at one of these, where there were ten hands; it was a bers. There is a promise of incalculable good, in the snowy, disagreeable day, but the work went on with as promptitude with which the citizens of this populous, much harmony and success as I ever saw it, if not more. flourishing and busy place, have thus come up to our I believe I may safely say that there has not one fourth help against the arch enemy of our race. From Pittsas much whiskey been drank within what is called the burg I went to Washington, where I had the satisfaction Welsh settlement, as would have been drank in the to learn that the subject had been under serious considsame time if. it had not been for the formation of the So-eration, and that the young mechanics of the place had ciety; I am not sure that I would have been wrong, if I organized themselves into a Society to the number of had said, not one tenth, and some of the members were about thirty, all of whom were pledged rigidly to abgone to the brink of destruction, who now appear zeal stain from the use of Ardent Spirits. Were this examous, and give great reason to hope that they will be pre-ple followed by the young mechanics of our city, who vented." are just commencing business for themselves, and many of whom have families rising about them to share their profits and their losses, their prosperity or adversity, how speedily would the sources of their happiness and wealth be multiplied, and how much more certainly would they flow from their labours. Notwithstanding the existence of such a Society in Washington, an address was deemed proper, and it was followed by the formation of another Society, consisting of 33 members, none of whom belonged to the association of young mechanics. There are therefore in this town upwards of spirits. In Uniontown, the next place visited, the Fayette county Society was organized with 18 members, and it was understood that several township societies in the vicinity were already in existence. From Uniontown I proceeded to Somerset, and succeeded in forming a Society of 28 members, notwithstanding the interruption of my address, and the open opposition made to the principle I advocated, by one of the assembly.His attempt to arrest, I am convinced, served rather to give an impulse to the feeling displayed in behalf of the cause, among the respectable members of that community. This, I believe, will always be the result of hostility to the truths of sound morality, and undefiled religion. I left Somerset on the 20th of May for Bedford. This field I was led to believe, was not yet ready for the seeds of Temperance; yet, nothing despairing, I delivered an address, aud was gratified to find at its conclusion, ten gentlemen willing to subscribe the constitution at once. Others, I was informed the succeeding day were prepared to add their names, and the prospect is fair, for a considerable increase. In Chambersburg the next, and the last place in my route homeward, in which the subject was introduced by a public address, I met with no encouragement. On the contrary the prevalent belief that the inhabitants of that vicinity are sufficiently temperate, without the restraint of a bond of Association, rendered my efforts to organize a Society abortive. From Chambersburg I pursued my way to Philadelphia without delay, as the term of my agency had expired, and as I had received no communication or additional instructions from your Board. From Cambria County I proceeded to Indiana, and on the 20th and 21st successively, delivered addresses in the County town of the same name. The attention of the inhabitants was general and a Society was immediately organized, consisting of 22 individuals, who have signed the Constitution. Since my departure from that place I have received the gratifying intelligence, that others have been added, and I have still more recently learned that my visit and labours have through the blessing of God, been made the instrument of good to more than one prodigal of the human family in that vicinity.sixty persons who have relinquished the use of ardent One, who has joined the Society since I left there, writes thus to a friend in this city. A "No person unless he was a resident of this place, or well acquainted in it, can have any idea of the great change effected by the Mission of the Agent &c. number of the Society have become members of the church, and respectable citizens, who a short time ago were not only going to hell step by step, but who were sliding downward, as upon a rail way." May the influence of the Holy Spirit, thus continue to arrest the intemperate in their mad career, and may it impart energy and stability to the resolutions of those who have already halted in their perilous course. The town of Butler was next visited, and though a Society of 42 members had been previously organized on the principle of entire abstinence, I made an effort in an address to the inhabitants to increase its numbers, and kindle new zeal in the cause, in those who were already its avowed advocates. Nothing however, of special interest transpired, and I proceeded