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With the lateft ADyiCES, Foreign and Domestic
SEMPER PRO LIBERT ATE,1 ET BONO PUBLICO,
!r ' R A i; T I R E 29 x777- :
' L 7nniDv:C nf fhe INHABITANTS ot lJtN5TLr
Th-na 7 i
4D. rnti wti r s on -J
LT ANTS
,ly EJ. A V A R-B,
The Jcrfics were once in yoar ,xceiiency-s pojiemon- 15 was
at a time wncn; we nad jcarce tne maauw u au ww; w
and ihe". the grouad with you. Jnveigiea Dy your prociawauuo., Mjr
of ttie inhabitaais of that bwte aaoptea tne iamc noucoiwa.
i taHIAi n.e ow? " 0 rt. nf M AtYtANDi to hi of tlie inhabitann ot tnat state aaoptea ih v
on the Eastern Sho" - , l? W: j.rv fft .i. Ur Excellency at tbit time fo prcJEmrly invite
:.Sciy Sir WILLIAM HOV. . v Vsca onac-
: 01 yoar iucccllcs, when lo ; you was jcen coupcu up xu4
Ov0ardi:ly iircourfe wb degenerate n : fe"- M bu oo haottv ia effeUnRaa e-
.nd erceoane.. m r .-yt-- - - W ftip,. WU ourExce. be
jcrcto ry our iuuv-,
1 1 .w if j nvr wuijiu w r .
B!1, rr: fM :-and wc aopc revcr to g.vc
WOUIU uc nwvj . w. -
.u ...rn--tn kplieve that there
placed in oar prpmifes of proteOion
V cltatcd'denintoinfuU us we the lecurityoa
. .bate the propoll you Jjold out 1 -"..J d the - tben !afforfcd.-fo your'delodcd-lbllowers w tUat:St.,to-Wfcai5
JLL have aOed only m " fubotdmate fta onf , and the w lavilhvour uromifca. and who had weakly confidfJT
aUbIiriyoi?Sr".Tw Tkerf were.e ,goWe eomjanwo. ".mW"
. iAu.- e M . a 'Mil wr m -m m i uvir :
vaaahonds and exiles.-their farieited c-
jme fmall compenlatioh for the evils they.
by their deintracy, alkited in.Dnnging upon mcix avQ
land, i- -'!' ' '
i u..r . -imrvi;pd the rum of as many as you were anle.
, with them failed we pc never - , STJ& ContiQCnt, y0UP Wilency (ee defirou.
them reafon-to believe that there Tby vour.'tb incrcale the number in thisbut forewarned, toreanned.--
rpmiles ot protecuw . - We have profited from their misfortunes, ana rrom ; tneir error
rxnHt0- r , 1 .ir .fcbe vour endeavours to we have learnbd prudence time and experience ave ""
To the fame-caufe we would xlfb aftr.be our enflka fiendlhip fo repugnant with dettruaiop. The die
Vcdtce tRofr oficersandfoM is caurcbice adeand we hop, tobe : able conrince,
to fubdeeby open force, baTe.y to deUi W. yO0r ExcelleScy that we are not to be terrified out of our free-:
Irtedom, in which they are engaged, "d "h'C3 dom by your arms, nor wheedled oat of it.by your dedaiau.
.rtftmoorts ai an inducement to wnich yoar a-f.W;,.. ons: , f: L .s - '
-d to promife them pardon, for a lM-ftat. r- ' , 1 ' "-
riiencv is. too lrapoitui v r ; ' . : vtvntt rt a. letter mm a su.i ,
1 an'rAfondoftheyokeasr , ,v - - o,r a. if77. ' . I.
111 u ii. m u - 1 " j rimitrii 1 r 1
fi0e, tZ ' wh, SjXrh".l "e m3dy
ihake o their unfiehng lyrant, ne , kif fl. f U
away, at your iaviuti-n. to crouch at ha feet, and kill his m
bpon the difpofition lollowing. We begun our march at lix
h-tnre. with an intention to begin the at-
tack at 5 nexrt morning. Generals Sullivan's and Wayne s di
vifions formed ,the right wing, in order to attack .the enemy f
left- Generis Green's and Stephen's divifions to forta the left
wir-k1 and attack the enemy's right; Geni Conway Vbngade-;
to march in front of the troops that compofed the right wing. f
ajid file off to attack the enemy's left flank ; Gen. MDougaUi
hat comcofed the left winr, and
to file ofar to ttuck the enemy'snght flank; Generals Nalh and
away, at your
tUWre we inclined tofufpicion. We (hould be apt to cenfider
W ExcdUncy's declaration as the laft words and ,d)ing fpeech
your lixceuency 5 ucw Excel ency, knowing
f con fcious.tm potency. , AnJ tha t oo- firin an3
l:u::.. f nmii(riunf r- -
tne impraciiuiiit v '"j-b .0
; lappoieottveo ".-r-r---T eaji lt.rms than
,pl, o. J"" ""7r'0n ia ca, doc ours, i. wha,
fighting for tbem.-J.a your ow . &ie anJ.;.
SrSK rooUr7aithfui d. d, we 0y af-
1dS'c& prccUmauon o proceed fro.
uotaamiiiing ui, uninfluenced by one finUter
jSLdf.0r-,o..defiSBSi u.-, yet have wa cogent
reafbnto decline the fP'",-5 ;3 that ;rammenfdan.
We cannot perfuade.ourielvei wc ar. " . . t th. .OUIfeof
r vMr Excellency would intimate ; e think tn. cuVe1
,0rV you will h"f. 1)uttri,Dgi , b'ravr, numerous,
.and well-provided Jor the aivation of this
fenH:o
under GoJ, to be able to workout fcr ourselves a rao.e eseutt
feenrity and i-"" -
,Uut even were our ;r :w frnritv was
; knf mmmon oriiacu..,
I777.
N the Id of this initant the plan laid for attacking the e
. Ii r : in av.rurinn .iTrdav the td.
13V lUlUi 1 JC Wrta puw a . J ,
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lArraftrontr'i militia ot renniyivanians w anac wj
Itcir left flank, and rrar. The proper meaiure, previous
I this enierprfo. being concerted we marched at the; time men-
rk. . . . F.! " . :i morrh irl nnf arrive to loon ai
tioned, bujunaving 14 ,r , LriT- A
we exocfted; fo that it was near 6 in the morning of the 3d be.
Jore the attack became genera!. The enemy's whole force wa.
rA'd- We drove them two miles wun conBucraoit-w u
.u-:- r,r Onr lols cannot dc aiccnaincu
certain,
bu
t. believe they have fuffered much, as we. palled great
. V n:n iri ,k- ififldJ O-irarmv amed nere a-
llin la'l ight, much fatigaeJ, having marked all night and .
fn day without halting cr rctreming ; and am happy to find ;
neyve L objeaionfto anUher trial, which mult take pUce ;
The enemy were pofted at German-Town, and aU their
rmnns from Philadelphia were caneu up iwl,",." ww"v . ;
S3s me .hint the got wind of our intenuon..
withliandihg the precautions wcu lY "
t raCir Hue . wu - . . s - -. -'its-
Sade fomeWour men prifohers; The lolVcf the enemys un-
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