Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-09
A Yankee paper thus pothciically describes
The iain,ins ola lahy.


DlED-ln this ~Yiriaity on the LTD ulf.
Capt. OLIVER BROWN. la The 10 year 81
has ege.
Capt. Oliver Blown was borni ia Lexington.
Massachusetts,. Those OF his ancestors who
tame 10 Am nca wcrs aln1nsst IA, first Set
tiers os TIA Msssichus.tts Colony. Captain
Brown was born shDltthc tuns when England
b,gm To appear in q hostile Character anil as
hc grew up he im5ibed th0ss sentiments of
p~stfio,isin which induced him roianlsrly. to
grasp The sword a. the FIRST outbreak oil thse
evolution.
Captain Brown happened in Boston on the
very day on which the memorable act OF throw
ing the tes overheard wss performed. The
nlusualexciternen which preceded this event
did not escape his observation but he return.
cd To Cambridge without having discovered
the cause OF IL. lie had seen enough 20 CON
vince him that a bold snl decisive step Was
about 60 b. taken, and, he SAYS, he became
20 restless with anxiety that hc determined TO
beoosne an eye wttness vi whatever might
happen. Accordingly he went buck TO Bos-
ton pom repairing To the place where the
tea ship was nding. ne saw the party. WHO
consigned ihe tea TO the waves, enter the
snip. dressed IA the costume aud painted like
Mohawk Indians, and N by onc lac saw
them throw every box into the sea. Ia
49, R@f ~ a 0a Ao a lNNtH lis lille
II necessary, ia defence Of his country. lie
became a warner in feeling aud inderd-and
We next hnt han engaged at Lexi0gtou, in
me hrs; batile OF the revolutionary war. Ii
viii b. remembered that Lord Parcy, with a
reinforcement of men and two feld pieces.
marched Rom Boston 20 strengthen the pariy
which bad undertaken the destruction Of the
AnleTtcan military stores at CuncOrd-and
iAai he met uiai party on their return from
Concord al lexington. where q skifmish took
place, IA which Lord Perrys oannons were
employed, La hat shimish Captain Brown
was engaged and although lac escaped injury
himself hc saw hts comrades all dead al his
s'de--eui down Nv the FIRST discharge Of arlil.
icIy ia the revolution.
when tie British commenced their retrcs,
20 Boston, the Americans, OF whom ~ Cant.
Brown was one, annoyed them until within
gun Shot o, thc British foriihcaiions. The
war had NOW commenced. The pcscetuiavo.
%oations OF lie were abandoned, aud thousand,
rushed with one accord so Bunker's Hill
Who're the great battle of the 18th OF June
100 vas fought. With ihe events of thsl
day all are acquainted and il Is only neces
sary 90 state ierc, iliat Captain Blown di,
not siawi am.ong the spectators. " ho thrunge,
tbe windows and house tops OF Boston 10 view
the fierce ~stnIggle from 0isr. He mingle,
~ she connict and Jaw his brothers fall aFoum
him like ,hc lee YES oi autumn. After thi
battle, he received a commission rs Capisi
lieutenant Of Artillery, and had the cotnman
OF two 6eld pieces.
After the evacuation Of Boston by the Bn'
ish troops, Capt. Brown, with the prinoipI
part of ihe force under Gen. Washington, I,
moved 10 New YORK, where be was engage
subsequently, in the battle OF York Islam,
Whist there he performed tie ouly act bic
as a soldier, he had ever cause TO regret.
~ well known hat a statue of The King
, E02laDd stood n---s street, New York 70
This statue. occupying a place ~ comspicuou
> was an object ot peculiar hatmd With M
Americans and Captain Brown one day dct,
y mined 90 remove this mock majesty from n
seat Of honor. At night he to0k about lor,
men. one half Of whom wcr. saiiof. and ann
: strong ropes, ani proceeded TO q dark ali,
|, Immediately opposite the. statu.. The sal
Ors fastened The rope 20 Tie statue. The ma
~ in the alley pulled al tie rope bat il bfak
!, IL was fastened again, aud this time they sa
ccctcd 10 pulling IL over an iron fence svhit
separaied u from the pavement. That nig
T. the deed ssss not generally Known. Ca n
next u spread ihFough the whole AIneno
mnEs, and when u came 10 Gen. Wsshin
b tons cars he condemned u IN the simpg,
~ language, which caused the rsgTet Of CANA
c. Brown mentioned hsfonc. in pursuauee
tnc 0rders oi q superior. the statue was sef
ad rated by Capt Brown, lsom is non snp..
ei AMI sent 20 The laboratory, 90 be moulded n
bullets, for thc usc ~ the arny. Alihon
The set cnald not bc concealed. Ire perao
concerned in "a prevented thcif ogcncg I'm I
YER matter iGom hccoming public.
eh A short tine bitcf thiseycnt Gen. Wssh{,
ton lcit New York ADD occupi,i U,r.
Heights. CsPtaia Bro va wss IN de en,s.
% ment a thai place as commando a T,
J. men and two field pieces. HAVING s1,sne
II, too aria the pursuit Of ihe enemy. he en-
,e htmstf in danger Of loiug BIZ field eiel,s
~ We sized hold q one at thc wagons fn a.
~ los men, hlleen Of whom bad bcen killcI !
he wounded. whfn Gen. Putnam rode h, =
and sid 70 bin, $50 long BE- otio,r viii /,