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Cjod,, ot ureat Britain, r ranee, and Ireland, 'King, Defender of tke Faith, and ■fo forth. . - v. •r G U y C A R L E T O N.By his Excellency’s command*H. T. CRAMAHE.' By the above proclamation it appears,* that the province7 of Canada is not a tittle behind the other • colonies in .a fpirited contention again.ft the prfifent miniftry. yFrom the Am? York Gazette, Juue .19.• Cambridge, June 10. Tuefday laft being the day agreed on for the exchange of prifoners, between twelve and one o’clock Dr.-Warren and Brigadier General Putnam, in a! phaeton, together with Major.Dunbar and Lieutenant Hamilton, of the 64th, on horfeback; Lieut. Potter, of the marines, in a chaife; John Hilton, of the 47th ; Alexander Campbell, of the 4th; John Tyne, Samuel Mafey, Thomas Pany, and Thomas Sharp, of the marines, wounded men, in two coaches; the whole ef-corted by the .Weathersfield * company, under the command of Capr. Chefter, entered the town of Charles-town, and marching flowly through it, halted at the ferry, where, ypon a fignal given. Major Moncrief landed from 1 the Lively, in order to receive the prifoners-and fee his old friend Captain Putnam. Their .meeting was truly cordial and afFeianate : the wonnded privates were foon feat on board the tively, but Major Moncrief and the other officers retarned with General Putman to the houfe of Doctor Fofter, where an entertainment was provided for'them. About three o’clock a fignal was made by the Lively, that they were ready to deliver up our prifoners; upon which Gen. Putnam and Major Moncrief wentto the ferry, white they received the prifoners, who were cpadofted to. the houfe of Doctor Fofter, and there refreihedj after which the General and Major returned to their company, and fpent an hpor or two in a very agreeable manner. Between five and fix o’clock Major Moncrief, with the eScers that had been delivered to him, were conduced with the utmoft decency and good iiamour 5 and the Weathersfield company did ionoor to thcmfelves, their officers, and their country. The regular officers expreflcd them-folves as highly.pleafed; thofe who had begn prisoners politely acknowledged the genteel, Jrisd treatment they had received from their cantors: the privates, who were all woundedUi iiiuuuwaj xuaiagpeace become more terr guine operations of war to affert thofe rights, an tionoppofe the torrent 0 upon them;By the introduion a:government^ or rather* and your wives and ylt; flhves; you have nothiand all the fjyour own;; ind’fiftry may be taken ! avaricious Governor an«may incline to demand by their edifts to be tr countries to fight battle intereft, a*d to. fpill' y from which neither hono be derived; nay, the ei religion on' the prefen t legillature in which you I which you have ho con are cxpofed to depulfion whenever their wealth (ufficient temp.acions. that a virtuous Prince wil and ffiouid a' wicked or cur with a wicked- rain treafure and ftrength of poffible to donceive to w) extreme ofwretchednef: prcfent'cftabliffimeht, b“ We are informed j upon to wafte your lives fhould you, by a compl afient to your new eftabli out with France, your may be fentco perifh in e Iflands in the Weft Indit “ Itcannot be prefu rations will have weight are loft to ailfenfe of he believe that the prefent fo degenerated as to pc gallantry, or courage oi -certainly will not permi grace of fuch pufillanim heads/ and the confequedren for ever.“ We, for our parts, free or-not at all, and ai ty fliail qever reproach v Haves into the world.- “ Permit us again to friends.' not vour enemit
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Middlesex Journal and Evening Advertiser
Middlesex, Middlesex, GB
Tue, Aug 01, 1775
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