Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-03
Megro Soldiers During the EevoIu-
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b3th of The c2ateraiHg sides during tho An
| erioa1 R27o!uiop; bGt sucn is The fact.
TheIr services in tie cause of lIasrty is e7i-
deGcsG BY the following
"Tic Historical Society Of Pennsylvania pos'
se:s.s o manuscript volume, brought from
| Paris. co1tsiring list of the French officers
| WAC served in he American army, or With II
Gu:og the Revolution.
The following is translation Of the closing
paragraph. The writer is speaking OF the Vi.
compte dc Fontangts. lnai9r general at the
siege OF Savannah
| "'AcoorGine 10 @ rote which ono CT my
| friends las furnished ne. II. DO F0ntsoges
commanded, under N. q E,7taiag, n legion OF
! irce r1u!attoeS AID negroes Of Saint Domingo.
| This legiou saved the army at Savannah by
brsrcy cov4ring is retrsat Among the
! blacks VIC there distinguished themselves wero
| Andre Riyaud, Beauvais, Vlsese, Beauregard
| and Lambert, who afterwards became generals
| uadef the C2uyentioa; and also Henri Christie
| pie, tho future king Of Hayi.
Signed EnEVALIER De HRENDuoME '&
On be British side the runaway slaves CT
tho col9nists a:e ba!i5Vej 10 have selvad as SOL
! di:rs ia ether Instances han that mentioned il
! the letter of Coloucl hichard Adams to lis
wife Which Ra EoW present
"iiy DaaSlG:.--l wrote you llg Bro'E 3 lev
Days aco e:cco Is ca We have had seveTa! Ea-
pacc1.at5 with TIC E.n2my near Norfolk in all
OF 3 81, ~ have bad tbe advantage the noIos
| baud Eii / ai!l ilfufm ylu Whist happea'd the
Gin bes:4va, those Killed aud taken about 20
| racra among the Dead Capt. Cunripghau$
Scn,c;i I'ory who Commanded Com'y OF Ne
ercd. We have reinforced Col. WooGlord l.
hayo roH an dra;y We thlrk Sufficient to com.
neat llo redac;lGa Of Norfolk So this must bo
! d2ne before ,Gc Colaen;;J,a ricea otherwise the
CcnssGucuccs .uay be hsd & will retl lac:
| S;iauiy auI disgrace 80 cur Ayms. Proviuenco
saems :n d most Particular n@uccr TO razor
! the Preservation Of cur men notwithstanding
tho many Dapgers to w'oh they hare been tx
! pos:d 70 We haTe lest ouy two Men, besides
tha T,ooDs mary Volunteers are gone down
ani Two u. thr2e Days this U5nteat must be
! deter!Di:ai:, :. atip is arrived With cb't 300
! Consisliu:: e 1iaa. }it;cG!ar & Children who
arc cauo 20 s.tLEe fdr gant ct Bread 10 their
owp Country THE Cruel ilan l. Duomora has
;o;ced tho rnnn 40 hear 10 join h!m to the
i ssnuuut ui aE' $50 !;ut ilen forced int0 sciy'ce
+; vii; rut BE- n!ua:i 10 De GeDendeG oc.
| Il snail Wl,t ynu every natCllai Occurrence
that happens God bless yvu my Dr. Adizu.
| : - E?.p a:i teS
] "W'ystu~s 'REcH'D ADAMS"
| 1l't D :s'r l7TIj.
| superscro d 10 ;j:s, iii.Zl Adsm:i 81
| Richn'd Hill"
Tie Aim; family Q! Nitgjna ia beiiaVei to
! have te vi Soo;c'' oi4!a, alh Tero carly seat.
! q in tho coI0ay. N.cba,d Adatas reoevsi Il
i grant Gf 200 ac:as Il !,sud ii ork c1uoiy. Jau
uaiy q, 1862 aGt gTsG;s aIe 0; rtclEd tG f6ttr,
Johu sd Thomas Adams, about tho
sauna pc'ild III Z.oe''o Adam" OF New Kent
c u9iy," p2ttGird GO tcr"s ci land Ia HoDl'c)
county, lec:ahgr 25 TIA. and b@twet thas
date aud i3 s4gr l14j, Fcsriy 1000 acres ad-
diti9Eai ia the counties CT iienlco and Goocd.
| land, I've Of his RGla werc meG OF Obstruction:
| Tho.aaa, Z graduate ot William and Mary Col
lesc, 1855 4; delegate from Virginia ia the
cargcD,lon held ia Philadelphia ia l71S; a
e:srer nS TIC Articles Ct Confederation between
!; tic Srasls, 1877 and c mcmb:r Of the Vic
!! cicia Seaata CT 1856. iInu Augusta o0uaty;
aod Rio]aGd, itc W tier Of !he preceding letter,
; :7hn wss b0:n iii 1925 married April TO- 1855.
| Gigaheth, si;.;r CT Judge Cyrps Giitiio, lael
president Of iho CD Googtess uad dice Au
euN2 ., 1860 C0i. adams was member Of
the Il Gvsr Of Bnrscsscs, l775 of The Co5ven.
iiso ct l775 ESD Ct tie Vrglnia Assembly
f;in.ealiv a;g3rga:Gs. lie was an enterpris.
! Ing api .ualic spriicd clG,n, inau2uratIDg
usuy aa.i ftstc:iag wcs5 d tho sGhSmes Ct
| !oca! lI1f:o'"ia@rt Il MS hsy' !1is u!eaos
wele aEe%'", an1 Ills !shded nosscs5loas %!th,n
tie ii:c!!s .'Lh Ii t':a mmedae vicinity OF hioh,
rlerd yrc9!1t! l3re rxisr5lse than those OF
any ctacr th:n 5e:ijeG'. Lis residence %
| EicarD4iii Or Church Hi!I ;tg!I standing, belog
the large 'eooicn tudinz a. The southwest
c4rrcr ct TwaGiy. scc2rd aud Grace streets, 50
long occupied ty ;ha !a;e L9ftio y. E!iet, esq,
ard ruw used - s c1oVcnt .! the Roman Csth:
GIie CHu;G:. When first occupied by Colonel
adams il vas w;th'n the ontsr lnlis OF Il thick
grove ct forest Fcc', & representative OF Which,
pr.ucv.t n:k 0l mvGarcEa dimansIoD5, Is Stlil
c,.rSi.r 9. ny hr,.;trai Yards distant near Tie