The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-15

his memory aud change no charm 10 lull
IL;
Sill slowly passed the melnnaholy day.
Anu -til the stranger wisf mol nhefe IL stay
Al lenmh he joined the cause of The
struggling Greeks, aud his name has
be- often and honofably mentioned =
mane the companions Of Lord Byron At
hissoIoughi After lis Lordship's death
he still remained ia Greece, but his con-
stitniion was too weak 10 peimt him TO
ba ol active service rs n paliknfi. He
Ind, therefore, taken post in the parri-
Sun, which held possession of the castle
and town OF Navarino, in the Mofea.
and was wounded mthc action of Sphac-
terra, III the summer of 1872. The un-
skdinl management OF n native smgeon
during his Confinement IN The fortress.
previous To his surronderto lbrnhim Pa
ela, aud Il long aud dangerous fever from
the malaria of PYlos, combined with
seanty diet aUd bad attendance from his
Crock domcSIlcs, united with hi, br6k en-
sptnt Ia bring on n rapid consumption.
/ was under these circumstances hat
Mr., Il who now accompanied him.
had lou d him At a village in the district
ol Maihn, aud had since pad him every
attention ia his power. by cautious
management aud gentle voyages he had
brought bin TO HYDRA, where he was
enabled 10 procure him passage in
French vessel, from whence he hoped
10 lind British ship to land him in In
elhnd, where his last moments might DO
watched by friendly eyes, and his bones
resi- with his lllhnf3. The particulars
oi his inhoSpllable reception have al
ready recountcd, but AT last saw him FIX
I'd under the care of an old French Off
Ger n smyrna, who engaged 10 pay hm
every requisite attention, ill he should
depart for Europe, offor another world"
" Tine following day, we called 10
soc N----but we found thu human
sympathy would soon erase for him
! the step of death WIS already On the
Threshold. The surgeon Of II. NJ. 5.
CHub.an had boon 10 sec him, bul all
prospects Of his surviving had fled. The
iaungos Of his removal from the vessel,
his exposure 20 the sun IN the boat whilst
! landing, and his annoyance ut the ma,
eened 10 have hurried down the few
trmninine ,lad, e his glass and he
felt himself that tune WIS drawing 10 "A
close with him. He was perfectly col
looted ,and fully as he could WIS giving
his last directions to his friend, who had
81 generously attended nm, he spoke
much OF his family, and gave particular
messaees To zach, pointing out 10 II
tie various lillle trlnkois he wished TO
send them as dying memorials ii himself.
a Ilng which he wore on his finger, and
which horc lhc inscription, - To the
memory Of nay dear mother lie desired
nllpht be buried WITH linn, Together with
"A locLet which was suspended from his
neck, and contained loek OF raven
han he did NOT mention whose. But
word could not paint The expression ot
ms c0unlenancc, no, the sad sublimity
81 his 'olce, wheu, for the last lime, DO
leebl5 grasped the hand OF his Affection
ate friend, thanked him for all his for .
mef kindness, aud bade him hls last NOR
til iareWell; ho shortly after sunk Into
an apparently painless lelhnrgy, from
Which he never aroused himself. IL
sis eyening before he died there was
rot Il breath ofwind to wave the branch
Is Of the peach trees around his vim
dow, through which the sun beams were
streaming Oh his death-bed, tinged with
the golden die oil sunset. IL was IN "A
remote corner Of smyrna, and no sound
/ disturbed tho calm silent progress OF
death tho sun went down al length be-
bind the hills the clear calm voice Of
! the Nuezziu from his tower came from
the distant city, and again al was re-
pose. No approached the bed of ".
int his soul had babe adiea To mortality;
lac bud expired bot moment before,
WILTON, a Sigh and without a struggle.
= The following day the remains OF
poor ". were Inferred m the English
bayirg ground. The few travellers at
Al The moment III SMYRNA attended,
and the Jonissaries of the Consul precc-
ded the coffin, Which was borne by four
sailors, covered with tine English ensign.
In solitary corner Of the cemetery, be
side q group Of expresses, his gave was
dug b. the attendants OF the British hos
pilal ara iiis last remains rested by
those coaatrymcn vino have fallen vic
mus to the climate of the Leyant. Mr..
Arundel, the chaplain TO the factory, read
the service Of Inc church over his tomb;
aud perhaps never was pronounced ul-
der mere melancholy circumstances, be
ueath tie calm, taght sky Of Asia, on
an ominenee which look down on the
hustle OF the chy bui was far removed
j from It's Bin ahd clanor, and disturbed
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