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i ' -i :- - J H - , -. - J ;1i : haleigii, zi. o. Tnuiaar, July m;. issi; pi -m ar A arlh Carolina Stale Gazette ,--: t ruBUMiiB, -.vasair, v. AWRENXIi & LEMAY. I ; s v ' 1 "' ' ..-? . TKItMS. SnseBMTni. Ihrca ilollfl- per cannot be allowed to remain in ti-er lif r iha ooe rr, ami peit ritiln without tkis 1 'will be MrirHv repaired lo ijr-u 'f-iioiinl'cf' theyeatVtfteWi im aee.vi A Bf MTIMUH BewttttMfiftaewWewy ioterted tliree time W b6e loitr,rid tei 1 ) tT-fiTeeeoU lormicb. continuance. -; LrrT t Be Kdiinr nuit &e iwt-pM? f l-Jil - A J-J..IM IPIBWBW,( - " LAFAYETTE'S F I UST VISIT J.,V,T AME1UCA.; , . y from Si(rVi Edition ( Washington' Writing, f .. now" in Pru. . -a , - : ., . e.t, ...... . i. i LafAtette was bat - eighteen years old, when he first ' conceived the pro ject of joining the Antericans, and jriskjng Jtis fortune ani reputation!, iu. their cause. In the - summer of 177' , he was stationed ' on, Military duty at JJqt-z,, being then an . officer in the :'FrencnfSttl!fi time that tteJ Duk of Gloucester, brother to t,nc King of England, was at! Wetland a dinner was given to him by ; the coinman dant of. that place, Seve-! ral of the principal officers were invit-i ed, and among others Lafayette. - Desi uatcftea "'had just . been received by the Bule ffont? EriglaUd,"' tud ' he' made -4heir.xonte,ntsthetopic of conversa-' tion." The j delated ti pAinencaraf iii3eHc elTieTe by the ministry to crush the rebellion. 1 The details were new' to Lafayette. lie listened..with,eagernegs to the coft: Tersatioii and ' prolonged it - by asking ty .was deeply , jexciteiLhy ha tlhc heard, and the idea of a people fight iag for P.Derty, had a strong influence; upon his' imagination.:. The, cttuse eeemed hinv jiwf and noble -ftom. the representations of the Duke hinuelf,-ihL-. b?fre, beJel'Ltlie table the thought came iuto his 'head, tnat- he wouli go to America ad ofl'er hi ser vices to peopte who were struggling that hour he could think ot nothing but tychirairou enterpriz(!.;f He resolv ,cd to return to Pari and make furtlier !iflquiries.;i, When lie entuu8iasin jnio ins "e they wer dependent oh Sieir fairiillesr It", was necesaary t;T, cbpstitt their pa tents, who reprobated the plan and, re TusTd tlieipconsent The young men faiaifAaiy'ktptl-Xafayette'sec His situation r was- more fortunate, as liis property was -at his disposal, and be posscssedt aniiuoal 'evenuer of nearly two hundred thousand livres. ;. (nexl explained his intention to jakXouPt;4-Bryj wW told him twt hi? ppjeci was si '"claineitc'at y.n& Jraiiglit vwijhl' o ; niany hazards, 'and . .without prospectof, toe, least; advan tage; thsrt he could not for monwjut regard TCTilt!, him tvrfh any advieeVhicK should pte ent hiiii' from abandoning it imtnedi Vtelyi :! VVheu Lafayette found1 Lira thus determined, lie teouestei vthat at Ieast,he would hot betray hint, lor he was, resolved to go to A'criea.f s The -"ota'dti. Brbglt aare4'i--4hat-hi-coiiudence was. not,'; in is placed 5 ,1iut said he, I havi seen yur uncle die' iu :.;4lwvac&'.of JtalyV ITwitnessed our rS?eaTu1lOTi:tefWtH? ""Za'd trs of argument and 'persuasioa to di ertLat4yctte trom his purpose, out in Ftodiig hif' dennination tth-? alterable, -the Count tie '.Brotie said ii " he V jcoiild render - him ho aid , he would introduce 1. jm i. to tiie Baroa d Kalb, who " he knew was seeking an op (foitunity to go "to' America, and whose experience aud counsels iniht be val- .Ihrougd this v'cltannel Lafayette procured . : an interview withj. fellas , DeanV'who explained to him the state! : of things in America, and I gave him encouragement. "r"Dean " was forma , i-snoke little French, and the concra- - bad not yet been acknowledged in at ny public character, and was surround - elbjtlie BritishAnibassador,8 tpiesi "It was Mtliougliit aclvisa1)1cnffiatrtd avoid suspicion, no more interviews - hould take place. The aflVir was af terwards managed by the intervention f If. Carmichjael. 