to Mercer, where I arrived on the 26th of March. Here also I found a Society formed of 31 members, and as they appeared alive to the importance of the cause, and active in endeavouring to promote it, I remained but one day, and pursued my journey to Meadville. In this place I ascertained that a Society had been for some time organized with a view to discourage the excessive use of ardent spirits. My objects here therefore, were to increase the numbers of this Association, and if possible convince its members of the necessity of adopting the principle of entire abstinence, if they would aim at the accomplishment of any permanent good. The first of these objects was in some measure answered, by the delivery of an address on the 30th of March, when 24 gentlemen were added to the Society, making the whole number 57. A resolution was also adopted to call a general meeting during the session of the Court in the second week of April, with a view to a re-organization on the principle of the Pennsylvania Society. On the 1st of April I left Meadville for Erie, where after the delivery of an address, the meeting resolved to form a Society, and appointed a Committee to draft a constitution, to be presented at an adjourned meeting. On my return, after a short absence on private business in the State of Ohio, I found that the Constitution had been prepared and adopted, but the number of members was not ascertained, as an adjournment had taken place to the first Monday in May. My course was now homeward, and the first place visited, Pittsburg. Here, though no decisive stand had been previously made by the advocates of the cause, an address delivered in the 1st Presbyterian meeting house. was immediately followed by the organization of the Allegheny County Society of about one hundred mem Such is a rapid sketch of the route pursued, and the Societies formed during my agency, of which it may not be improper to annex the following abstract: Dauphin County Society, formed at Harrisburg, February 25th, 1829, 18 members. Mifflin County Society, formed at Lewistown, March Huntingdon County Society, formed at Huntingdon, Cambria County Society, formed at Ebensburg, March Indiana County Society, formed at Indiana, March 21st, 22 members. Fayette County Society, formed at Uniontown, May 14th, 18 members. Somerset County Society, formed at Somerset, May 18th, 28 members. Bedford County Society, formed at Bedford, May 23d, 10 members. ginnings, he will carry home with him, that which he will find of far more value to himself, his sons, and daughters, than legal counsel, or the report of a legal triumph. He will bear to them in his bosom such sentiments as will diffuse peace and happiness through the family circle, whatever adversity may betide them, and by precept and example he will convince them, that in journeying through life their safest, easiest and nearest road to happiness, honour and fortune, is that which has been laid out through their native state, by the Tempe With these encouraging considerations I would close my report, did I not feel it my duty to make a brief appeal to your Board on the subject of your future operations. I do this too, with the greatest freedom, as I have already declined the responsibility of continuing as your agent. From the foregoing abstract it appears that in the principal towns, lying along two of the most frequented routes in our state, covering nearly one thousand miles, and touching one third of all the counties in the commonwealth, no less than five hundred persons have pub-rance Society of Pennsylvania. licly renounced the use of Ardent Spirits, and associa ted themselves to discourage their consumption. When we consider too, in connection with this fact, that in one of the most populous places visited, a city which claims an equality with any other in the Union, in refinement, intelligence, and all that wealth can afford; not a man could be found bold enough to hazard a con- It has been made evident by the first experiment, that flict, with the prevailing, demoralizing, and debasing there are no serious obstacles in the way of ultimate sin, against which we have been contending; and that success, however gradually and slowly that may be atin another highly favored place, scarcely any appeared tained; and it is equally obvious that the efforts already sufficiently sensible of the moral malady which was made must be promptly and vigorously seconded. Of preying upon the vitals of the community, to seek a this your Board was aware, when it determined on the remedy by which its progress might be stayed: when employment of an agent throughout the year. It may, we consider these circumstances, we scarcely dare to however, be a question how such agent can best acask our friends to come and hear what has been done complish the objects of his appointment; and on this through the blessing of heaven, in behalf of the cause head I would very respectfully suggest as a most imporwhich lies so near to their hearts. The picture is in- tant addition to the duties I have so imperfectly performdeed a dark one, yet thanks