The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-06-09
Ertraet ofa htter, dated Queenaton, Uh-

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"Four or five miles beyond Lewiston, we
passed the little village Of the fuscarora In
dams, being the shattered remnant Of q tribe
that emigrated many years since from the
state of North Carolina There are per-
haps hfty houses in the settlement, chiefly
log -huts, bearing the marks Of Incidence and
poverty. Some Of their lands arc however
said to be well cultivated aud very produc-
tive. Many the natives Of both sexes, old
and Young, were seen along the way, and at
the doors of their cabins, but not one OF them
engaged in any kind Of labour Although
the day was oppressively warm, many Of
them were seen stretched upon the ground
and basking in the sun. In the centre Of the
village is a church, where they formerly at
tended public worship. 1t is now in shat
tered condition, and entirely deserted, the
missionary among them performing service
in school house. The local Situation Of
this little village is in the highest degree ro.
mantle and delightful, commanding an unin-
terrupted prospect Of Lake Ontario and
the Intervening region Of forests, as if to re
mind the wretchcd tenants, Of the boundlcss
woods and waters, which once constituted
their domain.
"After making arrangements for the night
and just at twilight, VIC climbed the Heights
60 the lofty monument erected to the memo
ry Of General Brock. This structure, which
is of hcwn lime stone, about one hundred feet
in height stands upon the brow Of the hill,
and is the most prominent object along the
streight. 1t met cur view Immediately on
leaving the ioreass OF Cambria, and contin-
ued in sight nearly the whole afternoon. 1t
is a plain hollow column, with a square ped
estal From the summit, the prospect is
more extensive, than from any point about
the Niagara. York, on the opposite shore
Of the lake, may be distinctly seen, a dis
tancc Of Forty miles. The work is not vet
completed, the stone being hcwn and in
readiness to raise it thirty feet higher. At
its base, in stone vault, sleep the remains
OF General B-ocS, aud his aid, M'Bonald, at
his side, within few rods of where they
both fell in the same action. 1t is gooily
place for repose, and if the warrior was a
man of taste, he could not have selected
more delightful spot for his grave. As we
stood upon the slab which covers his tomb,
and which returned hallow echo to our
footsteps, the quiet 81 the scene was charm
ing. Below the cliffs, the green waters OF
the Niagara were seen whir,ing and rolling
onward Behind Us, the moon hung above
the heights, and shed its beams on the glo
rious landscape around. By singular Coin
cidence, a whippoorwill from neighbour
ing copsc chaunted his vesper song, singing
as it were requiem to the dust Of the sol
der.
son descending from the monument, we
visited the place where the American troops
under General Van Rensselaer,, crossed the
Niagara, landed, and climbed the precpi-
tous bank, as well as the ruins of the fortress
of which they took possession. ascertain
ed as nearly as practicable the point, where
the gallant Van Rensselaer, received his
wound; as also the tree under which General
Brock fell. He was killed by random SHOT,
while in the act of mounting his horse. WE
met a veteran at the base of the hill, Who
belonged to the cavalry engaged in this &C
ton, and who, catching a military aAor,
fought the battle over again, as he rclatM to
us tic events Of that day.
.Atzo York Statesman.