1 An agreement was t length concluded, by the .terms of wrncu Marquis de Laiayette was to . joia the Anterican service, and to re ceive from Congress the 'appointment -of Major GencrrJ. A vessel was a Jwut to be despatched with arms and other military supplies for the Ameri can army, in which it w as proposed ho ,oiil4.talcepaBsage."""' .r'ttlilfluiictttM came -the news of 'he evacuation of New-Tork, the loss, t tort Washington, the retreat across rser. and tlie numerocB diHastpr at. ciiJoig th tamraigo. Tht frietds cf arrived . in that city be -vuu? Hu, ---&tv(hnitTn-iit)ndoTir1iaowiedtre friends, Count begur and Viscount de of pUrp0ge.iiBritiglv writers have 1Noail!eS and Disposed that they 1 .. "A.VJL.I i.;m KsBi of tlie "only" Mnaiiiing "bra 11 C of.theLer 'jj,, lannlr.'? ritle then used all- his pow-tL,,... .jlin America were in despair. , The plan of sending A vessel witli" munitions of; war was abandoned. . Lafayette was advised to give up the scheme, and not to make so " hopeless a sacrifice in an adventure, that at best muti end in,'ut ter disappointment. These represen tations and prospects so far "from dis heiirtening hira, rather increased Ids ardor in the pursuit of his object- ' My zeal and love for j liberty" said said he have nerliaps been bitlifirto :tije pre yaTlin mottyfj lf now I seftJa, chaHee tor Uselulneirii-wUicli 1 tiadnot anticipated. ' I have money, I will pufclia93 a ship, which shall convey to A ineiica myself, uiy companions and the freight to Congress." By this time'... Franklin and Arthur Lee had joined Dean as commissioners.! . To a proposal so disinterested and generous they couia not objects they could onlv ad mire the ' spirit which dictated it ana ne .nasiencu linmeuiateiy to put it inioexecntion.- , ' - -, 7- 11 entrusted his secret to Dubois Martin, secretary t4 the count -ds neaux, win iiibtruciioim to purchase a vessel. . This; was done; but-the ves sel wanted, repairs, and other prepara tions were ; jiecessar. .To ' prevent disepvery during the delay in geJUing things ready, he took the opportunity to ful fil a previous engagement, which was how claimed bjMne-rPrtnce de PoTrrolsirEnglaTid tb-pany with him.- The two friends arrived in the Kine and persons ot rank. - It was the. policy of the Ministers at this time to make it appear, that . a good understanding existed 'between the English and I1 rench courts,; and the vi sit , of these young .nubleiuen 4was ,a "ckcomstawc favorable to- thatetd Theystayed aboTtthreeeekS'tn London, when Lafayette received in telligence that hii vessel was ready at Bordeaux, and he returned to t rances bnt-not -without1-! -dispJcaure.ou the part 01 the Mai quisle- JSoad'es, the- FieucliJj;HiUaadorJU!t,ulj.h, who thought his departure too abrupt and unceremonious, u The Britibh Kini nh d Ministry" al way " supposed. that i-thVM amtm WNaattteaVa aawtlywia. w,fliii'ttliitt.,V lul&JM au otiaihted with Lafayette's desira to goto America during the visit. T5ut tins was a mistake. Jualayette had often been heard to say, that neither Marquis de Noaillei nor "any other in there to obtain information, which would.belasefulltoJlbBjVmeacan8fl This suspicion is equally without foundation. So far from taking ad vantage of bis 8ituatiun for such a pur pose, his delicacy restrained him from making such a use of 'his jcpportnni ties, as would under other circumstan ces, have been particularly agreeable U hiia. It was on this grounds alone tbat be declined accepting a proposal to visit the tiaval armament at ''Ports-. injVuhwbk'h' was then fitting out fcr America. : : .