The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Letter from Judge Iredell, North
 Carolina. 17SO.


 The letter printed below was handed the editor by MT. S. H. Roberts of Mont- Eomery. He adds the following explana- ton in regard to 1t.
 It was written by James Iredell to Messrs. smith & Allen. merchants, Eden- ton, N. C., about the time when Charles ton. S. C.. fell into the hands of the British The original is the property of Mrs Elethia Warren of Montgomery, whose father was citizen of Edenton. James Iredell. who wrote it, was born tn Lewes, England, in 1i51, came to r tes o sSe of IS ona a. sas a Roanoke, N. C.. afterwards Edenton. He was Judge of the Supreme Court of North Earolina from 17I7 to ITS, and was Attor- hey-General in 1179-S2. After the Revolu- tion he was an earnest advocate of the adoption of the Federal Constitution and became a Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 179O. His son. James lsss. IEsa''l' was Governor of the State in The fall of Charleston was one of the most discouraging blows that befell the American cause. When the situation be- came desperate, the colonists opened ne- gotiations in regard to surrender, asking that their soldiers be allowed to with draw to the interior and the citizens be the British rejected the proposal Fi- nally, the town surrendered. May F. 17S0. The Continental regular troops were held as prisoners of war. but the militia were paroled.
 Possibly the rumors which reached Judge Iredell confused the two proposals of surrender.
 A letter from James Iredell of North Carolina, written May 2nd, 17S0. to Messrs. Smith & Allen, merchants, Eden ton:
 Dear Gentlemen:-As I acquainted you with some part of the tragedy of Charles town, it is proper I should finish it. The town l believe is certainly taken, but whether by assaults or equalization IS doubtful. It is reported that the garri- son obtained every favorably capitula- ton, leave to march out of the town with as much stores and provisions as they could carry out in ten days. but l am rather fearful if the report have any . foundation at all, that it was "as much stores and provisions as they could con sume in ten days The same authority says that Lord Cornwalls had marched toward Camden. where was the Governor and the whole strength of South Carolina. We hear also of a very late assault that had lasted two or three days, wherein the enemy lost so many that they had requested twenty-four hours to bury their dead. and carry off their wounded. Our brigade, it is said. in particular suffered very much. too. These reports are none of them authen- dcated. but come from Wilmington as private (manuscript torn here) received there The Governor has no official in- kelligence whatever of it. MT. -, in his letter to him. says: At any rate, the town is taken"
 believe I mentioned to you in my last that the Governor ordered 4,000 men be- sides the 4,00o ordered by the Assembly. But it was R mistake. It was twice ad- vised by his wise counsel but refused to be complied with for two very good req sons, that 1t was moro than tho people could bear. and there were no arms to put into the hands of the additional num- have no time to add more than that I am with sincere attachment and very great regard, dear gentlemen.
 Your most obliged and obedient servant A friend sends these notes which we gladly publish. There Is a department of The American Monthly devoted to the inaccessible records of the Revolution. We will follow the example of this mag azine. Such data are valuable to Chapter Registrars. and we hope to receive other similar communications
 List of prisoners from South Carolins and neighboring States kept by the Brit ish in the Spanish fort at St. Augustine 17e0. From Fairbanks's History of Flor ida, page 230):
 John Budd, Edward Blake. Joseph Bee Richard Beresford, John Berwick. D Cudworth. H. V. Crouch. J. s. Cripps Edward Darrell, Daniel DeSaussure, John Edwards, George Flagg.. Thomas Ferguson: General A.. C. Gadsden. Vii William Hall. Thomas Hall, George A. Hall. Isaac Holmes. Thomas Heyward. Jf., Richard Hutson, Noble Wimberly Jones, William Johnston, William Lee, Richard Lushington. William Logan Rev. John Lewis, William Massey. Alexander Moultrie, Arthur Middleton, Edward Me- Cready, John Nouatt Edward North. John Neufville. Joseph Parker. Christo- PriOleau, John Ernest Poyas, Edward Rutledge. Hugh Rutledge. John Sausom Thomas Savage. Josiah Smith. Thomas Singleton, James Hampden Thompson John Todd, Peter Timothy, Anthony Toomer. Edward Weyman, Benjamin Waller. Morton Wilkinson. James Wake field. Also General Rutherford and Colo nel Isaacs of North Carolina.
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