Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-11-21

INTO hospital, and many other wounded
and dying officers were brought to this
melancholy refuge.
Thus refined and delicate lady, edu-
Gated In all the elegance of afIluence and
! OF elevated rank, with her little children,
was compelled 10 witness the agonies Of
1 bleeding and dying men, among whom,
some Of her husbands and of her own
particular friends, expired before her
eyes. She impaired to them Of her few
remaining comforts and soothed them by
Offices of kindness. This distinguished
lady was not without female companions,
who shared her distresses, or felt with
sssnness their owH uiisioriuHes. Among
them was lady Harriet Auckland, the wife
OF Major Ackland, who commanded the
British grenadiers. Every thing that has
been said of Baroness Reidesei. will apply
to her. News came, from time to time,
from the heights. that one officer and g.
mother was killed, and among the rest that
Major Ackiand was desperately wounded,
and prisoner with the enemy.
/ Major (called in General Burgoyne's
narrative, CofoneD AckIand, had been
wounded III the battle of Hubberton, but
had recovered, and resumed the command
of the Grenadiers. He was wounded, the
second time, in the battle of Oct. 4, and
found by General then Colonei) WiIkin-
sou, who gives the following interesting
statement of the occurrence -. with the
troops, ! pursued the hard pressed, flying
enemy, passing over killed and wounded.
until heard oDe exclaini, 6 protect me,
Sir, against this boy" Turning my eyes,
Il was my fortune 10 arrest the purpose of
a lad, thirteen or fourteen years old. in
the act oil taking aim at wounded off
Ger, who lay ia the angle of worm
fence. Inquiring his rank, be answered
| had the honor to command the Grena-
diers;' of course knew him TO be Ma.
jor AckIand, who had been brought from
the field TO this place.on the back of a
Captain Shrimpton, Of his own corps. un-
der heavy FIRE, and was deposited here,
10 save the lives of both.
dismounted, took him by the hand,
and expressed hopes that he was not badly
wounded /; not badly, replied this gal
liant officer and accomplished gentleman,
but very inconvenien,ly, | am shot
through both legs; viii you, Sir, have
the goodness to have me conveyed TO
your camp 2 directed my servant to
aligtit and we lifted Ackland into his 1.-THE
servant's) seal, land ordered him TO be con
Quoted 10 head quarters
Two other ladies, who were 10 the.
fsame house with madam Reidesel, receiy-
ed news, the one, that her husband was
wounded, and the other, that hers was
slain I; and the baroness herself, expected
every moment TO hear Of similar things !;
for the Baron's duties as commander 10
chief, of the German troops, required him
to be frequently exposed to the most immi-
uent periis.
The Baroness Reidesei. gives in her
narrative the following recital respecting
General Frazer's death: :" severe trials
| awaited us, aud on the seventh of October
our misfortunes began; was at breakfast
with my husband, and heard that some
thing was intended. On the same day,
expected the Generals Burgoyne. Philips
and Frazer, TO dine with US. | saw a
great movement among the troops my
| husband told me, it was mere recon
noisance, which gave me no concern, as
it often happened. l walked out OF the
house, and met several Indians 10 their
war dresses, with guns in their hands,
i When / asked them where they we're GO
ing, they cried out War. War -
(meaning that they we're going 10 battle. }
This filled me with apprehensions, and |
had scarcely got home, before heard re-
4 ports of cannon and musquetry, which
i grew louder by degrees, till at last, the
i noise became excessive. About O'Clock
I, 10 the afternoon, instead Of the guests whom
II expected, General Frazer was brought
on litter, mortally wounded. The table
which was already set, was instantly re.
f moved, and bed placed in its stead, fol
, the wounded General. sat trembling il
the corner, the noise grew louder, and The
alarm increased the thought that my hus.
! band might, perhaps, be brought in, wound
. ed 10 the same manner, was terrible to me
and distressed me exceedingly.
II General Frazer said to the surgeon
+" tell me il my wound is mortal, do moi
flaiter me-" The ball had passed through
his body, and uuhappily for the General
be had eaten a very hearty breakfast, BY
!, which the stomach was distended, aud ,ht
ball, as the surgeon said, had passed
through il. / heard him often exclaim
) with sigh, o, fatal ambition! Poor
J General Burgoyne o, my poor wife =
He was asked il he had any requests tc
make, TO which he replied, that g if Gen
eral Blu goyne would permit it, he shonld
!, like to be buried ct @ o'clock 10 the eve.