[Whoie No. 4I9.
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ed; his funeral was therefore private
but it was attended by many of the
mott Respectable inhabitants Of the
city whom he counted among his
perional friends nor was is lefs
marked by the regret and forrow Of
thofc who were prevented from hon
oring him in a manner proportioned
to his merits, ,and from fhewing their
relpe6t for one Of the oldeft, mott
uleful, and mott Gifinguifhed off,
GERS of the revolution, as well as
one Of the nof enlightened and
virtuous citizens Of the United
States.


At Burlington, (Vermont,) on
the 26th ult. departed this life, in
the 64th year Of his age, Col. hben-
ezer Allen. 1t is a fact (fays the Bur-
Iington paper) well known to many
Of the revolutionary Heroes Of A
merica, that Col. Allen, in I771,
(then a Captain) with only Iieuten-
ant and forty Of his green noun
tain boys" Attended the horrid pre-
cipice Of Mount defiance (nearly op-
polite Ticonderoga) in the night, fur
priled, and took the almoft impreg-
nable fortrefs thereon, which was de-
Tended BY far fuperior numbers of
well diciplined Britifh troops. and
heavy artillery. This was cFeaed
without the lois of Jingle man.
At the celebrated battle of Benning-
ton, in the fame year, Captain Allen,
with only thirty men, taking the ad,
vantage of natural brealfwork OF
rocks, for conl;derable rime con.
tended with the front or the main
body Of Burgoync's army, and with
great laughter actually raufed
temporary retreat.