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Meeting OF Gates and Burgoyne.
In Irvins's Life Of Washington we lind this

Meeting OF Gates and Bur9Oyme.
In Irving's Life Of Washington wsdnd this 9
interesting chapter.
WiIkinson, in bis memoirs, describes the irst .
meeting Of Gates and Burgoynes which took
place II the head Of The sAmerican camp. Tner
we're atsnded by their stalls, add BY other gene !.
ersI officers. Bufgoyne was IN Z rich royal
Iunitdrm; Gates III plain blue sfr0ck When >
they approached nearly within sword d ale1Rth
they Teinsdup and dshalted; TIE fortune of War
Gen. Gates. has made me your, prisoner,s ssid
RIfgoyne, to which the other returning HE -
luse, replied, Il shell always BE ready q testify
that tuas not been through any faait'of your
Excelleneysf sst3 xsis. zaags Assa5Ysss3 .fena 5
lis!.We passed through the American camp.
writes the already cited Hessian officer, Yin
which all ihe regiments were drawr out beside
the artillery and stood under arms. Not one OF
lthemwas uniformly clad; eachhsdon the clothes
4 which he wore in the field the church and tho
tavern. They stood, however. like soldiers.
well arranged and with military air, in which
there was but litt eto find fault witn.Y All thS
lBuskets had bayonets, and the sharp shooters.
had riHes. The men all stood SO still that we
were filed with wonder, Not one ot them
made single motion as If he woud speak to
his neighbour. Nuy more, all the lads That stood
There III rank and HE, kind uature had formed
so trim and slender. 50 -nervtaus, thai II was .
tpieasure To hook ut them; and We were surprised
II to see such handsome, we'll formed race.", LIN
!. an eafnestness,, adds he, English America
.9 surpasses the most OF European the growth and
looks oi his male populations. The whole ma
ton has asnatur;l turn aud talent for war and
soldiers liie.p a 8as sesf &
He made himself somewhat merry, however,
with the equipments Vi the oificers- A few
!, wore regimenials; and those fashioned tu their
! own nouons as 10 cut and colof--teing provi.
| Jed bg themselves. Brpwa .coats with sea green
D facags, wllite lining with silver trim mings; md
] gray cents in attendance, with buff fac. ngs and
fcuf and gilt buttons; IN snort every sariely of
!. pattern. s. stg8ss Il s. s5f "a gssiiS ass.s3 !
The brigadiers and generals wore uniforms anl
beAs which tcsignatea their sak; but mast Of the
{ roene a,,d ether oI6cers were in tssi ordiRary
atclole n mnsket and bayoDes in hand, md e&ri~
i -s,ux, powcr-hern over The shoulier. HIT
what especially amased him Nts y variety of up~
eouih wigs worn by the sfhcers ingeripss of ~
j nncouth fashion. Iaa@soL sSss4assEl
Most Of the troos thus noticed were ihe hasti
liv levied militia, the yeon,anry OF the eoaniry
], lsThcre we're. regular regiments xlso,S he snkl
which fOr want OF time aud cloth, were ~ "
ttquipped Ia niiiorna. These had ssabd6rsla Witl
slvarions emblcnls and notices some Of Whiek ~
g Tor US very satirical aa ~ II
= .But r,ast say to tie credit of thc 6hslpJs
Regiments. continues he, 'sthAtpot q mn ~ &
ihefound therein, who, as we n(qrehed NJ mad
lescna sign OF taiTting, insulting exultat hs
4 hf.J or aay stherevil feclnx; Ioasthe costr4ry
II they seemed as th0nqh thoy ~M0nH r1thef ~ =
ilonnr. As we marched 81 the greHt teat nf taer
eaItsatcs. he invited IN Tho bfndleIg erd eonme1
4 ,lers oiregipentss md Haxes1 Ff|EEsl.sn,s wsE