Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-02

"..poa world carry with him The ieniiments Of
" iome OF the people n rhe country. Rejecting
our prefent alarming ltuation; and the etteIs
A" by the poft being now IN our pciiefiion, by
which certain ieciei, are difeoyered, hoaile TO
our inieIefi, il is therefore now come to that
" cniis, that every citizen muh exprcis bis fen
I" timcnu not by his word. but his actions. You
Z" are then called on, a. citizen of the wcitern
" country, TO render your perlonal fervice1lwith
" az many volunteers as you can raiie, TO rem
+" dezvous at your ufusl place Of meeting, on
+" WIdnefday next; and from thence you will
" march TO the uiual place of rendezvous at
" Braddock's Geli on the Monongshela, on Fri
" day ,he hrit Gay OF Augpf nexs, 10 be ,herest
" two o'clock in the afternoon, with arms and
)" accoutrements in good order. 1t any volon-
80 tcers Mould want arms ana ammunition, bring
" them forward. and they fhsll be fuPplied as
" well a, pofiible. Here, Sir, is an expedition
" propoicd in which you viii have an opPortu-
" nifty Of diiplsying your military talents, and
" Of rendering iervice to your county; four
" days proviiion viii be wanted, let the men
" be thus inpplicd."
+" This general order was Ggned l. Canon,
B. PaTkiion, ID. Bradford, a. Fulton, 7. Speefs,
!. Lochry, ]. Marfhal.
's There were bur three day, from the date
of the orders to circulate the information and
D. epare for the rendezvous. Great exertions
~eIs made however in communicating the cir
cular letters, aud though many who >Probaby
wifhsd 30 fupprefs them du 4 not, there were
foms who did keep them iecret, and fonie cier-
gymen aud Others IN the ioutb Of Warrington
Coprty were active and fucceisiul with their
neighbor in din1ading them from going.
"On the day OF ofrendtzvous it was fuppof-
ed, that mixed mul;nude, not much ihcrt o.
iescu ihosl.nd, appeared on the ground. Sew
e'si 6c'd eficers 10 tie viciony OF Brsdd ck's
field attended, ~Ith as many ct their friends as
Shey could calleet, TO be prepared to pievent ex.
csGes, aud 10 fave Ptuburg il it fhooid be in
danger, aud fomc of she field officers of the moh
formidable and warlikc corps who attended are
known to have been well difpo!ed TO peace and
order.
&c The greatea number was from Wsfhing
ron county, bot though thole frcm he regiment
about the town OF Wa1ingron came in force,
with tine General Of the County and their Colo
mel at thsir head, yet il is notorious that Gen.
Taylor and Col. Stokcly were uniformly oppof-
ed TO the whole iyifem of outrage and reGtancc.
Col. Hamilton OF the Mingo creek Battalion
was alio oppofed TO il, and when he heard of
ths order, Of march coming 10 his regiment, tho
he had no, ieen them himielf, he rode with all
poiibe fpeed to the county town to countermand
them. bu, TOO lzse TO have effeei. Gen. Wikin
with great many Others of his Allegany coun-
ty Brigade were well difpoied. This wa, par
,icolarly the cafe with Col. Patte,fon. ard Col.
M. MAR, and their friends and alto with the
principal pat of the citizens from Piiiburg.
+" There was bu, one Major and company of
about 90 meo from WcHmoreiand county, who
appeared in Rate of preparation according TO
orders. The Major il faid TO have difcovefed
wa,likc difpofition. l am certain the Colonel s. |
Majors of the nearef Weamoreland Battalion
were sell difpoied. There were not more than
twelve men from Fsyettc county at Braddock's
field. The orders had been ient TO Col. Cook,
who concealed them from his mott intimate
neighbors, aud went alone to endesvor by his
advice to prevent cxcsae,. The few Others
from the county had been informed OF the meet
ing by rumor. Bradford reviewed the troops !
ON the ground and is faid to have aiIumed the |
powers and tohave received the honou of Mai. |
or General.
'' A committee was appointed stthe ren-
dezvcus. who reiolved that Gen. Gibfon and |
Col. Nevil ihould be expelled, and authorized |
,he Pit,ibuIg committee TO put this refolution |
into exception. Ii ~as rciolyed that the army, |
n it was called, mould mach TO Pittfburg".
They marched in by the Monongahela
road ard being furoilhed with reirefhmenu in
Pi,,iburg by the towns-people. they croiled the |
MooongahcIa wi,hou, giving any difturhance.
July, 1904. WILLIAM TELL.
(7o be eosfinHed.