The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-05-29

couiAanee Of the P.itoasn hsving been re-
eeivsd, is Of NO Validity. Though, from
their wsetehsd Situation, they could not, at
thu Time. be deemed proper for aa Ex.
ehsags, our Humaaity required that they
Aiculd be permitted to retain amoiga ~.
II may perhaps be fsifiy doubted, whether
N Appreciation Of thei. Death, Or . great
Part Of them, did a,t contribute fcmewhat
to their being fsnr ont when they were.
Ssch an Event, while they rsmainsd with
y6s, wtu d bave bsen truly 10 srsiing, be-
csuie IL would have dsaroysd every Shadow
Of Claim for tbs Prifonen "A eur Hsnos.
snd tks,efors Psliey, eoneurring with HUI
nsnity, Dictated thar the Meafu mould be
sdops,d. Happy had Il bees. if the Espe-
iient hid been thought Of hsfors thefe i'll.
5atsd Met had been redsesd 70 fach Ex.
rsmisy. II Il coafeA'd. however; on all
Sides, that aftsl their Delivery. they &ill
esssiassd yoIr riionsts. end woula Be 70,
till Ssssiarly exchanged. ] aekaowledgs
shs, hould bs. ssd lays bssa always
willns, ao,withAsadisg this Coseeiion. 70
account for every MAJ that waa ia,a proper
Cehdition, ssd st 10 b exchanged. At the
Time ikSy came su,, 10 far ~ the Proper.
tioA Of Psifonsfs with n would sx,ssd.
With What propristy, OF On whst Fouada.
tioa Of Jsfiss.s can more Be demanded
Tbis iss beea ysopofsd, or whst 10 the
lass. wee Ao& CLEARLY implied, in the 6rii
Article os ObjeAion made BY Lieu'. Colo
nal Hssrifoa. and illiberslly rejsded 6nce,
a iueenSaess wisA asy Degree Of RsaSon
o. Cemmen Ssnfe. Psisfsl a. Il 10, I an
eomrei.ed 70 con6der il % Faa. sss 70 be
eueaiesed, iAss thG Ufaees Of oar P'iloa-
ers, .-whilR ia yonr PofIeaioa, (ths Privates
at !saa) was iuch - cosld NOT be joati6ed.
This. va poeltimed..by the concurrent
Te9imony Of al that came out. thsH Ap-
pearsaes lanAi6ed the. Aasrtios, .aad ms
1ap6holy Expe. isaes, 10 ths fpesdy Death Of
istfe Part Of ,hsn, aanped il with iAfal-
Il Ksfpsa 70 he iseend Ar.iel. iaGasl
onATya{ diferiniss,iss Msj. 'Gsssrsl Lee
from oshef captive Officers Belonging ts the
'AmevicaS Army, demaadSd ~ psfdcasar
.Attsnticn.. n I Va. luthrized 20 conclude,
'f.om your 1ajfrr him sbdsr plsliesiai Re
fr5ais, and from Your Letter q she s3d Of
Januait lar, that yop con6dered him in
fasular Point Of viSw, and mssot to ex-
tlads kin from tbs eominon r ghs OF Ex-
eAsnee. ilipilA.ed sor slt OiEee in general
90 me. This Difipaioa. the more intsri-
90, AND u.warr autSbls. a. yos. peyer ~e-x
cepted him. shsnsh you knsw hin n Be an
Oficer in onr Army At the TtEs,- and long
bSyois, the Agreement wes entsrsd into,
nads Il my Deg 70 sfisrt hs Righsi 10 an
explicit kaassr, ahd 10 sndsavosr to Put
thlllassss .. 70 sAsqsiveeai's . Fssting -
tcikh6rs hi, Ks'argemeas, whs sever a. Of
fees Of e4nai Rank. bslopaisg 70 yosr Ar!
my Aosld be IN ous Power. This wss At
tenpssd b. the AftAIs, sad nothing mors,
nor 10 say orher Isfessnce TO be drawn from
il. his'ras. . Pope6,ies vas made 6scs
his Captivity, se GIVE eestaia Numbsr Of
OaieenSf isfsrinr kaaS il Rzshssgs for
hia, bSfI Isalasl not cIii&sd as Mastsr Of
Right. WlnAshlams skss does that Pro-
cesdiss merit. - which Il 10 isggsaed that
the imnsdisss xelesie Of GsaeIa, Leo had
bees dSnskded, without HaSise sn Oa6:sr
Of ssSsl Raak 10 siis ukipi The SsE-
esaisn eaesos b fspPesssd b. ths mod tor
tired Expo6,ies, aot ~il IL Asvs Crsdk.'
whsis Cindosr % deemed . Viuse, and.
Words prsissss thsir Porn aad Mesiing.
.As-se the Charge Of Dsfay in not resu'a;
ing he r, iiossss u oar HAsds,-ths dif-
psrfed si,sv1 4 Ief+ iAOts .tsktp ssa mes