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life- 3£ '$' # FROMTWS S^r* I'WB&ISJIED BY 11*4 ME It RE hWj f Comer of Main ana Seneca streets, opposite the; Bank of Geneva. I_ 1$ T B U M 9 . Tp viliage subscribers, ®2,50 per yea>, payable setni-anriuiillyi ir'nol paid within threenintiths atj »he expiration of the year, «3,Q0 will he exacted.; To mail subscf ibcrs and those who receive their pipers at the office, #2,00, payable as above. _ To ootnpanies pf ppi lest than ten, Inking (hjir paper* at the office, $1',50, payable in advanc*| Nc^papers will be discontinued until arreara- ges ore paij. . ,.,.., . . . , •, BUiSINlKSS DIRECTORY. gtgp. ADVBH_SK__NTS simitar to the fol- lowing will be inserted in this paper one year for $5 Those, persons who advertise to the •mount of 815 a year, exclusive of theiriub- •criptipn to the CpuniEn, may have their names andrtaudafpr business inserted gratia. E P. EAKL,' Dealer jn Paper Hangings, # Paints, Oils,.Calais, Window Sash and Blinds, South side Seneca street. -a M OS]ES HA£L, Manufacturers of Stoves, Ketilti, Plows, and other Castings, fey- Furnace on Castle street. 29 G. & R. HUGHES, Fancy ani Staple »• Dry Goods, No. 18, Seneca street. H H.?JG, C. SEELYE, Fashionable Dry , • ^Qoo'ds, No. 30, Seneca street 1 RATMERRELL, Book and Job Printer, Cou- rier office, corner of Seneca and Main streets, directly opposite the Methodist. Church ( aud 'the : Bank of Geneva. £. \ I PL^TT & SONS, Variety Store, No. 6, • Seneca street, Geneva. \•*\ UTHER KELLY A. CO., Drugs, Medi- J_ cines, &c, No. 10, Seneca street. M W. HEMIUP.pealer in Groceries, • Crockery and Wooden Ware, at I. Pres-,, colt'i old stand, No- 9, Water street. URRAY & HOOPER, Drapers and Tai- lore, and Gentlemen's Furnishing Store, ( nearly opposite, the old stand of Mundy & Mur- ray,) No. 2D-, Seneca street. .__ TJAGE & SE.VMOUR, Wholesale and Retail, JET Confectioners and \Grocers No. 7, Seneca street, ly95 M S O CODINGTON, Architect, Builder an • Sash atiH Blind Makers CuBtle street T 28 S . R. HALL. Wholesale and Retail dealer in • Drugs, Groceries, Paints and Dyes, No, 8. Seneca street. rilHOMAS JUDD, Architect and Builder, JL William street, west of Ihe Reformed Dutch Church, Geneva. Iy96 nnHOMAS D. BURR\LL. Geneva Foudry J- Water Street, foot of Castle. ___ W ILLIAM H. SMITH, (late R. Bobbins and Co.) Bookseller, Stntationer, Blank Book Manufacturer, and Bookbiuder, No. 37, Seneca street. - \mrIGHT g CI, \UK, Fashionable Hat Store, TI No 11, Seneca street. A-SAty OF HOARHOUND-.—Just .received afresh supply of WINSLOW'S _ALSAM OF HOARHOUND—a valuable reiiedy for Coughs and Pulmonary Diseases— Mpxjyleby S. R. HALL. May 24, 1842. HfcMiCALS—A general assortment of French and English Chemical preparations for sale by May34 1842. S. R. HALL.* S TONE AND _AUTHEN \WARE- good assortment, always on band, and •ale by ? I PLATT & SONS. Oct. 4, 1842. ^ T*TOODEtf WAJrfcE, &c— Painted and ce- . V Y dar Tubs, wifjpw Cradles and Baskets Manilla and grass Mats, wire Sives, Rollingpins Clctfhe*J?;in» J Jj.aUeCl'»3!e«.M r Mhboards,tc. Opt In. *j»2... 6. Seneca St. C UBA MONEY,—a superior article, for sale |,y S. R. HALL. BctoftU* U Solfifcs, fovthu «rui» ©onustu JHit»Ut_cn,j«, ^srfculture, -roucuaufsm, jfttu &xts, iuii* e?e«e*rai alteram* VOIf. Xtll- ol- -Wo. 1'8, GENEVA, W. Y. TUESJJAy, APRIL 18, 1 8_it. NO. 6i2. SpX.AH EAJfffgs. 7 T HE subscriber has just receivied by express a fine jassortmeiit of Suspending Sola/ and Solar 'Parlor L.amps.jto which he would invite the attention of purchasers. These Lamps are believed to be'a decided improvement oyer eve- ry other npw.jn use; giving treble the light of. the ', common Astral or Argand Lamp, and that too' from whale oil, costing seventy jive cents- a gal* Ion. One, gallon, will burn 65 hours, giving, a beautiful and intense light, He has Mso SO- LAR CONES arid CHIMNEYS forsira- proyjng the common lamp at trifling expense,— The above may; be seen in use at the store of the undersigned, . SANFORD R. HALL. Jan'y 3,1843,,. ' . • f Kicli Black Silts I T^OR GARPilNALS; alsb Fringes, Cords and _- Gimps, for cloak trimmings; also, Silk Vel- vets and rich Tarltpn Silks for hats, just receivad by H. H..&G. C SjEELVE. Geneva, Nov. 15. 1842. • FLOUR, MADE AT G. LEE'S MILL, WHITE • - SPBWGS. ri^HE subscriber will deliver, in large or small JL quantities, to the citizens of Geneva, at their places of residence, F%»r, Steal, Short*, Chop-Stuff; f{c. gfc.,aa low as any other estab- lishment, always warranting the Flour to be good if spld for good. , AH order* left, with Cale,b Yeo- mans oji MjRn street, or at A. M. Bradt's on Water street, or a' line addressed to the subscriber through* thf Post Office will be immediately at- tended to. Custom Work done in good order Sind pis short notice, I' W.J VROMAN BECK.ERV * Geneva, Nov. 29,1842- 22 9 REMOVAL,. W M, GIFFIiSG has removed his Gold and Silver Smith Shop to the brick building on the-east, side of Water street, nearly opposite Imley Prescott's Washington Temperance House, where he will repair all kinds of work in his line of business. Mr. G. -solicits a continuance of public patronage. Geneva, June 22. 