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YPSILANTI SENTINEL. VOL. 4-NO. 49. YPSILANTI: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1848. WHOLE NO. 205. From the Home Journal. Passages in the Life of a Refugee of the Revolution : OR, CRUISES OF AN OLD SAILOR. LOGGSD FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OK A LANDSMAN CHAPTER V. Morn slowly rolls the clouds away ; Few trophies of the fight are there t The shouts that shook the midnight bay Are silent; but some signs of fray That strands of strife may bear. Byron's Bride of Abyd'os, Canto II. , xxvi. This adventure gained me some reputation, but brought with it no comfort , I loathed the war, and all its concomitants. The thought that in defence of my own life, I might be com pelled to take that of some of my nearest rela tives and tormer friends, was poison to my mind. In fact, it. was soon known that the very man, "vhom I had shot through the body, was a cous in of my wife ; for whom I had always held a very sincere regard. Under this state of feel ings, I was offered the command of an armed Vessel, which the Commodore of the station had resolved to equip to cruise in the Sound As domestic cor.fi cts. I Dromil v dec med the ':nui;tiuii. uMy wiic wao nuw near uei unru confinement : her health was delicate, and she begged me to remain at home. I, therefore, gave the command of the sloop to Johnson, the mate, who, in general, had given me satisfac tion: and whose good conduct on the night of the action, had won him additional regard; and he performed several trips very punctually. But on a sub sequent voyage, having received a 'considerable sum of money upon my order, on the Quarter-ina6ter, in New York ; he took on board two men, avowedly as passengers; and coming too off Huntington Bay, upon some frivolous errand, he sent his boat and all hands on shore; and soon making sail for the opposite roast, he joined the adverse party. He receiv ed much praise .'or his exploit from the revolu tionists; and to show the greater zeal for the recently adopted cause, he offered to head an expedition., the object of which was to take me prisoner. A crew of fhe men were mustered; and the commander being well acquainted with the avenues of approach in my residence, where he was well is ured ke wotri J find me ; they landed a 6hort distance down the bay, and pass ing through the woods, p?t of which stretched up to the garden-fence in rearf my d veiling, they concealed themselves until star-lit night had fairly set in. My wife was then in labor: and I, in extreme anxiety for the result, was not. as usual, on the Alert ; whea Mnnfro, mv Aionest black, came into the room, exclaiming, Save yourself, master! the house is sutroHnd ed! three men in iron, and two in the rear ! We must settle tliese two, and a ike for the wood." No time was to be lost, my pistols .vere always ready, and at hand. Mungo seiz ing his gun, threw open the back eSor: and be fore the man who beseiged it, had time to throw up his gun, I shot him dead; and springing over the hfiYi wade for the foot of the garden. The m n discharged his piece at me without ! 't. M ungo s gun. which, had it explode I, f.d have prevented the discharge, was now vSobed; and the b itt coming in fair contact wiih the temple of his adversary seit him br athless to the ground. Dropping the wea por, Mungo was soon at my heels: At this in stant, I had gotabreas of an enormous aspara-. gus bed; then grown uprankly, and run to seeds w hen, spraining1 my ankle, I felt mysdf unable to proceed. Carting my bat as far down the path as I could hurl it, I ordered Mungo to keep on; an I flinging myself sidewise into the mid dle of the bed, I lay perdu. The volley of our adversaries whistled past us, as I cast myself in; and one of them, exclaiming, 'Talbot has got it ! I saw him fall : Pull after the negro, I see his white shirt f they all came rushing onward. Not finding the body they expected, two of them continued the pursuit, while the' third repeated : I tell you, Talbot is down .' He must be hereabouts.' 'He may be hit said one, 'but he can't be there: here is his hat, and he must have gone a-head.' This satisfied the doubter, and on they all scoured aftef Mungo. While this colloquy was going on, you may be assured that 1 was not perfectly at my ease; and . - k..i.. i 1 - - T u i .1. . u .. tts nut a iikvic lauucu, w ncii 1 ucdiu me uu- gle of the hussars, who had been roused by the firing, sound 'boot and saddle!" and shortly after, heard the tramp of their horses, as they were pricking down the road. They had approached near enough to render longer concealment un necessary; and I limped back to the house, as one of the men who had dismounted, and pro cured a light from within, held it to the face of the man I had killed. It was Johnson, my re negado mate, who did not long enjoy the fruits of his treachery. The other, whose skull the musket of Mungo had fractured, was one of his comrades, by whose assistance he had carried ft" my vessel. He was taken to the hospital, Uere he was recognized as a deserter from the m rwiment. He was sure ot deatu now any way: and the blow of Mungo was so well laid on, that the Provost-Marshal was spared the neces sary duty. I will not pretend that I regretted having sent my quondam mate to his account: ile died a just death, from the hand which had .relieved hit distresses ; and whose charities he was requiting with the blackest ingratitude. His blood was upon his own bead, and the inflic tion of his punishment sits lightly on my con science. I was greatly rejoiced, after some time had elapsed, by the return of Mungo, who had, after a hotchace, dodged the enemy. 