Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-11

| convinced that his information on this subject was
correct that the amount III the hands Of the Cover.
nor was We thousand Spanish dollars that it hnd
been gwen as a brbe 10 tn Governor by Bernardo
! 10 So.o mate Of The schooner plnda that he de
| Soto) might remain seere,ed IN The Island unnl the
vigilance oflhc British officers had subsidized
/ Capt. Pclcl,ol Immediately ayoWed his in,cn-
ton of informing tie owner OF tho Mexican Of this
discovery, upon which tho Governor became alar
med md of red to make present of the whole sum
to Coptoln Pcrclvu on condition that the whole af
| fair should be kept a secret, he feared that II
made pubic II would seriously affect his interest nj
the Court of Lisbon. Such terms addrcs scd 10 u
gallant officer Of the American Navy mrt with an
appropriate rcccptlona scornful and indignant re.
! usa and repeated expression OF his fixed deter
minatIon torcvcal tho whoa affair
! Capt. L. then addressed q letter 10 Mr. Pcobo.
dy, containing in substance what wo have above
stated.
"A 7Adliag Spceea.-rhc 9Th anniversary Of
tho memorable batle Of Lexington, the beginning
o, the American Revolution, was celebrated ut
! Danyeis, Massachusetts, as well rs at Lexington,
by public procession, attended by Brilliant cs-
eott, an Address and The laying oil n corncr stone
Of n monument TO be erected by the enterprsing cit
liens Of Danvcrs, IN memory Of the seven citizens
At the place where the Monument is 10 be erected
the assembled people addressed by the vene-
rabc Gideon Foster, the surviving commander OF
the Danvers company, who repaired 10 Lexington,
on tins morning Of the battle, and fought brave
ly the glorious hight of their county. What
an interesting spcctacctt must have been to wit
ness that venerable mnp, whose locks nre VIII
tened with the frost of eig6iy siI winters com
ing from amidst the srcs, the patriots of the
Revolution, that worthy rae OF men who have
now almost passed from among as, and adde's
sing his children, md tho children of MS compa,r
OTIS in arms, in tho following eloquent strains.
! FRtEsps AND Fellow CITIZENS
On tho ever memorable 10Th day of April, l775
now sixty years past, Il wns my fortune TO meet ii
this place. with numbers Of my follo w citizens, tt
defend the rights and liberties Of my country Tn,
alarm of wur sounded. The enemy was Their
T amongst The first blood of Americans was
c then shed On II plains of LExtN6roa the roar
arms was then soundng-tho sIrle of war wa.
T then raging.
On that morning more than one hundred Of my
townsmcn FASTENED 10 the field of battle unused I,
the articles of wpr-unskiIlcd H. the nrt of slaY
ing aelr fellow mcn-ihur hearts flowing
with zeal In their oonntrys cause, and ready IL
offer their lives on the altar oftheir liberties, Serca
A
vgor Of manhood ere that days sun descended II
the west, wclc numbered with the MANY
others have marks of the well directed fire OF the en-
= | cmy,
10 rerpetuatc the memory of those WHO then of
lced their lives for their CounIrvs good 10 porpet
uaie The principles with which they we're acluaed
is the purpose of this day mccing-ls the purpose
J OF the monument, the foundation of which has now
been LAID. May this purpose be attnincd-may
these principles be remembered md made the rule
of actlon IN oil coming time and may the names
, which are here recorded endure until the granite q
our own hills shalt be crumbod IN the dust
was then 20 years of age. About 10 days be
fore, had been chosen To command a company o
minute men, who were al all times TO be in readi
ness alta moments warning. They were rea
. dy. They all assembled on the rc,y SPOT wher,
! we this day assemble they all went and in abou
tour hours fom the time of meeting, they travellct
on loot (full half the way upon the run) eichtce1
macs, and sauod the ca my. This they did mos
etecIualy as the records OF that day most clrerl,
, prove. discharged my musket al the enemy
number of times, q think eleven with two ball
each time, and with well directed tim. My com
rdde, (Ar. Cleaves, of Beverly) who was ihcl
staining by my side, had his finger and ramra
cut away by shot tiom The enemy.
Whether my shot took If CT | cannot say ; bu
OF determined purpose, in him who sent them. O
those under my immediate command, there is n
one left alive Three of them were slain on tina
day alone remain 10 tell their story. |, a oucr
ing old man, through the goodness of God am sl
permitted c be here. am permitted to see thu
} days ascending sun, and to witness these in;cres
: uns ceremonies. | can truly say II is one ofih
hsqPiest days, and most pleasing events of my lift
y A lie" days more a. most, and perhaps very few
= AMI also shall be numbered with the dead.
But while see the spirit that moved the Pattoi
= of IS, bright and vigorous in the breasts of the
e descendants while see the rights of my fellow
IL citizens maintained and the Constitution of m
country detendel--l say with Simeon of oil,
IL now 10 d, cuest thou Thy servant depart in pcac,
IS for mine eyes have the salvation Of My COM
Il ray.
Died in Grccnhush, n. Y. at tho house of Joh
" Vanderzce, Getty Vanderzee aged 81 years, wi,
: ow of Teunis Vanderzec, and mother of S.
= Vandefz 2, Esq, of Troy. The d.ceased was II
70 last OF iuiif sisters, who together with number
or other ladies, assisted by ensign, CALAMITY
= tended the Middle Fort at Schoharie during the re
no dictionary war. The place was surprised by
- large number of British and Indians alta TIN
| when the nd l., inh