The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-05-03
NO. 654.
Story Of the Last War

Potter Sullivan. of Thompson, Ohio,
communicates the following to the Pitts.
burg ADVOCATE:
rhavo been several times requested 10
publish through the Adpoeass, by those
who have heard me relatcxl-A, eiscum.
stance which transpired In the early part
Of my life, while serving a. volunteer In
the United States army during the latter
war with Great Britain--and believing as
] do that it is strong evidence In the con-
firmstion Of tbs power Of the Holy Spirit
upon the mind Of man, by which means
be is on some occasions and for specific
reasons enabled 10 foresee and foretcll com
ing events with perfect accuracy, I haya
concluded to do, though many years have
elapsed since it took place. The circum-
stances relating 10 the incident are substsn.
italy as follows:
After we had been encamped At Fort
Erie some eigh, days, we wore ordered
out on the morning Of the l7sh Of Septem.
Der, 1914, for the purpose Of surrounding
and surprising the British, which was situ.
atcd about hafa mile below. According
to the arrangement Of the commander.in.
chief, the volunteers were placed on the
left wing of the army, by which we were
compelled to march by a circuitous route
distance of some one and half miles to
reach the British cncanpment We were
arranged in platoons, and marched four a.
breast. The platoon into which I fell was
commanded by Capt John Martin. AZ.
ter we had passed over about one third Of
the distance, we entered dense forest,
man by tue name Of John Buut, who was
marching on my right, suddenly turned 10
q man on bis right-whose name was
Martin Joy-and with great agitation Of
manner and voice, urged him to step out
Of the ranks and conceal himself in tho
woods till the army had passed, and then
return 10 the fort; "for," said he, "You
will be of no benefit whatever to Us, for
you will be killed instantly by the frat
fre Of the British, and will not 30 much as
discharge your guu." And he continued
10 urge him with great earncstness and 10
great apparent excitement: to return to the
fort. But Joy utterly refused TO 20 back
and said be had rather die than 60 back.
and requested Bunt to desist from urging
him any more as be would 90 live or die.
Bunt then turned TO me, and calling me
by name, says, ~ will now state it oyor
again so that if you survive the scene you
will then know that my prediction in ref
erence to Joy is true" He then said to
me that Martin Joy would be shot dead
from the first fire from the British arms,
sand" said he "if he Is not killed instantly,
or If be discharges his gun, then | am no
prophet" We marched on slowly, and 81
lence being enjoincd by the officers as We
neared the British encampment nothing
more passed between US. Joy appeared
to be in deep meditation; and from the
fact that bis lips were constantly in motion,
as though talking 10 himself, together with
the last words he uttered, have no doubt
he was praying, as knew him to be ire.
ligious. Ho was. however, the son OF
praying parents. We continued our march
till the silence was broken by two alarm
guns fred by the British picket. The off,
GERS Immediately ordered US to form into
line; and as we did so Bunt laid his hand
upon the shoulder of Joy and said, "Yoa
are dead man in one minute" Imme.
diately the whole British guard fred upon
US, and JOY fell to the ground being shot
by ball which passed directly through
the brain, and before he had time to dis
charge lis gun. As he fell, he exclaimed.
"God have mercy on my soul| The
prediction of Bant was thus fulfle1 10 the
letter.