Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-26

under General Braddock, in 1852 to this couh-
,rv. He arrived at Alexandria and went 10
Pittsburgh, where the army had many skirH'S".
es with the Indians, and was with braddocH ~
the Time of his Heath After peace was maui
with the Indians in l755, Mrv Mac Donald went
TO- Philadelphia and then to Tioonderoga, wneie
he was again engaged in severe action; a''e'
wards he went with his regiment 10 Aioa"y'
descended by water to New-fork, and emnark'
ed with three transports for Quebec ut"
off the plains Of Abraham, he among olhefS
was actively engaged in cutting INFO Steps inc
precipl,ous and high bank Of the river; states
that the troops assembled them by two and two'
and were soon marshalled on the fia'hS'
-He.was at this time Sergeant; he says
Wolfe gave the word Of command with .
strong and noble voice, and he saw him repeat
edlv on the field. Flo remained four months III
Quebec, and then went home to Scotland, and
in 1850 was married TO Mary Mac Donald. Be
ing discharged from the army he came ont IN
about 1851 with his wife and one child 10 New
York. and ever afterwards considered New
York as his home. In l776 he shipped at Bal
timore 20 Join Paul Jones, and states that he
was captured by an English frgate off Long
Island. and confined on board the prison-shiP
Jersey four years and upwards. On being re-
leased he ,oincd the American army, but Gen
Washington sen, him to New-York TO his wife
and children, lest he should be severely treated,
ifagain made prisoner OF war, and kindly iur-
nished him passage home. Alter the revou'
ton he was often employed as sailor in the
merchant service He served three years as a
seaman on board an American trigate.
fle has continued to go to sea till about IS
wears since, when sailing from Eastport to Ha'
iifax, he was so much frozen as 10 lose entirely
the use Of his fingers, and his little fingers were
amputated. His home is the alms-house al
New York; his wife has been dead about 69
wears. lie has had FIVE children-only two are
now living; one is daughter about 81 years Of
ace, married and residing in Albany, the other
is son, settled in ST. Andrews, New Bruins
wick.
For little more .han year Mr.. Mac Donald
has been living with aon at Butfalo bul the
son dying the las, autumn, the father proposed
to 90 TO ST. Andrews 10 pass the remainder OF
his days with his other and only son. Much OF
the wav from Buffalo Mr.. Mac Donald has tray
elIed on foot, and states that lie can and does
walk abou, a dozen or fourteen miles day with
great ease. Discouraged, and disappointed IN
hearing nothing about his son at st. Andrews,
he will extend his Journey no farther eastward
than this place; but designs as soon as the state
of the roads will permit, TO return 10 New York.
Mr.. Mac Donald i, five fee, six inches in height,
well built and still shows brawny muscle. he
has strongly marked intelligent countenance
expressive Of great Fl rmncss and ardour HIS
complexion is fair and ncining to be ford, tx
hibitng few wrinkles and by no means extreme
old age. His posture is but little inclined when
he walks; and his step is firm and elastic and
his movement light and easy, The top OF his
head is bald, but the sides and back present
long and thick silvery locks. His eyesight is
too much dimmed for reading, but in other re-
hs does no! szpfseRsss any gS6a asa
but with his right ear hears distinctly strong
clear voice. All his upper teeth are gone, but
the greater part Of his lower teeth remain and
are all double. His memory is perfectly good,
and he converses with strong voice and in We
ry good language. He processes a sincere be-
lief in religion and has been communicate in
the Roman Catholic Church. He is poor, tho
happy, and we hope that he will ever find friends
Throughout, his journey of life,
The above is The account which he gives Of
himself. We vouch not for its truth, but Sc
we're cross examination does not allow us to
doubt his narrative, Strange 10 tell, he has
not received any pension money from England
or This country; and those who have any com
passion for this Scared veteran soldier now in
the one hundred and ffM year of his age, may
assist in paying a just claim on our country,
may sweeten the last days Of an unfortunate
stranger aid experience some Of the richest
benedctions from the Almighty Almoner.
a ship called the Argonat, has been lying
idle and rouing at the wharves in Portsmout b,
N. H. for nearly six years, in consequence Of
a pending law suit between her owners and the
underwriiers.A Portsmouth paper gives the fol-
lowing summary OF her history:
The Argonaut was owned BY Salem mer-
chants, * was insured for about $4,000 the re
and in Boston. In March, 1921, on her return
voyage from Leehorn to Salem, she was cas-,
away on Gerrish's ledge. The owners aban-
coned her 10 the underwriters; but they got
her of, repaired her in our port, and then ten
dered her to the owners. They refused to re-
ceive her, and commenced lawsuit TO rec o.
YER total loss; many of our ,owdsmen went
| TO Salem Court as witnesses in November,
| 1921. The trial was not decisive; and in a
short time after, the owners dropped their &C.
,ions, and took the underwriters into Judge