Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-01-16

il bears, vas We pfefums dropped by ger.
Armltrong, ii th@ hurry Of his flight
from Wafl.ingtcn 10 Montgomery Court
Houfe. e sunderland than numerous
letters were found, Catered al along the
whole way. and anoihe. is:nlfo hapded
US to do as we pleafe with but as that
Is of 10 sfff>apy bodys bit tbs ospner, We
ihall fupprefs IT, The followlg being
altogeshsr on fobj relating to the
public. AMI the pubic's Generals, there
l=ems 10 Be 10 in'propricty in giving i
vide circulation.
/" Al5uy, January 81, 1914.
e. CONFIDENTIAL"
q Dear Sus-Siuce | wrote to you
lat, have had two interviews with
Gen. Wilkinfon, whom never faw be
fore. He threatens to make dafh foon,
and confulted me upon the very plan
which / had iuggefed in nv letter ct
fhe I'D inf He mrif have learned that
/ had fuggeifcd the taking of Preicott
aid mentioned that as bis plan to tickle
me.
- Il have great confidence in your PEN
etrasion upon mott iubjccts, but ! fear
YOU have not formed correct Judgment
of the Generals talents and qualifications.
lie is wonderfully tenacious of bis author
ity, and IS very Indifferent about his old
carcafe, ard vapours 100 much. pre-
dict that he will venture but little if he
can help il
!. He has tent me reqne0 to order
to Sackets Harbor one thoufand militia
or volunteers with as little delay as poii-
bic, without mentioning the caufc for
the call; The act or authority under
which it is made or the time of fervice,
lam endcavouring TO get fome volunteers
FOR the purpoic. | hsrdly dare call for
another detachment from Collins diflrict
70 foon The authority to accept, organs
ize and traniport volunteers ought there
fore to come from YOU Viii you drop
me line upon that fubiect Immediately {
If your army bin has pefed. fend
forth your recr.hting officers immediate
" n great number of men can be en-
llIlcd 10 the we!fern ard northern parts
Of this fate if you itrike whit the iron
Is hos. Dont forget one thing that IT
the bounty be not advanced punctually,
particularly in the h.it inaance, the en-
cmirs ofthc government will be able to
defeat in great mcafure the object OF
the law
"I have a letter from General Hall
Eating thar Niagara is garrlioned with
from $50 10 600 men, and that our pa
,roles 90 within n,uiket fhot of the fort.
The Britlfh keep no guards outilde the
fort.
Colonel Scott will be awswardly fit
mated there in The fifa initanee Major
Malcolm has gone on, and gen. Hall IN
forms me, takes awav all he regulars now
on the Niagara frontier (aoout $50
OF courfc Scott will have 100 men. now
at GreenbuiE on their way to Niagara
and about 1900 militia. have told
him | will Withdraw the General the
momcnr it is wiihed or thought prudent.
but as two of cur brgadiers are yolun
81 =
teers. and may have influence and be eis
teenled by the militia and volunteers
now out, would il not be belt to brewer
Scort brigadier general for thar COM
mand only, with an understanding lf
he is not appointed brigadier of the
army Immediately J that the rank fhall
br.limited to that command have no
objection to it, and would recommend
i. as polite and as the moif popular way
to get along with the militia brigadiers.
!" We have curious council of APP
pointment. coniilting Of two federaliils,
one Clintpnian, one Madiionian, ard
your humble frrvant, having eating
voic Only. No one can tell what we
fhaI do, b1t my own belief is that the
council viii be decidedly and inveterate
y federal.
Will you have the goodnefs to direct
the fettlem mt of my accounts as foon as
may be convenient.
$ am, dear FIR, your friend sc.
DANIEL ID. TOMKINS.
= Gen. ArmQr0ng.
fps. Are We to have an armiaice or
PEACE I"
REMARKS.
We N,al make no rerarke an this !