The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-31

| WHICH, lie found himself SO disabled Inv y
swelling III has legs, &c. as to render il i'm
practicable for him to undertake the march
back, and applied to a military Officer in this
town Tor Counsel how to proceed, who a,vi-
seq nm TO write to his commander, Informing
i1iii Oh ms disability to return !; which, lowe
Ncr, the deceased neglected, and was cons.-
! quenuy advertised a deserter, and recoy-
msed as such in Stoverstown, by Sergeant
| bTeedloOe, who took HIM into custody. and
proceeded Tor TINS place. 1t appeared from
| the evidence presented to the Jury, that, eth
or ifom a want OF power or inclination, the
deceased did not appear with as much expedi
tion rs the said Sergeant thought necessary.
III consequence OF which the most sanguirary
PuhShments and savage crueities were infiict-
CO.. sometimes by HIM personally, and at 9TH
ers by his orders. That the reader NAV
: nave an opportunity of judging OK his treat
| Inent, IL is only necessary 10 state the evil
dence OF one or the guard that accompanied
nm to this place, who made oath that before
ms arrival here, he could not have received
less than one hundred blows with a pole seven
or elghtfeet long, to WELD which sometimes
required the use of both hands that besides
TINS, the sword was frequently applied to his
BACK, and he was ducked in two different
streams between this and Newtcwn. After
ms arrival here he was reported to Cantain
MORGAN, who was then on his wav To Wash
mgton with his company, when the first
guard was discharged and another appointed,
commanded by corporal, who kent. some
distance inthe rear OF the main body, the de-
ceased frequently complaining OF weakness &
inability to perform the march, ard at almost
every murmur, receiving blows ON different
paris OF the body, until it was literally beat
INTO mummy--when they had proceeded
TWO or three miles from town, the guard re-
from I
nm along al all hazards, but to put him in
the baggage Wagon, if room could be found
Ii not, to tie him to the tail of the WAGON,
WMch Latter order was complied with, and an
inhumln little monster, who was driving the
team at that time, L.Mr. Cochrane, the PRO
prletor, being little in 'front.' set the horses
INTO a trot the deceased being weak and de-
Ollltated from the usage he had previously
experienced, was unable to progress so rapid
ly' ana was consequently barbarousy dragged
over the rough and hard ground, until Mr.
Cochrane took the reins from the mnfeelino.
driver; after this his body was placed a.
cross one OF the horses, and held in that stu
alton until they arrived al Abrams Creek
Where he was taken of and again ducked
three successive times, being under water
each time, without making the least OPPOSITE
on, ana exhibiting every appearance OF q man
IN his expiring moments--he was again re-
paced on the morse, supported by one Of the
Wagon guard, and had proceeded about half
miie, when he was lifted off, was bled With
oct eject, and expired in few minutes. At
ter a fult,examination of the witnesses the Ju
ry concluded "fhaf Sergeant Breedlcoe qvas
j17l'lci?Q! c--t,ge of'hiS death,'' vino was Ia
ken into custody blythe sheriff, and Commit
ed to the goal in Winchester for further trial.
We consider it a dutyto mention, in Justice to
Capt. Morgan, that he knew nothing of the
transaction and hope the other commissioned
officers OF the company, H;ay be found equally
innocent Of the murder. t
We have been thus particular in our relati-
on OF this unhappy affair, in the hope that it.
viii be warning to all uon-comrnissoned oli-
GERS, who may be =" dress'd with little brief
authority" to be cautious how they infiict il
legal corporeal pupishments on their fellow
men, and lesson of the most serious moment
to their superiors to have watchful eve over
then conduct, and not to invest Devils ia
human shape" with unlimited authority over
those Hntortunates, who may happen to be
placed under their controul