be to God, there is lighted, that he should be allowed time in his tour, not only blended with its shade. There is hope as well as re- for the delivery of public addresses in the principal gret; and to some of the grounds on which this is built, towns but also for visiting the smaller villages on, and I would respectfully call the attention of your Board. near his route, and sowing there the seeds of rigid temThat is not the least substantial, which is furnished by perance. Much good may also be effected, if mild, yet the respectability and influence of those who have uni- firm and undaunted appeals could be made to the nuted with us. In every instance of the formation of a so- merous labourers along the various lines of internal imciety the individuals who came forward most promptly, provement in the state, whether roads, rivers, or canals. were of undisputed superiority of character and stand- Further, it has appeared to me of importance, that no ing to those who were either indifferent, or hostile to class of the community should be exempted from these our principles. They are for the most part men, who appeals. The young, as well as the old, are interested can do more by precept and example than twice their in the result of your labours, and may assist in them.— number of adherents in less prominent stations, and with Lastly, I would suggest, that as soon as those parts of less power to direct the morals of the community of the state, which have not yet been visited, have receiv which they are members. This circumstance should ed the attention of your Board, your agent should relessen our regret at the small number of our recruits, for trace the path already travelled, and cheer and animate, in securing the services of those who are, among their and multiply the numbers of those, who have so readily. fellow-citizens, distinguished leaders, we cannot be dis- rallied round your standard, at the feeble call of appointed in finding the ranks of morality and religion Yours truly and respectfully, speedily filled with those who shall be enlisted through their influence. Philadelphia, June 20, 1829. MORGAN J. RHEES. PRESQUE ISLE. The town of Erie, Pa. is situated upon a bluff afford. ing a prospect of Presque Isle bay, the peninsula which forms it, and the lake beyond. The basin is a fine one, and the national government, in conjunction with the State of Pennsylvania, have been at much expense, for several years past, in constructing piers to improve its entrance, and removed a sand bar which has heretofore obstructed the passage of large vessels. It is now much But there is another circumstance of an equally encouraging character, if properly viewed. The addresses were delivered and the societies formed in the court towns of the counties visited. These it is well known constitute a centre from which much evil has diverged upon the surrounding country. During the terms of the courts especially, intemperance has been here engendered, and like a contagious epidemic has extended its pestilential influence to the farm houses, harvest fields, and villages of the adjacent district. This fact cannot be disputed and it has every where been a sub-improved, and steain-boats enter without difficulty. ject of the most serious lamentation to the Christian residents of these towns. Young men are attracted thither at such seasons; the fields of their healthful and profitable labour are deserted, and though they become, for but a single week, the occupants of the bar-room, it is enough. They carry home within them a deadly poison; they feel a thirst which the pure water of their springs will not allay, and, unlike rational beings, they seek again the very source from which the plague that infects them has emanated. How important is it then that the process of moral disinfection should commence here. And here it has been commenced, under auspices so favorable as to justify the hope, that at no distant period the husbandman may seek justice at its appointed seats, without putting his respectability, his domestic happiness, nay his life in peril. Yes, more than this we are encouraged to hope, even from our small be The peninsula was, within remembrance, a sand bank; but is now covered with a growth of young timber. Erie was of some importance during the last war, as a naval station; since which the village appears to have been stationary: the improvements of the harbour, will however, contribute much to its increase. A little to the right of the town, on a high bank overlooking the bay, are the remains of the old French fort, now overgrown with weeds and thistles, but still distinct in its outlines. It was one of that great chain of military posts extending from the St. Lawrence to NewOrleans, by which the French endeavoured to cramp the rising greatness of the British empire in the west; and was once occupied by a considerable garrison. Half a mile beyond (passing a ravine,) on another eminence, commanding the entrance of the harbour, stands the block house erected during the late war, for the 1829.] PINE LANDS OF NEW JERSEY. 