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JOIIN ODELL,
Gettysburg, Pa.
N. B. All kinds of MILITARY work
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November 17, 1837. tf-433
N oirt c v,.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate o
WILLI A NI IPMILLAN,Iate of Ham
iltonban township, Adams county, deceased;
are desired to call with the Subscribers, and
make immediate payment, and those who
have claims against said Estate,are requested
to present them, properly authenticated for
settlement.
The Adtninistroors reside in Hamilton
ban township.
SA%IUEL NV:IIILLAN,
DAVID WNIILLAN. Aders.
August 721, 1t?,39.
LABORERS WANTED.
WANTED, on the Gettysburg Exten•
shin of the Pennsylvania Rail Road,
Or 2,000 Hands!
To whom CONSTANT WORK and the
BEST OF WAGES will be given.
Kr The Gettysburg Rail Road rims
thro' the most healthy part of this country.
Apply to
M. C. CLARKSON, Sup't.
Gettysburg, Pa., May 19, 1P39. if-9
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blore the first of November next—after t hat
time, they will be placed in an officer's haiids
for collection.
ROBERT SMITH.
SepterAller 408"
"I WISH NO OTHER HER ALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO REM' MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION.
PUBLIC NOTICES.
DISTRICT sIIEETIXGS.
IN pursuance of the recommendation of
the Congressional Conferees, the friends
of Gov. Ritner will hold public meetings as
At Petersburg, (York Springs,) Adams county,
on Thursday the 27th inst.,al 1 o'clock, p.
at the hoods of Moses Myos.
At Waynesboro, Franklin co., on Monday the Ist
of October next, at 1 o'clock, p. in.
Al the Court-house in the borough of Gettysburg,
on Tuesday the 2d day of October next, at 7
o'clock, p. m.
At A bind/down, on Wednesday the 3d of October
next, at 1 o'clock, p.
(F.,7 — The candidates fur Congress, as well
as ihe friends of both candidates for Gover
nor, are respect fully invited to attend and let
•rue PEOPLE have their views upon the en
grossing topics of the day.
Sept. IQ, 1838. THE COll ITTEE.
AIEETINGS.
f HE friends of Joseph Rimer, Specie
Payments and a Sound Currency, will
hold Public !Meetin g s as follows :
On Wednesday the 26th inst, at the house of the
Miss Ilupkes',Menallen touis'p,at 2 o'clock, pan.
On the 291 h ins& at the house of Cal. B. Snyder ;
in lleidlersburg, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
On Tuesday the 24 of October next, at the house
of Md. J. Pollard, in Mi llerstown, at 2 o'clock.
On Thursday the •Ith qf October, al M'Sherrys
town, at 1 o'clock, p, in.—and at the house of
A. Cede, Littlestown, at 7 o'clock, p. tn.
On Friday the sth of October, at Benderscille,
Menallen township, at the house of C. ifgers,
at 2 o'clock, p.
On Saturday the Eth of October, at the house of
N. Moritz. in Freedom township, at 1 o'clock,
p. m.—mul at the house of John Weogley, Lib
erty townphip, at 7 o'clock, p. m.
On Monday the Fith of October. at the house of M•.
Greene, of Mountjoy town.ship,at 2 o'cloc/c,p.m.
KT - The friends of Van Buren, Porter and
the Sub• Treasury Scheme, together with
their Orators and Leaders, are respectfully
invited to attend and participate in the dis•
cussions on the occasion—when and where
they will be attentively heard. The differ
ent Candidates fur office are also invited to
attend. THE PEOPLE.
September la,
DRUG STORE FOR SALE.
FiritlE DRUG STORE, comprising a
-13- FULL ASSORTM ENT, with all necessary
fixtures, of Dr. JESSE GI LB E T, decens.
ed, will be sell at public sale at the house o f
the deceased in Gettysburg, on Friday the
28th inst. at 1 o'clock P. M.
