The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-10-04

nv, with a feeble and penurious GoVerR-
meni, with Eve frigateS for navy, and /
scarcely FIVE efficient regiments for an ar
INV, how can il be expected that we should !
resist the mass of force which that gigantic
Power has collected to crush US at blow!
This, too, is the moment which she has
chosen to break through all the laws of war, !
and respected by civilized |
nations. Under the false pretence of re-
Cochrane has formally declared
the determination to destroy and lay waste
all the towns on the sea coast which may
be assailable. The ordinary horrors of
war are mildness and mercy in comparison
with what British vengeance and malice
have denounced upon US. We must go
through it all. 1 trust in God sce shall
rise in triumph over all; but the first shock
is the most terrible part of the process, land
1t is that which we are nOt0 enduring"
The above is the letter which, in the
language of Washington, has been I" so Of
ten perverted to the UOrSt of purposes"
JUSTITIA.
MONTPELIER, SEPT. 3.-Shocking Ca
hqmity-On Monday last, at about half past
5 in the afternoon, we were called to witness
a more appalling spectacle than we scarcely
ever beheld. Mr.. Samuel Mead of-Middlesex
had been engaged for some time with others
in carting gravel for repairing the streets in
this village. They had commenced digging
near the base of the hill and had dug down
depth Of about ten feet on the lower side, Il
forming bank of about 35 feet perpendcu
lar height, on the upper side. At the bottom
they had dug under this bank, leaving pro-
lection Of 6 or feet. The only entrance in
to the cavity was at the north end. Mr.. Mead
had placed his cart and oxen near the centre,
and commenced shovelling from under the
projection. MIR. Abbott, had placed his
cart and oxen near the entrance, and was al
SO engaged in shoveIing. While they were
thus situated about or feet of the high
bank broke off and fell over 1t commenced
breaking at the northerly part ofthe bank near
Mr.. Abbott, knocked him down, and broke a
leg of one of his oxen. He however escaped
without material injury. The falling of the
main body Of earth Immediately succeeded
the first, and completely buried Mr.. Mead to-
gether with his cart and oxen. The citizens
FASTENED to the spot and commenced digging
in search of the body. No person was near
save Mr. Abbott and he could give no infor-
nation whether Mr.. Mead had time to move
or not from behind his cart. where he
last saw him at work. Consequently it was
! impossible 20 determine in what part of the
cavity he was. After digging about 8 hours
in which time an immense quantity of earth
| was removed, his body was found in the
lowest part of the cavity against the oppo-
site bank, lying partly upon one side with
| one hand extended, one of his breast bones
and part of his ribs broken and 9TH
erwise badly bruised. The earth was about
three feet deep over him. 1t is supposed
his death was instantaneous. So great was
the force and weight of the earth, that his
oxen were both killed, and the body and
- a-i - o. i--,'--a 4o
Mr.. Mead was forty years Of age, was at
industrious citizen, and has left wife anC
five children to mourn his untimely end.
STONlNGTON, (Conn.) Sept. 5.--Re-
marketable PreSerUation.-On Tuesday of last
week, small sail-bOat, with three w omen s,
two boys, was returning from this borough to
Pawcatuc river on the other side of the BAY.
The sloop Franklin, Capt Brown, was at the
same time crossing the bay, for the same des-
tnation. AS the Franklin passed, rope was
thrown on board, and the boat hauled along
side, for the purpose of taking the passengers
on board the sloop.-As the first woman was
stepping on board, the boat capsized, and pre-
cipitated the other two, with the boys, into
the water At this instant Capt. Brown cut
the rope attached to the boat, as well as the
! fastening Of his own boat, and run the sloop
| aground on shoal. A lad belonging to the
sloop immediately leaped over the stern, and
swan to the assistance OF the women; sue
ceeded in reaching them; pulled them from
their confinement under the ail,and got them
on the boat where he held them.--Captain
Brown, in the mean time, jumped overheard
swan to his own boat, and finally succeed
ed in getting the women and boys into it, Just
as another boat arrived to their assistance from
the shore. The two women are undoubtedly
indebted to the exertions of the boy for the
preservation of their lives. The name ofthe
boy is Nathan Barker, son of Capt. N. Bark
er, jr. of Westerly. He is only IA or Il years
old, and has once before saved the life of
child at the hazard of his own, by Jump
ing from the deck of large vessel, at New
York.
Alarming Fire.-On Sunday night, the 9Th
inst. the barn and wood house of the keeper
of the State Prison at CRANKY, CT. were burnt
fhnIP ELL Al