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From Rivington's Royal Gazette, of September 7,
1782.
Mr. RIVINGTON,
You are desired by many of your military friends to
intert the following correspondence, refpeßing the
affair of the rebel colonel Haynes, with the confe
qnence of the duke of Richmond's motion in the
house of peers, :as ^a^as it related to our noble
brother soldier Jord^a^fdon.
I am your's,
An officer in the southern army.
No. J.
Lord Rawdon's letter to the duke of Richmond, de
livered to him by lord Ligonier, on Thursday even
ing, at seven o'clock, February 21, 1782.
To the duke of Richmond.
/ Thursday noon, February 21.
My Lord,,
JAM this moment arrived from Ireland, Tom
whence 1 have been haflened by the illiberal advan
tage winch you have taken of my absence. When I
learned by the public papers, that an enquiry into
the execution of ifaac Haynes, of South-Carolina, was
moved for before the house of lords, I feared that
their lordships would not find any materials on which
to decide their opinions: but from the unspotted ju -
tice of that high court of honour, I refled fecurr that
vague surmises and unfupported'infinuations would not
be permitted to affeft the public character of a British
officer. The house, as I conjectured, have rejea^d
the suspicion with disdain. It now refls with ,e to
notice such personal injury towards my private repu
tation, as could not become the fubjes of their lord
ships animadversion.
The expressions with which you, my lord, introdu
ced the motion, were as unnecessary to the business, as
are little reconcileable to tiie dignity of a senator,
the public spirit ofa citizen, or the candour of a gen
tleman ; of course, I feel them fit objects for my re
sentment. Ido therefore require, that you, my lord,
shall make a public excuse, in such manner, and in
such terms, as I shall didate, for the scandalous im
putation which you have thrown on my humanity, a
quality which ought to be as dear in a soldier's estima
tion, as valour itself. If your grace hid rather abet
your malignity with your sword, I shall rejoice in
bringing tie matter to th^t issue. Besides the consi
deration of my own wrongs, I shall think myf'lf toe
avenger of my brother officers in America, to whole fe
cnr'ty you have given an oblique attaint, by your
affected fears for the consequence of general Greene's
proclamation.
(Signed) RAWDON.
No. 11.
Answer of the duke of Richmond to lord Rawdon's
letter, taken in writing by lord Ligonier, from the
duke's own mouth: received at nine o'clock on
Thursday evening, February 21, 1782.
THE duke declines receiving the letter, as it is
couched in terms which he thinks unjuflifiable. That
as it was never his intention, so he firmly believes he
made use of no expression that could be possibly mis
construed into a personal attack on lord Rawdon.
That he has no objection to referring to the chancel
lor for his recollection and opnion on the fubjeft, and
that if he can recoiled any expression in the course of
the debate, that could be implied as injurious to the
character of lord Rawdon, he will take an opportunity,
in his place, of difavowinj, such intention: provi led
l ord Rawdon desires the duke so to do, in more admif
fible I nguage. That lord Rawdon has not Specified
any expression that is injurious to his character; con
sequently the duke cannot at prefect give any other
answer.
Reply of lord Rawdon to the duke of Richmond's an-
fwer, February 21, ten o'clock at night.
LORD Rawdon will not admit any one expression
in his letter to be unjuflifiable, after the liberty which
the duke of Richmond has taken with h s charade,.-
It is not of any particular word made use of by the
duke that lord Rawdon complains ; but lord Rawdon
arraigns the general call of the proceedings, which
has publicly exposed him to the suspicion of wanton
Severity and abuse of power. That the duke of Ri h
mond Should get up in his place in the house, and dis
avow the idea of calling any the most distant infinua.
tion upon lord Rawdon's conduO, is the mode of ex
cuse which lord Rawdon would require, hut the
terms, as the last letter mentioned, mud be dictated by
lord Rawdon.
Thursday, 10 at night.
No. IV.
Copy of a paper in the duke of Richmond's hand wri
ting, brought to lord Rawdon, by lord Ligonier and
general Conway, on Friday noon, February 22.
LORD Rawdon fays, that he will not admit any one
expression in his etter to be unjuflifiable, after the li
berty the duke of Richmond has taken with his cha
raOer;-- but as the sass is that lord Rawdon has been
mifinfofmed. and the duke of Richmond did not take
any liberty with lord Rawdon's character,and has de
clared so to lord Ligonier—he must perfiri in thinking
Several of the expressions in lord Rawdon's letter ve
ry unjuflifiable.
Lord Rawdon fays he does not complain of any par
ticular word made use of by the duke of Richmond ;
coafequently the duke of Richmond can have none to
explain.
But lord Rawdon fays he arraigns the general cast of
the proceeding :-—This also the dukeof Richmond de
nies to have been in any degree personal to lord Raw
don, which he took very particular pains to explain,
in the opening of that business. In proof of this aS
fertion he has already expressed and now repeats his
willrognels to refer it to the chancellor, whose name
has been mentioned as having possibly conceived it
otherwise, or to any other unprejudiced peer, whether
the whole or any part of the duke of Richmond's con
duct had the least personality toward lord Rawdon?
—And if, contrary to his expectations, any thing of
that nature can be imputed to him, he will be very
ready, as it never was his intention, to fay so in his
No. 111.
