. Camps and firesides of the revolution . regiments. The officers huts are in generaldivided into two apartments, andare occupied by three or fourofficers, who compose one for the soldiers have butone room, and contain ten ortwelve men, with their bunksplaced one above another againstthe walls, and filled with straw,and one blanket for each man. Inow occupy a hut with our fieldofficers, Colonel Gibson, Lieuten-ant Colonel Brent, and MajorMeriweather. 4th. — A duel has lately beenfought between a surgeon and anadjutant in General Scotts bri-gade ; the former received a badwound, and
. Camps and firesides of the revolution . regiments. The officers huts are in generaldivided into two apartments, andare occupied by three or fourofficers, who compose one for the soldiers have butone room, and contain ten ortwelve men, with their bunksplaced one above another againstthe walls, and filled with straw,and one blanket for each man. Inow occupy a hut with our fieldofficers, Colonel Gibson, Lieuten-ant Colonel Brent, and MajorMeriweather. 4th. — A duel has lately beenfought between a surgeon and anadjutant in General Scotts bri-gade ; the former received a badwound, and the latter escaped withhonor. Who will hesitate, saysone, to exchange a few shot witha friend to obtain the appellationof a gentleman of honor ? If Ikill my antagonist I have the sat-isfaction of settling a point of honor ? If I receive aball through my own heart, I die in the gloriouscause of honor. You have offended me in a deli-cate point, says an officer to his friend, and I nowdemand of you the satisfaction of a gentleman, I have. A HESSIAN. ] Washington s Guests 239 settled ray affairs, and prepared myself to die, if thatshall be my fate, — then, replied the other, wecannot fight on equal terms, for I have not had timeto do either. His Excellency the Commander in Chief has long Generalbeen in the practice of inviting a certain number of Washington,officers to dine at his table every day. It is not to besupposed that his Excellency can be made acquaintedwith every officer by name, but the invitations aregiven through the medium of general orders, in whichis mentioned the brigade from which the officer isexpected. Yesterday I accompanied Major Cavil to head-quarters, and had the honor of being numberedamong the guests at the table of his Excellency, withhis lady, two young ladies from Virginia, and severalother officers. It is natural to view with keen attention the coun-tenance of an illustrious man, with a secret hope ofdiscovering in his features some peculiar t
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