Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-10

ira, q Lieut.. CT. CcE1T ansslt ~ a =.
p4rate Fegiorar, ccrTs. We NaJ.r. .e
c'arued and eGecrtsd he ce.stTsl~d e..
"a K IN tie fnrmH's pot al Pow'a- FL.
opposite to tie civ - y. l~k: -,
lie a.euar'sr.; surpriz d AID 'e', Z
g7Tr.,on. under he eve 81 The Dr't'.s..
nv nd navy, ard .sfe!v oo:dCg't5 b.,
.urisonsr. INTO te American lines. Uary
nile. distant f-om tie poet rsteF. ! .-e
are frw enc IrizP' o. Be i'prd ~ r'..
iary record, % 4 IN tsZ4rd or difficulty,
or cond ct"d with more CO. s1T UE,e XII
ard d.isg cogSags. ] ~. tgs, Accom-
D'i.h.d Iithcg' los. f tie camp a
The enemy VIII shaD.e and ss'ori' a,Ll,
anil sled al U fad'ng lu.:re OF the Aus.
cican arms. Sometime after. he lccou.
panied Gen Greene 10 the saUtfs.H t5.
t.sr,meEe Of ,he L Srates, syb'eqastt 10
me memorable and d:sa.'rors bate Ct
Camden. WITCH 'sduced under ne plw.
er O; the enemy the D es states H n n
Cauriina. Sourh Czrpifs, ard Gec'sls.
The many bill liant achievements wtI,a
he peffOr med 10 ina d'fiIcult and a-ug.-s
war, unler thi. Celebrated and coussT.
male ccmu aBdar, II : not Eeces i.y d
enumerat they are 81 maHy u''n'
Gus monuments of America c0url e aud
groves. which IN a.. future ayes. vi.
the theme Vi hit re prsisr-st gia'eV!
recollection b, hi covI tr,"en. ard u
rrdent imitation bv everr b ave and p.
triotic soldie,. Those states were FsCo.
yerrd I OH the enemy. The ccu ~ e.
JOYS 10 resce. Independence and 'ber'v
tie seLe6ts o! bis useful services. AZ
that remains TO him, IL q g's'e aud iAe
glory -cf bis deeds.
At The ciU>e OF tie revolutionary war,
he returned 10 the walks Ct civil li-. He
was often . member Of the legislature u
the state Il Virginia one vi its ts.sgs':'
TO congress under the confedcTaii"I. ard
ore of tie convention which ad"p el the
present con,;i'uton 81 the th,ted SITES,
and which hr supported F; Tee year. 90.
resD9r OF the state. and ait~rH u. re.
preventative IN he congress OF the Init.
ed states. under the present c'glLIz!'
ion.
Whiie governor of Virginia, he was Sc.
lect.d b. p gsident Washing /, cOa.
uand tie s,m' sept 20 gurl uIe :asgr.
rectiur which had BE- n excited from 10.
toward ard eSrobeCu. impressions ~ re
western coubtie. 81 Pe7Isy!yarla in
Wi h i.e bad the FELICITY Il 5.Ics T. or.
der ard ob-die, ce tre mi guided iu.;yi.
t.nl. vii"cJt = erdin: the J.ood "i ne
..lcw citi7 q. He po-.es,ed thi Tec..
liar chsgactsr,>' - M. r, cGwuaa'
Dr.. # b-irg slaar. careful, "i tie he's
.rd 1--we. ct ID, siT.,r., Egs'r exp IL
irer L uuneC-,>ars rui : = ,ru to. h.
Z - Away, Aeel!~s them Ia read.hess
FIR u.-Ef and M. ,fl4ut cnrt-pr re- -
Ivy g.o..c $40 20 Which he "as
cs.l ! he 1 ed with disui'y snG PrPTie-
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T. ii at lie ne was kind. hrs0itaJ'e
and sersrou,. Too a-d ian, N tie FQr:ult
Of hs bees toe conf tent in Others,
!. wanted ihsl pru.'euce hich is rs'e;.
.erv 10 guard az ! : IMPOSITION ard fe-
cufia-r Iosse,. aad accumulRts wealth.
Like rany ether ,ill.,riovs conmandeT'
and patriots, lie died poor
H Ia. Ieft behind him yl.uaOle his
t,rical y n K, entitled /" Memoirs 81 tie
War M the southern Department ri lie
Uriie.. Sts'e.." in which the d'ticu.te,
and p5iy.tiua. endured by the "a rI"llc
army employed iu that quar,er-t.eIr
cou ace and en:frp.ize. and the sNl
aud talents OF thcir isithtu', sctl'e. aud
illustrio5s c-mma!der, are displayed 10
never fading celors: awurs, t. u'e he
language a the publisher, by the pc I,a
# winch " the pat'irt viii ~ a'"ay< de-
lighted, the statesman informed. ard ne
soldier instructed; Uhich bears in ever! I
Part the ingenious stamp OF q patriot sol. I
der: ard carrot faii u interest =!l who
desire to understand the causes, aud to /,
know the difficulties Of our memorable
II ussIe. The facts may be relied 81, /
all OF which lie saw. and pat OF which
ne was"
Fortune seems to have conduct him
at The close Of hi' life, slmo.t 10 : . t1m3
ef Greene, and his bones may rr' r..
pose by the side of those Of his beloved
chief; friends in life. united in t'atr'
and partners in a never dying fare D.
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