The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-11
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.

REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
BEING THE PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL LETTER
L WRITTEN TO GOVERNOR CLINTON, BY ALL THE DIS
kTINGUIsHED HEROES AND STATESMEN OF THE hME-
r RIG AN REVOLUTIONARY NOW FOR THE FIRST TINE
( PUBLISHED WORLD, BY THE CONSENT OF
Col. BEEKMAN OF LONG ISLAND, THE GRANDSON
OF GOVERNOR CLINTON.
Hon. FRANCIS LEWIS TO THE Hon. PIERRE VAN
CoRTLANDT, Esq
op,1,nt and Preparafions of Congress-General Wash
ingon Troops raised in North Caroline and Virginia
Lafayette -PuIaski-Gsnerai Waynss Morements-Col
Duer-Dv. Frankiin-.drriral 81 FrtHeh supplies
DEAR srn -
Inst ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS your OF the 18th January and
pursuant TO your request and my duty, shall
to give you every information in my power relative to the
About two months ago Congress sent Committee of
their Body Camp order TO consult with the General
upon mode for regulating the army Mr. Danna, of
that Committee is returned with Report for the
arrangement of the army in which it Is proposed
duce the present establishment Baalions each TO
consist of one Colonel one Lieut. Colonel Major six
Captains Capt Lieut., eight Lieut's nine Ensigns
The staff to appointed Of the Line. The Or Masters
Generals for the Grand Army are already appointed viz
Major Genl Green, with Col Cox and Mr. Pet Doth Of
this sate) as assistant Or Masrs General There has
department, into which strict inquiry will be made.
The Report proposes half pay to all Commissioned
the service the the War; Congress has already
employed week. de diem in diem, debating warmly
upon this point and nothing yet determined the half pay
scheme with great opposition the House devded in
Committee OF the Whole the Question not yet put, but
(Which is still with doubD it will be for limited
term Of years. and not for life
By letter from General Washington received last
night, we informed the Enemy preparing for
Expedition they have ordered Troops from Rhode Island
and New York round to Philadelphia, from which ma
the General conectures that they do not
any considerable reinforcement from Europe this Cam
paign they would not take the Field early Should
their designs be against General Washingons army it is
at present in weak state should they be routed,
obliged to retreat from the negligence of Quarter and
Forage Mars they have not Horses to bring OIL their Ar
tillary Military Stores,
Governor Caswell from N Carolina is on his march
with 5000 Volunteers for the Grand Army and Virginia
has 5000 more, but know not yet what has been
collected in the other States, by nsmcnts drafts If
the public reports have from abroad be true we have
nothing to do than to exert ourselves this Campaign
and our Independence viii have permanent establish
ment
ciay of bread kind and have lately advice of the
arrival Of large suppys arms amunition and clothing
in the out Ports both to the Eastward and Southwark but
from the badness ofhe roads, and scarcely of Wagons,
few as yet have been conveyed to the army
forgot inform you that it has been also moved in
Committee Of the Whole, that bounty should be given
the soldiers the end Of the War; of fifty dollars each
end suit of Cloths, over and above the bounty OF Land
The Marquis de la Fayette in high esteem with the
Congress- he appears to be nobleman with high sense
Of honor and hope nothing will be done to give him the
The Polish General Poasskey is Apo nted to raise
Independent Corps of sixty Draggoons with 200 light In
iantry, to rank Brgdr General believe he will prove
valuable officer.
Congress is anxious to know if the Forts on Hudson
curty Of that River very much at Heart; such has been
the large demands for that the was near
ly exhausted but hope il is in such train, to be
soon and amply replenished.
General Wayne with party, made lately excursion
into the Jerseys where he followed by party of the
Enemy they skirmshed and driven back with the
loss OF eight nine taken and some wounded, Genl
Wayne large quantities OF forage and returned
The Enemy took from drove of 100 black Cattle
Corres Jerry the west side the Delaware commng for
Camp If General Washington is not soon reen.
forced fear he will be obliged to quit his ground and
the susquehanna should that happen the Enemy
Will have the states OF pennsy wanna Delaware ana Ma
ryland, in their possession and virginia must be
Asylum.
last week. that State is represented Mr.. G.
Morris is still at Camp we expect he Will join W in
fortnight.
The following an extract from letter this day
ceived Batimore-In vessel that arrived here last
Monday from Martinique, a gentleman came Passenger
who reports that Mr.. Bingham showed him letter,
which he received from Paris the day before this gentm
left the Island the purport OF which was that Doctor
dor from the United states of America and packet
for Congress came in this vessel which was landed on
the Eastern Shore The packet here mentioned not as
have also this day received letter. from Capt of
French Ship of 80 guns l79 nen just arrived at Nu6urn
N. Carolina with Valuable Cargo consisting of articles
suitable for our American Army, OF which he makes an
offer Congress have list Of the several articles but
when say that in my opinion we have lately arrived on
this Continent suiciency of supplys for present
wants nay more if they were properly collected to their
Be assured sir shall give the Hon'bl Council every
l have the honor to be sir
Your most obedt humb servt
FRA LEWIS.
York Town, 30 March, l77s
The Honbl PIERRE VAN CoRTLAST, EsaR.
Col. A. HAMILTON TO Gov. CLINTON.
"A Degensracy of Representation the Great Council of
.qneriea- Unfit for their Great T'ust-FoHy, caprice,
oant of foresight and dignity, characterize hem-Row
the French Officers orerreached them Msmanag enent
in the Commissary's Department orbearance of the
Soidiy- The Representation once honorable now alarm
sn% s. @ at {"
-Chsracer e the Ne0 York State Deiesdton-".a Ger
HEAD QUARTERS, Feb. Is, l77s
did myself the honor of writing you, Immediately
tiers found here from you.
There a msttur which often obtruded itself upon my
mind, and which requires the attention Of every person
of and influence among us-I degeneracy OF
representation in the great council Of America. 1t is
see and ee that there is not 50 much wisdom in certain
body there ought to be- and the Of affairs
absolutely demands Many members OF 1t are no doubt
SAID of as body Folly caprice, want of foresight,
comprehension and dignity characterize the general
Of their actions. or this dare say. you sensible
though perhaps you have not many opportunities Of
knowing as have Their conduct with respect to the
army especially is feeble indecisive and improvidentn
somuch that reduced to terrible situation
than conceive False and contracted views of
economy have vented them though repeatedly urged
to it, from making that provision for officers which was
requisite to interest them in the service; which has pro-
duced such careessness and ndersnceto the service
is subversive of every ocerlike quality. They have
disguised the army by repeated instances Of the most
whimsical avorism in their promotion; and by absurd
PRODUCTIVITY OF rank TO foreigners and to the meanest staff
OF the army. They have not been able TO summon
luton enough to Withstand the impudent importantly and
vain Boosting of foreign ple0deGs ARt have manifested
will warrant the char 49, Il 49, ID be bull
lied by every petty rascal who armed with osen
taous preensions Of military merit and experience.
Would you believe Sir it is become almost proverbal in
the mouths oil the French officers and other foreigners that
IN fn htatp hath thay
pleased than to assume high Tone assert their own
merit with confidence and perseverance, These things
wound my feelings as republican than can
press; and in some degree make contemplate in my
own eyes
By njudcious changes and arrangements in the Com
mssary's department, in the middle of CAMPAIGN they
have exposed the army frequently to temporary want
and to the danger OF dissolution from absolute famine
At this very day there complaints the whole line
of having been three four DAYS without a.