The Arkansas advocate., 1830-03-31


 however, accustomed tojudgs with dis-I elimination, and when he gave bis mo ney, he also added his good wishes and prayers. Though he had lived far be- yond the usual age Of man, his death will be regarded with emotions of sorrow by many hundreds and thousands ofourciti- zens, and by thousands in other places, who know him by bis deeds, which are the best record of departed worth. h the autumn of 1897, he delivered an ad- dress at the laying of the corner stone of l the Reformed Dutch Church in Orchard street, part of which, as it recounts some of the leading incidents of his life, we will here subjoin.
 "Having, in the days which tried men's souls, considered the cause in which had embarked with my fellow citizens, just and righteous, l cheerfully joined them at Brooklyn Heights; and after that skirmish, ] escaped with the retreating army to the city of New
 York.
 l lreturned to my once peaceful dwell ing, but was soon after commanded to join the army in it's farther retreat to
 Harlan Heights.
 On mounting my horse, and retiring
 across the fields in the immediate vici-
 nity of thisspot, with a slow step, al-d al
 anxious state of mind, l contemplated
 my then present situation, and my fu-
 ture prospects. With an humble dedi-
 cation of myself and all possessed, to
 tim who rides in the ,ii and ai
 rects the storm, committed the cause
 and interest of my country to His holy care, and implored his blessing on our yarns.
 ! Soon after this, division of the Brit hsh army taking the bloomingdaie road, ;. Arrived at Manhattanville, (now so call + e4 Some sharp shooting immediately e commenced between the riBemen oi g eaet army, in buelkwheat field, situat- e ed V- a valley between them; many = bfaVeu1en on both sides were killed, aid e manynore were wounded The Brit ,. lsh wee brought to Harlam river, and s- from tknce were conveyed by water te ,ff 'iij lg-house, which had very re- # gently lei, but which had already re. n eelyed tlh mark of confscation on the t, south dooe land my friends, that mark j. have taktleare still to preserve on m, il door, Ny dwelling-house was thef e occupied bytaem as a hospital, store e house, or balr4cks, as the circumstan h ces of the timt fequiIed.
 > Al last, alicia war of seven years, the y Great Arbiter f Nations, in mercy pu n a period to ourNuf1erings; and by the l, capture of LordE E.ornwalls and his ar y my, at the siege q York Town, by tho 2 Allied armies of America and Frarce a he secured to us oa independence ane e our rights.
 | Having lately expgienced the good o ness of God in raisingne from the brinl
 of the graye-to whics was brough s very near-l now stah, in your pre- > sence, a living witness faHim who doe e all things well; and wh, in his owl e time, hath answered my prayers aDe j. fulfilled my desires, in causng me to si n down under my own vine ald fig tree 1t And there are none to makeme afraid r. On the present occasion, it's a soure, l. of no little qualification to&me tha l. here, and perhaps on the very spo l. where those solemn reflections LIludet Il to, had filled my mind nearly Afy-on, [. years ago-l now see the desolatefield h entirely filled with the cheerful dvell n ings of men, free and independentsal., h happy; and it is my privilege this say e who stand before you, upwards of ftil 7. score years Of age, and it is also my hal e piness, to take an active part in found V ing a temple to be dedicated to the SCI e vice of Almighty Godw
 e At the close of his address. he prt s- sented handsome donation to tn f. building committee, and S20 for the rs 2 freshment of the workmen-adding, ," l. ] am decided enemy to intemperanc ,f and the unnecessary use of ardent spi $ it's, 1t is my special desire that this m,
 ney be laid out for beer, porter, an
 such like nourishing fluids, as will rot il
 jure any man, [N '. Jour. of Con 1, -Neto- Orleans, .Ma4.ch 12.---A passenge in the schooner Mobile, Capt. Loomis, frol l. Mobile informs us, that on Wednesday ever > ing, about 4 o'clock, just as they wer d spreading their sails to leave port, a fir " broke out in the Theatre, which consume