The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

fids New orlean. DeI,..
The Surrender0f BurgOync.
BY AN EYE WITNESS.

We recently had the pleasure Of peru.
sing leIller v pilien BY the venerable sam.
ueI Cody, Of Vernon Centre, 10 this coun.
", now in his ninety third year, in which
he describes many of the incidents conner.
ted with the surrender Of Bugoyneson The
l7ih Of 0clvber, l777, Of winch he was an
eyewitness, The wiring is even mud
reguiar--''Plsin as print '--atd The linrs
So compact that sixly Two are wTiaen upon
a page u common letter paper. Congress
had ordered ihe dt6ciemies in lire GoDt.
Hen'al regiments TO be made up hy tlraih,
'bn'," says the venerable patriot: sr
"My IaIher said he would take the
place of one and should thai Of auo,her.
This was IN The spring Of l777, and tut
term Of service was to expire lie lgrh ol
January, 1873. We were placed in Cap.
lain Keeps cpmpany, ColVued Shcphcri's
regiment, and General Ciuycr's beigade.
We marched 10 Cilyerack, on the n Hs,lson
where we endured the greatest sufisIi JRs
from disea'e. want Of provisions, clothinp,
&c. We soon learned that Genefal Sci,ay.
Ter was reIrtalng before the British We
were ordered nOrihwWd and ioined Grn.
eral Schuyler near Saratoga. J I've indlans
plrked of our senlrics at night and prea.
dissatisfaction existed until General q ,tps
took command. when new splits were in.
sllled lno our soldiers our ralinns become
ample and good, with gil Of New En-.
land rn'h for each man per day. Gus
says: My boys, we will now 90 back
and meet III, m no more retrealng. Au,en,
sad every heart
We crossed The proui (srcam) and me-
The British near SAIwater-lulu u,.n II
our iorullrnior A,ey could come no IA
'her' Here Ihcy were strongly forIii, ,,s'
but must have kaown Ibey were in bad"
sIInalren. suppose they Thought a Ben.
nlngon, and that The Green Mounraipbo,s
would be a. their backs. Soon they chpnsr
IL Ilsk battle, and attacked the rlphi vim
ol our army. This was bloody har,lny
unlll dark alnighi, and our forces ,y ~,
HE ground ready for the event Of the ;v,,
ming. The Brush returned to their uuae.
iers, rested awhile, aud then at,askc,l agair
on The sdme ground, Here, as in form,r
engagements, Arnold h,d command Of A.
lighting forces. lie did not lack skill ~
courage IN this baule, aud |, would .gir,
The d-ihis due" The enemy G.ll La,k
and we took some prisoners and sey,rJ
pieces OF artillery, We lay upon our .r,ns
IhaI night, and were Sd near the B,id.h
MAJ we could tear the llessiius ftAr,.
iheir guards. A great mise was ken, nm
IN Their camp all night. At daylight sr
marched lof their camp, but when we gm
where hey were, they were not there ~.
cePl wtund ID, sick and dutto, IA ,ts,r,
'hem' ~Aeee they were quarierpd in / rgr
tents. We pursued the msia body. p,,,.
iag dead eOfses, The wrecks of wagons and
o'ber things burned on lIeir retreat ar,l
come up with them at Saratoga, nbon a
high hill north oi Saratoga creek, Slrr.
they had planted tleir arlAlery Thy
coa.pImenIrd US with balls aad shrlI. g..
perhaps Two hours, without beneh to ,L,,s.
selves or deIr'mtm TO us, excpp, to qp,
poor iehow, Who was killed. Wa wa.
undrr Y I. and saw he balls and
shells Pat ,S6S% ,S5,S" but we lay 40 essy srA
quiet as 'Bod,n !. fundtr nc,.,s wings. H..
lorIIii d a'""a'' On The opposite siJe .,f ,L,.
creek, nearly as hlgh as that occupied M
The BRUSH, and frequently went III div
parties from The Geek, where Ihey ccune
Tor water, az II was scarce in their camp.
As we were about 10 open unr fire, a
H'g ol truce arrived, attended BY siS,vesy
tall caps The tops Of which we're, iimr j,
seven leel high. An armisice Of iL.rr
days, with view To SURRENDER, wasaskeI.
Six 0i u Q iall,si mtn IN our army, ,Waa
the best clothes we could Procure. au.i
With caps so high We had TO look twice .,
see Their tops, we're selrcled to iheel the
hag Terms Of surrender were finally
concluded. Our brgaie was ordered Il,
marth down the lliI and parade oh the r,ll
'eadlng Suu''', with all the music m thr
brigade III the center, playiag Yankee
Doodle. We were bul Just paraded when
The Brush General officers AID staff, snu
General Gars and staff Incl close ,hy
where Stood IN lI.e ranks, and so uear
that | could hear al that was said. An
Amrrlcan officer said: Gen. Durpoynr
Gen. Gates. ."-"lour servant. slruaA
Your servant, sit,"-passcd arnuud.--
Cen Burgnyhe said, Through the mis-.
lorinne ut war, General Gates, | am snur
prisoner" alt IS not through any. mis-.
conduct oi yours, General DurRovnr,"
rtpl'ed Gates. Then come tie lDrri.l
lrcnps in columns, as richly dressed, rlean
and slzeablc men as ever | saw. | saw
moi smile IN the lace of Americans Or
British Next came tho Ilsssians-,nd
how shall | describe the most miserable.
hI'hy, Ill hooking beings ever saw in hn.
man lormi Bu The Tag Cnd was the W..
men, suppose, Many of them I'D hers.
upon the back Of which were thrown ran
oblong blgs sewad up al the ends. Ikn.u
bags contained provisions, blankets tlih.
ny, ulen'lls, &C., aud in ntaay cases Sera
the head ofchIlJren slicku1 up ahuyp ,ha
horses backs, llrnugh holes in the b,gs.
Sometlmes here we're Two smaller children
on the n'heI side To balance. Our n,I,A
/ were Ia uaioiain a rrsperlul silence, bat
this last was lop mach' One venlunrl "A
suppressed idegh---his Eelghbor iuuk lln.
, disease in more violent form until IL, "A
lew moments the whole American line
/ were cnnvulaaI A i,h th. ,,.., 49,.