Daily American organ., 1856-11-04
Meeting of Gates aud i3ufx0 vne!
In Irvinpag Lie of Wauiinrson 80 frS, n

Meeting of Gates and Rutg0Yne!
InIrvings Life oe WashingsOn We Gndl this In
kerestino chapfer RNa ,kIiesa laslnlso
+ Wilkinson, NJ n 81 6is meme memoirs as.Sl;6 ~ f,st
meetings of Gates and Bprgoyne which tool place
at the head Of the American eauaps They we're az
tended By their stalEs and byothsf &sn6fal baoarr
Burgoyne was in b Heb royal Uniform; g0atka ~ =
plain blue frock When fheY apnr6achea lrRnriv'
within swords length. thSY felnfa db and halted
- The fortune OF war Gen. Gefea has made me
youE prisOpeN ssald ynnEgoybe 90, which the
ways be ready TO- lesEIy nfhnl Il aRns fot bean
through any fSGIt9 III ay06f GxcelIency.n
= We passed thfoagh TIE AmSlieAn camp
writes the already cited leaaIah officer. IL whi6ha
all tha Regiments were dgat d out h6aiies th9 ~
tilleFy, and sto0d,nnder arms' Not one " tlahf
was uniformly clad Z each Had, on.stha lcloihea
which be- wore In ghe field, the ahaIrefe I'd the
tavern They stood ,lhovyyeFl liee boldiats. wen
arranged and with n military ~, III lith therea
was buA little ~ Anq ifnlt Sish, he nusIetS
D, had 'eayonots and spe sharp sAQoyst haP tiass7
with wondef Not uh6infu uthem made h-sipala.
motion q II he would speak to bis neighhoP. Nav
more, al the lads that stood there in rank and
fe, kind nature had ffIned 50 fiu6. b slender. 40
nervous that i was pleasure to Iool II them
and we were surprised AZ slcli ID IA adsohe. wen
formed nce.lN G4H an uearnes stnesa, adds he..
!" knglinh Anherinav snfpassasr the m0af az EuroDe
In che growth and looks &C ilaamaIe p0Dulationg~.
The whole nation has 4 naS0FaI tunn and talent for
war and s0ldi6rs iiIe nt osla II goiao O. - y
He made himself solhevhat fnsfFyg however.
with the equipments Of the ofIcers "A for woua-
'fegimentals and th066 IashiangA "A lheit ewn no
tions a. ~ cut and 0gI8l bsin6 If6piagG bY Than
selves BrbNuco8ts WITH soA Rf&60 hcinS< 4hIlhl
lining with silver lFlIhnllhf Nn1 rrkf COATS hi
a11ndS@eg win ba6 fsrlnaRrand cuff, and gilt
hnlturg..-in sh0gty eRerE yaFletEvl paIllrn.
The hllgadists and 8amnrah woN niIbrms and
lelh which d6slRAal6d lhdin r6hRs mi dtrhostufthe.
colonel ana 0lh o. oidSrs shfo 81 fntik Ordinary
Icloihes = nliAkbb hod btyo6ff -. hknd, and 4
cnrtrlQ Qgp-oob spQwI6k hQin over Me shoulder
lDuk what sespccia| ai1)irad bin aa fhe.varigl
ofuneoulh yigs worn By tie ONES. |aeefines b.
an uncouth iaehlon. Ne-~Af ~ "a
a4ost q. tie ltoQp4 tiNa HoiEsd were The lahl
levied miliha--the yeomanfy Of the -Ooanlrl.
~ Ihefa Nan@ leRulW I0NiXnHrs 80. No sn|8, !
- which, 9oi Nknl ~ flIne a1A cIslh Msfs n,It NJ
equipped IN u1ilNHl NhsW md sfsndArds <h
various 6mblShla haA fislf6ss Some az wlich ha.
for us very eatIiioal aieniee' o6.n
Z I II mus5 ~. lb I'LL 81. ' 81 ,ka-ueemv,s
regimenksn ntillfeS ~. = thai nbf man was 10
be ih0nd Il herein Who. IL n .mafthhA Wv. made
even 4 sign a. tnhniinh. Ih.nIIIhS s,,'' : .|.S
hnafad eF apy other eYil Nelng; on tbe conItIFy,
they peemed 90 fh014h they would faGhen ~ ~
honor. As We marched NJ thg great tentcf Cen
Gates, he invited In the bnpdiers and command
ers Of regiments, and various refreshments were
set before them. Gen. Gates is between fifty and
sixty years Of age, wears his own thin gray hair,