The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-17

Nv" sW'hN tuc war huu bcNaiiV nNtof NJ
parish in which Washington worshipsi II,
was eiected first Bishop OF Virginia un,ior tLs
new regime, and when about 10 embark fnl
Europe Tor conservation. sickened and died in
Philadelphia lie was ripe scholar. u p,cus
minister, and an ardent enthusiast In the cause
Of American indcIrnirnc.
MNINoroN, ruH KINGS rRINrsR, AND rng sEcREI
SERVICES on rns AMERICAN GENERAL,
! VI all the mysteries that oecurwd Ia the
American Revolution. the employment Of Riy,
ington, editor of the Royal Gaseite, in the scr.
vice Of the American commander. is the mos,
astounding.
I Tho time that this rvnarkabic conurc,io,.
took place ID Of course unknown. There is
much probability that IL may have commenced
a. early ~ thu closing OF the campaign of T76.
a. il ia known thst about that period l,obcr,
Morris borrowed Of Quaker a,u hnndrc,l
euineas In gold for the secret service ol Wash
ingtons army, and that intelligence OF vital
and vast Importance was oh,ninod from the
disbursement of the QUAKE, lean.
/ The worthy Quaker said to Morris How
can l. friend Robert. who am "a man of peace,
lend thee money for the purpose of war =
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I fighting in good cause ,>hat nm opp,sed to
! fighting OF any sort Morris. however, soon
managed IA luet old Broadbr,ms scruplos.
1 thc gold was dug up from his garden aud hand
ed over 20 the Commander in. Chici whose np
plication of II To the sccwt service prolucsl
the happicst eilccts upon the cause oi thu nv
oluton in that critical period - our ''cs,iny
is.s,ng.on proygi faithful e hs har!ggan.
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lance glcansi IN conviyial moments at Sir
Williams or Sir ilenry's table. bc In the A mcr
,can camp before thu coDvvial,sts had slept off
the effects ol their wine.
The business Of the secret ice was ~
well managed tina, even n suspicion never aroso
NJ 10 the medium through which intelligence
of vast importance was continually being rc-
ccivcxi in the American camp from the very
head quarters of the british army, anj had
suspicion arose the kings printer would prob.
ably have been the last mnn suspected. for du
ring the whole al his connection with tho
secret servicc bis Royal Gazette literally piled
abuse Of every sort upon the American Gene
raj and the cause of America,
In 1888 this rcmu lhlc mystery was solved
When Washington ,ni, rrsi New York con.
queror. on the evacuation by the British forcs,
I've said one morning To twooi his officers. "Sup.
pose. gentlcmcn. we walk down 10 Riyingtons =
bookstore, be a said to be very Pheasant
kind oi a fellow" Amaxcsi. as his oiiiccr.
were, al the idc ot visiting such u man. they
Of course prepared 10 accompany the chief ~.
W hen srr,vcd at the bookstore. ltiyington NJ.
ceiv~d his visitors with great poi,cpc-s for
he wa, injr,,l one pt thr most elegant gentle
men and best bred men Of the age. Escort-
ing the party iu,o the parlor. be begged tho
officers 10 he -~atc,. and then said To the chief
|" VIII your c,1iIency do uo the honor to step
into the adjoining room for a moment. that !
may show you list Of the dg,intu,ai moyks
| am abou, To order out from London for your
special use p They retired. The locks on
the doors IN New York more than three score
years ago. were not 80 good as now. The
uoof ui hNihg,"hs PfiN"" room rios'u very
nnlrrhety, ana soon became agar when Tue
"mefs aisunoty hafd the chink'hg o' wv"
neasy purses o' R"ih ~ t'icy were succsSlNrly
P'a"u Oh ,'n Ao"'
ihe party so"h rctnriid IRON the inn'f room,
wmn nvinRton pressed upon h@ gneAsn glass
A" Ms"eir"' ~hich !" assured 'heiil was PriiIr'
article. having imported IL himself nni II hav.
my received the appreciation % sir Henry and
The most distinguished DIN "'d"' "i The brii
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