This Establishment is a desirable one to
any person who may wish to embark in the
business. It has been in existence for up
wards of eight years, and has a good run of
custom, there being hut on , other esialifish
ment in the town. The terms will be such
that a man °Natal capital need not hesitate,
provided he can give good security.
At the same time and place, will be sold
ain the iloiiaeliol turd
Rita w n u r
OF THE DECEASED-CONSISTING OF
one sinfilliogeny side Roard,
Tables, Book-Case, Chairs, Carpeting,
Beds and Bedding,
with a variety of other articles.
B. GILBERT, Adm'r.
September 18, 1839. is—:s
MONEY WANTED.
n- AM in want of money, and therefore call
upon all those that have notes or Book
accounts with me of long standing, to call
and make payment, or at least let me have
part; and in order to help out, I will lake in
payment of old debts, or for Goods, Old
Metal, copper and Bross.
GEO. ARNOLD.
September 18, 1838. 3t-25
WOOL! WOOL !
V MI E subscriber continue; the s a le o f
WOOL on commission, and is pie•
pared to make liberal advances, if required;
on wool consigned to him for sale.
LY MAN REED.
No. 227, Baltimore St. Baltimore.
Baltimore, Sept. I I, Isas. 2m-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEA LED PROPOSALS will be received
at the Rail Road Office in Waynesboro',
Franklin County, until sunset of Monday
the Ist of October next, for the
Gradiog and Forumlion. of 8
miles of the Gettysburg Extension of thr
Pennsylvania flail Way, commencing at
Ripple's Suminit.
Also--for the Building of 8 Stone
Culverts, from 6 to 20 feet Span.
14:7•Plans and Specifications of the watt
will be exhibited at said Office the wee c
preceding the letting, and all necessary in•
formation furnished.
M. C. CLARKSON, Sup't.
September 1, IQ3,Q• tl-2:3
NOTICE.
IIjbLITE Subscriber, residing in Cumberland . ,
township, hereby ghee notice to all per.
sons indebted to the Eatate of
PHILIP HARRIS,
late of Cumberland township, Mimi County, Pa.
deceased, to call end make immediate payment,
and those having claims against said Estate, will
present them without delay, properly authentica.
tod, for settlement.
%VI LLI A M DEN WARD, Excc'r.
§optomber 1
. 8, 1838. 61-25
(* . Blank Abees for sale here.
Una COX!' g ,a)dicb LP. ZPLeilaD-Iro a2 4 P.2.2 4 07,122 Ma SZ E , aaaCIQ,
Tuesday, Sept. 25, I S3S.
Another Loco Foe° Humbug
EXPLODED!
THE STATE DEBT.
Certificate from the Secretary of the Com
monwealth and .finditor General.
W E, the Secretary of the Commonwealth
and the Auditor General, both of whom are,
with the State Treasurer, Commissioners
of the Internal Improvement Fund of Penn•
sylvaoia, do hereby certify that the whole.
Permanent State Debt, on which the State
paid interest, and which Hhe was liable to re
pay, was, on the 4th day of December 18:15.
824,330,003 32, and that it iq now (18th
August, 1838) 824,230.003 32.
THOS. H. BURROW ES,
Sec'ry of the Comeath.
NATI!. P. HOBART,
Auditor General.
Harrisburg, August 18, 1838.
Presentation of the Sword to
From the Harrisburg Telegraph of the 17th.
The ceremony of presenting the sword voted
to GE N. BRADT, by the last Legislature, took
place at the Capitol, in the Hall of the House of
Representatives, this afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the
presence of the Heads of Departments, Commo
dore James Diddle, Commodore Jesse D. Elliott,
Lieut. Robert Ritchie of the U. S. Navy ; Lieut.
Col. Davenport, and Capt Summer of the U. S.
