umiliation. I also hope He is bringing about great
things for His church." He also adds: "An American ought to seek an
emancipation from the British King, ministry, and parliament, at the
risk of all his earthly possessions of whatever name; nor is it the fear
of danger that has prevented my preaching this doctrine in the army at
headquarters." "I meddle very little with matters of civil concern, only
to countenance the recruiting business, as far as I have it in my power,
and sometimes I have a fight with the prejudices--I would rather say the
perverseness--of such as are inclining to toryism among us; but we have
reason to rejoice that we have few such cattle with us." (_Hist. Mag._,
i. 354.)

[675:A] Burk's Hist. of Va., iv. 182.

[676:A] A number of his books came into Mr. Madison's possession. I
remember seeing in Southampton County a Shakespeare with Dunmore's arms.
A gentleman in Petersburg has a black-letter Coke, which once belonged
to Dunmore, and afterwards to Patrick Henry; it has his lordship's arms,
and the orator's autograph.

[677:A] The site selected for it was at the head of Hudson's Branch, in
Prince Edward County, on a hundred acres of land given for that use by
Mr. Peter Johnston. The trustees appointed were Rev. Messrs. Richard
Sankey, of Buffaloe, John Todd, of Louisa, Samuel Leake, of Albemarle,
and Caleb Wallace, of Cub Creek, together with Messrs. Peter Johnston,
Colonel Paul Carrington, Colonel John Nash, Jr., Rev. David Rice, and
Colonel James Madison, Jr.

[678:A] Foote's Sketches of Va., 393.

[678:B] Among the ships and brigs are found the names of Oxford,
Virginia, Loyalist, Pocahontas, Washington, Oliver Cromwell, Marquis La
Fayette, Raleigh, Jefferson, Gloucester, Northampton, Sally Norton,
Hampton, Liberty, Wilkes, American Fabius. Among the smaller were the
Speedwell, Lewis, Nicholson, Harrison, Mayflower, Patriot, Congress,
Accomac, Henry, Norfolk, Revenge, Manly, Caswell, Protector, Washington,
Page, Lewis, York, and Richmond.

[680:A] Va. Navy of the Revolution, by Dr. Wm. P. Palmer, Secretary of
Va. Hist. Society. (_S. Lit. Messenger_, 1857.)

CHAPTER XCII.

1777.

Commodore Hotham--Proceedings of Assembly--Charges against
Richard Henry Lee--He demands an Enquiry--His Defence and
Honorable Acquittal.

IN January, 1777, when Commodore Hotham was cruising in the Chesapeake,
the prisoners that fell into his hands were humanely treated and readily