New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16

Then followed the disastrous battle OF Long island tne
surrender Of Forts and Washington the chase on our
army through the Jerseys and the capture VI an q,
the army Just rs he was writing TO Gates q pro,
attack upon his Chief and before our g1e ~ ad
retre1cd grily south ward coDspred against by Ms
ing officers, dstrusted even by John ADAMS Tor Dis h
n S eh@les very ey 1 ps by Charges Of
his troops there came, like some JOBS nessensei wv
hys from the North that our Meet oi n rtown Point
Durnod and abandoned, and our n0rthern w mH
ingIon Indeed kept Merry Christmas with tne >, hs
At Trenton and paid his New years compnenss,
British at Princeton These two flashes alone mcAercu
the nsh and arior OF TRANSPLANT conflict had now given
fiIte ~ tents blankets and medicines good clothing ana
wholesome food, short NJ arms and ainnunuoIl ~ -,
money credit might say, long without al army aD
short enllsmens troops continually lneteu aHy,
sometimes the presence OF the 100. Ana esen sro
ensusns were growing difficult, for IN those splIse;
new ,ud poor settlements how could men be spireo
from ,her homes The camp, too was as Ia' sd a.
and dyseDtery, and steadily 6eeasueTed ~ S three
pox. AZ one time IL, IN 20 900 and two-dfths of
tne remainder wers ON the sicx list. Each Northern
State carried special burdens vernon. ",.9
ownership OF the soil New YORK was Oyerruh WIN ot
s,is. OF whom members had been SEM 20 ths *,
hand states for keeping 200 &C one tllhe ~ lo
iails and houses of New Hampshire. Inc stare Oh
Hampshire, intensely patriotic that oniy 30 os VI
m whole population had. whether Tor cUhsclthtou'y
poif!c. scrupcs, refused to sign the pledge 10 gis III
fse with arms at the the, rsT , 2i our and
multitude OF her efforts. may not weIy ,, ~,
VITA the long recital Enough that when STATE ii i
enrolment extended from the age Of sixteen mp 20 hty,
anu had an alarm list OF sxy-iVe; anu Whe, az i
orders we're 10 draft Ono-hah OK even VIZ. ;t
list we may that the strain had reached hel '"i
BENNINGTON PLAINS.
The outlook aso in these earlier months OF the year,
was forbasing and fearful fleet lay southwark at the
centre OF our shores, ready to strike at any part our
vast coast line The way was well nigh clear ioF an early
Invasion from the North. Canadian sympathcs were
LOST the Indian tribes that six months before had reused
tomngIe in this quarrel" they phrased It, between
two brothers and one blood" listening to the en-
cmy Franklin waiting in vain on the French court
FOR the recognition of country ana new pio was
dcopenne Gen Burgoyne in London, laid before King
George IN February plan 10 close the war Gen ioWe
had boon sent across the ocean ON stll larger scn
Cen Howe proposed - open the campaign VITA 92VJy
tcde Island with view to recovering Boston, one 70
cover New-Jersoy, and third to move up norm 90
,,icb yould strike terror through the country, ana
break down all resistance to HIS hacs{s troops, 'os
Hudson aud another descend from the North 10 meet 10
az Ablny. They would tnus cut nc itDei 'ip,i'. "a
,,,;p and =eparaely crush its Ncw-Engani mead ai4i
i's - ~ o,i, 1r iiier@s Tor fffy years
WAo inarrrd thai plotl Ia England, hiag Gc0fze ana
Lori George Cer1n1u; in America, or John Duf ne
', ennis. Tse The duIl KING had way OF m 'ddllng
iu detail with all the business of MS great chpH'' ~
t'.' ..,'.i,in't MS coumsuts on th- plan OF Bn-
,,,,r, r,stIictIng his iorcoe Withdrawing al dis
cc.,,3cnn,ry uncrcr, and requiring him SIMPLY 10
ii Ii,tg NJ tl,Iny' "Rnt that equally positive orders
were NOT issued 20 Lord Howe we may thank i;ord
George Gcrndiu. The minister calcl ~ US va, 4, -
Tie dispatch, all written, was not idi' copico,
50 German hurried heedlessiy 70 the eoHh.ry.
The unsigned dispatch was psegn-Ao'cu' tnu w.
faund ar,in after the silrendr at Saratoga.
