of the Council of Safety, 1776. 513

The Enemy is still at Brunswic, Gen^l Washington has faced
about and is moving towards them with the reinforcements
from this State. Gen^l Lee has crossed the River, as we are
informed with about 12000 men, and we are also inform'd that
Gen^l St. Clair with about 1200 men left New Windsor last
Friday week and that by this time we hope the Enemy will
find themselves between two fires and Heaven grant they may
be well routed.
Great complaints have been made by the Privates of our
flying Camp of neglect and want of pay. I am afraid our
officers have not been so careful and industrious in making
out their rolls as they ought to have been; we are doing all
we can to get them their money, which indeed has been long
ago ready for them and only detained from the want of the
officers' rolls. Our poor sick were much distressed till they
came to this City, here every necessary is found them and
the best care taken of them, we have declined no trouble to
have these poor creatures comfortably provided for.
Your ob. Ser^t
Saturday, 7, Dec. 1776. W. Paca.

[Dr. C. F. Wiesenthal to Jenifer.]

Baltimore Town Dec. 8^th 1776.
Sir.
The bearer James O'Hara is a soldier belonging to Capt.
Ramsey's company, who had the misfortune before the depar-
ture of the Battalion from the province, to take cold standing
centry at night which brought on an universal Eresypelas
from head to foot, the vesications common in that Disorder
discharged a humour so sharp that in few days he was all over
deprived of his skin, his eyes likewise suffered to that Degree
as to deprive him of his eyesight, though he was in the utmost
danger of his life, that being saved, but his eyes are incurable,
I have acquainted Capt. Ramsey therewith by Cap^t Nath.
Smith, but received no direction. The Patient being willing
to address himself to the hon^ble Council of Safety for further
direction as he cannot any way expect relief from any applica-
tion, and is consequently unfit for any military service, or any
way to have a livelyhood. I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most humb^l & obed^t Serv^t
C. Weisenthall.

P. S. he says he has not received any pay since the 3^d of
June.

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