1842. 99 FAMILY BIBLES. F AMILY. BIBLES, from $1 to #15; Pocket andother small Bibles, from 4s. to $5. Towsend's Bible,.2 volumes; Cottage «• X \ Collateral \3 \ . Scott? \8 \ Clarke's Commentary, 6 vols; Henry's \ i 6 \ Doddridge's Family Expositor; Calmet's Dictionary of the Bible; TESTAMENTS, a great variety. 0O- For sale at Ihe Geneva Bookstore, two doors south of Ihe Postoffice, Main St., Geneva. November 29* 1842. . f » New England Cloth &W00I Agency. T HE subscribers have made arrangements with some of the most extensive Manufac- turers of WOOLEN GOODS in the New Ei.g- land States, and are now prepared to supply deal- ers with Cloths &c. at Factory prices. They will also, exchange Cloths for Wool, and most kinds bFProduce, on the most liberal terms. REEp & LAWRENCE, -No 1, Franklin Store, foot of Seneca-street. Geneva, December 6,Tl842. May 24. 1842. ^TtAMWlENE OIL, burning with a trans- \^J cendanl light, iu the properly constructed lamp, for sale by L. KELLY & CO. May ^1^1842 S HERMAN'S t,OZENGES,—A general assortment, of Sherman's Medicated Loieeu. ges, for sale by S.R.HALL. May 24, 1842. White Lead. T HE subscribers have just received a large stock of Peabody's Ground and Dry White Lead, in kegs and casks of different weights, which they sell at wholesale at a small advance on, city prices L. KELLY & Co. May 13.1842. C ANDLES.—Sperm,Hull & Son'spatent, and common tailow mould and dipped Can- nes, for sale by I. PLATT & SONS, Oct. 4, '42. 6, Seneca st. S HELLED ALMONDS, soft shell do , Figs, Sultana, Box and Keg Raisins. Il May 23. L. KELLY & Co. i 1 tjiUART'S\ Steam refined Loaf Sugar, by {' 5 the barrel, at L. KELLY & Co's. BOOKS. T HE subscriber hanjust received an addition to his stock of Bfoks, among which can be found a good assortment for SABBATH and COMMON SCHOOL LIBRARIES; Miscellaneous and Medical Bopks. His friends and the public are invited to call and examine foi themselves, at No. 37, Seneca street.* W. H. SMITH. N. B. BOOK-BINDING done in a neat and durable meimer . BLANK BOOKS of all kinds on hand or made to order, August 24,1842. 8 FOR SALE, ' A .VALUABLE FARM, of a- il bout one hundred and sixteen acres of the firsit.jjujility of land, situated about two and a half miles north and west of this place, on the middle road leading from Geneva to Vienna. There is on the farm about twenty acres of timber, consisting of whitewood, sugar maple, and a variety of 'tither kinds of ^timber; together with a handsome chestnut orchard pf pver one hundred trees, from one to three feet in diameter; also a very extensive apple orchard, in which are some of the first quality of grafted fruit; also pears, plums, peaehes, &c. There are durable, springs, nuda stream of water Tun- ing through the farm, with an extensive bed ef lime-rock. The.quality as respe-ts soil and tim- ber, is not surpassed by any farm in the town of Phelps. Terms ofsale.—A small payment down; the remainder secured by bond and mortgage, ou such length of credit as may suit the convenience of Ihe purchaser. Possession given the first ot April next. ANSON C. LOOMIS. Geneva. Jin. 16,1843. 29 Last Fall Purchase OFDRY'GOODS, CARPETING AND , GROCERIES. T HE subscribers, are now receiving their last supplies of Goods, making their assortment full and complete, which they are determined to sell as cheap or cheaper than can be bought in ibis market at wholesale or retail. Those who would make the most of their money are invited to give us a call. * H. H & G C. SEELYE. Geneva, N«v. 15, 1842. , ; i ' .l^Jom-^e Hew York Tribune.] THE BVR&A*!A,T SEA., BY A. D.r. RANDOLPH. Tlie trallnnt ship Jnid etpyed,ner course, vph flag half il«wn' net inast^ And her crew in silent group? stood round, With their thoughts iteep in the Fast, Abotn to ptiytoone beloved The saddest ritefo-and lost. The, roerry life no longer rung' Its accents on the ear; And liiule was the loud andribnld tongue, As the eye looked on fhetier j And ihe rough hand dualf d from the furrow'd cheek The bright, unbidden tear. For there is his hammock, colli and still, , #jslept theSJttsi sleep—anil long; But his spirit silently moved, ainong • The hearts of the saddened throng, And touching tligin, nmdethe weak mute weak, And bowed the frame of the strong. For he had been their hope an4tlieir r pride j flis heart waaJus kind ohit'brdve As ever heat in a sailnrfr breast, Or dwelt.qn the rolling ware! Oh, 't wos'a sorrowful thing to give Him up to the boundless grave! •But they gathered inmulness.round the bier, With sorrow's.noisless tread; e And tlie;lircatll of<,>acli.waa litirried; mid long, Till As the funeral prayer was said the silence was broke by a fearful plunge. • As Ute ocean received the deadw Vain were his motberto fcfrs lest the wave Should wear its stonily array; And little she thought, inf-her far-off home, Of the joya she buried that day.