The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-21
FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT.
6257 IMPRESSED .SE.dlTEN

The advocates for Britain insultingly tell
us, that if Great Britain impresses our sea-
men She does it, because IN fighting the bat
ties of the world she is obliged to>put in re-
QUESTION all her men, and that she restores
them when informed thar they are American
citizens. The following facts will give the
lie 20 federal assertions:
In passing in the stage week since from
Concord to Boston, the editor of this paper
was interested with the panly and frank de-
pertinent of a fellow passenger, in a sailors
habit. On enquiry he found him to he one
of the many thousands OF native Americans
who have been dragged into servitude by
the British thirteen gears since he qUaS i'm
Pressed from an american snip 7viihin sigh
Of Boston Hght-house /; tlenceh he was trans
ferred from one ship to another in order TO
prevent the possibility OF discovery by his
friends-was a number of years i'll the in
dian scas-had been IN many hard fought
batties-returncd to Liverpool in England !;
from whence he went IN the Augusta to
Quebec, which was sent out with dispatch
es ; that ship was blocked up in the St. Law
renee the present winter, and this seaman
had AN opportunity, and seized it, for cs-
cape. His name is DAVID ToLFoRD, d
son of 6lr. John IOiford, OF oandown, in this
| state. His friends had made frequent APP
plication for his release; but in vain.
The artless tale OF the sufferngs of this
man, now only 35 years of age, but grown
grey with hard service, is of itself enough to
draw tears from the eyes OF the humane
he had been whipped, kicked, abused-had
never received cent OF pay, and only pro-
visions enough to keep him from starving,
and Clothes TO prevent him from freezing.-
He returned to his friends ragged and pen
nyicss. Yet how did he rejoice in the near
prospect Of meeting his parents and his
|
tears of joy trckling iii his eyes) l never
Iexpected to set nv foot on my native land
Tt seems to me dream that ana approach
| ing my acquaintance and my friends" he
was recognized by people who had known
| him in Chester: we did not see hIn when he
met his aged father and mother, his bro
Tiers and sisters--that must have been al
interesting scene.
| A Mr.. FHoMAs GREEN, son oil DR.. PEI
ter Green OF this town, impressed some five
OF SIX years since, escaped from one of the
! floating prisons of mother Britain while ly-
| ing OF that island, by swimming upwards o.
a mlc TO the shore; from whence he founc
means to get Oh board an American vcssc
| and return to the Unitcd STAGES. His friend
having goC Information of his situation, has
sent roofs OF MS citizenship 10 general ny
man, Consul at London, aud several distin
tgdshed fcderalists Of this state had apple,
tor his release; but all was of no avail.--,iu
release could not be procured Will tho
who have heretofore justiIiei every wrong
OF Great Britain, and who sec with ther
| own eyes, and feel, her aboninablc conduct
| continue to abuse our own government fol
dong AID in rs powci' to redress our number
less grie ances VIII they continue undc
the suSpiciou, banners of federalism, to Il
their own country injury by encouragih
GreaL Britain to pcrse ere i'll her injustice