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mediately been resorted to, might have led
to very serious consequences.
The sudden death of the Crown Prince,
had induced the. populace (which always
judges without investigating) to listen to ma
n> contradictory reports as to the cause of
his death. The names of some eminent per
sons were associated with this mournful e..
vent; and without the least other ground
than what arose from suspicion, the-poputacc
became enraged, and a tumultuous ill-dispo
sed ami lawless body of men availed then,
selves ot this ferment of the public mind,
to exi cute their baneful design, tending to
the annihilation of ait peace and older His
Excellency Coun Exel Van Fe sen, Mar
shal of the Empire uuhappih kli a sarri
fine to this fatal ferment When in his < ffi_
cinl capacity, he escorted the remains oT liis
R yal H'giiness at its entrance in this city,
the windows of his carriage .whilst passing
the great new street, were instantaneously
demolished by a mad and furious p unlace,
and the count compel ed to fl\ for'rt P. ge ui
a house near the Kittenhou-e market, hut he
was soon diarg. il from thence to the inaikct
fl ee and abused and mutdered. a crime
b>’d now unknown in the am alsot Sweden ?
of which not the least surmise was enter..
tail ed, and thus could not be prevented_
.’l he mops of thr garrisi n were now spredi
lv assembl. d, and Adler Kreurz, who had
jus leached town Irom H.iga, took the com
timni* of the troop*. The mob purudtd thro*
the suetts and the ferment continued Upon
tho fn notice, the King hastened to the
Ci y fr< in Haga-A proclamation declare
ed 'hat i1 was the King’s positive desire that
peace and older should be restored.
1 he Muj 'r-Geneial Skiol ebranda, was
appointed to the office ot Supreme Gover
ror-lit- assembled the magistrates.md the
60 elders of the city corporation, and wrh
them waiied upon the king, to assure him
©! 'heir attachment and loyalty, accompa.
nieil with the ardent wish that the king
n gh* use every means to restore peace and
pi rsonal safety,
l lie misguided populace assembled in the
afternoon m one body, on the new hridgt
and great Church street, and it became
necessary to resort toevtry •ne'h.df rsafe
ty After Several bouts had elapsed in vain.
With seriously admonishing them to return
to order, and no other reply was received
than huz2a i g screamii g. throwing stones,
6cc. stronger measures were adop ed—the
nu b was driven back bt the dischaige ot
Bump muske's and the Horse Guards scat
tered the mob assembled and colhtc ed at
many places, of which some have broken
the windows of 1 ount Uggles, the only
house they assaulted, Some persons were
shot, a number \ ere apprehended and math
prisoners, aud order and tranquility were
resulted.
Ni-Vv York. August 28.
LATE FhOM IRELAND.
Bv the Oneida, fiom Dublin, the editors of
the New York Gazette have received Dublin
papers of the 14;h July—containing London
dates of the lOih—three day s later than be
fine received.
A secret expedition was preparing in
E gland supposed to be destined to the
• Dardanelles, to assist the Tuiks against
the French, who meditated pm attack on
Tu' key.
Ki g Louis has abdicated the throne of
Holland. The government is put under1
the Regency of the Queen, till Napoleon
Louis, the eldest son of Louis, comes of age.
In the Court of King’s Bench, July 9’
Mr. Cobbett was brought up >o receive
sentence for publishing a libel on the g< vei n
fiunt; and was sentenced to two years im..
prisonment, and to pay a fine of one tin usund
p unds.
Dublin July 14.—■ Many foreign pa
pe.s, anil a great number ot private letters ;
have arrived, the contemsnf which, in thei
substance, will be found in another part o.
our paper. The principal intetest of tin
foreign papers are the loose hints whici
they Contain ot the active exeru ion ot tin
le gue between the Einp, rot s F. ancis, N -
p-Icon and Alexander. It is not usual with
the foreign Edttots to speak ou> up n these
heads ; ih^ liberty of ihe press is still mutt
narrow in Fiance than to England, and thi
Ci vernmenl has its eye and i s attention e
very where-Enough, however, may he
Collected even from the loose hm s and de
tarhed paragraphs, to lead to a»ro> elusion
that there is a general expectation on th<
Continent, tliai a campaign is meditated ii
Moldavia, and \\ all hia,
London. July 9 10 -We hate re.
