The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-13

cio'e OF ceremony, repeated "yhe CassiI
snail forever Lloom over his heed, sud me
fstne OF his rememb' snce be deco, io, ou~
brother hath descended 20 tho ioli.U, co,s,sd
with glory and hopor."
Ats late' period Of the ssre cam aign. a
body Of American ttoops On succsssiuttn.
counte') possessed themselves among ether
properly, Ut the Jewels, charter and iurni,u,s :
ola Travelling Lodge ins,i,uted 10 ;hs b ,iiisn
s'n'y, over which their oommsnder ~ chief
presided under su,hority derived immed,.triv
from he Grand Lodge of sDcien, Yo n M.
soas in Engsnd. No sooner was II mai.
Known 10 Washington that this properly wss
10 the Possession Of his army than he iu.,,~
dis,eiy returned il under q fl,g Of truce /. ,,s
fofmer Prop'ietors, accompanying ihe scE.e
with aleter 'oihe presiding officer, iegfetlinr
that the properly had been rcn. owed from their
possess on even Tor SO short a time, sssuripp
him thst The Ame ans did no, make warm
on institutions of bene violence, and tba, tbo
principles Of L ee Masonry weie too we n u,-
de'stood and too much respected 10 the A
mer'csu camp 10 allow them to retain the inn
pIemenis of masonry from those, 10 whose
chs'ge the Supreme Masonic power had en-.
tIusIed them.
Simple and uninteresiing ss the above NAV
sppeai 10 some, ] have good reasons 70, be.
liesiog thar tho restoration OF that propeGv
w's The means of sofienlng some Of the rude
Psssions which were felt against our army by
the B nish soldiers. l. sslved 20 cony,nes
them shat instead Of Ssvag.s sod barbsrisus
they were conlending against those VINO wste
acquainted N'ih the duties Of humanity, snd
ihs' IN tho hour OF defeat, instead Of being
bu,chered In cold blood, or msde TO undergo
lingering torture, the resdlt of such principles,
and The protection duo 10 b prisoner Of war,
would DO extended 10 them by the Anne lean
soldiers. The restoration Of this properly
was communicated 10 The AMY the next
morning., snd tho feelings Of honest pleasure
which glowed in the face Of every one pres.
ont was sufficient 10 convince the most casual
observer that H was an event highly grateful
to their feelings, end which met lhslr unuuat-
ii d apptobation.
Ano,ber occurrence Of that war and one
whIch aHo'd. the best evidence Of the feel
ings with which Masonry inspires it's yota,ics
IN eve'y county was the Int position Of an
American sewage upon q Masonic appeYl
from sn American cfiicer 90 the pom, OF suf.
ter'ng the mos, horrld death ihs, the humsr
m'nd is capable Of concciving. Csp John
M. Ninsuy an oficcr par,ic ulatly Distinguish.
ed, aud who IN many instances hsd shown o
daring spirit Of gaIlan,ry, was wound,d d and
taken prisoner by the Indians. His int, cpd.
ny as an American officer had rendered ho,
the obitct OF The !eats and untoJ giving re-
sentiment ot the Indians end with feeling. Of
savage pleasure they perceived tbeit 90 much
dreaded enemy within their power. They
Immediately dete, mined 10 crafty their say"
,nAIl ~ Z,
bocy OF their unfortunate prisoner, shd TO Of
ier b's body sacrifice TO appease the names
OF those OF their countIymea he hsd slain in
battle. They made their Preparations with
such leisure as 10 odd 10 the ,otmcnts OF their
prisoner, end accompanied The m with Tho
loud yell of triumph aud sxullatioo--d.ncing
with ttantic ges,utes and shtieking the inier.
nal war whoop in his ear. Then victim wac
already bound 10 the zee, and surrounded by
the isgeots intended for his iIu ~ 0 stion he
torch was on the point Of being applied; hope,
and almost the desire Of lle, had Gsd when,
In an agony OF despair he uttered tha, mystic
appeal which ihe brotherhood of masons new
er disregard. The warrior Bisodt UNDER
stood and saved him.--B snd, had been in-
Niated INFO the mysteries of Masonry, and
Possessed Q ns'ive strength Of mind which
lew OF the sons oil the iorest possessed.
This, together with his courage and abii-
ties Tor war gave him superiority over The
Chiefs, cod al almost unbounded influence ia
the councils. Situated as ho was, the rm-
pending danger OF b other fo,cIbIy brought
10 his mind the duties he wss bound TO render
him in THO time VI peril. HIS u,mos, en-
desvors were Immediately used-he sprsng
forward, with bis own hand liberated him
from ,he uee, and in a strain Of powerful nat
urai eloquence informed them that ,heir tom
shawk could only reach their prisoner through
the body OF their Chief. HIS effous were
happily successful in obtaining an immedis'e
respite, nor did he cease his exettions unul
he had ompleled his dsliveIsnce, and ,e.tor.
cd him ia ,sicly 10 the American Camp.
SENEX.
a PrnATs PARDoSED! I'VE copy the
following sIticle leon, the Essex Regis,e,.