The native American., 1838-02-10


He then closed his eyes and remained calm, ,withou
any disposition to speak; nor did he say much af
Iterwards, except in reply to my question. liz
asked me once or twice how found his pulse; ant
he informed me thathis lower extremities had los
all feeling, manifestng to me that he entertained
no hopes that he should long survive
j / changed the posture of his limbs, but to nc
purpose; they had entirely lost their sensbility.
4 Perceiving that weapproached the shore he
said, g let Mrs. Hamilton be Immediately sent for;
let the event be gradually broken to her, but give
her hopes" Looking up we saw his friend, Mr..
Bayard, standing on the wharf in great agitation
He had been told by his servant that General
Hamilton, Mr.. PendIeton and myself had crossed
the river in boat together, and too well he con-
jecmrcd the fatal errand and foreboded the dread
| full result. s''f a1@ IF
! Perceiving as we came nearer, that Mr.. Pendle-
ton and myself only sat up in the stern sheets, he
casped his hands together in the most violent ap-
lprehension, but when called to him to have a
cot prepared, and he at the same moment saw his
i poor friend lying in the bottom Of the boat, he
threw up his eyes and burst into a flood of tears
and amentatlon.-Hamilton alone appeared tram
lqul and composed. We then conveyed him as
tenderly as possible up to the house. The dis
tresses Of the amiable family were such that, till
the first shock was abated, they were scarcely
able to summon fortude enough to yield sufficient
assistance to their dying friend
Upon our reaching the house, he became more
Ilanguid, occasioned probably by the agitation of
his removal from the boat. gave him little
weak wine and water. When he recovered his
feelings, he complained of pain in his back; we
Immediately undressed him, laid him in bed, and
darkened the room, | then gave him large
anodyne, which frequently repeated. During
G~.ti H. 1r u
laudanum; and tepid anodyne, lamentations, were
also applied to those parts nearest the seat of his
pain. Yet were his suferngs during the whole Of
the day almost intolerablc.t had not the shadow
|ofa hope of his recovery; and DIR. Post, whom
requested might be sent for Immediately on our
reaching Mr.. Bayard's house, united with me in
this opinion. Gen. Rev, the French consul, also
had the goodness to invite the surgeons Of the
French frigates in our harbor, as they had much
Experience in gunshot wounds, to render their as
sstance. They Immediately came; but to prevent
his being disturbed, stated to them his situation,
described the nature Of the wound, and the direc-
ton of the ball, with all the symptoms that could
enable them to form an opinion as to the event.
One Of the gentlemen then accompanied me to the
bedside. The result was confirmation Of the
opinion that had already been expressed by Dr.
Post and myself.
During the night he had some imperfect sleep,
but the succeeding morning his symptoms were
aggravated, attended, however, with diminution
ofpain. His mind retained all it's usual strength
and composure. The great source Of his anxiety
seemed to be in his sympathy with his half-dis-
tracted wife and children. He spoke to me
frequently of them-"My beloved wife and
children" were always his expressions. But his
fortitude trumphed over his situation, dreadful as
it was; once, indeed, at the sight of his children,
brought to the bedside together, seven in number,
his utterance forsook him; he opened his eyes,
gave them one look, and closed them again till they
were taken away.
As proof of his extraordinary composure Of
mind, let me add, that he alone could calm the
frantic grief of their mother. g Remember, my
Eliza, you are Christian" were the expressions
with which he frequently, with firm voice, but
in a pathetic and impressive manner, addressed
her. His words, and the tone in which they
were uttered, will never be efaced from my memo
ry About two clock, the public well knows, he
expired < at 4
'sTncorrupta des-nudaque veritas
Quoada uilum iuvenienf parem
Multis lille quidem feblis occdt.''
Your friend and humble servant.
ta DAVID HOSACK.
The impression which the death of General
Hamilton made on every class OF people In the
city of New York, is best described by simply
remarking, that all party distinctions lost in
the general sentiment ofrespect expressed for the
lllustrious dead. On Wednesday morning, the
llth of July, 1904, the parties met; on Thursday,
the 18th, General Hamilton died; and on Saturday,
the 14th he was inferred, with military honors,
4. the Society of the Cincinnati being charged
with the direction of the funeral ceremonies of its
president general. About noon, the different
bodies forming the procession took their respective
places. The body was conducted from the house
of his brother-in-law, John B. Church. Esq, to
Trinity Church, where appropriate Grafton
was delivered by the Hon. Gouverneur Morris.
t AS his habit was delicate, and he had been lately
rendered feeble by i'll health particularly by dis
order of the stomach and bowels carefully avoided all
those remedies which usually indicated such
occasions. u aa
BLANNERHASSET.
A travelling correspondent of the Philadelphia
Herald furnishes the following particulars of
I3lannerhassct and his accomplished lady:
A few miles below Marietta we passed Blan-
|nerhasset's Island. We ran under the lee of it
some distance, but the thick wood of the river
obstructs any view of the interior. We saw no
trace Of the hea1tifnl mansion of Rlapperb aseot