The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-19

.ANEcDoTE OF Gen. EATON. When
en- brave officer was sent to Tunis,
as u. S. Consul, he received visit
from Padre Antonio, distinguished
|Spanish ecclesiastic, whom General
Eaton honored, as he thought, by Civ,
ing him the title of "Sir." This Of
Tended the priest greatly, who said he
claimed the appellation Of Father BY
virtue Of his Office. The General,
piqued that the Spaniard should carry
his punctillio to such an unchristian
extreme, replied, "Sir, | have too
much regard for my mother to call
you father; but as you seem deter
mined to claim d relationship, l have
no objection to calling you uncle.'
This raised the laugh against the
Padre, and he very good naturally
after this took the title of uncle.
ADMIRAL SIR Isaac CoFFIN.-
were some things about this person
age too much out of the common
course to allow Of letting him go down
to his grave without a volley. Our
readers all know that the Admiral was
a Bostonian. He loved to speak of
the times when he was ga dirty-faced
little rascal, licking molasses with the
boys on Long wharf" This was be-
fore the Revolution. The veterans
say that his family-which we have
always heard was rather of humble
condition than otherwise-resided in
Province House Court.
Isaac was not destined, however, 10
be always licking molasses. There
was spirit in him which yearned for
activity and adventure, and we find
him in the British Navy at very
early date. In this service, no man
more thoroughly earned that advance
ment and reputation which are both
SO hard to be earned. He went re-
gulary and vigorously, we believe,
through all the ordinary grades till he
reached the fourth step from the sum-
NIT of a list which is always long
enough to discourage the hardest as
pirant. During this long service he
must have lived over strange scenes.
Indeed, we know very we'll that he
did so, and can only regret that we
hear nothing Of a memoir appearing
which should embody the spirit Of
these things. At one time, the Duke
of Clarence was under him-as mid.
shipman, we believe. William got
greatly attached to his commander
too, who, though crude in speech
sometimes, had yet, as the Indians
say, a soft heart, and a large one. AS
Duke and King. the MILDLY afterwards
did all he could for Cohin's promotion,
nor was he content to relinquish his
society after coming to the throne. It
is about three years since William,
inviting him to dine, was informed by
the Admiral, that the govt, his great
enemy, had wholly disabled him: he
was obliged to be trundled about in an
easy chair. "Well, then, come with
your easy CHAIR" was the royal sal
lor's response to his old comrade; and
go with his easy chair, he did. He
had long before this, received splen-
did medal on some occasion from his
Sovereign's band. This he carried with
him on land and sea, and he had it
when. he was cast adrift on the At
Ilantlc ten wears ago or more. by the
burning Of the Boston," It was the
only article then saved out Of all his
chattels, but his happiness was com
plete when it was held up to him on
Captain Mackay's deck, while the
helpless hero lay there flat on his back.
Boston Transcript.
| INTERESTING "Reminiscences ~West
Point, June 9, 1879. Lost, yester-
day, accommodating with his Excel
lency General Washington, Spur,
with treble chains on the side, and
single one under the foot: all silver
except the tongue of the buckle and
the rowell. Whosoever has found or
shall find it, and will bring it to Col.
Kosciuszko, or at Head Quarters,
shall have ten dollars reward
HAMEr, Gen. Washington's Slave.
1t is not generally known that the
only surviving slave of General Wash
ington is now living in the city Of
/ MiddletoWn in this State. He is ar
cording to his own account, near one
hundred years old; he draws pen
sion from the Government for his SER
vices in the revolutionary war, and
manufactures toy drums for his sup.
port. He has white wife and one
child. His hair is white with age, and
hangs matted together in masses over
his shoulders. His height is about
four feet six inches. He retains a
perfect recollectionof his ssmassa and
nlissus Washington" and has several
remembrances of them, among which