Ciived ieitcts fiom our squadron « tF I’onlon
to the latter end ot May. The enemy’s fleet
h id been repeatedly riconnoiteted bv the
Unity Ligate, and ascertained to cons st of|
17 sail ot the line', four of which were three
lit cker’s and carrying Admiral’s flags, and
apparently ready for sea. Sir C Cotton
had, in consequence, dispatched orders to
Minorca,&c for the re assemblement of bis
fl. ct, a»«d during some days before ihe close
of i’Ui letters, all our ship's were kept clear
for action.
Tlu Unity, Voluntaire, and Alacrity
tveie rhaseil off Toulon by two sail of the
line and a frigate; but it blew hard at the
time, and the enemy soon returned to port,
followed by our vessels, which greatly « ut
aailed them.
The basis of a second cartel for an ex
cl- nge of prisoners has been agreed upon.
The last dispatch to Mr. Mackenzie com!
n unicau d to him the terms upon which our
gover: ment would agree to a cartel, and to1
those terms the French government have
succeeded. This intelligence was brought
by Mr. Wyer, the Messenger, who arrived
fast night from MorlaiX.
Court of King 'a Bench—Monday, July 9.
Wm. cobbett.
This being the day on which the Court
•was tr> pronounce its judgment on the above
defendant, the avenues at a very early hour
■we) e all crowded, and the throng so unusual
nnd prodigious, that the Chicl Justice was
obliged to order the avenues to be cleared,
it being with the most extreme difficulty!
that ev. n the prisoners could contrive so ret
into the body ol the court.
A» leng'h 'bet appeared, and the Attorney
f.**neral pi a . mi 'he judgment against VVm.
C bbett, I . C. Hansard, John Budd, and
11 t hard B. g hn <v
M . Justice f/rpRp fi'st addressedth<> pej
a rnr, Cobbett; he signified o him that be
w * ert victrd of a most foul and wicked
libel—A libel the tendency of which was
to cicate dislike to their duty in the Local
A-tuilia ol tlu country, and disgust to otn
ervices in thy mtcigners employ _d there
" Louis Napoleon, by the Grace of G d,
j the constitution of the kingdom, King o. Hoi’
' land anti Constable of France
j “ Considering that the unfortunate state
in which this country is now arises from the
displeasure which the emperor my brother
has conceived sigunst me.
“ Considering that all endeavors and sa
crifices on my part to support tue suite of
things have been fruitless:
•• Considering la*Hy, that it cannot be
doubted that the course of the present state
of things is to be attributed to my having
been unfortunate enough *o displease my bro
thcr. and to have lost his friendship, and
that I therefore, am the only obstacle to the
teymihation of the<c incessant differences Cc
misunderstandings ;
"We have resolved, as we by these let
ters, published by our own free will, do re
solve to resign, as we do from this moment
resign, the royal dignity of this kingdom of
Holland, in favor of nur well beloved Son
Napoleon Louis, and iu failure of him, in
favor of his brother Charles Napoleon.
" We further desire, that according to
‘he constitution of the guarantee «f Ins ma
jesty the Emperor our Broth-r, the Rcgcn
y shall remain with her Majesty the
Queen, assisted by a council of Kegency,
which shall provisionally consist of our mi'
nister*, to whom we commit the custody oi
in, ami through them to bring disgrace «o
the government,"and to p.iralize *he ener
gies ot the state. The learned Judge ub
served, that the opportunity and the sea
son that the defendant had selected were
those when an enemy, the most ferocious,
was at the very moment threatening our
shores; an enemy whose Military govern,
ment had laid prosit ate the surrounding
States, and who marked his way with
spoliation and plunder ; yet t hi - was the
enemy who was stated by the prisoner to
use his soldiers better than the soldiers of
this country were used, and whose Govern
ment was compared with the Government
of this country, anil asserted by him to af_
fo»d mote comfort and protection to its
soldiery than were afforded to the Soldiers
of his country. The malignancy of this
poison Was therefore considerably iucreas.
