The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-05


huI heenupu he conceived, that in tho coun
Wy they nighI ha nblo 10 puck up
Hulirirui humber of horses Tor their oWi
uho lugGdiU0n 10 these, the Cuuudmn ran
9err, detachment of proyiuGnls, about on,
hundred lndlnna, aud Caps, Frasfi'b marks
men, wllh Two pieces nf small cannon, w6r,
allotted 20 this seryicei aud the sholn, n
mounting ~ five hundred nieii we're tises,
under The orders Of Lieut.. Col. Buumv. III,
latter officer rreciYed specHl iuslrucliupH lt
proceed win extreme caution, ile WIS par
icularIy ouloiued 90 keep his Dragons 10,
goIhor, aud leol hiH way, foot by foot viii
hls lighi troops alone; aud whilst II War
fbf0atly iHslHualsd lha, Ice might look luf 70,
cruI,s aln0rg Tho we'll disposed iababilnHts
! tue gr.nlcsl clta was ihkcn lu impress him
with the conviction, lhnt they were not 10
be implicitly trusted, II would have been
well both for himself aud his followers had
these ndyces been s0neW hat more carefully
remembered Bui Iloro was fatality al.
tending ull our measures, which soon began
20 develop itsolf md perhaps the fate of the
present expedition ought to have been taken
M n fair warning Of the destiny which await
I'd rho army NJ iurgc.
Though nll these arrangements were com
plated aud the troops destined to fulfil tlinni
told on so early ~ the first of August, the
ftitl'- oi tive 'te'ili was sPissaehlHF ego lhis
attempt on tbs rucepss of which 90 much
was supposed To depend, waa made Poe
hnps there whs no gruHt erfor here, moro es-
pecinlly m tho column broke up from 10 hi.
Vounc, aud advanced tn the point where the
Hudson wns 20 bo CROSSED. Il was toilsome
aud tedious mnrch---n little aud but u liulc
enllgcned hY Q hnIncss skirmish which
some struggling Americans choso "a Uiuit-
tain with our detached Indians. Amer en.
during great pfivniions with spirit which
failed not to the last, our army nt length
reached IL desired resting place, and took
mp n position ou the casieru bank of tho
Hudson, Immediately opposite to the heights
uf Saratoga.
i'lTis riunr, and fh.-ette,t,y having With.
drawn M far as Saltwater, the general pro.
ceeded 10 carry into execution his projected
design against Bennington. Al m early
hour IN the morning of tho l2th our litilr
haEd, unincumhrrcd with my quantity Of
baggage besides that which each mun could
conveniently rurty upon hi, back, set OF IN
tic direction of BOueukill, where IL arrived
without meeting with any adventure, 10y
four o'clock IN the afternoon. Here wcru
hailed for the night, 10y which means u com.
puny at fifty chassrurs overlook us, whom
Ger, Burguyur, drs'rtr~tffl of our strength
sent 10 rcinforo4 ~; but NJ fyo next morn.
ing We we're again Ia motion, mud pushed
cautiously though with qHick pace, iu the
direction of Cambridge. Our Journey this
'tlny proved 10 inhisf Fcspecis mort Interest.
ing dian any whicE Wr had performed since
tine pursuits ffoni Tfcoudcroen f4ie cuutr-
try - we advanced, exhibited no great signs
ui cultivation, a field ur twu, IutcrposIug here
aud uicre amidst the plains, aud u luw de.
1achcd cottages lying lay lie way eide, while
sevcUi OF tho ruuuiry people Nolunteisliy
IHInsI ht.I fnAL tI All 80,
The king. From lhem wc learned that a
company of Americans had been lct iu'
CuWhDdgo lr % guard Over suuIr catile which
were ga IAeir WAY to Bennington. aud as it
WIS drrfne't ei supBoriuu'e To- -rtlv stfclt,
Nhereyer lhcY roud Toe found, our scouts
wcrr cunImandeii TO quicken their URcp, aud
nnd surprise them. y
was uol QUO Of the party thus sent for
ward. thai duIy hnyUg been eu,rustcd tu
tmHy proNnclus aud Hity Indians; hul Tie
hitter attained their object Uiiur % ullng
Sknmisb,in which one uUi Only wus wuuud-
ed. Nothing could DE fiucr than the ctIrci
producrd 10y The dcsutury firing which was
kept up un that occusion hy the rctiruliug
enemy aud. our pursucrs. !, 50 happened
that the polnI where they first met, though
covered wlh deep aud extensive forest,
was not incuuitefe'l 10y brush wood ar 9th.
cr deaienlug substances; aud hence each re-
port, MS II rolled fruW Tree IO'TfCc and ElHJtC
to glade, sounded ns II not one, bui tiijy NUS
kets had been fired.
You will easily believe that the first dis
a4aaE = callaGd- Ia Ia Guicken- our uace. mud
to recover our ranks, which had began to
struggle; but no opportunity was afforded us
Of joining The enemy fought only to es.
rnpe; mud hence, when we reached Cnm.
bridge, we found it in iuti occupation. OF ctr
IJtyHUCu. wttrtr 1ut ruuriu prizes ri, rrr, If,
considerable quantity of carts and wagons, |
rs .wrii us of rutt4e and ftors-s. J.
The satisfaction arising from this first sue (
ress was not, however, so great ns to render |
~ indifferent to the nature nflhe intelligence |
which met us there. Inslend of four or five
hundred men, il wns accurately ascertnined |
hnr not fewer than eighteen hundred were
~ Bcnningtoni aud though some appeared 10
be Of opinion that they would not wait to re-
,eivc us, there were others who scruplcd
lot To foretel widely different results. Now,
n spite ufour late reinforcement, our strength
rli considerably short Of sin hnHdFed naen,
md of these n full hundred were Indians, on
whom no great relinnce could be placed.--
Still, Col -Bnnme apreaEed consider his
sechre-lle spoke, as far as wo
,ould understand him, IN very coutempiu.
1us tones Of the Americans, and huslY en-
pioyed himselfin receiving the submission
of the Inhnbitnpls, who in great numbers
locked 20 his standard. Unfortunately. Col. 4
Baume forgot the cautions which had been
10 strongly impressed upon him He con-
sdered MI persons sincere who itrolessed nj.
Achment'to the royal cause; alluding in their
presence, mud without reserve, both TO his
,,VO numbers and designs; and as by far the
,rcaler portion were Ia reality traitors to us,
very circumstance connected with our dis
POSITIONS aud plans h>cnmo as we'll known
o tho enemy as to ourselves.