Show showing general knot knon in diplomatic a t i c 11 light 1 g h t one thing about the 1 arld V e r ad war n r little or nothing has been salil said about the soldiers soldier s going hungry in this department nt at least the old hird ships seemed to bare been successfully bucce eliminated in centrist con trist one recalls IN washington ashIngton at tilley forgo forge the plight of the continental army became so desperate rate ait 11 it washington j finally sent gener il inoc I noc ind captain sargeant to explain their condl tion to contress con enn aress ress 1 it mill will be remembered tint thit general S knox was uns very generously proportioned and it happened tint thit coptain Sar sargeant gearil was far from wc wearing oring tatters one member of con r ass note I 1 this and remarked that in spite of the tale title of starvation and rags he had haki seldom noted a gentleman so tat fat and one so well dressed it Is true said general knox for foil out of respect the choice was rf d N made of the only man who had nn an extra burce of flesh ed aud the he only one iho bad a whole suit of clothes 4 |