Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-25
5a Miscellaneous,
BURGOYNE'S SURRENDER.

4 from the advance sheets of the Ninth volume
/ a.ryits History Of the United States, publish
Little Brown IL Co., Boston.)
After the battle of the nineteenth Of
tembcr the condition of Burgoyne rap
grew more perplexing. The Ameri-
lbs broke down the bridges which he had
.. in his rear, and so swarmed in the
Is that be could gain no just idea of
II situation. His foraging parties and
,anced posts were harrassed horses
,.w thin and weak the hospital was
gmbcred with at least eight hundred sick
4l wounded men. One third part of the
y.tiars ration was retrenched. While the
.,isl army declined in number, Gates was
2stantly re-enforced. On the twenty
I'd Lincoln arrived, and took command
the right wing he was followed by
FJ thousand militia The Indians melted
way from Burgoyne, and by the zeal of
,-uyler, contrary to the policy of Gates, a
nall band, chiefly of Oneidas joined the
-@rican camp. In the evening of the
nth Of October. Burgoyne called Philips,
,eSc and Fraser to council, and propOs.
TO them by a roundabout march to turn
-e left Of the Americans To do this, it
.7is answered, the British must leave their
is and provisions for three days at the
cy Of the Americans Reidesel advised
swift retreat to Fort Edward but Bur-
rae still continued to wait for a co oper-
Ing army from below On the seventh
agreed to make great reconnaissance,
q. if the Americans could not be attack
be would think of a retreat. At eleven
ok on the morning Of that day, seven
,g-d men OF Fras3r's command, three
lrad Of Brcymann's, and five hundred
RajdcscI's were picked out for the ser
.. The late hour was chosen, that in
.s Of disaster night might Intervene for
relief. They were led by Burgoyne,
took with him Phillips, Reidesel and
laser. The fate of the army hung on the
Vent, and not many more than fifteen hun
led men could be spared without expos
Z the camp; but never was a body Of
AZ number 50 commanded or composed
I more thoroughly trained soldiers. They
.-crcd field about half mile from the
mcricans, where they formed a line, and
at down in double ranks, Offering battle
.aeir artillery, consisting OF eight brass
.-ces and two howitzers, was well posted
-er front was open the grenadiers un.
..r AckIand, stationed in the forest, pro
actcd the left Fraser, with the light in
.mtry and an English regiment, formed the
aght, which was skirted by wooded hill
De Brunswickers held the centre. While
Fraser sent foragers into wheat field
.aaadians, provincials, and Indians were
70 get upon the American rear,
From his camp, which contained ten oil
seyen thousand well-armed soldiers eager
r battle, Gates resolved to send out q
rce sufficient to overwhelm his adversar
les. By the advice of Morgan a simultan
..as attack was ordered to be made OF
lA tlanks. Just before three o'clock the
Quinn Of the American right, composed 0
,,ars brigade, followed by the New Yorl
-.'ita under Ten Broeck, unmoved by tho
n5iEdirected and well-served grape-sho
.'n two twelve-pounders and four skies
-'Fched on to engage Ackland's grena
~sts while the men of Morgan were seel
~'h'ng circuit, to reach the flank ant
'.'F Of the British right, upon which tn,
a1eHcan light infantry under Derborn de
'eAced impetuously from superior ground