Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-05-24
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on tar rrlurn az the troops ~ho perform
cd the expedition TO Northampton, We OBJ
lrryea that, during their ahieaee, scrcrai /
hadnppeared in the Apors, no-
der shc form oe's extraas ~ letters" syhcre-
BY the moi unfomaed imps;a,ouswe'e at
temntsd to be fixed on the troops laeu.clyes,
and on their commander IA one OF ,he!e
extracts, it is ailedged g hat anumbe Of
q thc troaps VINO derived their authority
+" hon the federal government, lived az FREE .
&c q,,a5iers on he 3.oeis. Another aiIerts |
that ,here we've among the PriGoaeEs g ioue
e' old men whole wsias were raw 20 the
bone with the h1ed.cpfs 49, eyersl ether
charges of a iim;iar nature, aud tending to
60. 4 Al thefe two, a { 10 be ionnl is tn; exs
'trsas.
%sThefe flanders were 70 no'oriouny falle,
that al co crrned thought them unworthy
OF r=futMion. We therefore rcnsined f.
leot, although the part which ave had il t,e
es3eii,ion, and the relation in which VIC
food to ,hevery Respectable officer by whom
Il was conducted, ana whole character was
thus indeccntysfailed, gave Us. in a psrti--
ca.sr manner. the right Of ipeaaing. A IL
r1iiar condu9 we rerolycd tic oblerve with
TeGpeel to The grofs Interpretations of
the affair with tie p in.er of Reading, which
have appeared in your paper face the return
OF lie ttcpps; hui diree and mod liander-
Gus .stises. which, enhcldeaed by thus con
duct, You have recently made on the eharac-
Ter and coudaG Of the general has induced
us 70 depart from this rslolutios,
= IN that attack you dsrlare, that formal
compliant was made 10 The general rsfps6t-
ing the treatment received BY the Priarer as
Reading, from the Lancafter dTagoous, that
he "s!Feeed fnncheoHcsrn; prsmifed much
and did nothing" In fom- Of your prcvi-- !
ous publications on tins fubjett, ycu very |
plainly inlinuats that he tent of the Ian
eater ;soop on Sunday, ia order te fcsern
thsm from the prowela Of the law.
With the candid and gelI-uferned, the
6n;r and well-earned reputation of this OIL
Ger would Efficient hield him agsoG ca
ipmaies 20 grofs, and peopie oftisat defcTP-
tioa will, nor cover, know that Sunday - 40
protection sgaiNt inf l. for an afau!t, or 3
NY other breach of the peace sut unfsEtu--
aately there are Tome who Ter want Of know
ledge, or from a difpoGtioa TO find fault,
give 90 ready Al ambition 20 flss6er, elpe-
elslly wheu II anumss tise bold form ee
astement Of facts. 70 fach we deem ii
proper TO aAdrefs ouflslves on this occaiion
and having been Induced by this late attack
10 take Up The fublect, w mail no, confiue
ourselsss entirely to dat; bat fall adver;
ALTO 70 tie principal aceuiatioas contained in
the above mentioned extracts.
We therefore !eelare that ,hofe ex,raAs,
and Especially the par.s quoted above, are
sbiolaeiy faliehools. If they really r-cre
written by fon'e Perion in camp, as they pur-
Port % b, aud not fabricated 10 this city,
The writer mat hav- known them 20 Be
falIs. What his metiyes were for thus Han
tsriGg his General sad his feilow.fol4itrs,
aad inv-nuag falGehoods for the purpole Of
liking the inspiration of the yileR conduit on
. respectable body Of men as thofe troope.
who, At e cat expe5fe sna Inconvenience to
then1ieisss, were engaged in the iervise Of
tier country, viii beA bejulged'of byihofs,
who have obicrved the lnaIignancy Of The
Jscaein iPirit. and the proRsate arts where
by il aims a, the accomplishment ofits pur.
poles. We FEY that he nun have kaown
thsle charges be faifs bscagf= il WA a
matter Of re ptmoa hotoriety, that tie
troops, far from icing al free qaarters, paid,
a. the highea rate, for whatever they rot
irom u psople; THAI no dearutt;oa, or Vi
sienec OF any kind, was permitted or prac--
tiled and that he prifonsrs were treated, /
81 AL TINS, with she gsralsa humanity, and |
as much tenderness as ives confident Will. a !
tate Of feeIre confinement They made |
three marches, the losgea Of which vas ten |
mules They drew the fame rations with |
the troops: Their friends were At all ,imfs
allowed lccsls to then They were Iodped !
n honfco when boufes could be procured, |
and when noi, 10 tents With fires, and full /
zlowaacc OF clean araw to lie on /: And |
when 4 became necsgary 20 feed them to
town, they were fent 10 carriages. 2 hey |
were nsger IN irons except dariGg the night, I
SD wien IL was necSaary - keep them IN |
tents. Even ten, bot feW OK them we've |
oonhasdinsisst manner, and tbefc were hand. |
caaed, two and two together, with irons far
100 light 20 60 them aay injury. The BE-
esAiiY Of This confinement under frcl cir- +
enmaances, nna lie obvious to every one.
Jhe oiiicer Il the guard, indeed, declared
that without II, he could nos ss salwerab!c
for theiT Iic-kcepiag.
In what manner shste prifonsrs were trest-
ed---snd Whit attention vas oaid IN .be;r q