Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-16
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
D z e D,
The Old Soldier has Fought his Last

Inc Ola S0l0Ier mas FOuSuC AdSS
Battle.
Died in this village, on Thursday, the 10th in
slant, RICHARD WEIGH, native OF CGSnecOrReT,
Sligo, ireland, aged SO years.
For nearly ter years. last past the subj ect of the
above notice has been in the employ Of the Messrs.
Conants, in this village. He was an honest man,
and, will be long remembered among us, with kind
ly regret. The writer Of this will not soon forget
the true and kind.hearted old Soldier, nor the in
terest with which he has so often listened to his sim
pie, yet graphic and wonderfully accurate descrip-
ton las compared with the written history of these
events) Of the many wurldrenowned battles in which
he honorabIy bore his part. He served five years
land until disabled by a wound) with We'll
ling tom then Sir Arthur WELLESLEY, in the Peninsula
ar Campaigns. He landed at Lisbon, in the Dir
vision of Marshal Beresford, in 1905 and commence
ed his military experience in the May following,
being with one Of the hrigades which earliest exc
cuted the perilous "Passage of the Doaro," in the
face of large French army under Marshal Soult.
He was successfully engaged in the celebrated bat
| ties of Talavera,-where he lost finger by the
pIosion of shell, Busaco, Fuentes de Honor, and
Albuera, in the bloody and desperate fighting and
sacking which attended and followed the seiges of
Cuidad Rodrigo and Badajos, the affair at Saiaman-
ca and finally in the battle of Vittoria, where he
was severely wounded by a musket ball in the
thigh, which disabled him. He lay nine hours
the field of battle, after receiving this wound. He
| was sent home to England, and subsequently admit
! ted an out-pensioner Of the Royal Hospital at
| Chelsea.
His recollection Of persons and events, Of which
so many of both that famous associated with
/" The Peuisuar War; was surprisingly vivid and
faithful; and very often has the writer listened with
great interest," to the war-broken SOLDIER he
drew a crowd around him by his narrations. But
his last battle is fought Alas, for the vicsstudes
of human life! The gallant soldier vino once
trod the bloody fields of TaIavera, OF Albuera,
of Vittoria. surrounded by the terrible pomp ofmi!
iary array, has at last wandered away, weary and
worn," to lay bis bones in a quiet church yard
| among the Green mountains of Vermont! May he
rest in peace c.
Funeral of James Forten Yesterday after
noon, this respectable old colored gentleman was
followed to his grave at the Episcopal Church of
st. Thomas, in Fifth below alnut-street, BY
one of the largest funeral professions we ever saw
Numbering from three :e FIVE thousand persons,
| white and coIored male and female. Such gen.
eral sinking of respect to color as the speckled
line presented probably was never before witness
ed in this city. About one half of the whole
were white, and were interspersed at irregular in
tervals, though we did not see the different coors
coupled, throughout the entire length of the pro:
cession. Among the white portion wee seen
some of the wealthiest merchants and shippers
CAPTAINS of vessels, aud others. The deceased
was upwards of seventy years OF age, was an ex-
| tensiye saiImsker in which business he amsssed
handsome competence, and enjoyed the conhd-
ence of all with whom he had dealing. He had
the reputation of being strictly honest, and liberal
TO fauIt.-Phildd. Public Ledger.
AT the Insane ASYLUM, Braltleboro', On the 10'h
inst, SARAH ANN daughter Of Oliver N. Smith, OF
this town.