The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-17

ssv vs q. asy sno he s0,aay Of ssvsn conss~
mis- the triumph Of peace and thas The - q wsr.
,Oud ali unite they had mourn, tn SuSs sSsI dssiS
lad deprived thsm Of one Of their iuv;Sa ruests. |
ss0 as on b s' sSs1y Ps.0 s''nsy hsa s.d
Blu, what more htS place nan ,hls' could lave been
selected for oelebrson Nike this and VI, AT more memora
Bile occasion N our co n H's.ory ould DO chosen for
OF the native granite tho spot whore the deed
witch they wOud oHnlnsmorsso, had been perfau mod,
would copeiNn thai task
RonrK ssooY D. G. NJ resp oudsd, accepting the Sxce
Masonic fraternity 20 law e corner stone on the
site adjoining the stand, With bs foiscsng eAerosss
Strain of music.
Prayer by Few. Mr. Chg -ch
Lowering Of tie ccrnf amid solemn strain Of
Invocation Of t.cssp, by Rev Ev. Church.
Conservation Of the stone By aDDoiutisg With curn,
wine ard oil, eMee1 s'ic Of heath plenty arc peace
BLESSING BY Rev Mr.. CAvrch.
M kAooY tnen proceeded 70 address tee 0semblage
appropriately b ne occes4ou
A B ocsGEx, Preeisrc. returned thanks to tho Ma
sonc fraternity for their attendance, to which the @.
returned harF and wisnrd the assocsson God speed
ing unable attend, from Presidents Van Buren, and
Franklin Fierce and Governor John A. King.
Hen Ass,A Psssifs was then introduced, and spoke
nuoetant6 " So follows
In sddyusn 10 the ceremopies that they had inst Wit
nersed xy the foundation Of monument 70 the the
morS " the v r,rous dead they there also for the
purTse OF celebrating the anniversary Of of the
fe-sss that occurred during the American
revolutionary struggle he might ssyene Of the most bril-
h exploits the hisoryo warfare
u less undertaking than the stCrming Of fort
strongly desepded by nature ana oy ART defen led By
heavy ordnance and 600 men-she storming Of fort OF
that description by three hundred men, winou loaded
mu.is and seey BY the baycoes Those skilled IN war
pare With spy in the HISTORY Of the world And they
might well this day be proud Of it, one that they should
reaembtT I'll hand down N the Attest poserity
ample 70 others II proper thai they should look
briefly 9. the circumstances or the transaction Itself and
TO the pocar situation Of the country when &C ,urred.
n Tor; planted Of The fastnessesees Of The
Point t. IKE other fastnesees had been alternately
PEG ~ one sae ans Oe 0ner during 'p no Ss
fore nst. Gil there fastneeses were taken pos
sessian OF by tho British forces, with the design Of
advancing TO The North NEE! Burgoyne and 81 Ledger
But fotusaely Burgcy ne had surrendered at Saratoga
and St Ledger at Fort Sansix and the British had
tu-,ed the city OF New York just above this that
Washington had bis besdquarers aud the necessity
OF securing these fasnesses for the completion Of his line
CT communication It he thought the last of March,
1879 In April, that be took steps " orfy this fort
we'll az Fort lafayette upon the Opposite SIDE Then the
for' was guarded bus bs abanifu of neu ard the British
came up with fifteen or sixteen thousan men and ok
posses-nn without striking blow, IS also Of Fort lAra
yete this about The LIST June, l77s It strongly
forti6eda by them with heaviest 0rdL apne and they
garded best poiat for deien ting tho prog up
the river. They placed six hundred here, tried
impregrabie This was the state Of things when Wash
ipgton conceived the idea of retakiug the place.
he asked Gen Wayne he would undertake this sxpedi
ton which he had planned, which TO take without
loaded musket, armed wi bAyOnets under circumstances
that would quire the utmost courage Ia the brea Of The
soldier he submitted bis plan 70 Wayne aud asKet him
II be would undertake the command Of ouch expedition.