'While these alarming incidents were occur ring, my wife had borne me a son; but the poor fellow had reaped the fruits of his mother's anx iety for the whole period of her gestation, and seemed too frail to afford a hope of his surviving. For many months the lamp of life seemed flick ering in its socket, and more than once its feeble light was supposed to be extinguished for ever. But mysterious Providence willed it otherwise: He lingered on, while my two eldest were suc cessively taken away. You know, Harry, the New England supersition in regard to precoci ty of talents, and that it is almost proverbial there, that children of the brighest intellect are doomed to early death. I was ever sceptical on that head ; and when my mother, as I was fondling my first-born, a child of uncommon promise, looking sadly at me, would exclaim: My son, do not root your heart too deeply in that child; it will never see its third birth-day,' I could hardly believe, so healthy and vigorous it seemed, that her prediction would be accom plished. But so it was; my son, in the bloom of health, without any formed disease, sudden- wested and died. And his little sister, if possible more promising than he was, at exact ly the same age, like a blighted flower, wither ed and expired. I am a sceptic no longer; and whenever I behold these precocious blossoms, I pity the parents) Who are doomed to see them fade and die. But I am snivelling; and you, too, are piping your eye ; we'll belay all that, and get on with my story. 'The attack which had been bo successfully repelled) admonished me to provide for future emergencies, I, therefore, procured long slid ing doors, and Window shutters, of oak, rigged to run in grooves, West India fashion ; well provided with hooks and staples, to keep them in their places, when once fastened,if the grooves should be knocked away. In each of these a loop-hole was cut; and every evening, at the beat of tattoo, they were well secured. A bat tle lantern, in readiness to be lighted, was pla ed in the fan-light of each hall-door, front and rear; the muskets were kept in good order for service; and all other arms in equal readiness. "It was not a fortnight after we had strength ened our fortress, when, a little before sundown, I saw, by the aid of my glass,a whaleboatround ing the point of the neck,close in with the land; which continued to follow the curvatures of the shore, as nearly as possible. From this cau tious manner of proceeding, Ibecame convinced that she was from the other side ) and as the dragoon barracks were at no great distance, I went over, and reported what I had seen to the officer in command. He ordered the troop to keep their horses ready for mounting, at the first alarm. I then hastened home to prepar my garrison. Soon every thing was in readi ness: The women and children placed beyond the reach of fire from without; and our arms and accoutrements properly disposed. As we did not expect them until midnight, Mungo was ordered to turn in, with his clothes on, in the kitchen; while, wrapped in my cloak, I occupi ed an easy chair in the palor; leaving to a cap ital Newfoundland dog, the task of sentinel well knowing that Shelty would sound the a larm, at the slightest foot fall from without. I had slept in full security for a couple of hours when Shelty gave the signal; and springing to my feet, I found Mungo already at my side. He had awakened at the first symptom of vig lance in our sentinel, before he sounded his bu gle. The attacking party rushed on, hoping to find an easy entrance: but the doors were more formidably defended than they expected. And finding that the axes with which they had pro vided themselves, made but little impression ; they were effectually checked. They then drew up their main body in front, for a volley, while the pioneers desperately attacked the barricades anew. For night services, I had chalked the barrels of my pistols, and stationing myself at the front door, I awaited the fighting of the lan tern over head. As the first flash of light gleamed outward, I discovered a file of half a dozen men, at the distance of ten feet. The gleam was reflected from something which hung upon the body of the leader; when taking quick aim at this, I fired, and the man fell. At the instant the whole line returned my fire; and by the flash