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BaTURDAY, May 26 , 1787, rEORGIA STATE GAZETTE 0 R ' ; J INDEPENDENT REGISTER. FREEDOM PRESS, and TRIAL by JUR y to remain inviolate forever. Cv.fiuunon ./ G, C r S ,„. MdU GU ST A: Printed ly JO H N E. SMI TH, Printer to the State , Efays, Ms of Intelligence, Advertfemcnts , &c, will be gratefully received,\ and every kind of Printing performed . 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, »/*•* • _ ' ‘l !.* /Tff ty: —X -yi- w rlr trv 'w u r&c 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, j 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