til by the time and season when it was
spread throughout the nation Defendant
had a iair,^ patient and impartial trial, he
had the f-llesi opportunity of lemovitig
irotn the minds of the Jury any doubis rhat
they mtgli entertain, if any doubts they
could have of the guilty and deleterious It
bt I that lit fcis charged with. But the
defendant neither did nor could exculpate
himself in their eyes, and tlfcy decided
upon him with proofs most convincing of
the foulness and wickedness of his guilt._
If it could not be imputed to him that his
ti! j: cts wi re only to distract the Govern
ment and embarrass the State, then it
could not be d nied that objects, if not vs
dangerous, at least as base, could not be
removed trum his intentions, namely, that
of writing libels for the degenerate pur
poses of base and unworthy lucre and pro
fit. 1 his then, itself, was an offence of the
deepest die, and such as the court was im
periously called upon to visit with a heavy
hand. J
It was much to be lamented that a man
who had the experience of the defendant
should, after all that passes in life, so con ’
stanlie before his eyes, gtoW worse, and as
he increases in years, increase in malignity.
It was also lamentable that the numerous
examples made of libellers hail no effec* up
on him; but that knowing the fatal conse
qm nee of such conduc- he still perseveres
in spreading the poison of most des rue re
matignan y th-ough the nation. Acheck iru<
>>e put to such mischief, the state must m»
governed, the army must be satisfied, that
their fellow^citizens are satisfied wi h them,
the foreigneis in our sei vice must mu be tia
duceil. when in they are labouring in com
mon with the whole of our miii ary sistem
to support the dignity and protect he safety
of the empire, and the mill ary sys em mu
fiot be moved.o a disgust ,.f the serv.ee in
which they are employed. F t he-e iei
sons the court h Ids melt called upon in x
ertus nuihority this day The learned junk
then adverted to the libel, noticing the nos
prevailing features of it, and then in an em
phutic manner proceeded to pass the follow
mg:
SEN FENCE ON VVm COBBETT.
*' TUe sentence of the court is. that you
<-«bbetl. do pay a fine to the king of
1,000,. that you be imprisoned in Ins Maji-s
ty’s goal of Newga e for the space of two
years; that at the expiration of rhat period,
you enter into a recognizance to keep the
peace f r seven years yourself in the sum
of 3,0001 and two sure ies in the sum of
1 000 . each. And further, that you be im
prisoned till that tcognizance be emend
into and that fi ie paid.”
His lordship then proceeded to pass the
sentence «*f tht court on the other three pri
so. ers - I ( Hansard to be imprisoned in
the King Benc i prison three months, and to
give security u, keep the pe o —himself in
4001. and iwo secuiiiies in 2001 each.
Bntld and Bag,tiaw were ■ me. cwd each
:o two months imprisonment in the same
place.
DUTCH PAPERS.
Amsterdam. July 3.—L uis Napoleon,
i)v ht G<ace ot God anti the constitution of
ot_* kingdom King of Holland, Constable of
F ranee.
“ 1° tho^e who may see, or hear, or
• ead these presents, health.
“ Hollanders
" Bring convinced that nothing
..ore '<T your interest-or your wel:are can
be t ffected by me, but on the contrary, con
tiering niyselt as an obstacle which max
prevent ihe good wi I and intentions of nxy
bi i tner town: ds this country, I have resign.
■*<! my rank and royal dignity in lavor of my
blest son, N pole .n L uis,and his brother,
Prince Charles Napoleon.
