Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-24
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the foltowi1g I communicate a''slty Of
conf IDENTIFY ION blythe pnh Ss DO
there are nows Give those VIZ 5huo,'e' as
the person that now furnishes Al !, neasd
rate the facts contained therein = :; aa..
diately after his retnrn from i Ms
Vernon to the tysef Annarol;.' '0uas
cisely asheis now about to. stats me '''
Washington County, Sent. 5 ,s ~
WhilstI was q student at law ;s.,.,
city Of Annapolis. and the late 81, 'I ~,
Park Custiss was pupil under the Una ..A
Jonathan Boncherof the same nl. ....
by permission Of his father.ip.Iawr' a ~
then Col. George : Washington as
compabied young Gusts to Noun, ~ T.
non, aud passed the last week of,x
years(I think l772, and the frat ~. -
of l773 at said place. Lord Ns;sak
and Capt. Foye, che latter Of whas
was at that time private secreta,,ss
LORD Dupmsre. the then governs ossrss !;
thelancient Dominion, lVirginia y.
so called THAT day, being onths -.
from Williamsburg to the:city Of N.:
York, stopped at Mount Vernon ,'a
continued there during three davs n.
weather beng very tempestuGa ~ !, NV ~
snowy, The last night thar said eb n.
acters were there, just af;er the elosk
was removed from the supper tabls J.
man of color named Billy, Col. Wash. |
ingtons favourite servant, who had
been sent Eytis master to Alesspd,;s
for letters and newspapers, entered a.
supper room and delivered to his ma.
ter large bundle containing letter.
and newspapers. Gel. Washington
with cast of his hand, placed Ii, |
newspapers about mid way the supper
table, around which there were The. |
sitting large company, lord sterlin,
on the right. and'Capt. Eoye on Ia
left hand Of Mrs. Washington. Wh,u
Col. Washington so placed the pap.u. |
he requested that if theycontainsd ,ny
important information, it might b
read aloud to the company, go hap.
pened that | laid my hand on an eastern
paper. which contained an article oi
intelligence to the following effect
THAT a Yankee smuggler. being purI
sued by ono of the Kings vessels o
war, land / think she was calledtE
Gaspee.) Rugged the shore 50 closl
that the former lths wind blowingu
tremely hard missed stays, and n
plump ashore. The neighbbtihg bn
Their Jonathans quickly collected %
great numbers. the tide being at bb.
they soon 6oardel and burned hsr.'--
| read said article aloud to the comps,
ny, and was Immediately requestedby
Capt. .Foye to pass the newspaper g
him, who, when he had read the ar!i
Gle, had the audacity to declare tha
"the Yankees mast be phle5otomissd!
and that he, yes, that he,- ''would e.
gage, at the head Of Eve thousand BIZ
tish regulars. to march from Boston
Charleston, South Carolina, and p
down all opposition to the rersn'
acts. that had then been recently pa
ed by the British Parliament for ~
purpose Of raising revenue in the BIZ
fish colonies. Col. Washington, stte
close Of this insulting declaration, u
stantly fixed hisseyes on Capt. Foye, o.
served--.'l question not, Sir, atpa
could march from Boston to Chsrh
ton, South Carolina. at the head ofhs9
thousand British regulars but doy'
mean to say, Sir, that you could d'sq
as a friend, or as an enemy? lfs u
latter, and you will allow me a's'
weeks notice Of your intention, im
engage to give you handsome chss
with the Virginia riAemen al0ne|'
when Col. Washington was uttsrls
the words nth the Virginia r.tsms
alone, he struck the table go v'0!enV
with his clenched hand, that somsSl'
glasses and decanter near him WV
difficulty maintained their uPrlgmr
sitions. Capt. Foye made no rep!
but turned his face Immediately
wards Mrs. Washington, said -
words to her, looked very silly ~
soon after requested to be shove.
his chamber! Col. Washington "
peared to be very much displss'sa.,.
Not.a wcrd was said by any o. !"
company; in reference to said ar', J, y
intelligence, while they remained wv w.
room: but when the rev. Water !"
gowan, who was one of the comPss,
and who had resided some years 0''s
in the Mount Vernon family "sr
va.etusor to young Castis, ha % w.. vi
two other gentlemen and nyseh :.
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