Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-01-23

called the Napu4 Valley ana the tomb, of The
/ Kings.
Round about Jerusalem are mountains, which
rise sH higher ,tgu taase un which che cy Is barlt
/ ami which Huai the Nlew % small distance eNccpl
| on the : T.. There Is aiSo on the North "a KIND el
vista, lhroala which may be seen Rama aod lbe
| mountains ol Ephrltm. On the east Is Tue mount
ui Olives ir'W which tou lHas down upon The whole
city Al ,l,s aot %. &, ever against the nerih part
of Mount Matah. IS the garden ol Grlassmaac,
which cannot BE- very Gar .Eom tie place pHUlCJ
oul as such al ,ac present day.
MoNrc, ueRr,-Descendcd from that Mont
gomcry WIZ slew Henry II ot France in a tout
nament aud belonging TO one OF the most iilusin
GUS amihes "a France, Robert Montgomery
early embraced the profession OF aims. He
distinguished himself under the Prince de Ia LIP
Pc pupil u the great Frederick, who. displayed 80
much talent IN the defence If Portugal IN the
Seven Years War. Ills regiment having been
transferred to America after the peace, he found
himself at New York at the commencement OF
our revolution. cause SO lu>t that Which
aised the English colonies m rebellion, could
not fail TO awaken ali the sympathy OF gener-
Gus spitll. lie abandoned 40 country at his IN
becoming an American. For five centuries the
noble sous of Ireland have had na county \
friend Of Robert Lvhgston, aud admitted into
his lumily with all that intimacy which rcyolu-
tons create and cement 50 pfccocousy between
those who devote themselves to u common
cause, he sought aud obtained the hand. of JaHeI
| Livingston. The lady ct character worthy OF
the Rome OF the Sclpos, and understood better
than It was by the daughter of the Caesars, all
that there is of dtgatty IN the position Of wife
who carries with hen TO the tomb a name iIuslrl-
Gus aud yeneIated by an entire nation. Len a
widow when still young, she wore for half a cen
fury her mourning for her solder--Qt was thus
she always named hum --and threw oil that at
ira Of gloom only on the eve OF the day on which
from tho same abode from which she had last
beheId nun, at bis parting from her, full Of HE
and hope, she saw passing before her on the
Hudson, steamboat which bore on its deck,
overshado~ed by twenty star spanged banners,
the monal remains OF her husband.
Clinton, then Governor of New York, had
thought that the moment had arrived to accom-
pIlsh great act OF national pety. The Brush
government sympathzed generously with the no.
bic idea. These glorious remains, found unds.
tu'bed IN the tomb where they had been lam, halt
a century before, by the English soldiers were
delivered over, by the orders OF the Governor OF
Canada, to The American veterans commissioned
to receive them. Transported with a religious
pomp to New York, they were deposited IL the
church of ST. Paul, IN the cenotaph that had beer
erected to the warriors memory.
A RENAISSANCE OF TIE LAST WAR
Ga the alcruoo.. Of the Oh Of August 1919
the blockadna squadron Of New london, e1u
s.t,"- vf d,, H,,"',i'o, - ,,',ss' ' ..-..- 49,.
lus, bombs keith Terror, and brig'Despatch, al,
under The command Of Commodore SIR Ihoma.
latdy weighed anchor aud stood down through
Fishers Island Sound, and aaehgJd near Slon
matJu. IhI, unusual movement nt the squad
ron was watched from the shore with much ca
0o,lty and .olloltudc, but none supposed tht
this "dtead array" vas IN motion for HE purpps,
Of attacking the deencees. aud uumportant vii
haze Of Stonlnglon. At the period Of orr story
pa S'onngton borough vas lutte more than fish
ing village Of It's able bodied male nhah
nj itauts were abroad fighting the enemy in publ
or private armed vesstts--or following the
"a peaceful pursuits, IN detance Of bIockadm
u" squadrons or hostile fleets. Immediately alt'
- the British feet bad anchored, nlg wa
rr sent on shore to the astoni-hed inhabitants
on Stonington, with a note Of which the following
e- copy
a. TO the magistrates Of Sioaagfon;
'" GGrr1GAgx:--One hour is allowed you fro
Il, the receipt Of lhs cor municato.. for the rem,
me val of the uuoGendlng inhabitants.
va I. NJ. HARDY.
."' Soon a. this note bad been read by the naai
,s raes such Of the efficient inhabitants OF the pa,
No, as were at home, repaired 10 small battery
OF the POINT, thrown up to protect the village f."
the the British barques and row alhes winch lnie
Ter ted the Sound at that tim. Expresses wc
on' sent o New l. nlon aud the intermediate town
,,s At eight O'Clock ~ tho evening an attack W
rks commenced on the village, IN discharge Of She
, 10 congleye rockets. &c. The lre WAS kept u
)od with the exception Of short intervals, Until, {
the afternoon Of the l2lh, when the enemy wi'hlre
: IN having suffered great loss The iuIe bate
nee which so Iong commended with inns immense od
W and finally beat them off, mounted two ! : pos
ned , ders and FOUNDER ! was manned by f,
gallant spirits Gom Stooug'on, New LoDda
net Groon, and the adjacent towns and llom one
OF this gallant lutte band we have the follows
PAS touching Incident
Te1 On the afternoon Of the second day Of the
''c' tack, the patriotic defenders Of he' battery }
~ expended all their annunhiOn and we're watt
u of lmpatcnty Tor supply rom Lew Lonooh'
attn which place messenger had been sent. VII
rden some persons came down through the village o
avid told them, that in one Of The thouses exposed
punt the shots and shells Of the enemy, was
corpse Of a woman who had died just before
a ano attack and as the house was peculiarly expos
,ren 10 lhe fire Of the enemy, no opportunity had
The offered for performing the funeral rites. The
are tan band Immediately spiked therIguus and leav
how the battery, proceeded Into the house OF de-
and and taking the body, with the bed on which II
llfy given up its immortal spirit, conveyed It on
n,h' shoulders OF portion Of them towards the q
goes and secluded burial ground Of the village, TAX
II of with them the implements for digging the gra