Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-07-03
From Noah's Sunday Times.
THE FORGOTTEN GRAVE,
sTORMTNG OF FORT MONTGOMERY.


A summer or two ago, was on a visit in
Orange county for IA few DAYS, and improved
my limited lime in strolling over the ground
made glorious in our Revolutionary annals.
One fine afternoon, near the close Of the day,
stood by the ruins of Fort Montgomery,
thinking of that bloody assault made by SIR
Henry Clinton, in I777, when the fort was
slormed and the garrison put TO the sword -
at least such portions as were unable 10 es-
cape in the darkness of the night. had
seated myself on a small pile of stones that
seems TO have been heaped up for some spe-
cal purpose-tor what knew not. A coun-
tryman came along and salued mc. and we
entered into conversation relating to the
events tina, had occurred around us.
"iou are sitting on the grave of one of the
red coat officers" said the countryman.
started Involuntary.
Whose grave?
wall, can't say exactly. He wasn't a
Briisher, but "A tnrrncr for all that. They
tell me he was Poisher.'
/ 'Pole All, yes recollect now. This,
then is the grave of Count Grabouski =
wal, that mought be his name. never
heard il afore, as recollects.'
And was it for this thought that the young
Polish nobleman sought fame and rcnown
To leave his native land and enter into the
tight against those who had never Injured him
OF his country. And here TO fall to lie in
forgotten grave forgotten, for those who
passed bv where he lay knew not even his
name only thathe was one of those thai fought
against the liberties for which their fathers
bsilled. Poor Grabouski Il you had fallen
like your countryman, Pulaski, on The other
si,r Of Gecdonl, OF served us like kosciusko,
yGtlr name would have been reuiemberc
with JOY and gratitude
When Burgoyne left Canada on his famous
expedition, with an army that was to "strike
terror into the Americans, il was expected
+, that AZ Albany, (of course he was to pc,
there y he should be joined BY a large de-
tachm"nt of troops from the city of New ork
under the command of Sir Henry Clinton
and that the next move would be TO pene.
trate through the New England States, tc
: Boston. The plan was certainly good one
but it was really among the 'impossibllties
: as TO being carried out.
10 September, l777, Burgoyne found
: Gates in the way barring further progress
: and things began to look,so bad in the vicln
ily of Saratoga the extreme point to wheel
he penetrated, that he considered it rather
doubtful if he should be allowed TO retreat il
quiet, to say nothing of advancing. He des
patched@a messenger to New York, who
managed to get through the country withou
being suspected, with verbal Instructions tt
b Sir Henry Clinton, that unless he came ~
S the Hudson to his aid he was fearful that ever
his retreat would be a dangerous one.
Sir Henry, early in October, embarked
three thousand men on board feet off
ports, protected by two or three frieates and
sloop of war, under the command of Com.
!, modore Ho'ham,and proceeded up the NorI
River, on voyage rendered memorable in
: our history for the burnings and devastation
!, committed by the enemy.
y Forts Clinton and Montgomery lie on III,
y opposite sides Of Poploen's Greek, that run.