The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-05
Miscellaneous,
Antiquarian Documents.
BlTTLE OF BENNINGTON,

uUcHf NAHRATivEi
.IGUn@ gAcr ef gr English .l,ay ulo
Vm 'ahf Eagarsm,nL
Co., Tho fblinwlUg Historical Narrative -
'a'wrny ppbnbod--wil, perhaps, throw
,-ur rlt ufoe d,e tpng posl, hut ye, high
UauoNus event Ia which, il refrrn
Oh, great object which General Bursoyne
.ougHtu uhnlu, WnB 10 fprca hs way down
Ur Hirs0 ol lho lludHon, aud, rullyinp
mI.I Nm us many loyaliRls NJ chose 10 fol-
--.- inllaiiezr "a GiL eta Junction - ih ll,a
aHF II Con. Howe Then blocknded in New
lnl To facilitate this MEASURE by distract
u. lIo attention ut lhe enemy, q small ra-
IrdIrun 4'uder the orders Of Colonel H.
lrlscr bad been organized; which, moving
Nmuel ihe western pnrt of Chester County,
0rrnlrucd Fort -inuwiK, rudrIy fortified
Huou upon the Mohawk. Colonial 81
tdRrr's lorcG was very wohk, particularly
fn"pa ni the line, Of wltich 10 more iInu
olr hnndfrd,nud lhaHe composed ofdrIhch.
ntul' ifuH different regiments served un-
Dec hu1nd lhn whole Including PROVINCIAL
iauad.ans, nUd sHtnn hundreds dr Indians.
arHly cHnlo ZAP 10 tWtlya hundred men,
We pushed l0rmard, howeper,w with diliHstr..
aud uu lhc Third pf August invested the for.
ur-s rnding Intelligence nt tho snnlo time
go hr Gtnerul 40 clirl 0c hi- situations mud
mmod.js Afterwards lac had the good for.
IS rHnr & surprise and cot to piccoa a body of
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hpr lbc Rurrison, 50 llr ull things Ind sue.
rrrtrd according TO our NiSh; but Col. -
ltIerr gradually l0unii, that IN the eXpcctn.
uons wlricl hU was lod to form rcspccIing
H' luSdlli OF tho inhabitants of The invaded
Iffiri, tho prOEsgtt iWposlliouE had been
ItrlIccd on hlm. lurtcud OF crowds of vol.
uuirrts, scarcely an individual came Iu hi.
rp,lp; aud ni' the few Who did como, Il wns
, motr lhun suspected ihnt by inr the greater
lnliou came with lrcucherous intention.
Tins these advantages, lrlling ~ they
we're, might not bu Wholly wasted, 1t became
nrhmhrui on Gen. lIurg6yno To advance
without delay whilst lhn doplornhlo driicicn-
y in tho mems df transport Under which hr
Hulfrh, seemed Ia render all attempts nj
mu,ing tho nrny ifuiilcss. Though our
u1urr had .lpii,d without inicrnission dur.
Wgilrro whale Narks, tlero was IA CANT
nn .ir'lrr stock ofprovisious ilmu promised
go "Nrn inf inur dal consumption; aud To
hn'" I"rWhrG VIII a supply 80 sleHder, into
"d'tfl country appeared to leader of il4e
"Il rehhul hile lWllGr thHu insanity. have
r"'''d u a desert country. not nnly with raC
'f'''" 10 rs natural sierlluy, md heaygff'
'""Ns u whH steul enough, hut because 0i
'' ""t "hiGh @err taken, aud uulUrtu-
NH Fl. wan iOu great success tu s,Neep .ts few
rH,l,ated apnis- nf ali articles likely 70 hcuc-
% .uo invaders. a. doing this ilic enemy
''rNNrl no drcuucv rither tu friend or foe .-
NJ .hr iuIdS Oi s,bu'lfug corn we're luid
0'r, the rlttle were driven away, aud ey-
't rufltctf.n .nG grnin, Hs we'll ~ inurscl Of
r'., carefully tamuyed. 80 lhnl we could
rp,ud i'u suhsirieure. bu:h Tor men md
i--sAas, ai-lg up.ll- lbc magazines which Wci
'i'"'' NsHe 80 inlds4 ihic.lo me ranvGyanre
. ''"T."' Ulit u" M r""Iu~ hlG HS yet brgu
'"Wrn l'llh" ~ hdNhhce liHu turI George; /
"'l '",' ''orPe "hs too hi"ch ~ Ibe rear
'' '' "' s''''e' I' a "ht" "i operations, ai,cr
WV sl"'I" hhNe qpilra tie position .WhIrh /
We row oceulHrd. r'
''"'"s'lI lum'llm American urny retreat 4
=" 100 We "dYuced, eating up The roads, |
'''n 1r'r-tHtIpg l'lr inre at tie rOuntry nyrr /
"''" u'y passed. lhcy were uuW, accord .
"s 10 The brst accounts which wO could rc. /
'un' al saratoga, hhmleI, or rather farm
"" " we iei' bank OF The liudsun, aud about
I"I way helweeli ForI Edward Apd the Mol
AAAA. II Beemed adlisnhle Ia GGnGEll Bur
s"the to iltcatru Them there; for IL they |
''''GH d" 'cltou, he bad no apprrhGusiuus
' " me result; y llicy retired Col, ST. Lcdg-
~ NolLl hr ~ ualr rear; aud shnulG they /
S''''e' ~ trcarhg OOIIi lIiVis0HE TtUu WIZ +
'' '"ad to Al'mny ihown open,and the prin-
81 'p"' design OF the inroud attained. lncrcGs-
~ eNcrlons were accordingly used to bring
~ I9''Ila rom the idEes 10 tim uCurcs, naVi-
g24le p"lnl ~ the river; and so unremiuirgl
''' ihey, that before HE close Of the FIRST
We ~ August eonsldetnhle number of
"'", ana BafHes, ladea with such stores as
von'l bo forwarded, were launched upon
"' slreani nnd ready to accompany the ar
ny