Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-18

| bag OF Bergen neck. ROW far Mr.. w ain.
ington, as General, is blameable for
thele matters, / ain not undertaking to de-
determine, but they are evidently defects
in military geography. The luccelsful
Rirmlales at the cIofe Of that campaign
(matters that would fcarcely be noriced In
a better fate of thing make the brilliant
exploits OF General Walhinston's fcven
| years campaigns. No wonder we fee 70
much puiilanlmity in the Prsledent, when
we fee 70 little enterprise in the Gene
| raj.
| The campaign of l777 became famous,
rot by any thlrg on the part of General
Warrington, but by the capture OF Gen.
! Burgoyne and the army under his CON-
sland, by the Northern army at Saratoga
under General Gates. So totally ditinet
and unecnnetfcd were the TWO armies of
Warrington and Gates, and 70 indepen-
dent was the latter Of the authority of the
| nominal Commander in Chief, that the
two Generals did not 70 mach as corref-
| pond, and it was only BY letter Of Gen.
(hnce Governor) Clinton, that General
| Warrington was informed Of thar event.
The Britilh took poaciiion Of Philadelphia
this year, which they evacuated the next,
jua time enough to fave their heavy bag
gage, and feet of traniports from capture
by the French Admiral d'Ehaing who
arrived at the mouth of the Delaware loon
after.
The capture Of Burgoyne gave an eelat
| in Europe to the American arms, and ia
cili.ated the alliance with France. The
eclar, however, was not kept up by any
thing on the part of gen. Warrington
The fame unfortunate lansour that mark
ed his entrance into the field continued al
ways. Dilcontents began to prevail ftrong-
| ly againf him, and party was formed IN
Congrefs, Whit fitting at York Town,
in Pennlylvania, for removing him from
the command of the army. The hope,
however, of better times, the news of the
| alliance with France, and the unwilling
| nefs of fhewing diiconsent, didiPated the
| matter.
! Nothing was done in the campaign of
1878, 1779, 1880, in the part where
Gen. Warrington commanded, except the
taking Stony Point by Gen Wayne. The
Southern States in the nean time were
over.run by the enemy. They were at
| forwards recovered by Gen. Greene, who
had in very great mealure created the ar
| my that accomplished that recovery. In
all this Gen. Warrington had no hare.
The Fabian fyiem of war, followed by
him, began now to unfold itfelf with all
its evils, for what is Fabian war without
Fabian means to fupportit.
The finances of Congress, depending
wholly en- emifions of paper money, were
exhauaed. It's credit was gone. The
continental treafury was rot able to pay
the expcnce of brigade of Wagons to
tranfport the necenary flores to the army,
and yet the fole Object, the eaablifhment
of the revolution, was thing OF remote
diGance. The time | am now fpsaking of
is the latter end of the year 1886.
In this G;nation of things it wss found
not Only expedient but absolutely neceda-
ry for Congrels to fate the whole cafe to
its ally. l knew more of the matter be-
fore it came into Congrefs or was known
to Gen. Wafhingtonl of its progrefs, and
its il1ue, than l chufe to fate in this let.
ter. Col. John Laurens was ient to France
as envoy extraordinary on this cccalion,
and by a private agreement between him
and me | accompanied him. We failed
from, Bottom in the Alliance frigate, Feb.
nth, 1851. France had already done
much in accepting and paying bills drawn
by Congress. She was ROY called upon
to do more. The event OF Col. Laurens'S
milton, with the aid of the venerable mi
inter, franklin, was, that France gave in