Army ; Major Gen. Sam!. Alexander, (Jul. John
G. lAratinough, (Jul. Pleasanton, and Maj. Stifle,
of the Pennsylvania Militia, in uniform ; Co
Arthur P. Hayne, and Major Isaac Roach. form
erly of tho II S. Army ; Gen. Daily, Col. Robin
son of Pitisburg, Mr. Penrose, President of the
Senate, and . many other distinguished gentlemen,
civil and military.
At 2 o'clock the doors of the Hall wets thrown
open and the throng of ladies and gentleman com
menced and continued pouring in until every
niche and corner was filled with a dense crowd,
and large numbers unable to get in remained in
the rotund°, portico and around the building.
At a quarter before 9 o'clock the Governor en-
tered in company with the Heads of Departments,
officers of the Navy and Army, and invited guests.
At 3 o'clock Gen. Brady %%as conducted into the
Hall by Col. IVatmough, Aid to Gov. Railer,
amidst the cheers of the multitude, the Harrisburg
Band playing •Hail to the Chief.' When the ex
citement of the moment ceased, the Gov. deliv
ered the address that will be found below, with a
clear and audible voice, and in an impressive and
forcible manner, and at the close he handed over
to the General the sword, when the cheering and
applause again burst forth.
Upon receiving the sword the General's breast
was evidently filled with emotions which the
lusions to former days—to the perils and priva-
rinse that he had passed thro' in the cause of his
country—that can more easily be conceived than
described. He however delivered his reply, which
we give below, in a clear and dignified manner.
whilst the profoundest silence prevailed—but when
he concluded, and waived the brilliant weapon
over his head, at the close of the last sentence, the
peals of applause burst forth and continued with
the music, whilst his friends pressed around him
with their congratulations.
It is but seldom that such an inci lent comes up
in the history of our borough, to disturb its menet
ony and call up in our memories reminiscence of
deeds of valor, and the gallant bearing of Penn•
sylvania's sons, as that which attended the cere.
monies of this day. We were, therefore, not as_
tonished to find the Representatives' Hall crowded
to overflowing, with the youth and beauty of our
borough ; and the scene reminding ono of the
tournaments in ancient Chivalry.
It was also gratifying to see the entrance of the
old veteran call forth a thunder peal of heart-felt
gratulation. Each heart beat high with gratitude
and each countenance in the dense throng. spoke
a telling more expressive than words, that Penn
sylvania was discharging a debt of gratitude that
should long since have been cancelled. There
stood the firm and erect form of a patriot hero
whose head - was silvered over with the snows of
72 winters—of him who had breasted the storms
of many a battle, to preserve the civil and politica!
liberties that rvo this day enjoy. There stood the
isllant hero who devoted himself to the service of
his country when our borders were lined by
savagenind a powerful enemy—in the infancy of
our republic, when Wayne and his corn-patriots
were the guardians of our country's honor, the
defenders of her soil, and tie chastisers of her foes.
There stood the venerable soldier, who in youth
joined the standard of his country with Gcn. Har
ri Son, aligtVOlP favorite of Pennsylvania. Like
him too his lb yet sparkles with the fire of an
alino'st youthful ardor; firm its step and gallant
his bearing. He feels anew the warm pulses and
the thrill of youthful years return as he beholds
around him hundreds of joyous spirits; whose
every countenance spoke a lsnguage of gratitude
to Pennsylvania's son—the gallant defender of his
country in the second time that tried men's souls.
On presenting the Sword, GOV, RITNER
addressed Gen. Brady us follows:
GENERAL affuids me true pleasure
o present to you this mark of the approba
ion of your native State.
The services thus intended to be com
memorated are those rendered to the coun
try during the last war with Great Britain.
In that contest it was the pride of l'ennsyl.
GETTYSBURGH, PA.
Gen. Brady.
vania to behold you and her other heroic
,ens, standing among the foremost in the
rank of duty and ofolory, and only leaving
the field when'the battle was won or when
honourablo wounds disabled you from forth.
er action. Throughout the whole of that
war, and especially in those sanguinary but
olorio , ts battles which protected the Niaga•
rn frontier during the campaign of 1814,
and kept its horrors on the enemy's territo
ry, you bore yourself as became an Ameri
can soldier arid a true son of Pennsylvania.
