The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-01-05
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# Ts General N chef VS. already sn
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M rs sar De uas calm sad roiircssd
HI .. tast checked NY steed 90 che
. a.ag my bot vaiaed g. h~ eom-
M
III Fuss rau,e ~ this couutry'
III f.-s ElrvnsurY.
"a r 3D.. ., tbs roads IRON McConkey ferry 60
.----. bs rive. aal Psnnlnstan-,hs by.
n a sat aA
Il ta.uss Z knog ay aIphsbsJ, asd paued
a.s o.. uy impatient charger
r.aa mas have occasion iof you--ynn wiH
4 .sr s.i .hs stall ah lhai - q spirited animal
.s L.saisssu, Acchsr, W. aided, smiling
. .s 60. teas a,als devOli, thal get the group
fsf EirsIisaey'--
N.s.r assJ. said Washington, smiling sgair
- r.a sf iupauen, spr,ss 81 rss charger cut short
.. -s.frrs "Is,s Ihe isbts ~ tho ool-
as. a-. a n.ilsn--you All rstDsnibeT, snd
.f al aard be- gave the req 10 ~. sliced
.sI a.. 51.s bcuiitsfed ato tie siaa
-s a.-r ats e.o.s At hand. bot tas iuionss
as march my tbins bul plvssanl We
ssPed on the morrow 60 redeem ar
-T .1 .-snz a rnai bow aud every heart
IA. ... ssh ths anticipation Of Victory. Column
arH ss6,si AZ the ferry, add the shades 81
rs aa. .ssle.Iy drawn her DARK mantle o e. the
...s- s.y sasu the smburkRtion began.
..t ss -ressd The Delaware. The whole
aI aas been Consumed 10 the uanspOrta-
GEO al 1UiIhsrv, add the morning was
a.I. ta haar nr two 20 dawning before the de-
.a-lsar ala tssa embarked A. wheeled my
.rs ar as au, bank above the landsng piacs,
.sa.sst aa us1n, o. lnal back through the tbseuri
fool s-sas. The nsght wss daEk, Wild, and
'-saa.a.as -i.s rl.uds bosoEsasd a.. u-pta@rs.sas
e-a -afa sga.d with d,flicui,y Pc ,ra,s ysith
Ast decreasing -'osss a. PIT nv
~ ny brGsss s,ss.c. me, ths dab aces,
s- sIHd, sss~ FS0g d8sn 30 river, wksr,ed
Haa Hia -y iaro aus 7,.'..s. ,tIrtls :huded my
.EH A. '.sf . dssrernrS l.c opposite shore a.
20 il-esriIT. Tn 'sld.clpO was ~Ea aud
isW ae~Aaic houses only we've a.
end 3iry -caJsely pcrcsptblo 10 ne shadowy
.f THE bare trees liflcd thcrr hoarv arm.
E', grsn"ing and cEoRtins IN the gate. The
VAS "'srrrd wiiA drifting ice, THAI now IAN.
F NuH a crash together, and then Gnated SLOWLY
..' leaving scarcely space Tor boats to pass The
rsFrs u the navigation can better be imagined
sa dossrbed.. for the utmost exerrions could often
III" Ns'on' The lrail structures from being crushed
F-a-'0uaiy stray fife would be heard shooting
.'''! o'" me waters, lningIing Gsvbly with the
-.'e'' Pp'Hg Of The winds aud anon the deep rod
. Vie i-uu would BOON across The night, the
%, shiny Of ao'se would float from The opposito
'''''' or be crash of the jammlng ice would be
l'''u IKE -r Oh thunder. The cannoneers be.
.'''' ne were dragging piece of artillery up the
'e'''' 'a1 The men were rapidly forming on the
''''' 'e''w As they landed u was a stirrin
WV. ~ ihis instant tue band Of the - resi.
'''A up an onlvcning air, and plunging
''s' inn my s,eed, whirled around into
"I road, ani went of ON galiop to over,ake
Dc Generals .aa.
vas no" o'clock, and so much time had
= 'Ps@' ua' became impossible to reach our
'O' ''iore daybyeak, and consequently all
- 49orpfse was over. A hastv council
'''e called on horseback to determine
-, 80 retreat or not. A few minutes decided
DC unanimous 10 proceed at every peril.
- SAID Washington, after they h ad
s-s..,,, 'roNeh' "then we all agree-the at
',a'l 'ake Place-Goueral, he continued. turn
sullivan, ''your brigade shall march by the
'''~' while will take that by Pennington.
-, "'''' as near o'clock as possible But do
- use when you reach their ourpost-drivs
% "A. ''e lhelr ranks can form, and pursue Them
a.. 'n'er Oft the Town. shall be there 10 take
c. =, we nAnk-rhe rest we must leave IN ,hs
IN g.. sues And now, gentlemen to our posts.
p, ''0'e' they were IN motion.
sasnv s''Aess Of our troops TO come Up with the
norn,sy A. ''e' more conspicuous than on the |
%, ..-s. o. that e'entful day We had .csrcoIv
-.,;,s o. sullivans de,achmsp, across the ;n,o.
su,., s. IDS before the long threatened storm
,., ,- "a, US. The nigh, was Intensely cold. ,hs
laaO,,,tI n'l ratified necessarily upon the msn.s
,o,. :, - The wind shrieked, hoxIed and COIL
/, -. ."e old pine trees with terrific v;o,an.o
-,A,, :, ne snow fell Perpendicularlv downu,,d.
M, -. 4' horizontally into our faces with r.,
lgA. ,4Ie.'uo'''y; and again i, whirled wiISIv o.
''"s around and around, and ,vse,;n.