63 protection of the navy-yard on the opposite side of the versed our waters, propelled by timber from New Jerbay. At this place, Perry's fleet was built with incred-sey, yet without sensibly diminishing the density of the ible despatch. Scarcely 70 days elapsed from the time forests. In a few years more, their number was douthey commenced cutting timber in the woods, until the bled-trebled-quadrupled. Their huge maws, though squadron was ready for action. The young and intre- supplied with thousands of shallop-loads of pine, were pid victor of Erie is still gratefully remembered. yet unsatisfied. The demand for fuel, became immense, and the almost worthless pine lands of New Jersey rose rapidly in value, until they constituted an essential item in the profits of the farmer. Four dollars was not thought too great a price for an acre, and owners even showed a disposition to hold on, rather than sell, wisely foreseeing that, instead of a decrease in the demand, an immeasurable increase must ensue. In this posture of affairs, the inexhaustible depositories of Coal upon the Lehigh were laid open to the astonishment and gratification of the whole country. The bowels of the earth were penetrated for the hidden treasure--more valuable they require labor to transmute them into gold-and coal became the universal favorite. But before it could be used, charcoal must be used to ignite it-and here again, a new inroad must be made into the Pine Lands of New Jersey for a supply. This was an entirely new market opened for her formerly useless timber. Nay, there are not less than one thousand furnaces used in this city, for culinary purposes, which, during the summer months, consume nothing else than charcoal. In fact, the mighty march of steam upon her neighboring waters have nearly revolutionized New Jersey. Her pine lands, in place of bringing ten cents an acre, are now worth six dollars-an advance, in thirty years, of nearly six thousand per cent! Yet we have no doubt, but that in a few years hence, there will be no such thing as a pine forest within her borders. The steam engine must be satisfied. It will eat up every tree upon her soil; and as the oak springs up where the pine has flourished, and the pine where the oak has grown, a century at least must pass away before a second forest of pine can be worthy of the axe. What then, shall be done, when all this wilderness shall be burnt away, and the ground left bare and barren, like the prairies of the Mississippi? In place of pine, the bowels of the earth must be digged to stop the outcry of the steam engine, since that which grows upon its surface has been unable to satisfy its cravings. Coal An anecdote of him, upon this occasion, I have never must be substituted for wood. It has been done alreaseen in print. The British at this time, held a military dy, and will be done still more extensively, it is used to post on the Miami, near Wayne's battle ground--from drive our steam ferry boats and it is shipped to the West then the Indians had received countenance and sup- India Islands, where it is advantageously employed in plies, and expected a shelter in case of defeat. General boiling sugar. How vast the changes which the discoWayne received a message from the commandant, warn veries of steam and anthracite have made! How mighty ing him to keep at a proper distance from the fort, as he the effects which they are yet destined to produce. should protect the Indians, if they retreated under his They have diminished distances to mere pleasure-trips guns. Wayne immediately wrote a note to this effect:--they swallow up whole forests, leaving nothing in "If you fire one gun, or receive one Indian into the their place, and make the wilderness itself to blossom Fort, my troops shall storm and put the garrison to the like the rose.-Saturday Bulletin. sword. Remember Stony Point." At a public dinner given to him and his officers, before they sailed on their glorious errand, he gave the noble sentiment, that "he would come back a conqueror, or in his shroud." This victory retrieved the disasters of Detroit, finished the war in this quarter, and restored tranquility to the bleeding frontier. The prize vessels now lie sunk in the harbor near the navy yard. The large vessel is partly above water in a decayed state; and near her, the brig Niagara, in whose cabin the gallant Commodore wrote the famous despatch, "we have met the enemy and they are ours." They are pointed out to all strangers, and many anecdotes related to re-than all the mines of Carolina and Virginia, because vive in their recollections the merits of those brave men who came from the Atlantic shores, to make these lonely waters the theatre of glorious achievement, and wrest the trident from the mistress of the sea. The old garrison of General Wayne in which he died on his return from the Indian wars, still remains, though in a ruinous state. He was buried at his own request, under the flag staff of the fort. A rude paling and a rough stone, with the initials "A. W." long marked the resting place of one of our country's most heroic defenders. His remains