of their guns, I distinctly saw in the right of the file the face of the old ene my, Joe Bullock. I was sorry that he had not received my first salute : and anxious to repair the omission, I aimed my second pistol, but not with eql success. Meanwhile, Mungo had not beett idle. Two discharges had been given ; and disorder in the ranks of the enemy became visible; Which was not decreased, as the gal lopping of horses was distinctly audible. I now heard the voice of Bullock, ordering the wounded to be led off: and a retreat to the boat. The patrol soon came tip: but this bout left no cases for the coroner; though traces of blood to wards the wood were plainly Visible. I was much surprised to find none on the spot where I had dropped my man ; for the ringing of his arms, as hestiuck the ground, proclaimed that his fall was instant artd heavy. The assailants succeeded in getting into the wood; but the pa trol pushing sharply for the place at which it was conjectured that they had debarked, came near capturing the whole party : for they were scarcely beyond the range of their pistols, when they delivered their volley, and received a harm less fire in return; and the marauders were soon out of 6ight. "The next morning, a short distance within the wood, Mungo discovered a kind of military cap, with a leathern frontlet, on which were painted, the letters, J. B., No. 4; containing within, a tuft of coarse black hair, of that pe cuniary texture and buckle, which used to dis tinguish the bovine poll of our old enemy; and which Our classic friend, Bob Parsbns, used to say, remind him of Jove on his visit to Europe. This tuft, at the roots was bloody ; and some pieces of the scalp on which it grew, were ad hering to it a convincing prOof that my sec ond shot had not been badly aimed; 'the woods were searched, in hope of finding the owner of the cap, but the quest was fruitless. CHAPTER VI. He deeply felt, vhat mortal hearts must feel. When thus revers'd on faithless Fortune's wheel, For crimes committed. And the victor's threat Of ling'ring tortures to repay the debt He deeply, darkly felt : Byron's Corsair, Canto II., ix. " There was a woman in the neighborhood, the widow of a man who had been active in be half of the patriots, and had beert, consequent ly, sacrificed to glutthevengenceof the King's party. His two sons had joined the army of Putnam, and were then in service in the High lands : while the mother, and the only daugh tar, an Amazon of formidable dimensions, oc cupied together the family cottage. Search after those who were conjectured to have been left behind at the late incursion, had subsided, when suspicion was directed to the unfortunate widow. Ever since the attack upon my honse it was discovered that this woman was in the habit of making a moreliberal provision of food than could reasonably be consumed by herself and daughter; and it was conjectured that they harbored some unknown, and, therefore, sus pected individuals. Her house Was narrowly watched, but none but her and her daughter, seemed to enter or deDart from it. Another seruliny was made, but the mother was found busy at her wheel, and the daughter, with a large bonnet on her head, was discovered wash ing some clothes in a neighboring brook. Tiie search was about to be abandoned, when the damsel, who sedulously kept her back to the party, stooping a little too low, disclosed a pair of sturdy supporters, cased in spatterdashes. The imposter was instantly seized, and, instead of the woman's daughter, a man was discovered disguised in her clothes. He was hurried to the guard-house, put in irons : a drum-head court-martial was called the next dav, and he i was arraigned as a spy. Found disguised with. in the lines, his cese was critical: And it did not take much time to examine the witnesses, whose testimony was conclusive against the prisoner. In his defence, he alleged that he Was a non-commissioned officer in the Ameri can service ; that he came over from the other coast, with a party, for the purpose of capturing me, whom he well knew. That he came cloth ed in his uniform, and when the party was de feated, and on the retreat, he lost his way in the wood, and was left behind. That he put on the disguise to conceal himself until he could make his escape, which he had endeavored to do, without success. As soon as he mentioned his acquaintance with me, the president of the court despatched an orderly requesting my at tendance. I had just mounted my horse for an excursion of a few miles, when the message was delivered : and, turning his head towards the barracks, I was there in a few minutes. As I entered, I cast my eye upon the prisoner. It was Joe Bullock, heavily ironed; his features exhibiting that dogged, vindictive sulleness for which it was remarkable He cast his eye up on me, and as he did so, his features darkened with unusual ferocity. It seemed as if the de mon of hatred had taken entire possession of him soul and body. Had we found Joe the morning after the