, 1876-07-08
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ExcclIcncy for orlcrtng Col. Dayton to favor
n'c rs tnut1, AZ my situation wuuld n,lnit nf,
and II, jlattcc TO him must acknowledge thc
feeling aud attentive manner IN which these
cotnmanils wfru executed"
Capt. Asgill was allowed thc cnmpanlonshfp
q 81 friend, M, Ma|; Gordon, an1 W. permitted
and ahout Tire surrounding country. Word was
sent by Washington to Col. Dayton, dcelring
lin ,,a TO "ieayc s Cspt. A.g,ll on atole At Mor:
lngton again presented tho matter before Con-
grcas and II WAS referred to the Judgment of q
comn,tttec. Ins private letter e 1 tle seerc:
give my private opinion RESTRICTING Aegill,
should pronounce III favor Of liis bctug released
from bis duresa, and that lle siould 10 permit
ted 70 70 To his friends IN Europe.
of the unhappy captive, and tl'c Committee .!id
not bring IN their report until tlc nth Of o.
;oter c.mmtseratton ". va widespread p N
@ .tss 9r ao 9 p e
M @ innpscn. @ nj victim suffering for tha crime
Of another, and In tho sfaily prospect
u m. ignomin'ous death. u is
saad IN .1 te sorrsipHnasn;s o o. ver a, M
ropo rcsolntied witt, Inc unhappy catastrophe
which for eight months impciidcI over the life
oi this. yoiing officer. The extremo grief Of
Ills 'nothcr, tile sort Of de!riutn which eouled
fate which ncsAred tho llfu Of her brother, In
tcrested every feeling mind in the fate Of TINT
unfortunate family. The general curiosity In
regard ~ tho events Of tho war yielded, II may
.ps to a n te "asts3 s.f esn ws s yGSE 4 Fl a.
sells that arrived from every port IN Nortl!
America VIA nlways an inquiry Into tho fate Of
tlat yoang man. It Is known TINT Asgill va.
thrice sondueted t% the foot of tl!s gtbbet, and
bring himself TO eonlts'lt this crime Of policy
without great struggle, suspended his punlsll-
tncnt: In vain tic King of England, ,at whose
feet thls unfortunate fasEily fell duwt', had gv-
author oi crime which dIshnnured tho English
tatIun; Gcnrgc III. was not oDcyrd. In yai,i the
States Of Holland entreatcl Of tic United States
q America the pardon Of the unhappy .Asgi'l.
rcasc to offer to lis eyes those dreadful prepara-
tiolls mere awful than DEATH" Something Is to
lc allowed for the cxaCEcratton OF fnpassioncd
rhetoric III these last srntcnceas yet, stripped Ut
all imaginary circumstances uf WI, the Kituatfon
Of youag Att1l feInalns ono ot tic sallcst tho
In July, Washington received letter from
Count dc Vcrgcnfles, the French Minister, In
clostug another from the mnthcr ot Capt. As
gLlf, 0l which The Count remarked: Your E1-
cclency will not read tliis letter Without being
extremely a.Tectctl; # Ind that effect upon the
King anu upon The Queen {of Frunec), 10 whom
/ communicated tt. The goodncss Of their
Mnicstlcs' hearts induces me to deairu that the
ingulctudcs Of III unfortunate mother may he
calmcd, ami her Tenderness rrassurctl. There Ia
one consideration. sir, which, thnuyh not dcel
stvc, May have an Influence ur1un yuur rcsolu-
t s Z a I tse w!n das liz a1ose aros u
the King contributed TO put into your
lands ae York Town. Although this cirstln-
stance ees not Gerata fafsga1,d t. 9T
s u frnn ls tn ntc wf ~ @ mr.
TT from engaging yon 70. 70 seeK another victim;
the PARTON, to be perfectly satisfactory, must be
entire" z,, ,~,,
SIN. n thc nolitcuc.. n tbe French court v,,,
perm mi ssef tn 70 alress it. i. be @ aot;e
s, ss w wbah m az ID en- BE-
penessatsa wiil be- reccived fsyorsbly 1T nobe.
!nan w,o rslec,s bunor nat only on liz na9tt,n
bt on umun atrs tn o15cc: cc on whlsh J. i1
gofo yon1 as*taneS nsehr zoe n ',rn 10 y
Sa. al.ea1y reached ySS; A. re'ssyss ~ t5om r.
so oees 10 e a. o ne 10 ~ 1'nSs' a as ~ nc ~ ne
in i cuuscancneo ut tic capituIaiion OF Fork
m olleet of reprisa.. Shall Tho innorcnt
sMltcs the fn!e Of the gn!itY! Figure to yoursuf,
tir the situation Of family u thesr
aaW r ,ear AMI sra Wors afc S wsns
~ ,nsnrv. nv hnalan1 rI1cn nyrr IL hI4 ,'hvst.
clans sutne ho,rs betote The arrival Of this nusys
mt in situation 10 receive 4; my daughter, At.
tackled by fever accompanied BY dcliriuni, speak
m Interval of 1cxeo. nnlcss It be to listen to soue
circumstance that may. console her hcart. Let
youf ssns'Lllty tE po'nt i 70 son Try r;"tound
word ftonl ynn, lke A voice frun, llcarrn. would
llucrate Ill from dcaolatiun from the us degrro