-'vr" K He did not enter Paris on his return, but went to Passay, where he remained concealed, and saw only Segur &a .vie fyTe'w JifneT frietitsj- After-tlvreedays be setoff fur 'Bordeaux but on arri ving there he fouudlhat , his vessel was notentirely ready. ? , He soon discov- ered, also, that his precautions bad not been ellectuatliat his .'departure was known at Tcrsailles, St that an arrest . by order of the Ring would, immedi ately follow him. He adopteil the on ly mode of escape, that4;f.eUing sail withouQelay lie proceeded to Pasn S32:e, t!ie nearest port in cpain, wuere aira7t;,tor5wiP'f'tat: ad baidly-- reached -that -two officers arrived by land tf 6ni13odeaux ;with"a Itller de calchettwm the King prohibiting his departUre;"'Atthe samc"r timecame letters i froirt tbeihinister and VhU fam ily,: inmstins on" his return.. Lord tormonC spies - detected his move ments ami that ambassador had com municated the intelligence ,"to; Lafay ette's father-in-lawf The letter dt Marseilles, and there wait fof further orders. The letters from the" Minis ter were Severe, charging him; with violating bis oath of allegiance to the lOngi and of TashlyUo act, which tnicht inyolve the , govern BitWithtidierpowfirSiii'ms censured lum in a tone of piiit?d re primand, assuring Kim that his conduct if persisted, in would rain- both them and niinself.'!!' If'WiIst'tAscrvxjd however, that his wife did not join in this out cry; she-approved of his tn terprite from the beginning, and threw no obstacles in bis way. The family were preparing for a tour in Italy, and the design' was,' that he should meet them at Marseilles, go with them on this tour, and thus be diverted from bis American project - - 7 - - From Passage he was obliged to re turn 'with the officers to :-; Bordeaux where he reported himself to the com mandant. He wrote to the Ministers and his- friend8r-replyingto Jhcir charges and vindicating bimself in the best iqanner he could. He reminded thwn that oa officer in the King's Irish regincnt hi been pexia'.ttc4 to go o- ver and join the Brjtish forces, au J ad ded that he saw no reason why the same privilege should not b3 allowed to other offi cers In regard to the Ameri cans, who were an independent peo- fle and contending for just principles, ndeed, this had already been doue in the. case of - Duportail, and three 0 ther engineers' belonging to the Kind's army, who had obtained special per-'! mission to enrer ine American service. Tbesr reasnns : .and - nrecedenti :be tlma"gntr.woa.ld justify bim la v alung He-am permission I o- liia- latuily ne wrote mat 111s resoiuuon was meti, and he hoped they would aid his views. As to his oath of allegiance, he ob served to some of his correspondents, that when jhe , ministers - should be faithful to their.' people, they might with a Better grace talk about a viola tion of an oath of the government This hint got to the' ears ot the minis ters and gave Onence. , 'In short, he had tittle hope of suc- ceeaing in nis petition; anu ne accord ingly wrote to Mr. Cogry," a particular friendvery intimate at court, request mg bioi to .