— That when'she prayedibr thelifeof herboy, . He deep jn, the ocean lay I To Merchants, Farmers, Builders, &c. HE subscriber at Geneva begs leave to say to'hfil customer's In fKft sectTon.'tKat be is slill engaged in the manufacture of SASH and BLINDS, and is happy to say that he has re- duced the price so that His superior band made work is now offered lower than Factory Sash. He has a lot of different size Blinds on hand which are improved in style, and be can with confidence say they are superior to any in this section of country, and he invites customers to inspect the same. Sash filled with Glass in a workmanlike manner and warranted safe home. Show windows and show cases for stores, Fancy Sash for fronts, (.otbic Saeh for churches, all made to order. House and Sign Painting. Al- so, Paper Hanging. Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, and Paper Hanging: for sale. All \letters by mail (post paid) attended to. Lumber, Cash, &c re- ceived in payment. Shop south side of Seneca street, Geneva. EDW'D P. EARL. Geneva, Feb. 21,1843. Iy34 CAKE, CHEAPER THAN EVER. r\JAHE subscribersr'feeling anxious to supply JL Weddings and Parties, and provide Fimilies with their Cake, are determined to sell it as cheap as any one can purchase the materials, iu small quantities, to make their own cake We are now selling the very best of Fruit Cake, iced in good style, for 25 cts, per pound; Pound Cake, 20 cents per pound; Spung Cake, iced, for 20 cents per pound: Jumbles, for 18 cents per pound; Currant Cake, iced, for 25 cents per pound. The above cake is kept constantly on hand, and will be warranted to meet the. wishes of thosetbaf give us a call. PAGE & SEYMOUR. Also, Pyramids of jce cream, and Cocoanot Cakes furnished at short notice at No. 7, Seneca street, Geneva. \ '• January 14,1843. , . ------ 'Garp'-aiia-Les^ir-Piiip'esfi.f' A GOOD assortment of common and superior CAP and LETTER. PAPER, for sale at the Bookstore of SCOTTEN, ME#,RELL <fc STOW, two doors south of the Postoffice, Main-st. Geneva, Oct. 4, 1842. ' ChicKery, A N excellent article for Coffee, which not On- ly enriches and clarifies it, but it is said by those that use it that it will take away the bad effects of Coffee. For sale by Nov. 22, '42. i. PLATT & SONS. May 31,1842. fi» Pare Wines. R. HALL has an assortment of PURE WINES for medicinal purposes. May 24, 1842. \ri m OLASSES.—New Orleans, New Iberia, .[' 'JL Trinidad, and Sugar-House MOLASSES, ko r sale by the cask or gallon, by May 24, 1842. S. R. HALL. JBtna Insurance Company. f|1HE subscriber, is agent of such Cnm|a'iff 1 will ensure against loss or damageby fire. N.B.KIDDER Geneva, April 11, 1842. SO _*' F RESH ROSE WATER—A pure arti- cle, distilled last week, and warranted gopd or no sale—To be had by the gallon er less quan- tity, at - L. KELLY 4V Co's. Mty 31,1842. r tg~^i OLD LEAF, deep and pale, by the pack; \JC and Copper Bronze, by the pound or ounce, ftorsaleby L. KELLY 4V CO. May 81, 1842. TT IVE_r^O_L.—10 barrels pure Liver Oil, ••__! for sale by S. R. HALL. August 30, 1842. -• I MPORTED LEECHES-In fine condi. ,tion, are for sale at L. KELLY & Co s, -•May 23,1842. Seneca stree f^DD'S patent SPERM CANDLES, to «l behadof L, KELLY & Co. Also, Hull & Son's Tallow Candles. May 11, 1841. .' January 1st, IS43. O YSTE BS, by the keg or qt. Oysters cooked in any style. Cooked Fowls and Meats. Pies, Cakes, Tripe, Tongue. Hot Meals served when called for. Cold Meals always ready. Hot Coffee, Be- r, Porter, Cider. CONFECTIONARY, Toys, Nuts. Currants, Raisins, Figs, Prunes, Citron, Dates, Cassia, Cloves, Nutmegs. La Norma, Principee, Lassodora and Re- galia Cigars. Sugars, Molasses, Teas, Coffee, ground Coffee and Spices. Honey, Vinegar, CamlleB, Lamp Oil Bar Soap, Starch, Tobacco, Mackerel, Hickory and Black Walnuts by measure, and many o/her articles to dispose of at the Franklin Recess & Grocery. Foot of Seneca-Street. * STOWELL & LYMAN. * Geneva, Dec. 27, 1842. ' Notwithstanding the Hard Times,' T HE subscriber, thankful for the patronage be has received since his commencement in business, respectfully announces to his friends and the public, that he is still desirous to furnish them with Upholstery, and assures them that every exertion on his part will be used to merit a continuance of their favors. All kinds of Matrasses, Cushions, Sofas, Loun- ges, &c. &c, kept on hand or made to order; and every description of Upholstery work repaired at a short notice, and on reasonable teims. North West corner of the Public Square, R. B. TALLENT. Geneva, January 2, 1843. To Builders and Farmers. T HE subscriber has on hand, at the Canal, a general assortment of seasoned PINE and OAK LUMBER, from one-half to two inch- es thick. Hemlock Fencing, Square Timber, Siding, Lath and Shingles. Also 85 O tons GROUND PLASTER, from the Cayuga beds, (no mistake\ all of which will be sold cheap for cash, or in exchange for most kinds of country produce. P. H. FIELD. Geneva, August 9,1842. 6 SUNDAY SCHOOL LIBRA- RY BOOKS. A LARGE assortment of Sunday School LI- BRARY BOOKS—Episcopal, Methodist, and American S_.S. Union: for sale by SCOTTEN, MERRELL & STOW, Geneva, Oct. 4, 1842. Main St. f EATHE a TARNISH.—ABupenorar JL_ tide, for sale by the gallon by Nov. 30, s. R. HALL. . 3T IME for whitewashing—also, Brushes, 1__ Plaster Paris and Marble Sand, all by the , barrel or less quantity at May 31. L. KELLY fe Go's. P URE GELATIN,for Jellies, Blanc Mange and other delicacies, for the dissert or for 4>the invalid. Sold by L. KELLY & CO. 