Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-08-10


bly, agiiated and distressed, fearing her
husband might next be brought ia the
same manner, sat trembling 10 corner
Of the room. The ball had passed through
the body of the General.
heard him" says the Baroness, "of-
ten excIaim with sigh, o fatal ambi-
ton! Poor General Burgoyne o my
poor wife!' When asked if he had any
request TO make, he replied, that, If
General Burgoyne would permit it, he
should like to be buried at o'clock in
the evening, on the top of mountain, in
redoubt which had been built there
did not know which way to turn, all the
rooms were full Of sick. Towards even
ing | saw my husband coming then for
got all my sntferings, and thanked God
that he was spared 10 me-
lie ate with her 10 great haste, and be-
fore he went away, privately told her ev-
cry thing was going very bad, that she
must be in readiness to leave the place,
but TO mention it to no one. A picture of
misery was now presented to her eyes in
the person of her friend, Lady Harriet
Ackland, who received intelligence that
her husband, MORALLY wounded, was taken.
prisoner. The next messenger might
bring the same tidings to herself; dreadful
reflection! most of the night was spent in
comforting her friend al three o'clock 10
the morning she was informed that Gen.
Frazer could not hold out much longer ::
| with har chsld.an che .oa,, snt. he rooy,,
and continued with him till he expired,
at o'clock 10 the morning. His corpse,
wrapped 10 sheet, was before her the
whole day. and almost every moment some
wounded aicer of her acquaintance was
drought in. The funeral of Gen. Frazer
is thus described by the Baroness. " AT
six o'clock the corpse was brought out,
and We saw all the Generals attend il to
the mountain; the chaplain, Mr.. Brude-
nell, performed the funeral service, rem
dered unusually solemn and awful from
its being accompanied by constant peals
from the enemy's artillery. Many cannon
balls flew close by me, but ! had my eyes
directed towards the mountain, where my
husband was standing, amidst the fire of
the enemy, and of course, could not
think Of my own danger. Gen. Gates az
forwards said, that if ne had known it
had been funeral be would not have per-
nitted it to be fred on
As soon as these sad obsequies were fin
ished, retreat was ordered. General
Reidesel observing his wife in the midst
of danger, requested her to take her wo-
men aud children and depart without de-
/ lay. Unwilling to be far from her has
band in bis periIous situation, she would
have tarried longer, but when he init
mated his determination that the children
should 90, she consented to set off 10 her
calash at o'clock at night. Strict ST.
lence was ordered TO be observed during
the retreat: fires were lighted, and seve-
raj tents left standing. At 6 O'Clock in the
morning the army halted, and the cannon
were ranged and counted by order Of
Gen. Burgoyne. This delay" says the
Baroness, " displeased every body an
other good march and we should have
been in safety" During this delay Gen.
Reidesel slept three hours in the caiash,
in which time several officers brought
bank notes, an elegant watch. a ring and
a purse Of money, begging the Baroness
to take care of them. The march had
scarcely commenced, when the appear
ance Of about 200 of the enemy OCCASION
ed another halt: these might easily have
been made prisoners, had Gen. Burgoyne
given proper orders" The Indians now
lost all courage and were departing for
| their homes.
Z" One OF my waiting women was in a
state Of despair which approached to mad
ness; she cursed and tore her cap off her
head and let her hair drop over her face,
saying to me, it is very easy for you to
be composed and talk, you have hus-
band with you, have none, and what
remains to me but the prospect OF perish
ing or losing all have " again bade
her take comfort, and assured her would
make good whatever she might happen to
lose."
About evening the army arrived at Sar-
atosa; the Baroness drenched with rain,
lay down Oh some straw close to large
| fire. and in this situationsswith her wet
dress continued all night. On the morn.
ing of the 7th, at 10 o'clock the retreat
was ordered to be continued. and Gen.
Burgoyne caused the houses and mills of
Gen. Schuyler to be consumed; but this
march was short. Provisions now began
10 fail, through improper conduct in the
commissary's department; more than 80
officers applied to the Baroness, who gen.
erousIy shared with them such provisions
as her calash afforded. About 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon firing commenced, all was
alarm and every thing in motion.
i aMy husband told me to go to house