attack) dead on the ground, I certainly should not have attempted to disguise my satis faction. But as I scrutinized his face, a deep indenture of the forehead proclaimed the effect of the blow I hdd formerly dealt him ; and on the top of his head was a deep furrow, through the hair, which my bullet had ploughed a few nights before. He had been twice foiled in his attempts on me; both times narrowly escaping death from my hand : and for the last assault, was enduring a rigid captivity, and threatened with ignominious death 1 As these reflections passed through my mind, I felt a sentiment of compassion stealing about my heart. " 'Mr. Talbot,' said the President of the court martial) 4 we have a spy here with whom we shall make short work. He pretends that he is an acquaintance of yours, and joined in the recent assault on your house All a lie, in vented for the purpose, I do not doubt; I have sent for you, however, before we pass sentence on him.' I asked to hear his defence: the heads of it were repeated. ' Gaptain Kerr,' I replied, 'I know this man well) and have known him from childhood i All that he has stated is strictly true. He is a non-commissioned otfi cer in the rebel army ; and I saw him in the garb he now wears, when attacking my house on Wednesday night, and heard his voice or dering the retreat. My servant found his cap next morning, shot through ; and as 1 aimed a pistol at him during the attack, I do not doubt that the vacant space in his hair was caused by my shot. Nor do I doubt that he came ashore in his uniform, and only assumed disguise.whert his retreat was cut off.' 'Indeed.' said the President; 'step forward) If you p!ea.-tv The oath was tendered, and my declarations repeat ed. The court was cleared, and after a few minutes delay, was again opened They found the prisoner not guilty, 1 Guard, ' said the President) ' knock off "the prisoner's irons, and take him back to the guard-hous ! give him better food and better quartets; and treat him as a prisoner of war.' I cast a glance at Bul lock, who was intently guzing at ir.e : Every trait of revengeful ferocity was gone : and a mazement had assumed possession . He seem ed utterly to disregard the favorable finding of the court: so effectually was he lost in aston ishment. ' Well, Talbot,5 said Captain Kerr, after he was taken away, ' as this fellow bears your mark, may be fair to ask what you wish clone with him' 'If you will do mc the kind ness,' I replied, Ho iuterccde in the proper quar ter for his release on parole: or procure his ex change for some of our poor fellows, who are kept in durance on the other coast, I will take it as a singular favor.' 'By Jove," said he, 'for a feHow so free with his cold steel and MM as you areVipon occasions, you are the most of a Quaker of any man 1 know of. ""This business ended, I resumed my ride, musing upon the preservation which had been extended to meand the fust ration of the schemes of my enemies. You know my impli cit belief in an overruling Providewce; and these incidents seemed to indicate that the 'sweet little cherub' of the old song had not slumbered at his post. Without any mingling of vindic tiveness, I had felt satisfaction at the death of Johnson, providentially inflicted by my hand: But my self-gratulation at my triumph over Bullock, was far greatar than if my ball had penetrated his forehead. I had seen mine ene my in tribulation ; and had not aggravated his sufferings; and the reflection was more pleas ant to my heart than the sacrifice of hecatombs to revenge. In this frame of mlrtd I stopped to let my horse drink at a little brook which cross ed the road, near a copse of alders : whistling, as I did so, a stave of ' Poor Jack,' and then spurred homeward. "My friertd Kerr Was faithful to his promise; and in a few days he sent for me. 'Here,' said he, as I entered, Ms an order for an exchange of prisoners; and your friend is included. You may, if you please, announce it to him yourself.' I accordingly went to the guard-house,and gave him the information; at the same time, slipping a few guineas into his hand. This completely Unmanned him: and he burst into a passion of tears, sobbing violently for some minutes. At lenght, grasping my hand, 'Talbot,' he said, 'you have conquered me in every way. I, that 'you have sought your lite on every occasion, had no right to expect such generosity at your hands; and the remorse 1 feel, at the malignUy which I have indulged towards you, requited as it has been, is almost as bitter, as thoughts of the fate from which you have assisted to save j me Henceforth, from me; you and yours shall be free from molestation: and, as I shall have the power to protect some of your friends on the other side, who have hitherto shared in your persecution I will not fail to execute it.' He kept his word; and, on many occasions, shield ed the relations of wife, who lived in the neigh borhood in which he was quartered, until he was killed at the battle of Compo, when Tryon burnt