The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-30
REVOLUTIONARY TINES.
AUTOGRAPH LETTERS or GEN. WASH
INGTON AND or DISTINGUISHED
GENERALS.

| Dr. De BnusHet has IN his possession severn
| Interesting documents aud letters relating e
| events Of the revolutionary war OF ifIT.
| The frat In q document signed by jean Bap
| tIate Donation de Vimeur, Count dc HOeham-
| benu. ordering Major Con. De Bouehet to pro
| coed To New York for tho purpose OF sxehhng
Ing ioi English prisoners against n similar
| number Of French prisoners In New York. The
lotter Is dated Williamsburg. ths eighth Of Fob
ruary. 17s7. and Ia attested by PelleiIer. secre-
| tary OF the Count.
| Underneath 10 the motto oil the Hoehambeaus
| "yivre ON preux ct mourir" and 'Beicias viz
| tntis praomlum." DIR. DeBauBset has also n
certificate OF Major Con. Horatio Gates. stating
that Major DeBouehet served In the American
army under bis command In the campaign Of
l7l7. In tho notions Of tho nineteenth Of 5epem.
Dor and seventh Of October. and at the sur
render Of the whole British army on the seven
eenth following
Tho above document is dated Mt the head
Fauariors In tho cantonment Of Now Windsor.
December 8. 1881.
On the back Of the document Ia u certificate OF
George Washington. signed by himself. indoors
ing tue recommendation In Cen. q ates cor
tGcate. md rscounting In iattering terms the
yalor and zeal Of Major DeBouchet In tho
American army. Tho attestHtlon of Washing
ton bears date Of tho eighth OF December. 1873.
Another valuable document In Dr. DeBnus-
seta ,gossession IL m authentic letter OF Con-
Lab, to- dated White Marsh, Docember /, adj
dr. ~ . Major DeBouchet Tho letter speaks
i'm ',rms Of tho American officers and the
q. iatnd concludes with wish from the
Gtr"fl to form tho acquaintance Of Generals
pls,o,Yn and Arnold.
rbrder that the above letters be fully under
stood. we will give ~ short "historlqae" on the
personnges spoken Of in the documents
Gen. Gates WIS born in England In 1728 when
he came to the United Sta 81 and waa natural
ized, He first set we'd under Prince Ferdinand,
Afterwards Duko OF brunswick, and was tho
companion Ia arms Of Burgoyne, whom hs was
destined to CONQUER. After, tho treaty Of psaee
o. 1893, be, WIS seutto America on n special mis-.
sion, and liked the country SO we'll that
he resolved to como back. He bought % piece OF
property in Virginia. and when the war broke
cut In TIT he took up nrms for tho United
States. Ha was commander u-chief OF tho
northern department Of tho American army,
ana served gal unity up TO 1889. He diod In
Berkeley county. on the tenth OF March. 1906.
DE BoUGHET.
Marquis Denis jean Florimond LaneloIs,
born mt Clermont, in Auvargne la 1862, nude
the campaign In Corsica In 1863. In 1916 he
Joined the American army. .end on the fall of
saratoga was promoted 10 the rank Of Major
General, Ia 1882 he returned to France. and
died ut Paris In 1926.
2 he. Con. Lincoln spoken of In Gen. Lafay-
etee letter forced tho English 10 ralse the siege
Of Charleston IN March. 1779. He commanded
the Carolina militia.
Arnold. OF whom Con. Lafayette markes mem
ton. was born in 17d5, and was In command Of
tho American army ut Montreal Ie was 80 OK
acting that Gen. Wa hingtpn reprimanded him.
II was mt that time that Arnold tnedltated the
trenr herous design OF aurrenderuR Wort Point
70 the British forces. He fed to England and
died in London lu 1901.
The certificate given to Major Gen. DeBouchet
Is written and signed by Gen. Gates himself
White Marsh. tho place wheuee Washington
wrote, IL twenty five miles northwest OF Phila-
delpha