Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-01-22


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il i Obituary NOtlces, CJ
HON SYLVESTER GILBERT,
The Hon. Sylvester Giibertdied ut hiS
residence in Hebron; on the Cd Of Janua:
~. 1916 he Was 90 years of age TIL lie
10Th Of October; last past: During his
last sickness he possessed tho free exer,
else Of his reason; and was Remarkably
sustained BY christian fcFtithde, Fesigna.
tion and hope. He rested upon the be-:
som aud merits fthe Savior llie only.
pillar Of safety. F6f i long period 1t
years. he sustained tho confidence of the
public-both Of friend and foe=saHi the
respect OF I'LL who personality knew him:
he graduated at Dartmouth in IT'S, sub:
sequently read law with the late Justice
Root, Judge ofthe Superior Court; and
after admission to the Bar; secured an
extensive practice. and soon became dis.
tinguished as a sound, efficient and SUE:
cessful lawyer. He held the Office OF
State Attorney for 81 years. Afterwards
he was annually appointed Ia years sue
cessively, Judge of Probate. and Chief
Judge Of the county in which he resided.
The Offices of Judge bf Probate and of
the County Court he held; despite Of po:
lltical revolutions, until by reason of agd
the Constitution of the State dehaffrd
him from holding them lohger, He was
elected by his native town more Than 80
times member Of the General Assembly
Of this State. He has been the youngest
atid Oldest member of that body. Hs Yves
one Of the Committee in the sale Of the
New Connecticut lands and was actively
engageds with bthers, in converting the
proceeds Of that glorious School Fund 1T
,Conneclicu;. Ia 1918 he was chosen a
member of Congress by the electors ct
this State.s Ineach Of said stations, aud
others which he has occupied, his.effi,rt
was, to- : establish right and prevent
wrong" The interests Of the petibie, The
cause oftruth, Of virtue and religion, ever
found in him an active agent and prictfs
cal friend. Modern degcneracy" did
not feach or influence him. His search
Was for, Truth, and when found he fear
lessly embraced aud defended it. His
His profession and practice harmonized
and furnished the proof to all who knew
him, of incorruptible Integrity, and of
good and honest heart. ss7.r -.,s..
CAPT. RICHARD LAW.
Capt. Richard Law, who lately died at
Newt London, in the e4th year OF hisage.
was the SON of the late Hon. Richard Inv,
formerly chief Justice OF tho, State, of
Connecticut, and member of the RevO.
lutiopary Congress. Capt. Law entered
tlie Navy Of tie United Ss6tesp ssIa Mid.
shipman, during ihe Revolution, at the
age of 10, and was engaged Ia some ofthe
severest naval actions of the war of Inde'
pendence, in particular in. the action be-
tween the American ship Trutnbull Of %
guns; commanded by Capt. ]. Nichol,n,i;
and the British ship Watt of SO guns,
commanded by Capt. Couthard, fought
the 81 of June. 1880 and stated by Coop
er in his NAVAL History, to have been the
bloodiest naval battte of the Revolution.
He was afterwards taken. prisoner, and
confined 10 the jersey prison ship, being
the youngest officer among the prisoners.
Capt Law, after the waf, attained HE
rank of Master Comma ndant. and hadhe
remained 10 the service. would have died
the oldest captain. At the time Of the
reduction Of the Navy under Jcfferson,he
entered the merchant service. II was
while he was thus employed that he was
placed by his brother in LAW, the late
Walter Hubbell Esq. Of New York, in
command Of the packet ship Jupiter;
whose loss about the year 1905, created
such universal sympathy throughout the
United States. She ran foul ola field of
ice in the dead Of night upon the banks
Of Newfoundland. The captain was rous!
ed from his sleep by the steward, with
the startling Intelligence that the ship
was sinking The boats were nearly
dawn. down by the suction Of the ship
as she sank. Sonarrow was their escape
(twenty Eight unfortunate souls perishrd.
with her) the GOODNESS agd presence of
mind displayed BY Capt. Law Upon that
trying occasion eliciied universal APP
plause. After being out three days and
nights In the boats, thesurvivors were tn.
ken up almost exhausted By some fishing
smacks. For several years Capt. Law
held the situation of Collector of the port
Of New.London, and afterwards was
president of one Of the insurance Offices
Of that city. sd! a.e .,
A venerable old age has at length cl6s
Sod the career of this gallant sailor. and
time has erased the existence Of another
of those brave men who created our Ma
wv, aud fou ght for and esta blished the in
of that country in the pages
of whose glorious history their memory
will live. '''' 1850 '''- i@ WV
Dedth Of Gen. 0asyion.- The last Red
River Republican, published,at Alexandria,
announces the death, near that
place, Of Gen. Waiter n. Overton. During
he memorable defence Of New Orleans in
lSl4-l5 Gen. o. was entrusted With the de-
ence of Fort St. Philip at point below
He defended the position against the bom-
oardment of the English, with signal and
heroic bravery, and his gallant conduct on
The occasion is inserted in the pages a. his
history. He was in 57th year Of
his age, and his loss is much regretted!
10, Letters, from Corpus Christi 81 the
I7th Dec. announces the death OF anothei