Council of Safety, Charles Town August 22d 1775
[Extract]
Dear Sir [Dr. George] Milligen has taken himself off; his flight was precipitate; he skulks between the Fort & the Tamar; I dont know that he had any pressing necessity for such a Manoeuvre, but undoubtedly he longs to be a great man, & by this Step has begun his Carrer of Glory; probably he had an unconquerable Dislike to the mode of Cloathing lately adopted in these scarce times & by no means wish'd to be exalted in this damn'd pot Country, but would rather a high place in Scotland. . . .2
Our powder taken by [Clement] Lempriere is now safe at Wappoo, & will be lodged this night ー [John] Darrell's brig is said to be upon the Coast with 400 Stand of good musketts, powder &c. We have not receiv'd any Tidings of the Frenchman ー if you remember I never expected from him any great matters.
1. South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, XXVII, 133-136
2. Referring to the coat of tar and feathers administered to the gunner at Fort Johnson, see Peter Timothy's letter of Aug. 13, 1775, to Drayton.
