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INSURRECTION OF THE TORIES. 299
with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. It does not appear, however, that it was
very formidable in 1782, when it was in service. In September, 1783, he went
to England, and the Maryland Loyalists, together with a portion of the second
battalion of De Lancey's Loyalist Brigade, embarked at New York on board
the transport ship Martha, bound for St. John's, N. B. On the voyage the ship
was wrecked, near Cape Sable, and more than half the number perished.
On the 13th of January, 1777, a large number of the patriotic citizens of
Somerset and Worcester Counties represented to congress the treasonable
designs of the tories in those counties, and fearing an outbreak, they petitioned for a military force to suppress them. The subject was referred to a
committee composed of Messrs. S. Adams, Wilson and K. H. Lee, who brought
in a report on the 1st day of February, whereupon congress
"Resolved, That the said petition and remonstrance, with the depositions accompanying them, be forthwith transmitted to the General Assembly of the State of Maryland.
"That the said General Assembly be earnestly requested to furnish a sufficient
number of their artillery and militia effectually to suppress the tories in the counties of
Somerset and Worcester, and to seize and secure the persons mentioned in a list to be transmitted with these resolves, and all others in the said counties who shall appear to have
been the leaders of the tory faction there.
"That it be recommended to the General Assembly aforesaid, to direct that a day be
given to all the inhabitants of the said counties to assemble at appointed places, and take
the oath of allegiance required by the said State, and that all who shall refuse or neglect
so to do be disarmed.
"That General Smaliwood be, and he is hereby required, to assist in executing the
orders of the said Assembly for the purpose aforesaid.
"That this Congress will afford one battalion, or more if requested by the said
Assembly, for the said purpose.
" That the said Assembly be requested to cause all offenders as aforesaid to be brought
to immediate trial, agreeable to the laws of the said State.
"Ordered, That the President write to General Smaliwood, and inform him it is the
direction of Congress that he call to his assistance any continental officers and troops he
shall think proper."
In pursuance of these resolutions, President Hancock, on the same day,
enclosed a copy of them to General Smaliwood, accompanied with a letter, in
which he said "that it is their order you should call to the assistance of the
State of Maryland such continental officers and troops, as you shall judge
necessary, on their application to you. The dangerous tendency of the insurrection of the tories in the Counties of Somerset and Worcester, requires the
most vigorous and immediate measures to suppress it. You will, therefore,
hold yourself in readiness to execute such orders as you shall receive from the
assembly of this State for this important purpose."x
On February 7th, congress directed the commanding officer of the 2d
Virginia regiment, then in Baltimore, to proceed with his command to those
counties, in order to repress and bring to justice the insurgents; and on the
10th, it ordered the Board of War to inform General Smaliwood that they had
1 Maryland Papers, Seventy-Six Society, p. 69.
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000332 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | INSURRECTION OF THE TORIES. 299 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. It does not appear, however, that it was very formidable in 1782, when it was in service. In September, 1783, he went to England, and the Maryland Loyalists, together with a portion of the second battalion of De Lancey's Loyalist Brigade, embarked at New York on board the transport ship Martha, bound for St. John's, N. B. On the voyage the ship was wrecked, near Cape Sable, and more than half the number perished. On the 13th of January, 1777, a large number of the patriotic citizens of Somerset and Worcester Counties represented to congress the treasonable designs of the tories in those counties, and fearing an outbreak, they petitioned for a military force to suppress them. The subject was referred to a committee composed of Messrs. S. Adams, Wilson and K. H. Lee, who brought in a report on the 1st day of February, whereupon congress "Resolved, That the said petition and remonstrance, with the depositions accompanying them, be forthwith transmitted to the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. "That the said General Assembly be earnestly requested to furnish a sufficient number of their artillery and militia effectually to suppress the tories in the counties of Somerset and Worcester, and to seize and secure the persons mentioned in a list to be transmitted with these resolves, and all others in the said counties who shall appear to have been the leaders of the tory faction there. "That it be recommended to the General Assembly aforesaid, to direct that a day be given to all the inhabitants of the said counties to assemble at appointed places, and take the oath of allegiance required by the said State, and that all who shall refuse or neglect so to do be disarmed. "That General Smaliwood be, and he is hereby required, to assist in executing the orders of the said Assembly for the purpose aforesaid. "That this Congress will afford one battalion, or more if requested by the said Assembly, for the said purpose. " That the said Assembly be requested to cause all offenders as aforesaid to be brought to immediate trial, agreeable to the laws of the said State. "Ordered, That the President write to General Smaliwood, and inform him it is the direction of Congress that he call to his assistance any continental officers and troops he shall think proper." In pursuance of these resolutions, President Hancock, on the same day, enclosed a copy of them to General Smaliwood, accompanied with a letter, in which he said "that it is their order you should call to the assistance of the State of Maryland such continental officers and troops, as you shall judge necessary, on their application to you. The dangerous tendency of the insurrection of the tories in the Counties of Somerset and Worcester, requires the most vigorous and immediate measures to suppress it. You will, therefore, hold yourself in readiness to execute such orders as you shall receive from the assembly of this State for this important purpose."x On February 7th, congress directed the commanding officer of the 2d Virginia regiment, then in Baltimore, to proceed with his command to those counties, in order to repress and bring to justice the insurgents; and on the 10th, it ordered the Board of War to inform General Smaliwood that they had 1 Maryland Papers, Seventy-Six Society, p. 69. |
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