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The Boston Atlas announces the death OF capt.
JOSIAH CLEAvELAHD, the venerable patnot OF the
Revolution who Travelled nearly 800 miles from
his home on the Susquehanna at Oswego to at
tend the celebration of the eth of June on the
spot where he fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill
under the immediate command OF Putnam. He
died on Friday morning, at the residence OF Mr.
Samuel c. Hunt, in Charles;own, where he had
been kindly received and entertained since his ar
rival in that town.


The Atlas says that he was born in Canterbury,
Ct, December Sd, 1853. He volunteered his ser
vices in the Army Of Freedom Immediately after
hearing of the fight of Lexington, and entered
the army at Cambridge. He was engaged as a
soldier in the Battle OF Bunker HILL and received
an Ensgn's commission soon after. He served
through the whole war-was in nearly all the
prominent actions-and closed his military career
at Yorktown, at the capture of CornwahS. BE
was present when the Corner Stone of Bunker
Hill Monument was laid, June 18th, 1925, and
was recognized by La FAYETTE-who, on per
ceiving him, exclaimed" Ny God!-therc is
Captain Cleaveland ~


He was a man of more than ordinary lntelIl-
gence-strictly honorable in all his dealings, and
uniformly correct in his department, never having
contracted the once fashionable vice Of dram
drinking and profanity. He was universally
esteemed, and it is not known that he ever had an
enemy. Above all he was Chrstlan-and gave
conclusive evidence, to u friend who attended
him in his last moments, that he was prepared to
meet his Judge.