Danbury. After parting from Joe, 1 strolled along the edge of the bay,when, round ing a point, I noticed, at some distance beyond, a whale-boat coming towards me, which ad monished me of the prudence of returning; 1 had scarcely turned about, when a man; armed with a fusee, stepped into the road before me. from the edge of the wood. I drew a pistol from my belt, and made preparations for de fence. ' A truce, Captain Talbot,' aid he; 'I mean you no harm : 1 have already sought to do you too much. I have wanted a few words with you, in order to express the sorrow that I feel, at having designed your death, which has boen nearer being accomplished than you dream of. I am a commissioned officer in the patriot service, and commauded the party which at tacked your house. I should have paid dearly for the attempt, had not my cantine, a tin one, one, well filled with liquor, intercepted your shot, which passed through the outside, and struck so violently on the inner one forcing it against the pit of my stomach so hard, as to knock ine off my legs. But the ball turned,and went out at the bottom. I was, with my ser geant,cut off in the retreat, and have ever since, been skulking about, Until an opportuni ty of escape should present itself. The day of the trial of my sergeant, who was taken) I was concealed in the alders, which bordered the road, where you let your horse step to drink ; and thrice was this gun, which never misses fire, raised to an eye that never aimed away, with the resolved purpose of shooting you through the heart: But, my soul relented; and, thank God, that it did so! I would not have had your blood, shed in such a manner, upon my con science especially, after I was apprized of your conduct at the trial of Bullock, for the universe. 1 had supposed, as you came down the road leading to the barracks) that you bad been ag gravating the dangers that encompassed him ; and, when you were whistling so gaily, it ap peared to me; that you were exulting at having accomplished his Condemnation. Farewell,' he added extending his hand, which I readily ac cepted; 'the boat is approaching which is to take me off I rely upon your honor that you will notencdurge a pursuit; and, God be my witness, that henceforward, if I can prevent it, you shall not be molested.' We parted, and forever ! He was killed at the storm of Fort Montgome ry, some months after his sergeant had perish ed at Compo. "These incidents will serve to show you up on what uncertain tenure, a life of anxiety and distress was held. In search of a peaceful as ylum for my family, instead of the safety I had hoped for, perils were encountered, more dan gerous than conflicts in the open field. It was not unfrequent that non-combatants, and even their wives and daughter.--, were shot dead, as they were pursuing their ordinary occupations, by the merciless wretches who were banded to gether, more for purpose of plunder, than to de fend the rights of the sovereign they acknowl edged! With these, a rebel and all were re bels with them who did not imitate their exam ple, was a fit mbtat of revenge ; and often, in mere wantonness, selccteu ai z "ark on which to try the rango of their rifles, and the "ccuracy of their aim. The commandant of the post dis avowed and discouraged these cruelties, and denounced the severest punishment against the perpetrators; but there were few detections; for who would venture their own lives, or those of their families, to bring to justice the daring out laws who might visit upon them, in revenge, atrocities as flagrant? "This practice provoked retaliation ; ar.d al though equally dtnounced by the authorities upon the other side, similar murders were com mitted. And the doors and windows of the house of mi father in-law, as well as others of the neutral inhabitants, were often targets for the zealots of the revolutionary party, whenever inflamed by patriotism or intoxication. In short none who beheld the rising of the sun incafHty. could, with confidence, expect to behold its set ting, in equal security. Under these continual anxieties, r.e health of my wife declined; the poor infant, scarcely sustaining life, with every appliance, compelled to relinquish its natural aliment, was consequently subjected to aggra vated calamities. I urged my wife to accompa ny her sister, who had been a month before married to Lieut. Calton, of the Regiment, suddenly ordered to the South ; and who after the departure of her husband, was then about to return to her parents; but she was resolved to share the dangers which beset me; But, through the entreaties of her sister, and my persuasions, she consented to part with the child as the only hope, and that a slight one, of preserving its existence. By the consent of the commandant, 1 engaged four men of that class who held intercourse with the ooposite side, for the purpose of precuring intelligence, to take them across the Sound: and,on the night appointed, accompanied my 6ister to the boat, 6he having the infant, just lulled to