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BaTURDAY, May 26 , 1787,
rEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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INDEPENDENT REGISTER.
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From the Coinmhian Magazine .
Letters relative to the treatment of Captain Afgill,
while prisoner in the American army ; being a
full refutation of the charges of inhumanity ex
hibited in London against General Waflungton.
{Concludedfrom No. XXXII.)
No. VII.
Postscript to Col. Davton.
S I R,
TAM informed that Capt. Afgill is at Chatham,
without guard, and under no restraint. This,
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young gentleman treated with all the tender nejs pof
file, confifent with his prefentfit nation . But un
til his fate is determined, he nwft be considered
as a close prisoner, and be kept in the greatest fe«
eurity. I request therefore that he may be sent
immediately to the Jersey line, where he is to be
kept close prisoner in perfect security tiil further
orders.
No. VIII.
To Col. Dayton, 2d. New-Jersey, Chatham.
Head Quarters, 22djune, 1782.
SIR,
I have received two letters of the 17th and
lßth instant. The only object I have in view in
ordering Capt. Afgill to be confined to the huts
was the peifeft security of the prisoner. This
mult Le attended to. But lam 'very twilling, and
i.tfieed twijh every indulgence to be granted him , that
is not incenffent with that .
When I ordered on an officer for the purpose of
retaliation, I mentioned my willingness that he
fhouid make any application to the Bi itifb com
mander in chief, in whole power alone it lay to
avert his destiny ; but I, at the fame time, desired
it to Le announced that I ihotvld receiv, no appli
cation nor answer any letter 611 the fubjeft, which
did not inform, that fatisfaftion was made for the
death of Capt. Huddy. I imagine you was not in
formed of this circumstance, or you would have
pi evented Major Gordon’s application on the fub
jeft. I am, &c.
G. WASHINGTON.
No. XI.
Poflfcript of a letter to Col. Dayton, 2d New-Jer
sey, Morrifiovvn, dated Head Quarters, New
burgh, xAuguft 25, 1782.
h > . S. 2i n wit 1 leave Capt. Afgill on parole
at Met rif own t until further orders A
No. X.
To His Excellency General Washington, Com
mander in Chief.
Col. Dayton’s Quarters, Chatham,
May 17th, 1782.
On the 30th oflaft month I had the honor of ad
drefling your Excellency in writing, flaring the
manner of my confinement and the circumstances
that induced me to claim your protection. Being
ignorant of the fate of my letter, it would be very
fatisfadory to me if your Excellency would be
pleased to inform me if it has been received In
consequence of your orders Col. Dayton was de
sirous of me to ratnr. ’ ut Lc-ing ill ut' a
icver, 1 prevailed on him to ’ t me remain at his
quarters close confined, which indulgence I hope
will not be disapproved of. / cannot conclude this
letter without expiring my gratitude to your Excel
lency for ordering Col. Dayton to favour me as much
as my ft nation would admit of and injufiie to him
1 mujt acknowledge the feeling and attentive manner
in which thoje comma mis were executed.
I have the honor to be,
With great refpeCt,
Your Excellency’s most obedient servant,
CHARLES ASGILL, Lieut, and Capt.
ift regt. foot guards.
No. XI.
To Capt. Ludlow, ill bat. Britifti guards, New-
York.
Head Quarters, Augufl 5, 1782.
S I R,
Persuaded that your desire to visit Capt. Afgill
at Chatham, is founded' in motives of friendlhip
and humanity only, I inclofe you a pafiport for the
gratification of it.
The inclofed letters for that gentleman, came
to me from New-York, in the condition you will
receive them : you will have an opportunity of
presenting them with yourselves. Your own let
ters came under cover to me via Oftend.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your most obedient servant,
G. WASHINGTON.
PASSPORT.
Capt. Ludlow of the Britifti guards has my per
miflion (with his servant) to pass the American
post at Dobb’s ferry, and proceed to Chatham.
He has liberty also to return to Ncw-York the
fame way.
Given at Head Quarters, the sth of August,
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G. WASHINGTON.
THE
r No. XII.
To Capt. Charles Afgill, iff bat. Britiih guards,
prisoner, Chatham.
[Head Quarters, 7th Ortober, i;Sa.
S I R,
I have to acknowledge your favor of the 37th
of September
The circumstances which produced in the firfl:
instance your unfortunate situation, having in some
measure changed their ground, the whole maret
has been lr before Or ugrefs for their dirertions.
I am now waiting their decision.
I can allure you I (hall be very happy (liotild cir
cumflances enable me to announce to you your li
beration from your difagreeablc confinement. I
am, &c.
G. WASHINGTON.
No. XIII.
To Capt. Charles Afgill.
S I R,
It affords me singular pleafurc to have it in my
power to transmit to you the inclofed copy of an
Art of C ongrefs of the 7th infl. by which you are
relcafed from the disagreeable circumstances in
which you have been so long. Suppofiug you
would wifti to go into New-York as soon as pos
sible, I also inclofe a passport for that purpose.
Your letter of the »Bth of Oflober came regu
larly to my hands. I beg you to believe that my
not answering it sooner did not proceed from in
attention to you, or a want of feeling for your si
tuation. I daily experted a determination of yous
case, and I thought it better to await that, than
to feed you with hopes that might in the end prove
frunlefs. You will attribute my de>ention of the
inclofed letters, < hich have been in my hands a
fortnight, to the fame cause.
I cannot take leave of you Sir, without alluring
you, that in whatever light my agency in this un
pleasing affair may be viewed, I was never influ
enced, through the whole of it by fanguinary.mo
tives ; but by what I conceived to be a sense of
my duty, which loudly called upon me to take
measures, however difagreeablc, to prevent a re
petition of those enormities which have been the
fubjert of difeuflion. And that this important end
is likely to be anfwcred without the effufion of the
blood of an innocent person, is not a greater relief
to you than it is to Sir, Your most obedient, hura
ole Servant,
G. WASHINGTON,
[No. XXXV.I