19 Text as printed by Mr. Reed. — till the effect of the present exertions of G. B., this campaign, is known, when,possibly, a new scene may open. But this concern received additional poignancy from two considerations, which were but little known, and one of them never will be known to the world, because I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another, — The other was a Resolve of Congress in the emphatic words, — When I came to Fort Lee, and found no measures taken for an evacuation — — when I found other opinions coinciding with his — — I conceived that every impediment which stood in their way — — when thrown into the scale of those opinions — — the pen of a malignant writer, who is always less regardful of facts — — where concealment of a few circumstances will answer his purpose, or where a small Text of the Letter-Books. — till the effect of the present exertions of Great Britain, this campaign, is known, and some new scene opened to our view. August 22d, 1779. But this concern received additional poignancy from two considerations, which did not appear; one of which never will be known to the world, because I shall never palliate my own faults by exposing those of another, — The other was a Resolve of Congress, in the strong and emphatical words following, — When I came to Fort Lee, and found no measures taken towards an evacuation — — when I found other opinions so coincident with his — — I conceived that every impediment that stood in their way — — when thrown into the scale with those opinions — — the pen of a malignant writer, who is less regardful of facts — — where concealment of a few circumstances answers his purposes, or where a small
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