him to bowl the
boat to the land. He replied I am doing so,
and the captain took hold ofthe \\'l)t‘('l to as-
sist him. Capt. C. appeared to be out of
breath. and in turning the wheel something
was carried away. \Vhat he did not say.—
At this moment the smoke and fire ‘burst
out with sncli1'apitlit_v from under the pro-
menade (lock, that they were compc-llcd to
leave the wheel. He saw nothing of capt.
Cliilds after this, The pilot, Mancliestcr,
instantly commenced to clear atvziy the life-
boat which was near the wheel-houscl I-lo
attached ti rope to the bows of the boot, and
ordered it to be kept taught. To keep the boat
clear of the wheel. Hethen threw his pen
jacket and-coat into the boat and launched
her ovcrboartl. The Lexington being under
way the life-boat was drawn under. I-Its
opinon was the rope parted or was not prop-
erly fastened to the fort-castlc. He knew at
that time the other boats had becn lost, and
did not believe the life-boat was of any I180.
though some might have got on to hcr.—-
When the life-boat was launclicd the fire
had already reached her, and she was bad-
ly scorched aft. He then went itnmcdiutc-
[V to the forccastlc, and saw he could not
get under promenade deck.
'[‘hr-ro were than thirty prisons 01'; the
forecastlc. Mr. Hoyt. Mr. Van C3011. Wm.
gqichois, besides hands, waiters and passen.
5'33,-5, He saw the boat must perish. e
advised to emty the baggage crates-—tlie bag
gage was thrown overboard. but they rollcd
over like hogsheads in the water, and were
us;-less. They. could not be fastened togeth er.
At this time the boat had stopped. Th?
deck was becoming hot. andytba people were
[h.[o\\.'it)g water upon it. '1 he only‘ articles
wind was blowing off shore.
which were broken open and the specie
throw overboard. H-"e atempted to go under
P“_>memNle declr to get at the tire buckets.
Jnptntn thinks the buckets. must’ have
been previously used. They then knocked‘
the bulwrirks off and attempted to make it
raft--—the fire drit-’it1g~ llitln forward inch by-7
.!fl<‘l1. and its rapizlity preventing them.
completing. the raft, and the were compell-
cl to throw tliemsclves oflfy when dpintnm
the nighthcads. He then lcftthe boat. to net.
upon any thing in his way. He got upon
the raft, and from this on to ubale of cotton.
A pcrson_jnmpcd on_ to it bale of cotton and
‘l<{I0c.‘-ied one man. .Cu.pt:- Mflmfhester howled
hiui back. He left the cotton, bale and go;
upon a piece of the guards. Capt Man.‘
Chester gave me no information about pas-
3°"3‘-‘"3 0' 503‘ Sllll-*1‘-Clllent. to this, except.
that the boat sunk about 3 o'clock, by his
xv-itcli,_ which he took out and looked at by
moonlight. He had a piece of the bulwarlc.
he used for exercise during the night. He:
was_til.'cn up about noon bv it sloop. He
bad‘ruisc‘d his handlterchiefou the piece of
bultvark and was discovered. ‘Vite-ii taken
up he had fallen on his face and was senso-
lcss. He was about the last to. leave the
Lc.\'iiig'.on. ‘ i ‘ - I
I wrote to the agent, but the letters did not
arrive till 24 hours after they should" have
done; ‘Va’ started at 3 o'clock, Friday, from
Bridgeport, in the mornin£'~laridvd at day
break at Old Ficld Point,‘-the Lliermomemr
frorn‘3° to 4_° below zero, and ice making
very fast. \Ve had taken six more gentle.
men on board to assist us, who had friends
on hoai'd~ the Lexington. I-Ii-nitv Ide, Jnrnesi
i"tlcK_r-nna, J. A. Beecher, 'I_‘. Donnrslliy, C,
at Homer and Saui’l Yratoii, all of N.Yot‘I’c.l
I loft thr-‘st-3' gentlemen and another on shore",
at Old Field Point, to, collect the baggage,
which was scattered for several niileisoand
dire_ctecl‘them to leave it at the light house,
'I‘hc child had driltrd ashore during .thé
night, and was found by my man Wm. Ken-
nt-dy. I left Friday morning for the East.