have since been removed by his friends. Among those bold spirits whose exertions and patriotism achieved the great work of American Independence he held a conspicuous rank. After the negligence of St. Clair had suffered his army to be surprised and totally defeated, he was directed by President Washington to assume the command of the North Western army; and the dread which the savages still enter tain for his memory, affords living proof how faithfully his duty was performed. His prudence and decision soon restored order to his discomfited forces. By a rapid and cautious advance, he foiled the enemy's attempts at surprise; all their arts were employed, and finally met them near the Miami rapids. The victory which crowned his toils obtained him the title of the "Red man's scourge;" by which he is designated by the Indians to this day. It had the desired effect: the enemy fled for shelter, but the gates were closed. Part of them escaped, with the loss of their arms, by swimming Swan Creek, and the remainder were drowned or slain by the conquerors.-Boston Traveller. PINE LANDS OF NEW JERSEY. Thirty years ago the immense forests which cover so large a portion of this state, were not worth more than six to ten cents an acre. There was no inducement to make them productive, because there were no visible means. No demand existed for the timber, for oak was preferred for household purposes; neither was it an object to clear the land for agricultural purposes, because, when cleared, it was not worth tilling, and that which was, had been farmed long before. By degrees, however, Furnaces were established among the woods; yet, though they made great havoc, no reduction was apparent in the huge wilderness of pines. Next came the Steamboats. For a few years they tra ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL-PITTSBURGH. The corner stone of this edifice, which is to be erected on Grant's Hill, was laid on the 24th ult. by the Rev. Charles B. Maguire, the respected pastor of St. Patrick's Church, in this city, under the superintendance of John Behan, Esq. Civil Engineer and Architect. We have inspected the designs of this building, which were furnished by Mr. Behan, and feel warranted in saying, that, when completed it will be an ornament to our city. It is to be in the purest style of perpendicular florid Gothic architecture. The body of the building will be two stories high, 157 feet long, 65 feet wide, and 52 feet high to the top of the embattled parapet-having twenty-six buttresses surrounding it, sixty feet high each, mounted with pediment pinnacles, having crocketed spires. The front, or belfry tower is to be three stories high, twenty-four feet square, and 106 feet to the top of the embattled parapet, supported by four buttresses, with flying terminals, each surmounted with crocketed and spired pinnacles. There is to be a pres bytery at the rear, 33 feet long, which will be ornamented with an empannelled parapet, buttresses, spires,&c. The spire over the belfry tower is to rise 60 feet above the parapet. It will be ornamented with a double cross, three decorated tiara zones, and the whole surface laid off in ranges of vertical pannels, with trefoil terminations to each; the ribs of which will be covered with burnished, and the pannels with flat gold. The interior of the Cathedral will be arranged with one grand central aisle, and two side aisles, each having pannelled groined ceilings, with pendant drops, and surrounded by a gallery 276 feet in length. There will be one grand and two lesser altars. The other arrangements comprise two choir rooms, a sacristy, a confession-opments are taking place on the above mountain, and al, a presbytery, two vestibules and four stair cases. But what of this! We would not give the pure air and | good water of the Glades for all the best heat, vapour, fog and fever and ague producing climes of five of the largest states in the Union; but would say with the poet, Glades, "with all thy faults I love thee still." Pittsburgh Mercury. A beautiful paper carpet, manufactured at the Paper Mill and Wall Paper Establishment of Messrs. Holdship & Son, of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is described in the following article from the Pittsburgh Statesman: BRUSSELS CARPETS. We have seen a beautiful Carpet, manufactured from Rags, at Holdship's Paper Mill. It is in imitation of the Brussels carpet, and so perfect is the imitation, that, at a little distance, the best judges of the article would be deceived. It is entirely of paper, and was manufactured in the ordinary manner. The colors, which are of very great variety, and beauty, are then stamped upon the paper; and the process of staining and uniting it, is the same as that of making wall paper. It is then so highly varnished as to resist the effects of water, and is thus rendered more beautiful and durable, than the imported article. The carpet was made for his private use, and we believe, it is not contemplated by Mr. H. to make them an article of general trade. As a proof of what can be done by the "Home policy," and as a specimen of native skill and ingenuity, and considering it a successful effort of "domestic industry," it is worthy of notice and commendation. WELLSBOROUGH, July 6. Frost.