The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-10-10 00:00:00, page 1

number 820.
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THE
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For the Year of cur LORD,
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Coining all things necessary to foch &Cfflofib%
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of their appointment, on trf M thud
Tuefdayr next, , theb,fe of Ebenez&
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Hertford Sep'. 9 ? ] ^°< -
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To be fold, one hundred acres of
LAND, in Litchfield County five mi, 1
weft of the Coert heufe, adjoining the m^
F&Kill. For terms apply , '
Esq; in Litchfield, or the k,' c ,bc, m
' WILLIAM
demindr on said Estate, to Ling in f " !r m "°.
A^ch ^ arc M^ to <^d E^e »c ^red
.to come to a. M^ffi^ IMLAY.
Hertford, September Q U^
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WANTS 2 Quantity of O*"vFlour * 1
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Furr. Mohms. Tea, , .fa for fft ^Hr
ConneAtart Money. she Mtt ti% Hoch, a
Store in We+bmfi^d, n<
few Calks o' Fir* White
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HARTFORD, P< lM ^ BY HUDSON am. G OODW IN, ,u^^j.
RICHMOND, (Virginia) Aug^ft 16.
Mr. Justice Pendleton, of South Caroli
na, conceiving it incumbent on him to
publish his unions for withdrawing
f^om Charleftown; without leave, hath
directed ' the 'fallowing letter to the
Earl of Cornwallis, Lieut. General and
Commander in Cheif of the Br.tilh
troops in South-Carolina, to beinferted
in the, gazette, that no opinions may be
formed or circulaled to -the prejudice
©f his honor, founded on ignorance of
the fads.
Arc burh, (N. C.) 'July 2c§ 17^0.
Mv Lord,
AS. my leaving Charleftown, without
l^ve of the Commandant, may be
teprefented as a breach of my parole, and
of course infamous and difhonorab^, 1
take the liberty to Rate to your Lordship
the reasons which urged me to take this
flep. ,
Notwithflanding the articles of capitu
lation, my Lord, the evening of the day
oil which the Britifharmy entered Charles
'town, my horses and other property were
hrbibly i^^^fr with that xf.fev.cral
other gentlemen, and tho' application was
repeatedly made, no manner of faiisfaai
on could ever be obtained. I cculd fcl
dom walk the ftfectSwithout bemg infix-
ed in the grossest manner by different cih
cers. To avoid this, and knowing that
in all armies there ire men whose intem
perate tongue and avage manners no au
thority can retrain or example polifo I
requeued General lattcrfon's leave togo,
for a few days, ifo the country, and I
only perfo ito whom this small
fav o :r ^/denied Nor was ^ all:
To my great aflonbrnent, I was inform
ed, that Gen. Clink's proclamation ex
cepted me from th King's pardon, and
that I could therefee not be permitted to
go out of town onany occasion I This,
mv Lord, was a vey alarming declarati
on to come from lead Quarters, as it
proclaimed at oncithe inefficacy of the
capitulation, in thimpfl afiential article
of it, the Security i life. It told us (at
leaft' those wlwm^eneral Clinton was
pleased to exclude 6m the royal clemen
cy) that we Were ts considered as pfi
foners of war, not^hrtarding the paroles
we had figried, brfubdued rebels; and
that, although outzes were to be feccr
ed from the yibleecf the forleiy, we
might be attainted^ executed in a civil
process, of affaffind as outlaws. Gen.
Patterson's condudnd expreffion^ plain
ly spoke the fournvhile that cf feverai
officers, and ga:te pubheatff as
Arongly excited tlatte, I think yoit
will agree with mmy Lord, that f^h
an invasion of the ritulatian, is carried
into effea, wculd be the most unjust, in
human, and absurd, that ever difgrac.ed
human nature. It would be truly found
ed on Turkic casuistry : For one of the
Mahomets having solemnly promised not
to behead any of the inhabitants of a town
he was befiegmg, if they would surrender,
got fhem into his power-^he kept, his
word--, for instead of beheading, he fever
ed theif bodies in two by the middle.
, Ail this however, my Lord, I should
have borne, I should have defpiled tire
insults of those fdpercilious scoundrels
who are only insolent to those whom the
fortune of war hathdepriv'd of the power
of chastisement. I should have held in
equal oontempt the threatened vengeance
of the civil law, because I, well knew the
lax talionis would be a very good plea in
demurrer to go indi&ment ; but agamft
the pistol or dagger cf an nc&urnal affaf
hn, there is no refuge but flight. Ihe
morning of the day I left Charleflown, a
British officer informed Mr. Justice Burke,
I.ny affiliate in office, that the night be
fore a party had'arfembled together in or
det to take me out of my house, and put
rneto death ; ahd that it would most cer
tainly Favetye&i elicited, had re not with
difficulty prevailed on. them to confider
further cf it; that fume officers were con
cerned in it. The officer who gave the
information is Capt. CcnAable, so that
your Lofdfhip cancafily d;fc ver whether
J have been aftua&cd by a visionary or
well grounded fears.'.
I know your Lordmip would deleft,
as much'zs any man living, so attrocious
and horrid a crime., bit there are in
Charleftown many mo^ infamous traitor's,
who having viol^ed the most hatred oath,
and, as far as their potter or influence
extended, have promoted the febjigation
and ruin of then country, would assassi
nate or do any thing the to preserve their
new principles from fu pcion, and merit
future favour by fon;eth;ng more than
words or addresses. put to (hew your
Ladihip that I hare ^e utmost reliance
on your honour, I will immediately re
turn to my parde id Charge town, if I
obtain your promise that no further in
jury or infuh shall be offered to me, I re
quire nd other security , .
There are many E^gbE officers, my
Lord, that have intelligent and generous
spirits, thafknow it is impoffibic to fix
any immutable standard of opinions in
polices, apy more than religion ; and
therefore not impoffibe that a very up.
right and virtuous man may be a member
qf Congress, Governor, Judge &c. not
withftandiag the common epithet of re
fel> so freely bellowed on them. Such
men (it is no matter whith file their