Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-14
wAsHrNGroN's PAPERS.


can Review, has been for some time past
engaged at Mount Vernon, in arranging
for publication Wa,hington's papers
The National Inteliigencer contains a
letter occupying four columns, from
MIR. Sparks ojudge Story, from which
we gather that the result of has exer.
ions will be in the highest degree gra-
tifying 10 the American citizens, and
instructive to the world. The letters,
notes, Sc. were carefully copied under
Washington's direction, anu arranged
in volumes according TO their several
SUBJECTS. His correspondence with Gov.
DnwIddie, the Earl of Loudown, and
other distinguished persons. is copied
by himself, as we'll as bis directions to
under officers, his letters 10 bis mother,
brothers, and other private friends
There is, besides, in Washington's
hand writing, an entire copy of Brad
docks general orders as they were issu.
ed daily, from the time he entered Vir
ginia until his defeat, excepting few
days in which Washington was confined
by fever.
Washington's Revolutionary papers
have all been transcribed into large TO
Ito volumes, amounting to forty-four in
number, and arranged according to the
following classification:
/. Letters to the Congress of the U.
nited States-to committees of Com
gress-to the American Ministers PIen-
ipotentary at Foreign Courts; to indi
vidual members Of Congress in their
public characters This class contains
seven volumes.
Q. Letters to officers of the line, OF
every rank, to officers of the staff; and
to all other military characters Of every
denomination. Sixteen volumes.
8. Letters to ceventions and commit
tees of safety and correspondence, to
governors, Presidents, and other exc
cutives of states, to civil magistrates
and citizens of every denomination,
Five volumes.
4. Letters TO foreign ministers; 10
subjects of foreign nations III the imme
date service of the United States, but
not in virtue of commissions from Con
gress; to foreign officers of all other
descriptions. Two volumes.
5. letters to officers of every rank
and denomination in the service of The
enemy: TO British subjects of every
character, with the enemy; TO persons
apply ing for permission to go to the en-
envy. One volume.
&. Proceedings and opinions of CoUn.
cnls OF War, and opinions of the Gene
raj Officers respecting the various points
on which they were consulted from time
to time, by the Commander in Chef
Three volemes.
T. Private correspondence during the
Revolution, being letters written 70 per-
sons both in private and public stations,
but on subjects OF private nature
Three volumes
s. Orderly Books, containing all the
orders to the army, entered in detail
from the time he took command of it at
Cambridge, ill he left it at Newburgh
at the end Of the war. Seven volumes.
Those volumes are arranged with a
remarkable axactness OF method, copi.
ed with elegance and care, and written
throughout in uniform and neat style
of penmansbip. Each class of subjac
is brought together in strict chronicle,
gical order, and a copious indexis add.
ed to every volume.
From the time that Washington re,
signed the command OF the army to his
acceptance Of the Presidency, his cor
respondencs fills six volumes scarceig
one ofthese letters have teen publish
ed.
His letters 10 Mr. Jay. upon the sub
ject Of the Treaty with England, are oil
the highest interest; in reference to
which papers Mr.. Sparks observes:-
Il take 1t upon me to say, without quail
ihcation, That, among the mass of Wash
ington's private and confidential papers
pertaining to the stormy seasons of hi.
administration, there is no record thai
breads the light, none that would, in
the smallest degree, detract from the
brightness of his character, by being
exposed."-C. S. Goz.
HALF PRlcE.-An Irishman Just ar
rived in London, saw in a shopkeeper's
window, This superior bISnke. for hall
pr'ce." As twas the very article be
wanted, ne quickly walked in and en-
CURED the price oft. alive shillings''
| replied the seller.-"Cheap enough TOO