Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-04-30

first division of 1897 was mustered
into the English service by Fawcitt,
who seemed at a loss for words TO
express his admiration of their sol
dierly appearance. On the 18th of
August, 1875, they entered New
York Bay. On the 9th they took
brilliant part in the battle of Long
Island unaer De Hester. A gale of
wind, persistent calm, any of the
common chances of the ocean, and
they would have been too late, and
Howe would not have dared to fight
the battle which won him his knight
hood; Washington would have had
time to strengthen his works on
both islands; Greene, who of all the
American officers was the only one
perfectly familiar with the ground,
would have recovered sufficiently
from his untimely fever to resume
his command, and the whole aspect
of the campaign of 1870 would have
been altered. So much, in great en-
terprises, often depends upon hap
ply concurrence of incidents. Hence
forth lei it be borne IN mind that in
every battle of the War of Indepen-
dence hired men of Germany play
an important part.
On the cd of June the second di-
vision was mustered into service. On
the 18th of October it landed at
New Rochelle. 1t consisted of 81
997 men, not the trained men or
welEknit sinews who formed the
first division, but chiefly young men
of IL or Is, who had been raised TO
serve in America. AS General of
division we find Knyphausen, whose
name soon became. familiar to both
armies. Among the COloneis Of
the first division we find Rail, who
commanded at Trenton when Wash
ington came upon it by surprise
in the cold gray of morning after
Christmas; and DonOp, who fell
mortally wounded as he led his men
TO the attack of Redbank, and died
exclaiming, 81 die the victim of my
own ambition and the
AvARICE OF MY SOVEREIGN"
Did these bitter words ever reach
the ears of that sovereign? Not if
we may Judge by the cold, business
ike method with which he bar
gained that three wounded men
should count as one killed and one
killed as one newly levied, or thirty
crowns banco.
But the second division was not
so easily raised as the first. The
alarm had spread rapidly among the
people still suffering from the
wounds of the Seven Years War.
The only refuge was desertion, and
although the frontiers were closely
guarded deserters passed daily into
the neighboring territories, where,
from the people at least, they found
a reception. To check this the
King, as Elector, of Hanover, put
forth all his love to restore these
poor wretches to their sovereign;
and the sovereign, to prove his pa
ternal tenderness, reduced the war
taxes by half; taking good care to
secure for himself an ample compen-'
sation from England. "The Treas
ury," to borrow the energetic Ian
guage of German historian, twas
filed with blood and tears" Yet in
spite of all the efforts both of the
King and the Landgrave, the deser-
ton continued; the difficulty of find
ing recruits increased; native Hes
slams able to bear arms disappeared
from the towns and fields; and it
was only by stealing men wherever
they could be found that the Land
grave could fulfill his promises
Meanwhile he went to Italy to en-
Joy his money and form new plans
of establishment.
From Cassel, Fsweiet FASTENED to
Hanau where he found the GFo WI
Prince of Hesse-C Cassel, and, fol-
lowing up his negotiations, had
new convention already in the course
of the first twenty four hours. He
was delighted with the ''impetuous
ZEAL" of the Prince. But the diff
Guilty of this task was increasing; not
from any hesitation on the part of
the sovereign, who thought only of
his gains, but because the subject
h;sI conceived strong aversion for
service beyond the sea. Excellent
soldieEs as the Germans were, thev
shrank with repugnance and terror
from voyage across the Atlantic.
The WaiIaeckers came next; and
FaweitC pressing them on through
new difficulties, tSey were ready in
November to take . decided part in
the assault at Fort Washington.
For they fought gallantly, it Till be
remembered, on the north side,
where both attack and defense we're
bloOdiest aud hottest. German wri-
tiers tell US how the wounded cursed
and swore, bewailing their lot; but,
if The Prince was to be trusted, they
| only ''loIged for an opportunity to
sacrifice themselves for the best OF
! Kings"
ces a-
GREW WITH SUCCESS.
All Jonged to come in fora share
Of This ABUNDANT harvest. Bavaria
asked to put in her little sickle, but
was refused. England might have
raised her tone, for every applicant
wrote as if all GeSmany were at her
feet. But in truth the aversion TO
the service grew daily, and the diff
ticulty of conveying troops 70 the
place of muster caused serious EN-
barrassments, which if England had
been less IN need might have led 10
the renunciation of the contract
But, as has been already said, Eng
land wanted men and the Princes
wanted money, and thus the eVll
work went on, till there were no
longer men to be bought or stolen.
There is a painful monotony IN
this story of inhumanity and crime,
of the aysrice of money and the av-
erice of power. 1t is common to
speak of George Ill, as man OF
narrow mind, but of an excellent
heart; a moral King while so ma
ny of his contemporary Kings
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