'May 31, 1842. a ______ P ' HALON'S ANTI-DANDRIFF, pnp slimed to raise one's dander (the Dandriff,) \ ti no time—to be found at tlie sign of Ihe ._May^i, lfl42. \ GOLDEN EAGLES^ jCS&_TANA RAISINS, fresh and fine, at *** .. L.KELLY & CO'S. _^___L__5_ JHats ! Hats ! Hats ! Cheap ! r Cheaper! Cheapest! J UST received, at the Old Estab- lished GENEVA HAT STORE, a general assortment of Summer Hats, which, together with their usual assortment pf HATS AND CAPS, will be sold as cheap as Gan be procured west of New York. 1 WIGHT & CLARK. Geneva, May 10. 1842; ^__ ™ _ -Astral Lamps. M- * J&5L 1 ' L bw anassortment of beauti ful CT« { 4S9m_fi AND GLASS LAMPS, IJfftbrkW-ctit.WflM. Calf and sepT ' May l!4, 1842. ________ • TpWR. IVATER MAN'8 delebratedanliphloeis- JLW tic mod Strer <gihening Plaster, for sale _- - • June %, 1842\. L, KELLY & oof Mrs. HARGIN W OULD give notice that she still continues business ih her old stand, one door north of Messrs. Sill & Kidder'fl office. Main st. She has jtiBt returned from New York, where she has taken great pains to procure all the latest styles and fashions in the Millinery line. She invites the calls of customers and the public-to see her stock which consists of Fall and Winter HATS, and Trimmings of every description. Mrs. H. returns thanks to her customers for the support she has received since her residence in Geneva. She hopes, by proper attention to business, to.retain all her Old and make many new customers, . Geneva, 31st Oct., 1842. \The Cook's Favorite.\ FOR WOOD OR COAL. T HE subscriber has bought the right of ma- king the above stove in this village, believ- ing it to be the best in use. It combines, in a very neat form, the qualities of the \Hot Air\ and jRevertible Flue, with others quite novel, and in addition, is admirably fitted up for the use of Coal or Wood for fuel. Please call and examine. Also, Hot Air, (Buck's improvement on Hathaway's;) Kcvertifolc Flue, Union and Premium; BOX STOVES, -Large Do., for Churches and Public Build- ings ; Fire Fronts and Coal Crates. COPPER, IRON and TIN FURNI- TURE, Sheet Iron Stoves, Pipes, &c. &c, on hand and made to order. Any of the above articles will be sold on as gpod terms as can be had in the village. THOMAS D. BUBRALL. Geneva, Sept. 13, 1842. c620 11 Store and Dwelling-. F OR.SALE, the Stere PCCU- pied frfr many years as _o- gerfs Book store and Printing Office, together with the adjoining Dibellirtg House, situated on Ihe Ea'st side of Main street, opposite the public square. The building is of Brick, two stories high, whole front 4_4 feet,an alley ten feet wide on the north, and the LOT is about 200 feet deep, affording an ample garden. It will be sold at a reasonable price, and on easy terms of payment. Reference to • J, H. WOODS, Esq. Geneva, May 25,1841. 78 flg-The Dwelling House will be RENTED or the ensuing year. Cheaper than the Cheapest! W ILL be found at the old stand of the sub scriber in Water street, a large stock pf CABINETFURNITURE and CHAIRS, where I ! ,el8CO -\«»\ymanuraoturingevry description pfthe above articles, wrranted as good ascan be found in thb country, and sold on themnst reasonable terms. For safe 100 f afiofis pure Copal Varnish, by- he cask or measure. EL1A8 BEACH. Geneva.. April 13,1840. 86 Valuable Family Medicines. T HE subscribers, as agents, have for sale the following excellent medicines: Doct. Evans' Camomile Pills, for nervous diseases; price 50 cts. per box. Dr. Evans'Aperient AtHi-BiliousPills,26icts. \ \ Soothing Syrup, forchildren teeth ing; $1 per bottle. Dr. Goode'sFemale Domestic Pills; 50cents per hex. Dr. Hunt's Pills, for consumption, dyspepsia liver complaints, &c.; price 25 cts. per box, for sale bv S. R. HALL, and- L. KELLY & Co. Ceneva Jan. 18,1842. [From the TRuth American Jteview.] BATTIE OF.BBMEB HIJMEN. PUTfliAM, 1. An account of the Battle of Bunker Hill. By H. Dearborn, Major General of the United Slates Arhy.' c lSl$. 2. A letter to Major General jDearborn, re- pelling his unprovoked attack on the char- acter of the late Major Gen. Israel JPut J nam. Dy Daniel'Putnam, Esq. 1818. . [Concluded;]'' • We have heretofore omitted to notice General Dearborn's account of the con- versation at Governor Bowdoin's table, and the expression or Colonel Picscott, relative to General Putnam, on that oc- casion. And we have also forborne to quote the statements of thp Rev, Messrs. Chaplin and Bullard; an extract of which, however, we must now lay be- fore our readers. ' Colonel Prescott in- formed us repeatedly, that when a retreat was ordered and commenced, and he was descending Ihe hill, he met General Put- nam, and said to him,' Why did you not support me, General, with your men, as I had reason to expect, according to agreement ?\ Putnam answered, \ I could not drive the dogs up.\ Preaeott pointedly said to him, \If ypu could not drive them up, you might have led them up.\ We have no disposition to question ,the personal veracity of General Dear- born ; although we thinlc t|ter,e is justf ;a__ great, reasM~l^?