Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-02-21

Country lars, surrounded by officers ,ac-
comPant by the bag pipes, fife and
druin- Her Highland bonnet, placed
archiy over her fair brow, her dark,
sparkling eyes, graceful igu,e,ani limbs
mat sculptor might have studied, now
arraycd an the tight tri,aness Of tartan
hose, did as much for the kings service
as the ref OFT Of an IL vaslon would have
done, nay, il l. SAID she even took other
means 10 increase her forces.
IL Is recorded of her, that Young
Highlander, GA whom she had tried her
eioquence IN vain, 10 Consequence oil a
promise he had made to girl to whom
ne was bctroth-d, having shown some
symptoms OF wavering,she called the re
.usant towards her. and, pretending to
Kiss him, put guinea from her own
mouth between has lips; then, taking him
oy the arm, hauled him over to the SER
geat as promising recruit who had la
keu Inc king money. In fact the poor
fellow had been actually trepanncd, yet,
with natural gtiiantry,h e raised his bon
net, aud said, That since he had taken
the kings money, he would fight for
MIN, and never Disgrace the Gordon tar
tan, or the good opinion OF h,m which
the lady OF his chef appeared TO enter
tain. The soldier Distinguished himself;
and, ly the influence oil the duchess, af-
tterwards obtained commission on hall
pay,on which he eventually ret red mar
ried the girl 10 whom he had been b.
lrothed, and lived until his dying day on
chcap rented iarm on the Gordon
lands
As the Duchess arrived 10 years, the
settlement: OF her four daughters became
iturally n matter which engaged mach
of her Z .tention, and she applied herself
10 this with The same success, as she had
done To other enterprises. Three Of
them she married. to dukes, their Gra
ces to Bedford, Richmond, and Manches-
ter, being three who took tribes from
her house; and but for the iapi udence
Of The remaining daughter.-whose re-
treat from such expectations, by the by,
the duchess covered in The most adm
rab'e manner-she would have pruba-
bly, married her 10 a fourth.
Having pla, ed this bold part in the
drama OF llfe, the duchess in the latter
years retired from the world, and gave
ferent character. She had obtained all
the objects of her ambition, and now
found that they had neither secured fos
her happiness nor peace. A neglectful
husband, and the absence of all domes.
Tic enjoyment, was bitterly fet by her,
when the husband Of ambition, which
entered so largely into her earlier en-
terprises, hac passed away; and spenl
what remained TO her of lite IN re igiun.
charity, and, singular to add, IN adoring
the place where she wished her bones t.
lie. She selected beautiful spot on on,
of her husbands estates; this she caused
to be enclosed, planted, and otherwise a
corned, and here she made her sepul-
chre. 1t became her fiyoriie place oi
resort; and u gloom like that which fol-
lows mere temporary excitement seems
10 have settled on her mind
Her death was accelerated by an acci
dent. la attempting to sit down where
her chair had just stood. but which was
oy accident offic.ously removed by n SER
want, she fell, AID injured her spine.-
a decaying constitution was unable to
bear up against the acute suffer ings
which this Injury occasioned; she sunk
under IT, and was buried in the lonely
place which she had chosen.
ANECDOFE OF ADMIRAL HOP.
SON LIN tile first acton in which Ad-
mirai Hopson Chen a boy) was enyag-
ell, after fighting cheerfuily for two
hours, he enquired of the sailors for
what they were contending; and on be-
~ hn 4. al
white rag at the enemy's mast head was
struck, he exclaimed, oh, il that's all,
| will see what l can dol" AZ this
moment the ships were engaged yard
and yard arm, and obscured in smoke |;
ano ous yong hero, noticing this cir
cumstance, determined 10 haul down the
enemy's flag or die in the attempt.
accordingly he mounted, the shrouds,
walked across the main-yard, and un-
perceievd, gained that Of the French
Admiral's ship. when, ascending with
agility to the main top gallant mast.
head, he struck the flag, and by the
same rout returned with it. The
enemy's flag having disappeared, the
British tars shouted victory, py which
the crew Of the French ship were thrown
into confusion, and fed from their guns
the officers surprised at the event, en-
deavo red TO rally them, but the Eng
lish sailors seized the opportunity for
boarding the vessel, and took her. At
this Juncture young Hopson descended
from the shrouJs with the French flag
which he displayed in triumph. lie
was Immediately promoted to the quarter
deck, went rapidly through the several
ranks OF the service, and proved one Of
It's most distinguished ornaments.