Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-01

arrived soonsaitcrs wnen, alter consultation
the General was bIsd again, the blood ran
slowly, appeared very thick and did not pro-
duce any symptoms Of lainting. AT 4 o'clock
the General could swallow little Calsmel
and tartar emetic were administered with
out effect. About half past o'clock he do
sired me to ask Mrs. Washington to Gene
to his bed side, whsn he desired her to 60
down to his room, and take from his desk
two wills which she would find thsre, and
bring them TO him, which she did; upon
looking at one, which he observed was use.
less, he desired her to burn it, which she
did, and then tsok the ether and put it away;
after this was done | returned again to has
bed side and took his hand: He said to me.
81 md am gciHg--my breath cannot continue
long: ibeiiered from The first attacis il you'd
be fatal do yoH arrange and record all mn
military letters and papers, arrange my &C.
counts and settle my books, as ysu kno,e more
about them tam any one else; and Let Mr.
Rs,siias finish recording nay other lsiters, ,ohich
he has begun"
lie asked vixen Mr.. Lewis and Washing
ten would return9 | told him. behaved
bout tas 20lh OF the mouth--ie made no
reply TO it The physicians again came in
(setween 5 and sclock,) and when they
came 10 his bedside, DR. Craik asked him If
he would SIT up in bed: he held cut his hand
to me and was raised up. when he said 10
the Phvsicisus--"I feel myself gcasg: YEA
had better not take any mare trosble about ne
but lei me- gsoF suistiy; capnet las. long.
The Doctor pressed has hand but could not
utter wsrd he retired from the bedside
and sat by the FIRE, absorbed in grief A
bout o'clock. the physicians again came
! into the room. and applied bllstcrs to his
legs; but went cut without rav of hope. -.
From this time he appeared 10 breathe with
less difficulty than he bad done; bnt was ve-
W restless, continual, changing bis position,
TO endeavor 10 get ease. aided him all in
my power, and WAS grathed in believing he
felt IT, for he would loOk upon me with eyes
! speaking gratitude, bat unable to utter a
word without great distress. About 10
o'clsck he made several attempts to speak
| to me before he could effect il, at length he
| said ON just going. Haze me dece,f!y
| hurried; md do not let p,y body be put ado he
( CGut m less than iaoo days after an decd" /
| bowed assent He looked at rue sgsia and
said DE you understand MP replied
Yes sir" "Its iceH, said he About tea
minutes before he expired. Lis breathing I've
! came much easier--he lay Quietly he With
! drew his banI frsm mine and felt bis own
pulse. spoke to Doctor Craik, who sal by
| the fire; be came to the bedside The Gen.
erals hand fell from his wrist; fssk il in
Tsiue and placed ii on my breast Doctor
Craik placed his hands ever his eyes; aud
he expired without struggle or sigh
While we were fixed in silent grief, Mrs
| w asLington asked ia firm and collected
voice us be gone?'
The following letter from General Wash.
ngion, never before published. has also been
handed 10 US, by the same gentIemanl
BHReEN CouNrr, Jersey,1
JuLy 9th, 1880
| | bad wrete thus far, when something ia
tervenog, ! was ohsged 10 postpone my let
! ter--a succession OF business, Of one kiLd
and snother, occasIoned my laying il aside
! till had altogether isrgot | mad sesun let
ter to yon-and the constant nlsving STATE OF
| the army since the 7th Of last month has
! kept me from my papcls, and FROM the dis
coveiy oil my having begun a letter to you
oil now--tlns much by way OF apology If
| the reason is admissible.
The Gazettes viii have given yeu an ac
count OF the enemy's movements on the 18th
and Esd Of last month from Elizabeth Town
Point, and Of their having taken pest there
iCeTa ihs enc date TO the other; there can be
ne occasion therefore to detail the account
ia this place; but may lament in the bitter
ness Of my soul, that the fatal policy which
has pervaded all cur measures from the be
ginning 81 the war, aud from which no exps
rienee however dear bought can change,
should have reduced eur army to SO lew an
ebb, as not to have given a more effectual
opposition to these movements than we did;
or that we should be obliged to be reno
wing our stores from place to place to keep
them out of the way OF the enemy, instead
Of driving that enemy from eur ceuntry.-l
But our weakness invited these insults and
why did not attempt at least to 90 more than
they did, cannot conceive Nor will il be |
easy 10 make any one at the distance Of 400
miles, believe that our army, weakened as ii
is by tie expiration of mems eniistments,
should sometimes be five or six days together
without meat-then as many without bread
and once or twice, two or thee days together
wthslt either;- and that in the same array,
there should he numbers oil mea with scarce.
ly as much clothing as would cover their ma
kedness, and at least fourth of the whole |
with net even the shadow of blanket, Sc
we're as the winter has been Under these
circumstances, it Is no difficult ma tier to con-
eeive what time | must have had TO keep
up appearances, and prevent the most dlsas- |
trous consequences.
1t may ba asked, hsw. these things have |
csme TO pass? The answer is plain--and May |
be ascribed TO want of ~ stem, not to say |