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(lantly read. By this I was informed that my 

 camp was in confufion, and that the men were 

 firing upon each other. Without faying one 

 word to the general, I inftantly rofe from tabic, 

 and having previoufly requefleda colonel of in- 

 fantry, whofe regiment Jay nearefl: me, to fend 

 a detachment of his men before day-light to 

 furround my camp, I galloped home as faft as 

 I was able. The night was dark ; and I had a 

 valt open common to pafs : however, I reached 

 my camp, being partly guided by the fiaflies 

 and reports of the mulkets. On my arrival I 

 inftantly began to fire among them with my 

 piftols ; and, as my voice was perfedlly known,, 

 all was prefently quiet, and each in his tent. 

 I gave orders to be called at day-break; when 

 afking the officer of the guard if he faw any 

 thing near the camp, he told me there were 

 fome fmall bodies of infantry on three fides, 

 the fourth being covered by the river ; on 

 which I ordered the drums to beat to arms. 

 As foon as my men were on the parade, they 

 were difarmed, and the caufe of the quarrel en- 

 quired into ; when the kettles, &c. appearing 

 to be ALL they had fought about, the leaders 

 were feverely and infiantJy punillied : thus 

 tranquillity was refiored. 



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