Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-08-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
iron TIE SUSEURY AMERICAN.
Roll OF the Company
Commanded " CRpcr IIeit-el, Esq, Of Sudbury,
Ist September, I776.

Ist September, 1II6.
Mary Your readers will no doubt recollect
a letter published in your paper about two years
Ogo, which found among Capt. John Loudon's
papers, in which Casper Wctzcl, the lawyer of
Suubury, called for n meeting in Buffalo Valley
''to give every opposition to the then impending
tyranny of the crown" Goth April, 1775.)
Wcitzcl was Il warrior as well rs patriot, and
was not afraid to bare his breast to the sword In
defence of the principles of Independence which
he avowcd. | have before me n roll of his COM
pany in his own neat, beautiful hand writing,
which tells the tale of the defeat at Long lsland
that made many Il sad heart in and around sun
bury, nearly one hundred years ago.
published in the Bellefontc paper during the
winter, the journal of Col. Samuel Milrs, IN
whose regiment Capt. Weitzel was, which, after
the lapse of nearly a century, rolls away the
cloud that settled down upon the movements of
the right of our army, and explains how Gen.
Clinton got in our rear, and made certain the
disaster of the day. And | made the assertion,
that IL Col. Miles had been allowed his own way,
knowing MS / did the character of the Pennsy
vanil rhcmen of that day, "Braddock's de-
feat" would be no synonym of disaster, but
the slaughter of Clinton's Brigade by the
| Pcunsy sylyanianS, would have come down to us In
history as the by-word of disaster to the British
armies in America.
! am sorry have not here copy of Col.
| Miles Journal--it would be exceedingly inter-
esting TO publish with this rolf.
"Muster roll of Captain Casper Weltzcl's CON-
pany in the first Battalion of the Pennsylvania
Regiment of Rihemcn, commanded by Col.
Miles, Esq, camp near III g's bridge. the lst Oi
September, 1876
Captaia--Cairsr Ueitzel.
LIST Lieutenant William Gray. missing after
the battle of Long Island, the 27ti August, l7TG
| 2d Lieutcuant-John RUbb.
! 3d-George Grant.
Sergeant MajOr-John Gordon missing after
| the battle of 27th.
! Sergeant-JRCob Snyder.
- Thomas Price, missing as above.
William Orr.
" Thomas Shanks.
Drummer-John Everard sick at Y. Y,
James Watts missing eth Aug. as above
! . John Arthur.
Peter Davis lying wounded at New York.
James Randolph left sick at New York
Henry Guss missing as above.
| Richard NeamaR.
silas Woeot left sick at New York.
S Thomas Hissom.
James Elder, on guard
10 Andrew Rawston missing as above.
IL William Carson, jr,
II James Clayton left sick AT New York.
13 Joseph Shodden missing as above.
ii William McMath left sick at New York.
Is William Bar.
l6 Dennis Euggins missing as shove.
II John Price, do. "a
is James Irvine. .l
: 10 Christian Winters; left sick az New York.
20 Andrew Carter missing as above.
81 James Glover. .t.F.
22 Patrick Mclnnis left sick at New York.
90 Patrick McManus.
"a Mccormick missing as above.
25 Samuel Carson. .s.
| 26 William Carson, snr.
% David TsrAer on guard. H.t.
2S William Harper,
20 David Garry sick at New York. rol .
80 William Allison missing as abovs.
A William Clark on guard. i.srafTr afr.
80 Henry Miller. pgila..s sil slhl.a
80 Johu Hardy missing "a August as above,
! "a Stout Drnsou Left sick ut New York.