THH r-ARMEK'fe ,nOXTHJ*V TliilTOK.. 



JSiAC HILL, L SONS, 



ISSUKD ON THE LAST I>AY Or EvF.RT M6NTH, 



At N<K 3, Hiil'g Brick BIoclc. 



lV>-Cn.-i£n.ii. A.ir.-trs.— IS. C.ois. Ki-iT.', N II.; "homas 

 (ri/flAMnox, WKSInliirtoM ('ity,'D. (.'. •, .Iohx Marsh, Wash- 

 Kligtori St. Husioii, ibjii. ; CHisxEs \Va*«e*-, Brinuiy iCow, 

 'VVon-olei", iM»«s. 



7'ER31!»^.— To siTisnc subscribers, Ti/7i/ Ccalt. Tfii [rar 

 rrciil. nil! be aHowtil to l?ic' persrn wlio fliall sciitl more than 

 ..nne Biibscriliur. .Tvclvc copies wil! be swiit for the a<ivain:e 

 tjnwnent <li' Kfc« DuKiirs.-'r.venty-five copics-for Tm 'Bo!lnr<: 

 ■!!i.«y copics.!'()r TwrMiij VMa-i. Tlie iviymeirt Ul every caicto 

 vhe liiade in ttdvanre, 



■'eciirr.al,i!iay r.l-iSfl-(asiuiK'rf^nUttiHg'the ■Ptie!. Mrstn, fira :j 



.J5-AI1 £8mlcK?n wiioinveiieretufafc Ertrt'. as 'AgiMltsriri: 

 , ireqiiestatl to continue tiicir Agency^ Old suliscrilKT."! wbo 

 •^rotne inwier the new temiy, will liinise -iiOlh'y ts of ttie'«amed 

 ^nlready on our booJ:s. 



€i]e ilioKtl)!) ilxBttcK. 



Communicated Ibrli]-' .Montliiy Visitor. 

 EcToit cf the Potmsylva-niaLiiiE. 



One oftlie inoBt slai'tiit!^ incideiit-s roiiiioclu!,' 

 ■ivitl) tlie AnteiicitM l?p.va!iit!oii, was Hie !'«vok<-)f 

 isi'.ioiutliiileon iMHulrcd efthe troo|)sof"tho Peiiii- 

 sj Ivtiiiia line. Tho annyii.'vd fjoRo-tntu wjiiRn 

 • |iiii'iei's. 



L'tiriy i-i; TJcretr.licf. T760, Wttyliiii.'; 



non'ti liKiid (jiitirtei's were ut Ni:w VV'inilsoi'; tlie 

 • i-asleni troojH; svrt-c pwste*! in lliu Ili;jli.lanJ.s ;.ti!i(.' 

 .New Jersfty re^'lijieuts at POKijrton.; v.liileitlie 

 il'enii.«ylvaii<n line, coiisktiiifr of «!.\" rc^iiHents, 

 was ,«taticiied iii.tiKi l.uts near iVtorristov. ii, vvlikli 

 tiail heeii occi!|iio(J l)y tl»3 army ihe f:i-eoeir!ii^' 

 wiiitt-i'. 'Tliftsetrnr.ps were iiiidei'-tliciminei'ii- 

 ate coininaiid of Gpii.AVAriVF. 



It was a rptiiark ■dfoiiu efll*o iiraves? gF ilin 

 Aineritxic efficers, when speaking cf ttic Brniycf 

 ■llii; revolution, tliat "tlieir sufferings fcave licen 

 snoii as r.o army ever bt?fore iiinlorwaiit for bg 

 long a lin;e." E.i<llyv:lotl!cc!, l;ai!lyfeti, ll-.eir (wy 

 .nlwayp if! Hsn-ears, and when Icrwurdeii, oldiged 

 .to rcI'eivL" il ill it (tepreuiateH cuiTency— 'it is re- 

 .ally \vo£!i!erfi;l tliat the fortitttde.and patrietism 

 ..-il'lho soliliery s!iuiil(! havt; helt! out ue-they did. 