«oiw»W^1[^(****'' bit of round and sweeping assertion, and of delivering*his own/Opinions and im pressions as so 'many positive facts. iVVe know, too,, the high reputation, and-cha- racter, of the reverend gentlemen from whose account we have taken the fore* going: quotation. Notwithstanding all this, we are willing to believe- that some misapprehension or. misrecollection exists in regard to boih tjiese relations. We indulge this feeling as much, at least, out of regard to Prescott as to Putnam. The first of these reported expressions is of that sort which jusifies a suspicion that it may be at least a translation of Colo- nel Prescott's remarks into the language of the author of the 'Account.' It is too late to inquire into the truth of this reported conversation, either from Colo, nel Prescott or Governor Bowdoin. It must therefore rest on the declaration of General Dearborn, which never can be contradicted. But who can be recon- ciled to the manner in which this decla- ration, whether accurately reported or not, is now made public ? Gen. Dear- born probably knows that Cofonel Pres- cott and Gen. Putnam kept up a friendly acquaintance during their lives. \He knows that these two officers have left sons, repuiable and distinguished in the society of the present times. Does he choose to be the occasion of heart-burn- ings and strife among the sons of brave men 1 If he finds men of respectability entertaining towards • each other senti- ments of friendship and esteem, does he feel it his duly to say to them, • The fa- ther of one of you pronounced The fathe r of the other to be a coward?' Whether we look to the truth and value of historic narrative, to the character of the dead, or to the feelings of the living, we see enough to induce us to murk, as far as our expression of decided disapprobation may mark, Ihe recital, in such coarse terms,-of table conversation, even if there were less reason than there is, to think that such conversation was not misun- derstood or misrecollected. We hope that Messrs. Chaplin and Bullard may have imputed to Colonel Prescott, through mistake, observations they may have heard from others. Their regard for Prescott cannot be greater than ours ; and we repeat, that it is on his account we ate willing to suppose that there is some error in these reported conversations. In this reply, said to have been given by Prescolt to Putnam in the field, there is a tartness and an air of wit which would teem to render a la- ter origin of the remarks probable. These smart sayings and epigrammatic speeches are more generally made after than on the occasion. * \* But e.ven admitting that Prescott made use of these or similar declarations, we think they weigh little against Putnam. There was no plan or concert among the loaders. Each was to bo the sole and exclusive jur'ge of the courso most pro- f was well acquainted with Very manyol the British pfficers, and Cdlorie! Small, among others; that they had a, very high regard for him, and that ,he entertained towards them the friendly spirit,oJ;a for- mer companion. \There is ,a.p'd|j|a.n be no doubt that Colonel Small hpFstated Ibis fact;. and there is the positive decla- ration of Colonel Putnam, that his father mentioned (he same, occurrence' to. him shortly after it happened, YeVj proba- bly there is one mistake into<whi'cli Col. Trumbull may have fallen, and which has given rise,to the contradiction ol Colonel Small's account to Judge^ Par. ker's. It was not at the redoubt that this happened, but. at the breast-y;orlc or ihe rail fence. Admitting this to have, crept into (he account given by Colqnel Trumbull, the essential facts reinain^aj. together uncontradicted. We.shal! only add in relation to Gene- ral Putnam's conduct in the battle of Bunker Hil!,>tho following extracts, which we shall leave to make their proper im- pression.withou! further note or comment. From the Honorable Win. Tudor : « Soon after the arrival of Gen. Wash- ington as Commander-in-chief of the American forces at Cambridge, in July, 1775,^ court-martials were ordered'to be holdeii for the trials of diffeferft officers who were supposed to have misbehaved in the important action on Breed's Hill on the 17th of June; at all of which I acted as judge advocate. In the inquiry whtclj these trials occasioned, I never heard any insinuation against the con, duct of General Pulnanv who appeared to have been there without any com. mand ; for there was no authorised com- mander. Colonel Prescott appeared to have been the chief.' From the Honorable 'John Adams to Daniel Putnam, Esq.: ,seauent(i.n»,er|fun e 'aoiisshrm^j ^ yfflthjft. »No< _ve*tiseme«l.B *flt<b'<^ uV.til otheKwi^e ofder^dr'if'the'i.Ufflbe-r^l \cite ir ' \ \•\*vf i si-'tt F iin-iWi4: »£§$$ lowed by le,wj, : . . ,uki javo •lmm®$$$§t:':•• V JOB and Tittk&.n&i$,itiMv4M&$m& this 'Office with n4&$& 'mQpsfm^^k i_» most reasonable term? But he intreated that he might be per. mitted to remain, sjnee destruction must inevitably ensue if their exertions-should be remitted. The gallant commandant,' not less astonished than charmed at the boldness of ,his conduct, forbade any more effects to be carried out of the fort, animated the men to redoubled diligence, and exclaimed, \ If we must be blown up, we will go together.