Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-02

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i'0s 3, 80. IS whichshr was nal ernploye re
lang ssill with the sommapd 81 the
.s,I,y' hs brought with <him. as .tke
100 of .EhurIpore where the British a..
s. 49, lost nearly 10. 900 men, IN four at
~ ots.,o storm, Murray wasin continual
v se,soo.s and ;s,s.ly obtsiaed the character
u Inc best par,izao oHcer 10 the army.
M, / sr, was outside OF the British with
80, or eighty thousand horse, and the
= .'soal of assault 90 the fortress by The Bri-
IN. IN was tAe sisoal for The attack on the
LIE s,,,.,ae. The events OF that siege are
81, li,.!e known, as the British kept them
Z ssere,. Il was. csrtaisly most bioedy ous
.;o.sss aud Showed bul issic gsneralship.
= essu common sense on the part ct lord
Lsks.
G AZ the conclusion Of the war, MUIR
s, rec. Who had accnmu!assd a handsofne
Z forsuns,. deisrmipea on rrturniag home,
\ and for this purpose ,remiiied his funds %.
fa,cu,sa, and repaired there himself He.
{. ,.as hut little satisfied witt. the rewards he
I'D asse from the British government 10,
4 aa;a. Tor services which we're certainly ct.
,mipsnt u,ility He hadsbeen made no. 81
r,;,ssI. major in the scrsiex, and received
~ ,,,a,i;.sier 10 return ta a merica with half
nm. lie. declared To- the writer OF these
ssass,tiellsrs, that Il WAS hisiatsnsion tore-
I. i iasa sgs SIT, 10 Esdia, ssonEd get sfsw
brsss fellows to join hiuss; asfew such,
hodiSg on az pafrrq usals d part OF the
coast, snd getting insc sterlet among
Inc A! shsstszs, would bessui6ci ent to shake
,he British empire 10 India TO siss centre
Ii IL tosshe character Of sssssa man .ana two
scr Gree ether Anerissas who have sig
rslssd themselves In isgia, thar we ave
I he honor Of heing iScla&ed-;u the irrasiss
brsvssn he British gos:.nnent ard Sein-s
,deab aud Holkar, hy one Of tEl- articles of
I .which. The TIVE later expressly s,ipulaie 10
eng gcs no Americans insthssr service.
a A few days before Asarrsy waste EN-.
bark for America, a fal! f,ea his. horse
sssssed an internal ruptare, which, beicg
sjaaofan,ly tyeatrd, entledi. a nost,dcaticn
40 his bowels, aud 10 aeath.
!" NJ sior Murray was Of asidling stature,
soustsnanes was groyii. his peysen wen
isfDed his agility r~nslkablc ne was
.sappossd TO be Tho bsss hosasa,ar III ladia /;
,anJ sscrllsd in the use Of The broad sword
Tiers was an Instance Of hts beiag assaes..
tdaheh aloae by seven eAIah. alta horse.
nrp,. three of whom he killed, and effected.
his escape fsom the eshrf foHr. HeAss,
extremely modest. on abe subject OF his
own exploits, scarcely svsr speaking OF
them; and when be did speak Of aoy Of the
\ .sseass he had been ia, he was seldoes the
hero cf his own tale. he was ssrcngly AZ
tashedio his country the name OF
american alone wss sufficient for him; and
Fsspy of bis cop $ perfect strangers
so him, experienced his 'E5sralisy 10 the,
loans OF considerable SONS.
!. The greater part bf,his properly remains
in tie hands of A iexander NJ Clintoehand
Go of. Caleuua, unwilled. In theswiil he
). didfsake he has, unfortunately for his fesa-
lions 10 this -Esuntry, m,afIs no nsension OF
hsi eai name, nor is il supposed shasihere
Sssss.s any poss billy of peoyisg thai bis
name was L'ilibsidgei sl,houga It was well
pudsfsiood By those who knew him intl-
;fna:ely tina, thar was hisreal name. Twas
supposed that his sense of former injury
lnaas him thus glec,fai of his nearseia.
: uansin america - 49,.
8aurtpore. is one OF the strongest P aces
! N india. II is surrounded by a ditch Of 40
issf IN breadth, many parts OF which are not