Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-26
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At the residence OF j. Firth, esq in the
county OF Gloucester, on the 24th Pebrua
ry. 1921, JACOB KRENER, In the 73d year
Of his age, Vet ian of rs. He was born
IN the year ,7iS, of German parents, oa
their passage to Phildde iphIa, where they
settled; ana on the commencement OF hosti-
litleS, he enlisted Tor Two months under
captain Humphreys, in the Pennsylvania
miiIila-was IN the flying Camp in the
continental service three years, and then
I r curing the war-was IN captain Dor
sey's troop Ut hor,e-was wounded al the
battle OF White Plains-was at the battle
of MoDmouti-at the battle of Brandy
wiue-aud at the battle of Germantown
had hi> horse sEot under him, made good
his retreat, and joined Gen. Knox's artiIe-
ry, having no horse /, join his troop. Dur.
my the engagement he was wounded, and
had his left thigh broken, and was made
prisoner by the enemy, and carried into
Philadelphia, where he remained priso-
ner until alter he had recovered from his
wounds; with the assistance OF his mother
and some friends he escaped from the enc
my, aud lo!ne,i hrs troop again; was al the
taking cf CORVALLIS, and remained in the
service until peace was made, at which time
he re ceived his discharge, and also a pen
sion bill of Colonel Moylsn. Some time
after he drew three or six months pay from
the War Office in Philadelphia. Soon after
he enlisted under captain Askill against the
In hans. Alter which he called at the Of
fee Ter bis pension. and received what thew
said was due HIM, when they took from
hIm his pension bill, and told him As he Was
enlisted into the service he could not re-
man on the pension lis'--and that he was
uBiustly deprived OF hi. pension, and never
receive d one cent more OF il, nor one acre
OF land as bounty, notw Outstanding he was
entitled to one hundred acres agrseably to
resolution OF CONGRESS-, passed in the year
l776.- He remained three yeirs in the SER
vice under captain Askill, and received his
dischag e and returned to Philadelphia -
He enlisted again under captain Eaton for
8 years more, and was sent to The state of
Geergia--and al the end OF the term, he en-
listed again under lieutenant NJ Call for S
years-at'er wh:chhe received his discharge
son. ST. Clair and Wayne was in 81 Glars
defeat After II Years service he returned
10 the city Of Washington. where he enlist
ed again as marine tor three years, under
col. Rurrcughs-and was shipped on board
the York frigate, under capt. BarrGn, on
cru,ze To The Medierranean--and on her
return To Washing tor, he was shipped on
board the Philadelphia frigate, under capt.
cambridge, on the Mediterranean exped;-
ton, where lie was made prisoner when the
ship unfortunately got on The rock and fell
into the hands of the enemy. where he suit
fpred the hardships of slavery at Triroli,
with those brave men whom the fortune Of
war had thrown into their power, until he
was re. eemed by the victorious arms and
patrin,Ic exertions OF government.
On his return to Washington, after three
wears and len months service, including the
time be was slave he received his dis
charge. md returned to G!ou, ester county,
in New Jersey, worn ont in the service of
his country, having served in the revolution
from the commencement OF bostiitics until
neace was made. eleven years under gene
rails Herkimer. 81. Cislr. Wilkinson, and
Wayne, and years and ten months in The
navy. including the time he was slave IN
TripoIi-mak;ng a period of ne'Ily or
ouite twenty three ye.rs H. the actual ser-
vice of the Uui'e States. His pension
hin he never was able to regain, that he
bad been so unjusily deprived OF by the
war Office, nor yet TO obtain the land grant