The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-07-01

'IfionS vain and empty. Goinr over the i'm
AGES presented by the opening of the seals
he avcrrcd 'ha, their >uh.m;,v-tlat nc b,,-
man power "oull take the same awe and tow
ror. and sink ourselves into such nothinrnes<
IN the presence Of the >wrath of the Lamb
thai he wanted no other proof of their divine
origin hut the sublime frclincs which Pho,
inspired
LETTER FROM GEN. PUTNAM
Ih" accompanying letter from General Put
nam. h'S never before been published. II
was addressed 10 Mr.. Godfrey Malone. r,r.
merry known As Godfrey M.l,orc, of New.
port H. l.. who At tiat time had retired tc
hI> country seat and extensive farms =. Mort.
iak". then par ot the town ot Pnn.ret. now
III "a" town of BROOKLYN. Conn General Pu,
mans own residence was in the sam" win !
~. PFFk~KIII. June q. ls5t.
P1r F''"n': There's nothing gives m,
NOR" real pleasure than to hear Of vorr wei,
fare. and that in the midst oral! these Storm,
and >hlrwrccks whore 50 many are ruined +,
r"nnIn" on r"'-k> or sands You keep an ever
Keel and have hitherto >tccrcd clear. and
hon" IN Gods nam" ven always viii.
oh. how it cricvc> me that at las. ] an,
compelled to give up nv old friend I"-.l As
lost and gone: ior gone he must H. 70 all IN.
tents and purposes five get the better. ar
that believe We shall As mu h As | believe,
there is a God who rules the worl1. And g.
borrow Cat"'> worl>. if there hc God. an!
that there is all nature pro aims aloud. IIc
VII! never >nil,.r such crnrl,i.S As I have soon
""nmif'ca by the British Army to 90 unrun-
i>hcl
Th" worst of Savarcs were never nuiI.v of
hl'' The cruclfic> they have committed on orr
soldiers after 4 ca}itula.on. which always
onchf 70 l'c held sacred.
This. sir. voa may rely on that .1,r..n Iu,,-
"rod persisted AMI died with hun-cr aud cold
in New York in The space orfvr weeks. and
when they saw they would all die. thcv be-
c1n to send them ont. AMI it was NV lot 10 he
IN such a >itua,ion that the most If no. all of
them. came through my quarters Thus |
had the more opportunity of seeing and know
lrr thc poor fellows that were once lads Of
>lirit. hat wcr" then become babes and skcl-
ct"ns. and wo'i'h cry for piece oc bread or
ANYTHING they could see to eat a> du,k as a
child; and tl..y were 50 far gone that what
w"n,i serve a child of two wears oil wou,I
Kill them. We were o!lir..l 20 put them in
wa"on> to transport them. and after drawin,
the wagons five or six miles in a plain sand,
way. when We came to take them out. would
generally find from SIX to EIGHT or ten dead.
and about the Ike unmhcr in the morninr-
In short. they came out in such a manner that
refused 20 -iv6 any receipt for them, and
told the officer that ! had a. lief give rccci;t
for those that were in the churchvard. and he
might carry them back. which he refused.
And tbs is not all. Every officer who has
behaved well in our >krn>hing parties. and
has had the misfortune to fail into their hands
has been cruelty murdered in cold blood. and
not only officers but soldiers.
There was brav officer a few davs aco.who
with small party engaged a party of light
horse Il killed SIX but while he was thus en-
Gagged had the misfortune 10 be surrounded Lv
a party ofIIcs>an> and no alternative left but
to cut his way through which he did but.
like good officer, he was in the rear TO see
his men all safe. and had the misfortune to hc
taken. They put him to death in the most
cruel manner. After cutting his face am!
head all to pieces with their cutla>scs, they
run him f'renty-f,ro times through with their
bavoncts-each wound mus. have been NOR
spot
General Washington sent fetched ofrth
BODY and sent it to the General. C,y flac)
who took no notice of it. Will these things
10: say NO; and am assured that YOU
md every good man will say the same
believe where we make one Wing, Gen
,ral Howe makes ton by his cruelty and cheat
nythe inhabitants In the JcrsicS, while. he was
here. and when commanded in Princeton
endcavOrcd to win over TO our side all tho>,.
Who had gone astrav by every sa!utary meas,
re was capable OF. Anu have reason 10
after myself it had good effect, for about {
Ell days ago, General Howe with his whole !
rmy marched Out Of Brunswick as far as I
'onerset Court House n, bis vav ~ phil. 4