Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-08-02
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Ge1I. CHAN D. R-aH THCCuOIP.
Little incidents often indicate great
characters, and trivial circumstances
frequently bring them into public no.
tice. Had not The mother of EUGENE
BEAuHARNoIs married Napoleon Bon
sparte, this now illustrious Prince and
gice Roy Of Italy, would probably have
been known only, in limited circle, as
The son of disolute and abandoned
widow. Had not certain Blacksmith
in the Province of Maine married
niece, or COUSIN, of the great General
DEARBORN, the maine Of CHANDLER
would never have been entoled on the
list of Fame, as one of the Conquerors
efCanada +! :!
This much for the circumstances
which bro't " our General" upoa the
stage. His exploits in the field of Mars,
have been known and cele braled IL
the rahidity of his movements he has
copied Caesar. In much less than !" SIX
weeks he has run over both provinces
Agreeable TO project conceived in his
mighty mind on the 4,h day of July,
1872, CATER a. rapid descent" from the
Fails of Niagara to the heights OF Abra
ham) ne, no doaot" drank svine in Que
6tck, on the An Of Jug, 1878" All
til, has been duly noticed. and record
ed in the deathless annals of our coun-
try.
But in the grand contour Of Gen
CHsNpLEs's character, much must DC
wanting to fill up the tout ensemble.
As Was remarked before, little Incl
dents often indicate great men and
stamp their true value. A man may
be grea, general on the field of battle,
and yet know nothing OF the minute of
detail Ii was one OF the distinguish
ing traits of the character Of our i'm
mortal Washington- that while nolh.
ing was too great Tor his truly capa-
cious mind, nothing, however trivial,
was overl oked or forgotten. Like our
,a.o us Hero OF the Northern .4,my,
twhIle sitting snug in Commodore
Chauncey's cabin, at Little York; he
could always say that " every thiag was
done under his own eve
So wilh general CHANDLER. The
following aneodote, from an eye-wit.
ness, shews his attention to minuaq.
On the march from Burlington to
Sscket's liafbor, last winter, the M
PRESSED teams were ordered To halt
at a certain ayern, for batting "A
poor lame soldier was riding in one of
the sleighs, and the diver had given
him the relns, while he was running
OH foot behind TO warm his feet. They
arrived in the mean time at the tavern,
where the gallant general was standing
to witness their approach, as every
thing (even 10 feeding the horses) was
TO be done - under his o5vn eye" After
halling it was found necessary for the
teams to close an. Orders were ac-
cordingly given by the officer Of the day
tCol. or Major Smith and the teams
started little torward.-I hat team
which was guided, tor the moment, by
The soldier, was near the General, and
being little quick. started step too
lar; whenthe General instantly sailed
nom the door and turning the butt of a
large hickory cane, which he CHANGED
10 hold in his hand, he brought it, like
asledge hammer, over the eye OF the
soldier, with a C. d--n you, do you
intend 10 run by 2" A tremendous
gash was cut TO the bone, and the blood
slreamed apace. He said it panied him
Inc narrator of this anecdoie advised
nun 10 go In and get the wound SeSoed
up winch Was accordingly done, with
no other complaint from the poor fel.
'ow' than sly limitation, that he
might, possibly" remember This aaofh.
' aay"--Vermom HashingtOn.an.