The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-11
[Vol. 1O.----No. rs.

lculation on the probability 1f facts) Gfere;,;
I aid he .ded REFuTATIoM" immcdiatslT
al 81 y our anticipation with n inc of 4 ID
votion To your cause and service will upou4s.
u naoiy be exceeded-Here allow me to
o'gresS Tor moment while with pleasure
ii"i'r' YOU mat the attachment of country.
hon"ia able regard for its L. crest and ze,I /,
ITS service. Which Ihave Witnessed ;nsr;r
ca me wi'h respect for numbers m his Ma,
iJeAty service aTu country-At RI. c,,na
uhe they exhibit literally of sebt,,nsrt
and OPINION highly becoming althmch :,
Vinces less oyaity or rather they do no, 60
tend Tor so much IN behalf of his M ,;es,v nc
'he aevoted portion Ut a party in this csun-
try hose gentlemen are enemies h., -
alone, and should meet them in anv MI.
Out IN field my hand would be .xta,ds.,
WIN feelings oi respect and esteem lrth;s
! Is deiineation OF honorable charact,.r go,
must oeSplse the conduct of those in t.;.
country Who form 80 great con(ras, '.','
taougn their Efforts may be seryiceabIe >,
you, Out return to our su6je cr--You con.
'e"o that because the laws and regolat,n,-
issue of decayed or unsound provjsif,os NC
unit me quantity beneath that reouiraG e..
lhe SuStenance OF man-Unfortuna . .rf
soners cannot so receive them and h, 60:
'ar mlerences only, you disprove ~ rr,,,4
severity Ut their treatmept-It;s ~, -,
,ended mat your government actualIv 80
s'' su@h uiSgfacefu and inhnman us-ps ~,
~ al governments are implicatsd In
degree as 4! permits its Agents tn ,h,o.i1
Jusuce they intend to d;suer So 7, :; ~
| oir' ina the character Of your marion TO-,
! manly justice, and honor has bern sari,,,a
| ~ impeaCned by the nduct Of tbos.. -
nave oeen rs representatives sipce ,hc -
i ne oePosiii"ns h'ch follow, sho,y Via
so,e,s ~ tIeaIhient OF Amer, an Pri-
soners QHe6ec, and if you wish, anv ANN.
Der OF aihoavits can b. added. tn
ceden'ed hardness cfheart in Car. r'ip.e
IN eX'ortlnG tromthe soldiers sum en- az.
10 the value of Fl h me-.
nave o<en punished b. your ,rovar,,.,
naa disposition existed to notice sn.
naVior'-W"le ,he Royaiist lav in Ro,,,t,
naiDoi tie circumstance was stated - 80,
vi our paper, which caused Mai.r M,
NJ '"eh BRUSH Agent for Prisoners IN
e o"n, "i so'ie OF the officers Who had been
conveyed In tina ship to contradict it VIZ,
ne was answered that it would b.. d,ne 80
Pieasure ii 1t were not so, but they had
messed the transaCtlon wriie on h,,rd -
inucn regret-Major MURRAY was ~;
ne, az me result of has enqu. es. aud al.
WIN some feeling, that " Caht. CiaTk ,b,,,iLt
DC Te1ioTfed 10 his -NQjestv."
~ was not only the article CT FISH. but Il;
quor was sold the Prisoners also a. ,n., ~
la tor ca common Junk bott,e and -
Nitc'es proportionatey high, thus tal.ina.
advantage OF those unfortunste neo 8
ing they had received money from -.
government wher about to sail. and -,
they could nor snand - 'a''' ~hu wolch
shore. sSarieS on
WI! now. Sir, assure you hat So f..
thn ".'SlePreSen' atoms being often mads.
'NT one J0"rfh hart has neUer been ram
1t is fact that Lieut.. George f;",e;.o.
was made prisoner of war, three davs hDf,ra,
inc Declaration of War was vrca;y.sI
tons. " VIC -'-6' 'I III
IS aJHcf that the same Leue. c,a,r,,,
1ucdinS was sent from Maidcrto Z .r-
~ lhe Schr. Lady Provost and was excinlleJ
INC 1"oI" ana f'rcsd down the fore side
win the sailors where he was ohio, -,
ISL during the passage.
IT IS Jacf that The capi,ulation Of De,,oi+
7DaS UtoEafed IN halt an hour utter lhenlt,-
c(cS 7Vere comhlsied " :" -
ii is tact that room in Maior AI,ir,,
arterS (who was con,mandi,r ,fTirsr
W. aen before thu wary was decorafrd min
s'oI" wnI n we strung and hume in lest
tons over tho Ere place.
IL is a /acE that American so,,isr,
f'l regiment infantry we're freuueotlv NJ
yea ana every eff RI made to ind,ce ,bsr, -
eh'er the English service, crime for ibicb
y"u' own laws condetnn the guilty. to d.s,b
~ Your suggestion VII * jb;t deu.eiF.
on OF all hese facts a~d more. The sca,..
cred situation of those capable Of deoosin,.
'otTeto, alone prevents them from presrr1
PuDlications-lf, then, you W ould serve yo,lr
co4Htry' prove to tie people Of Aneyira
tndt the BRITISH government have no part
olPa['oh IN me foul concuct represented
nay hrh'sn one instance of restitution. for
INJURY or diSpeasure and punishment ne one
OIL her SUBJECTS for these outra pes up,n ~
manly justice ard christianity, and Won
WIZ do much fer the British nation.
Deg you to believe that in making this
communication retain for YOU the b3ehrst
personal respect. You have appealed :" the
pup &c ard thereby challenged facts which
you can ne enabled to investigate.
An OFFICER OF TIE ARMY
Boston, Dec. 90 1913.