-watch-, carefullyl what; pas sed, and should he.be convinced a iirohibition would be issued against lis American plan to let bun know it with all ., possible despatch. .. He sent a trusty courier to Verseilles, w ho speedily came back with 'a letter from Cogry4uforining hinvlhat. tbere-iwas e itfiMut,tagaiaat. Uiitt. itflMljUJibst the British ambassador had made 8(rrrepTeu3critit avorable xuayeue iusi no 111110 in uing me course, On which be had already resolv ed. He intimated .to the command ant, that he would proceed to MarseiU les. and commenced the iouTnev. "An wished to visit America was his com panion. They entered the carriage toceiheivbut .as they left the environs ot Bordeaux, Laiayette disguised lum- s,ell in theatres cl a courier, mounted a horse, and rode forward to procure relats a,tauc p03lUuuCS.,i.hv WW direigetTn-oTu "tlie foaltTorMarsiattcsTt and took the direction w Bayonhe, In that city they were obligpd to stop - . --.-I- r. -- roy executed some important commis sion of business, Lafayette lay on the u 111 uicBiuiJic. iicwi iiuiacs ncic procured, and they continued their router Lafayette still 'preserrlnsr the fcostume andriliaracter -f -3 -eouriees At the hi tie village of St. J tan de Luz, white calling for borses, lie was uetecteu by the tlaushter 01 the man -WilOfpOhe post !i6iise.":She' bad seen him a few days before on his way irom rassage to ijomtaui. - ne wane a sicnal to the girl to keep silence, whi e hfcheb-nderstobd, a nd1 wbe n '"La fayette's pursuers came up, and inquir eu if such a person bad pasted she was taithlul to the signal, replying that a caniage had gone, along, but it con tained tiVrsuch pcro"6" 'pis they described. This aijswer orcasiolitd much uncer tainty as to the object of their pursuit, iWfrfreiieco- 4tabetii-the cause of his , not, being overtaken by them before he reached his vessel, at Passase.. A favorable ! wind wafted !uin..ai and eleven other oflicefa f clifl'ereut ranks seeking service in America con stituted his retinue. . c ,.,' HisTime was employed on the voy age, as tar as a severe attack ot sea sickness would 1 permit, in stuilvitisr the Enjdhh1igoaBri'3iTatrttiE bitoks on military tacilcs.' Hie Ship'' papers were taken out for the French Ihlands'Jn the Vest Indies, . and -the (. aptaui sailed , in -; ,. that direction. i.iiu, mai ii wa ;iS'ittn;iiMa-Tovrun directly for the : coast of America. Titis was "promptly- declined bvT" the Captainf "enV the CTown'd ' that the Papers protected the ship only.'to the French Islands, and should they be talcen by the English in attemptipg to co into an American port they would all inevitably be sent prisoners to Hall- tax, ami be defamed i.in captivity, no one could tell how lone;.,, tins was a dilma?wbkli.Layette4.bad . ppt anticipated, slid he ; finally told " the Captain' that the vessel was his proper ty, that every person on board ran an equal risif that he was determined at alK hazard Tff gait ;by the , hottest i course to tne American coast, anti that . . 1 . - - T . . if y,rus!edKt pjitlic yessel upon Uiat track; he -woiiItL .deprive . him. of the cammandand gite it to the next officer The Captaio acceded, but witb rcluctancej whfCb- made Lata y- ettesuspect there were other motives besides personal apprehension; and he found,.' on inquiry, that the Captain had goods in the ship to the amount of eight thousand dollars. When this was known he offered a pledge of security, that in"1 case) they should be captured, abd the cargo lost; be w'luld pay this amount " to the-: Captain,-4 altliough" the 1 goot's1 had been put on board "without his authority. '. He also feared, what proved to be truei that orders would be sent to the West Indies to arrest them. , ' . . At some distance from the coast a ', privateer was descried making tow-aids them. It was suppoged to be English,- Jand hasty preparations, were tnadt fvrgcr. , 1 am now in the city whra defence; but it turned out to be A mer- every thing is very niueh after th Kn ican, and no malestation was otTered, ; glish fahioti, except that there is more Land was soon discovered; and they simplicity, equality, cordiality, and approached the