The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-22 00:00:00

A HEROINE.

The following is a copy of the memorial of Elizabeth
Hopkins, wife of Jeremiah Hopkins, sergeant of the 104.11
Foot, addressed to the Secretary at War :
" Most humbly showetb, that she was born of British
parents at Philadelphia, in 1741,; has her husband, six
sons, and her son-in-law, as per margin, serving his Ma-
jesty in the 104th ; and during the course of her life, from
tier zeal and av ttehment to her King and country, she has
encountered more hardships than commonly fall to the lot
of her sex. That in the year 1776, being with her first
husband (John Jasper), a sergeant of Marines on board
the brig Stanly, tender to the Roebuck, she was wounded
in her left leg, in an engagement with the French vessels,
when she was actually working at the guns. That the
Marines having been landed at Cape May, in America, her
husband was taken prisoner by a Captain Plunket, of the
rebel army, near Mud Ford Need, and sentenced to suffer
death ; that by her meana he was enabled to escape, with
twenty-two American deserters, to whom she served arms
and aiainunHon; and on their way to join the army their
party was attacked by the enemy's light horse—she was
fired at, and wounded in her left arm ; but, undismayed,
took a loaded firelock, shot the rebel, and brought his
horse to Philadelphia (the head-quarters of the army),
which sbe was permitted to sell to one of General Sir
W. llowe'a Aide.-de-Camp. That after many fatigues
and campaigns, her first husband died, and she married
Samuel Woodward, a soldier in Colonel Chambers' corps;
was with the troops under the command of General Camp-
bell, taken at Pensacola, having, however, during the
siege served at the guns, and tore her very clothes far
wadding. That havingTheen exchanged at the peace of
1783, from an attachment to the Royal cause, she em-
barked on board a transport with part of Delaney's and
Chamfers' corps, was shipwrecked on Seal Island, in the
Bay of Fundy, when near three hundred men, and num-
bers of women and children, perished—that she suffered
unparalleled distress, being pregnant, with a child in her
arms ; remained three days on the wreck—was taken up,
with her husband and child, by fishermen of Marble Head ;
and, shortly afterwards, being landed, delivered of three
sons, two of whom are in the 104th, the other dead ; and,
lastly, that she had the honour of being mother of twenty_
two children, viz., eighteen sons and four daughters,
seven of the former being alive, and three of the latter.
That memorialist humbly prays that you may consider her
as a fit object for some allowance from the compassionate
fund, towards her maintenance in her old age, having lost
all her property, and as a reward for her long and faithful
service to her King; and as in duty bound, shall ever pray.
" E. HOPKINS.

" Fredericton, New Brunswick, 12th April, 1313."
In consequence of her memorial she obtained a pension
of 1001. a year. The following is another instance of her
strength of mind. At Fort Erie, the pride of her heart,
her twins fell, also Nl4Donough, her son-in-law. On
hearing the news,
she called her husband and her children
round her, made them a most animated speech, charging
them to be revenged on the Yankees for their loss ; and
next time they West into action, they were cheered and
encouraged by Mammy Hopkins, the name she went by
in the regiment.

JUSTICE DE PRIX, PARIS.
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him money, for I have no money of my own.
M. de Linage (laughing)—.oh, the old story.
Cretecorps—This friend of mine has generously ad-
vanced him from 3,000 to 6,000 francs upon my recom-
mendation.
M. de Linage--Generously ! Yes, at an interest of 25
per cent.—( Laughter.)
Cretecorps—That is your affair, not mine. lam only
the agent for a capitalist.
M. de Linage—Who, doubtless, would be anonymous in
this matter.
Cretecorps—Be VIM as it may, M. de Linage never
having repaid his loans, ha refuses to lend him any more.
Not that he is afraid of losing his money. No. For M. de
Linage will inherit a large fortune from his uncle, and
there is no doubt of his paying ultimately; but it is a te-
dious thing to wait for a dead man's shoes. But to pro-
ceed. The other day I received a note from M. de Lin-
age, begging the loan of 200 francs. I refused. But on
the following day, what think you I saw in the newspapers ?
Why, the following paragraph
We learn with regret that M. the Count de Linage,
the head of a noble family, is so ill that no hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery. He is indeed at the last ex-
tremity,hands of his and yesterday received the last offices of religion
at thc
priest. The count, we learn, has mad© ,