The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-10

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huheu CneIn 70 o"S army. ...
Upon reGGelyihf nis lesteL OF Ies'snasW5on, guy Wo
~ council ana noSse o, pi nelegates YES, VI New
~ al9pISiniIe, 9lpIi, on tne Slseol mareh' I'ih passeu
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n. n couvshtloll s @ De gwen 10 Oolone' o.aLA, Ioi
~ kvvu s9LNlces III the PISssene muIi uWnu anu
~, IIOin nus carry anu steauIisI atti.Gnihen
~ Cno 1ea cause 9L ms country, Dney niske hVt
tsSey uSs State ~ of9s H. n pidnn oy
ueDotut slhte VI ne ErOViuouYe iiiaH PIaOe
sm, VIII nlsnlIeht the same hoOie ulspesltloh
II a HIInu, irhoL,o,,, A.. 4..,. - ,..,, 1T.,.ou
we're nresepted 70 ooIan5 start NV the Non
kable president.D Colonel Star, was called
nfore the aaaambIv and racaivad fhair
hanks
The cansa of Ap,ar;can IndanaDdapce vvas
lever exnosad n a mora donhtfni crisis than
IA The eventfni osmnai0n of I777
| THAT of the pTecedine year had baen ex,
remeiv disastrons bnt Lban tha affairs nj
lhe States seemed to he irretTIevahiv rnined
1.-Two militant sotions toward ifs olose threw
mdden raw ~ Iia6t nnnn tbs ' snyPonndIno u,T q
lSloom Va ''eN' NPo- '"0 '"'
l4ioom'
ueans for another and more desnerate strn q.
de-. The edicts of royal indignity had gone
nrth, denouncing vengeance on the devoted
lends OF the leaders OF this unnatural rebel
ION; and new armies OF veteran troops were
O,Eanlzlng to execute their mandates.
l1eonderoga was at this period occupied
| " the Whole force OF the United States army
"A the north. IL was the key stone OF that
iegion, and deemed of sufficient strength to
oppose an etfectual barrier to any advance of
ne enemy from Canada. The victorious ca
leer OF Gne invader soon dlspelled the delu-
SOD, de made himself master of the heights
u MOnnb Oenance with the utmost secrecy,
and drew up several pieces OF heavy ord.
laneei Fhese being placed N battery, and
discharged ct Q vessel on the lake, gave no
ice to the American general that his post
vas no longer tenable,
| Nothing now could save the army hut a
Feeipitafe retreat, and prepaIatio1s were
| Immediately Commenced for that purDDse.
The baggage was embarked In boats, and the
r1treat Commenced on the NIGHT of the 9Th
al Jnly. On the same night the stores in the
fortress and those on Mount Independence
we're nroyidentiallv set ON fire. the light of
Whicb informed the enemy of the movement,
The retreatinR army was Immediately pur-
sued by Frazeris light infantry brigade and
Reideselis YaRers, on land and water with
such diligence that the rear guard of 1000
men, under Colonel WarneC, was oyertaken
Sat atsttnhhaisltoi', AID BROUGHT IL nc-
''on'
The contest was well fought, IL we may re-
ly upon Anbury's statement, that Earl Bal
caTTas, second in command of the light in
fantry, received nearly thirty balls through
his trousers and jacket, only one of which
wounded him slightly in the hip. The as
sailants would have been repulsed by war
ner, Dut heldesefs Germans came up IN sea-
son 10 save tnem ana the galahI warner;
after performing all that an intelilgent ana
fearless SOLDIER could do' was compedIls5u dn5 t9
give way peIOre superior n9IhpSIs. SIDIVnel ISVIl
Francis brave and valuable otncor CIatner
OF the late eminent hnancler or bOstonl Win
etneFs 9f less note, fell upon thls ocoasl9ni
One OF the most unfortunate results ol Ihls
aHait was lelt Oy tne AIneIloaihs III @ thS s loss
OF their baggage, lew OF tne oInceIs anu men en-
having any clothing except that upon theI
Inc army continued us dlsoIHeIly IeIIeaV
toward tne hudson, breaking dOWn DIiuRes,
and blocking up the streams Win tiinOer
trees. -, arr.
Inc news OF the Iall OF llcondeI9ga spreau ~
rapidly t1rOugh tne country, RInlng Ilse 70
the most fearful toreoodlngs. Inc people III
general appeared 10 De paralyzed WIN Terror OF
ana astOnlshment. All was cODsueIe1 as
lost: but there were men whose nerves % %hau
not been unstrpng hy tue miSIOrtunea OF IWo
disastrous eampalRnsl whose warrior spiI,ltss l,ns
arose WIN lhe uangers that ,I surrOuHuet ..tSt
them VINO cOuid LOOK upon Ihls dreary nlghU
OF dlsasler as tne n9rplnger 9L a nloie Ri9-
rlOus uay VINO could lOIesee tnht tne luNhu
eI notwitnstan9ing MS nlI3erto % trIHInpndhHiS his
advance, whonld not De aDle TO reIraee nls
steps, should he be so inclined. Around such
men the hopes and strength OF the country
gathered.
The people of New HampshiTe had per-
formed All that il was sIlpposed they could
do Pubiio credit was at n low ebbI and the
Sbilifv 10 snnnort single extra regiment was
donbfed, even II one oonld he raised.
The State council had been notified by the
artborities of VeTmonf that unless speedy
assistance was sent them. thew must Weld 10
circumstances, aud accept the protection of
the enemv. which wonld leave New Hamp-
% she frngti"r statS In tb;s n,ergencv shohe
tnrtb tha snirit and natrioHsm ~ that
trotnH ~ his konptrv John IanGdon. Ever
ttte,,orod No b;s naenSnryi
IA was then nreaidi1g officer of the aaaem.
bIy and nnon tbe recaint az fhe news from
the north. thus addressed that body:
"T have thraa fhonsand dolIars in hard
monev INV niate will pledge for A much
mope have seventy boeshesds of Tobago
-,,y, yvbich shall he sold Tor the most thev
TIiI ,';II hTinS Tbass are OF the service Of ths
Stata IL nc sncceed shoiI ha Tamnnerated
not than will ha nf un noa IN me We pnn
SSSs ~ aD5 NJ o,r fr;enS starl, Who ao
,nbi,, srsta;noJ thS honor ~ onr arms M
pn,, 81 XII y,ov sofnI, ha entTnsted with
tha command and We viii or ecIr Bnrgovne.
VI This nobis nraros"I ;nfnsed nav life into
= s,ara imn,s.
d9e anu I'm ~ we1v oT
Sa,,sssr f.ar NJ disnse IA ~ Col ktark
who stnne Win tbe ynjnstice ~ Con9Tess In
nroTn tr,,io. otlaats orer him RAD re-
sionad bis sommissIon, and retired To priyate
life. lie had left the army three months be-
fore. and was now living upOu his estate on
the hanks Of tbe Merrimaek'
Heretnrned with the messenger, and wait
cd upon the council. He listened to their
pronosal They assured him that his former
pafTiotio services were duly remembered and
apnrsoiated and urged him To forget the
az dsinad assume tho command OF their
troons IT '"''
Ve infornied them that he had no conf
iiiou ai s.soa, ~ AZ nortbarn
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