The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-08-04
Charles Clinton.

Charles Clinton the father of James and Geo..
Clinton, (Whose obituaries you have already pub
lished,) was distinguished in the colony of New
York, as gentleman Of pure morals strong and,
cultivated intellect, great responsibility and ex--
tensiye influence. His father, James Clinton.
was an adherent of Charles the first, (according
to McCaully's History of England, in the civil
wars of England, and an officer in his army and
after the dethronement of that monarch. took
refuge on the continent of Europe, where he re-
secretly to Scotland, where he married, and then
passed over, for greater security, to the north of
Ireland, where he died, deprived of his patrimo-
ny, and leaving Charles, (the subject of this ar
ticle,) an orphan son, two years DID,
When Charles arrived at manhood, be went to.
England, to try to recover his patrimonia estate,
but being barred by the limitation act of parlia-
ment, he returned to Ireland, and finally settled
in the county of Longford, having married Eli
zabeth Smith, the daughter of Captain in
Cromwells' army, by which connection he was
able to maintain, at that time respectable stan
ding in the county of his adoption
Charles Clinton, the subject of this memoir
was the son of James Clinton, and was born in
the county of Longford in Ireland in the year
1890
In 1929, he came to determination to emf
CRATE to British America, and baving persuaded
a number of his relatives and friends to co-ope-
rate with him, he chartered ship for the pur-
pose of conveying his little Colony to Phiadel-
phia, Pa.
By the terms of the Charter Party, the pas
sengers were to be literally supplied with pro-
visions and other accommodations, and the yes
sci was to be navigated by honest and skilful
hands.
On the Goth of May, 1929, the ship left Ire
land. Besides his wife, he had two daughters
and one son with him. After being at sea some
time, it was discovered that the commander of
the vessel was a rufian, and had probably formed
a deliberate design of starving the passengers to
death, either with view to acquire their pro-
perty, or to deter emigration
He actually killed a man, and remained so
long at sea, that the passengers were reduced to
an allowance of half biscuit, and half pint
of acater per day In consequence of which,
as may be readily supposed, many of them died,
and Mr.. Clinton lost a son and daughter. In
his awful situation, the remedy Of Selling the
Captain, and committing the navigation of the
Fessel to Mr.. Clinton, who was an excellent
occurred to the passengers; but
they were prevented by the fear of mourning the
guilt of piracy, especially as they could not Oh
tain the cooperation or assistance of the officers
Of the ship. They were finally compelled to-
give the Captain large sum of money as COM
mutation for their lives, and on the fourth of
October, he landed them at Cape Cod, being one
hundred aud tacenty. four days coming ouea',. {
After leaving the ship, she was driven from her
mornings in stormy night, and all acas lost
Mr. Clinton and his friends continued in that
part of the country until the spring of 1881,
when he removed to the county of Ulster, in the
Colony of New York, where he formed -four
shing settlement
The misconduct of the Commander of the
ressel, diverted him from his original design Os
ettling in Pennsylvania.
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