sleep, after one of its periodical fits ot crying. As I was handing her into the boat, one of the men dis covered the child under her cloak, and swore that it should not come on board: adding, that he would not risk his life, or liberty, for any brat alive. In this opposition, he was joined by another, while the other two were quiescent, and even faintly remonstrated with the recus ants. They continued obstinate until I threat ened to report them to the commandant) when they sullenly yielded ': one of them swearing that, if the child opened its throat on the pas sage, he would throw it overboard. There was a bare probability that the infant would remain quiet the whole distance, and still less chance that the ruffian would relinquish his purpose, should occasion call forth its expediency; yet, agonizing as was the alternative, there was no course but to commend them to heaven, and bid thpm adieu. "For weeks, we were in the greatest sus pense and uneasiness, at the non-return of the boat, and the failure to receive intelligence; but at length; she arrived; and we were relieved by news of the safe arrival and improved health of our boy: he, most miraculously, had given no provocation, and was unmolested. A VERY SENSIBLE CLERGYMAN. A few days previous to the election in Chi cago, which resulted in the complete overthrow of locofocoism in that enterprising city,a Meth odist minister, holding forth in a school-house in the suburbs, concluded the services of the day with the following very appropriate re marks: Detroit .4di). "And now O Lord, we ask of thee to protect our favored land, and keep it in the way of de mocracy the good Old democracy that protects the civil and religious liberties of the people, and not that prairie-wolf democracy which has so long cursed the benighted Stale of Illinois. We ask it for the Redeemer's sake Amen." Wc would willingly make a " pilgrimage to Mecca" for an opportunity of shaking that Methodist minister by the hand. fXA yeung man having preached for Doct. E., was anxious to get a word of applause for his labor of love . The grave, however, did not introduce the subject, and his brother was obliged-to bait the hook for him. " I hope, sir, 1 did not weary your poople to day by the length of mv sermon F " No sir, not at all ; nor by the depth either." The young man was silent. fX8' You want a lickin' you do, and you'll t it vet." "Never mind, dad, do'nt ttouble I yourself : I'll try and get along without it. OEJI. SCOTT'S F All WELL FEELING IN THE ARMY. We have not been able to find Gen Scott's Farewell to the American Army, in any of the papers received. The Star says it was unac coi n ably Iostbut to show the deep feeling of indignant contempt in theArmy towards Loco focoism for its outrage upon Gen. Scott, by suspending him from command 8t dragging him before a court matial, we copy several articles from the American papers in Mexico. Adv: Yesterday, Col. Jackson bearer "of despatches from Washington) arrived with a small escort from Vera Cruz, in six days. Shortly after his arrival) it was not known that he brought despatches both to Generals Scott and Butler, and the inference was at once drawn that the former was recalled) and the latter pla ced in chief command of the army. This prov ed true, and enclosed you will find the farewell address of the lateGeneral in-chiet to the army. It is brief) pointed and feeling. Now that he is leaving the scene of his glorious exploits; those who shared danger and victory with him in many a gieat battle, weep like children par ting with a father. His recall may possibly have an effect upon the treaty, should it ever be returned from the United States ratified. No doubt the gentleman who succeeds him will do all that he thinks his duty requires; butGen. Scott had identified his fame with a peace as the result of his operations in the valley, and would have exerted himself more than any oth er man to bring the war to a close. He, too from his long residence here, has a better ac quaintance with the Mexicans, and therefore knows better how to operate upon them. It is added, that the despatches bring orders to re store the swords of Gen. Pillow and Woth, and Duncan. We copy from theJlmericanStar of the 19th ult., the following article in regard to General Scott's withdrawal from the command of the Army in Mexico, in obedience to the orders of his government, regretting extremely that the whole farewell address of the Commander-in-Chief has not reached us. The Star says: By reference to general orders, it will be sten that Gen. Scott has turned over the command of the army to Major General Butler. We promised to inrorm our readers of this when officially advised on the subject) and we now do so, though with regret. Although we were told in Puebia that the General had requested to be relieved when active operations ceased, we were not prepared to receive the news that such had been the case. We do not think that either the government or Gen. Scott'B inclina tions