Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
COL. VIM. LEDYARD.

.O' W "'' AS0 Ni0S ""Sp " N state of Connecticut, appointed to pro tect the sea coasts of the State, in the rank and with the pay and emoluments of Colonel in the Continental Army - His command was independent of militia regulations and control. He had regu- lar notifications erected at New London and Groton, and a corps of artillery to defend them, enlisted from year to year. He had also the control of the harbor oi New London and the armed vessels. He sustained his command more than 5ysars with reputation.
 "On the 9th of Sept, 179l, his works were assaulted by an army of the enemy of the United States, enlisted for that purposee under the command of Benedict Arnold. His men under command at that time being but few, this being bu' few, this defect was in some measure made up by his relatives and friends, whose courage and affection prompted them to mingle fortunes with him, and not abandon the works which the State relied on. They were accordingly de tended with intrepid and unavailiug res olution, until overcome with numbers. Fort Griswold was taken by storm, and the garrison put to the sword. Col. Led yard was the first who was slain after the enemy entered the works-his death was made ,he signal for the unexampled slaughter which ensued, and seemed to be given as license for the singular barbarity which accompanied the dread. ful execution, we'll known to this honor able Assembly.
 When the kind providence of God soon permitted day of rejoicing in A. merica, for the brilliant success of the American arms at Yorktown, Mrs. Led, yard with her neighbors and companions in misery, had to mourn the loss of hus bands, fathers, children and brothers de- stroyed at the same hour with their houses and property, by an inhuman and desperate invader.
 Mrs. Ledyard was left with z small children, the youngest but ten days old, She struggled with the expense of their education and her own bodily infirmites 7years, until the property which escaped the flames was quite exhausted. She is encouraged to make known her case tc your honorable body and most earnestly prays this honorable Assembly to con- slider her pitiab!e case, and grant her and her helpless orphans, such relief as will be reasonable and just reward of the merits ofCol. Ledyard in the service of his country, in which he bravely died. And your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray. ANN LEDYARD. The common tradition is, that Col. L. surrendered, and was thrust through by his own sword. But if such was tho fact, is it not unaconntable that such , batbarous or rather fiendish act, shoul, be passed over in so particular Q state ment Are those persons living who cal subs!antiantiate the comm on report? w. $. P.
 TAKE CARE WHAT YOUR CHILDREN READ All books and periodicals containing fairy tales, ghost stories, nonsense, false principles, erroneous sentiments, should be hept far out of their reach. As tht sculptor with his chisel shapes the stone so do the authors your children read with their pens, fashion the immorta mind. .
 If you want them to be drive!line dreamers, instead of sober thinkers, fri volous. laughing fools, instead of sensible intelligent, and well informed membor oc society; if you want to have then crazily in love before they are out o their teens; if you want to pave the wa! for the subtleties of the accomplished Ii ber;inc if you want 10 fit them for tn ball room, the card table, and the thea ire, instead of preparing them for th' right discharge of the duties of real life then let them read the newspapers ant magazines filled with the idle love sto ries and tales of romance. with praise O charming theatrical performances anf celebrated play-actors, with accounts o ingenious gambling tricks. with notice: of field sports, grand parties, and all the trash, ribaldry and folly with which sem sual, worldly minds are filled. But ifyou wish 10 have them love God and keep His commandments, and become ornaments and blessings to society, bar your houses agant these things, infuse into their minds deadly hate of them, and supply them as abundantIy as possible, with the prac- ,ical, the instructive, the useful, the spi- ritual.
 MOUNT BENEDICT, the site of the Ursu> I;no Convant in Hho rIaetoun yvhich wa c