Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-10

way to aid Cen Gates in his operations AGAINST Bur-
goyne. The remainder, in Burgoyne's rear, under
the command of Col. Samuel Herrck, took possess
sion Of Burgoynes reinforcement at Ticonderoga
landing, with 200 bateaux and one schooner loaded
with provisions and military stores 29l prisoners
released 100 Continental prisoners taken at Hub
bardton, 9TH July; took possession Of Lake George,
and at length drove the remnant OF the British ar
my from Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Mount indie
pendence, and Mount Defiance. Capt. Ebcnezer
Allen, to close the campaign, with fifty Green
Mountain Boys surprised and took forty nine of the
enemy, one hundred horses, sixty head of cattle
and thirty wagons and marched them triumphant
ly up to Bennington. Thus closed the campaign of
A. u. 1777.
Honest and sincere was Burgoyne when he
wrote his Majesty" The district ofthe New Hamp-
shire Grants, wilderness little known in the last
war, abounds with the most hardy active rebellious
race of men the continent, who hang like
gathering storm ready to burst on my left" BY
the united forces of the Americans on the plains of
Saratoga was witnessed the surrender of the rem
nant of Gen. Burgoyne's army, the left wing and
the rear of this powerful army having been already
captured by the Green Mountain Boys; which was,
no doubt, Of the greatest consequence to the then
pending cause of the United States, from its more
than threeiod effeCtsirst in uniting and strength
enng the people and armies thereof; second, in dis
couraging the British and Hessans and loyalist
troops in America, and strengthening the minority
which weakened the bonds of the ministerial stick
lers for such man in Great Britain, and lessened
the influence OF the tories in the United States.-
Thirdly, it enabled the United States to conclude
a treaty with the French nation in I775, which
brought the French fleet and armies to act in con-
cert with the ships and armies of the United States
with supplies of military stores, and not only OPEN
ed the ports of France to the cruisers of the Uni
ted States, but it brought France and other powers
into war with Great Britain, and added generally to
the consequence and credit of the United States in
Europe, and enabled Mr.. Adams to establish loans
and to purchase military stores in Holland. During
the campaign of A. ID. 177S and I779 Vermont
protected the northern frontier and in the mean
time contributed troops to the protection of the in
habitans in the vicinity of Albany. The campaigns
of A, ID, 1850 and l7Sl may well be considered the
two most important campaigns during the Revolu-
tonary War. The British had about 10000 troops
in America; 10000 of these troops south of West
Point, and from 1000 to 10000 in Canada. Yer
mont July, $780, appealed to Congress for help
No answer was received--no aid rendered. We
appealed to each Of the Legislatures of the New
England States, as well as to New York. No an
swer was received-no aid rendered The British
came up the lake with powerful army, possessed
Crown Point and Ticonderoga de 3troyed Fort Ann
and Fort George; took prisoners killed and scalped
many of the inhabitants in the northern part of New
York, and even south of Fort Edward; took hun
dreds OF prisoners, destroyed by fire their habta-
tons, and returned to Ticonderoga unmolested by
the New York troops, being reinforced in October
A. ID. 1880. 1t was admitted by the officers com
handing the northern department. that Albany and
Schenectady must be The northern line of defence
1t was 1t this time, while the blood of the muir
dered citizens and the smoke of the burning habi-
tations of the good people Of Royalton were going
up to Heaven, that Allen demanded of the proud
Gen. Carlton to stay the tcmahawk and scalping
knife in this State well as III he northern part of
| New York This demand MAS cnunlle1 with and
hostiities ceased during the remainder Of this
paign.
During the campaign of a. D. 1871, after being
dsowned and threatened with immediate annihila-
ton by Congress, claimed by neighJoring colonies,
and threatened with invasion by said colonies these
threats and these denials brought the Green Noun
tain Boys square upon their taps; and on the 18th
of February A. ID. ISL, the Legislature Of this
Republic laid jurisdictiona claim to sixteen towns
east of Connecticut River, and west to Hudson
River ready for the campaign.
The British were again in possession Of Crown
/ Point and Ticonderoga; the Continental troops
Withdrawn from the northern department to aid in
the southern department in the capturing of Lord
/ CORVALLIS; the northern department in New York
I almost to a man dsheartened, without provision
without money, without credit; the Indians pilag-
ing and plundering the commanding Generals hab-
itation of his silver plate, took away his guard II
seems to me that they were as destitute of patriot
ism as they were of money or the necessaries OF
life. The Cabinet Of this State were under the me-
cessity of adopting policy in lieu of power. They
| did negotiate an exchange of prisoners with the
common enemy 1t was the policy pursued by the
Green Mountain Boys that prevented the British
/ from south of West Point and from Canada uniting
and laying waste a territory much more extensive
than our own Republic. Such was our policy anC
such our military force at this period, that gene
raj officer in the northern department writes to Gen
i Washington, vermont troops are about to garr
son Fort Edward"
1t was during this campaign that we received al
acknowledgement from the British commander, la
menting the accidental death of one of our ser
geants 1t was on the 9th October $751; that his
Exceency Thomas Chittenden issued his procla
nation appointing Tuesday, the 10th day of Deem
Der, as day of public thanksgiving and praise t.
t Almighty God wherein he said "that He has beer
pleased to direct councils and bless the admin
isratlon of civil government in this State, AM
been graciously pleased to defend our frontier set
Elements in tho midst of calanIitous war, and in 81
signal a manner granted success to the American
arms and their allies in every part, both by ant
land That in due time the just of this Stat
!. may be fully acknowledged, when enemies shal
}, be COMPOUNDED, when iniquity shall hide its head
b and all nations be at peace" On the 18th of No
= vember, A. ID. 1881, Gov Chittenden wrote a con
: identia letter to Gen. Washington, informing hin
= Of the policy pursued by the Cabinet Council q
e Vermont at the close of which he says, "And il
the month OF October last the enemy appeared il
= force at Crown Point and Ticonderoga but wer
t maneuvered out of their expedition, and are re
: turned into winter quarters in Canada, with grea
safety, that it might be fulfilled which was spoke
? by the prophet, Il will put my hook in their nos
3 and turn them back by the way which they came
= and they shall not come into this city (aias Yer
G mont saith the Lord" Thus closed the campaig
h of 1881. Gen. Washington pleased, on tn
s 9Th January, A, d, 1882, to answer Gov. Chtteu
'r dens letter. by addressing letter to Thomas Chit
tenden, giving him some gentle reproof Gov. Chit
i ,nden, on the 9th March, in answer says, 9Th
l. glory of America is our glory, and With our counr
r we mean TO live or die as her fate nay be-" Speak
% ing OF the delegates Of Vermont being at Congress
r he says, "should Heaven prosper the design
n their negotiation, we please ours dives much that