Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-27

Of Bonaparte's army, would furnish parable
to the following simple but affecting narrative
! with which we have been favored IN manu-
script by valued friend. 1t was written
! some time since and we are informed that
! the subject of it died in consequence ota fall
received in February last. Such nara
tive brings wildly before the mind, the tolls
and hardships endured by the men who
achieved Nations liberty.
! Memoirs ofthe Life and .9iuent,ues Of Nc
! Than Jacques, Of Rhode istdnd.-IIe was born
IN Narragansetu, in that State, in the year
1899. In I775, he enlisted in Capt. Greene
company in the Rhode Island regiment, COM
manded by Col. John Whiting. They went
| by water to New York and Albany, and lay
! that summer at Fort Edward, and were there
/ when Fort VIM. Henry, on Lake George, dis
tant Is miles, was taken by the French. At
the end ofthat campaign, they were disband-
| ed, and he returned home. In the spring OF
1858, he enlisted in Capt. Samuel Roses
company, in the Rhode Island regiment, com
manded by Col. Harry Babcock, very gal
liant officer. They went by water TO New
| York and Albany, and Joined the army as
/ Abercromby of 10000 men, British and Pro-
Ivencias, to invade Canada. They marched
to Fort Wm Henry, and embarked on Lake
George, ia the morning in whale boats and
batteaux lay on the shore OH the west side
! of the Lake the first night, and landed near
! 'riconderoga the next morning. Some sklr-
mishing soon took place with reconnoiter-
! ing party Of the Frcnch-in which Lord
| Howe, the second in command, was killed
| The next forenoon, they attacked the French
lines-a breast-work of logs, with an a6batiis.
! The action lasted until the middle OF the al
| tcrnoon, when they were rcpulsed with great
! loss, and retreated hastily under great dis
| couragements. The Rhode Island regiment
was in line with the British the whole day.
! their Colonel was shot through the thigh, and
was carried off the field by Jacques and two
! ,others-and then he resumed his station III
i the ranks. The army after this defea, re-
! turned to their boats, and rc-crossed the
Lake that night. About half the regiment
were then despatched to join body under
Col. RradStreet, on the expedition against
I Fort Crtaraqui, at the issue of the river ST.
/ Lawrence from Lake Ontario this detach-
ment was commanded by Major Wall-and
| jacques was among them; they took and dis
manted the Fort, and brought the prisoners,
( artillery and stores, to Fort Stanwix, and
/ spent the remainder Of the summer there
In the fall they were disbanded, and he went
| home.
| In the spring of 1859, he enlisted again in
! Capt. Roses company, but he forgets who
was their Colonel this year; his company
went to Fort Stanwix, and was employed
III carrying provisions to Fort Oswego. Tho
| regiment was discharged in the fall, and
/ Inc ptt bn n
| Mohawk The next spring, 1760, he enlist
| cd in Capt. Christopher Yates company, in
| the 3d the battalion OF New York Prov encials
| Colonel Rosec.ants-marched to Oswego,
! there Joined the army under Sir Jeffrey Am
! herst, thence by water, and took Oswigot-
chie--and thence to Montreal, which also
surrendc his battalion return
! ed to Oswego, and thence to Schenectady,
! where they were discharged. jacques re-
/ NAMED on the Mohawk that winter, working
among the farmers-and in the spring OF
! 176l, he enlisted in the same company and
/ battalion, and went and employed the sum-
! mcr in charging Fort Oswego, there having
! been only q small Fort there before. In the
| fall they were disbanded, and lie spent the
winter at Coohnawaga, on the Mohawk. In
the next spring, l7G2, he enlisted in the Brit
ish 10th regiment, commanded by Major Ar.
:, thur Hamilton, and in the company of Capt
\ George Coventry, aud was drafted into the
i Grenadier company commanded by Capt
Bradstreet--went from Albany to New York
}, there embarked on the expedition against
lIavana-was actively employed in It's reduc-
tion-and afterwards returned with the regl-
ment to New York Soon after which they
were ordered to Halifax, whittier he went
with them, and remained until l776; when
the regiment being reduced to 81 men-to
conpany-and about to embark for England
he, in order to get his discharge purchased i
at the expense of five guineas, which he hat
borrowed, and spent year afterwards work
ing to raise money to repay the loan. This
he thought a hardship, as many OF the mel
were discharged freely; and he attributed thu
exception in his case, and that OF some 9th
or young, able bodied men, to ayarce in thu
| officers, taking advantage Of their good con
dition to extort money. After having pai
his debt, he returned to Narragansett, ant
married; and supported himself and family a
laborer. In January, l775, he entered as
sailor on board merchant ship from New
port bound to Jamaca; from whence sh,
went to Savannah in Georgia, loaded will
timber, to return to Jamaica-but when or
/ the point of sailing, five British men OF wa'
arrived, who took them, (it being soon aftel
the battle of Lexngton,) and he was put or
board the Raven sloop Of II guns-whicl
went TO Cape Fear, in North Carolina, an'
anchored Off the river. At night, he left then
and swan ashore, near mlle--went t.
Brunswick and Wimington--got pass, an'
a passage by water to Philadelphia, where
Congress was sitting-and finding they wor'
enlistinc men for the continental ship Repri
sal, Capt. Lambert Weeks, of lG guns AM
l32 men, he entered and they sailed on
cruise. At Cape May, they found vesse