Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-29
From The National Gazette
ANECDOTES.

From the Gusts Reco leciions and
Private Memoirs Of the Life and
Character OF Washington.
General Washington, Though uuu
suaiIy gave and reserved, Sometimes
'ndulged IN plesssntries Daring The
memorable retreat through tne Jerseys
10 1916, the AmtncSn arnny bard
pressed by he enemy, was engaged
10 crossing one OF the email sfsers,
which crossed It's line OF march
Captain 4. Of the cavalry, (now the
venerable Colonel T* In dge, Re
ve,a'ionary patriot aud soldier, of Con
necticut,) when about 10 plunge into
The water, was accDsted IN piieoas &C
cents ~ o chaplain, who begged the
assistance OF the csp1aiu'~ hose III pass.
tua the sirea NJ On never ulnd, NY
good sir. observed the ca,atitr. they
"lli not burt you, as you wear black
coat. The r. Vercnd gentlemen was,
however. unwilling TO trust 10 he res
pecs which the tfoOps OF Sir WlIlar'
Howe might have fer the clerical cloth.
and sprlnRing np behind the moaDted
soldier, away they tioondercd through
the river, both becoming completely
wetted before they reached the wished
for shore. The poor chaplain, has
teeth chaiteTing from The effects OF Ills
wintry immersion, yet rejolced 10 have
SO far escaped the foe, bad jus, !oegun
to shake the water from his dripping
garmcuts, W nen he found himself ac
costed by the Commander IN Chief,
who had been standing on the bank
anxiously observing the passage OF be
troops, and now good hupcafedly re
mmk d to his sn prised and sbivgrlng
nearer Rljy, eir. you pppear 10 ex
hI3u toe utM0I coOiacss Gil this trying
occeslO
H. l78I, when the combined AZ
mics reached Wlillamsbu z, prepara.
tory 10 the siege OF Work Town, The
General IN Chief. accompanied by The
Marquis dc Lofayettr, Gems. Roch !
amheau, K0oX aud Others, repaired on
boa,d he Vile de Paris, the flag ship
oFthe Count de Grasse, TO consult on
those combined operations hlch were
speedily 10 take place. The ADM,
raj, in his great emhosiasm for The A
merican Hero, no soontr beneld the
object of his admiration upon the Qu9r-
ter deck of the Vile de Paris, than he
Ragged himin his arms. rapturously
exclaiming-my dear liftie Geoeral.
my dear lille General. The person of
De erase was gigantic, but the term
petit, 10 the noble aud commanding
form of w Arlington, produced an eff
feet upon the risible muscles of all pre-
sent, hich took some time TO subside.
TIE reignoiiicers made great efforts
TO compose their vtsages within the
bounds of true poiheness, while Gus
Jolly Knox shook his fat sides in
boundess glee.
The fate of De erase and the Vile
DE Paris is well known TO history
That magnificent ship was present
from the City of Paris 10 the French
King. She rated lie guns and 1900
men. On her arrival in the Ch-sa
peake, il is said that on her quarter
deck flowers and tropical plants were
lnterspersed amid the engines of war;
" bile her side covered with a bright
vaFnish, gave TO This superb vessel q
most brilliant and imposing appear.
ance. On the memorable l2th OF A.
pril, DE Grasse, deserted by some OF
his captains, his own ship totally dis.
ma sted. q large proportion Of his off.
GERS and crew killed or wounded, no
bly, maintained the unequal contest, and
refused to yield TO any ship carrying
less 'hon an sdmiraPs flag; at length
the Berileur So, Sir Samuel Hood
rarglng along side, the colours OF
France were lowered on the poop OF
as braye'ey defended vessel as hath
adorned The annals of the French ma
rine, either before or since the 12ih OF
April. 1882 Let those who would
put their trust IN Princes mark the fate
Of the gallant DE Grasse. Wnen he