We examined the shore, and where the have
would not permit the steamer to land, we
sent the boats, and traced the shore. Bi-ing‘
7 miles cast ofthe light house, I learned that
3 bodies had been found in the quarter boat;
employed a person, to convey the bodies to
the light house at Old Field Point. I learn-
ed that a man‘ was ashore alive I8 mill s cash;
and 9.5 miles from the Lexington. I_ ‘went
ihcre, searching the whole shor , finding.
large portions-of the wreck, that prrition con-
mining tlie-nanie of the Vf'SSL‘l. The-. place
‘.\l]t‘t‘8 the man was found, was Fresh’ Pond
_Lr.mdinc. There were quantities of drift ice, "
and shoal \V:.tf(‘l'. Mitch time was spent in
melting our investigations, and we arrived ‘
at Fresh Pond at 4 o’c.lock, and we could
not get on shore. We made signals, attract-
cd some half-dozen people, forced tli steam-
cr through the ice near enough to learn that
David Crowley, 2d mine, had got on shore
\Vt-dnesday night, at 9 o’clock. He stated
to these people he had been 48 hours ca a
halo of cotion——workcd through the ice, and
walked tlirce-quui'ters’ofa mile to a house.
His feet and legs were badly frozen, hands
not inuch—bareheaded ruin his sliiztsleeves.
and supposed himselfthe only man saved. I
dirccti-d them to give him all the aid he
might r¢~quii'e. They said he ties in the
best of hands-—I gavv them dirmtlcns to rcn--
dcr the same assistance to any one else--to
take up bodies and baggage and give infor-‘
mation to N. York papers.‘ I then returned
to Old Field Point, took on board the bodies‘
and baggage. ‘At all these places Igave
notice that rcward's_ would be given for bod-
ies and the detection of dfeprcdators. I was
;il.ll.llOfISL((l- to take such measures by the,
company. The ice prev:-ntcd our landing‘
and made it impossible to do any thing more.
Found that dt°Spt’l‘a(lOt 5 had committed dep-
rcdntion already, and measures were neces-
sary to be taken to prevent it. The baggage
collected was taken on board and I gavc re-
ceipt for it. There were 30 packages. VVith
all and the bodies on boar], I started for N.
York on Friday, at 6 o’clock, I’. M. Vlfe
were 15 hours getting to N. Y. and arrivi-d
at 9 o'clock, A. M.. Sziturtlay. One of the
bodies was Mr. VVaterbui~y. Two others
appeared to the deck hands. Mr. Upson and
the chid. '
I was wt-ll acquainted uith the Lr-x'ing-
ton. She was a good boat, well adapted to
the navigation of the Sound. Capt. Childs
was well qualified, had held the command of
the boat for 4 years.
\\"c have a patrol pump and 150 feet of
liozc. My boat has been once on lire from
sparks. It took on the top of the boiler
which is on the guards. We burn nothing
but wood. I never knew of the Lexington
being on fire, though I have heard siuceslie
has I)t'¢’n 50 times.
Capt. Yeaton, mate of the ship HIbt'TflI8‘
informed me he saw Captain Terrell o£_ t-_lji3_s
sloop Improvement, who said, he saw-the
steamer on fire at half past 7. Thought the
life-boats would save the people, the shore
being near-_—and, assigned as arezison for no?
going to her assistance, that he would log},-g,_
the tide over the bar, Hg was from -4‘ to 63
miles Off. and could have reached the wreck.
in an hour probably, though the wind; v.'a§
unfavorable: and it is entirely reasonable to
suppose he could have saved a nun her oflives-._
Wood was not used on the Lexingtcz ex‘:
cept to start the fire. The subg,',.,,§g,_n
coal for wood greatly dintitiis_§,¢‘,j we 3;,‘,,‘g¢.,
of fire. A ‘ W '
C“'P‘* Cflcstcr I.;t3ff¢?;I_-if £1597); I tool:
P835339 5“ the Lt-xingtéa ' on Mon-:’i--v. Jan.
13.707 3l‘1'tungton. to. to 1\’or\vic1n. ' ‘Worry:
on" board at 3. Q"Cloc-k. I’. it. Did r--2-. 2.;-.-;---.
tzfm the rinmber of :I-t3,Ss:;t,‘{>_;"=',-
the table that tht I-v were 150; in ,;._,~,y-
think that estimate too large, The bi3_l.i; _
the; cargo was cotton. It K-rs; stowed :n;z'1.¢:
the promenade, deck. I3et_w_e<:_i tile wheel‘
- 2
,.v-
iused for this piirposc were 1l1_ct‘§_‘»€C10 l«.<’g§"“
house "and 'c"c\"e:i,n g of the’ €_XlgIi;l_€, cotton
oil,
Norwalk Chronicler