\ A.t last, when the barracks Were seen to be tumbling, Putnam descended, pStced himself at the interval, and continued, from an inces. sant rotation of replenished buckets, to pour water upon the magazine. The outside planks were already consumed by the proximity of the fire, and as only one thickness of timber intervened, tlie trepidation now became_general and ex- treme. Putnam, still undaunted, cover- ed with a cloud of cinders and scorched with Ihe intensity of the heat, maintain- eo\his position until the fire subsided and the danger was entirely ovor. He had contended for one hour and a half with that terrible element. His legs, his arms and- his face were blistered ; and when he pulled.off his second pair of mittens, the skin from his hands and fingers followed them.. It was a month before he reco-' vered.™ Ifutnphrey's Life of Putnam. Soon after this he was taken prisoner, id a battle with the Indians. ' Having discharged his fusee several times, at length it missed fire while the muzzle was pressed against the breast of a large and well-proportioned savage. This warrior, availing himself of ihe in- defensible attitude of his adversary, With a tremendous war-whoop sprang forward, with his lifted hatchet, and compelled him to surrender; and having disarmed arid bound him fast to. a tree, returned to the battle.' In the further progress this battle, the two parties alternately gained and lost, ground. «Tliis change .-_•___• ____'•- °^ &f ounu occasioned the tree to. which ; 0 i 0 d ;„ ______Hs____n_ i^ — Putnam was tied to be directly between the fire pf the\two parties. Human im. _iii______M i ^« 1 mined to roast him afiVeifwBdr^hlffenlil pose, they led him ; into >&^mWf>fmi stripped him naked, booy^1§fp«f«C} and piled dry brush, with' SffiRWm* small drstance in a ftm\tixw0jb0& They accompanied their ;laoq?s»4fcM# his funeral dirge, vvithscreams.anrit4i?« inimitable but by savage vaicefi\?w^|ii< they set 3.the piles on. firer-'^sulllrf shower Haniped the 'rising _dnTeplpit\ they strode to kfridie it, unWartastf& lilaze-ruri fiercely round the'circle;^'M; jor Putnam soon began to feet tfe^{@i ing heat. His hands, were sp.^iej| E 4i!t he could move his body;• He olteftsJiifjU ed i&idea as the lire apprdaiiheds H 5Em\a sg3i.f>, : at the very idea of ^ch^allwbut .savages,' must shudder, nfforp'fPhV'tSigti; est diversion to his inhuman. tbrBjife'riJprs; who 'demonstrated the delirium; o£^|nr joy by correspondent yelis,, .dances ,^)tl gesticulations. lie saw clearly that iris final hour Was inevitably tiqitfe. .' Ho summoned nil his resolution and compo- sed his mind, as 'for as^ctrctifmstaft'cey could permit, to bid an eternal Fa're'w'elt to all tie held most dear!, '^^^t||e- world would scarcely fkave cost al^ingjjj pang,\ but'-fur the idea pf. h^qmej^.g^f the' remembrance of tfotnestic-i.etidear-- ments, of the affectionate partner off his soul and of their beloved offspring. \ ! H„ thought was ultimately fixed'dij f i HaBjii!. •er state of existence, befdn&Hhp t&Wr|| be was beginning to endure. Ths,p|tM; ness of death, even qf that death wSlich is accompanied with the kqc'rje.st agonies; was, in a manner, past; nature,:witha leeble struggle, was-quitting its Inst-'hold on sublunary things-; When a. FjrencH officer rushed through (he crowd ? open'M a way by scattering the'^^iig^.ca^'^ to I and unbound the vibtitn. ttfv&S^SsPS of himself, to whom a savage, unwiVU.Bgvte ofniscon'duct'<)'^^l7tr*:|^pe.\l775. I was in Philadelphia from^the 5th of May through the summer of 1775, and can testify as a witn||||fetanothing which passed at Charlestq,_BMRthe seventeenth of June. .slip 'But this.! dp||jpr.without resarve, that-I-never hea|Aglfo least insinuation of dissalisfac|^^Hf|th the conduct of General P_nJg|Ijffdugh his whole life. And had theTpppsters of Gen, Green, General Lincoln,' General Knox, General La Fayette, or even Gtegeral Warren, General,Montgomery qr General Mercer, Jieen called in quosti6niitw<fuid-iipr have surp\rised me more. TJiere' njust have been soihe great, misunderstanding in this affair. I seem to see intujtjvely, or to feel 'instinctively; to the truth of Major Small's testfmon^: but'it iv^uld require a sheet of paper; tVsfate wha.t I. have in memory, relative to 'Mijjgr Small arid General Warren.' But, as we before stated,, the author of the 'Account' not only charges Ge- neral Putnam with misbehavior, hi the battle of Bunker Hill, hut deuies'liim me- rit as an officer generally. He says his popularity was 'ephemeral' and 'unac- countable,' and that when it\ had faded away, ' and the miiids of the people were released from the shackles ofrf delusive trance, the circumstances relating \to Bunker Hill were viewed and talked of in a very different light, and that the selec- tion of the unfortunate Colonel Gerrish as a scape-goat was considered as a mys- teriotts and inexplicable event' Now, is it true that General Putnam's popularity ever faded away 1 Did it prove to be ephemeral? When did it subside ? Who released the people from their delusivo trance? And who were those wise persons who, after this had