“ Her niajestj, the Qjeen, bring of right,
and according to the Coiistiiuliun, Regent of
the kingdom, the Regency shall, til! their
arrival, be vested in the council of Minis,
ter s,
- Hollanders! never shall I forget so good
and x irtuous a people as you art. My last
thoi g'u, aswxll as my last s gh, shad be for
your happiness Q., leaving you I cannot
sufficiently recommend vou to receive well
the mill ary ar.d civil . fficers of France.—
This is the only means to gratify his majts
ty the emperor, on whom your fate that of
your children, and that of your whole conn
try, depends. And now, as an ill.will and
calumny can no longer reach me at least so
far as relates to you I have the xvcll.founded
hope that you will at length find a reward
for all your cactifices, and f,.i all your mag
nanimous firmness.—Done at Haarlem, July
1, 1810. 7
Louis Napolf.on »*
[From the N. Y Evening Post, Aug 27 J
Ilonafianc'e Decree.—From an article
translated Irom our flies of Hamburg papers
it appears that the decree of Bonaparte,
Which releases sequestered property, hus re
ference to only such pans of Holland as have
lately been attached to France and that the
thing is by no mean3 general even in HoL
land.
It appears to be a kind of indemnification
to these provinces annexed to France, tor
some privileges which it is probable they
may have lost by such annexation.
TRANSLATION S.
Amsterdam, June 20 Anticipated ac
counts have reached us. that in a Commer
Cial Council, held by his imperial M jesly,
at S-. Cloud on the 12th inst. it has been de
creed ——That in those provinces former.
to Dutch but now annexed to the /-rrnrh
Jimfiirc, all 'he seq uestered Colonial Pro.
duee, shall bcre^toi**! te its proprietor.*,
oor minor King, ’till the arrival of her tna-i
jesty the Queen.
• We further order, that the different
corps of our guard, under the command «>t
Lieutenant General Bruno, and General
Bruno, second in c uniAitnd, shall render
service to the Minor K ng ol this Iv ngdoui,
and that the great uffici rs of the t town
as vAdl as the civil and military fficers ol
the household, shall continue to render their
customary services to the same high per
son ige
“ The present act done and concluded,
and signed bv our hand, shall be transmit
ted to the leg slative body, and then depo
sit'd copies shall he tnk*-n, and these let.
ters be published in a legal manner, and in
•he customary form
" Louis Napoleon.
“ Haarlem, July 1. 1810.*’
In the name of his majesty Napoleon Louis,
bv the Grace nt God *»*>d the Cans;!luti
on of the Kmgd un, Kmg of H Hand, the
Provisional Council of Regency of the
K og of Holland, to all those who may
see, hear, or read these presents, makes
known,
“ That in consequence of the resignation
of the Royal ‘dignity and authority made by
his majesty Louis Napoleon, in favor of the
Crown Princo, his majesty’s eldest son. Na
poleon Louis, and ol his Brother, Prince
Charles Louis Napoleon, and by virtue of
his majesty’s authority contained in the ©
pen and sealed letters published by him on
the 1st of July, 1810, the Provisional Re
gency has this day c Ustitutod itself, under
iht* Presidence of ihe Min.S'er Van Der
Heim, waiting the arrival of her majesty
tln Q leen. as *:• institutional Regent of the
Kingdom, and guardian of the minor Kirg
and in expectation of the measure which
her majes y shall be pleased to adopt rel i
tive to public affairs. -—Amsterdam; 3o
July, 1810.
*■ Van Der Heim.
“ By order of the P ©visional Cnun.
cil of R’ geur.y.
