Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-02-21
.YIrK3fONN IN TINE OLDEA TINE /
CRY. EATES--HIs PnTyATE CORKEs-
PoNDRNcE.

" prosssnent leaders i'd The sppfoaching struggle u
lWkeh h9stilities commenced amcrg The arsi APP l
oEnanehis nia5e out BY Congress vas one c5astiEu-
TX ain a5jutantg general with le rink q bFigar !,
I'M The nekt year he was appointed tosuPetsede
III SehayIet Id The command Of Tie northern ar
II. ana faok post 81 Tieonde1oga and Cfoxn Point
sShorltiae after. Schuyler vas rsinstaied N VI
u rarsk. bat gave way he nsrs spring y Gales,
III hsIa Bis place a. eohmhSdsf -in-chief I'LL NJ
sssreader oi Bargoyne TaslinSasion Of BurgCyne. I
H. ora IF The Important evcHts IN he hisiaFy "a The
sar Accompanied hy more thau ssysp thousand
tietan tFoops and three thousand Canadians. and
spqorled by rain q i, s4's lh Rlsa af
as sq Si be e Sisn rosiaees 70 New YorE
;s;tg seemed u promise cosns acte SUCCESS t II
:Ihis takxe army. with its splendid trails Of arte-
X III pcked engineers and secondary officers of ri
.,,sn sns experience, was The finest that ever at
.,,,,ed ain Invasion Of the country Driving every
VIII before them, crushing our strongest forts ir
lsetr .issSage the heads 81 Ehe lnepacihg columns
srere Almost ii striking distance of Albany Crown
pat1t lid Ticonderoga, Forts Anne and Edward Il
isose kty. of the Uninn hadaIlen, ene after anoth-
tr-.he dfeary wilderness had been passed, and
eeble ratresting army seemed he oniy obstacle pe-
ween ,Burgoyne and the! obisdf Of hIs wishes /
HIS was 1ise Sld42 VI dAdAS " 80
took command Of the aE4ny Bafgoyne was wait
fing f,ar provisions. which had to BE brought from
Tieoaaeroga, and Al lengsH after Incredible enof's'
coileatel enough for thirigdaysr and pushed on 70
sAe rjains and heights ofl Saratoga, within three
tnilrs III the American camp. After "a seYereig
iongA, giate, the Americans held possession p me
asla. 1t was six days, however, before Burgoyhe
sTyats ep his mind surrender, elt PRIZE and am
lttO lne .--A. aided 10 inevitable fate, aud that
tie vanAuished coninnsrse,.s sarsd men, lail
in plain blue frock while the soldiers on f6aS..
ing aat to pile their aruas found ho, an Americas il
! The Geld Tie brave fellows we've spared Ire MORT
fiaatioprof grounding thair armsia lie presence e
the enemies
|. ln1759 Gates was stationed at Providence, il
command Of the eastern seesfau or The army. bu
was engaged in 20 important M lisasy service unti
be misplaced BY Congress oyerEhe southern army
H. was the commanding Gendtal Al the battle d
camden, and was defeated bY CORVALLIS. HI.
Teserses in the south induced Chgress to superseds
him in the person Of Gen. GreeAe His cumlnant
was afterwards restored to him bnt nDt until 7S2
sol HAT hs battle ended his military career. 4, Tks
war being over he returned to Travellers Rest hi.
farm in this county lnl790, hi sold his estate to
E3geailernan living ID ShepherdstoRn, and removed
10 Rose HILL a country seat neat New u ork city 8
III He served in the Legislature pf New YoFk in the
yepr 1900, and died. April 10, lsO6 aged seventy!
seven years.
Ii Taereis much 70 be condemned ana mach to b
ADMIRED in the life Of Gsn Gates. No excuse car
t2r bis refusal % IepoI his brilliant vieto
y aopt2 nave been ettn s4spe4ted u lending
MI anf iaepreslegeof Eis nand 70 faction in Con
gfsss 70 carry out an uGholy pukeose / VI &. An
~ deplored. But GATES never beiraved III .o,,r,.
lie was ih profession and al be IL II,
eriy Of the union aAd The riehts bf III coo,;a,1 At
N bis political faith, be was aIdec3ded nsanc,.,
AMI: was on terms of personal intimacy ,rIb III
/ JeiErson to The day of his deakh. W. ,giI, ~.
proceed 70 redeem our promise and give ertt.o,s
from his private correspondence; and W. has;,a,I
nolso say that the sentiments Ilhey can,,;, ,,,a:
satisfy The most preindiced thatlin bsx n,i,a,s
lions he was noble, generous and maIspanirnb5,
Fhe first letter is dated Rose HIM New W.
0es f. 1870, and appears 10 bayb nm ,.rs,aa
sne3ialeiy after his arrivai :, kSa NJ u ha,, ~
III am happy toacquaint You hat t,eI ar,br.e
fivad here on "Wednesday noon and barring !. ,b,s.
fittf RIBS, which, BIZ having Ef11y earriage o.
mes withby The wayihsl most agrseable ioarnsv
Dak friends Al Baltimore, PhiladeIphia a6d NJ
hqs&, We're much pleased 10 see us-and ~ MS -
wei convinced b the civilities thew haye sbo1vr
". My Mary il enehaHed with Rose HliIl-in-
deet there is doing Il justice hy descentan,,
cong End see ii, as You purpose Is tile only way ID
haRe proper idea Of ali its beausiesP 7la
We were told many years since by gentleman
we accompanied the partyas far as Philadelphia
that4he attentions ani ciyillties above SPOKEN IL
we're oIsueh charaeteras tp make them peculiar
i6 grautying TO Gen Gates
Z Mrs. Thompson encA6ses YOU sutscrtnt;op u IL
hsf r. TT thompson. Ne JON Der in requesting
tAatyoa will be So kind as Is procure AeT ~ TnanS
subscribers you'can and he 81 pbliSine g ~ ~
tarn IN when you write again YoaP xi{l ahSs,,.a#
the subscription is MOI be paid hntia the deTvery
Of tae Aook trust their expectations Of snecsss
may hsEmore than realizeds
nave no means oiknovi Ing waoDr. Thomp-
n = me nature o. as publication. 10 a;sub-
ssqeeai letter he nogices The srrkalof Alt 4, :,
htr sisters IN Bishopgae- s,rett, London. ap.i III
success of Dr. 4. at Dundee!
/" IdsYire that you will paw .tosiah & I'll N. i
naoneI taking his rereipt in III m 5er 1T
ne satie. When was In Nev Enaland II 80 81
and fI9. he says he was emal.yds N, rar ne 9
sgn ~ survey which announced ,of mar s,ns ~,
1fxergaace any demand np0n MI fssr "a ,;,s;i
IA gu;stsJt NOR ul'il 'he Pai'fr money was ex-
| kn9w he conld not kral7H resasva- ~
ost as will have memories Ek.l =
n INTO question for il desire yo4 ID b him viz
'Yery Pray IF iateres.p - = TT -
- TIL ~.,e ana oniy son died whilst be was In
shom he Frequently speaks, was biz second y;ss q
istcr q Col Booth, cf Maryland iii
II fe4f certificates. III an al inherit,
aainted yoa l sold paTt IN B5E9ir,or. ~, s.
ere on my hIst arrival tor Hs cd iIbd ken. n NJ,
nal NOR might have g0gten TX Tia, & 49,:
ase az ibis market But STOCK sbhhins- Il & -.
mi and prices variable thar tE.eFr r ~ s
IS the value bat for day Weald vn,, hsi;s,-s
IAt edurSe Of ;v vra.Y-. III.