The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-06-16

interference with my duties.
81 congratulate you on the fate march
of your brigade to Fort Early, with hope
that the brave Ceorgians under your COM
mand, who have encountered the dan.
gers, and fa,igues and privations of a long
march in an unfriendly country, may be
fpeedily rcaored, in health, to their fam
lilies and homes. :, ., i
81 am now on nv march to Penfaco-
Ia, which place l. hall have probably to
occupy with an American carlton"
From the Trenton Federsli1. June 8.
The Figure, trial and execution of two
men, faid to be Britilh fubjeas, BY our
military folks who lately invaded the
Spanilh Territory, Teens to be confirmed
by accounts from the South, with a ,las
ment added thereto, that another Of the
fame nation had NOT alfo been catched
and kiled.--If these accounts fhould
prove true, I think the President will
have as good feaion for recommending to
Congress, at the next fession, the aboli-
ton of the army, as he had at the last,
for doing away the naval force on the
lakes-becauie it was more likely 70 IN
volve US in war, than TO give us tecurity
and peace. A little while ago we made
quite butter and noife becauie the King
of Spain had impriioned one of our Cit
liens at Cadiz but the nation feems 90
reit very easy at prelent. with the above
named executions why! Becapls
the 1Urong is committed BY Ss-not agaiG
rs
Declaration efc Revolutionary Officer Of q tOs7 in
Vermont, aoho applied for pension.
l WILLIAM WATSON, of Poultney, 10 the
county of Rutland in The state Of Vermont, 10 the
10th year Of my age, depsse, testify and declare,
That in the month of Apsil, A. d. ITS. l was
one OF those called minute men, in the county OF
Hampshire then province Of Massachusetts that
q regiment Of such minute men was regularly form-
ed in the towns OF Northampton. Hatfield and the
adjacent plantations, near the borders OF Csnuect
cut river, and commanded by Gen. Seth Pomroy
that was eldest sergeant under Capt. Israel Chap
in, al Hatfield, belonging TO the said regiment; and
that the morning Of the said 10Th of April, TITS,
about O'Clock, three alarm signals were given
that the said minute company we're formed, equip
ped and on their march before the sun arose, and
arrived opposite Boston, distance Of 102 miles.
on the morning OF the third day after.
further state, that I acted and did the duty OF
quarter master Of said regiment until some time in
May following; when my regiment with another
were incorporated under the command OF Col. John
Fellows. 10 which WAS commissioned second
Lieut.. by the continental Congress. Hsving serv.
ed dGricg thc,ceppsgn. i was commissioned Lieut..
10 the years service Of tT76, with VIM. kiog, in
Massachusetts,, Reg commanded by Col. Jonathan
Ward and had charge OF said company (the capt.
being chiefly absenD at Boston, ~. York, Long
Island NewJerssy, sc. Uu TIE establishment of
tbe army in t7T1, for the duration Of the war, |
was appointed Lieut.. in the 9th Mass. Reg. Ma
hum Ward, Capt. James Wesson Cob. aud after the
refosn OF the lins, commanded by Col. Henry
Jackson. In the year 1173, 'Ireccived warrant
as Capt from the State OF Massachusetts, but was
not commissioned as such by Congress, until the
year t7G0 although al the care. expense, and re-
sponsieiIity of q Capt had devolvsd me for four
years previous AT the close Of The year t782 an-
iher reform taking place. was transferred TO the
third Massachusetts, Reg. Col. Creation FROM
which was honourably dismissed, at the happy
return of Peace, on the 2lth day Of June, tT8S.
having constantly served (excepSug two shoss fur
oughs) eight years, two months and four days.
further state, that led the company with good
report through three seges seven pitched battles,
and (being light infantry above so skirmishss,
that kwas FIVE times wounded, was struck down by
he explosion OF artillery, ST the battle OF Long
Island, and had number of bones crushed by
desperate fall when on duty; that Maj petiingil
the hrave) being wounded, commanded aad Led
in the troops which orned the German Lines az
6cafnis's heights, near Saratoga, y. T. and seized
Col Brahman, the commanding oiicer, which de-
erminea the fate Of Burgoyne
further state that my constitution IS so lar de-
Initiated that nothing but the most powerful as
ripgents have enabled me 10 be comfortable or 10
10 any labour for several years, aud that unavod-
bile misfortunes have reduced me TO state Of ind-
renee. Also thst1 might have been enrolled with
uvalids at she close of the revolutionary var, and
continued under pay sii ibis tirne bad chosen il
hat nv name 10 to be Sound on every roll and re-
turn of the above specified companies, regiments.
&c. almost all Of which are wttten, certified and
signed IN my hand writing. s. ss.
And further declare that am tntuch reduced
as 90 need the sssistapce Of nay
country, &c. William HA&eON.
Pos.tney, VI. -dprile. 1918.
CONNECTICUT.
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