The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-01


washington, the victory wooN nve bern ma,b
more splendid
Ny situation gave me ~ oA,tnuity ofsce.
ing the general when he was exk ID Il, The .,-
'. est part afthe Gting. lie waA LIN aud col.
lreitd aud during the whole al fl,atie eAhi.I
= hhrd the 'anlr equanluily and cnnAlstnc Ar
ter his arrival. lAr most pen feet ord arrvailcd
aud M instant stop was put 10 rlnr,itIrua
which. previous - he arrival. had cled ti.af
coniu,lal'.==Dutng tue sescrc,l pA III the /.
rdnnonadne, cen, LIE received Armand
aud was afterwards sent to EnelishfAn NJ,
station ~ thu amy aud The ,ntipns Rnarate
commands e,thntteh Twas invested. IAduc,d .
considerable rrspendence with Ger. Wash /
ne on sulne OF IS ilieh vas important AMI eon6- .
dental Overlooking some ufuy ID Ap,,a /
recently iouad upwards otihny OF bis iuels ,
tiola,
o.rl Washington Wa remarkably nd,Acol
IN LISTENING TO. and encouraging apIdpauoiA Of
cnie'riiz" nom YUM oGi,e.s nud II ~ didA nt /
ihmN dc pfaiytt advisable h. would not dunn
the "d"f AMI srnii - the pipposrr. hut would
substitute another project Il" ~ atreJ 40 ihat th.-
officer might lave an uppouaarY "i aoh,eving
something
Notwithstanding the nnuY bu1 Ftept ddlicod-
| tics he mad Il. encounter he would LHY.rd him.
,rli by parting With 6yotlte sneerg aud tfoHrs.
when there appraled louder cnlls lin,u othf,
after the drirnt 81 Gon Gates ~ the hHltc ut
.andcn. cen Greene wa considered Gen.
! Nashnsion'S ttht MIN, YET he did uel hesitate
TO PAT with him, although hls assistance, nj hat
tlmr was exceedingly important. The cHfa.
lenec al lllla measure aud It's sult was hey und
tie imnst saneulne hnp that could hnst been
entertained ten. Greene way not only great
General tnd u brave soldlc' but h, thu amvnty
O his manners, aud the amlahleness at his ten.
| he
he had any intercourse; md by bis own pcoul,-
AZ talents, he not only 81 managed rs to keep op
a force thai hnillrd an army tar superior Ia bis
own but finally 10 drive the enemy out oil south
Carolina.
M =
M Eddor Among other good gnalitng
which ten Washington pdsscsSrd may be ena
mera'ed his uniform practice of attend NJ on al.
VIM worship In the winter of 1850 Wilde the
army was halted near Moristown, was pnnr-
tered nj that place not lar from the general
g, quarters, and he seldom omitted attending
= church once every SUNDAY, lie exhibited such
UNIFORM greatness aud goodness, that he re
: qurniiy ,hllrd 10 my mind sermon | reCollect
reading, that was preached by President DAVIS,
Of Princeton College, in Jersey, To some troops
= To be commanded by NaShington ~ l71S, in
Il which he says" II seems as II Providence in
70 tended this young man To he the saviour OF hh
= country And indeed, iii was possible :,
hnyc u view Of the many great aud yafio,u
! difficulties he had To contend with, aud III,
:, mauner IN winch he sutinouncd them thry
Il would appear 10 verify the prophecy Of Presideu
DAVIS
have been much with Gen. Washington
have travelled Win him Ivy land aud by water
hav' lodged III the Ipu,e with him, aud ON th'
ground IN the wilderness and on one orcasipl
we "or" 50 mucn annoyed hy musqncloes, ihn
70 al the company, but die general aud one oibe
~ person, who was Governor Geo"cc Clinton, npi'
D unable So bear thei, attacks. In the morning, II
IL breakfast we began to express our surprise tha
n thr General and the governor shonld hive re
II manned 81 quot. The general sad, he ioun'
lc that those who arose were rs much annoyed u
be WAS, aud that therefore, ne might rs well h.
b still Aud the Gov. said fighting mnsquetoe
II. WAS a foolish business.
nl Washington was mol only systematic rs p ma,
" ofbnsiness, but was equally So aud very partit
n ular in regard 10 his person. He rose, regular
~ ~, thron8 bout the year. before r clock in th
" morning | once heard him say, that hr ha
ed not neglected 10 shave himself one day IN 9
Il yea's.
e- The ridiculous story which hns been Crenla
al ted respecting tie bloody head Of descrIrr be-
ing sent 10 Gen. Washington, was fabricated b
e, Ignorance aud stupidity. 10 palale, II not I
Is Justify, some of the cruel murders Inscribed 4
IN gen Jackson. The feelings of NashnRto
BE- would have rev Oiled with horror and disgust i
to such transaction II Is u base libel upon IN
IN memory 10 eas, that be would cvel have count,
&c nanced an officer should he have dared To cou
~ NIT such az act of barbarity.
to never heard nor do bclicyc that genera
-h Nashnrio sientd during the war of the rrvo
" htiun moe than one death variant, aud TIN
RS was IN thp case Of Major Andre. II was wei
a | Lnt,.. Il, ali Uha Vprp in his confidence "a
Y, time. that he released Sin Charles AEgll. vii
A. inrxprcssi pleasure. on The application Of lr
~ king aud auern al rance. Such was ihc man
Of and such his habits ofifr with whom the devo
p tcrs are comparing Geu. Jackson.
IS was well acquainted wlrh Graelal Greene
10 | had been separate command with hnn
u. while he was quarter master general be =
10 mcnty sociabilily and pleasantly thai he es
ST bIhited amidst his yafiOus and complicated Ia
10 bour, secured him the tespcct and esteem 9
n all Who knew him. In the discharged his dn
k ties he eYinced great cutfgv aud promptncss
aud at the same lime hi, dpnoauoT such a
70 to concilatc the affection OF rYrty officer undr
y, his command. | never beard, and do not be
Il, lieve. that a charge Of inhumarify or cineli
a was over made against General Gfecrr. ! ron
u whence then. the strange story, 10 WhIch prucr
>, al Jackson has affixed his signature that eenrra
~ Greene had men executed as de5ertefs. Wlthoo
g. the i5runlty oftrlal
- 4 few weeks since, | lad a yisit fromthe faith
II or If Col Hamilton, nj present n member q
o., CONGRESS from South tarpIna His tHthei va
70 a unaior ~ the Pennsvvaula line, the war o
Is the 7, yolution he was Justly esteemed al -
ccllent officer Ia the hand win,er he was Ma
f. lor af = detached battalion commanded ny me
= stationed on the lines near staten Island. l.
, The expedition 10 Staten Island that winter ON
, battalion was ordered on that ezpcd ton anf
~ crossed the SOUND several hnur> bciore tie mon
4 body al the troops, the consequence Of "mei
Y was thai by surprising regiment ~ ioiiihed
= stoar banding We acquired sntne fame aud pro
al cured a laree quantity of valuable plumber al
IN r,oneh thr.expcdltion failed MAJOR Bamli
g. ton was my bed fellow while On the lines lie
al call on me was very unexpected. had neither
M .ren nor hcarh from MIN. in more INN tNenly