Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-02


E~I'a1 f,om Mr.. 5a,ser', letter 10 biz e0y,sf
fssaeat "a Sygen.
Al the time pe,ei i5.rg wss occupied b.
the Br,,iih troops unasr sEc command OF Gen.
s,als PhiEips and AInoid. Mr.. JeGefon. who
wa, then Governor OF the rate. Cid participate
IN the partia! condemnation, excited by the iitu-
a'ion OF the Briuih Army, and did abandon b.
(sar or gose,xmeaf. 81 a period, aud with m
awkward precipitation. indicative Of timid,y,
INV arAntcd by any immediate moveneas
OF the cpemy. and forbidden by regard 10
thoie duiies, which belonged 20 the Ralion lie
held. This tact 10 .el reco!lseted, and can be
proved by many III. uldeit and mofs rcipceta-
bic inhabitants OF the city OF Richmond, and I
sriie0e world NOT be s.xaI by the candid fup-
pos.eI. OF Ms. jeGerion A,wfLc
he icGuei OF hi; coadott, after the Az
'emb.y returned TO ChaIiouciyilc, and ON ,h,.
approach Of Coionel Tarlton 10 thar place aands
a.etsd BY i5s.Tamds II soif~,gcs, and can never
he iosgos'en ny ,hoie OF hi, country men. VINO
reiPeet tnc character OF a irm add yirruo,.
public officer, -od who abhor ,nat OF daa,,d-
'y "a"sy 10 The uua rcpoGed 10 him. M, re.
treat or rather his Fg6f from Monnr,l,. /,
on The information 'hat Col. Tarl,on had
penetrated the ccnntry, ani Was aSusre;ns to
Cha'lo''eis'iie, Was etiecicd with iuch hurried
sofupme's, rs TO produce . tall from hi, horl.-
add SJ'se9ii's Or ne @osi4t,. Ia ,hi, ii,u..
uon nc preceded soou. hxsy .nic, iossh. GO th,
county OF Esdiord. whe1ce he forwarded b;s re-
hsnauon TO ,he Aacmbly, (who had in the
mean time removed TO STATION and who there
eooo elected Gener.l Nc!fon, Goveruor.
lhsie ci'comfances are l1tJ tJe4snaiiy. and h,e,-
Siy true; nay, the abdication Oh Goyernrneur.
|ys De mater sf record"
Yes; fortunately they are matter of re-
cord, snc 'haiI he dolly exhibited. And il wc
do not prove tha, ,hesc s not all iota Of truth in
sheie sceptations. we ccnfent 10 sbide by the
ieveIity Of the egyptian law, which ID If.iea,
the iame paniibment upon the uriuR accuier.
when would have betn icrved upon the accuied.
had no been found guilty. Will Mr.. Turncr
frhrit to the lame Alternative
That we may prcicrve fomc degree of or
der IN he di'cuili which VIC arc about to un-
dcftske, We ihai! trace the conduei of Mr.. leE-
feIson OF three dia,nd periods.
1. During the 6ra invaiion of the Ensli(h.
,. Dsring the iecond.
8. During their incusfons Into the upper
country.
Though Mr.. Turner has not touched mon
the fat period at all, wc csnaot bur think ir
worthy ct fome coquiry: m. becauie we Nal!
be able TO refu,e msuy Interpretations which
have been already circulated about il. and I'D.
bccscfc W, may be able to contribute few val
uablc materials towards writing che hiitory Of
that period.
FIRST INVASION.
On the 3If OF Dec. 1850, the Governor
received the fra intelligence tha, 1T fa,l Of
fbiPs' b entered the Cheiapesk Bay: and wers
IN The morning OF the aoih, jait below VIII
lcughby's Point the icuifiern Cape of lanes
kiveI y their deifination being unknown.
On th. I'd Of January 1884,, information
was received thar they had entered James Riv-
er, their advance being at Wauafouesk Bay.
Orders @efe then iQucd for calling in the mill
tia ooe.four'h from fome counter. and one
halt from others; which ordcu wesc conveyed
10 their rcipeeive COUNTIES by the members of
the LegiilarGrc which rofe on that day. The
Govss.or az the fame time diretfcd ths: the re-
cords OF tate fhould be removed iato the coun-
try. and the military flores ihoold be tIanf.
ported iron, Richmond TO Wefham, 7 miles A.
boyc on the river, from whence they were to
be conveyed acros the river.
On the sd. the enemy were reported 10 be
Mort diiancc below W;llismibuse 10 a f,ss-
,ida Convenient for landing, ihoald Williamf-
burg have been th.i, ohj.a.
On the 4,h, information w,s received that
they had paGed Csonon's and Woods the ev-
ening before with frong esfterly wind. which
clearly pointed out that either Pete,fb1rp or
Richmond wa, iheir point of def nation. The
whole militia was then called in IRON the ada
cent counties.
On the 9Th. il was fs,ed thar the enemy
bad landed znd we're drawn up at Wefover, on
The north Gde Of the river and IS miles belo~
Observation-Disclosures Of court: tcina their