The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-05

place tn the year 1906. The record of that bloody transaction, has been in our posses sion. We heard it also in I8I6, at Platts- burgh, (when we were in company with Dr. J. Ramsey of CharIestOn) from the mouth of an officer of the United States engineer corps, then at that station, with all its particulars He stated that Charles DickersOn threw a. way his fire, that Gen. Jackson then advan- ced, and presented the pistol to the mans head, and with an oath bid him make con- sessions or die. DickersOn refused Jack son took down his pistol, picked the flint, and presented it a second time, with similar re- marks, and with the like effect; and after repeating this several times, finally shot the man dead on the spot. Several gentlemen in this county, have heard the same story the last winter, with all the circumstances at tending it, from two wealthy, respectable and intelligent merchants, natives of New-Jersey who now live in Nashville, ,and have long lived there.
 Appalling as this statement is, we have circumstance to add to it, which made our in- formant's blood run cold. when he heard it, as we'll it might---SoOn after the duel, Jackson wrote letter to Samuel Pryor,a mo- ted gamester, and crony of the General then residing in this State, giving him an ac- count of it. In that letter the HERO ex pressed himself to this effect. " I rescrued my fire and achen / did shoot you mag De dsSur ed I left tue d0mned rascal a0eltering in his blood" It is many years since our informant heard the letter read. But the expressions he says, and we can readily believe it, made an impression on;his mind, ;whch time can not obliterate while memory endures."
 The foregoing is.copiedffrom the Trenton True American, and may be relied upon as authentically correct. By way fan apology for his cold-booded deed, he at the same time urged that he was justified by the prin- ciples and rules observable by all men who engage in affairs of honour And shall such a man be elevated to the chief magistra- cy of the United States ! Forbid it Heav- en
 Tremendous Storm ct se0.-The following singularly interesting narrative is cOmmuniCa- ted to the Liverpool Commercial Chronicle of May 19:-
 Ship Ne,o- York, Princes Dock, LiuerpOol,
 Mag Il, 1897.
 "SIR-I trust that, although a stranger, shall find sufficient apology, in the very un- common nature of the occurrences herein de- scribed, for troubling you with the detail of the following particulars. This ship has twice been struck with lightning on her present voy age from New-York. On the 18th day of A. pril, our third day out, about half past five in the morning. being in our births, we were reused by the sound like the report of can non close to our ears. In moment we were all out, and the cabin and all parts ofthe ship were filled with dense smoke, having a strong smell of sulphur. From the deck word was quickly passed that the ship was on fire. The consternation which for some time prevailed may be more easily imma- gined than described. Every one ran on deck with a full impression that the ship was in blaze. It had been broad day, but so dark, SO dense, and so close upon us were the clouds, as to produce almost the obscurity of night. There was just suffi- cient light to give bold relief to every ob- .ect in the appalling scene. The rain pour ed down in torrents, mingled with hail stones as large as filberts, which lay fully an inch thick. Over head blazed the lightning on all sides accompanied by reports almost simulta- neously, ,thus evincing its nearness. The sea ran mountains highland the ship was tossed from one sea to another with incredible rapidity. One appearance was peculiarly re- markable. The temperature of the water was at "A degrees of Fahrenheit, while that of the atmosphere was down to 48. This pro- duced a copious evaporation, and caused i'm mense clouds of vapour to rise, which ascend ing in columns all around us, exhibited the appearance ofinnumerable pillars supporting a massive canopy ofclouds. These phenom- ena, are extremely unusual, no person on board ever having witnessed any thing like it before. In all directions might be seen wa ter spouts, which, rising fearfully to the clouds seemed actually to present to the eye com bination of all the elements for the destruc- ton of every thing on the face of the deep. Altogether the scene was one of awful sub- limity, which baffies description. Amid this scene ofimpending ruin, when all nature was in the utmost confusion-when nautical sci ence and experience could avail nothing while an irrisistible element was playing about us, and the ship seemed on the very verge of fate; when, in short, dismay and dispair was reflected from every other countenance- nothing could exceed the calmness with which every order was given, to examine the ship in prospect of meeting fire below deck nothing could equal the manner in which ev- cry one was encouraged, with the hope of security, even beyond what in reason could be expected; thus but echo the senti- mcnts of all on board.
 But I hasten to my narrative. Some parts fthe ship and spars were for mo- n1nDt on fro kut u,,icEI Tar