Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-07

go acres II may have been mistaken in saving
there was 8, but Of this we have no proof) !
again repeat that this land would have brought
al the first sale from 40 10 so dollars per acre.
IF the price of land afterw ards fell in value, 1t
does no, lessen the FIRST gift, Tor even horse
may die, or money may be stolen. Thus GAO
acres as $50 per acre makes s,ooo-deduct
government price, leaves a gift Of SSo,soo.
JAMES l. ARMSTRONG.
p. S. Since writing the foregoing, have
seen short notice in the Nashville Repub-
lican" of the Sd inst. copied from the ken
lucky Gazette" relative TO the remarks which
had made in my 5th No. aboutthe misrepre,
sensations ofsChapIain Gwinn." In reply 10
which now state, that felt it due 10 my own
character to make the reference which did
and Mr. Gwinn knows full well that | spoke
the ruth, he also knows have he proof. !
am nov, and have been member Of the Meth
odis. Church for nearly eight years, aud feel, l
presume, as great suliciude for its prosperity
and character as any other member, therefore
i, cannot Be believed that intended any s'ur
on tina, denomination. In this matter sha!'
and have acted purely on the defensive; having
no desire to wound the feelings OF the Church
10 which am united by 1hoice. The mem
bers of the Tennessee Conference know 20
what things allude In Bedford County
have lived ever since Joined the Melhodists,
(aad for z or years before and If my mos al
character here could have been impeached, the
tools of Jackson would long since have made
the onset.
When wrote my 5,h No. had not seen
the letter Of younger Gwinn, three tourths oil
which must Of necessity be false. because ar
rived in New. Orleans from Mobile on the LIST
January, 1918, and slep: in Gen. Cottee's quar-
tiers on the lines that night, and on the Cd, ior
the first Time reached the Sick Camp, with
letter Of introductio from General Coffee 20
"Chaplain Gwlnn" and nearly all the transac-
lions he desc RIDES, i, sale to have taken place
before tina, time, and besides Col. Dyer never
came 10 this Camp Until afet The British had
reireated.
As the main Object Of the Generals deien-
ders appears 10 have been, not to meet me far
~ on the charges which have made against
their hero, bu, 20 divert public attention
from him, by charging that through cuwardce
have failed to render service TO my country,
and was not in any Of the "Generars Indian
ba,tles;" have thought proper to submit the
following statement from Col Cannon. In whose
Regiment ;here WIRE more men wounded, than
in all the rest Of the Army at the battle OF Tat
ladega. The next in number was Col Allcorn's
Regiment, and both o. hese attended.
llaRPErH, May IS, 1928.
DR.. Jas. l.. Armstrong,
SRI shall never forget the services you
rendered 10 my Regiment after the Battle OF
Talladega. Such had been the suffering sus>
,ained by the Regiment in tho former Battle al
Tallussa,chce few days before, that | was
compelled to leave the surgeon, Doctor Fore,
who was regularly attached 10 il, al Fort Stro-
Their. | remember on my return to,hr Fort at
Talladrga after The ba,'e. was over, bringing
in with me the late Col. Boyd, Of Davidson
county, who was then one Of the Majors of'my
regiment, and had fallen with u severe wound
in ,ae latter par, Of he action, with several o.
theirs, and found you cl'vely employed in ais
tending To number oil The wounded that hal
been brought togc Their for the purpose OF obs
tanning, as speedily as possible, surgical assist
ance; and that your attention and eXtruons
were continued 10 the great number that were
wounded of my regiment in THIS battle, as
long a assistance IN that way could be rem
dered: as well as 10 the Other wounded b. ought
together at iba, place Indeed believe no o.
Their surgeon al that place rendered grra'er SER
vices 10 the Army than yourself, for which you
will ever receive my grateful regard
n CANNON
Perhaps YOU will SOON hear from mt again.
J. l. A.