Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-15
From the Boston Rehcrtory.
g One General HARRY LEE"

&" One General HARRY LEE"
1t is thus the National Intelligencep
speaks of General Henry Lee, hero in
the Revolution, and the historian Of his
gall4utry, man 81 high hopes and splcn-
did achievements, a favorite OF either
Minerva, in whose character arms and
the arts are in the happiest alliance, his
couptry's pride and prop, her ornament
and prote Once has he saved that
country from foreign violence once
from her own; and in attempting a
second time to rescue her from herself,
has well nigh fallen a glorious martyr.
A partisan officer in the war for indepcn-
dence, no man had more opportunities
for brilliant exertion and none improved
them better. Active hostIlities were to
him actual honors; and. during seven
years conflict, engagement with the. foe
was oiteper the lot of Lee than of any
other in the service. Adventure was
his birthright and enterprize his delight.
To dare was wi,h him no effort; and to
defy required little resolution. Never
glowed there brarer spirit. Danger
he would tramplc Oh in his way to duty,
needless Of any hazard in the tread -
He passed rapidly through course of
promotion while hostiiities continued, *
distinguished himself q; every step. As
captain, by the admirable manner in
which he extricsted himself, in l77s,
from an attempt at surprise, when with
only pine men in house near the
Schuylkill he drove off two hundred as
sai'ants; as Major, in 1879, by bis sur
Prise OF Paulus' Hook and capture OF
the garrison, 20 the applause of his COM
mander and Congress as Lieutenant
Colonel, by charge OH CORVALLIS, so
furious, it we'll nigh CO, III pieces his
,airy by the destruction OF Pyle's
royalisls and against Lord Rawdcn by
series etcxploils the most brilliant and
hazard ous, that rendered the Legion It
Lee terror to the adverse host. He
had what has power to make the qGaii"
tos OF soldier dearcr even to himself,
good fortune. 1t was his to command
success. Victory, +" the dazzling eagle"
tanned TO his hand, perched upon his
beaver al his beck. The war over, he
WAS called from the government OF his
native state TO save from jeopardy the
blessings of peace. To his prudence
was con6dcd the command of The troops
that suppressed the Pennsylvania insur-
rec,ion. The confidence Of Washington
was never misplaced; arms were used
that The laws might speak which awhile
amid arms had been sienced. The sight
OF ,hem was enough. Violence was a
Dashed at it. own presumption. Quiet
restored without blood. Virtue and or
der prevailed. The glory was triumph
of peace.
OF tile bay and the laurel, Lee is G.
uually euulous. The war ended, hav-
ing no more business in battle, lie well
comes the shade for his pen which he
he had been obliged to disrel by tie
light that cleaned from his sword. lie
is alike happy in recording the achieve
ments Of others and in aff'ccting his own.
His felicity a, narrative has signal charm.
To say common things properly, and TO
pei form unconTon things gloriousiy,
are to him equally without difficulty
He now yindicates the character OF
commander whose efforts he bad so rs-
sentia!iy aided il defence Of thc'r c"nn-
try. His Memoir, of Tie Wa ~ he
Southern Department" have i"ised
durable monument TO bis own memory,
M Justice 10 which the future editor Will
add, as an Al proWia;e inscription, a Me-
moir .f the Mass He vii! have to
tell of an outrage more daring than ever
diseraced The country in the whole seven
years war of mob more monstrous
than eyer maddeEed France /: OF the 10th
Of August in French annals out done by
the 2sth of July in America, and of the
Septembrisers Of Paris bciEr left in the
rear by the bedamites Of Baltimore -
He vii! have to say that printer, in the
peaceful pursuit of bis daily occupation
inserted in paper, which was his means