Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-23


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From tie Quebec Gazette, Of Nop. ..
LORD PALMERSToN's REWARD OF A
VENERABLE AMAZON.
The following memorial, and its result,
is too honorable to Lord Palmerston,
and the spirited subject, to be omit
ted:
TO tkc Right Honorable the Secretary of
Var, Sc.
The memorial of Elizabeth Hopkins, wife
of Jeremiah Hopkins, Sergeant of the
lo4th (New Brunswick) regiment of
foot
MOST HUMBLY SHEWETH,
That she was born of British parents
at Philadelphia in the year l74l has her
husband, 6sons, q, son-in-law, viz : Jere-
mlah Hopkins, (hus band) Sam Woodward,
Timothy Woodward, Robert Woodward.
Nathl. Woodward, Archibald Woodward.
Mich. Hopkins, (sonS) James M'Donough,
(son-in-law) serving III. NJ. in the 10Th (;
and during the course of her life, from
her zeal and attachment to her king and
country, she has encountered more hard
ships than commonly fall to the lot of
her sex.
That in the year l776, being witt, her
first husband, John Jasper sergeant of
marines, on board the brig Stanley, ten
der to the Rebuck, she was wounded in
her left leg, in an engagement with three
French vessels, when she was actually
working at the guns.
That the marines having been landed
at Cape May, in America, her husband
was taken prisoner by a captain Plunket,
of the rebel army near Mud Fort, aud
sentenced TO suffer death; that BY her
means he was enabled to escape, with %
American deserters, to whom she served
arms and ammunition, and on their way
TO join the army their party was attacked
by the enemy's light horse she was fired
at, and wounded in her left arm but, UNI
dismayed, took loaded frelock, shot
the rebel, and brought his horse to Phil
adelphia, (the head quarters of the ar
N.Y. which she was permitted to sell TO
one of gen. Sir William Howe's aid-de-
camps.
That after many fatigues & campaigns.
Samuel WOODWARD a soldier in colonel
Chambers corps, was with the troops un-
der general Campbell, taken at pensacc-
la, having, however, during the seige, serv-
ed at the guns, and tore her very clothes
for wadding.
That having been exchanged at the
peace of 1888, from attachment TO the
ROYAL cause, she embarked OH board a
transport, with part of Delancey's and
Chambers corps, was shipwrecked OH
Seal Island, III the Bay of Fundy, when
near three hundred men, aud numbers
of women and children were Iost-that
she suffered unparalleled distress, being
pregnant, with a child III her arms re-
manned three days on the wreck, was Ia
ken mp with her husband and child. bv
fishermen off Marblehead, and shortly
after being landed, delivered of three
s9ns. two Of whom are in the 104th, the
other dead lastly that she has had tie
honor Of being mother of % children.
viz Is SONS and four daughters, seven
Ofthe former being alive, and three ofthe
latter
That your mcmorialist humbly pravs.
that you nav consider her as fit object
for some allowance from the compass
siOnatc fund towards her maintenance i'm
her old age, having lost all her property.
q as a reward FOR her long and faithful
services 70 her king, and as in duty bound,
sb2ll ever pray.
Eredwick-Torr, Nc'r- Brunswick,
i2th 1Prt, 1916.
The subject ofthis memorial is won
dcTiul old woman, much above seventy,
and was well aa1 hearty, at Quebec, 2
months ago. In consequence Other me
moridl, she obtained pension of 9IOO
a year.
The ioliowingis another instance of her
strength OF mind at Fort Erie, the pride
Ct her heart, her twins feg also M'Do-
nougb, hcr son-in-ia ON hearing tie
news, SD called her children around her,
mace them an animated speech, charged
them to be rcycngcd on the Yankees for
theIr loss; and next fime theg wen, into
action they were checred and eucouroz ed
by NANNY Hopkins, Tie name she goes
by in the regiment