happened, talked of the circumstances of the bat tie' in a very different light ? Who are they who considered the arrest of Colonel Gerrish as the selection of a scape-goat, and a mysterious and inex- plicable event ? If the author of the ' Account' alleges that subsequent events so far developed either Putnam's general character or the merit of his conduct at the battle of Bunker Hill, as to have seriously arid in- juriously affected his reputation, he ought to prove what ho alleges. He has given no evidence of it. We know of none in history or tradition. We believe that General Putnam retained his reputation till his deuth. His popularity, which is called ' ephemeral' and ' unaccountable,' was founded on a long,..course ef useful services, as will appear by a brief recur- rence to the history of his life. General Putnam was born at Salem, in the state of Massachusetts, but went to Connecticut at the age of twenty or twenty-one. At the breaking out of the War between France and England, in 1756, (commonly called, in this country, the French war,) he was appointed Cap- lain of a company of provincial troops, to serve aguinst the French and Indians. •It is not,' said Mr. Ames,' in Indian, wars that heroes are celebrated, but it is there they are formed.' Of this disci- pline Putnam had a full share. He was created a Major in 1759, in which year he distinguished himself by bis uncom- monly good conduct in extinguishing a fire which had broken out in the bar- racks at Fort Edward, and threatened the hnagaziijp,-which was wilhin twelve feet of Uie barracks. Notwithstanding the utmost efforts of (he troops, the fire continued to make progress and to op. nroach the maeazinc. agination can hardly figure. _4o itself a more deplorable situation.' The halls flew incessantly from either side : many struck the tree, while some passed thro' the sleeves and skirts of his coat, In this state of jeopardy, unable, to move his body, to stir his limbs or even to incline his head, he remained more than an hour. So equally balanced and so obstinate was the tight! At one moment, while the battle swerved in fa'vpr of the enemy, a young savage chose an odd, way of dis, covering his huijior, $o found Pu.t,narn bound, He, might have despatched him «at'_ Mow;- halfl^^^^ the terror of thef.prisoner, by hurling a tomahawk at his head; or rather, it would seem Iris object wtts to'see/how near he could•fhrotv it withotif touching hirii. Tlij? Weapon struck in the' tree a nutnber at {itytyMa hair's breadth dis- tanee frorri tlie mark. ' When the Indian had sfinished Jh's amusement, » French Bas-officer* (a much more inveterate sa- vage by nature, though' descended from so humane and polished' a nation,) per- ceiving Putnam came up to him, and;' levelling a fusee within a foot pf his breast, attempted to discharge it: it missed fire. Ineffectually did the inten- ded victim solicit the \treatment duo v to his situation, by repeating that he was a prisoner of war. The degenerate French- man did not understand the language of honor or of nature : deaf to their voice and dead to sensibility, he violently and repeatedly pushed the muzzle of his gun against Putnam's ribs, and finally gave him a cruel blow on the jaw withJho but of his piece. After this dastardly deed he left him.' •At length, the active intrepidity of D'LII and Harrnan, seconded by the per- severing valor of their followers, prevail- ed. They drove from the field the ene- my, who left about ninety dead behind them. As they were retiring, Putnam was untied by the Indian who had made him prisoner, and whom he afterwards called master. Having been conducted for some distance from the place of ac- tion, he was stripped of his coat, vest, stockings'and shoes; loaded with as ma- ny of the packs of the wounded as* could be piled upon 'him ; strongly pinioned, and his wrists tied as closely together as they could be pulled with a cord. After he had marched, through no pleasant paths, in this painful manner, for many a tedious mile, the party (who were exces. sively fatigued) hatted to breathe. His- hands were now immoderately swelled, from the tightness of the ligature, and the pain was become intolerable. His feet were so much scratched that the blood dropped fast from them. Exhaust- ed with bearing a burden above his .strength, and frantic with torments ex- quisite beyofld endurance, he entreated the Irish interpreter to implore, as the last and only grace he desired of the sa- vages, that they would knock him on the head and take his scalp at once, or loose his hands. A FrencTh officer, instantly interposing, ordered his hands to be un- bound and some of the packs to be ta- ken off. By this, time, the Indian who see another human sacrifice, immolated; had run and communicated the ti'dingB: That commandant spurned and severely reprimanded the barbarians, whose nop: tui-nal powwas and hellish orgies he sud- denly ended.' . : , ^ Putnam was carried 1 to Canada? after* wards exchanged, prompted to be a colo-. nel, and.served through the remainder of the gjatv When the peace of 1763 tooif place/'at the expiration of fen yfea'rii from Ilia first receiving a