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Further Particulars In Addition To Our Account Of The Earl Of Moira.
interest at Head Quarters , his rank and station , his merit and abilities , generous bounty money , great assiduity , and the number of the convention soldiers that found the way into New York filled up the corps with great rapidity . His Lordship then got the provincial rank of Colonel . He was in hi gh favour with Sir Henry Clinton , till autumn 1779 . At that time Major Drummond , Sir Henry old friend and Colonel Lines
. s , , and his Lordship , all of whom had hitherto been the first men with the commander in chief suddenl y lost all their influence . The reason of this quick revolution was imputed b y many to one of Sir Henry ' s caprices , but others better informed , knew , that Colonel Lines , who brought the account of the retaking of iawhen at home in 1770
Georg , managed so as to get the Provincial rank established , which hurt Sir Henry exceedingly , not only from being done Without his participation , but from a pretty well grounded opinion , that it was a most unpopular step in regard to the regular officers , and was Ukely to give general disgust . His Lordshi p and the Major were said to have favoured the measures . It certainl y was a political Step far it
as as respected attaching the Americans to the service I his object however did not weigh at head quarters . His Lordship some time after was sent to the Southward with his corps Major Andre was appointed adjutant general in his room , and the * commander in chief got the appointment confirmed by the Kino-Previousl y to the battle of Camden , whilst his Lordship commandedm that post , he wrote the following letter , which was afterwards found in Col . Rugeley ' s house . This will give the military reader a good idea of his Lordship ' s talents .
( . Secret ) Camden , July 7 , 1780 . S I R , I send you the names of some ofthe Field Officers who are at present under Gen . Sumpter ' s command . Perhaps you may have such acquaintance with some of them , at least with their characters thatyou may tempt them with proposals without fear of their be
_ - traying you . The service which I would have them perform is to advise Sumpter to advance and fix his encampment behind Berkley Creek , where there is a very specious position . I will promise five hundred guineas to any of them who will prevail npon him to take that step ; will give you notice of it ; will particularise the ' forceand mark
enemys , what detachments are made to secure their camp from surprise . Whoever undertakes it , may depend upon the strictest secrecy being observed ; for upon thr-t head I am sure I may rely upon you . Very plausible arguments may be usedfor counselling Sumpter to take that position-fit may particularl y be represented that he would thereb the
, y cover Wax-™ /!? - \" cursiotls of our cavalry , and secure all the grain of that district ; that Mecan ' s detachment from its halting at Han ° --? iig rock , is evidentl y weak , and acting on the defensive ; and , that as we can support our light troops mvich more readily fron *
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Further Particulars In Addition To Our Account Of The Earl Of Moira.
interest at Head Quarters , his rank and station , his merit and abilities , generous bounty money , great assiduity , and the number of the convention soldiers that found the way into New York filled up the corps with great rapidity . His Lordship then got the provincial rank of Colonel . He was in hi gh favour with Sir Henry Clinton , till autumn 1779 . At that time Major Drummond , Sir Henry old friend and Colonel Lines
. s , , and his Lordship , all of whom had hitherto been the first men with the commander in chief suddenl y lost all their influence . The reason of this quick revolution was imputed b y many to one of Sir Henry ' s caprices , but others better informed , knew , that Colonel Lines , who brought the account of the retaking of iawhen at home in 1770
Georg , managed so as to get the Provincial rank established , which hurt Sir Henry exceedingly , not only from being done Without his participation , but from a pretty well grounded opinion , that it was a most unpopular step in regard to the regular officers , and was Ukely to give general disgust . His Lordshi p and the Major were said to have favoured the measures . It certainl y was a political Step far it
as as respected attaching the Americans to the service I his object however did not weigh at head quarters . His Lordship some time after was sent to the Southward with his corps Major Andre was appointed adjutant general in his room , and the * commander in chief got the appointment confirmed by the Kino-Previousl y to the battle of Camden , whilst his Lordship commandedm that post , he wrote the following letter , which was afterwards found in Col . Rugeley ' s house . This will give the military reader a good idea of his Lordship ' s talents .
( . Secret ) Camden , July 7 , 1780 . S I R , I send you the names of some ofthe Field Officers who are at present under Gen . Sumpter ' s command . Perhaps you may have such acquaintance with some of them , at least with their characters thatyou may tempt them with proposals without fear of their be
_ - traying you . The service which I would have them perform is to advise Sumpter to advance and fix his encampment behind Berkley Creek , where there is a very specious position . I will promise five hundred guineas to any of them who will prevail npon him to take that step ; will give you notice of it ; will particularise the ' forceand mark
enemys , what detachments are made to secure their camp from surprise . Whoever undertakes it , may depend upon the strictest secrecy being observed ; for upon thr-t head I am sure I may rely upon you . Very plausible arguments may be usedfor counselling Sumpter to take that position-fit may particularl y be represented that he would thereb the
, y cover Wax-™ /!? - \" cursiotls of our cavalry , and secure all the grain of that district ; that Mecan ' s detachment from its halting at Han ° --? iig rock , is evidentl y weak , and acting on the defensive ; and , that as we can support our light troops mvich more readily fron *