[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 05 Aug 1815 - BMD (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 05 Aug 1815   (p. 3, col. 4)

 

MARRIED. 

 

On Saturday last, at Gretna, Mr. Jonathan PATTINSON, to Miss Elizabeth FORSTER, both of Carlisle. 

 

At Wigton, on Thursday the 27th ult. Mr. Thomas MOOR, miller, of Waverton, to Miss Hannah HETHERINGTON, of same place. 

 

Sunday last, Mr. Daniel PATTINSON, of Wigton, to Miss Jane FARLAM; both of Oulton. 

 

At Penrith, on Saturday last, Mr. Robert ELLIOT, to Miss Margaret ATKINSON, both of that place. 

 

Lately, at Gretna, and at Edinburgh on Saturday week, Charles Henry BASELEY, of Piccadilly, London, to Ann, only daughter and
heiress of the late Albany WADE, Esq. of Scotch-house, in the county of Durham. 

 

On Sunday week, at Glassonby church, Mr. C. BROWN, Warwick Bridge, to Miss BELL, of Beck, near the former place. 

 

At Dearham, near Maryport, on Saturday last (by the Rev. Mr. WHITELOCK), Mr. Joseph PEEL, mariner, of Maryport, to Miss Martha
ROBINSON, of Ellenborough. 

 

In Kendal, on Monday se'nnight, Mr. John WOOD, of the Life Guards, to Miss Mary GASGARTH. 

 

At Kendal, on Monday last, Mr. Joseph TOPPING, of Kendal, to Miss Rebecca COWARD, of Grasmere. 

 

Same place, on Tuesday last, Mr. Thomas BOND, of Ulverston, to Miss Agnes CHAPMAN, of Kendal. 

 

On Monday week, Mr. George WILSON, of Knaresbro', printer, to Mary, 3d daughter of James PALEY, Esq. of the Abbey, near that place. 

 

At Dumfries, on Monday, Lieut. James RUTHERFORD, 23d regt. to Nancy, youngest daughter of the late Rev. John ROBERTSON, minister of
Kirkconnel. 

 

At Kingston, in the Island of Jamaica, on the 20th of May (by the Rev. Thomas SIMCOCKS), Dr. Wm. GRAHAM, second son of Dr. GRAHAM,
of Dalkeith, near Edinburgh, to Eliza, daughter of the Honourable Thomas MURPHY, one of the Representatives in Assembly for the
parish of St. Mary. 

 

At Dalston, on Tuesday last, after a courtship of six long tedious hours, Mr. Richard POWELL, of Skiprigg, to Miss Margaret DOBSON,
of Raughton.-This marriage, being attended with more than common occurrences, excited much curiosity. The following are the
particulars: The said Margaret DOBSON had been proclaimed at Dalston church theer [sic] preceding Sundays for the purpose of
marrying one Wm. GRAHAM, an invalid belonging the 36th regt. of foot (but better known there by the name of Gallant GRAHAM, or The
hero of Salamanca), who has signalized himself in many parts of the world by his intrepid courage and essential services (though
only yet 32 years of age), for which his country has generously rewarded him with a handsome pension for life: he is a native of
Dalston parish; and in consequence of being three times proclaimed in the church, the wedding-day was fixed for Thursday last, and
everything prepared for the event. However, Richmond POWELL, who had been himself a son of Mars, in the foot guards, and who had
also learned the art of war, on Monday morning last, thought proper to invade the presumed right of the gallant GRAHAM, and laid
strong siege to the frail fabric which the hero of Salamanca had been fortifying for many weeks, day and night, and which he thought
impregnable against any foe; but, "frailty, thy name is woman," it happened otherwise, for after six hours' close attack, which she
supported with great fortitude, she was obliged to capitulate, and surrender upon common conditions ("for better for worse.") The
preliminaries being now agreed upon and Tuesday fixed for their final ratification; the slighted hero that morning, for the first
time, heard of the untimely surrender of his intended bride, and immediately set off to Dalston, the scene of action and seat of
war, to defeat the invasion or perish in the attempt: but, alas! the imperfect fortification had fallen a victim to the invader, had
surrendered, and the treaty was signed.-The gallant hero, whose courage never forsook him in the field of danger upon a thousand
more trying occasions, and who had learned by experience the difficult task of making good a retreat, summoned a few of his trusty
followers, and a chosen band of music, with flying colours, and marched round the village in ordinary time to the well-known and
appropriate tune of "Fairly, fairly, fairly shot on her." This masterly retreat gained the unsuccessful lover more applause than if
he had been the conqueror on this memorable occasion; and his honour still remains untarnished, the precious prize of a soldier, and
confirms unto him his well-earned titles of the Gallant GRAHAM and Hero of Salamanca. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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