The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-15

brancc.
But n return II our euhject.-
This place WIS thought df ~ much
Importance to the country and its
cause. that Congress sent three thou
sand men 10 garrison it, and the
command was given IN General 81.
Clair. M oilicel' of high reputation.
The place was considered as perfect
" secure with such force under
such General; but the mistake Of
"A former war Was again committed.
and the cminenecs in the ntighhor-
hood were not taken possession IT In
secure the Fort. In ITT7, When Bur
goync arrived n this place from Ca
nadia, he Instantly awaited himself of
this erroF. and built block house on
Mount Defiance. which made it in
dispcnsablc for St Clair 10 retire
without struggle. His event
spread shame. sorrow And indlgna-
ton through the Iand---cNcn IL iIos-
ton men mi each other IN tears ut
the news bur it was II most lorlu-
uatc circumstances in the crd. The
GREAT AICIYMlsT often brings
good from evil. Tho mOrtiIying =
vent aroused The whole country Ia
make desperate effort to stop the
progress Of Burgoyne ; and every
where IN New England aud in New
York, the militia marched with more
spirit and alacritY, than nj any other
time, before or since. Every where
the same feeling per9need--motbcrs
and dauwhters were seen ut midnight,
by II dim candle or Il pitch knot fire,
making knapsacks. intending clothes.
or preparing provisions Tor the de-
parture of husbands and SONG far ~.
10 stop EWeoWc. One old lady.
fit IN be called II Spartan mother. aud
whose aShes deserve a monument,
once told me, with Great simplicity.
tint il 7CdS q desperate Time. she
had, before her dcor hasbaaf nud i1ro
sons marched eli 10 Tg, set APP al
might 10 melt dJ7cn her pe1ciey spoons
and plates. ycih The iead Of tie 1cin-
do,es. r. maize bullets for them TO tahc
OF 1cih UeDi--cad sac pat in all ne
old linen q he h0Hsc for The 1ootaded.
Her husband never returned the
10Th Of September was the last day
Of hiq life. Capt. +. died ~ the
head of his company IN defence Of his
counuy--these sacrifices We're com
mon, and OF cl'urse have been mostly
forgotten. This easy victory luiled
the british into destructive conf
dcncc in their own comparative
strength and COURAGE, and thc'r ar
my fingered from July tn September,
doing nothing of Importance, which
gave ample time for the militia 10
assemble. The events Of this cam
paign changed the whole face ct
things, at home aud abroad, This
fort fell again, without much cliort,
into the hands ot Tie Americans, and
after few years was suffered 10 fall
! into state Of diIapica'ion, and il now
looks AZ if aGee. beyond the memory
of man, had Witnessed it's decay
when. IN fact il is not yet half Il cen.
tury since the brave but constantly
unlortl'nate ST. Clair commanded il
aud since he left il Ia be occupied ioi
the drawing rooms and lcVec halle %
the lovely and ailcCfionatc lady ita'
lict Acland, and the higb-taicntet
Baroness Rcidcsel. The fate OF st
/ Clair will serve
TO point a moral or naorr a 'alr'
lie suffered a defeat in tie royo
lutionarY war, hnt still retained hi'
reputation. he was again unfortu
nate IN the Indian war, and suffered
aeserrly and in lis old asc, bowed
down with poverty and nnnunGcrG;
sorrows, he entered the halls of Con
gross to ask pittancc To sustain bin
for the rew hours he had to live.
Lady Harriet. 100, IS ~ more
the vieissltudcs ol her lie are ended
The scholar warrior, who lost th'
battle, aud With it his mililaty fame
has won nm imperishabic wreath, b,
Uniting her name with hie own IN th'
cause oS affection and humanity
10 her lovciincss OF mind and per
son. il the grey boards of this day
can he believed, may be applied th'
lines Of Mason upon Lady CoFen-
try -
-" Whsne'er with soft serenity sic rrad,
/ Or caught the orient blush ol ,aich surprise
- How swteily mulehe, 10Y brightly MIDI
"lae liquid lnsre darted from her etes
" Each look. each motion walked ne@ 5orr
grace,
" That q .er her form transient glory cast
- 5ome loveI,er wonder 'aon asufpsd us
place.