 In additii'ii to tliese eiifieriiigf^, conmion to t'iie 

 whole army, (lie 'J'ennsytvania -trenpe ^--vrede-' 

 >t;iitied h>"yoiu! wlni' tiicy (Jeetned the term ol 

 itlieir enlistment. "About iiiaie o'eloi-k on the 

 <:iif;htef tlie first of .Tannery, 1781, a genenrJ n;!:- 

 :tiny todk place, one faptain fas killed, ;Mioih«r 

 ■ niortaHy xvoriifieii, nnfl various ofiiei^oirtiviges 

 iper[)cliK;eti. They tnarehwi in n body lor.-arlU 

 •Prinrpton, avowinjr then- intention to i.TOcititl to 

 Philiutn'iplTia, uiiri dettmnd'of Congress a.i-ollres: 



• ofgrieviiiKOS. 



(iei«-r;ll W/.vme lost no tinie-incotniiiiinicfi- 



• ting witiitlie Gr.rnir.aJidor-in-Chief^ and taking 

 his instriictioMsiii tlii.-: jter'dons crisis, WASii- 



?!NGTo.x advised contsihatory measures. % coa-.- 



mittee of Congres.s, at the head of wliich v/as 



'Geii"MMiSt;i.'!.lA'AN oPNew ll.art;(;sl;ire,'ji«neil by 



ihe l're«i<;ent of Pcinsj'ivatila, met tlie revolters 



at Trenton, aiiti made .[iroposakt to tliem, Whieli 



were finally ;i-«ciited, and ;riitry gave'tip their 



jirm=. Gei:. "LAr^TETr F. and Col. i.,.si .ira.'!:, 



-jl fi!W day« after tlie ■re\o(t, arrivotl attiiei-atnp 



••of Wat.xe. Laurens. !?iiOfketi at liie [n-ohahlc 



►effeets ot u-£orc~essfu! inutir.y, was fivnellncir.y 



tho iniiitiuK-re tft'Ont;e ivy foire cf ir.-ins. Sin-h, 



also, seetns to have 'been the opinion of('ol. 



ScAMitLJ.L. 'But Latayktte -is niirierstooi] to 



"iiave loaned to tJie miW Ktiti eonsi'iisiai"? policy 



-»dci.;itcd by Wasiii.vcton. 



The fbllosving Letterti, ccpieii from the cvigi- 

 litils, in th:; "ii-Tin'-v.-nling of 'Col. ArirxANOnu 

 'ScAMMEEii, prosent anintcrestiiig arrr.nnt of the 

 n'voU,as well as <; ieeiiiig UescriplifUi of the suf^ 

 tering;>i)or>iK'hY ottr ^';tlievs iR"thc great warfare 

 wlikli tliey t'.'j({'ei! Jbr iie, .iiul liir t>iai'ii\!)-d 



ScAMMJLi- vvas a iira'.e and nier'aorioiia ofRcitt, 

 a favorilH in the staff" of WASiKNTrTcv, and belov- 

 ed by all htfi fellow oflit-crs. Many ef the read- 

 ers of the ri.?!<ac will rccolicet the 7,est with vybich 

 the illiKslriyus LitfiUiilk, on Ids visit to'f-'tee 'Caji- 

 ii>l in Coiu-o.:-i!, gave his toast ct the public cii- 

 terlainii-eni pruvided on that occasion— xv'^.-eii ■■';«: 

 many of the roinpalriot*; of Z-ff/iycHe, and Pear, 

 and ^'ccvn:ndl were presenl-'-" Llghi-Jnfitntni 



■pOOll, Ollrf ro;7rf0!(7l SCAM.\!E1,X "' 