shore near Georgetown courtesy here than in England. The in South Carolina, having fortunately "city of Charleston H pne of the hand escaped .two BtU'uli cruisers. :. Tho sumast and best built, and its inhabi same strong north easterly wind tantsaioonij the most agreeable that I vhicb brought the French vessel to the have even" seen. The American vo coast, had driven the cruisers J, to the iiieh are very pTettyj siiiipla. i their south, and thus left an open passage, nunnerv an.dtesliibit a neatuess, which' for that vessel, which otlitu wise . would every where cultivated t-veu more probably haveiieen captured. .. .-.1 '.u.'i: studiously than in ' EnyUnd. hat near-llie shoreii toiiiJjiblaItulan(Ufcrtbret!ire Lafayette and some of the ofiiccrs ,en- poor, nor even what w e call peasantry ter?ii the ship's boat, which was rtiwed Kach individual has his. owjt . honest to the "beachs!: Here they 'ilebarked property, and the same liigbts, as the and a distant light served to guidj most wealthy landed proprietor. ; The them. ' When they arrived near the iuns are very dillirent fioin thoie' -of house whenca th light' proceeded, the Kuropcj the liostand hostess sit' at a dogs growled and barked, and the table w ith you, and da tho honors cf a people within supposed ;theiO to be a; comforfible inealj and on going away, party of marauders frinn the cneuiyY you pay yonr. lull Vwiihuut itigruig. vesels.S Before eainina admitanccs it ..'When one does not wish it o to au was deiiiaudcd of theiiV who't and w hat they w anted. S Baron de Kalb was their tinterpreter, be havinn; before been in America, and acquired , eou f8tMityfH :pwk ai lenfftn .suspicions, .were removed,'-" anil the ;. stranger .' were received , . with r a cordial ..welcome and a ccnerous hospitality. La fayette retired to rest , rejoiced that he . had at ' last attained the haven of his wlsbeii, and'waa aafyly-laiitlfd ih America bevond the reach of His pursu'eis.'"Tlie mornuis w1clflitifu1 'IM. - - . I . J - . f ; " ' a tioiiwiyeuyoi veyery... iiiwiz . arouno curtains, to ascertain in bis wants, thef bo&uty aud strange appearance of the country as he saw it ii out his window vlotlied in luxuriant verdure, all conspired to pnwuce a magical eilect, and to tn orcniliiia witlriodseribabie sensatlou. Ife-foaTid lilrnselfinrrt jor lluger,-. a gentleman not r more remarkable forms hospitality than for his yolth and respectable character. Major Huger provided horses to con vey him" and his companions to Charles ton. The vessel Lkevie' went into b Iafayelte ito hfi wife will espial ft ins btmauon ami teeiings at this uiiuv "Aly last letter to-iyou, my dear lovei has informed you; that I arrived safely in tin's! country, after hiding u 111-red a little from sea-sickness dur ing the first weeks of the voyage; tlial I wa.i thwitha Moroinj;aftei44andedi at the house ot very kind ollieert that l had been nearly two months on the passagerantl that I wished to set off! : it. - . .. i.. r .i -i luiiuruiaiciy.. jiisptJiie ill every tiling I soitow at parting from yoiu and of our dear children; and it said.beside, that i . f v . v- - t I was fiir excel'eiit ;. he-althvtlgivc you this abstract of it, because tlie English insy possibly amuse tliemsel et ! seizing it on its wav. ' I have, such confidence in my lucky star, however that I : hopett will reach yon."'It is star has befriended me, t( the asfuiiLsli- ment ot every body here. -1 rust" to it I to calm aU.yo'ur fears. --l lauded ailer having wled . several davs ubwig a citaM, wtiiciT swarmeu wiui ; nostne .i. i - . . , i i . t yessd A'When I anrivede ry )odjr sauf that niy ve's set "mustihevitabf y W " taken, since two ' British "frigates bfockad.