The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-17

Ijourned on Saturday night All that mig
aud next day an American was riding fro
Exeter to Concord Tuesday afternoon,
dismounted at the church door. and wake
up the aisle. Tho minister stopped and sal
"Captain Huiohins. are you the bearer oil
messago" Eyes, BuIgoyne, is on his marc
to Albany Stark will command the Ne
Hampshire men, aud, II We all turn out, "
can cut him of. "My hearers" said th
Rsv. Timothy Walker, "you who are ready
70, better leave at once" All the meu 10
the house. But Poineas Virgir had no shoel
"You shall haVe pair" said Samuel Thomp
son, the shoemaker, "belore tomorrow morr
ing"
While Warner was sending off his messer
gers on fresh horses 10 call in tho milltl
and alarm tho iuhabtants OF Vermont, an
Herrick WAS raising his RANGERS, oil Ne
Hampshire was in whirl ; officers hastenin
10 halt the retrsatng troops soldiers Ju'
nomo relrsoing their steps new enllstmenIs
minute men, even OF the alarm lit, summon
cd to be read. l hold in my band ven
ole paper, dated EAST KINGSTON August At
l777 and reads thus I'VE, the subsonb
ers, do severay enlist ourselves or ingage L
stand in readiness at q moments warniug
equipt according to law, with six days provis
New England Stltes, to which wo promis
obedience TO our officers We ingage to siant
ready TIL the 24th day OF September next
Enooh Chase, and Is Others
Starks name was tower OF strength IL
New Hampshire, aud his officers and men were
n great measure select citizens. owners o
the soil, good men and true. The br'gad'
chaplain, Hnbbard, was u graduate IN tue sec
ond class OF Dartmouth college, future gov
ernor and chief justice OF the State. Jsre
miah Smith had MS gun stock broken ant
ce gr0zed by n muskel ball, at Bennington
The members OF the several companies wof'
,eignbors. friends and relatives. From th'
own OF Salisbury N. H., with only lO9 rat
'ble polls, A men were in the conflict ihen
captain was the father OF Daniel WebslerAm IN
them were the schoolmaster, Edward Evans
Dea. Benz, Hunioon, representative Matthew
Psttengll. aud seleotmen Ardent Pettengilll
others OF the same quality. This one family
OF PeItengill sent 10 the battle three brother
and sisters husband they were the broth
srs-ln law OF uy great grandfather. One o
them died OF his wounds, So, in Vermont,
five sons OF Stephen Fay wero there-ono o
them slain. Massachusetts sent lawyers, phys
CLANS, judge and fighting parssn. II wGt
the best blood OF these States that flowed here.
While this commolion was fermentins IN
he States, BnrRoyne was happy and easy.
de was ordering a teu de joie in honor OF hls
victory. on the very cay on which Schuyler
vas declining to furnish q soldier or mus
ket to defend Vermont Instead OF pushing
on by Lake George and the old road, he halt
I'd at Whitehall while bis troops cut their
way through dense forest. made forty
bridges in sixteen miles, and two miles oil log
Eork over one morass. It may have been
AZ be claimed his best cour e. But bis need
If supplies became early apparent. and about
the first OF August troops we're all designated
for Baums's expedition. They did not march
untl the 18th. Those ten or twolve days de-
sy.lost his only chance of success.
For the other John never l)itered. Five
lays after he was notified OF bis appoint
neut he appeared in Charlestown. In
,dyance OF his Instructions he was forward
ing troops TO Vermont, waiting the enemy
md looking up his supplies. 1t would be
lmusing, were it not distressing to read Of
lis difficulties .dstained for want Of bulle'
moulds. as there is bat one pair in town"
vainly endeavoring to get four cannon mount
ID finding a third OF the powder IN stor,
Rorthless in want OF kettles and "spirlts'
and even ''sealing wax and paper But ne
makes no apologies or complaints uuers no
ioubts or fears. Az fast as his men came 10
1y squads. he sends tbem along. just as soos o,
- the bulIofs were rub stark and his went on
4 tbo enemy. he 90 lses IN sieht &c etaoceos
sr. receiving orders % Join Schuyler and fat
y refusing 10 aband6p Vermont, By two le-
icilous mistakes. onel when Congress super
eded him, and one when New Hampshire
,ave him an independent command. he was
rec to follow his own sagacity. He cbo 'e!.he
'ourse for which Washington had hoped the
lnomy would give opportunity, and he fol
illed bis own prophecy OF q former year, that
powerful army would como from the north.
Ehieh he with the Green Mountain boys would
iut off wing by wing.
When all this stir around the Connection
,ad reached its height, things we're beginning
- move on the Hudson, like the opening OF
'oms tragic romance. Tue British general
,ad bored his way doSgedly through the for.
ist and swamp, and creek. He looked
down the river for some trace Of
dove, but no udtngs came. Ten messengers
rad gone by different routes, but never on.
iad gone through. Even the despatch sent
o him by Clinton in silver bullet ir m Still.
sater, though swallowed by the bearer, Wa,
recovered by an emetic, and the messenger
ll-mannered u and profane, bOnstful, ambitious
'nd disappointed, on the 18th OF Mirch be
aid before Hove an elaborate plan, whereby
10 ''wonld stake his Lille" the rebellion
iould be crushed in two months. It was 10
De grand movement on Pennsylvania and
5le South. accompanied by proclamation oi
mnesty. Fortunately for the country it was
ollowed but partially and tardily. While the
southern expedition was q failure, 1t abandon
ID the northern to its fate.
II would sesm from Burgoyne's precautions
Ind delay that he shTunk from the expedition
o Bennington. Bat he was nearly ont ol pro-
visions. He knew that here was the great de-
Josit OF corn, hour and cattle, guarded only
1y militia. Necessity knew no law. So, be
,hose "the test" OF his German troops and
he select light corps Of the British army and
cent them on their perilous venture. And
With strangely graituous folly. he added to
he seizures Of supplies, long circuit by
Rockingham and B.ttleborough round TO Al
IAny. II is supposed
See the treason Of Charles Lee by George
Moore.
1t was supposed however by some that
he written orders were greatly modified oral
distractions. Why repeat an olt told tale oil
ho message 10 Stark that the Indians were
n ambush, and to Baum that the rebels were
Il bennington, of the last letter OF the Hes
ian TO his general written on the head OF a
,arrel, promising to fall on the enemy early
u the morning; OF Gregg slowly falling back
o Baum's advance and breaking down the
ridge at Sanooick; Of Stark advancing 10 his
upport, and 10 Offering battle; Of Baum
nd his soldiers when thoroughly startled al
AIT by the coolness aud courage Of his Toes;
4 that 18th Of August story With hurTc,ne
4 wind aud tovrent Of rain; OF BAum's men
oiliug all day long in the merciless storm In
he entrsnchment3 as men toll for their lives.
There was little sleep that night iu the British
amp. Through the pouring rain also came
he Berkshire men drenched to the skin, bul
With their powder dry, and Their hearts all
lot They had dropped the sickle for the
nuske'. 10 the procession rode Rev. Moses
Ilen in his old sulkey, now being chariot
Il war. Warmers troop and 100 New Hamp-
hire men were bastening up under Emerson
J complete the victory while Warner housed
With Stark bis counsellor aud right hand
nau. The morning Of the 18th opened in
erolite beauty. Not cloud. Bright rain
lrnps glIttered like diamonds in the trees
rhe river rolled along swollen aud tumultu-
'us Tho German officer never forgot that
beautiful scene For hours not au enemy
lad been seen or word OF alarm heard. Il