Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-10-07
Romansse Tnc.arnt of the nevolat1an.

A segies of interesting skeseaeS Ffnm the pen of the lase Mt. BeeksaghAn. of Basson has seeentfy eevlvea many rrTnaskabie incidents ef tha AAaerts can Fesoias'on- Amsag oshera he gave aa aseenht ot the '.Aticmpt to blow ap the Eagle maa. a.of- wes of .he Battery at New York, In JuIy, I1Tsn and attributed that danng enterprise to aperScu named Shipraan. This has drawn ferth aa afsiele nom pT. Haaaael H. ? Lee of New YuFk, ig - hafh Ae shows conclusiveiy that the actaal hero of tho Ad venture was hls father, GaEialn EGta Lee a dls- nngusshed paGras and solder of the resaiaisoa Ia snpPart ef thus the following obituary aal3ee k FN pubsishei, which was written bt GAaFi6N GsnwalI kSl-, sea 0g tt0v. Roxer 6FSwold, ct Gonuectie6k. and inserted in the New York '' Commercial adM vcrtiscr" " of November Ia, ts@t. The story is svsry remarkable and romantic, aud wili not be the les interesting so ouF readers when we state that the gallant officer referred ia WIS she grandfather of Dr, Lee. ot tas city s--Messis Rseisser,
 @ Dsed al Lyme. Canweetieat. on the 9eth tilt. Captsin EEa Lee, aged T2, revolutionary osIinef. lt IS not little remarkable that tAts officer s the only man Of whom # can be sad that be fought ,he enemy upon land. apon water. and under the water. TAe latter mode ef warfare was as foa- logs;-
 "Mhen tAe Tsrit;ss fleet iaY n the north rivsr, ofPesl,e to the efty 0l New York, aud while 0eni Washington had possession of the city. ha was very deSiFous t6 be rid of saeh ueizhhofss A Mir Bushnell, of Sayhrook. Connecticut. who had tho genius of a Patton, constructed ah-maEane ma ehine, of caraia f9pn, bound tagethcr with iron
 
 crank and seglss, could navigate 1t 10 any depth under water. In the upper pau was affixed yer. iical SercWy flor be purpose of penetrating ship3 bottoms, and to this attached a magAxiae of powaeE within which was T clock, which, on being set to run any gwen tune, would, when run down. spFtAg gHn-loek and an explosion woald follow, The .Magns 1pnrtlef {so called was ax- snlaed by 9eDctai W asalBgtoa and approved. To preserve SceE@cYsAf was superintendent within m encloSea yard in % 10 90 feet water, and kept during daylight locked in vesseis hold. Tho bfohef of the inventor was io be the person to navigate the machine into action. but ia sinking it the hrst time, he declined the service.
 '' General Washington, unwilling Co relinQuiah the object. requested Major General Parsons to select pesseD, n whom he could coaiide, vnun- ianiy to engage in theentsrptlSe. The latter being wei! acquainted with the befoc spfiis the patTiot- ism, and the firm and steady courage of the de- ceased above mentioned. immediately comman- eates tue plan and the eiisr, which he accepted, observing that his life was al General Washlngton's service. After practising the machine, until ke understood tss powers of balaneing and moving under water, q nisht was fixed upon for The d. tenpt. General V ashington and his associates n tlle secret took theI stahons upon Ihe roof of ( house in Broadway, anxiously awaiting the result. MUrang came. and no intelligence could be had of the sRirePsd submarine navigator. snoE could the boa which attended him giye any aec0nnl of hun, after parting with nIn he first part of the nght. While these anxious spsetaioFs were about to give hlin ap as lost, several baFges aeen t0 start suddenly from Governors issaad. thea n pozsae- sion of the British, and p73eeed towards sone oh- feet near the Asia ship sf he lins. As suddenly they seen to put aboa and steer for he island with spragiag oars. In iwo or three inmates an explnsioa took place, which aroused the whole city and region. The enenys ships took the alafm-- signals werg rapidly gven--tbe shlps cut their cables, and proceeded te the Hook with all possi- bic despatch. sweeping their bottoms with ehaHa,
 
