Here the gallant veteran singly received them with liis- drawn sword. « Several fell beneath the arm accustomed to conquer; till at length, overpowered by numbers, and faint from the loss of blood streaming from his wounds, barbarity triumphed over valor. ' His right arm was almost cut off in two places, the left in one, a severe cut on the left shoulder, a sword thrust through the abdomen, a bayonet in the riglit side, and another through the abdomen, several sword cuts on the head, and many in difl'ereut parts of the bod}'.'

"Thus cruelly mangled, fell the generous conqueror of Count Donop, whose •wounds, as well as those of his unfortunate associates, had been tenderly dressed as soon as the battle terminated, and whose pains and sorrows had been as tenderly assuaged. How different was the relentless fury here displa\"cd !

"The commander-in-chief heard with anguish and indignation the tragical fate of his loved, his faithful friend and soldier, in whose feelings the army sincerely participated. On the subsequent day, the corpse was brought to head-quarters, and his funeral was solemnized with military honors and universal grief.*

The following additional jiarticulars concerning this melancholy affair are contained in a letter from the paymaster, Thomas Hughes to Mr. Job Greene of War^uck, R. I., a son of Colonel Greene.

RnoDE Island VillaCxE, 14Tn, 3Iat, 17S1. Dear Sir : -- It is with pain I write on a subject that is so nearly and closely connected to you as a parent ; I must, my dear friend, inform you of the unhappy fate which befcl your father.