He paused beside our chief, and begged his Excellency to receive the excuses of my Lord Cornwallis, who was not well enough to be present, which no one believed nor thought a manly thing to do. With quiet dignity he motioned him to deliver it to Major-General Lincoln, who now had these grateful amends for the misfortune castle 2009 S06E11 having had to surrender his own good blade at Charleston. After this castle 2009 S06E11 long array of chagrined and beaten men went by, and, returning to York, were put under guard. This caused me to ask for leave, and, with the understanding that I might be recalled at any time, I received permission to be absent two months. I set out on November 5 for Annapolis, with two horses and my servant. Arthur Wynne, being found unfit to go to Europe with castle 2009 S06E11 rest, was taken a week later by our doctor on a transport to the Head of Elk, and thence by coach to Philadelphia.