The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-27 00:00:00

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hEW 1 UKK ADVERTISER, OCT: 2Ge

MAJOR GENCRAL Put:CAW—lt will perhaps be recol-
lected by oar readers, tbat an attempt was made a few
years since by General Henry Dearborn,. to deprive.
General Israel Putnam of all merit for his conduct at
tlie battle of Bunker's 11111 Indeed it was manifestly
nlject to have it understood. that that n soldier
patriot—a man who never even dreamed of tear-1
%%as a coward mid a paltroon. In the course of the
implications to which this 'abject gave rise, it was
stated that In the, heat of that battle, when Colonel
a distinguished officer in the British service, and
bra old friend of Putnam's, was placed in a very hazard.
ons situation, and exposed to the deadly fire of oar
troop, General Putnam, with perfect presence of mind,
illrard aside the anutqutts of the men near him which
were aimed at Col. Small, and in that way saved hie
1:ft• In full confirmation of this statement, we have
k,o‘r an opportunity of producing a piece of evidence,
tii.it will probably be considered as conclusive. Major
Alexander Garden, of Charleston, South Carolina, as
attire and meritorious officer in General Henry Lee's
partisan legion, and aid-de-camp to G I Green in
lii. celebrated Southern campaign, has recently ?What-
ell an emitting and interesting volume, ender the title of
—" Anecdotes of the Revolutionary War is America.
whit Sketches of Character of persons the most distils..
washed in the Southern States, for Civil and Military
Services"—in which is a notice of Col. Small, and from
which we make the following extract:
" Paying a visit to ear* Ambassador, Major Thomas
Pluck nay, shortly after his establishment in London, it
aeasony good fortune to meet with Col. Smith, who, in
the course of conversation, said. " I have been sitting
this morning to Col. Trnabull for my portrait, he having
. done tue the honor to place me in a very conspicioes
situation in this his admirable representation of the
battle of Banker's Hill. But his politeness far exceeds
my claim to merit. Ile has exhiltited me as turning asitiei
the bayonet aimed by a g redier at the breast of. General
Warren. I would certaialy have saved his life, had it
been in my power to do so, bet when I reached the spot
ip bitiab his body lat. the spark of life was already's-
tingsisked. It would hare been a tribute doe to Me
virtue and to his gallantry, and to me a sacred duty.l
since I am well apprised, that when at a particular pe-
vied of the action. I was left alone, and imaged to the
tire of the whole American line. my old friend Putnam.
saved my life by calling aloud, " kill as matey as you
cam, oat Spare Small." and *bathe actually turned aside
muskets that were aimed for my destruction."
o When the attack was made some years since on the
military reputation of Gen. .Potnato, I communicated
three circum.tances to my friend, Major Jackson, of Phi-
ladelphia, who published them as a proof of its Mike..
rality, since it is not possible to suppose that the sob
Bier, who with quoit anxious solicitude eadeavoesed let
screen from harm the life of a peewee Nanny. masid.
trona apprehensive of his own personal safety is satemesta
nrr insismated, have swerved from his duty. and mum
litre deed a stigma on the reputation of the t onmelledetit
imiChief, for the want of that discernment universally
attributed le hies, that be continued to the last boar's/
the war to bestow hit entire coeficleace on one who. in rhe
very claws of hostilities had proved himself enotorthy
of IL"'

—.ow was going up
taw the primmer eater the s►op with a great coat on,
nt half•paes eight o'clock in the morning. and dellbe-
r,itnly take five fowls, one after the other, from a hifia
shelf, which ►e deposited in a large pocket is t►e side
of his great coat. Wham, ran down stairs, sad called
utter the prisoner, who ran with great speed, " Stop
thief!".—Wives the prisoner war taken, he shrove aarro
his coat, and desired the people to search lam. They
preferred searching the seat, and found in the pocket
the property.
rtis prisoner's solicitor said the fowls had been sold,
and that as they were Dot predicable, the case most fall
to the ground,
The Alderman was of opinion that a Jae, woold be,
r everthelem, satisfied of the robbery, sadanemmitted the
prisoner for trial. • . •
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OClLDUALL—Yesterday, before Sir JANES UAW and
Mr. Alderman WAITIIIIIA74, the resident and Stewards
cf the United British Benefit Society, held at thePes-
cock, Whitecross-street, appeared to answer a claim pre-
ferred against them by Sir. Allen, of Syttioad's Ise, as
the executor of the late Mr. Themes Kemp, jet/viler, of
Fetter-lane, deceased. The dispel* between them was
confined to the interpretatien to be pot upon the 19th
article of the Regulations of the Society, which stated
ti• at if a deceased member bad been free for eighteen
y. ars, and had not received as allowance for Illness or
therwise, more titan the sum of fire guinea., his repro.
:rotative should be entitled to 80 guineas:. the allow-
ance in ordinary cases being only 70 guineas. Mr.
hemp had been a free member 29 years, and had not
"i'bitl the first IS years of the time received from the
Society so much as 5 guineas. Had he died then, it was
+admitted that his representative would have been emi-
t led to eighty enlaces. Sebsegsently. however, be had
.!-elared upon the box, and had received more than the
tt tutted sum, and the Society, therefore, contended that
less representative was only entitled to the usual sum of
%evenly guineas The President, who was the spokes-
Join opon this occasion, did not offer any arguments to
.hen that his was the true construction of the clause;
hat seemed to rest his case upon its being so intended,
understood, and acted upon, in the Society.
The Magistrates, however, were decidedly of opinion,
tit it they could not wander in search of what might
fare been the intention of the Society. but angst look
r ely to tile letter of the regulation. if it were the in-
tention of the Society that the sum of 80 guineas should
rot be paid to the Representative of a Member who bad
tiler any circumstances. receive.' more than 5 guineas.
t..otti their funds, they should have so provided; but as
tile clause now stood, the Representative of Mr. Kemp
sys, in their judgment, iatitied to the full amount of
his claim.

tiumnuat.t..—Yesterday, Michael Torisky underwent
a second essusination, charged on suspicion of having
I,r.ken open the shop of Mr. Morris, liorn-drapoe. Fleet
M aket, and stealing properly to the amount of between
and 4001.
A Solicitor, who attended in behalf of the prisoner,
n 'mined that all the evident* produced against him
was that lis teas %ern before the shop and ram away,
which was not sallivient to sent him to trial.
Sir JAMES SUAW thought this evidence amounted to
wrong presumption against the prisoner. but was not
soMcient to send hint before a Jury. The Alderman,
on' ascertaining the prisoner's character, convicted him
as a rogue and vagabond,. found abroad at an unseason•
nhle hour, and ander suspicious circumstances. and sen-
tenced him to three mouths' hard lahonr in the House
ci Correction.
'Tree lads, named Broad, Redwood, and Beckley,
were charged with having broken open the dwelling of
a poor old man, named Hartley, and stealing the whole
of his wearing apparel. and other property. to the amount
of 101.
Buckley, though not mare than twelve years of age, is
the leader of a gang of little robbers, and planned the

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Reirt**46.troortet m Ow %Us*
for the Lord Mayor, charges] wit acing stole* are
tools, We property of a iturehar residing ise tile weigh-
Iwurhood of reecharcb-street.
"The son of the butcher, as.ho was going up stairs,