126 Letters to the Governor and Council

March 14
Red Book
No. 28
Letter 46

killed the first Lieut of the Charon & took 6 Prisoners. Col^o Mattery
& 7 others unfortunately fell in the Action. This small party of Men
deserve much credit as they attacked the Enemy in a field. It is
reported the french have taken the Charles Town frigate, formerly
the Boston. A Gent this moment from frederick^g lodged there last
night with a Cap^t Morrison of our Army, a Prisoner upon Paroll
says that he left CornwalliS^ts Army 9 days Yesterday that he was
but 2700 to 3000 strong, that the Tories were leaving him — that he
was pinched for Provisions — that Gen^l Greene was more than two to
one stronger, that Campbell & Selby had Juind our Army with 1400
Rifle Men — that Sumpter had 1500 Rifle Men in his front and that
Greene was still getting stronger. I am sorry however to inform
your Excell^y that by a letter from Col^o Harry Lee, it is reported
at Richmond that a dangerous and traiterous correspondence is
detected between Gen^l Gregory and Arnold — that two Letters was
taken in a boat pass^g from Gregory's Post to Portsmouth by w^ch it
appears Gregory had bargaind with Arnold to deliver up the Army
under his Command to Arnold — and that Gen^l Mughlenberg had
arrested him — this Col^o Lee gives only as report, but seems to write
as if he believed it.

March 14
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 116

[Geo. P. Keeports, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.] (Fav^d By M^r Poe)

May It Please Your Excellency Inclosed are the Returns of Am-
munition &c. Delivered and Returned by the Privateers and Mess^rs
Ridley and Pringles Bill for thread Stockings & Baizes. Which
I have sent M^r John Muir and 170 Pair of Good Strong Shoes that
I Purchased on a Fortnights Credit. 28 Pair @ 115 Dollars p^r Pair
and 142 Pair @ 140 Doll^rs p^r Pair There is Shoes Offering Dayley
and a Quantity might in a Short Time be Purchased But for Cash
only.
At the Desire of General Buchannan I Request the Particular
Favour of your Excellency to Grant me an Order on him for Money
as he has some publick Money in his hands for Militia Fines and
the 15 p^r C^t Tax which he says will Ease him of the Trouble of
Delivering it into the Treasury & in the same Time will Render me
Relieve and Enable me to pay off Those Labouring men that I have
had Employed for the Publick Service who are in the Greatest Dis-
tress I have Already obtained Near £3000 from Gen^l Buchannan on
Account which I hope will meet with Your Excellencys Approbation
General Gist has Drawn Orders on me for Ammunition for the
use of the Fort and Arms for the Regular Troops which I have
Complied with in Consequence of a Letter he shew'd me from your
Excell^y Where you Mentioned that Inclosed was an Order on me to
Furnish Arms Ammunition & Accoutrements for the Troops which
Order must have been Forgotten as their was None Inclosed. Your