should take him from the army until a peace is made. He has accomplished so much, and against such great odds, that we regret to see him part with his companions inarms, and we have no hesitation in saying that such are the sentiments of the American army. It mat ters nat how accomplished and gallant his suc cessor may be, under the circumstances HIS PLACE CANNOT BE FILLED, and If we know Gen. Butler, we believe that hewillecl.b bat sentiment- for he is not so much weiehtd down by ambition at to applaud the recall al though the act places him in command of the yroudett army in the world. Winfield Scott this morning, takes leave off! cially of the army; of that gtllant band with which he has carried his and their names upon the highest point of fame's column-. Many an eye will fill with tears this morning) when they read his last order. Even in his short older he pays the following deserved compliment to his successor, a broth er officer, who was his companion in arms in 1812, as he was here until to-day; " In taking official leave of the troops he has so long had the honor personally to command in an arduous campaign a small part of whose glory has been, from his position, reflected on the senior officer Major General Sdott is hap py to be relieved by a general of established merit and distinction in the service of his coun try." For the Sentinel-. Have V on beeii at Cliurcu to-day f Ye3 : in the Universal Temple. A Tem pie built by the most skillful Architect ; in which there is nothing incongruous with the purpose to which it is dedicated, but whose every object is to the greatest degree calculated to elevate and refine the soul. The spacious Dome is of the most faultless symmetry, and on a scale of astonishing grahdeur. The eye can but just scan its wide extehtj and its magnific arch springs heavenward with a lightness and graC? unequaled by any structure of its kind. It is lighted by a single chandelierj whse direct ray is too powerful for the naked eye, but whose pure uncolored light equals the sun, and 6hows the decorations of the Temple In all their beau. ty and harmony of color. The whole interior of the spacious edifice, is in perfect keeping with the intention of its Builder, and the pur pose of its erection thfe wbrfehip of the "Lord of Hosts," Everything within manifests his perfections, and its walls are so transparent that his works in the heavensare not shut out from the view of the worshipper. And the worship there I To the devout heart how perfect ! Cleanse the heart of its own evil and there is nought in that glorious Temple to hurt or offead. Preachers are there. To each is assigned his portion of instruction : And they all preach preach all at once andun ceasinglyi yet without confusion, without wea riness, and without error. There is one before me; He runs constantly to teach the rap'd flight of time, and he points to the boundless ocan, to remind men of Eternity ; Yet no aus terity clothes his brow ; ever-smiling and ben jficent, he administers aid to the thirsty soul, he cools the fe vered brow, and yields grateful re lief to the wants of even the worst of men, as God has ordered. Around me are others point ing to the celestial vault, to lead the thoughts on high, and direct the spirit, frorn Earth to Heaven. Above, too, are angels with extend ed wings floating in lether speeding on their way to preach by the gentle influence of good deeds, the goodness of the Being who has com missioned them in His name. There is an orchestra, too. in that Temple, and on all sides, unmuigkd with a single earth ly feMing tither envy or emulation ri ten from thousands of voices, the notes of praise U thanksgiving. How perfect are all the aids to our devotion in this Temple ! Listen to those Preachers : Their Doctrines remind us not of the persecutions of former bigoted and blind ages ; we are never shveked by finding them subject to human infirmity ; they are spotlesa and blameless, and si nee the " eons of Go. i shout ed for joy." and until, at the fiat of their Crea tor, they cease to preach, they have not depart ed, and will not depart, from obeying his Law. They preach by precept and example. Listen to that Choir ! How perfect its praise! And who dare bring an accusation against or.e of those sacred songsters ? In this Temple no discord arises from the voice of defiance or tri umph, amid holy symphonies. In this Temple all is union ; all is Peace, all is Worship be the heart prepared in "spirit and in truth. "Yes, I "have been to church." The firma ment has been my Temple ; the brook, the for est, the flying clouds, have been my Preachers, and the birds of the air my orchestra. Where s a more worthy Temple; where a more elo quent worship. AFFECTING STORY OF AN OUTLAW. There was a man by the name of liaye, who for I know not what violation of the law had betaken himself to the region along tho frontier) which the King of the Netherlands thought proper to reccoramend to abandonment three or four years ago. Hays had been well