The bloody field of Niagara, from which
you were carri-1 wounded bore ample tes
timony that you and your gallant comrades
nobly sustained the reputation of your native
State. Throughout the whole war your
bearing was that uf a bravo and honourable
soldier, and now, General, at the end o
tweniv•fhur years, on this anniversary of
the brilliant sortie from fort Erie, so ends•
ring is the gratitude of your fellow citizens,
that you receive the testimonial of their ad•
miration awl of your services.
But, General, your claims were not earn
ed in one battle, in one campaign, or in one
war. From the moment when you joined
the gallant Wayne, an Ensign in 1792, your
country has Wield your course with pride.
Al the victory achieved by that daring chic
on the Maumee, on the memorable 20th
A ognst, 119.1—at the battle of the Falls on
the 25th of July, 1814—and recently as
Brigadier General at Detroit, where your
energy and prudence aided so materially in
preserving the peace of the Canadian fron
tier, your conduct has reflected honour on
the Commonwealth. Many a hill and
stream in the western country already told
of the daring and prowess of a Brady.
She now adds another to this brotherhood
in fume as well as blood, and by a solemn
act of legislation perpetuates its merit.
In other lands the gallant soldier or the
victorious soldier is rewarded with titles and
possessions. Such are not the honours that
our plain and equal Institutions confer.
Imitating the simplicity of the ancient time,
the gifts of our country to her defenders de.
rive their chief value from the merit which
they acknowledge, and the gratitude they
represent. Like the laurel crown the voted
sword ennobles without corrupting its wear
er, rewards without injustice to others. and
incites, all to renewed devotion to the coun
try. The gift of the trophy is however,not
'he oiliv mark of merit. If this were the
case, either the number of the meritorious
must be few, or the charge of Republican
ingratitude well founded. Neither is the
case. Merit is also discovered by other
ta,gria. Let Tippecanoe or Fort Meigs,York
town or Sandusky, Chippewa or Niagara,
Erie or New °Hear:The named, then let one
who there fought for his country appear and
the flush of pride and gratitude which man•
ties in the cheek and sparkles in the eye of
his fellow citizens, declares that his merit is
registered deep in the heart. Let the gal
hint tars c f tho Constitution, the Essex and
the Untied States, of the Wasp, the Hornet
and the Enterprize, of Erie and Champlain
—let every American sailor that fired a shot
from the first broadside poured by the la
mented Rogers into the Little Belt, till the
last one that struck the Penguin. Let eve-•v
one of these be named, or tl.e glorious sur•
vivors appear, and the glad shout of happy
freemen declares that their merit is felt.
Tina feeling of love and gratitude wine
long clustered round the heads of our pattio
sires of the Revolution, now, General, near
ly all centres in the generation to which you
belong. You are the heirs of their glory.—
You, too, have acted nobly your part. You
are worthy of your circa. The country
honored them. She now honors you. Ali
she asks is that you transmit to your slicers- ,
sors on the land and on the wave, the same
spirit of courage and honour which your
soldier fathers bequeathed to you.
From the people—from the hard handed
farmers and mechanics—from the manu-
flicturers, traders and professional men o
the land, they sprang forth to free and do
fend it. From the same honorable starting
point the American soldier and seaman still
commences his career; and it is the chief
boast of our system that to the same point
he generally returns when peace strips him
of his arms.
This starting point—this origin of the
sailor and the soldier, is as honorable as
pure. and as respectable now as it ever was.
The young generation of the country's de
fenders have the example of as bright names,
and the guidance of as brave and accomplish
ed chiefs, us ever &aced our history, or
trained the youthful candidate for glory.—
They must be, then—they are—as brave,
as high spirited and as honorable as their
predecessors. They labor, it is true, under
the disadvantage of youth and the want ut
actual service, but let it be borne in mind
hat while they have been passing their days
n inexperience, their fellow citiZens are
living in peace and security. Dastardly
must be the tongue, and ignoble the pen that
would seek to darken their rising fame.
