The St. Landry whig., 1844-11-07
II Ne O

e&N M 4N4s M%S
The 7alamas, and was chosen lis speakeE About
1927 This was his last elevation to Naliee; By
hiat3. pent 70 his wife and his continual De-
bal, tendr and cductions--asno money which
he Geot.ssomman ever stopped his progress
darihg~fhe years 1881 and 1872, It'd beghHaeaso
embarrassed that ne was Obliged so leave the
island, and once ti0ee Fetafnsdte Kingston, ia
maica, from which place in ls32s he once Hore
oanasto tho United States and landed Rhiaa-
delphia, under his true name, Lewis Car, where
it is believed that he forthe last time visited Col.
Burr, and soon after was taken sick and died ia
~nbscurity III The city of Philadelphia. AT leasts
this Is the beliefof his wife and his friends at
Nassau.
Thus ended the life Of this bold and restless
spirit, which, from his entrance on public life .
until his death, was one continual scene Of adj
ventures. Theyears he lived ut Nassau were
diled Up with ntrigue of d personal character,
but from the time he left the United States In
ls07, until 1888, he never resided il any other
place than the Island Of New Providence.
Our Informant was the vice Consul of the
United States, who lives on ont ofthes Saltkey,
Bahama Islands, who read law with Banner
hassct, and was afterwards his partner for near
twenty years, where he passed under his true
name Of Lewis Carr, and often told him this his
tory ~ his life and connection will Colonial Burr
$50 that the writer of this article, who was az
Kingston, jamaica, at Salykey Island last SUM.
mer, one week, has no doubt ofthe truth Oh the
foregoing narrative. The facts and circumstsn.
ces Of his connection with Col. Burr, were fully
detailedaso thatthere was no room todouht that
Mr.. Blenncrhasset was really and truly Lewis
Carr. He IS not now III France, neither did he
ever live in Montreal"
REVOLUTIONARY "REMINISCENCES.
lii the winter Of 17s3,.the father Of the late
Lieut.. Thompson, (who fell in F1oridas at tho
head Of his regiment, 25th December, 1887
then Lieutenant IN the army pf the Revolution,
accompanied a detachment under Col Willett,
with a view to surprise Fort OxwegO; which
was at that time in the occupation Of the Bril-
fish. The treachery of their Indian guide, how
ever, who led them q circuitous and round about
way, caused a failure eventually in the enter.
! prise, much tothe chagrin Of the American par
~.
The weather was excessively cold, tho men
Y and officers but poorly clad but the soldiers du-
$ ~ often compels him not only to forget the com.
forts Of home and civilized life, but to endure
I summers parching heat, and winters piercing
blast, The state Of the country. also atthatpe-
Rod, forbade lrepose while u foot Of its soil was
Q in the possession Of the enemy. The deception
= practised by the guide had protracted their jour
Q ncy, and consequently caused the endurance of
n much physical suffering from the length ofethe
route and intensity of the weather. Many Of
the men had their fingers, toes, and ears badly
bitten offby The frost. Lieut.. Thompson had
n both his feet frozen in such n bad state, that
the surgeon in attendance deemed IL necessary,
IS in order to save his life, to amputate both his
" legs, Sad and heavily fell this decision upon
u The ears of poor Thompson, who full Of military
n. | a rlor nIJ nnnl in Hin Coy,InrNis ca,tsn 1pov any.
is ious to devote all his energies TO assist in eman-
~cfpating her from her tyranny o fdcsp0tic power
III bHthere he was in the vigorAof youth, haying
entered the list of the brave and patriotic, 10 be
m rendered helpless and MANNED for the rest oil
in his life, (il he should survive tile operation not
a, BY an honora lie loss of limbin battle, from the
Q, bail of a war Ike enemy, but from the aInputa-
ting knife Ola surgeon. The thought was pain.
n full in the extr Inlo, and he utmost wept at the
st prospect.
'Can moth he be done Doctor to save these
al limbs ~ said tho youthful officer, lis he cast
he look of the deepest inquiry Mt the surgeon, ant
1t continued, "1aYing not yet done half their duty
rs Cannot you save them, that may yet serve MY
mr. country, and participate III the honor of assisting
,e- throughout the struggle, and III 9%co1snmmatinl
u her entire freedom from the British ynkofs
or ~ can see no dtc~ynatice--replied the doctor
nj as he bound round the llgatdty above the knee
of Sits impossible to save tliem.e s77t
&c ''Fhen may God give me grace to submit
nd said the lieutenant, placing his hands over hi
ew eyes, and pressing his burning brow sand
VI, must Be sent home, \ he continued in ~soliloquS
ro- crippled III. The SerUice 6at not In NE feld.Pi
fa- He was y this situation with fBw ofhis mill
tary hiends.I around him, whose countenance
or bore the eSSression Of sympathy they felt IL
as their beloved associate, and sad too were his ow
au reflections ! but le summoned resolution to, III