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 "Dafing this scene of eonsteEnation the deceased came to the surface, opened the brass head of his aqaate machine, r0se up, and gave sgHal tor the boat to come to hun; but they could not reach hin until he agan deSce nded andeT whier, t0 ayeid the enefnys shot from the islpnd who had discov cred him, and commenced firing in hs ~ske. Has- ing fofced hifnseif against strong current under water uDiil without the reach ol he shot he was taken in tow, aud landed al the Battery, amidst great crowd. He reported himself to General Washington. who expressed his entire eatizfaeti0n that the object was effected without the loss of hves
 '.The deceased was under the Asia,s bottom more than two hears, enaeayofiuR to penetrate hef copper, but in van. He frequently came up under her stern galleries searching fur exposed plank, and could tear he senunels cry. Once he was dlScoseTed by The watch on deck, and heard them speculate upon hun, and concluded that drtfted log hSd pa,d them visit He returned to hsF keel and examined R fore and aft, and then pro- ct.sdcd ko soEns other ships but io ths lnpeEsi- 7bihty of penelfatlng their copper, for want of resisting power, hpndredS owed theH lives. The longest space Of tuls lie conld Eenaa,n under wa ter was two bours. tFoI a particular description 0 ihs submarine curiosity, sec Slllimans Journal oi Arts and ScIenees.}
 The deeeascd. during inc war. ever had the confidence and esteem of the commander in. chef. and WIS frequently employed by hun secret B9ssi0ns of lnpaTtannc. lie fought with hifa at Trenton saa A5issasstth. Al BfaaAysHss the hllt of hts swa'sd was shot away, and his hat aud coat were penetrated with the enenys balls. On the return Di psSte he lad aztde the habilmenks of war, and relugDed to hts farm where, like Cincin- aatus he tiled hs lands lntl called hy the great Commander Bi- ebiet to the reglaas above. He died without an enemy" s4aas AN USaEaxAHsso Srsag EsT1cr,--A effcun- stance psoyocaiiss of hearty and general laughter took place cn Monday, dnrsng the performance oi tie last and most impressive scene m the play of JWlas Csesa Mr Saaaenhof sustained the character oi Brutas hs was at that passage where, after aH agmY had heua defeated, he reqnssas his freedom 10 kiil Aaa and Eesolsea aemInsl suicide Al hs Junctgte a geaerable i0okiHg goal, wiih a long beard, made his sppNaYance al The xl6e seenes, aRd look deliberate survey of the house. 'she adienes st Tal saTpEsed at this Bosal appasitS0a, S0fsi iaio t2afs Of iaagbte to lAe svsdeHi horror aud astOnlshiaeH q the tfaged;am, t0 whose ears tac unlocked isf sounds we're t aBgeF proclamation. Iiie cause 0; the faesriEsBi walked deliberately o9~n to tbe sO0s-bgiis aRd stared at the audience, wbose fosss ot laughter suon startled hln, and af7Ne htn once nle5e apon the stage in the n1san- tune Btaias stabhed himself wish as much tragic dignaiy Ss posSse uadzT Inc circumstances. cover. ag ma face SilA ais robs. The goat sessng hiI isi, waiksd over to the pFossfaie BYulus, hek q sHiif af hip. aud then. sa3idkt louder tOafs o laughter tfsH ever. ia which the actass ioined Trnaesed oH the sssge.-- Lassrgsst TSmss.
 CogGFssV sY AagEzrtsEa EagST.--Ssnse time ago { ghoenakefia ia Hsffs belnx n wanf of wife, adsss. tised fsF aae, and st the tune and place sptos steS was glet by female. Hosh asse sa eagBesL I'm shoe makes, boseseT, nnspukIiy seemed 10 De 0 the same cpsnioa tiag Ksns Pedro s4s with reaaft ie hsS wsie, Mary If Auagen ihai she was toa ss hanas0hne sise iesaht hs gpu4, so thasr uasesn.