State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-11-20

We hnd the following in the National In.
tellIgencer, being from the Gusts RecolIec.
tons, and private memoirs of the life and
character of the father of his country, 'the
great and good Washington 1t details,
graphically, the battle of Princeton, and
death of the brave General Mercer, who fel
on that ensanguined field, on the Sd OF Janu.
airy, 1777. Mr.. Gusts, in his recollections,
when remarking on the error as respects The
death of the General, observes:
awe offer the homage of our generation
for this martyrs memory, by giving TO his
adopted county and the world, authentic
particulars Of the heoriSm and devotion that
attended his fall.
1t was Immediately after the sharp con.
dict at the fence, between the advanced
guard OF the American army, led by General
Mercer and the British 18th regiment. and
the retreat of the Americans through the or
chard near Clark's house and the barn, that
General Mercer, while exertlng himself to
rally his broken troops, was brought to the
ground by blow from the bntt of a musket.
He was on foot at this time the grew horse
he rode at the beginning Of the action having
been disabled by ball in the fore leg. The
British soldiers were not at first aware of
the Generals rank, for, the morning being
very cold. he wore surtout over his uaI.
form. SO soon as they discovered that he
was General officer, they shouted that they
had got the rebel General, and cried, Call
for quarters, you id REBEL Mercer, 10
the most undaunted courage, united quick
ana ardent temperament; he replied with in.
to his enemies, while their bavo.
nets were at his bosom, that he deserved not
the name of rebel; aud determined to die as
he had lived, true and honored soldier of
liberty, lunged with his sword at the nearest
ma. They then bayoneted him and left !
him for dead.
Upon the retreat Of the enemy, the wound
ed General was conveyed to Clark's house,
immediately adjoining the field Of battle.
Upon an examination of the wounds, the
British surgeon remarked, that although the
wounds were many and severe, he was dis.
posed to believe they would not prove dan.
gerous. Mercer, bred to the profession of
an army surgeon in Europe, said to young
Lewis; 'Raise up nv right arm, George, and
his gentleman viii there discover the small
'st of my wounds, hut which will prove the
I4oSt Iutdis 4cSS SlT3 THAT - teIIOW thai /
will very soon do my business He Ian. ]
yuished till the 18th and expired in the arms
II Lewis, admired and lamented by the
whole army.
sThe heroic devotion Of Washington on
he field of Princeton, is matter Of history.
We have often enjoyed touching remini-
;cence of that ever memorable event, from
he late Col. Fitzgerald. who was aid to the
.hief, and who never related the story Of his |.
Generals danger, and almost miraculous
preservation, without adding to his tale the
tonnage of tear.
The aid-de-camp had been ordered to bring
in The troops from the rear Of the column,
when the hand under Gen. Mercer became
engaged. Upon returning to the spos where
,e had left the communicating he was
10 longer there, and upon looking around,
Ie discovered him endeavoFing to rally bis !
inc which had been thrown into disorder BY
rapid onset Of the foe. Washington, after
eyeral ineFeciua! attempts to restore the