General, I will not detain you longer.—
Your native State, by the unanimous vote of
her representatives, prebents you this weap
on, blazoned with your honorable deeds, in
acknowledgment of your services. It affords
me unfeigned pleasure to be her agent, and
to say that while your conduct in action iiii4
been brave and skillful, your private deport
ment; which is no less praise, has been that
of a worthy sun of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Brady's Reply.
GOVERNOR—This valuable testimonial
awarded to my military services by my na
tive State, accompanied as it is by your kind
and complimentary address,excites mat ions
in my breast, the intensity of which places
a suitable return of thanks wholly out ofmy
power. Indeed it is impossible fur me to
convey any idea of the state of my feelings
on this oceasior, or to express the sense of
gratitude by which 1 am affected for this
honorable noticeof my career in arms.
Although from the number of years that
I have been a member of the United States
Army, it could not he otherwise than that I
should have encountered the eneniy, and
shared largely in the toils and privations in.
cident to the profession of arms; still, sir,
those days of t rial were always accompanied
with the cheering rellection,that ifthe duties
pedirmed by the soldier fully sustained the
honor and dignity of the country, aml the
reputation of its arms, the approbation of
that country, the only reward the soldier de.
sires, or has any reason to expect, would not
be withheld. Prom the testimonial I now
hold in my hand, I learn with pride and
gratitude that those services which the par.
tiality of friends supposed not•to have been
sufficiently recognized at the proper time in
another quarter, have been most amply ap
preciated at home. To my follow•cit►zens
generally; and especially to those warm
personal friends, whose active agency on
this occasion 1 cannot but recognize. my
debt of gratitude is boundless. This day
(a day justly noticed in the history of the
late war) witnesses an act truly magnani
mous ►n the people of this State, and peculi-
arly gratifying to the proud ambition of the
soldier.
In conclusion, permit mu to return my
grateful thanks to the people of this Com
monwealth, arid to their Representatives ) for
the honor conferred on me, and to express
my sincere acknowledgments to you, sir ) for
the gratifying manner in which you have
been pleased to express their sentimentsmith
an assurance to all that during the short time
I may .be permitted to wear and use this
sword, it shall he my sole aim so to wield it,
that when time shall have separated It and
its owner, there may not be left a blemish
on the blazonry of the scabbard ) or a stain
on the blade.
Description of the Sword.
The Sword is of the antique form, denominated
the Crusader, similar to those used by the Knights
in the Holy wars—the blade and handle forming
a Cross.
The blade is .a doublo edged, grooved, cut and
thrust, made in Philadelphia, of the best relined
cast steel, tempered and highly polished. The
ornaments aro beautifully etched ititha style of the
Damascus blades. The front side boars, in bright
letters, on a dead ground, tho following inscription:
"PRESENTED BY PENNSYLVANIA TO
GEN. HUGH BRADY, IN TOKEN OF THE
HIGH SENSE OF HIS GALLANTRY AND
SERVICES IN THE LATE WAR WITH
GREAT BRITAIN, ENTERTAINED BY
THE CITIZENS OF HIS NATIVE STATE."
Below the inscription thirteen shields and stars
represent the original states.
On the reverse of the blade, the Engio and mili
tary emblems,with the words--"FORT GEORGE
—CH IPPE WA--ACHRYSTLER'S —NIAG A
RA AND FORT ERIE," designate the several
battles fought at or near those places.
