The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-24


British Q1fcsrs and American Credit.
Few Of our readers. we aare say, bal
were sensIhly impressed with The an
ecdo,e. related Ia The extract from Gen.
Jas. Hamiltan's snli-repndia,iun Speech
which We published few days sgo. OF
his conserssiisn with British officer
uho had. unfortunately for him. invested
The savings Of his life in American
Southern Sale stocks. The mention Of
The name Of this officer tSr John Mo-
rllyon W,lson) has induced a friend Of
ours 10 furnish US with copy Of Litter
received from him on The same subject
some two years oge by distinguishes
officer Of our own Army, which has sp-
prared 10 Us OF sufficient interest lnothing
lorbidding ID 10 publish. As exhibiting The
actual operation OF he State delinquent
cies upon those individuals eho we're in
,luced by their confidence IN American ho-
nor 10 invest their all in The Stale securi-
ii, 3; and as showing also the telling Of The
army as ~ell as 81 The inielligen. people
of England ,ow ard. The United States al
the moment when there Was some reason
IL appIehrnd rupture between the Two
countries.
The writer &c the subjained Letter, il
may be premisrd. was captured. severe.
" wounded, Al Chippewa. on The 5,h OF
July, 1914. and. With his friend Major
General Sir Pnineas Rail, also badly
wounded and captured al the bat lie Of
Niagara some twenty days latter. lay. To-
ge,her with our Maj. Gen. Scott. he TOO
heing badly wounded. for some time. al
frs, near Buffalo, and afterwards on the
road between Buffalo and Albany, until
they were able 10 travel. From associa-
ZION and o commonly Of suffering .
friendship was contracted betw. en- these
officers and Gen. Scott, who assisted
their return 10 Eng'and on parole. and
taciluaied their journey IN the United
States previous to their departure; o.
hich and other cisilities received a, .ha
nme such sense has been entertained b.
those olIicers that both Sir Phineas ant
Sir John have ever since been unbound
ed in their auenticnsio al Amer;csns fall
ing within their reach.
This exrlans,ion will serve 10 intro
duce 10 our readers The following Lct,e
from Sr.J. NJ. Wilson 10 General Scot
( Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
October Q, 1871.
: M dear General Scott: Upwards o
seventeen years hive now passed ava!
i since was opposed 10 you a, Chippero
aud vas ai,erw ards you prisoner sn'
!, fslloso sufferer near Buffalo. Yet, durlnl
!, tina, time, | have never ceased To feel
a graceful recollection oi your klndnes
3 10 me, and high admiration OF thns'
!. eli. alrous feelings which animated yo
+ IN battle. And il is the recollection Q
= those stirring ard bygone times. and III
Il elevated op,nioa entertained Of you ..
}, Sir Phnease Rail aud myse't, who
!. nov induces me 10 write TO you.
y The favorable impression had rerei'
y ed on passing through different States
4 The Union in 1914, both in respect
i their indusu, and resources. and Of ~
. Saxon blood. which seemed every whet
). spurr,ng them into utiics aud hoaoraO'
: existence, induced me IN creautous an
) evil hout to lnves, nearly all the apne
| possessed. VIZ: CT, 500. in New oriear
: car al and banking sharts and MISSISSIPPI
/ and Indians State stocks: and now, ala
=. none nf these three concerns pay the
\. ! dividends! hsve vile and SIX Gu
Il dren, and two OF your musket balls 2
IL sill lodged in my body: aud under N
n pressure from uithom ('s well as Dtt
he in) you will no. be surprised u ! som
10 tunes feel ali lie nervous about the in'
&c rests Of my family.
i. Will you then, dear General eco
ed pardon my writing 10 sou: aud inform
il. Whether or not. Id your opinion, The Le
IL isIa,ures of The above States ase ,cdnh'
lie IL ,hssa high feelings 81 h.n"E and y
ii, nesty for which | gave them cfed' ;
'ur heties aheis psesen. embarrassment