The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-16

he most needed had BEEN ~ AZ + % cnnve-
cradle quantities al Bennsjean forces
nient depot to supply thess use of bis
he resolved to seize them w
own % army; Iil ,lasme was Sc
,l4es aoL tniS service Aae4h y 70 the Eng
i9yiVou. DuIeuyhei II ~ inder his COM
nsn 1linlstry, s1atet fAe mounted dra-
g00ns, 'Capt. Fro1'crs fenIv BTitish'
also. rangersl, which Veresarlv Of PRO,
all the Canadian voIuntesf Toriesl 1GO
yincials. (Col. Peiors q. cannou the
Indians, and two hight pifto ahonf bo0
whole detachment noub an,nber is too
men, There Is ND k1ubt Ss German III |
small by several hundredi ~ fine froons
fiuai accounts give The ~. ana. az fbe
Of Baume ut 374 iuatoad t,he nrisonars
British Canadians and tds Sa6 "a Will
taken III tne aoto1t ai9o g-,Well Baume's
pe seen nereaiter and Nllqn i,l " coming those
who were killed IN bats an he Httle
who escaped by flight l'Sought into
doubt that the number o. fbesides ms
action by BIume okceedf rennest nj |
100 Indians. Col. Skocne svoedition
Burgoyne, had accompanar Lhf hnve the |
that the German c0tnnang II tbp cnun- |
benefit of his better kn)E ~ Win the
Oigt niu Va las SHPF-'N
people, ,,,no ,op II lrrL%
Baume seton with his ian 5-.ns ' isSu Ia, ..
August, and arrived thc ~,
bridge, sixteen miles DSnst,,lk vi sannt,1L kson'
EARLY the next mDrniugp ~ ..e ~.
a small settlement neE< iin,.. VI tuo
White Greek hranch OF Y wuonsaV 't Lln ~,
CT, about half mile bel W pIesene fn-
lage of North H0oaick y ~ founa ~ u
party of Americana Id HN ul q mi,
which they Abandoned o. ~ lpiIvilcn, " ~ anu
in the mill, on the head ~ ", ne wroIe
Burgoyne an account OF foBIess, IN
forming him that by llnnerS taSea
here they agree that lbOOP men are ~
Bennington, bnt are supp ieaVe ~ our
approach" They did leaf nls approach,
but not in the direction y antlcipated'
The old mill az SancOievgill Standing
and in use by John BurBe present. own
er, and Is about eight nj miuonl benning-
'OG Gen. Stark, on the lssid received in
formation from scouts party OF ln-
dians was at Cambridgel ne sent Lieut..
Col. Gregg, of Ills brigadth 2OO men to
sop their progress, but dx tue night he
was advised that q largef OF troops; with
artillery were in the Tat tue Indians,
aud that they wen adyaE towards BEN
ningtOn. He lmnIediatelt TO Manches-
ter for Col. Warmers coental regiment,
and also iOr nelahborlngfss to rally to
his support. On Che moi OF the l4th ne
assembled his brigade, all company win
COlOnels Warner, WIZ Herrlck ana
BT sh, went out 70 mahe enemy. He
had marched about i've dhen he met
Gregg, ON his retrent trdiaoolek, and the
enemy in close pursuit. Lrk drew up MS
meu in order Of battle, Baume halted IN
commanding position, tue ground oc-
cupied by Stark being q rs5le for gen;
eral attack, he fell bacbat . mile and
encamped. His eu1amE was III tue
northwest part of BennN, on the farm
formerly owned bY Pau. Henry, on the
hill, upon which new ling has lately
been erected by Lewis Mouse, the pres
ent proprietor.
The Walloomsac riyel branch OF tine
Hoosick, fOrdable in mataoes, having ln
general westerly cuprsdt when, atter
passing StarlSs encau.nt runs IN a
northern direction for mule, then
westerly for a mile and a.where 1t turns
suddenly to the sOuthd pnrsues that
course for three-quRrierf mile or more.