** A. J J H. Veruukn,
*• First Secretary of the Cabinet ol thfc
King”
PROCL \M \TION.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs hereby
no'ifies t© the inhabit tn s of the capital, ••y
*pic .1 order of lus M ije-tvih * K ng, h.u
m Wednesday in x . the 4th of J lty, the
Fr men will enter miscapitd. As it ishis
Majesty’s xpress will and desire that the
troops of his illustrious brother may be re
ceived and treated in a suitable manner, he
* xptets that evet y one will concur intecei
v,ng those brave troops with friendship and
esteem, and treat them as is due friends and
tHies, and especially to the troops of the
Emperor Napoleon. Fhe jus ly famed mi
litary discipline, which besides many other
military vir ues, distinguishes these troops
is a guarantee to the inhabitants of this Ca
pitol lor the satcy ot their persons and pro
perty ; and also assure these troops that
they will every where be received and trea
ted as friends and allies, as every one must
be sensible of how much importance ii is to
the whole of the country in general, and the
capital in particular, to fulfil in this respect
'he utmost wishes ot His Majesty.—His
Majesty, therrfoie, irusts that the inUabi
’ants of the capital feeling their duty in this
respect, will zealously co operate in hat
which is of such imperative importance to
this city, and to the whole kingdom, and
avoid the deft’ructive consequences which
must ensue, should tney, contrary to all
expectations, be guilty of an opposite con»
duct. The above mentioned minister.
(Signed) .
VANDRR CAPELLAN.
Amsterdam. July 2 1810
iiniuuAAisi aui juut x — ■ i ney write
from J.issay, (.he capital of Moldavia) that
the Russian authorities have begun to or
ganize that province, according to the
forms and laws of the Russian Empire —
It is said that the Russian army has pass
ed the Danube near Widdin, in three divi
sions*.
Extract of the minutes of the Chancery of
State.
At the Palace of Compiegne, Ap> il 24, 1810.
Napoleon by the grace ot G <d, Emperor of
the French, &c. On the report o: our
minister of war, our council of sta.e he
ing neard, we have decreed and decree
as follows:
Art. 1st. The Frenchmen who are con
cerned vviih the disposi tons of our decree
of April 6 h 1809, and who did bear arms
against us in the service of me continental
powers with whom we are at peac«, since
Hit 1st ot September, 1804, to tins day. will
otvain an amnes.y by c.rnfoi ming heinselves
beiort he 1st * f Juo. 1811, to toe disposal.,
o.is .f the articles 6 it, 7dt, 8.h and 9di ot
the said decree
Art. 2d Atl the Fienclimen who will take
the benefit of ihe amnesty wnlbe obliged to
subscribe, and file in the clt • k’s office of
the tribunal of war, which will lequire an
act oftheii p esence-a declaration, that
for the future, and in coni'orii.ity wi.h toe
21s. article ot the Napoleon code, they will
not enter into any military foreign service,
noi atfi iate themselves to any military cor
poraiionin foreign countries, without the au
thority of the E »peror.
Copy of that declaration will be sent im
media'ely by our imperial attorney to our
minister ol general police
Art 3d. Our ministers are charged n s
pectively with the execution of the pte_
sent decree, which will be inserted in the
bulletin of the laws.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
The Minister Secretary of State,
(Signed) H. B. Dukv or LIassano.
A true copy.
(Signed) TURREAIT.
' —upon condition of their paving treble, or
threefold duties, of what the articles actu.
allv pay in France, but the proprietors will
»hen acquire the privilege of exporting such
produce into France, where it shall be ad
mitted/ref of all further dutien.
I- hus b- en computed here, that this tre_
ble duty will amount to about 50 per cent,
of 'he value upon most of the articles.
Collin, (on the Rhine,) June 8.—The
public sules of seven of the American car
goes sequestered, will take place at Ant.
werp on the J6M» inst. they will be sold for
home consumption, and can neither be stor
ed in private ware-houses, nor exported_
the duties to which the goods are subject
are at the charge of the purchaser, payable
as customary in bills at 2 months, approved
by the Collector, or otherwise incase, weight
and tale to be ascertained liefore delivery of
the articles. No person will be allowed to
bid. unless a re-ident of Antwerp.or under
security of a creditable inhabitant thereof.
Boston. August 22
FROM GIBRALTAR.
Arrived yesterday, schr Industry. Capt.
