ma*ch 13 177s , the nuhiu 419 tforth-carolina gazette with the iateft advices foreign and domestic semper pio ubertate et bono pu3uc0 from gazette to the pkikter sir j trench gentleman has lately favoured mi witi ft£ht nfa ccllec titn of hi toric.il 4xd political letters to bis fritiids in france i have obtained his coujent to tranjlate axd publijk the following from them the author hat been near fwo years in america and has ieen introduced to the f,jl characters on the continent his real name mujl be afecnt the name hy inhub he has chejen to he known to the public will he feen in the ccnclnjiun rf the enclif tdletter frcmjemrs h p fijbkiu in the state if new-york no-v 20 1777 my dear count . in my laft lecter i informed you that gsneral gates wai ordered by the congrefs to return to take the command of the northward army this appointau-at wag the more honourable as twelve out of thirecn or the hates concur red in it the clamours of the people who govern their rulers in this country could not be refined r.d private preju dices were made to yield to the general fafety aiwl honour of america the joy of the nor hern army upon general gittes'i arrival among hem cannot be defer ibl-d he lud gained their confi deuc by his fervi:es amon them the two preceding campaigns he was like themfelves a zealous republican ; and his only tbjefls in taking part with them in the prrfent war were li berty and independence he had endeared himfdf to them fur ther by the ftri&aefs ofdifdpuae which he h?d introduced a xaung them tht year before for f ldier are always bcil faris cd wi:h officers who keep them ft-adjy to tvir duty provid ed they partake with them of all the toil itad dangers af the military life the fuecefs of grr.cral stark in defeating a urge body of general burgoynt's array at benningtoa had prepared the war for genera gct-.-s's fatu.-e fuccefs and prove the feed of 11 the laurels that he reaped during the campaign you will fee the particulars of this affair in the newspapers which ac company this letter . the firft objeft with general gates was to put his army in order this wat done in a few weekt ; for he infafed at once ah own fpirit into every corps xmonjj them his general er dcrs were fliort but they were implicitly obeyed he faw eve ry thing with his own eyes and heard every thing with his wvn ears he flept but little and wa fcldcm abfent from the morning and evening parade of his troops he underftcod eve ry part of the du'y ol.an rffirer and tidier as well at ofa;gene rj for he had ferved the king of grent britain durir.g the greateft part of the two la^t wars with france under ibme of the ableil generals that great iirir?.i ever feot into the field his temper was na:ur»!!y hafly wirich fomerimes led him to make lie of pamonate exprcflions in rcproviag his officers b-'t he was notwithstanding equally beloved and feared by them — i hive been told that he never had a iin^le perfosal enemy un dt his t com;nund not oniy the genius end character of this illufino-r c iker but the abilities of ever al o his geperai officers ant 1 the i^irit cfh:s truops 11 conc-ncd to s£c.'d & favourable prcfage of fuccehful campaign liuco'n and arnold vv?re h:s two major generals rrd glo ve corniri*nded a b u>ie in his army tae f ferved with repu:a;ion lail year at the he-j of a*ody oi maitachofctts mili tia genius and indultry iuppiied in fame iiieafure the want cf a military education ; htt wa cosi determined and enter prizing arnold's ch;;ra.sler is already known in europe he is faiu to poflefs wha we call in ccr country the 1 rap;e mili taire hii countrymen accufe hi.ix of too much iff.petucfiry this may be the cafe in the cabinet ; but 1 do not think he is too impe:uuus in the field glover ferved two campaigns un der general lee and was a great favourite of that unfortunate officer he i brave tud has the ci*ar.;cur of an excellent dif ciplinarian the fpirit of general gates's army cannot be too nvch coxn in|iid?:d it was compofed chkrly of the farmers and farmer fons of the four ealtern iiarcb every man arnorig he 1 fell a enthufijilhc attachment to liberty and thelowcli cmuue toughc alike with his general for all thai was dear to him the in habitants of ni\v-e«jgland are rrained op from their infanc to civil ecclesiaftua 1 , and dom.ftic fubo.