Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS.


The following narrative andletters we have conf.
ed from the correspondence OF Baron Grimm
me i'aron was led 10 notice it; from its being
Hiane Tue ground work of French Trapedv
called .466ir, by Souuigny, represented at Pa.
IT'S, IN january, l79S.
Boston Daily .4dvertiser.
You can well remember the general interest
w'i'cn pr - Asg.ii inspired, young officer
IN ne Eng!ish guards, who was made a nr;sone,.
and condemned TO death by the Americans in pa.
prIsai Tor NE death of captain Huddy, who was
hanged by order of captain L.ppencott The
pubic prints all over Europe resounded with
me unnappy catastrophe winch for eight nonthe
IN nPehded over the life Of this young officer
The extreme grief Of his mother. the sort &c 4.
urilm which olou1ed the mind of his sister a.
hearing he dreadful fate which ,nenaced the If.
OF her brother, Interested every feeling m,nd IN
me i.te oi That mfori mate family. The gene.
ri curiosity in regard to the events of the wa,.
t-et'ea' 4 may say so, to the interest whicb
INSPIRED, and the first question
t7htl ~ ~ the vessels that arrived from anv
~ >'rtn America, was always an INQUIRY
-lto 'l' i.te, ofthat young man. 1t is known
e'a S'i was thrice conducted to the foot of
ce gobe and that thrice General Wash;npton
%ps could not bring himself to commit tb;5
.9H4e ~ Hoicy without great struggle, sus-
sa ms punishment his humanity and Jus.
ice made INN hope that the English general
Voud deliver over to him the antior or
the CRIME which AsgiI was condemned
20 eXp@te Clinton, either i'll advised. or in
sensible AT the tie of the young AspilI persisted
N tetusinS 10 delverup the barbarous I,nnen-
cot' N van the king of England, at whose feet
THIS unfortunate family fell down. had er,ven -.
ders to SUR ender up to the Aner;cans9 ,hs -,
thor Of a CRIME winch dishonored the English ma
ton George III. was not obeyed In VAN IL
States OF Holland entreated the United States &c
amer ca the pardon Of the unhappy AsgilI.-
me g'bbe' erected III front of his prison. did
not ce'Se 20 oiief 10 ms eyes those dreadful pre-
paratives more awful than death itself In these
circumstances and almost reduced to desna;r
the mother OF Inc unfortunate victim betbo,obt
that the minister of the king, armed aoainst Rer
own nation might succeed I'm obtain;np tbo+
winch was refused 10 her King Madame AS
gu wrote to the Count de Vefgenness letter
r'e eioquence OF (which, Independent OF oratorical
i'rIhs' IS tnat ot all people and all lanpuapeq
because 1T derives It's power from the Grst SsoS
noblest sentiment Of or nature
ne TWO memorials which are subioined. me-
rlt beng preserved As historical mon,Ir
Letter fran Laay .4sgiH 10 me conbte de
perge1Res
oiR-it me politeness of the French court
WI permit stranger TO address il, il cannot
be doubted but thai she Who unite. IN bs.eaIf
an the more delicate sensations with which an
IndiViduai can be penetrated, viii be fayotabIv re
ceved by nobenan, who reflects honor M, ~
~ on ms nation, but on hum N nature THE 81
gect on which mplore your assistance Il Too
heart rending 10 be dweiI upon--rnost nr,h.iJ,,
the Pnhhc report oft has already reached yo,,'.
u'is reheves me from the burden of so mouInf,i
duty. Ny son, nv only son, dear to me &c he
Is brave, amlable as lie is beloved, only nineteen
years OF are, prisoner ofwar, in concurrence
OF ihe cap ulation of York Town. IS al rreaent
confined ~ America as an object of repr,ss1 r.
Shall the imnOcen suffer the fate Of the o1,,Ifv
Figure toyourseif SIR, the situation ola GmilV in
these circumstances. Surrounded as am Oh,
sbIects OF distress, bowed down bv fe,r anJ
grief, words are wanting 70 express what fec,
and o pant such scene Of misery INV b,,sban5
gwen over by his physicians some hours before
the arrival OF this news, not in a situation 60 he
informed Of it my Daughter attacked by I. g.
yer accompanied by dilirum, speakng 81 bo.
brotier nfoues OF distress, aud v.tbof,t -, :.
teryai o reason unless a be to listen ~ -. III
cTcam sImces winch may console her No., ''o
Let yOut senshM'y, Sir, paint to Won. my -.
tound, my nsXPressble misery and ple,i 80
favor word, word from YOU. Ike - na; my
,Fon heaven, would beFatc us from desol,t;,...e
tom the last degree OF misfortune Pr, i,
isr General Washington revere. your chsr.,',S
Ell nm only that you wish my son restorsJ =,
iloerty' and he will restore HIM 70 his Jssr,,S -
ing family he will restore him 10 bonn9p.
LIE virtue and COURAGE Of mn, con ~ n -