Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-01-30

10 hve inches high. We moved slow on ac-
count Of 'hs artillery. frequently coming to a
halt. or stand still, aud when ordered for rward
again. one, two, or three men IN each platoon,
would stand. with their nrns supported, fast
asleep; platoon next in the rear advancing
on them, they, IN walking, or attempting to
move, would strike stub and iqll. Our
proceedings NJ Princeton, are matters OF his.
tory. except one circumstance, which has n
bearlrg on the present ques'lOn--and that IL,
the commander-n.chicf took the commander
OF our brigade by the hand, after the action
expressing his high appreciation of his
conduct, and ibat Of The troops he command
cd-and wished him to communicate his
thanks TO his officers and mon. Gen. Mcr-
Ger. who led on the Philadelphia volunteers,
fell in the beginning OF tho action at Prince
ton.
Besides the prisoners taken at Princeton
there were a number Of wagons loaded with
the army baggage. ! suppose it was about
noon when we left Princeton with the prize
goods and prisoners; we marched qnlck, ne
the advance guard of tho British army whom
we had left the night before at Trenton, were
SAID 10 be close ~ our rear, following us as
they supposed TO Brunswick the head quar-.
ters OF General Howe, but IN three or four
milcs, we turned square corner and pro
ceeded noith, towards Somerset Court House.
The British continued Oh To Brunswick
Ten or eleven O'Clock at night, We arrived
al the Count House, in which the prisoners
were shut up. Ii will be remembered this
was the third nights march, and under arms
or marching all day. There were barely
houses sufficient for the quarters of The Gene
rails and their attendants. Tho troops took
mp their abode for the rest Of the night, on
the frozen ground. Al the fences aud every
thing that would burn, was piled in different
heaps and burnt, and he was the most fortu.
nate who could Get nigh enough to sne!. the
fire or smoke. The rext day, We continued
our march towards Morris,own. About the
third day after our arrival at Morrlstown, the
commander of our brigade, Col. Daniel Hitch.
cock, died, from the sufferings he had ex
perienccd IN this dreadful campaign. He
was very accomplished gentleman, aud
fine officer; few of the Generals exceeded
or eqnalled hln in talents he was educated
at Yale. After this. the brigade was broke n
mp. The regiments which had comprised il,
being sent to different stations, near the enc
my's lines. Our regiment Lippi'l's, had our
head quarters at place called Chatham.
detachlnents being continually on duty in
The neghborhood of tho British lines AT
Brunswick. AT length We were dischar. .cd
in the month of February, by dc,achmen,s
or small guards, as il was said we could bet.
ter find lodgings or sli"lt,r ON the road Our
paper money wages, forty shIings the month !
was never paid fully, and we received moth
ing to bear our expenses home.
"some had to beg their bread
Through realms their yalur saved"
] ought to have mentioned in the begin |
nIng of this dcsultory narrative, that the men
had no bounty, when they enlisted, and were
not furnished with any clothes we found our
own clothes, and we had the promise of forty
'hlIIIngs per month, but, as an outfit, we had /
-wo months pay in advance. This will ac- H
count itr the fact, that many Of our men long \
before the close Of the service. whose shoes II
we're worn out, repaired to the butchers
lurd and cut out piece of raw hide, which Il
hcy laced with strips Of the same skin, about
heir feet. THIS wien tho weather was
moist, was not so utterly bad: but recollect
Is soon as my moccasins became frozen, II
hey chated my toes ill they bed. On the Il
next days march, left the quarter guarG III
as we were passing Du,chman's house, the /
good man had gone to the burn ! proposed /
TO his wife to buy an old pair Of shoes, which !
saw al the head of bed 4; she said her his.
band would not sell his shoes showed her |
the situation OF my feet, and offered in haste.
what ought to have been the price Of new
pair she took the money and | carried ofrII
the shoes. She may have been induced to H
close The bargain. from an apprehension, TIM,
would take them at all events, though \
nope this did not influence her decision.
In mentioning the vote taken at Cross
Slck's to serve another month, | ought to
lave stated circumstance, which rendered
his act Of the Rhode Island troops more of /
patriotic character than that Of the other
roops, composing the line of the army.
December &, I776, General Clinton and
Iord Percy, with British army. landed and
ook possession of the island of Rhode Island
This news vas brought to our regiment, the
ay we crossed the Delaware, at Easton,
fter General Lee was taken from us Oh our
assoge from nudson river, through Jersey
westward. This news from Rhode Island
nore seriously affected Lipptrs regiment
han any other. This corps was not com
'oscd OF such materials US generally Compose
| standing army. We were mostly young
ner, who had left parents or near connec.
ions at home. The most of two companies
;arr's and Bsownel's, were natives of the
sland, and those who were from the main
and were in doubt and uncertainty, whether
he towns up the river, or indeed the whole
state was not p, ssess.d, or devastated by
ne enc my. This was reason sufficient, with
'ut taking into the account the sufiurnus oil
lie season, for us 10 wish to return home. 10
carch for, or know the fate Of the nearest,
onnections and this too, will furnish an
pology for The State TO which we BELONGED. Il
or not sending us any partial supplies of
lothiDg, and especially oi shoes, before our
discharge, as third part of the State was in
'ossessien Of the enemy, and exertions were
hen making, to raise and equip three regl-
nents OF troops, for tho defence Of the re.
nander. Under all these disadvantages when
ur term Of service had expired, the State
ent IN agent, Mr.. J. J. Hazard, with q quan.
ty Of shoes, for those lo should meet who
'ero barefooted. We met him at Peekskill.
nd there ho presented me with new pair,
nd there left what remained of those
ought OF tho Dutch woH,an and with the
ew ones, after being detained in that neigh /
orhood three weeks by sickness, travelled
ONE TO Providence.
TO return TO the subject Of tho pension
st. know Of not more than six or seven
ow living, who have asked TO be placed on II
he lst Poor, nhrn old mon-who IN the H
rme OF their youth, by the side of Wash II
lgton, defended the pass at Trenton bridge. Il