Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-06
IAtHctIIaMeott9.
A SOLDIERS REcoLLEcTIoNs.
THE DUELIST.

THE DUELISr.
"The very butcher OF silk button"
Shakespeare.
The day had been more than unusually
warm, and the evening breeze yielded in
consequence a far more refreshing and
invigorating sensation than customary,
as paced up, and down the gallery, i'll
front ofthe commandant's quarters at
Barbados, General ST, he of the
Royal Artillery on whose staff | then
was. He is now no more. A kinder
heart never beat beneath uniform; a !
braver spirit ncv>r animated soldiers
Frame; a truer friend, a more liberal pat
ron, a more generous benefactor never
existed. But why should Ipause to praise
him? loved-I revered him, when for
tune smiled on the prospects of the young
enthusiastic soldier, but far more hal
lowed, far more cndearing are the recol-
lections that now spring within my breast
His memory is as spot oil fresh toun-
tains and green herbs on the dry and bar
rem deserts Of mi: fortune in which lave
long been wanderer.
The house consisted of large wooden
! building, of single story. elevated to
the height of about ten feet from the
ground on strong pillars; covered gal
lery, to which you assembled by broad
flight of steps, ran along its front; and a
pair of folding doors opened to spac-
ious room, which answered the purpose
. of both hall and drawing room. This
hall was. for the sake of GOODNESS, lighted
by no fewer than ten windows; six looking
on tn. gallery, and two at each end OF
the house; while doors corresponding
with the entrance led to the interior
apartments.-The view from the gallery,
though not possessing a great deal Of
nevertheless, much ofvariety in its char
acter; and if difference from European
landscape could entitle it to the appella-
ton of romantic, it might lay full claim
to that title,
In the immediate vicinity Of the house
was a small garden, gay with the many
coloured flowers of the West Indies, with
la welLkent prayelSwalka or rather drive
round circular grassEplat; sundry GO
INVESTIGATED Guinea fowls were moving
: about this while numbers OF the inhar
: monious blackbirds peculiar to the trop
v les wer;. chattering in the stately coco;
and the graceful cabbage trees which
t overriding the house. A low railing sep
Grated the garden from the garrison pa
e rade ground, plain of about mile IL
circumference, gradually sinking to
: wards Carlisle bay, and which from
having been frequently t.odden by man!
J. feet, had become of dirty, dingy, red
dish green; its surface was, however
now enlivened by numerous groups o
soldiers at drill; whose white fatigue
dresses were thrown out in strong relic
II by the dark coloured back ground of thu
heritage. On each rise of this plain wer
e various oddly contrasted buildings, cree
ted at different periods as barracks To-
the troops. Here was the dark, prison
j; like block house, built during the tim
y of Cromwell, with its heavy cupola an
ball; there the equally inconvenient ston
!. barrack, Of later date, with its useles
10 fire places, and glazed windows after tn
English fashion, there the more recen
ly erected lantern looking building {
wood, surrounded with four or five ste
res of galleries, painted of dull, heav!
nd brick colour, enough to give one the ye
ow fever to look at; and, as if at once
relieve the eye and the immaginatio1
there were the neat, low, singles toriet
new built, wooden barracks Of Cral
Town; each officer having his scpara
hut Of varying size according to his RAM
many of them surrounded with patch,
of ground; the occupation and ANUS
ment of their tenants leisure hours, an
whence, borne on the evening brecz
were now waited a thousand delight
odours. Close to the waters edge stoe
the Fort Of st. AIMS, from VIII ose tlaj
staff the British standard iloated gal
and gracefully abroad. Numerous mt
of war and merchant ships rode at a
Choir in the bay, which now shone Ill
a brazen mirror with the setting sl
ttat threw its full radiance on the pl
turcsuc buildings of Bridge Town, who
rlazed windows glistcned like damon
in the sunbeams, and whose white no
SEES stood out boldly, as it were embt
en- sed upon the dark back ground of coo
axe groves and sugar plantations behind;
zee, numerous wind mills, belonging to viii
OF were now moving gaily round TO
- breeze.
los 1t is now time to turn to the inma
ON of the hall, which, on this evening, v
eta dcckcd out with palm branches, lam
,eir gildcd trophies, and other decorate
aeh- and prepared for a ball which the Gen
~ al proposed giving in honour oil some
r.n, cent victory. The opposite doors W
anu open, and showed an inner apartment
isu. out as asupper-room; and at the one
'Po" OF the hall was temporary orche
for the artillery band tho best in garrl'