Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-11-22
RE rALIATION.
BRITISH OFFICIAL.
Head 9awte,s MOnpedl, }
27th oaober, 1915. {
GENERAL ORDERS


His Exceileney the Governor General ard
commander of !.c foic-s. having transmitted
&C h. Msje.'J's c sernment, a letter from
MI Gen Deal IN, eia.ins that TIE amer,
icsn = MINISTRY of he Prisoners in London,
had nsdr il known 10 his Gosorpmenf hat
% Soldiers OF the Isl, Oh and Is b rekis
meDts OF United States Infantry. made IS.
on. r., had been sef % England, and held
IN close coniiaemen as Brush subjects, and
hat Major General Dearborn mad received
instructions from his Government, 10 pus in
close confinement, % British Soldiers. 20 be
kspt as hostages for The safe keeping and
'estorationin Exchange OF The Soldiers OF
the United States who had been sent as
above slated 10 England. In obedience to
which iDs.ruct'ons. he has n tive MY three
Is ltsa Soldiers into close oouiae ment, 10
be kept "a hos ages. Aud the persors rec
tered 10 III Ma Gen. DeAi bolas lereg 90
ing Soldiers serving IN the American srrryo
taken prisoners 81 q ieens.own, who had de-
Glazed themselves 10 be British bon sub.
jee,s, and were held IN custody IN Engsno
there to undergo legal trial
HIS exeellency the commander OF the for
ces has received the commands of his Roy
al hghness, The Prince Regent. through
the Right Homo able the Earl of Bathurst,
Secretary OF state, 20 lose NO time In COM
mumca'ing 10 Mi. Gen Dearborn, hat he
has trsas sn,ted The copy oil his letter, that he
Is IN consequence instructed disinc " 10
s,se t. MAJ Cen. Dearborn, that hi Ess
eellency has received he commando If his
R3yai Highness the p.ince kegenl, forth
sieh, to ,sui mo close conhne nent. 46 A..
merlca all OifeeEs, and Non. Commissioner
Officers, 20 DC held AS hostages, tor he ssf<
kseriag Of he twenty ihree soldiers, stated
! % b. pun m close confne ment. b7 OF DER OK
he ABerioaa Government. ~,
| Aud he is At the A.ne time. TO spprise
. him, hat II any OF the SAID d lish S 'Idiers.
/ shall sufel death, BY reason ,hst the SoIdiers
now under confinement in England. have
been found guilty, aud that the known .svs
nor only OF Gre.t Eritian. bur of every lnoe-
penden, Sta,e, under similar cigcur1s-snces
has been IN CONSEQUENCE executed, lac haa
been instructed o select GU OF The hmefi-
CA Oiiicers and Non Comm ,ioned Off
GERS, pa into confinement, as many IS may
double the numner of Is lush Soldiers, who
shsl, have been so unvsrrantsbly put 20
, dea,h and Cause such Odicess and Non.
Commissioned Officers " suffer dessh IN
media ell. 4
Add t,s Excellency is further instructed
to NOTIFY MAJ Gen. Dearborn, that the com.
.n,nders OF hIs M.Jesly's Armies sno Fleets
on the COSTS OF Ar',er,ca, have receifed IN.
structIons 10 prosecute the war with unmits
tiesled severity against all Cites. Towns .
villages belonging 10 the united States. md
sgalnst he Inhabitants ,hereofa-lf Alter this
Cummuplc stloH shall have been duly made 10
MDor General Dearborn, and a reasonable
lime given foe rs being transmitted 10 ths
"A Mas
,aall unhappily not be deferred from pntinS
10 deash any uf the Soldiers who NV sre,
os NAY herea.er be kept rs hostages Tor the
purposes stated in the letter. from Iaios
Gen. Dearborn.
His Excel,eaoy the commander Of the for,
ces IN ANNOUNCING 10 the troops The com.
msnds of the P,ince Regent, IS confident
hat they will feel seI,,ble If he pslernsl
,oliciude winch his Royal Highnes. has e.
s,need i5r tie nersonsl honour It the British
soldiers, thus grossly outraged. N con,e mpt
pf iust,ce and humanity and the law OF m.
lions, IN the persons of twenty three sob
diers placed in close confinement Rs hos.a-
yes, for an equal number Vi traitors, who
have been suhty of the n.se aud unnatural
crime oil raising lhe,r narricidai arms as 2Inss
,bat country which gave them bir h. md
who have been delivered over for isgai tri-
4. 10 the Just laws VI thsir ofsnded coun-
Try. p
The BRUSH soldierswill feel the uRpria.
ci,Ied outrage add ! to The CALLING insults y
cruel barb ari,ies that are Oily and woniony
nilieted on many OF his uniJr upsse oomraote
w 10 have fallen into the enemies hands. as,
adduionsl mollvss 90 exei.e has dese' fa'hso
rec llu,,os, 7. yer 10 resign bis lioer. J, but,
wl.h pis lie, 20 foe. SO regs'dless of sil
sense ot honoui, jns,ee, anc the rights o.
(s;rnedy EDWARD BAYNEs.
A,Jatam eeieral y ~ a.
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