Harris. 31 days from Gibralrar. Capt. II
has furnished us with Gibraltar papers to
the 21st Julv ; but they art’ >rd us no political
news of anv novelty. The accmm's from
Sp ain and Portugal, make tin mention of the
reported battle between the French & Por
tuguese ; they however cnufii in our previous
accounts of the healthy condition of the
French armies in Spain ; of the enn inued
and successful incursions of the Soanish pea
santrv. and of the ihergasing hatred which
is manifested against the French, in every
quarter——A Spanish gf-otleman arrived
at Gibraltar, from the environs of Seville,
states, that the French were attacked near
Seville, from Mie I t to he 6 h J ity liy the
divisions of B illester<<us and Capon, with
great success; that great numb rs of dead
and wounded were seen carrying into Se_
ville. and that when be came away, the
fifing of cannon and musquestry was still
continued. The papers also state, that king
Joseph had returned to Madrid, and had
dismissed from his life guards, all the Spa.
tiiards who had been employed auout his
person.
The Gibraltar paoet s contain ah in'ercep
ted Correspondence bptween the French n&
val commander at Malaga, and Marshal
S ult. and Admiral Ma2ar- no Sou t nsists
on having a squadron of gon boats fitted out.
The co’iifnander declares that there are nei
ther vessels ttnr money to buy and equip
them if there were, that those that ought
»o have been had Gen Sebastiani and Gov.
Disdier have fitted out as privateers ; and
that those privateers are “ commanded by a
villain, known to be a smuggler, and always
to be found in the service of the nation under
whs.se flag he mav commit villainies with
greater facility, as lie did in Almunecat
where he captured the three. Spanish ves
sels ; but you cannot conceive Uow strongly
he is backed and supported by those iwosu
perior officers.”
Public Notick.
By order of the Superiot junta of govern .
meat and defence of this place, the public
are informed that the detention ol toe ves
sels for America is now removed, the causes
which occasioned it having ceased, in con
sequence whereof they may pursue their
voyages to their reap-cue destinations,
when it may suit them Cadiz, 4 a Jmy
1810.
Manuel Maria de Arce,
Member and bectc.aiy, pn, ,cji.
Berlin July 3—According *o accounts,
the Russian army alter the siege I iiaz .rt
schik, marched against the armv ol the
Grand Vizier, and important events are
expected.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER.
** Chriauuna (j\urway) .hint 9—The
P'ivateers are ag .i .i c.u z .g iut ol N »r.
way in grea, emu rubers than ever ; they are
determined to detain every American ves
sel they meet,amt have sent into Norway
I a number of American ships There are 10
or 12 sail sent ir.'o F hesuud and Christian^
sand. lam app.el ensive their depredati.
ons will be greater this suinoc r h n last._
I enclose you the new Danish privactr
laws for your government 1 here art 10
sail captured and detained at Copenhagen.
The privateers out of Denm.uk are not so
bad as those from Norway, the firmer have
permitted many Americans to pass, bu* those
out of Norway are little short of pira e>, f r
they will capture all they come across
Gaz.
Cadiz June 28-The Duke of Orleans
arrivtd nereon the 20tb, and was received
with acclamations.
A ftfrged Rojai Order, dated May 17.
respecting trade to our Colonies, has been
detected ; and the printed copies which
have been procured ordered to be publicly
bi/raed.
From *he Gkce.j Muuniaik Farmer.
Three Thousand Freemen Rejoicing In eom
m-mot at ion of the Giortous Victory ai thieved by
American /’atriots, Commanded by the I'ceran
General ffohn Stark, over the llrttuh. H ssians,
Tunes and Indians. on the /l ights of Wailoom
sack, the 1G/A August 1777
REMEMBER the gl wics <f Patriots brave,
Though the d >ys ot the Heroes are o'er,
Long lost to thfcir country and cold in their
grave,
They return to th"ir kindred no more«
Those stars of the li Itl, which in victory pour’d
Their beams on the battle, are set,
But enough of their glory remains on each s word
To MOtrr Us to vicroor yet!
