The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-19

her in less than ak months, and ths
the purchasers OF Hollands property
had thrown their money away. The
it was bis opinion that unless tht
French make very great exertioDs il
America this summer the Congress
would be torn to pieces. and th'
people would return to their sllegi
ance. That the Congress was 81
present in great confusion, and thai
be was determined to take care o
himself.
Captain Sullivan further says
that in every part of Philadelphia
lhe people we're swearing they would
pull the Congress House down.
(Signed), Dsn'l Sullivan.
New York, July 4, 1881"
Then Captain Daniel Sullivan
personally appeared and made
solemn oath 70 the truth OF this
information by him signed before
stephen Holland. Captain P. w.
A. V.
WHIPPING THE REBELS IN THE SOUTH
The following extracts are from
the volume marked Information oil
Deserters and Others not Included in
Private Intelligence:
December Is. 1880 Captain
Underwood, in the brig Nancy,
arrived from Charleston, sailed from
thence the Let inetsnt, says: Colonel
rariton, with $50 cavalry, attacked
and defeated General Sumpter with
400. Lord CORVALLIS Ia near Camp
den. Charleston is gsrrisoned by
Hessians. Nine vessels arrived the
Both of November at Charles town
from New York. The General
Mifin. rebel privsteer of twenty
guns, was sent in there. General
6umpter is badly wounded. 1t is
thought Colonel Tariton must come
up with him. He did not hear any
thing of Major Wemys."
December 16-''Jas. Warner left
Aquaquenunck yesterday evening.
On Monday was a fortnight, the
Rebel army moved. The Pennsyl-
vanians went to MorristoWp; the
Eastern troops to West Point. He
applied to General Washington for
flag of truce to come in here, but was
refused. Mr.. Washington's quarters
are at New Windsor. The Rebels
yesterday brought down field piece
to fire upon Hatfield and q party
who we're collecting forage at New
ark Meadows"
December 17-"LeWis Purdon, OF
West Chester County, taken by the
Rebels the 23d ult. at Georges
Manor, and confined at Fishkill,
from whence ne broke prison last
Monday. One regiment lies there.
He heard Sir John tombstone was
gone back. The Captain of the
Provost vas constantly telling him
Lord CORVALLIS was TAKEN"
December 18-"Philip Cook, of
Albany. left that city fourteen days
ago. The Rebel army is at the
Glove; say they have about 1000
Continental troops there, and report
was they had 1900 or 10000
seyen-montbs men; does not believe
it; badly of for clothes, also for
provisions. The Rebels threaten to
destroy the Green Mountain boys and
the shipping at St. Johns this win
ter, for which purpose they are
fixing sleds, etc., at Albany There
was French General officer and five
other French officers at Albany
seeing these preparations carrying
on There are about 600 men in
Albany in winter quarters.
WRESTLING TO KEEP UP COURAGE.
December 26 -"John Guilt or
Gill an Englishmsn and Quaker.
has been 20 years in Americs; has
lived the last IL years in Philsdel-
phia; left it the 18th inst. on account
of the great fines and taxes, which
amounted to about EGO a year Con-
tinentsl money tor him. as clerk to
en- ancborsmith. 1t Wss whispe led
among the Tories the 10Th inst. that
an account had just arrived of Lord
CORVALLIS having bad an engage.
ment with the Rebels and that be
had beaten them severely. A
French dogger had arrived. and
twas said that Paul Jones had been
6ismasted end obliged to put back.
The Contederaey and two smaller
privateers are at Reedy Island, the
former only half manned. The mer-
chants had fixed their exchange at
rs Tor l. but Immediately raised
their goods FIVE shillings hard money
in tae pound, and finding that not
su tticient, soon after raised them q.
81 more-currency stile 120 for l.
Mr.. Reed is disllked by Town and
country people" The next items OF
importance are described as Two
volumes of manuscript scrap books
copies OF.
ANDRES LETTERS To CLINTON,
and Wa.hington's what has become
OF the originals /? "Plan of Defence
for Ireland in the event OF French
MSS. notes in the margin
by Sir Henry Clinton), and manu-
script poetry, etc., supposed to be |
in the hands of Major
Andre. In one of these letters
long letter of Sir Henry |
Clinton. filling five folio pages and |
addressed to Lord George Germai |
and dated New York, July, 1778. In
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