Of'. Scammell v,a8 a native of Mendon, now 

 .Milford, in \Vii>-eesier eountv, 3I;r;saclviit:eUs 

 Ho graduated at flarvard College in 1769, taught 

 B(•ho<^l for fi short tiiiifi in Kingston, Ms. and af- 

 terwarik at plyniBinh. -Iii J77''., he went to 

 portt;mom'i, N. It., i.nfj entered i;pt;n the hiisi- 

 inees ofsurveyiiiganii exploring laiid.s, and mark- 

 ing timber for the royal navy. 'In an ia:*Wil: of 

 suspended ot.cnjvition, ho tept sehool for six 

 weeks aflSersvieh ; commenced the study oi'law 

 mider General Sfe'i/irKn', assisted 'Capt. llolliiud 

 in hi-j Slaveys lor the jnap of Kew l!amp,'--hirc ; 

 iiud was allerwards employea in preiiacing plans, 

 ryi.'ons, &i:, for the'ioriis of the ireiisLuy. \Vii';n 

 the revohitioi; eommeneed, he ur.s at Dufliani. 

 in the ofllee of Getin-ul SiMivm. Ti^ashinglot: ap- 

 pointed hill! Brigade i^iajor iif August, 177.>, and 

 he v.'as atiKcb.ed' to his etall. h\ 177G, he was ap- 

 poiii;oii c.;!oiiei of the third New :J£arnj>.'lte-s 

 haf'.alioi;, and in J777, v,as wonuded at the head 

 of his regiment ill the battle ef Saratoga. In 

 .1779,'the New Hampt^lMre regiments being redu- 

 ced to two, 1ie wiiti jMacefl in command of the 

 lirst. From lliis post .lie was triniscrretiKeifhr.l 

 of iidjntiSKt Geuerill of the American armies, 

 where" he coniiiuied until Se^eniher 1780, udien, 



..ieltert-o GeniL-dl /r(is/im,g/oj3, iie asks permis- 

 sieu to retire from-the staff, and rejein ids regi- 

 ment, stating aii a -reasoi! for this iste!>, lhjif"'^i:e 

 •v.'as so much reduced in properly as not to be 

 al.'le to eniiif* Iduiseii" as an oijicer of his rank 

 ■{dioiild do'."' ff'aehij'.gcci:, In a.1etler'.£o'Coi:gici->-', 

 2etIi>'ov. 1780, -says, "i f?ijail very reluctantly 

 jiart ".vitli Celonel f-cattiindl, as he iKiSGonmartly 

 performed his duty, to ray.entirc ;t,s;Ki"otet:on, 

 ..aiul'to the salisfactioii cf tiie army." — .^t the niem- 

 crable eicge ofYorktown, Scaminetl was the offi- 

 cer of the ihiy, and whili- r<>connoitreiiig tire ene- 

 my, vvas<inr}'i'if;8t: by a par.'y <J"iJ.:air.'itM<>«;, as d 

 after beUg teke-e i)ri.<oner, inhumanly wouiide<L 

 Ho was conveyed to WKlianssbiij-g, Va. where he 

 died Gtli October, 1781, ami at which ^diK-e is a 

 uiomiin-»»j;^j otttijiti-, 



" \Vhichv-;«k';(«ei.-tn£ armies, ^rola1,^;^•ir toils re turii'd 

 ■' He ircd in bin idory, wliils liis fate'iiiey idurn 't'." 



.Y^> HKmpshiK'J^ititi^,y<u~ \'i, 17*1, 

 ■iih-. — ,\ supposition that it is my indispetl^5a- 

 Wc-<?uty to giv-eyou information -af-evary remark- 

 aiile incident which may k.ippcK 4i; the ar.ii:!-y, s-1 

 presume witi be a s'jfficisnt; Apology for troub- 

 liii'g'yGii so frequently willi letters. The hegin- 

 fling'ofihis moKlh,t}te riiiror;vi«'F'i.«>''' t!<s Pemisjl- 

 vamaline nuuinied, compelled tlioSo who were 



willing to-stili remain quiet: 