Walloon*sack ! when nature einhellisuM the tint
Of thy fields and thy mountains so fair,
Hid she ever intend that a tyrant should print
The footsteps of slavery there !
No—Freedom ! whose smiles we shall never re
Told those who invaded our plains,
That Mis sweeter to bleed lor an age at tin
shrine
Than to sleep hut a moment in chains.
Forget not the chieftain of Hampshire, wh.
stood
In the day of distress by our side—
Nor the Heroes who nourish'd tbe fields with
their blood,
Nor the Uig’i's liny secured as they died
Th 3 n, that u«*.v bl • < our yes with his l.ghi
Saw the Martyrs f| Liberty slain t
O i let him not Mush - »t1 ?■ i e le ves us to nigl
fo fi d that 'I hey fell three inva<tx !
I e anniver ary of tin mem irdilev c.or
of the loui Auj. ,?77t was Cvm.ntmorat.ed
near the field of conquest bv the Republican.
Freemen of the counties adjacent, with those
serious and animated demonstrations of gra
titude, which the surrounding scene, the c~
vent, the advantages resulting and now en
joyed were calculated to produce.
The dawn of the day was announced by
the discharge of cannon by the Uosick Ar*
tillery at the encamp nent, and the Pitts,
town Artillery at the bittle ground. The
weather was serene and temperate On
the ground of general Stark’s encampment
the appointed place of rendezvous, a fl tg
ot Union, suspended bom a lofty fl ig staff,
1 w!»> floating to the breeze: on one side the
j fl tg was represented a descending eagle
! bearing in its beak the emble m ol peace—
; in its clenched talons it held the emblems
j of war, indicating a wish for peace yet pre.
pared for resistance : on the opposite side
! the usual symbolical stripes and stars were
! displayed : to the right of these was a repre
sentation of the Gixidess of Liberty, stand,
ing in the attitude of solicitation. The ag- d
soldier observes the figure ; he looks to the
hills of the wes' where raged the battle ; his
thoughts are of other times ; he l<* ks agiin
j to the Hag i*f hisrountrv ; he recognizes the
j angel form of Liberty which erst he had
seen inouil'i'g the gatheiing clouds of wir,
serenely moving and inixii g with the state"
ly spirits of the storm : *iw »s she, by God’s
appointment, inspirited and “sustained hiiu
in the conflict-Ho thanks his God, and
renews Ins allegiance to Liberty
Mid.vay, below theft g ot Union, was sus"*
pended another ft :g on which were written
in conspicuous characters. •* JEFFERSON”
& MADISON.”
At equal distances on ei'her side the stan
dard ot Union. 18 trees were planted, on
each of which was suspended a flag with the
name of a State written thereon, arranged
in geographical order.
i’he effect of the whole was striking.- -
The mind became intuitively familiar with
the subjects immediately connectedwith the
occasion of the meeting. The rich flow of
thought- the crowd of images presented to the
imagination—and the lofty and kindling en*
thusiasm excited «ut-teach narration.
At half past 11 o’clock the procession
formed, under the direction of Col. David
Robinson, marshal of the day, and his as
sistants ; and marred to a view of the bat.
tie ground. i'he H .sick Artillery, station
ed at the encamptment. announced bv a gun
tlte ft- st moving of the procession, and the
Pit'siowu Artillery announced hv a gun *he
near approach of the procession to the H 11
ot Victory. 1.1 front of the pr ecession were
placed tneci izens who volunteered their
services as Musicians, consisting of the Pe
ttrshu-g Bind in beau'iful uniform, snd
martial music—alternately ntaving 'heir fa
vorite marches. Next matched 700 foot,
men—these w/te foil wed by aged and other
ci"z ns on hot >e _b io*t and in carri tg/s. a
mounting in the whole to three thousand.de
tar exceeding m numbers any procession e.
ver witnessed in this vicinity.
it was very interesting to b hold, as iho
procession moved along, the ng-d pa'riot
P'>iig the young men to he place where the
disciplined invaders iotreocued th*-nisrlvesT
where onr brave bn undisciplined Patriot
j Husbandmen planied *he standard of victo
• ty » here ht Hessian dead weie buried ;—
jiheie is he ** narr w n use" ot Baum their
chitP.am ; and tltere the remains of the To.
