The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-27

- Several NEW Advertisements-on our Last
Pags
W To the Editor offhe Enquirer.
~ ih-Havifg read in your paper an appeal TO the
I ! ruhlc hy Mr.. Benja,un Ward, enie.,,orint. to
establish that MIR. Peter Franc 500 had exaggerated
the account given by himself me, deem it ne.
res'ary, JaAt'ce To the public for the very Ibers
encouragement The subscription has with, 20 pub
Fish toe subjoined Certhcates-The attached to
them, prsstme viii at once display their respec-
| liability and standing in society.
! When the painting meditsted, and for twelve
months after, did not know Of the existence even
| OF single relative Of the parties Introduced I
Knew and only thought of Francsco--it his dar-
ing exi,'nt his patriotic contuct during the r-poiu
tion (or this is not the only instanee that induced
ms to attempt the dcsign-Foriunately the pictnr.
met with favorable reception my duty get for
ward IN ny profession, to support my fus, ia res
pectabihty, prompted me to offer it To the public.
However disagreeable it may be the feelings of
individuals t'at may be- notcedL by history or paint
ing, II s duty, and certainly meritorous on the
part OF painter, to record venerable events -
devoives on him, like the historian, 10 do Justice tn
! gallant eXpiots--and although in rrsncplr lie NAV
he averae to woundng the feelings 90 the living, bv
i casting reflections on the dead, the dear-boueht
wreath must not be snatohed from the brow of
brave man :
! What do. the certificates published by Mr. Ward
import Without pretending evc, inr a IN omen, to
suspect the veractv Of those gentlemen whose hear.
say evlhsnce Nr Ward has published, let US exs-
nine the amount OF their testimony aid ASCERTAIN
how far tends to vindieate the memory OF the de-
eeaaed from the charge advanced ny Mr.. Francisco
MIR. Verser says that he kscrd Mr. Field Jones say
that he heard tire negroes say in the British caU,D
where the affair IS being dsgraceuI to thefn) as
most likely to be msrepres, ned, that Francisco Iii,
led ONE British soldier; Mr. WOolson in his Ger.
titcate, says that the overseer Mr.. Fiernn" who
is dSad saw the trans action, 81 that ONE NAN Was
killed, and only TWO HORSES remanrd--y Ward lad
one, end Francisco Tire other. To establish the in
accurscy OF these aeGFs:ys, tits on!y necessary to
| nj MPSs
and Ra'ne, who sdSr FIVE six of the horses i'm.
mediatey alter the Transaction. Indeed il will he
p,sm'y perceived, that the eeriiscstes that MIR
ward publishes differ widely from each other Mr.
JON says in his certificate that one Of me snb,
men demanded his buckles Sc &c.-he really he
heved that there was at least another white man
re that T"ar horses were left--ths certain
" makes difference as to number OF men and
horses Elizabeth Nnnnay AYERS in her certificate
That she saw nyc negroes returning from Wards
and one ot them on horse Of his she SAYS it was
the received opinion, that the wounded man drew
pistol on Francisco which, on their examination, a.
| ter the reneonire, they found tn be e,,1o,y and
therefore concludes it not fred at Francisco
Now really, should have supposed II would L.yc
been more conclusive ii they had found II koadeI
that it had not been fired Mr.. Perkinson saws lac
only saw the wounded soldier, ana that Frsncisco
| and Ward appeared friendly to each other Mr.
b. Foster says, British soldier and some negroes
! came to Wards, and Francisco K He'd the soIii.r
| and the negroes rsn off bot neither SAYS how ma
ny horses they left, where he got his information
from. Mt niCIard JCbnsOn'S certificate ia raariN
the same, only that there three horses LEFT At
| Wards. And Mr. Il, Cvsrstreet assures Mr. Ward
IN ms letter to him, that he had heard the story as
iatef by Francisco for thirty oid years. in the very
county where IT happened and that it was eeueray
believed WHIST, then, does Mr. Uvetstreet's letter
| imply THAT he had heard the story for nearly
thirty two years in the way that francisco relates i
and WAS row sorry that it vas contrsdieted!
| In addition to tie shove remarks .he ssme storv
| mas been told again and again-has been lisped h,
| ch'ldren IN the same county and the ueigl,borinp
ones ever since the transaction and seldom or never
conirsGicted 1t is Bsw asserted in urettv ror,1
terms, by the onfy E7irg sUness in the same ,rs,
When these fact3 seen, neither can the ps;ptsr
be blamed, nor can vanity" be attached IN ,bs
nero himself. Vt IS well known, that whenever he
hrs been ih1uced to speak OF these aud o,I,,r cir
cumstances, they have been extorted from him hv
repeated importantly.
Respecting the ssn aledged by Mr.. Francisco tn
have been delivered by Mr.. Ward to the British
soldier, VIC have the testimony of Frarcisco who
was no Indifferent spectator the testimony of Mr.
Jones who was not present, but who fecyJ ,l,nt
WARDS gun was broken MIR. Scott, who heard that
| the only gun was delivered to n negro and Mr.
eunnay, who few days after t1c5 Guns that he'd
been broken to pieces Which Of these enntradir,o
ry accounts are we to believe Or 10 the testimo
ny OF him who and too deeply inferes,e, ~,
forget even the most minute circa1stdHce tn he
ceived ~ preference tO eny other
IL would certainly have been much more Iber.I 70
Mr. Ward bad paid some respect to the feelings of
the painter for he may be assured they are G,jy
Gs acute ds his o70H and he may rest sais6.1
that neither siugulsry variety" would be made
use oi % attract public attention, unless authorised
by sufficient testimony. The pubfc will nudge e,be
ther there appears any thing oqionso in t,e s0rt
or the epi'het iDlpOstO," can be asoribed to the
Artist. N'
JAMES wARRELI..
Richmond, May, q, 1873 =
No 7.
! Canbkeft, "a. .51areA 9Th, 1878.
! HAVE seen = settlement in q Phil,d,Irl,ia Co
zet'e' published 6y Wrbstsr relative to rencon-
ire that happened wi.h Alr. p F.sneiscn snd y, a.
tsehment Of British soldiers, a; B4ai WARTS of 4
ineha, q. the year 172i, on Tarieionys route r.
| Frmce Edward Court House, nc said Il, i,e related
by Frsnciseo himself s.ich have every re,son .,
oehsvei' materially trgr, Francisco IL tbst finn,
matte my iatiier' ahd brotheT's horses hi, pomp -
1 Upon bis return veil rs9oiect his brir>;sg Win
mw parcel o I'm hot; IS, gnd by him ;L a IL, t,or
lther' from the Brittle, ct BsH. Verbs aisa lie
sword taat he stated taken from tn. Rr;,isb
vas Tor Iearo IN my ros'essior } zee tosbine r.,
thar Duhl'cat'cn but ~hut he. the SID Fr.yrieeo
tseiteJ upo2 b. retain non 4 r,ei:- 80 ~. -