-On Thursday night of this week we were visited in this neighborhood by a severe frost, which, we are pained to say, has done much damage. Beans, cucumbers, and vines of every description, are, for the most part, in the valleys, entirely cut off. Some fields of corn too, and even potatoes, are much injured-and some we think wholly killed. We have not ascertained the extent to which this calamity has reached, but fear it has not been very limited. We cannot hear that any damage has been sustained upon the high grounds -and upon the rivers too, there were few or no traces of frost, owing to the fogs. Extreme Drought.-The dry weather which has existed here for a month or more, and of which we have spoken in our late numbers, still continues, and which together with the late frosts with which we have been visited, presents a most disheartening and desolate prospect to our farmers, as well as every other class of citi zens. Many of our fields and pastures have scarcely a remaining spire of green grass left upon them. A con siderable portion of the meadows will not afford hay enough to defray the expenses of mowing-We judge there cannot be in this neighborhood, taking it on an average, over one-third of a crop. SOMERSET, June 30. The weather for a few days past has been uncommonly cool for this season of the year-so much so, that it created almost a general ague among our frost-proof citizens, which, however, was soon dispelled by warm stoves and pleasant fires on our hearths. Ye at a distance, dont stare at the fact, that on yesterday and this morning many of our people had fire in their stoves! `Coal on the Broad Mountain.-We understand that a vein of Coal has been opened on the Broad Mountain, on a tract of land situated at the head of the West Branch rail road, which is supposed to be twenty-nine fect thick. We have seen a specimen of the coal, which we can pronounce equal in quality to any at present sent to market from this region. Daily devel should many more such veins be discovered, (there being evidently traces of some even larger,) we should not be surprised if it would be found necessary to uncover that part of the mountain and quarry the coal.— We also understand that a vein of coal was lately opened on the route of the Schuylkill Valley rail road, seventeen and a half feet in thickness, which is pronounced to be excellent.-Miners' Journal. EASTON, Pa. June 23. In passing down a street a few days since, we were struck with the appearance of some school slates we saw in Mr. Wilson's store, and on inquiry found they were manufactured in our own county. The quality of the slate we think equal if not superior to any "we have seen, and the framing is far better than any that have come under our notice. They were from Col. Porter's Quarry and Factory, near the Delaware Water Gap, where he now manufactures from 60 to 70 dozen per week. POTTSVILLE, Schuylkill Co. July 4. A new era of things is rapidly approaching at this place, which is of vital importance to the citizens, generally-we mean the extension of rail roads throughout the coal district. Three miles of the Schuylkill Valley Rail Road will be completed in three or four weeks. Two miles of the Mill Creek Rail Road will be completed shortly. Preparations are making for laying the Schuylkill Haven Rail Road, and we understand that the stock of the Mount Carbon Rail Road has been taken, which, it is presumed, will be commenced immediately.-Miners' Journal. On Wednesday last, the Philadelphia stage arrived at this place at a quarter before 4 o'clock-performing a trip of ninety miles in about fourteen hours. We believe the passage on this route has never before been performed in the same space of time.—Ib. On Monday last, a drove of cattle passed through this place on their way to Luzerne county, in this state; we understand that the cattle were brought from Ohio, destined for the Philadelphia market, and were there purchased by a gentleman for the purpose of driving them to the above mentioned place, where he expected to realize something handsome on them.—Ib. Some difficulty is experienced in the neighbourhood of Pottsville and Mount Carbon, in procuring a sufficiency of labourers. The Editor of the Miners' Journal adds by request the following list of prices, Experienced Miners Carpenters $125 per day. Printed every SATURDAY MORNING by WILLIAM F GEDDES, No. 59 Locust Street. Philadelphia; where, and at the PUBLICATION OFFICE, IN FRANKLIN PLACE, secoud door back of the Post Office, (back room) subscriptions will be thankfully received. Price FIVE DOLLARS per annum, payable annually by subscribers residing in or near the city, or where there is an agent. Other subscribers pay in advance. THE REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE. VOL. IV.-NO. 5. