, 1876-04-01

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PAnfeu aer hospana 70 oanaaa. Mai AUCKLAND,
MI officer Of lno professional attainmonts and
brilliant courngo, WAS attached to the British
forces undcr. the command of Sir Duy Carleton.
In N, aonrao If n, anmmer,a c.wn,,rn tho
...nr '..a, s.an, ,rh..s nna.s 49, sa%p4ssn sn'
romeo. to Crown Point, on Lake Champlain.
reaching tho latter place towards the closo Of
Septembcf, Tho ba7debips aud fs,iuncs Tint
must bo encountered bv q nilItsry foree travail.
ioe through region OF comparative Wilder
noas wsro SHARED uoconplaiuiuEly by the wifo
Of Maj. Auckland. Exposure to tho iuctomen-
c,es of the weatbnr tia ncccas;ty of nro,onc.
VI ssa a-,,.,n,;s h ~ ne.1 ,s y. pso.o.s ~,
W "aa "1uauo'!nh n1Ieuo0 suo aosenee u 10
mosse comforts. tho lac1 OF ralasabo food,-
all theso in1lctions and privstions wcre cheer.
fully borne by tho bfgb-bred aud lneh-spi.ited
woman. At ono tlme during tho suun,ner. Mai
AnerIsna vas ina mon ia hod ~ - ,n,.ars' 49,!
noet'auu , "ns ".u opon u h'eA ooa III m'tefa-
bic has at ChamoIee, and there, subject to every
concoi7nbto discomfort, Lady Auckland hero
ically attended upon him. "
yybcn. in TIM enrfnp os TIM camnsfp, NJ 1177
"nu' r,.1., - sno st!'ns Va wv esMpaIsu i"''
1I sne oS'sa nw, ps.pAsea " 10y s'sso 70 t'coa'
desoga, Lady AUCKLAND was roatrAinod from mn
dorgoiug tho unusual poEils md trials Of tho oc-
casion by tho oositiyo iniunctiona of hcr hnaz
land INT. m tt,n va, ~ 1r,v .bo 1.v fof,,1.
.,, ..,t,," - rssa., NJ. "@1 '.,.r., avo"
aug tuo capsoEe u 3@uuaotosn, Ws1. htc0ianu
Mas badly wounded; aud Lady Harriet ln,tnodi-
ato'y CROSSED Aake Ghanptntn and fcJo!uod him.
As soon as tnn MAJOR was recovered, he ro-
humod us position a. tho head OF his troops
and bis bravo Wits wns aEalu permitted 10 ride
behind blm. enduring tho soVefo fasssues that
telt 70 t1c lot of nn advanced CORPS Slowly max
tho l9th 81 September. as tho army
drew near tho eucamp1ncns. OF the
Americans ut saltwater, aud IN engagement
became imminent, Lady Auckland wss
tho gronadiere TO which he belonged wcto liable
to come under ilro It any lngment.-aud follow
the route OF the artillery, which waB leGH ex-
posed ..
Whom tho battle actually began, Lady Auck-
lord Glanced to bo near rule, uuoccupled hut,
As the action Increased In soyerity. tho surgeons
took possession Of tho hut aud conVo1ted +. Into
Rhospltal. Thus, during tie four long hours
which tho conflict laased, tho unhappy t5otnan
htonod' to tho noar. roar Of tho c'nnonado
knowing that hor husband Was In tue most OK
posed part Of tho tleld; while nil about hcr Ivy
tho ehaBtly forms OF tho wounded and bleeding
soldicra who Weto ba!og brought In to rccoiTo
the attentions OF the surgeons. She was not,
however, tbs oaly woman oil tho dreadful!
sceno-tho Daronass Of heidosel md tho wives
Of Maj. llarnhga and Liont. Koyne, having boon
directed for safety 10 tho ean1o vrotched hovol.
But tho society Of these ladies' added little to her
choerfulnose. - ntat. 1larnago was soon boIno
to tho uurgoons deapcratoly wounded. aud nous
shortly followed OF tho dosth OF Lieut.. Reynell.
This moat trying ordeal WAS succeeded within
throo weeks by still moro Hevoro ono, occurring
Mt the battle of Saratoga, tho 7th OF Oclohsr,
Lady Auckland WAS again within Aoaring Of tho
entire action, and this time her misory waa
caused by tho unhappy intelligence that tho
army waH defeated. and fhat Maj. Auckland.
after receiving dangerous wound, had fallen
night add day following tho baltic, tho afflicted
woman found no aheltor from the ram and TIN
chilly weather, except among tho wounded and
tho dying,-sho ouly tont or shed left standing
besug gtycn up to tho uso Of the surgeons. Tho
asssresa tint peEystlod the camp was so e1tromo
that not a cup OF wine could DO Afforded to Hus-
tain hor drooning frame, but fro1n somo kind
hand ahe received "a little rum aud dirty wascr."
Ar the defeated army was on tho point Of
moving, Lady. Auckland begged OF 0eu. Dnt-
Ruyne permission to pass to the American camp
to attend Ler husband. uor request was
granted, and The Gouora! wrote q fuw Inca "np-
on 1irtyaud wet paper, recommending hor to tho
protection OF tho commander Of tho American
fo.ces. Mr. Draaenell, tho Chtpla!n to tho ar
tlllery, her. maid, and the Majors vaot-de-
chambro, who was hlmaeIt disabled by bali
rocoivcd In tho 1ato action, accompanied tho lady,