Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-19
OF GEN. ST. Cl.1iR.
GREEEsgURGH. PA. SEPT. 3.

uLA1a. in the Sith year OF his age.
He WAS horn in Edinburgh. and
came TO THIS country in the iIeet eom-
,uanled I,y Admiral boseawen ini755.
~ IN early period ofhls life, he tock
M ,i,e..tsf.ssion ug arms, and served
Is ii liz ,raaat in the BRITISH army
under Gen. Wolfe, AT the taking OF
:Jnr;,re. He served during the whole
I'll The French war oil sc in the
rUursr Of which he was honored with
lie friendship of Generals Wolf.
Aiurray and A!onckton undcr whose
directions he learned the art oil War.
After retiY.nS from the BRUSH army,
lie settled ia Ligonier valley, on tscl
srite OF Iigouier old fort OF which ieI
had been the first commandment. I'M
Ii77s, ss.chari Penn, lieutenant GOV
|error 81 the province. appointed liin
|pi u!ianot,ry ard register & reco''icr
liuY sVes,uorcland county, which
offices. With o,i.ers, lie held in Deccm-
Itrr, i1i5. Wtitn he received from
leungrrss d rul0nrl's commission in
! Tie cent mental seryire. Although this
l.p.,aintii,ent Was without soiieitat.nn
Oh His para, he assumed the duties OF
his rev station with iran,s,tltn'se and
.iarrlty, aBd liz recruited six full
~. ..aoics, and marched them to the
i iui,y o, !p' 81 ht the first Of TN
incxt Way. In tie campaign Of rs to
,rtyei III Canada, in company with
uioDrl wayne, under the orders Of
j ..euerals 4 hnnps0n ami sullivan. ansi
j, knowledge Of the country. gained
| li,e pre-, ,Gns war, as well as bis
| ii.tary experience. was OF essential
aasa tise TO The army. In The ias,
,t tie Same sear nc joined Genes
Washington IN Jrrs,,. and FIRST sng
rsIr,i liza, memorable ruse de guerr,
which terminated in the capture o.
,.e sicssials at Trenton. and wliicli
rc,!scd tnc sinking spirIis Of The arm,
and the eUuairy. III the summer ~
i'77Ne commanded 'i'notileroga, wiIiri
.,osi, being un,en,h!e by the small
forces untier his command, was s.aan
Idoncd viii h orc47 l0aetl a load Of IN
: st,eyittsi otloquy 10 be thrown npot
ihim a tie time. The military trihu
, !pai. however, which Investigated hi
conduct. pronounced. tlia. altiioug!
; ne last s post he saved y state, ant
IAN the we'll informed have since u,r
lquisuca.I, approved his ron'iuct. IL
was in the hattie Of Brandy " inc as
: ,oiunleer, not having at that time
any command.
when the army marched southwark
), he VI as lett in pemsy iyan,a, TO organ
! Use anu forward the troops oi tli,.
:. state in consequence Of which h
arrived at YORKTOWN Only a shoI
time before the surrender OF III
Q British army. From thence he wen
J 10 the suu.h, with Il reinforcement (
!. gen. Green.
81 After the peace he was a inemhe
!. OF congress. an,i president Offhai bod
and IN 'SS he was appointed goyernu
vi 1ttt thtit btttit NGslfSI ttpFitbfi
: IL '9i he was again appointed "a M;
? jor general In tie sra,, OF t.t uuit,'
States. In all the various station
!" and situations of his life. after Ii
" became known TO general " asliingtol
lie enjoyed the e,,ecIal coniilIenc
/, and iriendship Of that distinguisht
!, ipatrlot.
u. Gen. St. Clair, in bis domestic r,
i, latiors, felt the tei,ir,, IS Inpaiijies
!, our naiurc ~ their fullest urcc.
4 /, social life lie MAS Uus,h vtiued as
J. friend. Ills conversation was instrti
e. live and interesting. en!iyenet by "
- md emhciIished With science. AS
ne soldier anti statesman he possessed
pier. in accuracy Of mind and, fe,
less Of rcnsuyr from the short sisi,,
~ mi presumptunus, he looked 10 [
700 ultimate result rather than TO t
ne nimediate consequence of his ,ipl
in i he resources OF MS mind we're b.
en-. developed in s!iili'u! and ahvsl
aid circumstances and although foriu
he ~ SOME instances secniru deternin
rds % thwar, his purposes, his cppln.
ors is courage and his prneiralinH, wi
DC Dove hrr reheh.-pros itir,rc So.
M . have designed that the Ameri,