Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

Major DAVID LESox. THIS Distinguished
officer Of tho. American Revolutionary Army
recently expired amid the regrets of his sur
v;ving com prtri",s. The annexed interesting
anscdorc is told of hnn, by writer in the
Charlceton. South Carolinr, Mercury.
{" Ac :iden,ally casting my eyes on the ohi'
nary II .,ccs contained ~ uornlng "aprr,
perceived thu or Institution had lost Il dis
tinuus,d member. by the death OF MAJOR d.
vtd Leuox, President -. the State Society "i
the Cmrln,t,i of PennI. lvania. As have It
IN con cnpla'ion to publish second series "i
Re ,olu'iOnlry Ahc-d tes. do rot fear To
oT;nl hy narrlting onc oi Them mi only i'ig''-
| IL honorable To oar dep ,r,"L iien''. hn'. al
the ,,,a time, stIonrl, inii','.vc ri the finn
ness of Oh " ,cirr, ,h.t d;sina she i excel
len, Wee President, Ma or Il un.l ON. through
oui our ard .oas s'rngnlc f'r | dependence.
"Thc s,ma sprlt of oppression tha, q s'in-
! guishcd the oil GERS of the BrI's' arm, n The
! south, was ind gcd and exercised ~ ne inln-
die an | eastern States, with uureniliied sever
ry wall give one strong inst ance "i u. lhe
news OF the capture of Brgnynr, having
rctchcd the American prisoners Parol'ad "n
Long Island, Mllor l.cnox, NJ jor james
II ,ml!,ol, and DR.. Steward, Of the P.hnsyl
vani, line, with heart felt JOY. repaired - lat
Is ,sh, to ,clebrtc an event so propi'ous "a
, tn. cause Of their country; so c"ngrniaI tn
, their best hopes and most slrgune wishes
The night W pissed at the festive hoard. bn'
,hcr con.lic was in no w,v ralrul ,trd Il, "f
; fcnj no cx'rav,g,n, symptom %! eEuIiai'"1
WAS shown -boiS. erDus mir,h would have de-
rrided q feeling OF delight, silent but s.n' ere
I, ,,e morning. a fish car filled with saad
,,ssiuy ,hro tgh the villag', Major lcn",
ASKED The proprietor 'f nc would sell nlr I"
his joa, - nat 10 = rebel scodGdie',' ne re
nj. ed. .ihourt, he were starving Tine oiion
slYe answer was no sooner given Than resented
= NJ ijor LenDx struck the ape 'kcr I" me o'hh
= A fay was the Innneiilte Consequences F"
viii. .h the American oil ,ers, "a 'a'Gh' ha.'
been expected, we're o,erpownrcd am S"Vefe',
beaten. But this was not the last pf ih''r SUI
ferins.. Charged with an assault, end con
ducted, upon the tes' nonv Of their ,dvr r.ary
: befnre Gcucral P,yot, NJ ,j"r i.@nox. IN n pi,'r
I unrarnshed representation ot f,c,s, stated ihc
pTovoca,ion, and asked, il II weio possible 10
have withheld pInIshment ftom II rascal. who
Z So wantonly sought. and who So richly d'serv.
Q ed ~ f. i, oar business rcpled the Gerer.
. al. ito pro: ect aud chcrisl, such If Your coun
trymer as seek oar protect on. Ynu mns
submit. therefore, - ask pardon fr the oa r &c
= committed, or take the consequences tba
II must inevitably f,loY Ask pardon of thai
sccuntlai.' siid i.annx. never y Will yol
SIR ? said the G nerd TO II unilton 'miy
IS perish II do vas the reply. Tue qicsiior
g was then put To Steward. and wercd VIII
squrl ind Iaii.,. You must bc introduced
them said no Irriiai,d General. 10 the Pro
! vost Mirsn,l NJ. Cunningham, they ar,
e your PRISONERS, ,ou know your duty $!
A months Of close and rgorons confinement va
he consequence Of an act. ,ha, a prne-ou
enemy would not only have thought just, bu
n comnendab!e.'
Such vas the spiri, and Temperament
d VI the heroic Lennox, and Wills, prudeno
]. tmiabt have dictated a course different iron