Here, on the west side 90 river, Iaume
nalted and made his agements for de-
Tense. On the top OF KY wooded hill,
which rises abruptly thr four hundred
feet rom the west ban the stream, he
pusted the greater part q Germans, under
his own Immediate cOmi6 The position
was west of the suddeni in the stream,
and Baume's front 10 thst was well se-
cured against an attach the preclpitous
ascent of the bill on t sidc, which im-
practicable ascent exteit from MS camp
toT hslt 4 z fnils along thlk Of sgeh Tiyssl I'VE,
ss,'.,- ~ ,5liici, tiio scOuu ,.afi,aotol 10
Slhcoick and Cambridge .1f5h The
top Of this hull Baume ANse an eptrench-
ments of earth and logs t{gs a httacks
from the west and on his M,S[cI
For the defense of the WTlnt bass al
the bridge Bdume caused trong breast
work to be thrown up on high baak OF
the river, on whicn was Il led one Il his
cannOns. in charge of IA OF German
uirenadiers, Two small blw0rl1s war,
also erected on opposite of the TOaC
near the west end of tie b which weie
manned by Frakers MARKS and the p6
sitiOn was still further stre |Iened by post
ing all the Canadians in lON which wer
standing near the bridge on sides of tia
river. This point is where river is nov
crossed by the covered rail bridge, abOu
tlree miles from North Be gton, on til
route to Troy.
Blume ON his way from Hudson. an
at his encampment, had D 1ioiued by
considerable number Of Tor| |lany Of theI
under the lead of Colonel bis Pister,
half-pay British officer ofw and exteu
sive influence. who Occupihn imposin
residence erected by him OF west ban
of the Hoosic. near what iNF known q
HOosic Corners. These witt st Of Peter
corps of lOyalists were post q hill eas
of tue stream, 40 or 80 rods be aOutheaS
of the bridge. Here strong s OF defens
were erected, known as th lory Breas
works." aud of which Col eris unde
stood to have been placed ID hnland, o
its right was sharp Tayine. bOth faux
would have the protection Oi and graz
from the cannon at the bird The Othl
cannon. IN charge of Germ drenadier
supported by some Tories, ars to nav
been placed further to the ". In cleare
! field near the road. II was q hill cid
which overlooked and cd anded IL
approaches to the bridge, AMI the TOI
encampment, and also the th flank
Baume's eneampmeut. 1t n have bee
moved nearer to Blume's p On duriI
the engagement. (The sever psiti0ns
| Baume's forces are shown b le plan
| BurgoYne's account of his dltion,
which copy oil reduced sc Is given
the memorials of Century, the Re
Isaac Jennings, and. another BmPller
found in LOsIng's field book he revol
tiOn. The top of the map is VI and upt
ii the Tories are desisnated d'Americi
| VOlpnteeys," the British mark ID as "Ra
eers,' the Americans as Bodice the Ell
N.Y. All Others, except the .lnadiant
are Germ8us, the "Chassures." z GeTmi
marksmen, On BurgOyne's nj the WI
loomsac is called the Hoosic.) encam
ments of the two hostile bOdiedh hOugh i
| tie over two miles apart, were kirely
from tue tsght Of each other b heavi
wooded intervening bill.
The force under GeueIal StaTlWns col
posed of the greater part Of hidrigade
| New II lmD shir5 miiitip, a sinai Humber
Vermont militia from the egst|de Of {
| mountain, under Colonel WilliaH who h
been stationed at Manchester, CNHerrie
corps Of rangers then forming he StS
militia from Bennington and 4 vicini
under oil Nathan Bush, and O1llu mo-
ing of the 10Th stark was Joinedl Col
mOnds and some militia FROM erksh
county. His whole force mid perhs
have numbered 800.
On the night of the 14th, after S5rtaini
the positions of the enemy, Stat called
council, consisting of the leadinanemb
of the Ouncil OF Safety, as well u | on
/ Warner and Herdck, aud Othamilita
officers, in which q plan for attkiug
enemy was discussed and adopt and
was agreed that the attack shOu be ms
the next morning; but the 10th w so
cessively rainy as TO prevent anyHtempl
a eneral action. Scouts were hdFlyer 3
out, some of which were engagediS uuccl
ful skirmishes.
THE BATTLE.
The morning OF the 10th was tglt
clear, and Stark prepared for the ttilel
accorda ce with the plan previOug aRr
/ upon. mol. Nichols, with two Hhdres
the New Hampshire troop9, to wkm 0
enforcement of one hundred was aterw
added, was detached TO make a wla enc
to the northiOf Baume's post and cole rol
upon the rear OF his let, aud Collier
| with thrnn hundred men nnmnnaL ~