Mr.Lund Washington, to whom the general had entrusted the management of his estate, communicated these circumstances to him, and informed him that he too had sustained considerable losses.

"I am sorry," said the general, in reply, "to hear of your loss; I am a little sorry to hear of my own.

But that which gives me most concern is, that you should have gone on board the vessels of the enemy and furnished them with refreshments.

It would have been a less painful circumstance to me to have heard, that in consequence of your non-compliance with their request, they had burnt my home and laid the plantation in ruins.

You ought to have considered yourself as my representative, and should have reflected on the bad example of communicating with the enemy, and making a voluntary offer of refreshment to them, with a view to prevent a conflagration."] [Sidenote: General Washington's letters are intercepted.] An express carrying letters, communicating to congress the result of his consultations on this subject, with the commanders of the land and naval forces of France, was intercepted in Jersey.