-d the harbor. .1 even, went so far as to send ordeis to the t'antttin. both by land ami to put 'the men on shore aud set fire ta.theslupV.if .hot yet t,oo late - Byi a roost wonderful good lortune, a gate obliged '-the'; fn tratcs to stand out to sea for a short day, withouf hieetinir u friend.-or fue. -?rAt.faaric8ton'';iriiaeme tiowe.an Atnertcan olliccr nowiti thcHs service. the' tiovernor ot -the cUieil is expecicu tins evenmr uom thecoun- try. - All with whom I wislied to be-i 'coate;- acquainted - tei err -ha vehow w me tlie greatest politeness and ; alien tton.-- 1 feel entirely satisfied w ithmy reception; although "1, have not lhough"t it best to go into any detail respecting my arrangements and -planv :! with first to see Congress;, ; I hope'; to feet out . for . Philadelphia Ui two da vs. Ourroute . . - and fifty leagoes i by land. We shall divide ourselves into ! small parties, j I ha already, purchased ' horses an d lSnt f a" "ig''9.f(,r tlie journey, Sotn otiie P.....L ... t .. . f - 1 French and American vessels are here, and are to sail together to-morrow inorping IdTohg ptT-ar)tage: iTthenib ment when the frigates are out of siht. l'hey are armed, and bave promised me to 'dtfeud theulscles stoutly a-hia he put billetlua m.aiji! t wrl vl gainst the small privateers- which they Mr. Lovellr Chain.ian ol tlie Conimit will certainly meet I shall distribute! tee of Foreign Allans.: 11c called tlie my letters among the different ships. , j next day St the Ilatl, of 'Congi esc, and - "I will now tell you about the coun- Mr, Lovell came out to him and said, try and its inhabitants. -They are as that so many " Foreigners bad oB'ered agreeable a my enthusiasm, had paioti tliemselves for employment, that Con1 ed them,. Simnlicity ofmanners. Jtind-: Kress was embarrassed witb. their apuli- ness. loy of country and of liberty, v . . v .; " and a uelightlul-Cquality every wher prevail - The wealthiest man and the poorest are on a level; and, although there are some Ja,rge fortunes,", I chal- lenge ftny one to discover the slightest dm'erence ' between the "manners of these ; two classes, - rcsnectivel y to- wiirds each other. I first fa w- the country lile at the house ot Major Ilu- tho title of a good Amen an $ a sulii cient iNisspurt to -all 1 Jhose civdities 'raiil il Europe to one's friend. lUXOWii, rcceptoii it has been m.is' tagceable in eveiy quarter j uudioTcou e come? with me secures the . tnost court, w? evert the conveniences, 1 have luttcnns Welcome. ..I. have jut pass-1 ed five hours at a grand dinner, ijiven i rendered essential '; to his comfurt, but in jionor "of me; by an Uulividual ot this I luce he liad become an American il- jcity, yOenU jllow i'i'.au44M.oul'trte,diec;-.he wouhl douitless contrive' tot.; anJl-' several' oillcers of mV snile were accommoiUte himself to (lie chiiracter present. - We drank healths atid tried j ha had assumed, and subniit williagood ? ? -ttHalte Fing4ibv- I WgiHpeltHiigraclalilkLiUj itiesee:eiitli ,or tof. departur e., Tlie: tiext day itheUhis Uatteriiig provjf of . JViejidshiuapd i X; '1 1 commanding, ouicers here will show'j tneihe city and its enviions, and tilth t-aiiau set outjor tne nrmy. ; LwCu1rjin-.'