Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-08-30
Nisfeliamp.
From the Baff.lo Gezstte.
To Major Gen E. w. Ripley.

AAaJH oSh L' w. elpiCys
SIR--the person who now addresses you.
has been silent, ano he believes en- unpre-
Juclaed observer OF your military career
stom The moment you left the Legislative
hell u Massachusetts, 10 the present. line
your conduct from the memorable battle OF
bfidge"ater, has been particularly marked
by him 1t mas partly fallen under his own
observation, and when no. present lis in-
formation has been derived fom the bes.
sources : il is known 10 tie world, and mus,
have been severely felt by yourself that
censnfc OF your conducg was implied In thu
Official report OF that action, ard that your
conduct during the retreat Of Tie American
a my, and the subsequent siege Of Fort Erie,
Vas tue subject OF severe animadversIon ia
Utmost eseri military circle 10 tha gen
tlSmen around you and among Others %
my sell, you Complained loudl5 of tie H. ia
les done Oh, aid expt, sscsI YOU firm d.
iermina'Ion 10 pursue all hroher and honora
ole means TO ,ipdcat5 your character from
the ioul asperslons which (you saidl had
been cast upon il. Ibis language you held
un,ii your depar,ures N the iron icr and
| have been informed Nat on the read ID
TOY, II was repealea several officers
wh2m you met: tonrta.ss there O, g5ni-
zed toi your trial, but it was aitorw a. ds dis.
solved by Al ofdc: from the war department
his was considered by yen as an edition
al injury and you dc ,artct from that place
loT Washing on. dcDouncing vengeance on
you prosecutors The crisis was an i'm
poltnnt one--.and re were daily expecting
an explosion, which would blow General
Brown, ard all his staff Ulcers 10 the moon
But how different was tie result On your
arrival at Washington sop was throw
yourhy he executive (the breyei rank oi
Major GeneraD you picked i up, and was
silent. With the yeiy man who you 50 Of
ten asserted had injured you SO deeply
that nothing but blood could wash away the
stain, YOU sat down in friendly conference
10 decide upon the merits of the gen;iefnen
Of thearmy, and make seleciions To- he mill.
tary peace establishment L would have been
well, perhaps, il had ended hele From
edwards and visible signs, you would have
been Judged, and your military character
would soon have found its proper level.
But the consciousness of having disappoint.
cd the expectations of your ftiends and
those whom you had persuaded 70 believe
yon Was much injured man, continually
haunted you. You felt the necessity OF do
ing something TO retrieve your character !;
bu, your bargain with the executive pfeven-
ted you from corning forward in you
own proper person, and insisting upon
the investigation . which you stood |
pledged and unto. unately for the army,
you have adopted III very excepliorable /
course OF anonymous communications n he |
publick prints, The campaign was COM
menced by string OF queries IN the Al
rora, in which, however YOU might have
thought yourself conceal 4, your Anger was
as visible IS the sun at no p Gay. il has
been followed up by Biographical
Sketch" of your life, evidently dictated BY
yourself; which TO not hesitate 10 pro. /
nounce tissue Of misrepresentation
Your supposed biogrApher has there AFRO
gated to you services you never rendereds
exploits You never performed ; has exalted
you to hero Ga character in which you
never figured in the geld j and your COM
mending general is stigmatized as having
grossly abused you, and then resorted 10
undue means to prevent your Justification.