Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-21
'StGates and BuTgoyne.

nrst meeting OF Gates and Burgoyne,
Itch took plaee-at the head Of the Am.
an camp. They were attended by
stalls. and BY other general officers.
= lyme was1in rich royal uniform !;
Gates insa plain blue frock. When they
approached nearly within sword length,
they reined up and halted: 1.-The for
tune ofwar, Gen. Gates. has made me
your prisoner. /" said Burgayne; to which
the other, returning his salute, replied ::
''IshaH always be ready to testify that
it has not been through any fault of your
eIcelleney." -
I'VE passed through the American
camp" writes the already cited Hessian
officer, F" in which all the regiments were
drs"n out beside the artillery. and stood
under arms. Not one of them were uni
formly clad each had on the clothes he
wore ii3the fields, the church and the ta~
vern. they stood. however, like soldiers,
well srranged and with a military air, in
which there was but little to find fault
All the muSkets- had bayouets. and the
shArp,shooterss had rifles. The men all
stood so'still tlat they were all filed with
wonder Not one Of them made single
motion asiif he would speak to his neigh.
Dor. May. more: all the lads that stood
there in rank and file. hind nature had
formed 80 trim. so slender, SO nervous.
thaIit MAS pleasure 10 look at them
and We were surprised at such hand.
some, veil formed race. In all earnest
ness" adds he: =" English America sur.
passes the most of Europe in the growth
e 1AaG H. Int hG
vholr natr0n dSes.a natural turn and tai
ent for war and:a s%>Siet's life"
He made h1mselr sorASyh .rrv,
hoWaeever. with the equipT ofthe of
atsrs. "a few wore regimentals, and
IHose fashfoned to their own notions \R<
,6 cut aud color-being provided b!
themselves: Brown coats with sea- greer
fa9inps; !; white lining with silver tim
miuys, aud gray coats in abundance. witt
bIIf facines aud cuff. and gilt buttons
in short, every variety OF pattern.
The brigadiers and generals wJre uni
orms and belts which designated thei
rsssk Out most of the eoI"neiS and o'he
osieers we're iu their ordinary clothes;
mIsket aud bayonet in hand, and cal
t1dpe BOX; with powder horn over tn
.bo9lder. Bat what especially amuse
him was the variety OF uucouth wig
worn by the o(ficers-liugerings OF q
uucoulh fashion.
Most Of the troops thus noticed we
the hastily levied militia. he yeomanI1
of,h.. country. " There we're regul
regiments ALSO he said. "Fh'eh for Il
want OF time and cloth fere not
\ equipped in uniform. Thsie had sta
49,. ,v;tb various emblemJ and motto'
.ome of which had for US 4 very satiriC
meaning" -,
enemy's regiments" confines he I'll
not n man was to be found therein wi
As we marched by. made efn sign
taurting. insulting. exultat'In' hatred
any other evil feeling: on be c"ntr"
thev seemed as though they would ra
o-,jn 20 4ouor. As we ma ehed by
great teIt oi Gen. Gatrs. / invited
3 the ri.sahier| "ud comm"nI IerS OF re
Inru,S. and various retreshmA AntS were
L,-,o,s tr.m. Gates is belw en- fifty
sixty years OF age. wears own t
grey hair. Is active and frieEly. and
accouu, o(.the weakness OF + eyes. C
s;autly wears spectacles. A head qu
terS wv met many officers. VI o treatise
with all possible poIiteness.-l lIvingis !
Of Washington.