The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-26
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HONOR TO COM. M'DoNoC6H.
aAAgrese. (Can. > Eeb. \,

'ofu, nsving received from His Excellency
the Governor OF New York, polite notice
that eireumsssncss had rendered il eonysr.
,ens that the ceremony OF delivering 10 Gem,
M ponoegh the sword voisd 10 him tS ihS
Slate OF New,No,k should take place IN THO
eiy' 90 rh0rsdsy the iarh inst prot ejcd q
sonveos the Court Of Com mon Council, VINO
eemmit,es Of arrangement 10 fake measures
Tor sehetal attendance nf the ehixens, res.
pssuuIly to receive The delegation conlthlssI
stoned sor the delivery, and duly 70 honoh
the arrival Of rpe Hero OF champlsin.s p -
Of'sgSTon rom br State of New. Yevk yoi4
fhe delivery Of fte Syvovd' - Z. 7
\ =, hoE Ien S'.oMoN Var Rexfsxtxxt,
non, HEsRr SEYMOUR, Of the Senate, 'Wik
q. Dush, Esq OF the Assembly, Co, ,..Ap
LAss Ad to Gov, Tompkins, JA&ys KtkS1
Esq. OF Albany 'fa's 8FI*.1 4
The delegation arrived on The evening u
the iSth In an elegant sleigh, its boz presenS4
ing the form of beuutiful barge, f,s sset6
having this inscription. f6's =
M'DONOuGfi. Fs y
Ihe morning OF the Is h proved ina. ~
Day was TO be Characterised ~ tho SexremS
of'eold that did not, however, prevent Il
mos. zeaious devotion TO the occasion. V
INC commodore was met In WeMhsrut
neld and escorted into Hartford BY the G6$3
erne.': Horse Guards, under tho comtnsbA
o. MAJOR Buck, and by great numbers Of ouS
sWaenS ms arrival was announced by Tho
o".harge OF cannon and the ringing of bellss
AT r. IA. Commodore M'Donough, S6s
eoteo oy the Goyeroor's foot guards, cofSs
committee of arrangctEttt, etd milir,v o(si
GERS in uniform and the dsleps,ion t,csk
the state Of New. York, escorted 81 AriIIerE
under the command Of Capt. RipIey, ss3
city authorities repsired from their rcsptctI
" lodgings to the elevated sieps Of ,hS
ru@n'k Baak, fronting the S,s,< Housx,
."s' position savoring the curiosity Of the greg
70" eoncoursc ofpcople Witnessed In fIar,foryf
SINCE inc illumina'ion of Pcdee. The Cofif.
'nooore and tho Delegates met on the stepa
" ~ l"c nank, and tho august ceremony sotsf.
.nencea mi. Dusr, Of the delegation, besrs
.ng 70 ''' hand the rsfalssss need 81 nodssS
ips a. the same time The rewsrd Of hetoisnS
.zddress Of fhe Oeiesadon, 6y Mr.. Dssv.
ConmopoxE nfDoroueH--We ass dsis
egaled by the Governor OF New. York, TO pre-
cent the Sword vesed 10 you by tho Lesislss
,ure Of the State; Q. a testimonial Of the osll
0ar, sonstancy end skill which, under q pra
testipg providence, enabled you 70 achieve
The splendid triumph obtained BY thS
squsd on under your command over supe~
rior B i,ish force, has secured to you On ir1-
pcrishabie maine 81 the annals of the age. ~
has commanded the applause Of distant hs-
tions, and called forth the gratitude oi your
country. That portion Of your fellow eit1enss
whose sentiments we now convey ioyou, msY
not appreciate moro highly than abe rsst, your
conduct on ths, memo, able day, bu, ss theY
were moro directly beue 6tted by your suceessy
they feel, perhaps, more dctpiy the value OF
your services. Al no period OF ihc late evcet-
lul contest, we're eonsequenees so inportapts
depended nj upon the fate Of battles. a npmer.
ous aud we'll appointed army Of the enemy
composed Of Sctc an troops, led by egpe 'ienc-
ed generals, and flushed With recent conquests
penetrated odr nothern frob,ier,aud by the aid
OF formidable naval armament, threatened TO-
advance into the bosom Of our state. The
stor m Of war Was collected 10 one cloud, and
its course directed to one point. lc that aw-
fol moment Of suspense, eveey hope was Fixed
upon our efforts to avert lie fury, and tho
most ssngui1e expectations OF your country
were more then realized. BY a,uastcr'y
position, you com spelled the hostile fee, TO sp~
proscb your moorings to certain dissdysp'agc,
BY the precision of Jour fire, the promp'ness
oil your mauVvSrcsf tpc uiscsPhuo a"o oP"N
you had infused into your crews, ssd by your
own usdsunted and deliberate vslor, you gsin..
ed victory as signal as decisive, and as I'M
por,sot as any lose, ,ibed upon toe nsvsl pillar
ofyeur country, You captured and destroy:
ed almost the whole of the adverse squadron
you compelled the invading army tore.
| tresr-~you ssved our territory from tspinc,
| our border dwellings from piIlsgc snd dcs-
,,uc,ion.--,heir inhabitants Il ON banisb ment,
| captivity or death, Services like 'hese cam
not be repaid, nor can they be forgotten.
Those Of our fellow citizens who. from Tho
/ surrounding shores, were anxious speststors.
| oil The conflict, as they point 20 the theatre OF
| yosr glory and their dsliveronce, will forever
associate With the fame Of the hero, tho
/ RENE snbrsoce of benefscjor. In the pres
| enee the refo,e, Of this sbfiiIisn, eoncourse oe
the freemeo Of q sister State, and Of Tho
authorities Of this respectable ei,y,to whom
we sre. so deeply indebted for their CO.