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name of the Lord to desist from giving
battle to the American forces. That they
replied with bullets so justly incensed the
man of God that he borrowed the gun, of
his brother, Lieut.. Joseph Allen, and fired
the first return shot of the battle. The
attack of the American forces in the rear
of Baum's camps quickly followed, and
Gen. Stark officially says. II pushed for
ward the remainder with all speed;
our people behaved with the greatest spr-
it and courage Imaginable. Had they
Alexanders or Charleses of Sweden they
could not have behaved better" The YAM
kee farmers, stripped for the fight, and en-
ragged at encountering their Tory
neighbours, soon made the intrenchments
too hot for the loyalists, and the poor
wretches, attempting to scale the steep
and slippery height To the main camp.
were shot down remorselessly. The In
dians fled early in the battle, and the
Americans advanced IKE Veterans against
the terrible fireAof the Hessians, ''mount-
ing the breastworks that were we'll fortified
and defended with cannon" at was the
hottest fight" said Stark, Il ever saw In
my life; it represented one continuous
clap of thunder, two hours OF it, before
Cox Brum attempting gallant sally was
mortally wound and his forces fed and
surrendered.
Parson Allen began with prayer. and
special prayers ascended at Bennington
and Wiliamstown during the fight, but
with the delirium Of victory came also the
temptation to drink copiously from the
enemy's rum barrels. The wearied and
parched farmers speedily became so de-
moralized that the troops of Col. Breyman,
over Goo with two heavy cannon, sent by
Burgoyne to reinforce Baum, would have
-. rr,a t,,tr font
but for the opportune arrival of $50 of Col
Seth Warmers men from Manchester, who
succeeded in rallying the tired and boOzy
veterans of the previous fight. Stark had
proposed, even ordered, retreat, but Col.
Warmers urgency prevailed to save the
day until the coming of his fresh men.
| Fighting till sunset, the Americans won
their second victory, and only night-iali
prevented the capture of Breyman's entire
force. The keenest anxiety had possess
ed the friends Of the local soldiery the
while. The council of safety continued
in solemn session at CatamOunt tavern
and at O'Clock bulletin was sent aboard
announcing that THE enemy were driven,
but, being reinforced, made second stand
and still continue the conflict. But we
have taken their cannon. and prisoners.
said to number four or five hundred, are
now arriving" The real facts were that
the British had lost 1000 men, while Of
the Americans less than so were killed and
wounded. Stark thus gives the details =
We killed upward of 200 of the enemy
on the field Ot battle. have lieutenant
4 colonel lsince dead, l major, captains,
/ / lieutenantS, 4 ensigns, = comets, Judge
advocate, baron, 2 Canadian officers. .
sergeantS, l ald-de-canp and 900 prison
ers.' He adds, with arithmetical precis-
/ ion, 4 almost forgot Hessian chaplain" "
/ "Gentlcmen," he concludes, addressing
! his supcriors in New Hampshire. Il think
we have returned the enemy proper COM
/ pliment in the above action for TIE Hub
/ barttowu engagement"
Local sentiment does not over-eStimate
Y the Importance OF this Bennington victory.
Y Bancroft calls it lone of the most brilliant
and eventual OF the war Four days after
it BurLuyue declared it impOss ible for
EuglluI TO subluc the colonies, and nine
weeks later he surrendered at Saratoga.
Because # it. Congress, which had cenSur-
"a stark for refusing to obey Schuyler.
passed a resolution of thanks to his COM
maud. aud wound up by making him "A
brigadier in the army Of the United States.
Y Springfield Republican.