The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-11-28

oil iieir baggage I'D wearing apparel:
| That two oil them were put 10 death tina,
evening, four or FIVE others at different times
\ afterwards, one of whom OF those who SUR
endered on cspilula,ion al the Cedars,and
WAS killed on the sth day after that surrcn-
der that one Was h,s, SHOT, and while re-
tainiLg liie md sensation, was roaste d,
was le,a.ed by his companion now in posses
sion ot the sava2es, who himself saw the
fact and that several others being worn
down by famine and cruelty, were left expo
sed in IN island naked and pcrishing with
cold and huDger:
That while Major Sherburne was in GUS
tody OF the enemy, capt. Forster required OF
him, and the other Cffc ers, To sign a cartel
stipulaling The exchange OF themselves and
their men for as many oil equal condi lion Of
the British troops in possession farther
that notwithstanding the exchange, neither
themselves nor men should ever again bear
arms against the British government (; and
for the performance Jl tLis, four hostages
wcfe 10 be dcivercd,' v bici, they being under
the absolute power ol the enemy, did sign
That on Sunday the 26.h tie prisoners
were carried 10 Quinlz Chcnes, when II was
discovered that Gen Alnoid was approach
Ing, and making dispositions 10 attack them:
That Capt. Forster having desired Major
Sherburnc to attend flag, which he
bout To send to Gen. Arnold for couhl nation
ut the cartel, carried him into the councii Of
Indians, then sitting, who told him, that It
WAS d mercy never before shewn in their
wars, that they had TO put TO death few Of
the prisoners /; but that he must expect and
SO inform. Gen. Arnold, that they should GER
.ainiy kill every man, who should thereafter
tall into their hands
That capt. Forster joined IN desiring that
this bloody message should be delivered TO
Ge1 Arnold, and moreover tha; he should
br rnouhcd, that II he rejected the cartel, ana
attacked him, every n u OF The prisoners
would be put 10 instant death
4 hat Gen. Arnold was extremely averse
from entering into any agreement, aud was
At length induced to do il by no other mo-
tive, than that oi saving the prisoners from
cruel and mnuinan de attn, threatened in such
terms as left no doubt il was To he petpctra-
ted, and that he did al len.sth conclude il, a.
Ter several flags received. from capt forster,
and reln1uishment by him Of the uneuudi
article restrainin,; our soldiers from again
bearing arms
up to the enemy, where not in the posse ssion
OF Gen. Arnold, nor under his dir~ ction, but
were, at that time distributed in various
parts OF the continent, undcr the orders OF
this House
That four hostages were accordingly de-
livercd to capt. Forster, who were immedi-
atel, plundercd and stripped by the savases
aod OH his part were delivered, majorS4 4f
captains, sixteen subI,erns and three hCn-
dred and fifty five priv.aes as specified in a
Certificate OF capt. James Osgood and others
of whom, no specification by their names or
numbers has yet been transmitted that he
retained .weiye Canadians aledging in his
Justification express orders SO TO do, aod that
living in military government, they were to
be considered even in worse light than de-
serters from his majesty's armies: These he
carried away III irons, but afterwards leicls-
cd That he permitted the Indians to carry
into their countries several other natives OF
the United States for purposes unknown:
That, during the time of thei, captivity,
not half food was allowed the prisoners ; they
were continually insulted, buHered and iii
treated by the savages and when the first
parties of them were carried OIL from the
shore 10 be delivered To Gen. Arnold, balls at
mud were fired at them, and al the last par
ties musket balls.
The Congress taking into consideration
the foregoing report, Came to the following
Resolutions:
Resoiped, That all acts contrary to good
faith. the laws of nature, or the customs OF
civilized nations, done by the officers or SOL
diers of His Briuanick Mojes,y, or by For
c,gners or Savages taken into ms service, are
to be considered as done by his ordcrs,unless
he made in cases which admit
decentralization, and in all other cases, unless
and effective measures be taken
by him, or by his officers, for bringing to con-
dign punishment the aut ors, abeuors and
perpetrators OF this act
That the punderng the baggage OF the