New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-20

down 10 table without Changing w $1,000 a. well
evening" writes bis see''ary' "' 'pp''
as usual ..o,r ,ros .hree inches
ON The following morning the snow wa 1ne ,s
deem and . falling which prevented HIM rom .aA.n5
his usual ride. He complained o. sore TIC ssser.
Id .,Ien,y taken cold the Jay before ln Ihe nv
"or he weather cleared up and he went our on W
Grounds between the house and the n.er, 80 ma
come trees which were to DC cut down. ~ MA hoa -.
Which had hung about hm mihrSags ;ne any s''"
toward night but he made light oi II. . T.,
He was very cheerful IN the evening, os no sas ~ "
The neTlor with Mrs Washington and Mr, Lear, anu7
D !, q himself with the papers which had ocen ptos
fIom the Post Once. "heh nc s' va son5 A.
,erestng or entertaining, be would reah Z aloIn
Ill o. 6i honrsepess would permit, or he isensI snd
,,sdc occasional comments, while Mr.. Lear read 'he
debates of the Virginia Assembly. ,., .h., h..
On retiring to bed, Mr.. Lear sugges'ed ina no
sbonld take 50 netting 10 relieve the cold 40, ,s
pIied he 'you know never take anything ior 'o''
Let il 20 as Il came ~ III .,rs
In tie night he was taken extremely III ""n Ss"o
and difficulty of breathing. Between two ara tnfee
n'cioct in he morning be swOke Mrs. Warrington.
Who wonld have risen 10 call servant, but he "9nli
NO, hermit her lest she shonld take cold. ~ usy
break when the servant woman entered 20 max nIJ
ba ,,as sert In call Mr. Lear. lie found the Generai
h,eatLipg with difficulty, ard hardly able 10 u,te,
word intelligiby. Washington desired ina, Dr.
who lived in Aexandria should pe sen, io., shonIJ
he summoned. 10 bleed him before the doctor eouia
arrive. - :, -. L.. wh.,oxer
la
and almost sufiocatcd. Rawlns made his appearance
soon after sunrise, but when the Generals aEm wss
ready for the operation, became agitaied. Don 20
afraid said the General "a well IA he conid speak.
ps n,aJe nm ipcisior. "The orifce is not large
crougb said Washington. The blood, however, ran
pretty freely and Mrs. Washington, uncertain whether
The treatment was proper, and ieariul tha' 700 nu;
HOOD might be taken begged Mr. Lear TO stop IL.
When he was about TO unite the string the General pa.
up his hand 10 prevcn. him. and as soon q, ne souIt
sneak murmured, "morc, more" but Mrs. Washing-
Al. All
after about half pin, of blood had been taken TX,
terna applications were now made to the tnroat, ani
his feet were bathed in warm water, out WITHOUT
aifordipg any relief. ,,,
nine, and two other physicians DIS. Dick and Dr9wp,
we've called in. Various remedies were tried, and ad-
ditiora bleeding, bnt all of no avail.
" About halfpast four O'Clock writes Mr. Lear,
"he dc sired me to call Mrs. Washington TO his bed
side when he requested her To go down into bis room
and take from his desk two Wills which she would md
looking them he gave her one, which he observed
was useless being superseded by the other and de-
sired her to burn it, which che did, and took the other
and put il into her closet.
After this was done returned to his bedside and
took bis hand. lie said to me: find am gong;
my breath cannot last long. believed from the frst
that the disorder would prove fatal DO you arrange
all my late military letters and papers Arrange ,s
about them than any one else; and lei MI hawins
finish recording my other letters which ne has begnn
told him this would be done. lie then asked 1
recoleced anything which II was essential for him 10
do as he had but a very short time to continue with
us. told him that could recoect nothing; but that
hoped he was not so near his end. lie observed,
sn ling that he certainly was, and that, as 1t was the
debt which must all pay, he looked TO the event
with perfect resignation.
In The course Of the afternoon he appeared 70 be In
great pain and distress from the difficulty OF breath
ing and frequently changed his posture in tho bed.
Mr.. Lear endeavOred TO raise him and turn him with
a. much ease possible. 8" am afraid fatigue you
too much the General would say. Upon being as
it is debt We must pay to each other, and hopc
when you want aid of this kind, you will find it,
His servant, Christopher, had been in the room
during the day, and almost the whole time his feet.
The General noticed il In the afternoon and kindly told
linn to sit down.
About five o'clock bis old friend, DIR. Crak, came
again into the room, and approached the bedside.
FDocior,' said The General :" / die hard but am
not afraid to go. ! believed from my first attack,
that should not survive Tiny breath cannot last
long" The doctor pressed his hand in silence retired
from the bedside, and rat by the fire absorbed in
grief
Between five and six the other physicians came in,
and he assisted TO sit up in his bed. feel am
going, SAID he; d" | thank you for your attentions,
but pray you TO take no more trouble about me; let
go Of quietly; cannot last long, lie lay down
again all retired except DR.. Craik The General con-
tnurd uneasy and restlcss, but without complaining,
Further remedies were tried without avail in the
evening. He took whatever was offered him, did az
he was desired by the physicians, and never uttered
sigh or complaint.
=" About ten O'clock writes Mr.. Lear, " he made
several attempts to speak to before he could effect
il. At length he said, " am Just going. Have me-
deccntly buried and do not let my body be put into the
vault in less than three doys after am dead" ibowed
assent for could not speak: He then looked at me
again aud said, "Do you ur derstand INC - Irepled,
Yes" "Iis wei, }" said he.
Abont ten minutes before he expired (which was
between ten and eleven O'clock his breathing became
easier. lie lay quietly; he withdrew his hand from
mine aud felt his own pulse. / his cOun.enance
change. | spoke to DIR. Craik who sat by the 6re.
He O the bedside. The Generals hand fell from
his wrist took it in mine and pressed il TO my bosom
Dr. Crak put his hands his eyes, and he expired
without struggle or SIGH"
While We were fixed in silent grief Mrs. Washing
top who seated at the foot of the bed, asked with
firm ard collected voice, " IL he gone !" could
lot speak but held mp my hand as signal that he was
All is row over; shall follow him; have no
moro trials to pass through"
The volume is illustrated by an engraving Of
Pesles portrait of Washington, and view Of the
tomb OF Mount Vernon. II also contains in an ap-
pendix, interesting chapter on the portraits of
Washington from forthcoming work by Mr.. H.
i. Tucbeman.
WORKS OF MICHAEL DE MOXTAIGNE. A Low aud
carefully revised edition Edited by q. W. WcHr. yols
l.no. Derby Jackson
The admirers OF the rank-hearted and free.spoken
old GascOn essayist will welcome this complete ed
on OF bis work, both account OF the diligence and
care which have evidently been devoted to is pre-
partition, and the uncommon neatness and precision
Of It's typographical execution. 1t is founded on laz
Nts Lordcn edition. with important corrections and