The Monitor., 1891-04-10
COLONEL HANDS REPLY.

Sill have Oeen tavoicd lth v hat you
say humanity has induced you t propose.
IL would lIa." given me much pleasure to
nave iUuhd that humanity had been the
lihe ct coiducJ to Your troops, since you
came to Salem. Mt deny ing quarters,
utt buiehenug our men who surrendered
I'll, mse!veS prisoners, III the skifmish at
Quiuton's Bridge, last Thursday; aud bay
uneting, yesterday morning, at Hancock
Bridge, i'll The most cruel manner, in cold
bluud, m.n who were taken by surprise,
IN a situation in which they neither could
uor did attempt to make any resistance
aud some Of whom were not ii shtIng men,
are Instances too shocking iur me to re-
late, aud hope for you TO hear. The
brave are ever generous aud humane
After expressing your sentiments OF
humanity, you proceed to make a request,
hich thiuk Sou would despise US il com-
piled with. Your proposal That We stould
lay down our aims, We absolutely reject.
We have taken tht IN up to maintain rights
which are dearer TO us than our lives; and
will not lay them down till either success
has crowned our arms with victory, or,
like many ancient worttiies contending Tor
liberty, We meet With ali honura ble death
You mention that, if We reject your pro-
pusal, you will put arms in the hands of
oi the tories against us. We have no OBJ
j ctlon 10 the measure, for it would be a
very good one t. ill our arSenais with
arms. Your threats 10 " antUuly burn aud
q, stroy our houses aud other Property,
aud r.duce our " ives aud children to beg
saiy aud distr' ss, Is sentiment " hich my
humanity almost ioibds me only to recste;
aud induces me 10 iiuasine that am read
ing the ciutl oidrr Of a baIbarous Attila.
aud not gentleman, brave, generous,
and polished. with a genteel European
,duca.iul. To wantouly destroy will iu
Jure your cause more than Uure; 1t will ill.,
crease Your enemies aud our army. To
dt slime To destruction the property OF our
IN st distinguished men, as you have done
III Your Proposals, Is, III my opinion, un-
worthy generous foe; and more like
iancorous teud. between two contendipg
baruns, than war carried on, by one vi
the greatest powers on eaitt, against a
le"ple hobly struggling for liberty. A
line Of honor would mark out that these
men should share he i.te of their country.
Ii your arms should be croantd with vic
tory, (afich God forbidD they aud their
property will Oe entirely at the disposal of
your sovereign. The loss oftheir property,
while their persons arc ont of your power.
will only render them desperate; and. as |
said before. increase Your foes aud our
Amy. And retaliation upon tories, and
their property, Is not entirely out OF our
pow, r b. assured that these are the sen.
tlu,,l Is anu deter min, d r, solution, not Of
myself only, but Of all the fficeis and
uItNaies und, me.
My prayer is. sir, that this answer may
reach you in health aud great happiness.
Given at head quarters. at Quinton's
Bridge, the 22d day of March. 1913
ELIJAH HAND, Colonel
The annexed plan oi The Affair at
Qninton Bridge is reduced copy of
ote drawn by Lieut.. Col Simcoe, accom-
panying his Military journal, Col Simcoe
was tue celebrated commander Of Il paIti
Aan cops. III the revolution, call. d the
Queen Rangers" and late in life was
iieutenatl-governor Of Upper Canada. at
which time, although geutlemauy man,
he " as noted for his pr JUDGES against the
United States HIS journal has been re-
publishtd AT New York The plesent year,
ls44 } by Bartlett & Wtlfoid The iol
lowing is Major (afterwaid Lieut.. Col
Simcoe's account OF his operations in the
vicinity OF Salem:
An expedition was formed under the
command of the late Colonel Nav hood.
consisting Of the 9Th and 10th regiments.
The Quo en's Rangers, and New Jersey Vol
unteeJs; they embai ked The 18th OF March
and fell down the Delaware On the / 7th,
the Queel's Rangers landed, at thr,e
O'Clock in the morning, about six miles
from Salem. the Huzzafs carrying their !
accoutrements and swords Major Simcoe |
was directed t6 SEIZE horses, to mount the
cavalry aud the stsff. and to join Colonel |
Ma \ hood at Salem; this was accordingly |