Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-27

it WIS ordered otherwise. Burgoyne was
followed by the sanguine hopes of the
British nation. Lord North looked for
the speedy quelling of the rebellion
TRAILING Manchester had subscribed for
two regiments to conquer a market,
coultry gents were loudly loyal, the op-
position in the commons was we'll nigh
silciced, the bishops and the clergy
bresthed out war, the staid pulpits of
the establishment rung with exhorta-
tiors to "smite the rebels" and even the
heart of the humane king became ossi-
fed till he could say, every means of
l1ff-ssssssing America must meet with my
csnsurrence."
Burgoyne was in Montreal full
month before he applied for means of
transport, and the inadequacy of his
supply at hst was the chief cause of his
disaster. His body of troops, though
smaller than he asked, was splendid
army CORPS. (Burgoyne had asked for
5000 regular troops, exclusive of artil-
lery, 200 Canadians to act as an es-
cort and working parties, and 1000 In
dians, bsides large number of provin-
cials fol transport duties. He reports
his actual force at 1851 regulars, 14l
Canadin militia, and 5O3 Indians. This
was exclusive of 5l1 artillerymen, and
an accession of tories from the states,
but hewas obliged to leave 1000 men
to garrison Saratoga, greatly to his re-
grct. He thought Carleton should have
furnised the garrison, and then COM
plaind that sit drained the blood"
of hisforce.) The German soldiers had
learnd war when Frederick was at his
best md the British were the veteran
troops of England. A magnificent park
Of artillery, and body of picked can
nonees, accompanied the march. The
officer, Phillips and Riedesel, Frazer
and hamilton, Kingston, Balcannas and
Acklad, were men of brilliant and va
rious distinction. For an army of its
size, 40 finer body could have been set
down on this continent.
Tie General knew, or ought to have
known, his foe. He was in Boston when
the British army was, as he expressed
it, "unrecovered from the CONSERVATION
at Lexington" He had directed the
firing of the batteries against Bunker
Hll, and handsomely commended the
obstinate defense and orderly retreat
lie therefore only imposed on himself
yhen he proclaimed to his army thai
he enemy were infinitely inferior to the
hng's troops in open chase and hardy
mmbat." The event made it even lu
dicrous in him to announce it. They
replied: "Only in intrenchments anG
rife pieces, and it will be our glory anc
preservation to storm them" And i
was still graver folly to threaten tina
enemy with devastation, famine ant
every commitant horror," for he onl,
exasperated when he sought to terrify
Had he had the thousands" of Indian
of whom he boasted, to do this work
instead of his paltry 500, he spoke t
men who had heard louder war-whoo
than his. They turned his faminI
proclamation into doggerel rhyme an,
Observation-Disclosures"
Yet there were anxious hearts as b
moved toward Lake Champlain. Me
called Ticonderoga the key of Mort
America. Schuyler had written to Ne
Hampshire that "the loss of it would b
dreadful. if not altogether fatal to th
liberation of the country" Washingto
said the consequences would be irr'
PARABLE" Meanwhile the public min
vas feverish with excitement and tt
sir thick with alarms. The enemy ha
hnded at Newport and headed f
irovidence they had landed at Fai
field, had destroyed Danbury and we
, expected at Rye. Eighteen ships we
leen above Peeksville, Carletou's shi
we're said to be at Split Rock, 40 mil
hom Ticonderoga The cry is raised
, New Hampshire and Connecticut of
dhbolical attempt by the enemy
spread counterfeit money" Intrenchil
> tolls are found under barn in Holl
) ard firearms at Groton. Half t
men of Straford joined the regula
! Tie tories" wrote Sullivan, "a
!. everywhere lifting their heads, secl
combinations are discovered
' Hllsboro, in western Massachusetts, a
D Northern New Hampshire. The N
r Hampshire committee of safety reco
. mend to all persons capable Of beari
: arms, to constantly carry them 'to pr
5 lie worship and all places where bu
{ ness leads them, for we know not
: day nor the hour of an attack on
d borders, and we must stop those inferl
s traitors among ourselves" :" But how
! get arms ? The same committee,
e days later, informed their cOngres-m
e that great number of their militia-n
It we're without firearms, and in the hs
: manned fortress of Ticonderoga not
b man in ten had bayonet.