The entire hilt is of solid standard gold; the
handle, or grip, which is round, is richly chased,
and ornamented in front by an oval medallion,the
border of which is set with fine turquoise stones;
in tho cetitro is a casque or helmet, coiled the het
met of Achilles, formed of carbuncle garnets and
diamond feathers• On the reverse is a wreath of
In front of the Cross-guard nn oval medallion
contains a raised representation of the Arms of
Pennsylvania ' surrounded by a border of rich
chased open work foliage, in variegated cohered
gold. The reverse, ornamented in the same way,
contains thts inscription.--“FILIO FORTI ET FR-
I/ELI. PENNEITLVANIA DEDIT, 1838." The ends
of the cross, on both sides, bear the emblematic
representation of the thunderbolt and lightning.
The top of the hilt is the Helmet of Pyrrhus.
The mountings of the Scabbard, which are of
massive gold, on a ;fining of gilt silver, col - mist—
First, of the arms of the United States, surmount
ing a medallion enclosed in a laurel wioath, bear
ing the tnitiil 8., in raised unburnished silver, on
a mat of fine gold.
The second piece is o gold hss.reiief, intended
to represent the Battle of Bridgwater. Another
tablet commemorates the Victory of Gen. Wayne
on the Maumee.
The lower tip is ornamented with military tro
phies and shields, as hung up in the ancient halls
of celebrated chiefs.
A black velvet belt, richly embroidered, will ac
company the sword.
The design was furnished by Thomas Fletcher,
Esq., and the work executed at the manufacturing
establishmont of Fletcher & Bennett, 188, Ches
nut street, Philadelphia.
The Sword cost $l,OOO, and for appropriateness
of design and beauty of execution, we presume
has never been equalled in this country. It re
flects the highest credit upon the designer and the
finisher of each part,and particularly upon the State
of Pennsylvania, who has presented it as a token
of the respect of her citizens to a brave and gallant
and worthy son,whese honored name will be hand
ed down to posterity enwreathed with laurel.
NEW AND 131PORTANT I N VENTION.-A
correspondent of the National Intelligencer
states that Mr. Asahel Collins, of Ulster
Village, New York, has made what is likely
to prove a valuable improvement in the
mode of supplying air to the fires of forges
and furnaces of various descriptions, by
which a great saving will be affected in the
quantity of fuel necessary to generate a
given degree of heat. A fan-wheel, or oth.
er blowing apparatus, is to be placed within
the flue of the furnace, and put into action
sons to exhaust the air from the fire cham
ber, and the air thus draivn through the fire
is to be conductedobrough a tube, in its
highly heated state, into the ashpit, under
the gratebars, which as well as the furnace,
is to be made air-tight. Such a portion of
fresh air as.may be found necessary to the
purpose'of keeping up tho combustion le to
be admitted through the proper openings.
From a number of experiments, fairly tried,
[VOL• 9--NO. 26•
tho plan seems likely to exceed in utility the
anticipation of tho inventor. Mr. Collins
has made application for a patent for his in
vention but has delayed the having it com
pleted, as he expects to make further tm•
provements by which iho apparatus will be
rendered still mure efficient.
PRACTICAL Cu .tarry.—The United Sa
ciety (of Shakers) residing at New Leban
on, Hancock, Am recently sent, for the re
lief of the sufferers by the late fire in Hu&
son, New York. twice wagon loads,.con•
taining provisions, beds, ,clothing, forty.sbt
sheep in the hoof, &c.
Pic Nrcs.—Pic Nica are very fasliinna ,
bre in some parts at Massachusetts. The
ladies of Quincy held a Pic Nl° entertain !.
meat on Tuesday afternoon in hop r,y
JOHN Qv mei A nAmtr: Tables were• 41 ,-. ,2;
under an awning in the rear of ;„
Hotel, which were most
with the voluntary contributio a ethic. ;
dies, consisting of cakes, pies, ttuitsoSia:
which were arranged with much taste atid
skill, and the interior of the awning, deco.
rated with wreaths, branches and flowers,
in a manner that excited universal delight.
The gx•President was welcomed in behalf
of the ladies in a 'short address by Mt.
IVIIITIVF:Y, to which he made a brief and
pertinent reply.
