Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-03
LIEUTENANT WASHINGTON.

The Information, relative to the late ecccn-
United States Navy. but more recently attach
ed to the Greek service contained in the an
ncxed letter, may be relied upon as correct,
as it is furnished us, BY gentleman Of great
responsibility, and who has drawn his informa-
ton from authentic sources.
TosuE EDITOR OF InE LITERARY CADET.
East Greent1ich, Oct 30th, 1927.
SIR-In your pipcr of the 10th instant,
observe an error, which, in my opinion, is too
important 10 pass without correction. quo
tatIon is made fr"m the Middleto. n. Connec-
ticut Sentinel, relative 10 the last moments of
Lieutenant Washing on, who died on board the
British man war Asia. Under tins piece
are your remarks, in which il is said that Leu
tenlni ". is q relative Of our iIustrious WASH
mgton. Allow me Sir, TO give you an account,
| Ia ely received from Il person recently ar
rived from PARIS, whose information, obtained
Of the merican Minister at that place, is un-
questionably true:
Lieuten ant w. is not come cctcd in any man.
ncr whatever with the family Of General Wash
ng'on-I was informed from what family he
was descended, but do not now recollcct
was obliged TO leave tho Navy, about four
years since-as was told on account Of un-
gentlcmanly conduct. Hc then went TO Paris,
and on his arrival, waited upon our Minister,
Mr. Brown, and formally abjured his country,
desir ng that from that time, he should not be
considered as citizen Of the United States.
Afer which, eng IN want of money he again
called on Mr.. Brown, requesting his assistance,
which was very justly refused Mr.. Is. then
ordered his fooiman TO deny him, in case he
should Afterwards request admi,tanco. Lou
C.. -, L.. "A Lon
main at Paris, Omforta6iy, resolved 10 take
French ieape; but first, however, he procured
ornaments and rich military clothes Of the Gre
clan costume, to great amounf-an Alner-
can can very easily obtain credit in FIance-
and after strutting about the streets for short
time, with all the sclf-suficiency Of BRAIN
less coxcomb, he departed for Greece. The
tradcsncn whom ho had syindled, called on
Mr.. Brown for the payment Of their bills, and
were told, that Lieutenant w. had no claims
OH the United States. The lady, at whose
house he lodged, also called upon Mr.. j. He
asked her f She had ever seen an American al
Lieutenant WIS rooms, or had ever seen one
in his company! Was answered in tho mega
tive. "Then," said Mr.. B. remember the
advice now give you; never credit an AmerI-
can when you find that he is is not visited by
his countrymcn; for IN a foreign land, all
citizens of the United States, who are gentle
| men, are brtthrec"
The above, Sir, is brief history Of Liouten-
Washing ons stay at Paris. The press has
| already published the remainder of his public
| life: And now. would ask, are the last words
| of this renegade to disgrace his country The
hardened criminal. even at the galows, when
| his moments are numbered. may spend them
| in cursing-and humanity will shnddcE at de-
pravi'y SO aafill-but his curses cannot, they
| should not, affect the community. So let II hc
] with Lieutenant w. lie carried his malgnliy
to the grave, and there may IT rest with him
fo,evcr-But think il is the utmost stretch
of christian charity TO say, Peace DO to hi'
| ashes" H.
| We tender our sincere thanks 10 our cotros-
pondent for his letter. and assure him that wa
appreciate its value. Although, VIC are VIII
ling to allow, that our correspondent is better
informed on the subject Of Mr.. Washington
death and affairs, than we arc, still. we can
not refrain from rcmarking that We have more
than ordinary reasons for believing that nnJs
rable fanatic, was remotely allied 10 the Illus
t.iou- father of ths coun.ry. Be this ho'revs