Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-29


trlbuted 20 increase the strength and
numbers OF the armed rebels In very
great degree, and To render the avowal
Of rebellion general over the whole Of
the American continent.N
The public were less we'll informed
OF what was going on than ministers
and those honurcd with their conf
dence, and the first news OF disaster
with considerable euuaninllty.
Lord Suffolk wrote, In June, l7i5,
that Americans on this aide OF the AZ.
lnntic were active and jealous 10 make
the most ofwhat had occurred on the
other, but they could raise no alarm.
1.-THE stocks are unaffected, aud the
respectable part OF the city II IN very
proper sentiments, Everything IL
right ut this end OF the town (the letter
In dated from 81, James, and neither
perceive dlsinolination TO persevere
nor dltlldence In the success Of perse-
vernnce anywhere Loyal addresses
were made up from the provinces,
and Eden, writing apparently
In October, 1875, thoupht
the documents contained me
genuine and general sentiment OF tho
nation. "rLough l wonder,n lao adds,
THAT 30 spirited people should be 10
civil after 80 dlspiriting u campaign
Even those who were Ia the best posl-
ton to form an accurate Judgment
were loath 10 admit the possibility Of
ultimNte failure to subdue the
Tehellious cOlonists, aud eagerly
fastened upon every circumstance
which appeared 10 show that thew
were becoming exhausted Ia
| l71a, aa far AZ appears the letter Is
undated Eden iinds indubitable
proof In an inclasnre he has received
from America 'that the credit OF the
rebel congress IL nc It's utmost stretch,
and actually breaking They were
calling upon the colohists To furnish
Sl5, 100000 month, which, adds the
writer, amounts 10 nearly 10000, O0G.
AT the same time they were Offering 10
receive one hard dollar IN lieu OF $40
paper.
A curiosity among the correspond
ence examined Is letter from Adml-
raj Sir George Rodney 10 Lord George
GERMAN, marked "prlvatep and dated
August ., 1859. The admiral was very
anxious 10 obtain seat In parliament,
so anxious apparently that he was nn-
able 20 write correctly, and his misAiye
has required some little editing bi
make ID read. He promises 20 he a
certain but humble supporter of gov-
eminent, and f. willing TO advance
the necessary sum should there be-
occasion; but he hopes that
his rank and long service
wi be considered ~ emitting him to
an admiralty borough, The admiral
grows considerably lncoherent In the
sentences which follow, but tits 20 be
underetood that he will accept pen-
| sion that has been Offered 10 him.
"Bnt hope,n he adds, "lt Will not
prevent me from being In parliament.
III IL does ! must beg
your lordship ~ speak %
Lord North upon the subject and
beg that ! may decline the PEN
sion, for, In my opinion, 10 be out
| Cf parliament Is to be out OF the
world. and my heart Is set upon NV
being I'M The admiral was In the
habit Of expressing hls opinions with
a good deal OF vehemenee. In another
letter, dated from on board the Sand
witch, nc ~. Lucia, and also marked
"prlvate,p he tells Lord George ter
main that he must not expect an end
OF the American war until he can find
a general Of active spirit, who hates
/ the Americans from principle. N0th-
ing, no IL convinced Will bring the
Americans TO their senses but making
them feel every calamity their perfidy
deserves. Such were the sentiments
that the writer WAS prepared ~ MAIN
tain IN parliament, undcterred by the
factious declarations OF members OF
the opposition whom no names among
them Bnrk lsie) 'or any u those who,
by their perniolous principles,
are endeav0rlng 10 ruin their
country The close OF the
war Is reported Ia some Interesting
letters from Lieut-Col. Benjamin
Thompson, afterwerd known az Count
Rumf0rd, 10 Nlso0unt Saclville.
According 10 Thompson, writing
from New York, on tlfe 9th of
August, i7ea, tile news that the inde-
pendence OF America had been
acknowledged by the British govern
ment had brought about ''nniYeraal
despair and phrenzy.n The loyal
people appeared 10 be as void Of
prudence as they were destitute OF
hope. and the writer could not but
tsemble for what might follow He
WA himself Of the opinion that the
whole truth was not known. There
must be- he concluded. ''gomethIng
going on IN the dark that We cannot
get AZ, but what that something Is
/ have no conception