educated, and was a fiery, intreped fellow " Sir," said he to me one day, "I am a sad fellow very childish, very wicked and of couruy very wretched. I am a fool, I know but 1 can't help it. I never see a fur cap of that col or pointing to his own which lay steaming on a settle, before a huge roaring fire on the head of a boy, without feeling as if I could cry my eyes ouU I have been what you told UM you once were, a husband and a father i proud father) and a happy husband. You r member the fi res we had lh 1824 ? Well, I had camp ed out that fall, and was making a fortune, how and with what view, is nobody's busimws. You need'nt stare"I saw the question rising to your throat. Well, I had left rny wife : no matter why; incompatability of temper, if you like All that I have to say, is that she was al together too good for me. Had she been more of a woman and less of an angel, I should not not have been what I am now an outcast a wanderer- hunted outlaw. Oh. yon need'nt stare I've told you about all that I mean to tell you on that head. Well, we separated, hi plain English, I ran away, and left my wife, taking VtHth me only one child, my poor dear Jerry the only citild I was sure of, for between ourselves, my good sTf; the devil had put itinto my head to be jealous of my poor wife, and so I fell her all the children 15 uiia f J UlnayQy uu J 4 - If u Itii i-n h m only one that resembled me. Ah, if you could have seen that boy's eyes ! They were like sunshine though black as death. Well, Jerry and I got along pretty well for nearly three years, when one day t received a letter from my Wife-, saying that Luther my, eldest boy, and the two blue-eyfed babies were in their graves two were drowned in each other's arms the other died of a broken heart a mere baby, but it pined itself to death after I disappeared she told me so, and I believed her -asking for farler, poor faiier a hundred times a dav. and whenever it awoke in the night ind dving literally dying, with that word up. n his lips. My wrife added, that she was coming home. What could I sayt I knew that I h;id wronged her4, that I was a fool and a madman; but what could I say-. Well, our arrangements were made, and t set off to meet her leaving my poor little boy at home, with a hired girl to take care of him, until I got back. To be sure that he would not gO astray, I had tied a young Newfound land Puppy, of which he was very fond, to the post of his trundle bed telling bi n lo stay there until I returned with his mother, which might be in the course of the afternoon or to ward nightfall." Here he stopped, and his breathing chenged; biit after a few minutes began anew, in a lower, and steadier, though much altered tone, "Well sir, we met once more, and shp for gave me; and we were happy. And so I took her ih my arms, lifted her into the saddle-, and start d together two as happy creatures s there were on the face of the earth notwi h standing the self reproach and heaviness I felt, on hearing the particulars of what I cannot bear to speak of yet, or even think of t!ie death of Luther and his two elder sisters. Poor Luther poor baby ! We are already more than half way back to the place where she was prepared to see her little nestling asleep and dreaming of its mother his dear newmothei, iis he called and persisted in calling her from the inorrtent I told him that she was coming to live with Ufe. Poor, little fellow! He had almost fiirgottih her. Suddenly; as we were descending the lop of the hill, our horses began to snort r;iv wifo caught my arm. and as I turned to war i her I saw the whole western sky in preterti;':Ur I glow. The wools wereon fire! Before jfcotiM speak, a strange darkness swept by, and I fHt as if the hand of death was upon me. 1 trifd to speak but could not. I could only urge mv wife to follow, and clapping spurs to my hors , I rode fitraitway to the fire. Once onK- hn I turn and then only to look back and forliid her to follow me fnrther. Well, I arrived at the place and there I found bear with me paiiently first the hirfd girl, frightened half out of her senses; and hiding under a fencfei I asked her for my boy. She stood aghast at the enquiry. Her onlv replv was a wandering of the pves as if in search f something. At last, with great diPeulty, f!w recollected herself enough to say, that she wfi the fire soon enough to escape with mv Urn . that being dreadfully fatigued, though she hai not run far, she sat down to rest herself h oked toward the path by which were expected Jat some how or other she fell asleep nsd Um lat she remembered, was something Jerry had svd about flying back to untie poor Carlo. heart had died away within me. I knew thai was childless I knew it don't talk u tup I knew it. And it was so. When I arrived at my house I found it nearly destroyed bv fire and a little way off lay mv poor boy, wuh Car-. Io watching over him. Tie child wa&oVRd that is Carlo you see there. Mv '.fe :, - 'be mad -house, at Philadelphia-and her im I, God forgi-.c me."