Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-19

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Europe Sir William served in the OF which he has
given to posterity the most truthful history, and as Of
fcer in the famous Light Division he earned high
puaton as brave and skilful soldier. In an obituary
notice of him, the London Times says:
Despite the remOteness which seems now to charac-
terze the figures of the great Dukes generation, Sir
VIM. Napier not of very advanced age Though
Re entered the army the last century, and fought his
last fight almost fifty years ago, he was only IA when
he overtaken by death. In his days men began to
work early The first of his nine commissions found
him lad of fourteen and he but little twenty
when be went to that great which he afterwards
to describe His extraction is remarkable
enough to deserve some MENTION for of his grand
fathers was actually the grandson of King Charles H.
and the other succeeded to the family title while MARI
borough was conducting the campaign of Families. In
the year 1906, certain Francis Scott became Lord
Napier By first marriage, he produced line OF
sons from of whom descended the present Admiral
Sir Charles Napier; by second marriage, be had
son named George. This George, in the year $751;
took to wife the Lady Sarah daughter of the second
Duke of Richmond, great granddaughter OF tie Second
Charles and previously the wife of Sir Thomas Banbury
From that union there issued progeny of heroes OF
whom William the third
The ARMY-The War Department is making extern
sve preparations to carry vigorous war against the
various hostile tribes OF Indians who have for the past
year perpetrated ourages upon emgrans and cur mails
and supply trains the Santa Fee and other routes
BY
try with the four companies of I'd cavalry under Major
Sedgewick, and two compones of I'd Dragons at Fort
Kearney, will compose expedition to cooperate
against the hostile kiowas and Camanches. The cava
nv will march on the 18th, and the dragons the LIST
of May, for Pawnee Fork Three companies of the ID
infantry now at Fort Laramie, will march on 9Th Of
May next for Fort AbercrOmbie, uuder command OF
Major Day. Company Ii, I'd infantry, now at Fort
LeavenwOrth, will march on the 9th instant for Fort
Riley and on the 25th, Guard Ii I'd infantry will march
under commend OF Ma or VESSEL, for Pawnee Fork, to
take post that place From the departments OF Texas
and New Mexico columns will be sent ont to keep hos
tile Indians in subsection, and prevent their incursonS
The time OF the departure of the troops from Fort Lea
wentworth to Utah has been changed to the LIST OF June.
Lieut. Col Buchanan is relieved from the operation OF
special order n 81 and Ma Blake OF the 1st dra-
goons is assigned command the troops ordered to
the department OF Oregon and will proceed forthwith to
st. Louis to superinend arrangements for the march
DEATH OF A VETERAN.--John Ludwig Snyder died
10 CIearfeld county, Pennsylvania, recently at the
age of one hundred and thirteen years He was ma
tive OF Michaesadt, Germany, and camoto the United
States in 1853. A paper noticing the event says:
He was with Washington when he crossed the Della
ware, on Christmas night 177G, and was i'll the battle
Of Iren ION, the Goth OF December. The light OF day
was Just breaking when the Americans drove in the out
posts of the Htssans through thick snow Storm
Snyder in the battle OF Brand ywine, September |
l777, under Lafayette. He was transferred to the
command of Sen. Wayne, and was in his defeat near
Paol Sept 20, l777 He in the battle OF German
town, October 4, l774. He encamped with Wash
ingtor at Valley Forge, December IL, l777. He has
said that the winter OF that year the coolest he
experienced Our troops, he has told US shot squirrels
and drew their skins their feet for shoes He was
in the battle of Monmouth June IS ia under ayne,
and was with Wayne at the taking OF Stony Point,
where the watchwoId was, Remember PaoG, brave
boys" He with Lafayette at the surrender of
CORVALLIS at oIktown, the 9th OF October, 1881,
and, in bis words, in many more scrimmages that
he could not remember the particulars Of" 1hIs War
ror left descendants to tie fourth generaon and to the
number OF nearly three hundred. He gun-smith
by trade, and made perfect gun when he was OI years
OF age. During the last SUMNER, he could read without
spectaces. Wien be was go, he walked to Clear
field and back, distance of nearly 80 miles and then
back again distance in all OF 60 miles, before dark,
one and the same day. He never missed Presidential
or Gubernatorial election since the very first.