 •Caiitaiiis tiiid wounded severa 



died one ef their 

 other comuus- 

 s-icned ofticer.s, v.bo at)Oinpt<*il<;o-r;if<i:! the nmli- 

 ny; brol« opeu ■their ir,agiizi.*s>fi:,;.ti»«k an ample 

 siiipjdyef amuniniliiiu, some jirsv-is^oKS, and tour 

 field pieces with them, and ■(«(«■*« ded from 

 ■Morristown to Princeton, wider officois of their 

 own (Jlttctiocfroui -'choir n«n-eoJKiu;«!sc«ned olli- 

 eerfl. Th«y prrrreeiied through the country with 

 vciy c^'eat regiilarity, and Oieir whole- c<u:diict j 

 J;a.s hep.ureniarkably systetix.licjil'forstich a body 

 of UH-^ii, V/hei) in open leheHion. Thty barf for | 

 commanders, ii Major, n lirigHdier-tioHfiai, Col- 

 onels, Captains, &c.ii; proportion S« ili.? ir cutrt- 

 h,!?,5, aiiri .-i lioar.l fd" WHr,t<) conduct tli«h inKf- 

 ters of f.oii-e. They permilLeilcosio o-'lheir old 

 oflicere 'to •ceme ct-ar them, e.\eci-; (ieii<»;'o! 

 •Wayno and two c.f their coloiK-lf., r,n whoui t'h<'V 



as to prever.t titiy comiuimioaliiMi iwtW'Ct trotem 

 and the soldiery. 'Phoir coriipialnO me tnaiiy_^ 

 and too mtr.y if them nai tt'/>/iini'./(.i(»i(lWw»!, tiiowgh 

 iwfinilely inadeCjUate to -juslily «iiiih 'iMiioiSc of 

 seehing redress. Tliv.- 'iirst imd pi'itirfijrfi etje i.« 

 liieir ciinivocai eiTli.stiiieiitt!, which were v/oitled 

 " for fine i/ears m ilnnn^ the ivuv.'^ 'I'he sol- 

 diery const'nieri lliem irot io tic binding tiAerthe 

 e.\pi"ration of tiiree-yw.rs. The State and offficers 

 Krgcfi ihelatter ■Clause, Mid ro-riipetiei? ihem to 

 cotrtim;'.' in service. Gn 'whicti sifie-jiiati-oo-ss-us, 

 .[ v.'on-l picsmaeto Uetennine. iiowevei, ngrti- 

 tuity giver. tiiein'ijy'Coiigf^saiii '1779, ami r.'hicl: 

 •they receipted 'for as soldiers, etUi-^tetrthoBifor 

 ithe'v.ar, (though sono oftlieni not witiiotit com- 

 pulsion,) and i believe wouhi Imve kept-tUe -great- 

 er part of the line conlCii4-;d in -sefviTs during' tho 

 war, had they. recfived |it>y, clotbing a<id .sttbsis- 

 ■ tence leguiai'iy, -as they ■'necanie dr.e._ '-liut -the 

 witiil of ilicse,"in'<;o!rtmeH svith liifi solrrieryfKMr; 

 oihtr Stales, excited afresh their oil! «om- 

 pi.'iinis. 



'i'heir e.\-amp'ie'l bJIieve 'lias'iiail no iiifiuence 

 tipou the minds of the other troops yet. H« w fur 

 it wiK haven future eperatior,, ? kiu tinrtiJietn 

 deterudiic. To iiid(i:-.e ijieni to.pes'Eeveretn'tha 

 nnexampiert |,atlenci-, fjerseverarice, farHtude, 

 ningiianinii«y,«ftd bravery, which they ha»-o es- 

 hibhed thes<v(hree ycii-.s past — abetier snpfiiy oif 

 aioK-ey f.nri .turli other necessaries as r/il! tenf. 

 ta niabe 'tlicm cnmTortabte, wtii '1)^ T.iiKiTi'the 

 purest, if not the oniy effectual meaiis. ^heh 

 sttffenugn have been utth m )ir> en my ever bejore. uij- 

 (hrKerti'/ff,- so hng a Unit. AnH Ciie virtiie of our 

 ti-oops -m.iy 'be -'pet to loo great n'tria'. yiiiH 

 what -gives a ''keener -sliog'to their-suE'ertnga-is 

 the fuct that their -feflcw citizens, for wliom-ii; 

 comiHoii v.'-ilh -rlt^mse'lve.s they eridr.re fiio fti- 

 ■•igties-of a eaii:.p iife,-Kre enjoying domestic ease 

 RTid affiuence. They ^vish forti-.e iSare eoicfort« 

 of'Iifeouly, <Hi(5 will ev^r eheerfiiily-sliiii'e-iii'ihe 

 ii«'.-5:rvetii"eiir.e.'J -wiih -vvhish an iiifaitt coiiiitnj' 

 must unavMifiKbly ■strnggk -iii ti greater e>.- lesp 

 degree. 



