The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-04
From the Utica Observer.
The Surrender OF Burgoyne, by an Eye wit

We recently bad the pleasure OF peTusing leite
written by the venerable Samuel Cody OF Vernon Centre
ia this county In his niney-hird year, in when b.
describes many OF the incidents connected with The sur
render OF Bargoyne 90 the 9Th OF October. l777 o
which he was eye witness The writing Is even ant
reguar-"plain prnt'-and the lines SO compact tina
per Congress had ordered tie deficiencies ia the cont
mental regiments 10 be made up BY drafts But says
the venerable patriot
My father said he would take the place OF one and
should that Of another This in The spring oil l77I and
OF service expire the i0h Of January, 7e
we were placed "a CaPien Keeps company, Ooiqns
marched Clayerhack the Hudson where we endured
the greatest uisriags from disease, want OF provisions
retreatiog before The Brush We ordered norhwsrd
and loned General Schuyler near Saratoga The Indians
existed until General Gates lock command when new
spirits were insued into our soldiers, raons became
a"s new W. 20 ae
meet hem--no more tefeapg "Amen, said every heart
we Tue Sh,om ana S I ne aod
come further Here they were strongly fortified, but
must have known they We're IN bad situation suppose
they thought OF Bennngton and that the Green Mountain
boys would be al their backs Soon they chose 20 RISK
battle and attack the RICH, wing Of our army TINS was
bloody hell day until dark al night and our forces lay on
the ground ready for the eserts OF shs morning The BRIT
h returned to their quarters rested awhile ana men al
tackled again on the same ground Here as IN me iohef
engagement Arnold had command OF the nghtng iorees
gpe the d-lhs due" The enemy fell back, and we took
prisoners and several pieces oil atulerys We lay
upon our arms that night and were so near Tue British hal
could hear the Hessians relieve their guards great
noise was kept up In the camp all night AT daylight we
marched for their camp, but when we got where they
were they not there except wounded SICK and doc
tors attend then wlere they were chartered in large
tents We pursued The man body passing asad horse;,
retreat, and came up with them at Saratoga, upon
planted their artillery They comphmenled US with
balls and shells tor perhaps Two hours, without benefit
low s who was killed We were under steep hill and
the balls and shells but we lay easy
snd que. as chickens anasL hens wngs we a9ea
pied by the British, and frequently went 10 drive
parties from ne creek where hey came Tor waer as y
was scarce IN their camp AS we We're about to open our
fire, flag ofrnce arrived attended by six very tall richly
esed men WIZ very tai eaps Inc oPs o. which he
view a surrender, asked Six of The talies men In
caps high we had to look twice 10 their were
lected TO meet the flag Terms OF u render finally
nil, and Parade on the road leading south, with all the
SIC Of the brigade IN the sene, playing Yankee Doodle
We were bu,jn pa.nded when Tie srsh general, Oh.
GERS and s'o and General Gates and staff met close by
where stood in the ranks and 50 near that could hear all
that was said An American officer said General Bur
want SIR passed around. General Burgoyne said,
Through the misfortune Of war; General Gates, your
eral Bugoyne" replied Gates Then the British
troops columns, richly dressed clean and siSabe
British. Next came the Hesiansand how shall
describe the most miserable. filthy, Unlocking beings
saw in human form But the tag end was the wo.
men, suppose. Many OF them led horses upon the back
of which thrown large ob2ng bags sewed at lite
ends These bags contained PROVISIONS blankets clothing,
utensils, &c, aud IN many the heads of chill
dren sticking above the horses backs through holes
the bags. Sometimes there smaller children
the other side 10 balance Our orders wefe maintain
respectful silence, but this last too much One VEN
tured suppress laughhs neghbor took Inc disease
violent form, unit, in few moments the whole Amer
lean lines convulsed with the uproa rious
aud all al the OF the poor Hesans their
women, children, and eqaipage.
As they had all passed we marched south few
miles and halted for The night but by suutiss morn
our way 10 Albany, and marching all day and
The morning found upon the OF the OPP
pose Albany, where the bare ground easy bed or
short The reason OF this forced march that the
enemy ascending the river join Burgoyne, but hear
ing his defeat they returned to New York In few
the river several miles In sioopanded the
side crossed the Jerseys, Joined Washington 10 Penn
syvania (he British being in possession of Phadelr ha
arrived Valley Forge in the latter part OF December
III time previously had lost tents, cooking
utensils Nc, aud as we did draw bread, we kneaded
-four in knapsack, kept clean Tor the purpose, and
baked by the fire in hot embcrs, II had any One
my thess had small copper tea Kettle, which suppose
he soe We made bush huts, and afterwards those OF logs
After sleeping during the night Oh the giound, have
awaked In the morning and found myself covered with
snow, but did not suffer much from cold
My of enlistment soon expired, and | dis
charged 800 miles from home. ithou money, govern
ment had pay Washington officer Il
draw from the country stores the After
escape from drowning in crossing the North river
in twelve days arrived at our homes In Connecticut