Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-11-03

Americans in regard 10 his own contem-
plated movements and the great object of his
expedition. His feeling of disappointment
and sadness on learning the truth, was ex-
pressed in Letter to Lord German, writ
ten ten days after this document "The
Hampshire Grants in particular" he says
"a country unpeoped and almost unknown
in the last war, now abounds in the most
active and most rebellious race on the CON
tlnent, and hangs like gathering storm on
my left"
The copy before us was probably brought
over for the information of the people Of this
region. There was no newspaper in Yer
mont, for the publication Of such matters,
till year and a half later.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIEUTENANT
COLONEL BAUM.
The object Of your expedition is to try the
affections Of the country, TO disconcert the
counsel of the enemy ito mount the
Redcisel Dragons, to complete Peters
corps, end TO obtain large supplies of cattle,
horses and carriages. The several corps of
which the enclosed is list, are to be under
your command. The troops are to take no
tents, and what little baggage is carried by
officers must be on their own bat horses
You are to proceed from Datcnkill 20 Ar
lington and take post there, till the detach-
ment Of provlncals under the commander
Captain Sherwood shall Join you from the
southwark. Again you are 10 proceed to
Manchester, where you will take post so as
TO rescue the pass of the mountains on the
road from Manchester to Rockingham
From hence you will detach the Indians and
! light troops to the northward toward Otter
Creek. On their return, and receiving in
telligence that no enemy is in force upon
| Connecticut river, You will proceed by the
road over the mountains TO Rockingham,
where you will take post. This will be the
most distant Of the expedition, and must be
passed upon with caution. You will have
the defile of the mountains behind you,
which might make retreat difficult you
must therefore endeavor to be well informed
Of the force Of the enemy's Militia in the
neighboring country. Should you find it
may, with prudence, be effected you are 20
! remain there while the Indians and light
troops are detached up the river, and you
are alterward to descend the river to Brattle-
boro', and from that place, by the quickest
march, you are 10 return by the great road,
to Albany. During your whole progress,
your detachment are to have orders TO bring
in all horses, first to mount the Dragons I'M
der your commander to serve as bat hors-
es together with as many saddles and bri-
bles as can be provided. The number OF
horses, besides those necessary for mount
ing the regiment of Dragons, ought TO be
thirteen hundred. If you can bring more
for the use of the army it will be so much
the better, Your parties are likewise to
bring wagons and other necessares, as many
, draught oxen as will be necessary to draw
and all cattle fit for slaughter, miIch cows
only excepted, which are to he left for the
use of the inhabitants. Regular receipts, in
the form heretofore enjoined, are to be given
in places where any of the above mentioned
articles are taken, to such persons as have
remained in their habtations and otherwise
complied with the terms of Gen. Burgoyne's
Manifesto but no receipts to be given to
such as are known to be acting in the service
of the rebels. As you will have with you
$ persons sufficiently acquainted with the a.
$ bilities of the country, it may perhaps be adj
r visable to tax these several districts with the
4 proportion of the several articles and limit
e the hours of their delivery and should you
!; find it necessary to move before such delv.
: cry be made, hostages of the most respecta
, BILE people should be taken to secure theil
C following the next day. All possible means
to be used to prevent plundering. As it il
probable that Captain Sherwood, who is al
It ready detached to the southwark, and vii
IS join you at Arlington, will drive in a con
n siderable quantity of cattle and horses, yo,
e will therefore send in these cattle to thu
c army with proper detachment from Peter
y corps to cover, in order to dsencumbe
II yourselves of it. You must always keep tn
n regiment of dragons compact together
y themselves must ride and take care of tn
e horses ofthe regiment, those horses destine'
= for the use of the army must be tied togeth
n er with string by tens each, in order tina
ID one man may lead ten horses. You vii
give unarmed men Of Peters corps to con