raid Wayne ''ii storm hell i.en 4 you viii only
lay tho pau he had confidence in the skill Of his gene
raj II the 18th July. 1879. that Wayne started
from Sandy Beach, twelve fourteen miles above,
came BY rugged and most impassAole route
scene Of bis labor thus il wa that At hAfpsst eleven
he prepared TO make the stack Washington hAd prefer
,su n ne AsSt should DO MADE duTins me nrst
cause be said was the practice TO storm ortresses
Al the early hour Of the morning when the garrison were
nAf hal AlaUn and tvwoluo tAnSU
brought his up to the He had wait for the
receoing Of the tide and a. Was Of his walk
pass the pen,,pehS He would tell them rners was an
old negro slave Of CAp<an lambs Who though his skin
Vas black bad ~ good heart - any body. He Was In
habit Of coming The sell berries officers
and men, who were always anxious To see him. They
less he in the night he had 70 hoe s day for
bis master. They were therefore obliged TO give him the
counerten and be promised TO come and he did come
TO be sure dressed pain farmers They passed the
serunes and gave the soantersisn, and the tive
and Sas s sesa We.
were divided into pares OF $50 men EACH the one divi
TO be led by Wayne himself and the other by General
Mulenburfh and Col P9er The advance Of zach party
was guard Of twenty men, called the fororp hope"
whosc task Il wsso clear the obstrucons Thcy we're 10
be the frs to expose themselves to the deadly Ere OF the
enemy, without being able 10 return II s,hey marched
Before the party entered the enclosure they
discover ed and exposed 70 deadly IRE, and Wayne
stIack by susket ball ~nh what he thought a
tai wound He spoke 10 his aids, and wished To be taken
"
the who entered FORT and by mercy of
God spared oDg after eight the battles OF ts country
did be nc, mention that they bad day with hem OF
the brave who led tbs, band and Of the three
out OF twenty who survived the attack That seventeen
twepaebs OF the vanguard should have persisted would
tufee 10 show the effectiveness OF the Brsh fre. We.
when hey came 70 count the killed and wounded they
found that while they bad ins. bu, fifteen kod aud
eighty three wounded there fay three the 8rish
killed, and over Eve hundred taken prisoners.
One thing be would notice and that the humanity Of
Ia n n
b itch surrendered. He like 10 see humSnty and bra
very 90 together II was q brilliant scsion, the whole
country appreciated, Congress passed resolutions OF
thanks TO ,hcm, and gave medals to General WAYNE
and Colonies De Floury and Poser Bs, another
in announcing the victory 70 General Washington
He bad coptcd this, and YES all hs hal copied, and
ss,s .so s be .SSs .p 0''d'd only three
sror PoryT, Jdiy Is, 1871
nr,s GpwAI-rhe fort and pr!.onrrs Win OIL Jack
ours. Our officers and behaved lis m. n who
were determined to be free Son,s %o.' Te'sscs,aly,
This the victory, and every American citizen
should cherish 10 "reminiscences and teach liza
bic events 70 his children They sheule IN this world
pause and look back 70 the history Of their country and
contrast The scenes Of the present day with the dsinte
rested services Of Revolutionary fathers We shoud
prOas largely by shc~e oomparisops, and 10 ,hc'o
Gay. days , OF l sy We oouid learn maos from
ne sTp naor ,s se,s S,sss men .aI have
severed would be from ec OF those prnc ples OF
kevou,ouary times me people Of this State seened 10 be
full Revolutionary "reminiscences. He glad q this
spirit and hoped that emulation vcud accompany recol
lection while contemplating those Let them
this mossmebt OF he granite which lay around
i site and when the monArchis Of Europe would
either awaken rsmofse strike him with When
the OF America v, will point forvarf TO
the reward Of patriotism and vaior.
Hon BxrJGyS r. Bsuw then introduced ~ the
President, and though IN fecble beahh delivered ad
drees Few indeed be ,ad had been the words SPOKEN
on tnat memorable night whom Geo Wayne and his asso
dscs assembled here, and he hoped, Ike t,o other
speakers 70 emulate them ~ least In that res ,ect
this oocaesn. he ecaied The neglect of Coogrcss
70 properly dedicate this spot 70 The attention Of poerty
by erecting suitable nsouumeut and reoiced that that
neglect V be supp led BY the free win offerings Of the
people. what could be sppro pste IN this wien
the Revolutionary tsolf had been commenced and
carried through oy the people AID When In future sses
his monument seen would rot ory
sbe deeds Of Wayne bot also the Of the ct1eoa
Of Rock and and nther countias WHO bad erected H.
KtL.sTrs BRd-oEs then addressed the meet ne
pop motioq decided tba, children should be nd
miusd 70 snnda membership payEep; Of twenty 70