ABORIGINES OF THE OHIO VALLEY,
Gen. HARRISON, WhOSO talents as a States
man and a General are conceded to be of
the first order, has long been known to pos
sess literary attainments of no ordinary
character. Few men excel him in classi
cal literature, and he has a ready fund of
knowledge, derived from ancient as well as
modern authors.
We are led to these remarks from having
read with great satisfaction a recent dis
course from his pen, on the Aborigines of
the Valley of the Ohio, delivered, before the
Historical Society of Ohio, and published at
their request.
-In this, the opinion entertained by Gov
ernor COLDENI Dr. VRANKLIN, Governor
CU:won, and others, that the Valley of tie)
Ohio was conquered by the Six Nations, is
ably and satisfactorily contested.
American Antiquities are becoming a
matter of national interest, and our most .
learned men are seeking to investigate them.
This discourse of Gen. HARRISON presents
us wipi t ints that are certainly very novel
as well as interesting, and his deductions
from them are sound. The description of
the ruins on the Miami, and the character
and causes of the growth of the forest trees
found in them, is exceedingly well written,
and is of a high cast of thought. The
whole discourse discovers groat ability, and
few men in our nation could have handled
the subject with greater skill. It will, un
questionably, make a sensation in Europe
among the learned there, and will become a
standard work in our own country. Amer
ica may well be proud of her sons, when,
in the cabinet, the field, and the closet, she
finds them devoted to her honor'and idterest.
We recommend the discourse to our read
ers, hoping they may be fortunate enough
to obtain a copy for perusal.—Albany Dai
ly Advertiser.
September 10, 11 and 13.
How few remember that today, to-mor
row and the next day, are the anniversaries
of the battles of Lake Erie, Lake Cham
plain and Plattsburg, and Baltimore ; the
first fought in 1813, the others in 'l4. A
quarter of the century obliterates much
from the minds oldie survivors of the gene
ration that the scythe of Time has mostly
mowed down in 25 harvests. Yet the it
lentil:diens and other rejoicings exhibited
when the accounts of these victories were
received seemed to indicate that they would
be held in general remembrance a much
longer time.
Tho following synopsis of these battles
will probably be interesting to our readers.
1813, Sept. 10—Battle of Lake Erie, be
tween the British squadron, commanded by
Capt Barclay, and the U. S. by Capt. Per
ry, which, after an action of 3 boura and a
half, terminated in the capture or the whole
of the British force : the British had 41 kil
led and 94 wounded, the Americans 27 kil- ,
led and On wounded—British force 03 guni:
—American `;4 guns.
1814, Sept. 11—The Champlain British
squadron, under Commodore Downie, at.
tacked the Americans, under Comm'odore
WDonpugh, in The harbor. of Plattsburg,.
and after a sanguinary conflict of 2 hours,
are (except the genies) all captured; the
Americans had 52 killed and 58 wounded,
the British 84 killed and 110 wounded;
among the former Capt. Downie; American
force 86 guns, British force 95, guns.
1814, Sept. 11—Sir George Provest,
with 15,000, men, repulsed in an assault
upon the forts at Plattshurg, by Gen. Mac
omb, with 1500 regulars, and about 3000
militia, retreats under cover of the,night,
leaving his sick and wounded to the mercy
of his opponents, and destroying stores and
provisions to a large amount., .
. .
1814, Sept. 12—Battlo of Baltimore, in
which 5000 British, led by Gen. Ross, are
repulsed by the Americans, chiefly militia,
with a loss of 46 killed (including Gen.
Ross,) and 295 wounded; the Americans
had 40 killed, 200 wounded, and 40 prig.
oners.
The British fleet was also repulsed in. its
attack on Fort Miffenry. During the
bombardment, the famous Bong of the 'Slat
Spangled Banner' was writieta.[Rich: Cop.'
An Englishman lately, visiting Niagara
Falls was asked his opinion. "Vial nog
pon honor;.• -1
very neat 1"