The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-04-11
I0urrtisell.ent.
From the Sunday Mercuiy.l
Fannie Lee Townsend ana Husband,
Gen. John Sydney Jones of Penna.

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Inc movements OF these worid-knowh al
yocates OF National jubilee embracing
Scientific reform, Free Speech, ffee Lana,
&c, attract universal attenilon.-on recent
tour through parts OF New England they were
| thus announced as visitors at our most rcch-
erche hotels. desccndent OF three reVoIu-
tiona1y o1llcerS, all oil them oil hgh rank IN
the New England me- IN her Feligious as wei,
as poh,ical ancestry by the most rei'nea ana
eXaiteo 1htGllect' ana by her own uh'irlhS
apofs III lne redemption OF humanity MIS-
Jones IS justly entitled TO the rank which she
now holdS as p'oneerof the women OF America.
irooaoly TO oiiiccr OF inc American hevo-
lu'ioh haa greater expression OF SyinRa'ny
from inc la'her OF ms country 1eorse aSh-
i,'s'on' 'ha'' Mrs! d. ',ater''at S'an1'a,ner'
captain John oioVer, oil MarDlehcau' MASS
MS la'hei OF lle same name, uehGrai John
ulover' was bosom friend OF ocl,. aSh,hg-
ton, ana, win Zen. Lee, near reiative' Snar-
ed the confidence OF the Gominander,in,C hei
at trenton saratoga ana other Dattie iieiuS.
MS name stands prominent among thoSe VINO
endured All inc 'rlalS ol 'he uay. Inc 'ecoruS
snow lhat nc was WIN hh"N' Hieeh' ana
Others on ,he 'rlai OF MAJOR Ahure' 1T INC
most D., clitical pef'ou Oh t''e l|e'ol"s'oh
ne ioiio"l''S let'cr iio'h ven, aS'''',st'''
10 zen oloFcr' rc'eaiS' Pioo"o'y' one Vi ,!''
H'oH' interesting cP'SooeS III 'hc PilNa.e POM
'c"i Poi'io"u '!'Hto'y VI 'iie a'' "sE'c ~. ,'"e
PeHoe''ce' ms 'aSofi'e so'i VI c'''' u'oNer
''"o o'e'' syn " m i"'oG " eo','c' YIN Wv
So""S MUMMY, Inc s"'''i' anu m'"'''''
sp''l,,'', "iori 'Ne auspices v. il"hN''h' 'e"-
'o. '' .i'1'' i' e., III ou' oV.i'll. =,
N'p' 'on'i "loIei Oh ms re'ur r was oitner
snsnensr If his father and q vonn,r VITA Iwit5
AN infant daughter. who afterwards married
Cant C"or~n lro, tLar,thnr nC MrS Jn,ns
NAV bc ima,,iurd No,withstand,n~ the rv.
crlions of Gen. Burcoync and other prominent
British prisoners to find lidinrs Of linn all
was fr1iilnss. For twenty voarS hi widowed
bride daily lonrcd to hear his footsteps, and
then rave her land to n gentleman bclonpinq
IN - family Of the same stamn !. and almost
equal rank in fine New Enylond limo.
It required no LITTLE self Sacrifice and natri.
ot;s,n on the mart of Gcn. Glover to mass iudr
meut on Major Andre. when death to his own
son mipht have been the result of retaliation.
The old General had frequent conversations
with Gen. Washington and Gen. Burroyne
after his surrender to Gen. Gates, at Saratoga,
with reference to the probab]e fate of his son
and the best means of cffactinp his release On
norolc or exchange If he had hnen c,nInrnd
SHARING in thc anyictv ofthc father and vonnr
wife annreciatinr his devotion to fine conn.
try. and maybe anxious to satisfy General
Glover that want of confidence in hiS relative
General Lee did NOT extend to him. almost in
the midst or one IF the most bntlv contested
fields oC the Rcvnlution. tho petnr patti,
nouscs. to reassure his old fr;cnl Tho d@G.ot
Of the enemy. and his continued attachment
>,, N.,.,.-.. r, I1,,,.',,,
-'A-Ai' -'Io-> "o 91n.n IoONl .lUe"h'
~, H., (y,,.. ''i 'u'i'' i''0'
S,p.-I hoyn tho boror ~ ;rf,rm Won that
,t ecve, o'r,ncI ,.ostnrd,,, ,n,.r;,,r notI
ormios odvanrcd On o,nh othor A. nno,'
thew met ON ,hc nronnf. unar Monmouth
Court House. where an acl;on commenced
We forced the enemy 10 retire n' and enran'ncJ
on the field of battle. They took strong
most in our front, well secured ON both Ganks
by Il morass and thick woods, and remained
there till midnight. at which time they re.
treated. 1t is not at present in my power tc
give more minute account of this affair. but
will have the pleasure of giving poa the par.
ticulars at some future opportunity. As soor
as the men are properly refreshed / will march
toward the North river as expeditiouslv as
the distance and the intense heat of the wealth.
er will permit THE posts m the R.ghlaad,
have, no doubt been properly attended to
and secured The cnemy's shIps have mad,
their appearance at Sandy Hook, and ar,
preparing to receive their troops, who viii
probably lose no time in cnbarklng.
am, with great respect, Sir
1our most ooealeht servant "r
~ "Eo' " ASniNilToN'
T. D. Hlneo the evacuation Oh rhliaaeiph'a
at moderate ca'cula'lon, between SIX nun
urea anu one thousand oeSer'efS nave came
III from the enemy
The following extract. nearly two years
afterwards, proves that Gen. Washington hat
peculiar and private understanding and con
tidence with Gen. Glover, when he, witt
prophetic foresight, a!ludes to the posts in
the Highlands"
"The board having maturclv considered
these facts, do also report to his Excclcncv
General Washington, that Major Andre, Ad
iutant General to the British army, ought t,
be considered spa from the enemy: and thai
agreeably to the law and usage of nations, il
is their opinion he ought to suffer death.
NATHANIEL GREEN, NJ. g.. President.
Sterling, Maj. Cen, j. Stark, Brig. Gen
II. Howe, Nj. e., i. Hand. b. G.,
A. st. Clair, NJ. e., s. IL. Parsons, B. G..
Steubcn. Nj. g., j. Glover h. Ct. Art