There hay. been worse commanders and not many more
polished gentlemen If Dbl, style than 7f Jouh nc
A mau OF wit fashion and culture aays Aaeau,yy:
de- c0ped with Lord Derby's daughter and was
FORGIVEN by the family. He wrote elaborate
letters gen eel eomediee and flaming pr2ci'ina
said, uci her EOr woman c0ud eiSly r-s'a,' az
VA, lief. Tor the Green Mountain boys lie wore on his M
i1,oni ring rivcn hun By the King OF Portugal tor
his gallant asi al Faencia Aeal ,..rd, iii 49,, d. -
ioyed o-tto 70 review. He was a brave officer,
good Colonel. and u moderate General
BURGoYNKs ADVANCE.
The General ought to have known his foe lie
was IN Boston when the British acmy was. az he ex-
re.d IT, .nnrecovered from the CONSERVATION az Lex
ncou" lie had directed tho firing Of batteries against
thinker I'm and had handsomely commanded the OBJ
stirate defence and orderly retreat. lie there
fore only imposed on himself when no pro-
claimed to MS army that the enemy were " in
aucly inferior to the Kings troops. in open space
and hardy comblt" Eycn's made Il even ludcrons in
him To announce that they rolled only on entr nch-
ulsnis amt Uhe pieces, aud II VIII ne orr
SIN gr,,ver folly - threaten that enemy with
devastation famine ind every coueoniiant nor
terriy mad be- had thousands ~ Indians, Of whom
Ire hoastet to 90 this work instead o. ha nnlty hvc
ysar-ghooo han hi.. They turned his flaming pr'c-
lsmation into dogsrrri rhyme ana cautH LIN tHrp-
moved toward Lake Caamnain. Men called Tioonlerogs
the Koy OF North America" schryer had wf5,4 -
not a1.ctlcc fatai - the liberties - che c1nutry
Washington said the consequences would DC " irrrp@ia-
Ncanvhile the puolc mind was feyerish with excite
tn-,d " wort and headed for Pfovidcr... th.y had
lard,d III Fairfield: had destroyed Daihltt were eH-
pccted ~ rye. Eighteen ships wore seen ahovr eks-
.ft.lf~ li
miles from TicouG Toga. cry Is raised m new
W,fnpsbiIe and Connecticut Of a diaholical a.
iainpt hy the enemy 20 spread counterfeit money.
Egrfenching tools are found uHaer barn III
oli. and re-arms ~ GToton. iIai the men Of stat
ford oine,i the Re ulars. The Tories wpte sullivan
ARE everywhere htuug N. lr heads scItt cD,Inul
fions are discovered IN IIlsboron6h IN "os'gdn ms7-
ttefts amt Northern Ncw-HampshIre. The New
I.mosh-e Committee OF safety recommended all per-
81 bubble worship aud all places wher' busi-
ne&s sh0uh lead them. saying: Wo know
nor the day nor the hour" Of On attack on the borders
ana We must stop those Internal traitors among our
selves" But VII re- grt arn-t me same committee
two days later informed their Cong essmen that thelr
militia we're without firearms and in the atinannod
fortress Of Ticonderoga. nor one man in ten has hlyo
fr,aes hose IN sight % Teondcrosa stretching across
selves ready Tor the bloody raw ana Paisoh AIith
was wiling leave tins body ~ MS a corpse Oh tie
amazed to zee 2 body oi redc0ats planting bat
fgry OF Mount Dc.ilrcc, commanding every corner
Of her fortres Tha night came rae ordegto eyacuate
IL was received in tho fortress literally viii cSca lnd
with t,ars. and cry OF cxeerGion ana lament oWep.
fhrcu-h The country. "Such = retreat wrote one
of tho garrison. "was never heard 0f since me
creation Of :hc world" Men talked u tIeachery We
never shall holt post SAID stout John Adams
un:n we shoot General" Burgoyne wrote home;
q" me Rebels have no men OF rciCuc".' King George
rushed INTO the queens apartments. shouiiag have
beateu them nave beaten all the tmegcgusw and De
talked Of the Ribbon OF Bath for IN General
mt tley were al mistaken. The Rebels had u
science ca. John Grumbuil had proved On the spot
year before that this very timing could h&prcn
Tho news - the OF tie icOndcrOga fol this
whole region IKE the bursting Oi a watcfSpoGt. For
miles along he Lake and ap otter creek settler, claimed
BRUSH protection, fled from their homes Tie inhah
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