commissiofl, afte& having seen as muifh .servl^bpj. dured as many hardships, entounteredlaii many dangers, and acquired as. raan^ laurels, as any officer of his, rank, with great satisfaction he laid aside uis^ftjj-. fortri an^rejuriieu to, l\i<plougfi.' !w f '-fig 'General Putnam took Ja&; : eirlv*wS_ CAKPETIIVCr, CHEAP. T HSEE- PLV, superfine, and fine in\grain just received by • • H. H. & G. C. SEELYE. \•anov\ Nov 11 Itil. out of the Stamp Act, and,in allithat^re. lated to the dispute between Englandmnd America. The battle-of Lexington :at length put this dispute to the arbitration of the sword. ' Gen. Putnam»;who w*i ploughing when he heard the neWs, left jjfis plough in the rnidrile of the, field, tin-' #oked Jris teaii),'and without waitings to /cjiaip_ejii8 clothes,, setoff .for the theatre of Action. ?B But-finding «the> British re- treated toJStostoiMtad invested, by a euf. ficient forcf \ to ««c1/'tfi^tr movement*, lip , came bacjt tor Connecticut, levied a regiment underHfp^orffy' qf,'t,hp ( fegisla; ture.and speedily returjierj t\> Carn'hr^g'!\' The progress p'f his promotion iij the,re- volutionary army is stated in hig.aftEts ' Letter to General Dearborn.' . His sec- vices are well known, arid we belieVe justly appreciated by thb Couri'fi'yV ' „ -, paralytic stroke compelled him .to retire in December, 1779, holding at that lime' the second rank of command in the Ame^ rican army. We shall add only,tin,eje- tract from an affectionate letter cf. Ge- neral Washington ttf General 1 Ftttnamrin June, 1783: ' « Dear Sir : Your favor of tfai Ud'th of May, I received with much pleasure; For I can assure yott that, among the inapy worthy and meritorious .officers with whom 1 have had the happiness to be connected in service thro' the course of this war, and from whose cheerful as- sistance in the various and trying vicis- situdes of a complicale'd contest, the name of a Putnam is not forgotteilJlnQr will it bo but with that stroke of time which shall obliterate from .my mind the' remembrance of those toils arid fatigue's through which we have\strugg*led r , for' the preservation and establishment : of \the\ rights, liberties and independence;of*our country.' , ,.„,* _ven the slight review which we»have' been able to take of General Putnam's previous military services, will, we think, be sufficient to satisfy any one that his popularity, when he joined the ,afmy$t Cambridge, was not ' unaccountable.-*^ General Putnam was an, uneduca'tpd man. In the science of his profession 1 he could not, of course, te' , £ftpl£*3&- complished. He mvie his' **\#' Iw'-'tije' force and enterprize of hi* cK^afer^atid his dovption to the public '|riteMJp«\H8\ was suited to the, times and, ($«.' 'tanaes were- suited to him. .Habituated: front early life, to an acquaintance with the' mtZftiajHrn'ined in the school of I ndianahd colonial Warfare, of integrity above 'sus- picion, and'6f Courage not to be doubted,- captured him, and had been, absent with I much esiteeiried by the people p'f Conneij- the wounded, coming up, gave,him a pair I ticul, arid a warm friend to the revorittip^ 1 of moccasons and expressed great indig- it could hardily be otherwise than that W nation at the unworthy treatment bia should possess thiit weight and^'considera- prisoner had suffered.' . • j tton which is called an \anaccountabW ' That savage chief again fettirried to popularity.\ \ 1 •'. the wounded, and'the. Itfdiaiig^SBout two We shall now lake leave of thw'siub.' Uia'krk'rlxn^l • in H<iml_. ...__ . l! ' __»»•,.__ *_ _ - __ ' i. hundred in number, wentrje^pici 5 the rest of the party to the place where, the whole were that night to, encamp. They took with them Major Putnam, oh whom, be- per to be pursued. No oqp «» ^o'lfsn could correctly decide upon the conduct ' «Putnam stood,' says his biographer, j 3!« e 3 innumerable other outrages, they :.. ,u; B state 0 f thing?, < so near the sheet of fire, that a pair of had the barbarity to inflict a deep wound ° f A 8 \?\^ \ \A \ , t A u n, .\ \ ' \•\•I'-* ',< K . »• nu, \' ith a.tomahawk in the left cheek. His As to the anecdote related by Colonel tmca «i<>in—v-mitfens were burnt entirely P\v- . ... h Small, we are not certain .that it ought from hia han4?ii>;. he. was supplied Vyitf, 'suffertngsiWerp m this plane to 00 pon- not to be believed, although it must be another pat* dipt in wafev, Colonel 1 Ua- isummrjted. A, scene of horror, tnanueiy confessed it wears a little flie aspect of viland, fearing that he would perish in 'g^ter than had ever met his ey«! pp- romance. B\u£ M _i# p W^'ihe flames, ca I|e<} to him to come down, IW* *&9 now preparing. It was iect, so far as General Putpan* », cop. cerned. There remain, howeVerVa »«r remarks upon other topics. I*W%°E ready been observed, that thei ?4faf@#. contains several things worthy af toing communicated to the public;, hut if 8 f|* put \forth as a full and ample Wt«r6 of all that took place ID the battle, and^U that related to it, it is generally deficiifit. The author as we have seen, doeirtsot »p«e censure,, where he thinks it deserved;, antfm 1 ms «,f;...iv>afl a • si m • •$• * -II r u i ^ ^ i- ^ _i it k^gfS, '.•'__„
