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vieksburg. for nyksgs Life Of Washington, to De- L
witt6 Davenpersfor esALAD ron -nr 6ota7Arr,yg |,
ind 10 d. Appleton Co., for tho "DAlsY CHAis,e /,
j most delightful romance. Tow. r. sFetdridga y I
Co., through the same house, we are indebted for
'ssAaArocA," story Of TIT. This work il pccu-
liarly interesting being founded upon facts con.
nccted with our early Revolutionary history and its
scenes laid 10 localities familiar, to the visitors Of
that far famed locality Saratoga For Us, this book
has peculiar earms for recognize the footprints
Of old friends and catch with peasurable emotions,
glimpses Of scenes that areindeliby impressed upon
memory. We 60 over theplaces rendered classic by
the two lannon's battles that were fought there in TIT
SALTWATER and SARATOGA, and for . mo-
nent 60 back to those old heroic times when men were
men and loved their own country next 70 God above
all things and fought for their own hearthstones and
bequeath the precious boon Of liberty to their pos
terity.
Since the railway routes 10 Saratoga and Lake George
have cut off travel from its old route but few COM
parativcly 60 over these old battle grounds but we
can remember when carriage and stage loads Of pill
grims used togo up the turnpike along the Hudson,
on their way to the fashionable resorts, k see these
old fields. baptsed with the Revolutionary blood.
It is seventy nine years ago Just when this great
and important battle took place-a battle more i'm
porant in its results than any fought in the Revolu
ton. 1t entirely dispersed the Brit sh army in the
North--it turned the tide of the bad luck which
had obstinately tin against the Americans, and in
duced the court of Versailles acknowledge our ex
istence as nation. M an !
Gen. Bmgoyne wentover b England in the early
part of the year of TIT, to get permission of the
British Government TO divide the States by marching
the army in Canada, down to New York, to form
junction with the army Of Sir H. Clinton.
He was gallant soldier and a man of fashion
was immortai ted by DR.. johnson and many other
poets Of that age. He superseded Sir Guy Carleton
in the command of the Northern army and by almost
incredible toll, marched his forces through to Fort
Edward, q little town about forty miles from Troy
Here occurred the memorable tragedy Of Miss NJ Rae
murder by the Indians. She was q lovely young
lady Of. Fort Edward and was engaged tobe married
to Capt. Jones of Burgoyne's army. When the
British approached Fort Edward the young officer
impatient to his betrothed. sent party of Indi
ans to bring her within the British lines Confidiug
her love and the savage escort sent her by Captain
! and accompanied them into tbe forest. Meantime
the anxious lover to be of her safety, sent
another party Of Indians for her. The twomet and
quarrel ensucd; both parties contending for the
right toeOndu~tng the helpless girl to her betrothed
Neither would yieldshe was tied to tree and shot
land her scalp taken off by the first party, to Sc
cure the reward promised. They carried her bloody
hair to her lover. He went maitland soon after
died. Gen. Gates The American commander wrote d
letter to Burgoyne for exasperated the public
mind at such horrible outrage being committed by
the allies of the British that many believed he had
been privy to it. Gen Burgoyne was to dinner with
) Mrs. Grant and Lady Ackiand, when Gen. GATES
/ messenger arrived. my Godl" he exclaimed, sdc
: the Americans think I am Damon
Q On the 18th of September. the Engllsh army eros
sed the Hudson, and eneamped at Saratoga. On tho
. 18th bloody battle was fought at Saltwater ON
E plain, skirtcd by woods called Bemus' Heights
II The field was owned by Maj Bacon, who eomman
e ded the second regiment in Gates army The writer
of this has sat the old mans knee when child ane
heard him the fight Of the battle of Sillwate owe
many q time---and has wiled away many hour il
his field picking up fattened bullits that had spec
the death pang to NOBLE young hearts that had lef
!. breaking ones behind them in merry England From
the 10Th of September to the It'll of October contin
3 ual skirmishing was kept up between the two ar
mics. Then came the decisive scrowning mercy as
Cromwell would have termed it. The British gave
way in 50 minutes The father Of the editor hereo
r though a boy, was in these memorable battles W.
have him point out the very spot, where Arnold
: ..thc Tiger of the American army as Mrs, Willard
II l. l.
an arn--pty for his after fame it had not been h
Y head. Traitor as he afterwards proved, he was q
brave man, and if he had been taken after his trea
thatlimb disabled min the cause ofhs country would
= have been buried with the the honors of war while
!, the rest Of his body was food for ravensi
:. Gen Burgoyne fell back under the cover of night
On the 18th he capitulated with the promise not tf
). serve again during the war. In green meadow
4 which slopes down to the Hudson called Schuyler
it fats, the spot where Burgoyne surrendered il
branches dropping into the river against the trunl
of which the accomplished English Courtier stood
when his whole army stacked their arms before th
d American General. & hirty-6ve brass neld pieces
and five thousand muskets were Ga ned BY the Amer
y leans. $3.50 yss.s $3.50 sfs
If Thetouist in going to Saratoga Springs BY turn
d ing little out his way, may visit these classic spot
81 About 90 miles from Troy and from the village Q
Saltwater he will see the Bemus Heights There
!. an old house standing in the midst of cornel
O. near by at present used barn. where Gen Frazer
IN the Brtish army died. attended by the accomp!ishe
at Lady Harriet Auckland. 4ats.g-3s
at Weknow this is all told better thousand times,
school histories hut we always think Of those N
st niversay Datie days, and wish commemorate then
% In these degenerate times. when men North On
OF SoGth have not orly counted the cost 81 the MON
but have talked and acted treason against lis perpe
le, ity-when the descendants Of those brave fathe
X that fought and suffered for our liberties are now en-
broled in sectional strife, as though we were not