Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-06
FROM LATE LONDON PAPER.

ec,;on of Renshazy, convicted OF Al
ont gives the following affecting
p.rticulsrs of his behavior
{" For some days after his (Rensbaw's)
condemnation, he could not mention his
,rc and children without deep cmoiloI.s
sorrow. On these occasions he YOU'D
iurs, into flood Of tears, and say, She
ras been good vile &c me, but have
been 4 wretch TO both her and my chill
,dren. I must see them before die.
A, his request the Rev. DR.. Wood, the
cbaplain. wrote TO his wife tor that pur.
pose and in order that tneir Visitation
might not take hIm oy su'p'lse, aud
overwhelm him. Ia requ> sted one o HE
friends who visited HIM to tell him be-
~forehand when they were Iih.i, ~ ar
rive, that his mind msnt b. prepared
for their reception. This request was
strictly attended to, AID last Saturday
,rornng was the time OF this atecunS
interview, which Can be better conceived
than dc s~ribed. The most humble &C.
knowl, d scments of his mi.oonauct were
made 10 his wife, who readily 1orsaVe
him. He then informed her OF the mer-
CIV he had obtained ,bro' Jesus Christ;
IN hearing this, his wife ascIlocd glory
TO God, observing, that Is enough, add
ing, it is what | and thy poor children
have been PRAYING for night and DAY;
and | have felt confluence that the
Lord would answer our petitions in thy
behalf Alter short time be Called his
children around him. and put his hand
in his pocket, and took out three pence
which was all the money he had, and
gave each child a haIipcnny, desiring
them they would keep them as tokens
of his love for them as long as they might
live. His visitant here was Obliged to
leave them, and was away about sn nour
and half. when he Was sent for again,
and found the children all seated before
him with weeping eyes and throhbing
breasts, bis wife at lis right hand with
an infant g, her breast only eighteen DAYS
old when he addressed them IN rcai ~
the following language, with tears aow-
ing from his eyes in constant success
sion:
" My dear childrcr-You now SEQ
your poor father hath. brought himsc!fto
IN untIne(y end but the cause Of this
has been the giving way to SIN, end as
three OF you are now old enough to
know the difference between good nd
evil, entrcat you never to do any b ng
which you believe 10 be wrong. l "eg
also, my dear children, tia, you MI
shun bad company this, in great mea-
sure is that which has proved your ia.
theirs ruin. Always remember to speak
the truth, and never take any thing
which IS not your own AID it is proba-
bic you will soon be put to some en-
r!oyment Ike care that You cep close
10 work, and never sive way 10 dlcness;
a~d shove all, | beg (Eow H. Ind what
.ay that you will, at least twice every
day, bow your knees before yo1r Maker,
md pray that he may preserve and keep
YOU in all your WAYS. You may live in
The world forty or fifty years or longer;
but lic Will soon be oyer, and you (
must die, and charge you to meet me
IN heaven, tor | shall again know you, if
you meet me there" He then, begin
ming at the eldest, called her and the O.
theirs sevcrally by name, asked, "ifthey &
would attend to the advice of their az. \
ing father," to which each, with z
gushing tear, replied" Yes" q
he then addressed hin self to his dis r
consulate wife," My DEAR" said he r
g although l have brought upon thee
This disgrace, yet sever suffer any &c. S
gree OF poverty or distress to lead thee H
70 do any thing wrong bnt, remember, E:
.I"d hath promised TO be a father to tn; Sf
and husband 20 the widow,
ADD should sin if / did not believe ia &
bis Word Of promise onl! 90 tEou trust M
IN him, and he vii! never leave thee NOT 4
+orsak" thec''
Alter a short e%hprtation to bis afiict' \
ed brother, the parting kiss took place:
and on embracing fEc boy, only SIX
years ct age, the father sai.l-' Fare well 81
my dear, ] shall never see thee any ~
more ''-"Yes dad" replied the child, 81
" ! shall meet yon again in heaven!'' p
lnis was cutting stroke to the ta' 8.
ther, which be named to his visitsnt' X
afterwards. From that time his mind Z
seemed to be at ease respecting his ia
mily, and ever after he would talk a.
bout them with pleasure, observing 81 e,
have committed them into the hands ot r
my heavenly father, who ! know Will y
provide for them"
1twould be tedious to relate every cir n
cumstance Of his behavior afterwsrdsI
but he constantly asserted, that the nsar1