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD. BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF MAJOR GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE. [From the Casket.] (Continued from page 55.) NO. 83. From Thomas Burke, Esq. Member of Congress. Philadelphia, July 19th, 1779. Dear Sir, I congratulate you on the signal and brilliant success of your enterprize against Stony Point. Philadelphia, 28th July, 1779. This gallant and important affair has filled us all with My Dear General,-I arrived here Sunday morning, very high satisfaction; and mine, I assure you, is peculiat half past 10 o'clock. From various impediments, I arly improved, because an officer, of whom I had concould not get from head quarters till near four, Thurs-ceived a very high opinion, and for whom I have very day afternoon. I rode that evening to Mr. Wickham's, great esteem and regard, has conducted it, and obtained 21 miles. Made 46 miles the next day, and slept at such singular glory. Hacketstown. Got up in the morning at 2 o'clock, The happy effect of your good conduct has saved and made the Billet by 9 o'clock in the evening, being your humanity the pain it would have felt, had your en63 miles that day, and within 16 miles of Philadelphia, terprize cost you the lives of many of your brave soldat which place I breakfasted at the President's of Con-iers and gallant officers, and even had you been under gress. I was obliged to press a horse, for one of the dragoons, on the road, which I suppose Nero will complain of at head quarters. I came into the city with colors flying, trumpets sounding, and heart elated-drew crowds to the doors and windows, and made not a little parade, I assure you. These were Baron Steuben's instructions, and I pursued them literally, although I could not help thinking it had a little the appearance of a poppet show. I made a point of waiting on the French Ambassador and President Reed in your name, who as well as others, speak of your achievement, with wonder and praise. I have sent you the newspapers of the day-adieu, Sir, may you long enjoy your present laurels, and quickly have an opportunity of acquiring new ones. I have the honor to be, with great esteem, Your very humble servant, HENRY W. ARCHER. A very distinguished public writer of that day, says, when speaking of the capture of Stony Point, "great is the triumph of the Americans upon the success of this enterprize,and justly, for it would have done honor to the most veteran troops, and notwithstanding the provocations given by the plunderings and burnings at NewHaven, East Haven, Fairfield, and Green-farms, of which they had heard, such was the humanity of the continental soldiers, that they scorned to take the lives of the foe, calling for mercy-so that there were but few of the enemy killed on the occasion." Subjoined are a few of the congratulatory letters which General Wayne received on this occasion, with a few of his replies: From General St. Clair: New Windsor, July 17th, 1779. Dear General.-It was with true pleasure that I received the news of your success at Stony Point, on which I beg leave to present you my cordial congratulations. It is an event that makes a very great alteration in the situation of affairs, and must have important consequences, and the more glorious, from its having been effected with so little loss. It is, in short, the completest surprise I have ever heard of. Please to present my compliments to the gentlemen of your family, and all our friends, and believe me with much esteem, General WAYNE. Dear General, the necessity of slaughtering many of the enemy. To the humane, and such are all the brave and good, this is a very pleasing circumstance attending your success. Magnanimous generosity has triumphed over the enemy, as much as your courage and conduct. I was much concerned when I heard you was wounded; but learning, on inquiry, that it was but slight, I considered it as not worth attention in so great an affair; and I find by your letter to General Washington, you did not think it of consequence enough to mention it.Having mentioned your letter, I must declare I think it a just model of martial eloquence, equalled by none but Cæsar's Veni, vidi vici. I wish your example may be followed in this, as well General WAYNE. If I have fought with some success, the pleasure I experience in the approbation of my country and friends is to me a rich reward. You are pleased to compliment me very politely on my laconic note to his Excellency, General Washing ton, relative to the reduction of the enemy's post at Stony Point; but the blood which at the time was issuing from my wound compelled me to be concise. I, therefore, am not entitled to the merit which you give me, as you will see by an official letter to the General, written two days after on that occasion. The American soldier is not quite so base and divested of tender feeling, and all humanity, as to strike a prostrate and unresisting foe; that is a business suited only to a cruel and degenerated Briton, who has refined upon every species of villany and cruelty. Be pleased to present my best and kindest wishes to our mutual friends, and believe me, Yours, Most respectfully, ANTHONY WAYNE. Hon. Thomas Burke, |