The writings of James Madison, comprising his public papers and his private correspondence, including numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed. |
TO EDMUND PENDLETON. |
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TO EDMUND PENDLETON.
Dear Sir,—You preserve your character for punctuality
so well that I always have the pleasure to begin
with acknowledging the receipt of a favor from
you. That of the 11 instant came to hand yesterday.
As the sufferings of your Militia are ascribed to the
conduct of their commanding officer, I hope the disgust
will be only local. A general disgust would be
a very serious misfortune.
We are informed from good authority that an embarkation
is taking place at N. York, From the
number of Regiments & corps mentioned, it probably
consists of about 4000 troops. Knyphausen & Philips
course will without doubt be directed to the Southern
States.
We have a probable story from the Southward,
corroborated by a paper from N. York, that Tarlton
has had an encounter with Sumpter, in which he lost
upwards of 100 men including the wounded & received
a mortal wound himself. Sumpter is said also to have
been wounded but slightly and to have lost one man
only. The personal wound of Tarlton is omitted in
the N. Y. Paper, but his loss otherwise is represented
as greater than our own account makes it.
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