Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-11-08
RATTLE OF NNlNGT N.

We copy the following interesting article
from New Hampshire paper, published
in 1875. 1t furnishes an excellent exem-
IF our fathers Such "reminiscences are
valuable:
"In August, A. D. l777, when General
Burqoyuc came down from the Northward
with mighty army and with great wrath,
lie sent Col Baum with a strong detach-
meat, to desolate the country eastward, and
toenrich themselves with the spoil.
Bennington was particularly marked as
an object Of their vengeance; accordingly
Col Baum took post with his front on an
advantageous height seven miles west of the
being seven miles back. The inhabitants
Of Pennington were much alarmed: the
militia below had been sent for, but few
had vet arrived however, they formed
line between the town and the enemy,
within about three miles of them, and by
some means got intelligence Of the day
fixed upon to destroy the town. The in
hahitants were filled with CONSERVATION,
and aroused to the greatest caution and
cxertions. A council was held, and it was
determined not to wait the enemy's APP
proach, but to go out and attack them in
their strong holds. Every male able to
be ar arms went forth to the battle. The
women and children were paraded along
the main street, with the carts and wagons
loaded with their furniture and effects, the
night before the action, ready to move on
in case the enemy prevailed. Thus matters
were disposed, when the important day
arose which was to decide the fate of Ben.
nipeton. General Stark and the officers
with him, considering every thing at risk
upon the exertions of their little band of
invincibIes, as they afterwards proved made
such iudicious arrangements, and such an
unexpected and spirited attack upon the
enemy in their works, that they at once, by
the crowning aid of suspicious heaven, for
ced them from their lines and redoubts, xiii
led and captvated nearly the whole of that
party. The inhabitants heard the attack,
and waited to know the issue with dis
tressful anxiety, not to he conceived, much
less expressed The firing ceased and,
10! courier hove in sight, all in foam
and as he approached, he flung his hat i'll
10 Inc air, ANNOUNCING W tnc tlCiiuiilS
multitude the joyful tidings of success and
victory! The day is our own! the enemy
are vanqushed, and you are all safe very
soon after their eyes were gratified with
seeing the intended authors of their des-
truction led captive throug h the streets, and
secured under guard in their meeting
house. Nothing was now said or heard,
scarcely, but CALCULATIONS of praise to God
for their deliverance. and mutual congratu-
latons of each other.
But they had scarcely enjoyed the felci-
ty before their hopes were all blasted by
prospects of the deepest distress. Ill IL
Gings from every quarter, in quick success
sion, crowd in upon them. The action
northward is renewed An express arrives
with an account that strong reinforce
ment had engaged Col Herrick, and that
he was forced to flee before them At the
same time patrol returned from the south
ward with intelligence, that party of the
enemy, consisting of thousand men, were
upon the town from that quarter! AT the
same time the prisoners make an insurrec-
ton in the Westinghouse! What a sad re-
verse Of fortune! from the most fattering
prospects, at once reduced to situation
beset with ills, and ensironed round with