The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-13

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aed at New York, half past o'clock on the
4th INST, the anniversary of independence. and
Oh the lay on which his predecessors in Office
Aoauhs ana Jefferson, died He was in the I'D
year oil ms age, having been born in September.
100 IN Weslinoreland county, (Va) He was
descended from Scotch family. and his ances.
'ors came TO this country in 1862 He was ed.
ucaled at The college of William and Mary.
Al the breaking out OF the war of the revoI;,.
ton he joined the army as a yolun,eer He
accompanied the army in the retreat of Gen
Washington through New Jersey, and in The
oatfe OF trenton, in which as Lieutenant he
was caIeo TO the command of the company ON
'no ran OF the captain, he was severely wound.
co. oehhg shot through the breast and disabl ed
Tor near year After his recovery he was n
pointed ald-de'camp to Maj Gen. Lord Ster.
ing ne was subsequently with Lafayette in
the battle OF Brandywine, and afterwards, was
raised 10 the rank OF Colonel After tba ,var
he entered on the study and practice of the law.
lie was subsequently appointed by Gen. Wash.
lhgton Minister Plenipotentiary to Frapoe
and was subsequently recalled by him. He
was afterwards again appointed on a mission 10
France by Mr.. Jefferson, and was associated
with Chancellor Livingston in negotiating tho
treaty of LOUISIANA. Under the admlnist ration
OF MI. Madison he was appointed Secretary of
State, and for short period during the late
succeeded Mr.. Madison as President of the
United States Oh the 4th of March, 1917
which office he held for eight years, He twice
filled the Office of Governor of Virginia. and
since his retirement from the Presidency, he
was chosen a member and served in the capaci-
ty of President of convention for ameMdin~
the constitution OF that State.
BoSton .AdptrtiSsr
The New York papers contain the following
additional paragraphs;
Dispensing for eight years the patronage Of
great and opulent republic, he returned at
the end of that period, to the ranks of private
life, in honorable poverty, but with the proud
consciousness of having faithfully done his
duty. Broken health and family Affections
combined, had attery induced Mr. Monroe to
remove from Virginia to this city, where, i'm the
bosom OF his daughters family, ana amid the
most solicitous and affectinnale cares of attach.
ed relatives and friends, he breathed his last.
In September last, he lost his wife, long the
cherished companion of his prosperity as well
as OF his adversely. Embarrassments and nf.
hIctlons no doubt contributed to hasten his de-
cease, His desire Ofreturning to Virginia, and
there closing his days was often and earn
estly expressed. We learn that he retained
all his mental faculties to the last, and
was perfectly composed and calm. When ths
noise of firing hogan at midnight, he opened
his eyes lnqulringly; and when the cause was
communicated to him, a look of intelligence
indicated that he understood what the occasion
was. There can be little doubt that the stimuli
taneous departure oil his two predecessors on
the same day was present to his mind.
From TIE N. Y. Com. Advertiser of Fridav,
FUNERAL OF JAMES MONROE Our citv has
rarely, it ever, witnessed a more imposing
spectacle, of the same solemn character. than
was exhibited yesterday afternoon, when the
last honors were paid TO the remains of the il
lustrlous Monroe. On no occasion. probably.
nave SO many people been collected in the
same space, selected for the ceremonies and
The line OF the procession. A decorous silence
prevailed throughout the countless multitude
which throngcd the Park. the streets. windows.
balconies and tops of the houses and the f,.
neral was conducted with singular precision
and propriety, while the muffled bells wero
toIllng and minute guns firing, and mechanically
marital music. regulated the slow march of the
procession. The stores were closed and tba
dln OF every day business hushed, from the
time when the ceremonies began and we do
not think the calculation exaggerated. that n
hundred thousand persons witnessed them in
whole or in part
The Common Council and an escort of cav
airy accompanied the body, with The relations
and mourners from the house of Mr.. Gouver-
neur, IN Prince street, TO the front of the Civ
Hall, where IT was placed on an elevated bier.
Ata little after o'clock, William A. Duer.
Esq, President of Columbia College, delivered
BRET address from rostrum erected behind
the bier, to vast number of citizens assembled
in The Park
The military in the mean time had formed
IN line on the west side of Broadway. The
soclet'es and bodies of citizens had moved to
the Park from their different places of assem-
ping. when the address was concluded, the
body was carried into ST. Paurs Church,
where the funeral service was performed,
When it was concluded the procession com.
menced at about half past five o o'clock, and was
computed to extend tw miles.
The body was carried in hearse. covered
with black cloth, fringed with gold. From the
centre PANELS, the National Flag hing revers.
ed, and eight black feathers waved above tho
whole; the hearso was drawn by four black
horses. On either side Of the hearse, in open
barouches, rode The Pail Bearers
On arriving at the Marble Cemetery in
Second-street. the body was deposited in a
vault specially appropriated for the purpose,
Three vollies were fred over the grave, and
the different bodies composing the procession
withdrew. The funeral honors paid 10 the de.
ceased in the city Of New York, were worthy
of his memory and of the character of ,his
metropolis
HOMICIDE. We learn from the Frederick
Examiner, that an alteration took place on
Saturday, few miles from that CITY on the
Georgetown road, between a man named Fow.
Ter aud another named Llshier, which resulted
in the death of the latter. Ii appears that the
deceased was but lately liberated from tho Pen.
lteniary; and that he was on his return lin.
toxlcatcd) from aoitneSSing the eaecution of
MarhIey; and his route leading by the field
where Fowler was at work, he improved the
opportunity of getting up quarrel, by intrud.
ing himself into the enclosure, and abusing tho
latter Alter considerable forbearance, Fowler
attempted to force him out of the ield-a scuf.
file ensued-which was terminated bv blow
from Fowler with pch.fork, which caused
The death of Lishier in n few hours afterwards.
Fowler Immediately surrendered himself TO the
proper authority; and the occurrence will Of