Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-05-22
From hie Hllnmore .i,i-rIcaa.

/ CAPrAlN HALE AND MAJOR ANDRE.
The Following letter. containing some intrrrst-
,nS revolutionary "Reminiscences, from th,. New
York Courier and Enquirer. The writer is Sta
Tel To lie distinguished rcvolu,i ,nar, officer and
shows familiarity Nth the ncide.ts OF that ,lay
which IL highly attractive
nc -, however, mistaken ia making 80 broad
an in,imstion of the neglect viii, which the me-
'nory OF Capta'n Hale has been treated, compared
with The sympathy and admiration, 80 profuS.ly
cApendcsi upon Major Andre Il is unyra,cluI
enough. that he sl,Ouid BE- 70 seldom spoken OF;
and 80 lightly noticed In history, but IL is not cor.
rect TO intims,c that no American, fr,rn patrio-
tic or other motives, has c1,rr written or t..yood
the circle OF his immediate friends has oxen Of
the untimely fate" OF HALE Several accounts
have been NJ different times published Of hi. no
Die conduct ard heroic death ia the service OF his
country. lie was one OF the earliest MARTYRS To
American liberty; and by unaaiuous Testimony.
one OF the woIthiest. A scholar, a soldier n ma
triot, he volunteered TO 10 iato the British rann
on Long Island, after the rctrat OF the Americana
To Ne~ York, ~ August, iTI6; aud having OBJ
tmned an accurate account Of its position and
force, wss on his return, when he VAS apprrheoJ
ed, brought before Sir William Hove. and or
dered TO immediatc execution, as q spv The or.
der WAS executed with extreme ri:.or; the attcnt-
shse OF clergyman Nas refused; bible which
nc asked Tor, vas denied him; and the letter,
which he desired To be forwarded TO his mother
anal relations, were DESTROYED. The c1urt-ula,tial
assigned as reason for this extraordinary Outrage,
that "rebcis" should not know they had a nan IN
tncir army "Sbo could die with such 6rmncss -
Nathan Hale ~as born At Coventry. in Conuerti-
cut, and educated at Yale COLLEGE, where he gr.-
duatcd in I71j Ills execution took place IN The
beginning Of September, 1776. IL il to him thai
IN dwight, who knew him personally, refers in
The following lines IN the Go quest VI Canaan.
more remarkable for the warmth Of the pancgy.
nc than their poetic merit:
with genius's living flame his bosom vlowed
And science charmed him TO her sweet abode,
Ia ~oEth's lair path his feet asiseaturr,l Ear,
The pride oil peace, the rising grace OF var;
In duty firm. IN danger calm A. even,
10 iriendA anehanSinS, and sincere to Heaven"
Injustice has been done to the ncmury of this
young hero, ~ comparison with that OF Andre;
but not to such an extent stated ia the
| letter He has been spoken Of and is well known
IN history: lie will be better kno~n rs in the
proecsvof time the anecdotes Of American Re,o-
iutionary history called, anal the finest insan-
ecs OF heroism aud public virtue selected, ms en-
during traits Tor the admirAtion aud imitation u
posteTiiy.
The dying words OF Hale compare advantage
ously Vith those of Andre They have les III
sell, and more OF the fcrvor OF the patriot
fake notice, said the British Adju,snt Gene
raj, "lbnt die like brave man. " al oulV Ia
Incnt, " we're the last words OF tbs. Connecticut
martyr, " that have but one life to iosc for my
country"
In part Of the letter below, the iuxta position
OF Two paragraphs might lead To the Inference that
the execution OF Andre, as we'll AZ the; arrest of
Captain Assill, inside necessary ~ a rrtaIia-
ton Tor the murder Of Captain Iluddy, by lip
pIncott and the tories II u stated also thai u,I
dy Was hung as a rebel. Both are errors Andre
was executed on the al Of October, 1850; the n
irooious murder Of Muddy took place on the nj,
oi April, l1sI, almost two years Afterwards. II
~ not correct 10 say that iluddy was hanged -
a rebel, IL by that j. meant to be- understood tst
the conduct ~ hts murtlefpTs was ever justified by
The British Oa that ground, or 81 defended hy
themselves. la fact, Il dil not occur until after
the vote had been taken in the British IIoa,c az
Commons For putting an end To the war, even q
tlsc cost &C acknowledging American Iosr,,en.
ldcpee. The British hal then evReuatcd all their
posts in the UnIted States except New York
I tiuddy commanded Bloek Ilousr ia New Jcr-
scy, Which was assaulted add taken by t,arty IL
tories. on the 2ith Of March,, 1882. They took
him 10 New York, and kept hiu Ia eln.,,lcupn t
1uutii the i2tlI &c April. I'm that day n Briti.',
ahherrnt nancd Philip White vas captured by
some New Jerscy militia, md on attempting To
make his ESCAPE, WA Killed The torir. Sbo
held lIu'idy, Instantly seized upor this event, a,
prctex,, carried him over 20 the Jersey Al,or,,.
and without Trial, hanged him; shouting ,ut,
goes iiud,iy for Philip White" d was Law.
icss at OF murder, aud is not properly an instance
authorities, - "rebsi"
With u'ese continents portion Of the letter.
~ recommend u a. oar readers a. - HON e,e,,
thing connected With the inca aud the iacidcs.ts
VI uie Ttfviullon luust br atStptnJsc.
MAJOR ANDRE
Tho following letter. from the pen Of die.
tioguIshed Officer Of the Revolution. on the
subject % the execution OF this officer. will
be read With interest," III. Csur. 4 En7
Col WEHu:
Observing IN the Courier < Erquirer Of
Saturday, letter from my old and worthy
eomradc Doctor Thatcher, relative - Major
Andrr u may not be thought in,pcrtinoni a.
add few words re4pcetin. thc trial and exc
cution Of hat unfortunate person Of whom
~ much has 0nnscess ,tily been written. The
conduct and motives Of Uenerai Wa.hinrto9.
not only IN regard % him bot in relation 20
the confinement e Captain A-sdl, have been
brought into question 10y the paftik4u. of she
individuals themselves. 90 81 their nation
and condemned. The murder Of Bu,liy in
cold blood by Lippaeou, Jelougias o. one
oi Tie refugee eorps, made u nccess4ry 20 To-
taliate, and thereby promptly stop such DIS
graceful and murderOus crimes Whatever
nay have been Hajor Andres worth. be w.
guilty By The Laws of hon0rsbla warfare be-
vas found within bis enemy's lines. soy.
ard died tie death q spy. 40 respectable
man Of the British army vili say sgght against
tie justice q this doom, though al may Ia
mcnt That there Wss occasion Zoe 20. Ifcc3i-