The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-05-16
"REMINISCENCES OF STILL
WATER.
1--WE extract the following from an article in the
March number of Blackwood's Magazine.)

1--WE extract the following from an article in the
March number of Blackwood's Magazine)
The anecdotes of this battle are full Of
interest, and some of them worthy ofper-
petual remembrance. Soon after the de-
eisive turn of the action. Wilkinson, the
American officer whom have alreadyquo-
ted, was galloping over the field to exc
cute some order, when he heard wound
ed person cry out-PrOtcct me sir, against
that bog. He turned and saw British
officer wounded in both legs, who had been
carried to a remote part of the field, and
left in the angle Of fence, and at whom
lad of about fourteen was coclly aiming
a musket. Wilkinson was so fortunate
as to arrest the atrocious purpose of the
youngster, and inquiring the officers rank,
was answered-''I had the honor to CON-
mand tie grenadiers. He ofcourse knew
it to be Colonel Ackland. and humanely
dismounted, helped him to horse, and,
with a servent to take care Of him, sent
him TO the American camp.
In his own narrative, Burgoyne did am
pie justice to the rest of this story, but
it will bear to be told again TO another
generation. The Lady Harriet Ackland,
as | have already said, was in the British
camp. Shehad accompanied her husband
to Quebec, and in the campaign ofl776
had followed him TO poor hut at Cham
bly,, where he had fallen sick, and there,
exposing herself to every fatigue and dan
ger, had assiduously minlstered to his cons
fort. Shewaslelt at Ticonderoga, under
positive injunctions to remain there; but
her husatband receiving wound in the af-
fair Castleton, while pursuing St. Clair, she
again followed him, s. became his nurse.
After this, refusing to return, she was
transported in such cart as could be COIL
structed in the camp, to the different halt
ing-places Of the army, always accomPa-
nying her husband with the grenadiers,
and sharing the peculiar exposures OF the
vanguard At Saltwater she occupied a
tent, adjoining the house in which Frazer
expired, and which was the lodge ofthe
Baroness Reidesel, who with similar fl
deity had followed the fortunes of her hus-
band, accompanied by her three little chill
dren. Lady Ackland is described by Bur-
rovne as one of the most delicate, as well
as lie most lovely of her sex. She was
bred to all the luxuries and refinements III
cident TO birth and fortune, and while thus
enduring the fatigues OF military lie, was
far advanced in the state in which the har-
diest matrOn requires the tenderest and
most particular defence.
If, notwithstanding the Inconvenience
of such a presence, the residence OF these
ladies' in the British camp had thrown adj
ditiona radiance on the sunniest days OF
hope and success, it may well be imagined
that they seemed as angels in the eyes OF
wounded and dying men, TO whom they
ministered like sisters or mothers. 1he
Baroness herself has left a touching ac-
count of the scenes through which she
passed. in that rude shed on the Hudson.
"On the 9TH of October" she says. "our
misfortunes began" She had invited
Burgoyne. with Generals Phillips and Fra
ger. to dine with her husband, but, as
the hour arrived, she observed move
ment among the troops, and some Indians,
in their war fnery, passing the house, gave
her notice of the approaching battle by
their wells ofexultation. Immediately al
ter, she heard the report of artillery, which
grew louder and louder, till the skies
seemed coming down. At four o'clock,
her little table standing ready, instead OF
the cheerful guests for whom she had pre-
pared. General Frazer was brought In
helpIess and faint with his wound. Away
went the untasted banquet, and bed was
set in its place, on which the pale sufferer
was laid. A surgeon examined the wound,
and pronounced it mortal. The ball had
passed through the stomach, which was
unfortunately distended by a bountIiul
breakfast. The General desired to know
the worst, and, on learning his extremity,
simply requested that he might be buried
on the hill, beside the house, where re-
doubt had been erected, at the hour Of
six in the evening; but the Baroness al
forwards heard him sighfrequently'-"on'
fatal ambition-poor General Burgoyne'-
oh. nv poor wifep The wounded ofnceIs
we're continually brought in, till the lit,le
Init became an hospital. General Reloe-
sci came to the house for moment, To-