The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-01

ina. st st,,l Ihad scen this was the great
lack,. .',;shr, 10 ascertain, but still tore
o'nt nv ;s,,,,;re why he asked me that ques.
ore ,nd nassed off the conversation as tho
Pon. a'iu tapr oui,e in etiquette. Nor did
haa ~. ,east notice of his mpolte inquiry,
NC w. business at Frank fort was, but an
ned Nd. ~ ali his impertinent inquiries with
w. cheerful frankness and truth, as tho
o,,.s,;ons had been a matter OF course.
ls .",-;nqleave OF lin, set off from his
he, .,hen the sun was about halt an hour
ou'e' When I spoke Of riding, he asked IT
lbn' ~ roinp to stay and see the House
wa;nsds wa. told him | should like very I
~ to do so, but that the ensuing Sunday
,uvn ,.sd anno;nted to start to the Missouri, and
iaa asnrs was compelled to hurry home
s;Ses said had some relations III
snroseld with whom was under prom
~ s,ay all night. that night, and there
va wished to set OFF early enough to get
IL returncd home, ffor we have not
-, "a notice the occurrences on the way,)
od he gives the following account OF his ar
ival.
.r act home within fifteen minutes of the
..,ct t;,,eI told nv wife, would get home.
Ehe was walking down the grove, upon the
WA was to come. aBNiously expecting my
mn;y,, So soon as saw her thus elese,
o,sted NV flap Of victory. She ran 70 meet
,e and as | ALT from my horse, gave her
he flap and she fell PROSTATE on her face
afore me She then burst inta tears and
Efted her voice in gratitude to Heaven that
hs was reyenred for all the misery vii
Ian had brought on her family. Then clasp
nn hrr arms about my knees, she called up
N the spirits of her father, her brothers
nd her sister TO bless me, and to interfere
pth e lust Providence, to protect me from
M harm for the righteous deed had done.
S'hen rising up in alarm, she sa'd, ARE you
al, nv husband !" ] told her | was be-
E,ond the reach Of all that mortals could do
"a me: because the villain who had injured
her had fallen BY my arm. But, saio !, the
ayenger OF blood is after me-, then called
Zservant to take my horse, and we walked to
/ a more retired spot where we sat down. aud
n briefly recounted to her all the circumstan-
ices Of the glorious deci.--And can truly
*sav. do not believe there ever lived upon
fthe earth, two more happy beings than we
3were; notwithstanding ! told my wife was
$confdcnt persons were in pursuit OF me aud
n even calculated they would be there that
syery night.--Dut Col Sharp had died by my
b,and Ill This consoled US for all misfortunes,
and made US perfectly regardless of danger
hen went to my house and set it in order
for battle and defence. For my dctermna-
lion was, il Doctor Sharp should be Of the
party who pursued me, would fight them;
Hor no Sharp ever should have obtruded him
kef into my yard, without being shot, while
was in it alive. Indeed hcsitAtcd great
ieal, whether would not shoot one or two
BIZ those who pursued me and then make my
Escape and leave the United States. And
had those who pursued me, have come that
hight, believe should have fought them.
But by the next day, had calmly come to
he resolution that | would rather die than
hy my country.--And as they had no shad
rw ct pyeot against rae, sresolvtd to go quite
k&uietly and cheerfully forward and submit
10 an investigation, should any one come tor
Pne. The night got home there was fell
ow by the name Of John Lowe, called there
bn some business, and staid some time, re-
uctant as he must have seen was to enter
nto any conversation with him. For l
wanted to get him off as soon as possible,
hnd while he staid. my wife and myself were
fetired, employed in my recitals of all the
mnutia of the murder; SO that we had
Scarcely any thing whatever to say to Lowe.
At length we got rid of him, and after had
prepared myself for battle, we went to bed.
AS was not molested that night. my renec-
tlons had led me to risk all the evidence the
Sharp family could get against me: little, ah!
little thinking the whole treasury Of the
Commonwealth would be thrown open as a
reward to villains to swear away my life
Next evening about an hour by sun. I saw
four men ride up to my gate and call to me
to come to the gate; recognized the face Of
one of them, the moment saw him, as be-
ing man had seen in Frankfort on Mon
day morning. was satisfied at once, they
were come to arrest me. But walked out
1 TO them with all the cheerfulness imagina-
bic, and one of them asked me if my name
was Beauchamp. said it was. He asked
me if had not lately been toFrankfort-l
told him 7 had just returned from there
the proceeding evening. They all paused
saw they were embarrassed. I had my
riiie in my hand, for I was cleaning and load
ing It in my yard, when they rode up. At
Il length one of the more frank and sensible of
q me men (Wm. Jackson said to me in a
feeling manner, that was suspected OF the
murder of Col. Sharp; and as a gentleman,
vas called upon and requested only. to SO
70 Frankfort and acquit myself. I put on a
iace OF great astonishment, to find myself
suspected, but promptly avowed my ready
determination to go Immediately to Frank
iort' il there was any thing said there, pre-
iaolclal to my reputation"