Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-28

% Noi. OAoo IL. NiliiatnS. Zen. ureeue Oelug
at that time Comminder-in- Chief IN that SEC
ton OF the country he participated IN the
snerg e,ic and efficient services rendered by
Col. Williams and others under has command
on the waters of the Hsw end the Almanac.
during the important aud srjuoGs campaign
OF l1ol: services rendered BY meeiiag in de-
tachment aud keeping at bay, the trained
/ troops OF Iar,ton aud CORVALLIS. aud such
as elected the encomiums OF their distln-
suished General Shortly after the oecurTen-
ces before mentioned. he with others Oi his
company. was transferred 10 The division OF
the army then in Virginia. when he returned.
still acting IN the capacity OF Sergean', 10 the
company TO which he was then attached
having joined the division OF The army in
Virginia under General Wayne. (ihe Marquis
De Lafayette holding the supreme command)
ne was IN July OF the same year, present al
the celebrated action of Jamestown. when
the Americans, owing 10 misapprehension
oil The Marquis. with great disparity OF mum
6ers, encountered the whole British army I'M
der Loni Corvallis the Misrepresentation
consisted IN his supposing that the main force
OF The enemy had crossed the river, and that
only detachment remained on the side,
when the attack was commenced; the mis-
take however was discovered after cousidera-
bic slaughter on both sides. and the American
forces were orderly conducted to a place oI
safety. After the last mined event. Col.
Woods marched with portion OF the army
I 10 Amelia county while there aud an camp,
/ he was entirely prus;tatel with disease
then greatly prevalent and after remaining
! ior two months. received an honorable dis.
charge from under The hand oil Brig Gen. VIM.
OsmpoeH: and IN consequence ct his fee bic
ness, one OF the soldiers was ordered TO wait
I upon ana accompany him TO his hons he
WAS thus prevented from accompanying the
army TO Yorktown. where the surrender of
/ Corvallis IA the following month. (0ctober)
3 10 The allied forces in effect closed our great
Revolutionary struggle for Independence
\ mus hd Col. Woods, while comparatively
youlh, volunteer his services for the free
dom OF has country from IN yoke OF British
J tyranny.
Alter the close OF The revolutionary war,
having married. he removed 10 the Western
port OF the state, settled m Ohio counts
whole OF north western Virginia was then
lTonuer settlement. subject to the constant
lncurslons and murderous depredsiions of the
In ilsns-hc cast in his lot among the inhabi-
tanis, and contributed his AID lor years, not
only here, but ia III ueighboring state of
OHIO, TO protect the delenceless against the
bofbarous attacks OF the savsI-s Ia the
wars with the Indians. he served in almost
every grade OF office from a sergeant To field
officer. Col. Wood, ieai an active life. aud
spent a number OF his earlier years as pub
nc surveyor. ia surveying ihc lands in this
dislfic, OF the state. 4 few years after his
removal 10 the west, h. purchased the iaTm.
within two miles oi the present city Of
Nhrehng. upon which he had lived Tor fifty
years, aud upon which hs died. Long con-
nectcd with the scenes aud pursuits of a life
"a thc country, nothing could iniuce him Ia
remove 10 town. In the year 1888, he was
chosen delegate from Ohio County To the
Virginia Convention, called by the people for
the purpose OF celebrating on tia propriety
OF adopting the present Federal Constitution
which was then submitted To the States Tor
theH consideration; he Immediately repaired
10 Richmond, and took his scat a. a member
OF That boiy.-hc witnessed the mighty dis
plays OF eloquence and patriotism, then elic-
tied by The conflict OF great minds, engaged
upon subject OF the m - momeniuous IN.
Poflauce TO the couhiy. Thcdchstcs Of that
convention, con;siuing the speeches OF Mad
ison, Henry. Mason and otl,trs, sill form val
liable comments upon the constitution Of the
United States. Cot. Woods gave his aid and
h,s VOTE III favor OF its adoption, and long
lived 20 rselire tiJe blessings OF i,s PRACTICAL
ops ration, aud To approve oi the cuurse which
ne ihen pursoed he NAV prossibly have been
The last surviving member OF that distin-
guished body. lie subsequently, served his
county, at intervals, Zoe several Years as a
member OF the Legislature Of Virginia. He
enloyed personal acquaintance With many
oi the distinguished fathers Of our country
end many years after The occurrence had the
pleasure OF meeting aud conversing with the
iliusirious lafayette, upon the dislstrou.
scenes OF jamestown, la which they had both
bern personally engaged Col. Woods wa,
early commissioned magistrate OF Ohio CO
and Tor long time preceding his death, was
the presiding Justice of the County Court.
/ During the war OF 1912. when Virginia was
called upon Tor hef quota OF troops. sctins
undr hi commission of Colonel Of the All
regiment OF Virginia militia. lac org1niEel and
mustered II into service; aud in obedience "a
Ioritr3, commenced his march to the place oil
rntrzTons. Alter sdv8nciug some srvent,
I or righly miles, his or,lers were Coun,eTman,
drd, ths government in the meantime hsvioe
deutnined upoQ treaty OF peace, anl lhe
soldiers werr dls5in,iel aud returned tu thcil
homes.
;. Cd. Woods returned to his farm. anil b,
the gsdual advance OF property, purchased b,
h'm IA eauy times. became possessed Of az
ample estate. a few years after the esiab
lishment OF The North Western Bank of Va
he vas chJ,cn 90 the presidency OF that in
s,itIiion, which Office be held for upwards o
iweniy successive ye9rs, unit his death,
he acted i0r several yesfs, (uniil his resign
atom as pension agent. or almoner Of III
bounty of she government, TO many suryivin
soldiers of the revolution % whose comfoT
ani support b, often contributed from hi
own means. His political principles wer
formal with The formation OF our government
anA hsft ff.,. a.
ional policy advocated b. the great Wing par
" Of the present day, 20 BE- in accordanr
with those OF tls wise aud p1,roiic founder
at our institutions, he always gave that part
/ las cordial support. Vie was truly Virsin
mn, and warmly attached to the soil and in
situations OF his native State hospilslie an,
kml IN his residence. AMI ibsrai To all win
stool ~ need. lie was man OF enlarge,
intelligence aud closs Obsefyftion. aud EN-