Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-10
OBITU.lRY.

DrrD at his res'es" =.
;,;,. on the morning OF the 9th
~ '., IN the s4tb year of his sge Dr.
l'''''' c,,,k, formerly rhysician-sen.
AVE- ~. armies of the United States.
. ~. bIosrspher of revolutionary me-
:. allowed unusual length, In
recording, rec the life and actions ef'A'' age. %
.,,rio, who had lived SO long, as to
paw P,,,', no co,smporary TO share his early
Cor Of these who trod the ensan'
;..d seld of Braddoek in 1885, scarce
,.e-of, those who shared the ear
k,so,t. (adftieud,hip Of our flashing
ton, this venerable man was surely the
last
noetor James Craik was born in Scot
IL and vas there educated for the
E..I ssrvice Of the British Army.
"a
u, migrated to the colony Of Virginia
:, an early period of his life, and sc,
,ounapied the then youthful Washin-
nm 10 his expedition agsinst-the French
and indians in the year l754; and re-
20 the settlements after the bat
q. oftbe Meadows, and surrender OF
Eo,, Necessity.--In the subsequent
wear, he attended tie march of Brad
docE tire the Wilderness, and assisted
in dressing the wounds OF that brave,
but unfortunate Commander on the 9th
4 Of July 1855.
Doctor Craik has been frequently
heard to declare that nought but the
d,ins interpositien, could have pre-
served our Washington amid this unex-
,npcd scene of human carnage--that
cten has he cast his farewell look, as
he believed, upon the young. aspiring
chief, whose commanding stature and
{heroic crurage seemed to attract the
Lire Of the enemy, whilst he braved
1cath in every part of that disastrous
Held, but was still preserved by asnar-
kdian providence, sqr the fstsre glory
md happiness of his country.
At the close Of the French war, DR..
Eraik retired again to the colonies,
khere he resumed the practice of his
pufossion, and where he continued un-
III the commencement of the revolution
b ITS. II may be readily supposed,
bat Washington, on his elevation to
s supreme command, was not unmind-
hi ef ire past services of his old friend
md companion: Doctor Crsik was trans
Gred to the medical department ofthe
Evolutionary srmy, and raised to the
fst rank and distinction.
At the close of the campaign of l777,
poctoF Craik proved his fidelity to his
General and 10 his Country, by taking
actire part, in the developement of
bal nsfarieus conspiracy, whose object
Fas, the removal OF the commander in
Sisf' In 1880 he was deputed by the
General, to visit the Compile de Rocbara.
eau, then newly arrived at Rhode ISL
ni' and to make arrangements for the
saArssmeat of Hospitals, for the use
TIE French army--a work Of no small
iaculv in the then destitute situation
''re0untry. Having performed this
NV ne continued in the American ar
70 the end of the war, and was pre-
u atthe surrender Of CORVALLIS on
ever memorable 10th of October
PSI.
o0fhg the succeeding iuverval of
Tue Doctor settled as a Physician,
0"4ries County, in the State Of Ma
''--out soon removed to the neigh
'a00d Of his old friend and companion,
a'Ss'f'ous Farmer of Mount Vernon,
us frequent and earnest solicitation.
ns commencement of hostili,ies in
rs sine venerable Washington being
W 10 bis last command in his coun.
s'''cs' Doctor cralk, then far adj
~ IN The vale of years, was appoint
r. us former station in the medical
aas PRESIDENT of the U. States,
e'y appointed, as Physician.
al a.; gentleman ofths highest me-
I'N''hction: but Washington ever