American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-15
From the Globe and Emerald.
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON ROWAN.

think is the one whose external appearance most COM
petey the character OF his mn ana ,ne
of his life The moment your eye has taken IN ,he wo
of his fine athletic congurao you see at once tbat nature
designed him to be great MASSIVE engine OF PoPu ,
cause. When he entered life he might eas'y have shei
his place leading member OF the arisocacy Oh MS cou
,rv lie had high connexions, noble fortune, manners
and accomplishments that would have graced cou-put
his high and adventurous spirit could not have orooke e
edeutary FORMS and still less the despotc maXim OF an
Irish lie could have endured to SIT at
council board with his hercuean limbs gathered uhuef
him, 10 deliberate upon the most expedent MODES OF
rampling upon public rights. AS mere mater OF amman
his more natural vocation was to take the slde
of enterprise and dangerto mlnge IN the tnut Oh oPu
lar comnoon and leading on his band OF chromosomes
TO the portals of the Castle to call aloud IN their name
for the minister forth and resist at his peril the ma
tonal cry for Universal Emancipation inns was us
election and his conscience conceded with his impulses
He became might be expected the IDOL OF tne
and from the qualities which made him so, too formidable
to the be tolerated. He was prosecuted ana con
yiced by tribunal of very doubtful purity OF feeling toe
arenty for the political degradation of Ireland Thus la
Hamilton Rowan had acted upon the principles OF an rlsl
reformer and if he avowed them indscreety or pushed
them too far, he suffered for it, In his imprisonment
which he least considered oppression, he was provo
ked to listen dangerous doctrines lie committee
himself in conferences with spy who prochsed areauy
to his presence and to avoid the consequences CT
fected his escape 10 foreign land After severa year
past in wandering and exile, the merits OF his persona
character prevailed against the remembrance OF ms por
cal ALTERATIONS and act of royal cemency generously
conceded without any humlatng conditions, restored nun
once more his country There he has since resided
the bosom of domestic quiet and in the habltua exercise
of every virtue thai ennobe private life Tie has The
satsfacon too, in his old age, OF finding that IN puDs
point of view, his debt of gratitude TO the crown has no
been holly unpaid In his eldest son Captain Hamilton
of the Cambran frgac he has given to the British nav,
one of its gallant and distinguished commanders ant
for whose sake alone every OF generous spirit sho'
abstain from gratuous and cruel ratings at the obsole''
1 politics of the father.
Hamilton Rowan's exterior is full Of interest
Whether you meet him abroad, or in drawing
room, you struck at once with his physical pre-
eminence. Years have now rendered his frame les
erect, but all the proportions OF noble model re
main. In his youth he was remarkable tor leafs
strength and activity. The latter quality was pu
TO no ordinary test, in principal incident OF h
life, to which shall presently refer. His face
both in feature and expression, is in strict accord
ance with the rest OF his person. 1t has noihinl
6enong extraordinary comprehension, or suoliel)
| of intellect but its masculine outline, which thu
workings of time have brought into more prom
nent relief-in the high and bushy brow--the IN
blenching eyc--the compressed lips, and the com
posed yet somewhat stern stability that marks the
whole, you find the symbols Of high moral determi
nation-of fidelity to princpe-of self reliance ano
self oblivion, and above ALL OF an Incorporating
personal courage, that could front every form o
danger face 10 face. The austerty OF his coune
nance yanishcs the moment he addresses you. Ia:
manners have all the fascination OF the old school
Every tone of his voice is sotened by an Innate ant
undertaking courtesy that makes no distinctions o.
rank or sex In the trivial details OF common lite
| Hamilton Rowan is as gentle and complimentary tt
men as other men ere in their intercourse with fe
males. This suavity of demeanor Of manner is no
the velvet OF art it is only Of the signs OF com
prehensve philanthropy, which as habuall,
breaks out in acts oil genuine sympathy and munih
cent relief, wherever case of human suffering oc
ours within its range.
The circumstances OF Hamilton Rowan's escape
from imprisonment, as once be@ them mlnutel,
detailed, possessed all the interest Of romantic
MARI alive. The following such Of the leading
particulars as can recall to my recollection. Hav
ing discovered ION the 2Sth Of April, 1794,) tn
extent oil the danger in which he was involved h
arranged plan of fight TO be put into execution
on the night of the LIST of May. He had the ad
dress to prevail on the gaoer of Newgate, VIII
knew nothing farther Of his prisoner than that h
was under sentence OF confinement for politca
libel, to accompany him at night TO Mr.. Rowan
own house. They were received by Mrs. r. VIII
had supper prepared in the front loom Of tn
second floor. The supper over, the prisoner re
Iquested the gaoler's permission to say word o
two in private to his wife in the adjoining room
The latter consented on the condition of the doc
between the two rooms remaining open. tie ha
so little suspicion Of what was medtated, that instea
Of examining the state of this other room, he con
tented himself with shifting his chair at the suppe
table so as 10 give him view of the open door
{ way In few seconds his prisoner was beyond hi
reach, having descended by single rope, whic
had been slung from the window OF the back cham
ber In his stable he found horse ready saddet
and peasants outside coat to disguise him. VIII
! these he posted to the house of his Attorney Ma
thew Bowling, who was in the secret OF his design
and had promised to contribute to its success b
$ his counsel and assistance. Bowling was at HON,
0 but unfortunately his house was full of company
e He came out TO the street TO MIR. Rowan, who pei
sonaed the character of country client and hast