The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-06 00:00:00

FUNERAL PROCESSION.

The following account is extracted from the Goshen Patriot,
United States paper, of the 22d of July :
On Saturday, the 20th, the battalion of Cadets from West
Point, to the number of 210, under the command of Major
Worth, arrived and encamped in the village. They were re-
ceived and treated with as much respect and attention as could
reasonably be expected from so small a village as Goshen. On
Sunday about 100 of them attended church in a body, and
made a very handsome appearance.
On Monday morning, the 22d, the people began to assemble
in crowds, at an early hour, to witness the public solemnities
which were announced to take place on that day. At ten o'clock
the preparations commenced. The cavalry, the infantry, the
cadets, the mourners, the clergy, survivors of the Minisink
Battle. officers and soldiers of the Revolution, military officers
in uniform, civil and judicial officers, gentlemen of the Bar,
Medical Society, Masonic Brethren, &c. all collected and mov-
ing from different points, at the same time, to join the proces-
sion, formed a most sublime, interesting, and solemn Scene.
The procession was formed immediately after twelve o'clock.
The bones of the brave men who fell a prey to the merciless
savages and painted Tories at the battle of Minisink, having
been deposited in two plain mahogany coffins at the house of
James W. Carpenter, were brought out, shrouded black,
surrounded by sixteen gray-headed officers and soldiers of the
Revolution as pall-bearers, and placed each upon a separate
hearse, drawn by two white horses. Thirteen of the sons of
those who fell on that disastrous day, namely—Major Tusten,
Captain Barker, H. G. Wisner, Esq., Moses Thomas, Esq.,
Michael A. Jones, Jonathan Bennett, Samuel Bennett, John
Little, Alsop Vail, Samuel Vail, Jared Mosher, Wm. Baker,
and John Knap, followed as chief mourners; and besides them
there were a long train of more remote connexions.
All things being ready, the mournful music struck up, and
the line moved off with a slow and solemn step. Both sides of
the streets were lined with spectators, from one end to the other,
nearly a mile ; every house was full, and every stoop was
crowded. The whole procession, which was something like
half a mile in length, moved with great regularity and preci-
sion, and minute guns were fired and the bell tolled during the
march.

When the procession arrived at the place of interment, the
battalion of cadets first encircled the vault, which had been
hewn out of a rock on the south side of the church ; next to
them were drawn up in succession the different societies and the
military ; and then the citizens, who had only been spectators.
A stage was erected near the vault, where the solemn services
were performed. Here we beheld an interesting spectacle—
General Hathorn,who commanded that unfortunate expedition,
as a Colonel, 43 years before, now verging upon 80—on his left,
Major Poppino, who was an officer under him in the same
battle, now 96 years of age, and Thomas Waters, about 60,
also in • the same battle. Although 96 years of ace, Major
Poppino walked with the procession, and was one of the pall-
bearers.

As soon as the procession was formed round the vault, the
solemnities were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Fisk.—
The Rev. Mr. Wilson then delivered an address upon the occa-
sion. He first took a view of the scripturalauthority applicable
to the.case, spoke of the removal of the bones of Jacob, of
Joseph, and of others, recorded in Scripture; he gave a history of
the battle of Minisink, and the circumstances attending it, and
concluded by calling the attention of the multitude to the re-
surrection of the dead and the day--of judgment. We under-
stand it is the intention of the Committee of Arrangements to
t-) solicit a copy of Mr. Wilson's address for publication. After
Mr. Wilson concluded, the coffins were let down into the vault.
Mr. Wilson then took Gen. Hathorn by the hand, introduced
him to the multitude, and read a short address, which the Gene-
ral had prepared on the occasion of his being appointed to lay
the corner-stone of the monument, but which, in consequence
of his age and infirmities, he fbund himself unable to deliver
sufficiently loud to be heard. Gen. Hathorn and Mr. Waters
went down into the vault and laid the corner stone. Prayer was
again offered up by the Rev. Mr. Cotter. Three volleys of
musketry were fired over the vault by the cadets, which closed
the ceremonies.

The number of persons assembled on this interesting occasion
has been variously estimated ; but the best founded calculations
we have heard, makes out 2,000 carriages of all descriptions,
averaging five persons each ; and this is, perhaps, not too high,
for most of them were two horse waggons, crowded full, some
with 8 or 10 in ; besides those there were great numbers on
horseback and on foot, so that the whole number could not
have &lien much short of 12,000.

As soon as the funeral was over the people began to disperse ;
no accident happened, and the whole day was spent in a man-
ner becoming the occasion.
We have here given a simple statement of facts ; we attempt
not to embellish :it is not an occasion which requires it. e
have done our duty; the memory of the brave and the unfor-
tunate have been honoured. Better late than never.
The cadets remained at their encampment until Thursday
morning,when they took their march for Montgomery, thence to
Newburgh, and on to West Point. They conducted them-
selves with decency and propriety while here, and the people
were much pleased with their unifom appearance, their mdi-
tary discipline, and their band of music.