-dina ion tne tran fi:ion from thtfe therefore to military fu bordi natio i fii jrt and natural j rave fven reciuits th-t had been enli::ed only lor three weeks h die their arms and pt form au tbe evolv tions which are ftecefiary in the kind of w^r taar is carried on in ihis country wi:n as much dex:eritya6 th king's g-.-ards ac verfaiuei they are a hardy race of men and wiien kep in acyion aie no fubjeft to c«.:np di(eafes they are in genrr.l fober 2nd moral dn-nkentiefs is u known amorg ihem ar;d hnce the beginning f the war there has been bat o.e iaftan of a ne england man's def-r:ing to the britias axmy i^'3 was tried and condemned to die but was herwa.c paruufitd upr^n dl.ovti ing proofs of his being a lunatic the public papers will give you a panic jar accocnt cf two battlti fough on the 19th of septciubcr zt>a he 7 h s odo ber between the army under the command of general li-.tej fcbd the roy&l army under the common j of general li r>o nc • the lalt was a complete victory oa the iide or hc a^irricins every circumftance attended it that could filter the t iiiiary knowledge and conduct of geni-ral gates general f raker who added to the glory of the day by his fall wai tiictmed one of lie b-.it officers in the biitmi a my in his action general arnold gained itn mortal honou i horfe recei/ed three wounds with bayonets in forcing the britifh lines ; cyiwith randtcg this and the wound he received in his leg which fra&ured tr-e bone he was ile 0;il tha get withiaude of the e neiny's brealt work uut the glory ct th-tt victory was forfr loft in an event that has cafe m iii ad e open ail the victories that have been gained by both arn.ies finte tne c irnmtn.cment of the war about a week after this baule general bargoyce furrend^red himtif and the teaiains of h s whole army with all their arms cuir.p equipage sec into the hands oi genera.1 gate c . can any thing be conceived of more humiliatiog to the priiie aid pow er of great britain j — an army often thotifand m.c — tcii.fill ing of ve.era-ns who had hurzi in all the giory of the late w^.r ia germany and america — commanded by efneers h h«d ferved u.:d;^r wolfe and l^rdin&nd and who hud plocked 4u rtl from the heights of abraham and mind?a tud headed by a general rich in roya rawoor and ram jus lor having by a finale manoeuvre turned the rate of the lt.it war between bfaia and portugal — were defeated furrounded and a ja.t rcdu.^d to the neccrm'y oi fubntitting o an army coiiatiiig at do time of more than 12.000 men ; one ha'f oi wiuup wero r.jjitis nd the reft rec-rtiits tf on!v five rocn.hs j ai.u'ir.g th.fe d,ui\>:r rccrived a pe-ulur oi^aafjcy fr m the gafconifde with v ; ictt general jurgoyne bvgau li uiar.ii srt.m r'c^ri.irrrga i fent yvu hi p..claaiation in a iorrf;er packet iii letters to gen gates you will perccivp are wri ten in the arre po'iifous ityle bu r . he iad other aits of pref np ion ai j jfoh to reco'.eci upon this occafioi — h bad prom fed whe he wk lea e of the houfe of cc:n.'i.ciis in the e<if 1775 to ** e:np^r iiis juniih " mciits of the americans for rtrb^ii n w.th humanity - he had boaileu to his frre&ds that he '* wouid dur.ee the la •' dies f"d co;«x the gentlemen into lulimiftion — he iiad de clared upon entering the port of bollon during the b!)ckiidu of that town that he would have •• elbow i<>>m anj a it he wa rvioived to mine hereafter witho t arivaj in the hiita ryofthe reduclicn of america ke bad with great difficulty ob tained his pre/ent l pirate command by making two voyages to great britain notwichiiandin thefe things he wa receiv ed and treafed with policenefs by general gates the orbcers of his r.rmy—r not a fingle iniu't was oflv:ed o him er h:s army by the comnv n foldiers thi bshavioor is cha ac tcxiflk of the naiural miguaiiiuuty of tiide people it o