Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-13
VOLUME 30. NUMBER 50.

was condemned to gnominous death with the p,r,,
- AImough this work was printed some ter years
S @ close oil the war, Colonel Smcoe abates not iot OF
nus bitterness toward the American Commando T,s -
the command Of this Virginia expedition Arnald - ~
u LOT ume by the superior rank of General Pb,rs
ou' us oiheer dying soon, the command AGAIN devol
- " Mhon ~ was retained I'LL the arrival from,
the Caroinas of Lord CORVALLIS. '
IN Ill he hghung affairs from Portsmouth co,.,,y;. -
up ue James River. including the saeking Of P.,er.hn,
ana Richmond, Col. Smcoe though in I'M bo.l,L ~
70 nave been by far the active and elcisn, o., 80
lie adroity deceived both Baron Steuben
ana the Marquis La Fayette, either of whom rgh, -
Eshqushed him, had they known his strength and d,.h
oatu 10 the Roanoke, opened way for the advance ~
~ ~ ms narrative gives many particulars TO
uS new" OF the parizan operations conn.eted vvh d., m
starred movements both of Arnold and Conw.Ili i; ";
,S ''er' we need not say for reasons to himself
CoI S Poteeded no farther north than Yorktown
II very chary IN speaking OF the siege nj Yo,L
IL Is uue he was now in feeble health unfit for du
50 III even that he often, taking the field carried
rom ms bed to his horse In the cppi,ua.iop of Yo
the Colonel endeavored persuade Lord Co,r.,i,
sist upon particular stipuatons in favor of ,be O.
Rangers nearly oil of whom American oy,list. and
many OF them IN fact deserters from the American orr
IL must be obvious that the situation az ,h.so ,y,H
Instantly become tickish their recopniton he The
Athenean officers But Lord Coruw als would listen q,
O suSh proposition, declaring that his Majestic. sId;.
must oil stand upon the footing The r.snl, vs. d.,
many OF the rangers were recognized and their lives maid
D'ei' VI heir treason BY the articles Of capulation
No.n"a'is was privileged 10 send cartel TO New,
lOfA Colonel Simcoe, invalid was sent in ,h., %
sci nus terminated his military services in the war Of
' OF the naughty Earl. There il great wan,
OF sandor IN Colonel Smcoes account of the oner,, :,
since, IT the reader confined entirely TO
TINS book he would be unable discover thai the A.,
% army pore any part IN that browning act of Washing
French. " @nHcoe 10 The
shortly aiterward the colonel returned TO New EsI,d
ils CORPS OF winch he seemed have been the dol h
reason OF sickness losses in battle and III. 10y
traitors taken at Yorktown had now become esssn,;,ii
Hsorgan!Zed But an attempt re Organization vas ,d
updar H.
would seem, OF General Oliver DE Lancey NJ
iOrh 'oyals holding brgadier's commission ,nder ,b
crown The basis of the proposed reorpapizs,ir ,iJ
e oeen ne sacrihee OF Col SmcOe's officers He accord
ngy strongly demonstrated against it, but what was the re-
we ought TO have mentioned before tina, i, seo,,s .
nave been the passion Of Col. Smcoe TO ior Tho Ii'
was uone by SIR John Johnson and Col Butler He mad
applications TO that end but failed TO obtain the
PERMISSION OF his superors. We ought also to have No.
uoned that during his winter command of STATEN TnI ~
maured plan for capturing the person Of "Nr Wosbi
on' ms project was warmly approved by Sir Henry Gin
o"' ana might have succeeded but that another Officer .
hhg IKE enterprise, defeated in its eyacr,o, -
violent storm OF rain, which, By the melting of The go
suddenly rendered the Croton River impossible We by
mus rapid outline OF the character of this pnsr
Pected addition TO our revolutionary hisorv-vrin, -
ever altogether from memory, after slight rapid and de-
oy reading The book, sorry to learn has been
oiu 10 private gentlemen. properly BELONGS 10 the
ecuon OF the Historical Society to which il NAV ncs;h,
be added by the lberality of the purchaser r'
vi the career OF Col Simcoe for several years subss
gueh' 10 the Revolution, know nothing In the co-o
OF our own reading, his name most occnrs il, co,n;
WIN the history Of Canada. He was for time cbsrged
wan he government of that colony; and when Mr. PIT de-
aI.u 70 ui'ue The province into Upper and Lower Ca
NADIA, It devulved upon Col Simcoe TO orranzc ,bo $50
OF tne upper division. During the wars between the
nee States and the Indians, closed at the battle of the
ltanl' ana tue subsequent treaty Greenye COL Sim
eoe was IN command OF the upper province ne ,,.s -,
na'e with Bran as we have discovered in the MSS of
hat Cheiian All his sympathies were enlisted in behalf
% e ihdans IN arms against the United States And he
twas, who pushed several British posts eyiden,v f b
purpose OF sustaining the Indians far within the bounda
Niagara, where he held little court He subseon.,i'
esd the site OF the present furnishing city of Toronto
10Y the seat OF his government giving il the name Of YORK
hmoWn oy mat name, when, during the last war; il
was captured by the soldiers under General pie So
ateT tue close OF the of ls2-15 the town was call
60 Toronto after the Indian Of the capacious and
oeaunul bay on which stands Col Simcoe mas been
we believe some Time dead but his lady was alive in En-
land, as late 1899. " lug