, 1876-07-04
1777.

ian. q. Wasl!nEton retreats from Trenton
to Princeton, where he found NIL army Of 5000
men, chiefly mechanics, business mon, md
far1ncrB; .Anl CORVALLIS Wns soon upon HIN.
Tho ino1poricnco ot the American soldiers gayo
tho British tho first advantage; but Washing
toms pruwcss rallied tho waycrine civilians, a,ld
tho British wero compelled to retreat, aad
Washington to talso another position. A iutn-
bcr of smaller succcssrs followed which grcutly
insplritcd the PATRIOTS, and wcro influential In
fastening foreign recognition, Of which, up to
this tiulc, tho Colonies Lad obtained very little.
Ft6rnary There wcre nu significant military
trying to keep warm III winter quarters
sea seaa = not Up and 'S 4assons %PS ssE
dlcrs wcro dying In o letsurcly wny Of
prtyatio,n;. Congress- authorized! loan ot $ls-
ind tho army unlimited quantities. Of alli,ifu-
ton and guGI will. but nothing ulsc.
Aurch. Nothing OF Importance occurred, cx-
ccpt that Congress rcturnod to philadelphia
fitted q vessel at This own expcnsc, nl!d, having
reached Charleston, !iastcnrI to Philadelphia,
whcru he offered himself to Washington IL 4
volunteer with9ut pay. ,.....
4aap. No military iuoyamenta of Importance,
The Hritisl. crdcavJrcd to fll tho gaps III their
ranks with now Invoices of llcsstars. Tlr Ger
1Hau potcntaics had u drive tho troops on nhIp-
l,oan1 ut ttlo point Of tho bayonot, al!l ouly
small number was obtained cyen Ii. this why.
Juaa. Tho summer calnra!gns were begun BY
DuEEoync'a cnllstinB thu lli1lans, to whom llo
J1ai0 turgi1 and ridiculous address, notable
only BY Is polysyllables and scntentiousness.
A. II. Htcphcns. Then he Issued a lauglnbiu
proclamation to tlu tcbela war7ling tllull that
Ao uisht not be nhlc to control tho sayagcy, aud
they ilat better look out; but ho took Whole
issue Of Tia TRIBUNE to aay this much.
.{u{t} L.. tUFYDyfln AuHl lila iTtNt1n nf1fRa ayh.
peared before Fort Ticoulefoga: 8t. Clar,
who held 1t, saw that defense would be usclcss,
and during tic night cscapod b., land al'l
water, taking everything aud everybody along,
who put tho fnEtttvcs ~ sOne tuconyclicneo.
Tho patFiots had become 30 conccltcl over VIC
tories without ammunition, stores, or disci.
fort Tr0ndetoga. john Adams said. "Wo
shall never DO aGle to defend a fort until wo
shoot y dcnurul." AT the same time, tho Bril-
ish officers and troops received, ~ addition to
aud advice fEuIn England. Tho Liverpool mer-
eiauts had Just begun to enjoy wlr coatracts.
Tho Established pulpits resounde,a with Appeals
u stllLtc the rctes, lnd tho beuch Of bishops IN
scif open TO tho suspicion that tts fobc1 aud
consceratcI members believed tn no church e1-
cept tho n,illtant-or, rather, the military.
Speaking. Of T1conderoga, burgoyne says In
onco hoard Monlealm had cxprcssodl II u TO-,
.uno porte pour Iii honvvte hllnmc d. 81 des-
hunQver.'" When George III. hoard tAat IT.
condcroga tad been taken, he wus quito over
eomo with 1oyousnous, ani rushed "
them; haye beat all thu AmcrL
cansl" Then hls gracious Majesty offered Dur
goyuo a. lied lubbon whicl! happeucl to be w
cunt, t,-ulthough the eanle Royal personugo bud
Refused to give hurgoyne an auti1encc y few
months bcfOru WHEN bu went over to England
tu explain why "rGe rebellion" had not tfbecn
put down III three lnoulbs,"-and Uurguyue de-
lIned-yery politely und polysyllableully- ly-tho