Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-13
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DIED, at New Harmony, State of Indiana, on
the 10Ih ulimo, THOMAS SAY, the distinguish.
ed Naturalist in the 47th year of his age.
In the death Of his eminent individual science
has 10 depore an lrreparhble loss his family, IN
this city, and numerous friends and admirers
throughout the civilized world will long and sncotc
! ly mourn this painful dlspepsaton.
lie devoted himself with an enthusiasm which
can never be too much admired, ant a resolution
which no reverse of fortune could shake to the stu
dy OF his tayorlle sciences with what SUCCESS the
republic otletteis can teshy-ask the Savpps OF
Germany, of France, and OF Eng land, and they will
with ono accord tn nkfully acknowledge The disco
veres duc 10 his labprs. II may indeed he fearless
ly asserted that few individuals, certainly none in
this country, SO extensively contributed to enlarge
the boundaries OF natural knowledge. 10 his ia.
tive genius supported by unllrng zen and ndetat-
Igabe research the Academy Of Natural oclen-
cos OF Philadelphia Is indebted Tor its opening
reputation. Mr. ). was among the earliest mem.
bcrs, not one of The founders Of this institution
|, lis ORIGINAL communications to tho Society n
lone, IN the most absIruse and lnborous dcpas.
ments OF zoology, Crusacoo, Testacea, lnsecta,
&c. OF The u States, occupy more than 800 printed
PAGES OF their Jonrdal.-lIs Us published IN the
Transact IONS OF tho American Philosophical Socic-
~, the Annals OF the Lyceum of Natural History
OF New York, in Shhman's Journal, &c. arc c.
qually respectable, perhaps equally munyon's
His contributions to the American Encyclopedia,
though highly valuable, not NO generally
known--llls separate wolk on American Enomol-
ogy On another on Conchology have nat It'll the
APPRECIATION Of The leaned With the brilliant re-
suits Of his laborous cxerions as Naturalist to the
two celebrated expeditions by the authority fthe
United States Covering n, pnder command OF Ma
jor, now Lit Col $, IL. Long, the reading public is
already familiar. Some years previously, he nc
companed Mr.. NJ Clure, and other kindred spi.
r,is on u scientific excursion, 10 the Flordas The
pages of the Academy . Journu woro subsequent
ly enriched, by the fruits OF this undertaking.
These expeditions, with occasional excursions,
made with similar views, III the vicinity Of Phila-
dcIphIa constitute the only interruption 10 labori-
our course of studies steadily and onosieniotioosly
pursued IN his native city, N winch mary depart
mcnts Of natural science wc,e successfully cult
waited and extensively enriched by ns observations
aud discoveries
Ia the year 1926 our devoted student consented,
in an cV hour, to torego the society OF his carly
friends, the companions of his lpbors aud all the
advantages Of large and populous city, aid al
the earnest instigallon OF his friend Mr.. Mcclure,
President OF The Academy Of Natural Sciences, he
abandoned forever his natvc home. New Hafmo-
/
conc the Land of Promse where new views Of
the socIul compact and new institutions, literary
and philosophical were 10 Or romul gated and es-
ted. Hos soon these Utoplan visions vanished IN
! to any nothings the public is well informed. The
principal agents IN this American establish mont
are scattered to the four corners Of the earth whilst
man, as usual is hurried along 10 the consumma-
ton Of his destiny. Considerable sums had been
expended in landed property this required the
presence of few confdenliol agents to protest il
in this capacity Mr. Say consented 10 fix his per.
manent residence at New Harmony.
-, al New O,lcan4, on tho 18Th ull, oil
bilious fever, DANIEL. IL. BOARDMAN, NJ.
D. of New Milford, Litch6cld co. Conn Soon af
ter after d.. Boardnian received his degree Of Yale
| COLLEGE, he was ia rod ed 10 Commodore and
Captain Porter, both Of whom wcfe thcr actively
! engaged in flung out then feet for South Amtri
ca. Dr. Boardmpn accepted the appointment Of
surgeon and was on board the Guerrero N her pc
rllous and unequal fight, and was consulting Capt
Porter on her quartet deck when that brave Officer
waD inIulnany shotby u cannon ball, after h,s CO.
lors were struck to the Spanish commander. DR.
| Boardmah then bee nc the intimate friend and
companion Of Com Porter aud when on Their way
together from Vera Cruz 10 the interior Of Mexico
they were overtaken and attacked extended
plain by six robbers well armed and mounted
| They ranged opposite each other on each aide o
the road, about sixteen steps apart. The Commo
| dore ordered the Doctor TO fire at the Chief, ant
the chief IN his turn fired al the commodore. Both
shots missed and the chief in his sporred his
horse, to have a nearer shot al the commodore
when he received the comm Jdore $ bail through his
body. The Doctors second fac carried away part
Of robbers check, and being pune struck at tht
loss of their chief tsy retrcated, and IN the run
ming fight, Dir. Bosidmen had the end Of his 81
bow cut off After Com Porter received his ap.
pointmenl to constantinople, DR.. Boardman csiab
Ilshcd himself in practice at Tampico, where h,
enjoyed great Gel br,y, and was accommodating
handsome fortune. In convaiesc ing from bilious
fever, he persuaded to SLIP on board tie Santt
!, Anna for New Orlcans and survived his landing
only ten days.