Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-08-07

Of all the early heroes of Vermo.. -
memory of none is enshrined daoa ', lie
the popular esteem, for cool unsulp e' 10
courage, seli-denying patriotism " na,
ability, than thatof Seth Warner. '''u'a
1t, General Burgoyne, leavirn
land the 9th Of March, l777s h9s'
Johns the 10th of June-en,e,,- al H.
Champlain with an army of 300 LAKE
rably equipped and disciplined ~ p sGMl'
and German soldiers, Differed h. p'Iusb
der Generals, the indefatigable f. nrsa'
the distinguished Powell and Ham, ~astR'
and the Brunswicker Baron Rei5a ''''0o'
his iar-iamed train OF brass artilIer, se,-
ing commanded by Gen. PhilHns y o.
had gained great reputation in tbo VINO
in Germany altogether constin,in "'s
army in whose officers and men. the 5 'u
ish nation gloried, for their past re, o'''
the brilliant eclat of its present IOWA.
ance, and its sanguine promise As tb Pp''''
nihilator of American Independents GU
Arriving at the river Boquet, r,1.
north OF Crown Point, on the d., nc
June, Burgoyne entertains abont s u
hundred Indians of different tribes w, ,I1,
feast, rum, and htahtin speeds
latter being intended to excite them toLm
as many Americans as possible bn, ~
tomahawk and scalp them, as il goulJ',
hurt, and if entirely Convenient NOT 10 LIN
the women and children - hopinc e a.
failed, as be feared it would. with the sor
ages, it might fool Christendom and wo,l
off the indignant execration of the vorli
against the inhuman montrositv oF arn
ploying such internal means TO racl.;r,
their dearly beloved, christian, Ame,ico1
cousins. #n
Stopping three days at Grown Pom,
to erect magazines and other works-li,.
patching several hundred soldiers and In.
dianS by way of Otter Greek TO Skeeps-
borough - his army increased by few
hundred Canadians and Indians-his fleet
OF trigates, gunboats and other vessel,
commanding the Lake-Burgoyne at the
head of his main army on the west side Of
the Lake, the German reserve under
Baron Reidesel on the east, marcbe,
through the astonished wilderness in MAG.
nifcent array.
On the LIST of July he arrives within
four miles of Ii, entrenches his camp
and throws boom across the Lake-these
last acts cheating St. Clair into a brief
belief OF Burgoyne's weakness. Blu,
Burgoyne advances his works, nearer and
nearer, and on the ID day of July he seizes
and fortifies Mount Hope, overlooking the
American works only half a mile distant,
and entirely cutting off St. Clair from any
further communication with Lake George,
u On the 4th of July he celebrates the
first anniversary of our National Decla.
ration OF Independence, by issuing mag.
niloquent Proclamation, therein inviting
the benighted Americans to allow them.
selves to be conquered easy, or meet the
stupendous vengeance of the whole ON.
nipQtent British nation in general, and d
Lieut. Gen. John Burgoyne and the In
dams in particular. To this, youn:
American officer wrote a reply, for eircu
lation among our own soldiers, common
cling Most high, most mighty, most puts
SAINT, and sublime General "-as a spect
men of which we extract the folowin!
sentence: s'The mountains shook before
thee and the trees of the forest bowed
their heads; the vast lakes of the nortt
were chilled at thy presence and thu
mighty cataracts stopped their tremendou
career, and were suspended in awe, at tn,
approach"
Major Gen. St. Clair takes comman
of Ticonderoga and Mount Independents
about the middle OF June, so little antici
pating any serious fight that he had takeI
with him his son, about IL years of age
that he might superintend his education
Before St. Clair's arrival the enemy ha
made a hostile demonstration from tn
north end Of the Lake. Gen. Poor in
formed Gen. Gates of this, and also tia
he learned they were soon to come up tn
Lake with their whole army Gen. Gate
wrote to Gen Poor "that he had tn
strongest assurances from Congress tha
the Kings troops were all ordered roun
to New York" and desired Gen. Poo
'to be getting everything in READINGS
that if the enemy went out of one door
we must enter the other !"
+" that the intelligence he had from SPY
corroborated the sentiment of Congress.
A council of war, including Gen. Schuy
Ter, held the goth of June, believing tha
with their few troops it would require ST.
weeks work to complete the necessar.
distractions in the Lake, besides the grea
amount of labor necessary to complet
the Notifications, decide among othe
things that it is prudent to provide TO
a retreat. So remiss were the Commls
saries in supplying the northern Fort
with necessary provisions that Schuyle
said he believed it would do the public
service to hang one of the department.
(To he cor,rl,fled \