The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-09-16

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during the last war. Let them read the
following, and then say whether there IS
any thing like cowardlce evinced IN ms
language. The article will be found a,
page 202, Of J. Russell, Jr's. history OF the
late war, published in 1915:
The tolloring conversation took place Be-
frcen Maj. Chambers and Gen. Harri.
son, on demand for the surrender Of
Fort Meigs.
Mai. ChambcrS.-Gen. Proctor has di.
rected me TO demand the surrender OF tins
post. lie wishes to spare The eliuslon OF
blood.
Gen. Harrison. demand, under
present circumstances, IS most eNtraordi-
NARY orc. As Gen. Proctor did not send
me a summons 10 surrender on his first ar.
rival, had supposed that be believed me
determined TO do my duty. HIS present
message indicates an opinion Of me that
au at loss 10 accoun: Tor.
MAJ. Chdmbers.-Gen. Proctor, could
never think Of SAYING any thing 10 wound
YOUR feelings, sir. The character OF Gen,
Proctors force is very respectable, and
there is with him larger body OF Indians
than nave ever before been embarked.
Gen. RarriSr.-l believe have very
/ correct idea of Gen. Proctor 5 force It Is
not such as to create the least apprehension
for the result of the contest, whatever shape
he may be pleased hereafter to give to H..
\ Assure the General, however, that he will
never have this post surrendered to hun
upon any terms. Should II fall INTO his
hands, Ii will be in manner calculated 10
do hun more honor, and 10 give hun larger
claims upon the gratitude OF his government
than any capltulailon could possibly 10.
Pollen OFTIcE, y. York, Arc. l3.
Extraordinary Case Of u Female HaS.
bdnd.-A paragraph appeared III this pa
per on Saturday raiatle 10 a female who
was found intoxicated IN the street, on FRI.
day night, dressed IN mans clothes. The
account she gave of herself turns out TO be
also false, or at least she has since told a
different story, IN consequence OF further and
more extraordinary discovery having been
made IN relation 10 her. On Saturday
morning deccn,ly dressed woman called
at the police office, and asked 10 see James
Walker, (lhe name by which the female
called herself before her sex was discoy.
cred, who she sand was her husband THIS
woman was informed OF the discovery winch
bad been made, and was permitted 10 see
the person IN question, 10 whom however
she declined speaking, and vent away. In
conseG uence OF this occurrence, James or
rather Jane W alker, was again brought be.
fore the magistrate, and underwent anoth.
er examination, IN which she stated that
she was native Of Liverpool that her real
name Is George Moore Wilson, and that
George Is a name commonly gwen 10 ie.
males in England; that both her parents
died when she was very young, and that
when she was twelve years old, IN conse.
quence Of beng Ill treated By her friends
she ran away fromthem, put on boy scIolhes
aud made her way TO Scotland, the native
place Of her parents.
VI hen she arrived there, she went to work
IN factory, still retaining the boys dress
and remained 10 II until she had nearly ar.
rived at manhood, when she married Mis-,
Eliza Cummings with whom she set sail for
Quebec two days after hslr marriage. A
lew days after her marriage, she impaired
the secret OF her sex to her wife but not.
wl!hstaudIBg this, the two females have liy.
ed together ever since as man and wife
: Fifteen years have passed since their union
durIag which It appears they experienced a
great variety Of fortune, but kept the secret
Of the husbands sex SO well, that IL never
before transpIred and remains even unknown
TO the wIie's father, who has resided for
: some wears with them. As the first &C.
count which this woman gave Of herself ap.
pears to be false, this one may also be IN.
true-but it stands corroboraied to Ger.
tain extent by the wife having called to see
her on Saturday, and by the yexaiIon and
, rage she evinced on bearing that her hus.
bands sex was discovered ; and also by a
marriage certificate having been found on
The prisoners person certifying that the
marriage was solemnizcd at the tune and
/ place which she stated IN her examination.
The magistrate considered the matter al.
together 30 extraordinary, that he has dc.
famed her until lean be more fully mqulr.
cd lnlo.-JourndI Of Commerce.
= The members Of the Liverpool Temper.
ance Society lately had a procession, a.
mounting 10 several thousands. Such have
! been the alleged good effects Of this asso.
cIallon, That II is SAID drunken man is now
: a rord drts IN the streets Of that great CON.
merclal emporium Of England.