-tbtiMinii'feK.l wittvthe people, -w hiclnuake ine feel as much, at ease in their society as if I had known them Tor the similarity butwem ; tweafy years, iheir mode of tiunking nnd lay vw"ad iiiy pive fitiucatioiis ij the Di-liS,v,ai'e Hiver and liberty ami of glory tt.ne might tuj poeji'tvited I.af.i)itte lo accompany him., ; f J' that I a'm veiy bajipy. Bat ou hif4- .Being uaw a iha atuiv, he i&win&mi &'ilW i.'eJJJ lnio Uc mif w.TJi UOH "Xth1V hi 'A-tofuiilv.'r, "ihoui ,T'- nier tintrinti c iv, nniriiivirris irowp HnewiMf wet 'fact iC'froiu yoU'.wiUlic.mi.;.l ask oo, if ;'d' Brundyttine. -lie there i tnga'a'd- 7V-J-in i KiilT 'love inejbufTpot irre'-. same U the hottest part of the- ucii'in.ict x V- -u'e1iTnmmui!f-oTien yoii q my heart l waVs Responds, -i. Ye; , ( am impatient beyond measure to hear froiii ' you. 1 1 hope to find letters bt rniiuueiiiniu. m y'Hlyfearjj that I "u.re4 the ranks, and endeavored to K.C ' .it-hTit"t rn-ihg tiIe7ii;!QayT..faeUt. .TACligraX"etfuminztex; on l;erpusagej;.Al- thi, tterice;;. a musket ball passed. ;! 5i'-- tlie prmtner. whi ninv c r-m.f hi ed n I:fr i- me the special -displeasure of tlie - it. . t... .! ii.. i-i ....... j . .t . . i- innuviu . i.um.-ir i navi urawn iipoii j;iii, u iin mc uuri y iu uepui i in i .. . e ... I' . .1. -. !tl , vcry uce, sen cumtss , nicy win iiui; on in arrears ,with.vitv s hould. t ievt tpmr this vessel nvy vh on which I so loudly depend for litiers I uifaa4uhe,.were.iet'rea(in' in a' h ji - . ' from you. Vrite fiequent and lonlried and .:rg-i'nrg iTunner; and fe- -f ' lettei. ;T You ld not 'tn'ow "the 'Tuii 'gilrtllfSi iif laifiseit; iiii first piecrniv -h-extent of Joy withswhich I shall te-.nou.was. tuv t,W.';:i inmrd it.-4 ' : ceive them. iiubraMT uennetta ten- det'lyvMay-1. say embrace ; tenderly our thiUrrn: T lie father Of these poor; ..I'll .... a . t t a i honest man at heart; a goou myown, toiiieocarsociety.oricetneso- I s " . i.i i . 1- i .i . ciety of the court, but whic by thekpse U. u... ..OK UUUX WK fttn.IV I Jf Vi . VVU, the better";' 1 m&X7cavo,!oa lor wai, al paper ajid time; aim n t im re peat to you t;i" thousand times that I tove you, it is not from want of. led pi esuiptitn - to hop that i have al- laraavarrcOT aaa"ttic4nr8trwaflti amoevourcd by insects; so, you see ine best cjumriea have then itwuvau ta' Adivu. " '! . ' lAt.VTi.H i.." AU tluus Ueing in readinebsi . the party left chiii lcsion and liavelleil .id Pnikdclphia, ' vvuh aJ raucb cxjeditiini as the extreme heat of the winer aud the badness of the roads would pent. ft. They visited Govcruor Caawtlt in JJorlb Carolina-, and stopped a siSiort liiiie at Autiai oil iu hUt iaoti'l--K Here Brice, to wlionf they had a ktttr kim. Cannichael,. and w iio'w as iln -nt uiU Laiayette s aid -Ue-vQi.ip. ; il.c ves sel had A,becn : left al . Carleftton, where it was 'loaded with, 'liv.t fot the Frenlb naii.ou--lt "louiidtied in going out of tt liritibiCr, Att. othn.e vessel and cargo were lost. ' " T W hen Laia vette aimed in Pniladel- eationflf and y be was sorrv to infoim , . ....--' , , ta u him that there yvaa very little hope of liis success. " Lafayette s'tiuspectcd his papers bad hot been retaad he im mediately sat dow n and '. wrote a' note to the President of Congress, in which he desired to be permitted to serve in the American Army on two conditions; lirst that he should receive na pay;se com! ly that he should aet as volunteer, Thesn . terms were to . ififireut from who loves bis J-tmily deuily land ',a I lie following letter to his wife was good husband who b-ves bis wif .with written th -day after tha nf tlor... -;., . :" ftctnop-.bcr me to yoiiy-fi mids and ' A , ' ..' V; those demanded by other foreign ers, and presented bu few obstacles on the ground of an interference with A mertcair oficers, that they w ere at oncj accepted. Ills rank, zeal, per severence, and disinterestedness oyer cama every objection, and he was ap pointed a major-general in the Ameri can Army iiure that a month before-, he bad reached the age of twenty.'