A series oriiuii.roseen-acciiietKs has [ncveRfec 

 a seaaonable sti]»i>iy of ciotliing, fuid the -inBtteii- 

 tioti ofrnawy of the States -hrrf: beeii ti>e rueaiic 

 ni'imr sirSering Ro fr-efjiieriiiy feT-pix>vi«ionE. 



•1 w-;»h-Gur hr.jtiier-citiEeiis v.'otdis reaiiae the 

 real -.vaiit and differing*! of lite arniy. 'iftiiej 



■ onre.did,'! am -pefsHad-er; thx^ynVp^^iit with c-ns« 

 reiKier the Kitiiat-ion of Itreir -iireihwu 'iii as-me 



■va.^lv niore-e.Mgib'iC. The -fmpcrfiiiitiee of^iieir 



■Ui'M-Sa rdoiK-; v.'enli; Telievc -tfce -^pTaetr/ -from 

 1!inchi-r.g hunger; a K.na'tl c^iiitrihufior. cfcioth- 



-ing freiii eatl'. wes-dfi cover'their r.ak-etiiiess'! aiiti 

 pi rliajra a smail snin of innney from esch a'fibrti 

 ample payrvieii-t -;e tho -urrnv— an avctnga etiin 

 not (r-.-pceding'ihe ■itiTn-eces.j.^iry -e.-qteiw.^ -which 



.tiairy lake yiUirs -thrmitri-ithe .«,totoB''. 



{ liciT'leaye to suggest the ribsdiil'ie necessily 



■ oftheSti;te procuring r -stjftloien-r.y of^lcthing 

 •to siii.pW their troops iiov7 -in the fielf', niiO-not 



to place "the -sinailest <'iei,etrtiet»ce gi; the ptihlic. 

 Ey depending on that rescirrce for eiclMiiig, our 

 troops ti;ay soon l-,e nn-liirert to .ati ahsfJlute stnte 

 of mkeiiue.-;!, ns't i^ee'ijiit very Kltie profcaidiily 

 cf any clothifig arriving from Er-ropc. '©sr pros- 

 pects from tkat gnart-cr- .^thifik ar.- too pr€«t- 

 rif>u5. 



IKvftelingv ant! anxiety ai oiir pi eseiU.-j! :y a- 

 lion-'lisve ^!-e*I tne to a ipgressioH froiTS try first 

 f^idfjett, wbiclcJ h<-/]re is iKrtrneKciiKaWe. 



A. ceiUJi:illiK; from Cungrcs.* and Cos.'KeeV 

 haveromeen ic Priuet-toii.to pet-iiuade-thePciji;- 

 sylvatiian^-. to return lo-tkuir .<luiy, r-liick si-'gltt 

 to he done by tbi'ce o! -jinnE, sk'. -kwi-^i e-xfimjii™ 

 nv\y prove «ies!rii<-tive-to Kii»eiphne tuitt •ssihcn^i- 

 naiiom *if tiiey do ijot sulwii; -on i-oft«ou;li/lt 

 terms, heiioiablei*: R'S-egeSa^-^niiy, a U;r.ge {)«dy 

 o('liH;niv;; v/iJI (iiiu'.-l) 'o-uv^'iicw U> tj^^e!^tl^^,lll, 

 am'. Wf!i,hl ha". e ttiaixhe*; intirh «oc-»n«.'.- •'" 



iKtii m:r 



n!e«! gfinrd!.-. trot sc iwkI: -out of i-ef|^-''r,l.trooj>«i httJt l«o« profieriy tlojJ fw -sft ;k>!;g a 



