LEWIS U. YON SCHWEINITZ. 
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was, therefore, with his peaceful flock, brought into 
immediate proximity to the actors in those tremendous 
conflicts. But, though troops were quartered in Gna- 
denburg, his happy disposition and winning deport¬ 
ment gave him such ascendency over all ranks as to 
avoid causes of collision, and to render him a general 
favourite with strangers. 
In 1808 Mr. Schweinitz was invited to Gnadau, in 
Saxony, where, in the discharge of duties similar to 
those at Gnadenburg, and with equally distinguished 
success, he continued to be engaged until 1812 , when he 
was appointed* by his brethren, general agent of their 
church in the southern states of this Union. Pre¬ 
viously to repairing to the scene of his duties, he 
formed a matrimonial alliance at Niesky, with Louiza 
Amelia Le Doux, whose parents, descendants from 
highly respectable French ancestors, resided at Stet¬ 
tin in Prussian Pomerania. The continental system 
of Napoleon at that time rendering direct commu¬ 
nications with this country extremely hazardous, they 
were compelled, in order to embark for the United States, 
to take the route through Denmark and Sweden. This 
circumstance was not wholly without its advantage; for, 
on arriving at Kiel in Holstein, an occasion presented 
itself for a protracted stay, during which Mr. Schwei¬ 
nitz became acquainted with several learned men con¬ 
nected with the University in that place, and the mu¬ 
tual satisfaction was such as to induce the institution 
during the same year to confer on him the honorary de¬ 
gree of Doctor in Philosophy. 
