New-York tribune., 1871-08-04

old French war as follows: -.
Tho sceue WAS I'm the Valley OF the Shenandol, @ no.
many miles from winchester aud the occasion an % al
buscnde OF French and Indians. MUrkdn pdu to
wv conmsndr Of the garrison AZ Winchester HIS road
lay along narrow path formed Dy nu90 Which tut
known IN that region the Hanging Took WI ,or foot
ting over stream left other nassge and the
rider but the scanty space & @ spot for an
margin Of the water course IL wa @ Ie ~ % aerce battle
amhuscade and local traditions ton oi Iarores and
which had been fought Ireic marty Of French and
Indians were lying among the rVvas ,,r n ,Io
watch for prey The first TO come within their o,s were
Morgan and his unfortunate escort INV ,I rsi snd G
we do not know for Morgan never told and his eonpan.
ions did not live 10 tell IL was tcr oiy p % au1 H., ! ~
choose his and fire. II was the work of an IN
from their saddles and Morgan reeled in his with dee
perate wound. bullet had entered the back of his
the socket OF the jawbone, and knocking out all the
teeth the left side OF his face out through the
left check The blood gushed after it, and though he
kept his scat with iron WILL he felt that his strength
already beginning to fail. The wound, he did not
doubt, was mortal; he felt that he must die; but he
srauk from the thought OF being mutated by the scalp
ing kniie of his foe. Such mems thoughts are
gans horse fleet lly had stopped short at the sudden
alarm standing motonless with expanded n0sirll ana
masters voice. That voice gone now; but leaning
over his sadde-bow, Morgan casped her neck with his
gigantic arms and as she felt the pressure she sta.eu
forward az the top of her speed The enemy saw tat ne
was wounded saw too that they could not reach @ hum
with their rifles without injurng the horse which they
were anxious to preserve and bending all their @
valued most of ALL left him to single warrior In later
life, Morgan loved he watched the expression
horses sde looking every moment 20 see his victim fall
how douOt it, aud then gradual convictph
that the horse too swift for him. and at last now ne
hurled HE t0mahawk with hand made uncertain py
anger and exeTon, and seeing that he haa nre, i co.,
turned back with yell Of bafed fury. Fortunately iOr
Morgan his horse had with the singular instinct oi n'
half reasoning animal turned back toward tle iol'
When she reached the gate her rider Was lnsenslpe-
OF scarcely less interest are Mr.. Greene's well
| Iroxr pf WILLIAMS,
Henry Lee {" Lighthouse Harry") John Eager
Howard, Francis Marion. aud other officers of the
Southern department. from which we regret that
our space fOrbids ms TO quote single paragraph
We will not follow the author in,his ,fnrther ac-
count of General Greencs campaigns' i'll ithe South
which reflect distinguished honor on tho patrloue
devOtedness the sagacity in council, and Vlgof OF
execution the power of endurance andtthe fertity
of resource, that exhibited at this disastrous
period by the indOmitable soldier The subJect al
forded enviabe opportunity TO the historian Tor
the exercise of his descriptive talents \and ne
has reproduced the eventfu scenes of the great mill
tary drama with vivid coloriDg and decisive touch
which impart the freshness Of present reality to<he
antique recollections Of the past
Upon the declaration of peace in 1888, Cen
Greene retired to private lfe intending to become
planter and to divide his time between Rhode
Island and Georgia His journey TO the North was
continued triumph. On his arrival at Wilmington,
the feeling of the people manifested by bonfres
in the streets firing of guns, and illumnat0ns OF
the houses. st Halifax on the Roanoke ball was
given in honor Of the General, who was received
with a salute Of twenty cannon. The corporation OF
Richmond presented him with an address and an in
vtation to a public dinner. Similar honors were
rendered at Fredericksburg Mount Vernon, An
napOlis and Baltimore. AS he approached Phadel-
The principal officers of the army and of the civil
department and the jealous supporters of the Revo
luton crowded the streets. Every window was oc- |
cupied by deeply interested spectators The feeling
intense. The vast thrOng silently gazed on the
chieftain and called to mind all that he had done
for them in their day Of trial When he reached the
door of the hotel long, loud shout arose: Honor
to the victor of the South Long life TO General
Greenem Then" writes one of his aids who heard
it, Il thought his triumph was complete
He arrived in Rhode Island toward the end of No
vember after his long absence from the land of his
nativity Here for the first time he saw all his chl
dren together. Honors and thanks awaited HIM
here also The principal towns in the State pre-
! sented addresses of congratulation. For the re-
mainder of his life his attention was occupied with
his private affairs. His fortune had been seriously
impaired by the expenses of his position in the army
! and by the irregularity of his pay. With young
! family to educate, he was poor man. The gr7fti-
tude of the Carolinas and Georgia came at an oppor
tune moment TO relieve him from anxiety. But III
an evil hour he had lent his name as security TO
business house. in order to enable them TO fulfill
their contract for feeding the army. The house
now became bankrupt, and from that time General
Greene was subject to the burden of pecuniary
sponsibility, which he compelled to bear until
his death. He was forced to sell the estate which
/ boJ boo al in
fine his operations to the plantation III Georgia
He was obliged to make long journeys
TO entangle himself in the meshes of
the law. and to struggle with the mOrti-
fcation and anxiety of pecuniary embarrassment.
Newport was his temporary home, though
he was often called away by his business in the
South There is stately house in Mll-st, rebc of
the best colonial DAYS and nearly in front of the old
stone milr from which the street derives it's name.
1t stands little back from the street, with an air of
dignifed retirement well suited to the semi-aristo
cratic time to which it belongs, and you ascend by
steps to the threshold trOdden by Greene.
and Lafayette, and Kosciusko, and Steu-
| ben, aud many others whose names be-
! long to history This Greene's home during
! the greater part of his stay in Rhode island
In the Autumn of 17S5 he completed his arrange
ments for establishing himself in Georgia with the
! intention of passing his Winters on his plantation
| and his Summers III Rhode Island. An agreeable
picture of his domestic surroundings in Georgia is
| presented by the author. He was lodged in a spa
cious and magnificent house. in the midst of delight
| full rural scenery. The grounds, though they had
been left to run TO waste abounded in shrubbery and
| flowers. He had fine library in which he devoted
! much of his time to au extensive correspondence
/ His table was seldom without guest. He had the
satisfaction Of watching the gambos of his children
and holding them on his knee In their youth, all
| the humor and freshness of his own renewed.
| Not many years ago. old lady was living who
/ - l.. nfln IL, H. H.. -.