Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-06-10

A shot from the frgate's bow cha.
sers sunk, its force quite spent, a few
feet astern.
"Hurrah" shouted the mate. una.
bic any longer to control the pen, nm
excitement Of the chase. "Hurrah,"
and swinging his cap round his head.
he gave it SHE over the lee-ouar,
ter.
"Hurrah" echoed the crew wit,
responsive enthusiasm, and ias;taslnl
the monkeys in the well known story
OF the sailor and his caps, they follow
ed the example of their officer, and in
an instant dozen tarpaulings were
floating in the wake astern. Wheth.
er the Englisaman fished any of them
up as he came by, is not known, but a.
any rate, it was his only chance for a
prize. At day-brake next morning.
the frigate was no where TO be seen,
and the schooner, withher cargoe with
out any adventure, arrived in safety AZ
New York.
As may be supposed Capt, Nj
received the congratulations and appro-
baton of his employers, comprising
several of the richest merchants, bank
ers and agents for foreign houses. A
sum of money was voted to him, with
a piece ofsilvcr, and inducements were
held out to him by one who was prin-
cipally interested, and who had become
large land-holder in the wilderness
OF the northern part Of the State OF
New York, to go on there and settle.
The inducements were too strong to re-
sist. He moved to the banks Of the St.
Lawrence, and commenced the con-
struction of the first schooner employ
ed in the lucrative trade between the
fiourishing village of Ogdensburg and
the ports on Lake Ontario.
GENERAL WAsHINGroN's LAST
VorE.--Every incident in the life Of
Washington is full Of interest. The
plain heroic magnitude Of mind
which distinguished him above all 9TH
er men wasevident in all his actions
, Patriotism, chastened by sound Judge
ment and careful thought, prompted
all his public acts, and made them ex-
amples for the study and guidance Of
mankind. 1t has been said that no
one can have tho shortest interview
with truly great man, without being
made sensible Of his superiority. or
too many, who have some way earned
the titled of great, this is by no means
true. Its APPLICATION to the character of
Washington, is verified in the following
interesting circumstance related by
correspondent of the Charleston Court
or. North American.
, 81 wa present." says this correpon-
, ent, "when General Washington gave
his last vote. 1t was in the spring of
1899, in the town of Alexandria. He
died the l4th of December following.
The Court House Of Fairfax county
was then over the market house, and
Immediately fronting Gadsby's tavern.
The entrance into it was by slight
fight Of crazy steps on the outside.
The election was progressing--several
thousands of persons in the Court
House yard and immediate neighbor-
ing streets; and was standing on Gads-
by's steps when the father Of his coun
try drove up, and approached The Court
House steps, and when within yard
or TWO of them | saw eight OF ten good
looking men, from different directions,
certainly without the least concert,
spring simultaneously, and placed
themselves in positions to uphold and
support the steps should they fail in
the Generals ascent Of them. was
Immediately at his back, and in that
position entered the Court House with
him-following in his wake through
dense crowd to the poles--heard him
vote-returned wi th him 10 the outward
crowd-heard him cheered by more
than two thousand persons as he enter
ed his carriage--and saw his depart
ure.
There were FIVE or six candidates on
the bench sitting, and as the General
approached them they arose in body
and bowed smilingly, and the saluta-
ton having been returned very grace
fully, the General Immediately cast bis
eyes towards the registry Of the Polls,
when Colonel Denale, think IT was,
said, well, General, how do you voter
The General Looked at the candi-
sG II To-