Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-25
Ectracts from the Revolutionary Letters.

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Extracts from The Revolutionary Letters.
! FREDERICKSBURG, (N W OCTOBER %, 177s.
DEAR JACK: The enemy still continues to keep US in
suspense and battle all conjecture. They have five or SIX
thousand men actually board transports lying in New
York and feet Of than hundred sail left the
Hook on the Goth instant for England said to contain
nyalids, officers of reduced corps, &C. This feet COM
pretended empty provision ships merchant ships and
private aventurers taking the benefit of convoy Admi-
raj Byron with fourteen or fifteen sail Of the line and
some frigates sailed from the Hook it is supposed with
design to look at the French squadron at Boston and
keep them shut in there till the transports get well
advanced to their respective places Of destination.
1t remains matter of great uncertainty whether the
enemy mean to evacuate New York or not. do not
think myself that they will but give no better reason
for their staying than that they ought to CO. Their uni
form practice is counter to all expectation am
therefore justified in my conclusion in the present
instance
Sincerely and affeotonately, yours Su,xc7 oy
| p s. When you come or send to Mount Ver,on let
my mare be brought.
NJ CAMP NEAR DoBB's FERRY, July 25, isl.
| DEAR CUsTIs That few of our countrymd have
joined the enemy is circumstance pleasing I'd
it be ortyingy evincive to them Of the alacy of
their assertion that twothrds Of the people their
interest and ready join them when opportunity sred
Had this been the the Marqus force and the
| third must have abandoned the country.
| am much pleased with your choice of o Governor
He is honest man, active spirited and decided and
will, am persuaded, suit the times well as any per-
in the State You lucky, considering the route
by which the enemy retreated to Williamsburg to sustain
SO little damage. am Of opinion that Lord CORVALLIS
will establish strong post at Portsmouth deach part
of his force to New York. and go with tie residue to
| South Carolina
! returned yesterday from reconnoitern with Count
Rochambeau and the engineers of both ares the enc
mys works near Kings bridge. We lay close to them
two days and night without any atsempton their part
to prevent they begun and continued rndom kind of
cannonade but to very little effect. / aiting impa-
tently for the men the States (this way have been
called upon for, that may determine plans and
commence my operations
Ny best wishes attend Nelly who hopeis perfectly
recovered My love the little girls compliments
! friends.
Sincerely and affectonately, yours.
/ +: GO. WASHINGTON. .
JOHN PARKE CusrIs, Esq. ".s# '...#
| Pouies' Hook.
! .-..# ..... WEST POINT, AUGUSTA, 1910.
DEAR CusTIs: Our affairs ut present put pleasing
aspect especially in Europe and the West hdies and
bid US, think, hope for the final accomplishment of our
independence. But peace depends upon allies
well ourselves and Great Britain has refused media
ton of SPAIN it will puzzle, conceive, the bet poti
clans to point out with certainty the mitatiu of our
warfare. ..~..":" , "@#.
We have given the enemy another little strok in the
surprise Of Powles' Hook (within shotbf New
York; and bringing off officers and hundred
and fifty one This a brilliant TRANSACTION, and
performed by detachment of Virgnians and Maryland
ers under the command Of Major Henry Lee If the
light dragons, with the loss Of not than or
a dozen men. The colors of the garrison were also
brought off " .
Remember affectonately to Nelly and the children,
and re assured that with the truest regard yours,
.a.... ... GO. WASHINGTON.
JOHN PARKE CusrIs, Esq.
Afterwards commanded the celebrated Partisan Le
| gion in the campaigns of the Caronas.