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sion of the kind asked for. | sat for u few mo-
ments perfectly mute, until his TRADE of
abuse ceased. The communication from Mr..
Sally, as well ms the letter received from Mr..
May, had placed in his hands at the COM
mencement of the interview. Seeing he was
not disposed to grant any relief, determined,
though young man, to let him understand
more distinctly my position, as well
as that of the gentlemen | represented
and feeling little of the Grccn Mountain
spirit peryaling my breast, | told him: The
call thus made on him was ofthe most honor
able character, and the document he had re-
turned to me was also of that character that
| he'd performed my mission agrecably to the
wishes of one of the mast hoROrdblc merchants
IN he Initcd .NdtcS, who had, for a number
Of years, been Il heavy Importer, and who,
presumed, had never been engaged in Smug-
gdngor in any contraband trade; but was enti-
tied to the protection of his Gorcrnn,cha; and
taking my hat to leave, as | approached the
door, said to him | had nothing further
to do than to inform my friend, that | had
called upon the Commanding Officer station
ed at Burlington, and would give him an uc-
count of the reception Ihdd D,et ,ciih. did not
wait for any reply; but before l reached the
outer door or pil2zahe overlook me and said:
My friend may have misjudgcd and been
has in tins matter; and, on reflection, |
have to saw that shall send Il Flag of Truce
to the lines ON Friday next, when you or any
friend you may 'cish, can accompony il, on the
business you name
And here left the business, 50 far as the
Commanding General of Burlington was con-
cerned. My great desire was to get COM
munication to the Officer commanding at the
Isle au Nox, where the Goods We're taken ON
their return from Plattsburch and on COM
municatinc TO EInathan Keyc,. a gentleman
liylnr opp0site nv residence. and who had
been instrumental in rettinr yciurnc9 10 a
,ridow ro,,,an A largo sum Of money, niu,,de.-
cd fran, hc,. I'm our tr0opS. (oC which shall
hereafter note1 he volunteered to commupi-
cate with the Officer mt Isle an Noiy. and ,,ct
Mr.. Frothincham' goods released. accord
lnolv ,r,.,a,,3l ir.tr,,rti,u, for hiIu. Of which
the following is the substance:
'HtH|"r'""S I" LH""h"t h'y'S' ESi'
" Mr.. Keycs will state in his communica-
ton with the Commanding Oticcr at Isle au
NoX that Mr.. Frothngham received permits
sion from the BRITISH GorcrlnsM 10 briHg
ont fcOm Cdlada the following goods:
" casks of Files; | cask OF Needles; |
cask of States; Ii casks of Sheet Iron: | cask
of Locks; c;sk Of Spoons &c.; | cask of
Chains cask of Wehhs and Whips: | cask
OF Scrcws:--30 packagcs-valuc about ..40O
sterling
"Ali which articles were brought as far as
Plattsburgh, in the State of New York, and
deposited with Peter Sally. Esq, Collector
of the District of Champlaln, and were taken
from his custody on the 3lst of July 1913,
10y the Commandant of the British forces then
ON an expedition to Lake Champlain. Mr..
Kcycs will further state that the property is,
bona fde, Mr.. Frothingham's, who is now
absent on Il Journey to the Genesee Country;
aud that. as his agent and friend, in his alb
sencc, you makea demand for the restoration
| of the same. NATHAN B. HASWELL,
for j. FROTHlNGlIAM & co..
The Goods ,vorc oc,ordinrlv y,sjoyYd ia
Nv FrntLinob,,n
I bnyo ,nont;nnnl thc Interference ot Elnu-
,L., Koros r.o in ,,,ttin., rcsrora1 :, LARGO
sum q money taken by our Troor, from a
willow in CanoJ, th3 h;stnr, or whicL is os
E,IIows
Soon after th, declaration of War. nm Ey-
ncdition was!fttcd outlbv Col. Clark, to make
y surnrise mon some british Troors and Mi
lita Stationed ot Nississouoi Bav: which
,y,s ocrnr linclv done and oboI 90 taken
nr;sonSys and ,3orrbed jnlo B,vEnoton. 4
| Wo;nr NcFcelnv remoincd rcconnoitcrin,.
and n,hatnown and without thc authority 9f
Col Clark committed several deprcdntions
uRrOrfhy The American character, among
III ,,tJ va" e., VIZ Io;.+rr of hic} ana ro.
9 snoctnbi9o Stard,n~ J,,nonJ,no bcr MANI, s+r,
Hill ~ thn 49,, of ILc L,,to,cj sbc s,,,ren,
Il.,J - tho 'r,l oi,,a,r. n or ro01--or cSOn
Tbis U,n',,hnr;,oI 'iU I,' onJ brvtoI conduct ,,s
,,,al a,a',i''.aJ 80 orl',,so ,bo Lottor f,nI;ngs
W W., .t - ;t,, Tho ,ronsont;tSn
yeas '"I donnnood m,'u,c in nn nnmcasnrcd terms Of
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~ l'b b., Tnathan o,ns ESr
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