The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

pany. he being chosen captain and
marched to ioin Washington IN Nex Jsr-
sey- He had his arm shattered IN making
a bold and vigorous attack en- a strong
Hessian r@dosiht near Annoy. and upon
being carried from the field was attended
b. the surgeon Of Gen. Washington He
was afterwari prcsnosed 10 the rank Of
colonel
STURDY SPIRIT.
The iastirg spirit Of these old heroes is
evidenced by ar anecdo.e related az VIII
liam Norton. Connecticut settler and
the ancestor Of Mr. Benjamin Croker, Of
Walla WaIla- When he was an old man
and very feeble. on q stormy day he was
urged BY his daughter nSs to attend the
town meeting" and replied. .-In my
youth I fought for my counsry's liberty.
and now in my old aga shall sustain IT.
Samuel Brewster. OF New Windsor.
Orange county. N. T.. from whom Mr.
James N. brewster. Of this city, Is de-
seconded. served his country by using his
strong arm in forging the chain which was
stretched across the Hudson river AT West
Point TO obssruct navigation. piece Of
this chain is s.iii preserved At the military
academy at West Point; the links are
more than two feet long. and each weighs
l4e pounds
Col. Joseph Champlin. OF Rhode Island.
one Of whose descendants Is Mr. Walter
NJ. Bosworth. CT Tacoma, gave nos only
his services but his property In the hour
OF his country's need. and melted his sill
yer plate TO obtain bullion with which 70
purchase supplies for his troops.
One member Of the Washington society
IL now at the front fighting Fylipinos.
This is Mr.. Henry NJ. RoutelIe. second lieu.
tenant. Third L. 8. artillery. whose ancee-
tor. Ebenezer Boutelie was a drummer
boy AT the battle of Lexington
The following graphic account II tho suf-
ferings of q prisoner Of war captured by
the British al the battle OF Long Island
was written TO his wife by Lieut. Jona-
than Gillette. the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the secretary Of the Washington society,
Mr.. G.. s. Gleason:
My Friend: No doubt my misfortunes
have reached your ears. Such as II Is. It 10
as true as sad I was made prisoner the
9Th day Of August past BY a people called
Hessians. and by a party called YagerA
the most inhuman Of all mortals. cannot
give room 10 picture them here but thus
much: at first resolved not TO be taken.
but by tho importantly OF the seven taken
with me, and being surrounded on all sides
by numbers. unhappilys surrendered.
Would to God / never had. then should
Aever have known their unmerciful crnei-
ties. They first disarrned me. then plum
dered me OF all l had-watch. buckles.
money and some clothing~after which
they abused me by bruising my flesh with
the butts Of their guns. They first knocked
me down: got up, and they kept on beat
Ing me almost all tho way to their camp.
where got shut of them. The next thing
was, l was almost starved to death by
them. / was kept there eight days. then
sent on board ship. where continued thir-
ty-nine days. and lived much verse than
when on shore. After. / was Set on shore
at New York, confined under strong
guard until the 18th day OF November.
after which had my liberty to walk part
over the city, between sun and sun. Net
witsastanding their generous allowances OF
provisions. must have inevitably have
persisted with hunger had not some friends
In this town relieved my extreme neces-
sity. but 1 cannot expect they can always
do II. What / shall do next l know not,
being naked for clothes and void of money.
and a winter present and provisions
scarce-fresh meat shilling per pound.
butter shillings per pcund cheese shii-
lings; turilips and potatoes at shilling
half peck. milk Is coppers quart; bread
equally as dear; and the general says he
cannot find US fuel through the winter.
though At present We receive sea coal.
- / pray these lines may find you
and your children In health, and should
he glad TO hear from yca II possible. Ny
sincere love TO you and my children.
After giving you small sketch OK myself
and troubles. l will endeayor 10 family
lead you into the poor situation the SOL
alers are I'm, especially those taken at
Long Island when I was In fact their
cases are deplorable and they arc real OBJ
jects of pity. They are still condned, and
in houses where there Is no fire, poor NOR
tails, with little or no clothes. perisaing
with hunger, Offering $50 in paper for
one in silver TO relieve their distressing
huager-for want of food their natures
are broken and gone. Some almost Iose
their voices. some their hearing. They are
crowded into churches and there quarsered
night and day. l cannot paint the horrible
appearance they make. II Is shocking 20
human nature to h@hoid them Could
draw the curtain from before you. ard
there expose To Your view a iean-tawei
mortal on when keen hunger has lad his
skinny hand and whee TO ksencst edge his
stomach cravlugs-surrounsiea with TAT
tered garments and rotten rags; close kept
with unyhoie~cuae vergrir-could do this.
say. possibly I might In some small man
nsr fix your idea with what appearance
some hundreds Of these poor creatures
make In houses where reupia once at
sempses. TO implore Gods Dressing But I
viii say no more of these caiami.ies- God
be rnercifui 70 them. can AFFORD them no
relief IL I had money soon would 90 II.
bur have none Ter myself I wrote line
20 yea by Maj. Wells. 10 Try anf see IL
some cxae could not help me 70 bard money
under my present necessity. ccsssf write
no more. II I had. he general would net
allow IL To go oft. and X yoi ever write
u, me. I woaii have you write very ssorr.