. :' Washington va expected shortly in Pliilailelp!iia,nd the young general etiaciadsei:tar- ci t bis iii i?al tse tare- fc ent to i head-q!iartels. The trtih traduciion,: was at a dinner party, where .Several members of Congress , wcr presenu" When they were about to separate, Washington "touk Luruy-ette- aside, spoke to him .very kindly complimented him - ups3 ti.e iiubio spirit be had shown tnd the sacrifices be had msde in favor of the .u:eiicati cause, and then told him that he. should be pleased if he; would make the uiir- ' tR-f:the't,or.miandcf-"1if:rtTlrf,''liUjrE home,-establish himself thoie whenever he thought proper, and, consider him- . self at. all times a one of his family adding ih a toiie of pleasantry,- that fie wjncii his lciiiurr 'babiis tui;:ht have iejjaru on tiiep;trtot the tommander i; Jt'htef. His buries and cauinue wet o umHcuiuiciv eni m caitin. smi ever ttfteivards, even wheirki had the cou1.-" t.M!H4Mi!i1'iiolU Loi$tV hi in-' ; j rtimacyitBfiaaffqfaHv all the 'ad vautare of a 'member ol'. "tW lOeuer&l s family. The'. day-' after -Ule",.'-; dinner,, Washington trisected the for- "n'iuui un y-1 u-;a:niTia.--'TiiTinff oarrio a conspicioa exainple of coolness-and couiae. hi!e th troops, "were Yc- treating in dl:;n!er, te ' dismount ed.': Kn-irVtard hw titb'rtst" till his aid mid' him hi,.., .i. i - i . . . .. .. . .unouan nisTeir -nor Tint wounii i n ..,. mii ine uiucm wug. rtltlljlllg Iroia, 111 . ' ' ; no mei a surjjeon lit the fear, who put I I - . . . a li-it bamfairn round l.ta ...i . bridge at the entrance fit the villas witli iirders to stop all ' ib" -retreating soldiery .at "that" ? placW' His wound ' , . u. . v l .h- . mj. "c ,1-ieiieu oncers, win icamc Jier with tne, but who uot if ftn y j ppoi II tOiellt 10 the army, ult ret uiuintr to France. I !.. .1 UiliiH', niii: be' was 'taken to. Philadelnhia. fjgiu by telling you,' that I am. well, be- : c icasi ntast d by- tellin- -you hat " -i we fought .yesterday " in good earoest, and -that wo- were not the stronger par fyifcnW"Ame riesn -al rr r a i an'g a n'4" brave resista rice were iit,'1itst rooted. t AI" waralteiiTplirig' ta rally. 'Mie'in'T'-' the. Eilg!jsh;"hcii fired ine vvith'a '--m kej-bali, whicU woumled iidr iiti'.'litly in the leg; bat this is nothing; thebai'l toueb'il neitlif r -bone nor' artery, niid Ishall escape without further iocoHve--.: nieticu;, tha'tt-,.haviu. to keep uiy oeu hit some tme, a tliirrj-'which ;put ; -mo-inuc'i out of humor.' I hone -you -; will not be alarmed; indeed this is a - ' ivasrm why you should be less so than ' bi'f iie.'' hince it keens ma from !:iv -:"'" fir-Id "...for'-.-iiome lime, as 1 intend . to laLeroatl.care f mvselfi be' very firo ot it -v-. ...;!- " ' '"!" '" ' '" '"" "1 think this u!7air will lead t6 un- . pleasant consequenees, which we must try to up nr. Wi t.'j 1 1 ?ye f'-u , eu -m.my teiteri Irom me. m. ih rn'.' lit-ri beiii tne; iiinf Hf.ite -nynurrDU rrytgs. I luieas vet received only one. from' you, and I long tor news. .Adii u. i am for lil.ldvnl; i lie T-i.i. i t (itbeii-L tor some d tys past I have not lid tune ;to sb-ep; the. list ti'ght was em ployed in oar retreat, and in myjiJur- ' ney t this place, where I am well ta- ken care of. Let my friends know that I am well. - Many tender tgartls to 1 Jladatne 4' Ay en; many compli menrt to my sisters. Th uSiCcrt wi'l depart shortly; they will see you, hew happy they are, good night; I love you more than ever. L'.vriYETix." . Fn-tn PliiladelpliLi ha' pivceedcd to Bristol. Mr. Henry" Laurens on his wayjto York town, after the adjourn, ment or Congress,- tx;k the routes thioUg'i Bristol, and conveyed La-" fuycttc in his carriage to Be'tbltb'em, . Tlfi a;t cf kindness was keg xemern - i. 1 :5f: 1 il ,'-t.-- sf f. 1. 1. ..til. 1 I . I - J....
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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