A HINT to the Public Creditors of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.
TH E legtflatur's of divers of the dates have made
provision for liquidating and paying the debts due
from the united dates to their refpeaive citizens, or at
least for paying the interest and eftabljfhing such funds
as will in due time difehage the principal.
The public creditors in the city and neighbourhood
of Philadelphia have begun to organize t hemfelves as a
body in order to give their applications the greater
weignt. Tm-y have petitioned congress, and they have
petitioned the assembly to do them juflice, at least so
far as to make certain provision for the payment of the
inter-T until tee principal can be difeharged. They
have pubjifhe, their proceedings, and invited the pub
lie creditors m other places to co-operate with them,
and make their applications for redress a common
cause.
The new chosen affembifs will Shortly meet. Every
public creditor wno wishes to be paid, or even to re
ceive interest for his money, should bestir himfdf, and
join his fellow (offerers in the dihrift in which he lives,
in petitioning t e legislature for t,is aft of justice It
is not enough that the citizens of Philadelphia have pe
titioned. If they were to Speak in the language of an
gles, and every Sentence they utter were uncontrover
tible truths, yet while others equally interested remain
Silent, the application will not have due weight.
But this is not all. How blameable would those cre
ditors who refrain from petitioning appear, even in
their own estimation, if provision should be made for
those who do indufirioufly apply for it, in preference
to those who do not, on a supposition that they are con
tented in their present situation.
Beware of falfeadvifers, wo are seeking to p rchafe
your certificates at a small price. They do not ven
ture to do this openly, and perhaps will inveigh against
those who do, at the very time that their agents and
brokers are making contends for them.
MENTOR.
<m^w^^>^^^
Thirty Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY on the 9 ;n September, from the
Sul Ln r, a negro Fellow named STAFFORD,
about 18 ,ea s of age, thin visage, with pretty
large lips and small legs, and in general doe# not look
very pleasant. He s very artful and no doubt will en
deavour to pass ss a free man: had on when he went
away, a small black hat with a 'mail black feather in it'
Short brown cloth coat with a red velvet cape, scarlet
waiftcoar, brown breeches with thread ftockinyr,and a
pair cf pumrs with pinchbeck buckles in tl em. Who
ever will deliver the fa d Negro to the Warrten of the
Work-house or the Subscriber, living in Philadelphia
in Third street between V ne and Rice ftreett, shall ^av±
th? above Reward and all reasonable Charges paid, by
0&0 18. EDWARD NORTH.
N. B. The coat and waistcoat h%s been turned,
which is visible by the button holes
A SHOP to be Let in Mar-
Iket1 ket street, near Third street. Enquire of the Punter.
" I find that my motion, for the enquiry into the
" execution of Isaac Haynes, has been coufi ered as
" provoking a suspicion against lord Rawdon's justice
" and humanity. I Solemnly protest that I did not
" conceive that it could throw the molldiflant inhnu
" ation upon his lordship's conduct : nor did I ever
" mean to fay any thing that coud have that tenden
" cy. Since I learn that the matter is thought liable
" to bear a falfe conftruflion, I declare t at I am ve
" ry sorry to have iutr educed it upon authority, to
" which (at the time of making my motion) I laid I
" could affix no degree of ere 'it."
No. VI.
Memorandum of the result.
Lord Rawdon having requeued lord Ligonier to de
mand from the duke of Richmond a decisive option u p
on the alternative proposed in the firft lettr—adhered
to in the Second.m.rffage—and again ultimately infilled
or in the message of last night—General Conway has
this merging Signified to lord Rawdon on the part of
the duke of Richmond, his grace's unqualified acqui
efeence in making the excuse as required by lord Raw
don.
Saturday, February 23, two o'clock afternoon.
place, upon a desire from lord Rawdon, expressed in
inch terms as a man of honour can comply with: —
But a moment's refleaion must fatisfy lord Rawdon,
that the duke of Richmond cannot fuffer himfelf to be
diaated to by any man, and that such expressions can
only serve to make it impossible for the duke of Rich
mond to give lord Rawdon the reasonable fatisfaaion,
he is otherwise, of his own accord, desirous of doing,
by disclaiming any intentions of attacking lord Raw
don's personal charaaer, ifany unprejudiced peer who
was present, will fay, that there was the least reason
for supposing he had done so
No. V.
Ultimatum of lord Rawdon, sent to the duke of Rich
mond, by lord Ligonier, on Friday evening, Febru
ary 22
THE duke of Richmond forgets that lord Rawdon
does not Solicit but requires fatisfaaion for a gross in
jury offered ( t matters not through d«fign or car' lefl
uffs) to his r putation. Were any reference necessary,
the approved honour, as well as the distinguished abi
lity of the chancellor, would decide lord Rawdon to
submit the case to his opinion : but lord Rawdon's feel
ings can alone determine whether any imputation may
affea his charaaer from the late proceedings of the
duke of Richmond—Lord Rawdon has left the duke
the only alternative his honour will allow.
The excuse required is here subjoin d It is expea
ed it shall be delivered in full house, by the duke in his
place
Friday, 3 afternoon.
William Prichard,
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