Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-13
Great Gsthaa Festixai.. monument q
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Great Getnah Festivals. Monument to
Gen. stenbens
The Germans in various SECTIONS ofthe
United States held festivals on Monday
last. with the patriotic view OF raising
funds for a monument TO The memory Of
Baron Steuben, the gallant Germ an who
gave this country the benefitof his milf
tary skill and valuable services in the rev.
olutionary war. AS token of respect
hrzsthszualiants hero, we rejoice TO note
thesegeyfdenees Off Gluelremembrance of
his worth and devotion to republican
principles. Something of the early his
tory of=Geu. ,Steuben will. doubt. be
interested to many lust al preseut. It
EtbeTefoFe BE remarked that Freds
srirkSWillianlS augustus Baron iStenben.
wis horn; inaG erfaany, about the vearll73O
anlspzs. firsts hearsofs him in thesaryics of
Frederick thesGfeat Kim of Prussia. with
AahuInsIbesl attained tho runks'of aid de.
camp. He remained in the Prussia. sefs
asi6ei arutilrt 76S:. when he RESIGNED. and
-TFasgpre sen ted by EtheSK inpEgithi a canons
re- in the cathedral of HaSelbure. with a
saIansof,tweiveh hundred .GsrmantfloTins.
After rem aiming on the .peace establish.
ment for fourteen wears during which
itiaIeshees heldayatious Offices under some
ofSthei 8GefmanH princess Baron sSteubsn
WENT I'd GP arisgine "a pfiEsb777I Here he
became northumberland ia number of
EFench Officers, Fsisho, sympathized with
tie Americans ssinO;their. Revolutionary
struggles. They l1reedahim to come to
sAufefieaS introduced 10 himG to DIR.
Franklin and Silas Deane, the american
veSslthsnCin sPariss = After some time
the 1eoetiatiohs sbetWsen them having
come to a satisfactory . termination.
Baron Sfeabehs resigned his several off
ces at home -ands embarked from Mar
STILES for the United States on the q6th
sofS4HemteEt iinnter the assumed name of
Monsieur de Franck. Aftera rough and
fl8bbefouss passage 9the ship arrived at
PoFFsnoutths New Hampshire. on the first
eeBDecen6ber. SON their first communi
cation with the shores thew received the
SfeWSofthe capture of Bufpoyne. an event
IF hannv 5orns,erp to SteubeS. as il: assured
Rim hat he had not embarked inea des-
nerate cause. esd 5aa 5z'.i7@
5 iF9Savr6tc ~ ;yo,,noediatslv ;teg Gen. Wash
ino,on enclosing n cow of DIR. sFranklin's
Ieffer ,ToductIorn. and reouested ner-
mission ~ .erterttbe American service
IF nS1otber arrange rnent could Immediate
E;9ots made, In the capacity ,ofa yoIun.
teer, .f'5rti1 10 aFUl
dfsAns.Ee eTb of Januarv 1778.l Wash.
,IiT;t;,II, aerI;4J n This 1etteT and ntormed
Sn3Hben5 HAT h rested !entirely with Con.
orass 70 no.lre suitable provisions for him
So,tho orD,y- Ua n,ustl therefore,7snrn.
coed ITO yorktown. !. in Pepnsyiyanio,
rhera that bodv, was then convened, Law
Ais .r.lant;als before Them and receive
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for. his fntnre condnct
Irish sRaIon occord;nglvi sat off for, York.
tnwn.,wbsrE bk arrived in FEBRUARY. and
l,s,;,,, ,Eel;vered HE le,ters- was received
NV ,be President of CONGRESS- with every
no.rtrIof d;st;nct;on:,- The dav after his ar
rival a committed of five members was
,annointett Ia confer with him.; who made
afayorsble report tor Congress. That body
voted their thanks to Steuben for his
.dis,interested offer. and ordered hin, i'm
metiatelv to Join ths~ army, which was
thenin winter Quarters at Valley Forge
On his way to the camp the citizens of
J,ancaster manv of whom were Ger
lmans7or of German descent, gave a pub
lie halI in honor of his arrival His rem
uta,ion had rroceeded him. and all ranks
were eager To see and greet the ,distin>
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who had come to de-
vote his military skill TO the cause of
American ifreedonn.-:-a H. af-- .-.
The condition of the continental troops
drr;no the Gloomy winter at Valley FORGE
" too well Known to need description.9
Itswas wretched in the extreme. Desti.
tnte5 as thew we're. of proper clothing or
snbs;stenoe, Discipline had become relax
efr-sanAs h i soldiers. BEING, collected from
diffsrent States. had never been train.