• ty commander were consigned to kindred
eur h ;--n»t tliese constituted a part on
ly «.f hegioup of incidents which contribu
ted to make tiie scene deeply impressive—
"the hat vest for feeling”
T lie procession joined by the Pittstnwru
Artillery, returned again to the encamp.
meat :-where the Kcv Mr. Marsh o.
i pened the exercises by an excellent prnver.
■at once descrip ive, pathetic and devout_
i An oration was then pronounced by JcSsee.
|L. Aiding, Esq. in which he depictured the
glooms and horrors of slavery and despot
ism in every quarter of the world : in Afri
ca, where the parent far a price sells his
children to slavety : in Asia, where for a*
; g's man has been the slave of slaves : in Eu
| r->pe, where its footsteps have been maiked
b> blood and tortures ; and lastly aid more
leiig-nily, he dwelt upon the attempt m ule;
by England to ensl ive Americans and bow
tne lofty spirit ot Freemen toiler cadaverous
i. fluence. Their brave and successful re.
si six nee he portrayed in glaring and pathe
tic, langu g? He reminded :he citizen* that
use rip'-n..s <>f gra hude were due to God;
and ne Concluded b\ patriotic wishes thit
the blessings ut Fieedom might be extended
' and perpetual
It is expect* d the oration will soon be
published, whin the public will be bet et a
b!e to j nlge of its merits, than by any de'i.
. neat ion we can gn e.
Af ei hi () ail >11 the citizens partook of
a cold collation. The elo'h being removed,
j the following Toasts were d’ank, inter
j spersed with appropria e 01 ig nal songs, un
der 'he dischai g • v* c muon,
i 1. The day, S icr.eedi g generations will
mark *t as a jubilee and Co omemorate it &
| *h day of out p h in 1 salvation.
2, Genera) Jo in Stark the Leonidas of
1 America.—
vjn me mils of \v nionmsack he made ns
name immortal. Ma\ his countrymen obey
his injunction to ■ L vr Free or Die.”
[Song — Though'» «m old Times. Q lick
_ ...L . . 8,fP 3
3 1 he surviving Heroes of Benning'oa
b;» tie. —
; Though their locks are whitened with ma
ny winters, yet their hearts are still waim
in their country’s cause.
4. The Heroes of Liberty, who fell in Ben
nington battle. - —
Their virtues had prepared them forhea*
ven.
5 The President of the United States—
The only chief magistrate on earth who
holds his office by the tenure of the people’s
love.
6. The Vice President of the U Statps—
Old in service and lull of honor, may G(>4
preserve Ins l»le many ve.iis,
7 THOMAS JEFFERSON
“ Though round Ins feel the storms of slan..
der spread,
*• Eternal sunshine srlileson his head ”
8. The Pei pie, the rightful g >v -rnors of
lie union—Let their seivanisbe taithiul if
’•ley expect further employment
9 The Slate of New Y tk - Emin* n’ for
Wisdom, respectable tor numbers, a.nl m
j.*> iog the fruits of ih* late triumph ot Ke„
publicanism.
[S ng -.1ugu*' ’77. Scotch Lork.
JO Tbfj St» e ot Vm inrni-•• a city set
in m hill wh cn cannot be hid.”
It. I he Hills of W 11 loo-usa 'k —The al
»rs of l-ii>< r*y ;>n whic h our Fathers and
bothers w re -an fir- d to redeem us from
very, Y vk'r Dumile.
12. The (i -vernor of »h R ite f New,
Yoi r. — whil«* Ins fi ieuds admire him, Imen*»
...iC6 respect him.