{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
Pathetic.--The following incident con-
nectcd with the battle of Bunker Hill, is CIV
en- in nothern paper, on the authority, and in
the words, of the late venerable Col. Pres
cott, who acted very important part on that
memorable day: ~..


"rhe first man who fell in the battle
of Bunker Hill was killed by cannon ball,
which struck his head. He was SO near
me that my clothes were besmeared with
his blood and brains, which l wiped off in
some degree with handful of fresh earth.
The sight was so shocking to many of the
men, that they left their posts and ran to
view him. ordered them back, but in
vain. then ordered him to be buried in
stantly; when man, who from his appear
ance judged to be u subaltern officer came
up, and throwing his arms around me cx-
claimed, "Dcar Colonel,aie you going to bu-
ry him, without sending for the minister and
having prayers - / replied, This is the
first man that has been killed, and the only
one that will be buried to-day. l put him
out of sight, that the men may be kept in
their places; God only knows who or how
many of us, may fall before it is over. To
your post, my good fellow, and doyour du-
ty."


| Hcrcuieu1 Nfemory-There is now liv-
ing at Martha's Vineyard, says the New


Bedford Mercury, a man by the naTe o.


Richardson, who is truly remarkable fJr his


uncommon strength of memory. He is {


man of average intellccts, but makes no pre-


tensions to science. 1t has been often salt


that he can repeat the whole bible.


The writer met him, not long since ii
Chimark; and being desirous to ascertain


the truth or falsehood of the stories which
have been often told Of his gigantic memory


requested him to repeat Il chapter or chap


ters from some Wrt of the Bible. This, with


much apparent reluctance, he consented tf


do. He first repeated the 9TH and 9th chap


tiers of the Acts of the Apostles, which ht
did with greater accuracy than most per.
SONS can read them. He next repeated {
, part of the book of Jonah, with similar sue
, cess. Being asked if he could ever repea
the whole Bible, he replied i'll the negative
but modestly owned that he could repear
pretty largely from almost every part. III


can repeat from other books, from newspa


pers, &c. with the same facility. The wri
J ter has no doubt that Mr.. r. could easil
repeat so or 100 chapters, in direct success
sion, from almost any part of the Bible. Per
r haps there have been but few men since tn
:. time of the celebrated Hortensius, posses
sed OF memory like that OF Mr.. Richard
: son.