Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05
Vol. I-.No. XII.
Re.infermcnt Of Gen. Mercer.


An intelligent and discriminating friend furnishs
the following additional account:
The dark and heavy clouds of tho preceding
evening having roll side gathered themselves up
TO- little while If to lie, The gloi u. ki"g of
doy rise up IN lis chsrio, Of light TO witness the
quirel memento,s IF the honored dead, The bones
of the illustrous ps ot snd sollier we're conveyed
a, the appointed hour aud by the opponed s:o,t
to The aisle of the First Presbyter an Church on
W,s ington Square. The CALLER es OF the church
were soon filed 10 overGowing with those whose
tender sympa,hics are always touched with the tale
Of sorrow, and whose minisering charities prompt
them to go TO the house OF mourning; ard soon af
ter the body e the church below was occupi' bv
the invited mourners, ihn ~. Andrew's Society aud
III Scot1' Ths Socie y. the C,nc nnaii s Gle y.
officers # the Army and Navy of the tied States.
aid a muiii ude Of cit Gems who or wJej Together
to pay heir last respects to the rema ms Of Genera
Hceu MEucKR.
The religious service. were sppropri tey com
menced bv R,v. Dr. Carnahan Pres !en, OF ,he
C,le-e a, Princeton, with the ldng Of the 2lsi
I's I'm, e. NJ. # tie collect n approved BY the Gei.
er4l Assembly. There fitness in the sel,c.
ton Of the Presld n, Of the College ct Princeton
there the Bit. n were station the night b,f rc
the Tile Of rlinceon aid here the bT.ye solder
lost his ft.
/ Aner the perfarunnce b. he choir, several pas
ges Of the Scriptures, appropriately selected, wee
r, al BY the Rev. A bert banes and followed by
PRAYER y the same gentleman, in which he becOm.
1 incy dwolt on our dependence on Jehovah, end our
o!lis lions to him a people, AMI reminded US OF
The blessings Of peoce in contrast with the adVes-
lies Of war, while he prayed that ono more dis III.
suished men of our llnd might ever sll il battle
lie WIS succeeded by William B. Reed, Esq
who in lis h ppiest manner and in beautiful style,
led US back and far away 10 Seotas healthy bills,
where he inirodu ed Us to the youthful MkRcKa
lying ty night ongsije the watch f es Of the re.
be army. Hence like many others, for liberty s
sake, he venturcd Oh the oceans dread biliows, TO
ind home in the Western World. He landed at
Philadelphia and settled on the frontier near Mer
cersburg, in this 81 te. With WAsHISoroS ht
was eng aged In the wars with The Indians and
French, and after its capture was stationed at For
Do Quesne fur is defence. At the close of tb,
wars he settled in F edercksburg, Virginia, where
he resided until The revolutionary struggle cal ct
him foth. Probably at the suggestion Of Wash
ington, he was sppo It'd Brignder General. an,
in this csp.city dev, ted himself 10 his country
veal. and nphIy fought tcr bat!cs until at length
in the bait o OF Pr,uceon, he WIS cruelty beAter
down by the but euds Of the muskets Of he enemy
and b,rbrvously ,,sbted With their ryone,s afte
hi, fail. He wa' burne Gway, moitaly wounJed
in lie am, OF Major Armstrong. to a nsighb1rint
farm ouse, here The sweet charities Of woman
hca, mustered to him. uniI he died some eis %
, dsys afer receiving The fial Wounds.
j. is plens.u, ard Pr, & ale thus to Tefr to tn
enes II that 2rea, struggle "h!ch brought ber
and p, ace TO thi, happy land. The solemni,ies o
yesterdly were Il ft occasion for reminding US Q
the blood-b uyht ures we ros'ess, and the e!o
qurn, orat,r filled not to make use ofit.
After the sc vices IN tie church, the procession
. was formed, for convey ing the cofnn aud It's col
,euts to the pl ce Of he silent dead in lauel Hil
/ There will MlncER's du,t repose uutl the AIcs
, sns,r- tramp shall burst the myr al tpmbs of cart
4 Then may it be- our happy lot 10 see hlm rise, cl
4 lhed in the Ign, of gloi6e immortality, hesrn
n in bis hands palms that sha! ne er f'de md wel
!. ing crown Of jcweel hriliisnts tai viii now
q loose their lus p !-AmerieIn Scat-neL