The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

A brief account of the illustrious PRESIDENT of the AMERICAN EMPIRE.
His illustrious Commander, was born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, on the banks of the river Potowmack, on the 11th day of February, 1732. He is of English extraction, and descended from one of the most opulent and respectable families, that ever came from that country to Virginia. He was naturally inclined and early in life applied himself to the military profession; and his gallant conduct in the western country, as commander of a body of Virginians, in the war between France and England, brought him into honourable notice, and placed his character high in military fame. After the conclusion of the French war, in 1763, he devoted himself entirely to a private and philosophic life, of which he was passionately fond, and in which he certainly would have remained, had not the revolution brought him once more upon the stage of life. Some other page must enlarge upon his illustrious achievements, as head of the American army; he has shone forth the political saviour of his country and the admiration of mankind. His person exhibits every thing great and noble--He is upwards of six feet high, and exceedingly well proportioned; he has a majestic carriage, serene countenance, and dark coloured hair, but
Now pacing time begins to shed,
His silver blooms o'er his head,