Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-26
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Washington Feb 8, 4 S07.
MY blpod oace more circula scs4hro' the
veins Of 4 freeman The degrading hand
oftyranny which had reduced me to the
condition Of slave, and branded me with
thcEame Of traitor. has lost its power TO
cypress; and humble as ] am, / feel all
the pride of hsman nature rise within me
whilst ira mple uponsthe reptile bsnsash
my feet.
The public prin,sW Inform you Of the
course Of events 10 thi. country, and at
this moment have only time 70 mention a
few circumstances relative to myself.
5 When was conducted 10 head quarters
BY Mr.. Bradish, I-fonnd Mr.. Ogden there,
and we spent the nigh, together spon a
ground floor, in q place infested byra,s;
the general did not condesccnd 70 visit as,
and as he passed by scemedto avert his
head. wrote letter 20 you relative to
my servant Frank, and requested tia, you
would send NE some books. This pre-.
sumo you have never received. The next
morning before sun rise, we were hur,ird
acros. the river tothc miserable shed which
had just been occupied by Mr. Swar,wout;
upon my arrival there l wrote note to
Mr. Philip Jones requesting ,ha. he would
send me some Madeira Wine, and con.
cludiug wi,h This unpa: deBable .enscnce,
(" As il regards mysn Internally all is well.
add enloy serenity of soul which is
truly rnyIableD L also wrote one 10 an
officer Of government, relasivetoiwo cas-.
es which had been entrusted to my care
and which, as believed, contained pub.
l.cproperty, and here also my grils mani
tested itself ia the following expression,
I" If you have ever entertained favorable
opinion OF me, lpray you TO continue IL,
tor / pledge myself 10 come out in the
sunshine Of integrity.' These letters no
doubt have met with the same fate as the
other Iwrote 70 you. Ishould have men-
toned that whilst at the generals Mr..
Duncan called, and amongst other lhings
/ told him. " My heart was pure, bat
that the most indelbls infamy stained The
heart Of tie man who oppressed me"
X Whilst under guard en- the o.
Their side OF the river We were never mo.
ment without the superintendent of cor
poral and a file of men. ! never received
your letter or those articles which you were
80 kind as to send for my comfort, not did
receive any hing in addition to what vas
sent to ne at head quarters. \ y
Il We remained on the other side Of
the river about week when we were re.
moved to Fort ST. Philip-here was de.
tanned two days, when was separated
from Mr.. Ogden, whom left there, and
was put on beard schooner bound TO Bal
timore, without money, badly provided
with clothes--the vessel very deficient as it
regarded sails and riggiog-exposed to the
ipcemency aud dangcrof winIer voyage
--and described in the orders Of Mr.. Se-
Were TO be y man of great art aud ad
dress, and Of daring courage )" prohibited
.rhe use Of pen add ink, and mol permitted
to speak to any one bu, commissioned of.
fcer. After encoun,ering much bad wea.
Their ADD undergoing many inconveniences
curing loog voyage Of % days, fromlhe
Baiizeto Cape Henry, we were obliged to
Putinso Annapolis in consequence OF the
river being frozen as low down as the Bod
kin--the afternoon Of my arrival set CT
With Mr.. Sewer for Ballimore5 we ira
yelled AL night; the coachman having miss
taken the road in the Clark were nearly
frozen increasing ferry. Going,hropgh
baltimore to for. MsHeDrr the coachman
drove the carriage against bank, the
tongue snap,, one Of the horses fell down
and the other pitched over him, aud We
were anally obliged.to return to Baltimore
on foot. The next morning was conduct !
ed to fort M'Henry, where received much !
politeaess from Mr.. PiOekneY, who com.
mahded there, and also from Mr.. Sewer,
who wrote,to the secretary at war, inform.