, 1881-08-20
FGY0 Of THE REVOLUTION.
Centennial or the 1sllrll-
Ing Of New Lo'ldo'''
Conn.,,
the Massacre in Fort Girls"
wv ,yold on the Hights OPP
posit the City.

,,,, ron,ous 9TH Of September
''' rho program Of tho Gel
cl,ratiOn.
,!1," Se'', iny,,oy, Colln., AuE' l7.-Tho Cen
SkM ,s, ~ tho ilIost bloody aiNl t!nstartl'y
f1l''a' y, y Tho Revolution will Dc celebrntc.!
GU ,.,., ". nud M It brings to close all
as ass.,s,n,",s s.yi, uf Revolutionary events, 1881
=, W 1a",o,,s II, tho history Ut this tlccnte.
~! o.,rs,, W tlc gre,,t event will De the ileut-
cu".sSt w"rt.nwn al, tho 10TH uf Octnbcr. hit
ns s ~ S,,a"ld mt keep us from duly llonor.llg
~ ~ tfo ,u,st fearful sacrlfccs offered oti
u. ~ sI,,r n, nj Freedom. Tho event Inns never
rs 81 'S,u arnncriy appreciated, and periAIs tic
S.' . ,sav tn set forth iss clni to recognition,
: m n rIyv u cun.lcl,sctl detail OF do'ngs oi
hot memorable thy.
W r,n,tin,r ti,at (iun. Wnsliinrtot wns too far
,tvsnc.! ii, Ills ,nnrcll toward l'urtl Corn.
a,l,a for him 10 ,nnkg II Htlecessltll altelhpt
: .aio oforclnu Tint officer, Sir Henry Clinton
.a,,,upd Ia slrikn 4 counter blow. Ot all
e. s.'l% roIonles, the Now England States Ind
s,n ~ tio fc,st disturbed. alsl nioy wcru tho
sst 'ast ,iatertntnetl enemies Of tho King. Their
s,nnntty from llolcstntion Ind allowed
s"", n tcyclop their manufactures, mud 1t
, sss fro,n m uu.ong tho grcul hills of this sec.
nm lint Washington trow tho bcst UNI
m arrest supplies Of war material.
Tiu, ,topje, too, wero stern ttisrcgar.lers Ut
M d;rine rEght Of Kings. Thulr pnrltAnEsM
nj nj mnodo them moro united TT thought. and
rorris,n M ,li,t not flourish among tt.un,. This
naic them ever rcatlytO answer oil calls OIL
heir patriotism, and ulso prompt III uevtsitlE
nterpriscs tint would add to tho tl'scO'ifnrt
mi lanuoya.icu0rtls tho servants OF King ticdrto.
was these people WHO could best stlccor
Warrington III Ills present undertaking, Alld
ha most politlc tltng for Sir 1lonry 10 do
as for lin to send un expedition tllat would
AIRY - ........, ,....
DEATH AND DEvAsrATlON
monr them. And Wint u great ravu,,go 1t
kyould be tosolze UPON some important point,
Init frou that b,so make inr0ads AMONG tho
MET yaileys aiNl green hills9
Sir Henry llah learned pr0mptncss from
lis optpnents md Ills point Of attack WIS
ham selected 1t was New London, Wli0sa
ytdo command OF the scncoast nilA inland
raters lnadu 1t II famous llolAo for daring
| MI successful prlyatcUrs. Its pcopIo wofe
hoted for their coMbattvoness, anil II WIS tho
oint at which a large network Ut country
oaIs conycrgcA for III outlet to tho, sea.
|IJ,ls was tho point To bo attacked, un1 II
ealcs Of kllOwil pronlptlless, experience, and
Aotougllncss WIS ut hand III tlo person Ut
he tsa!tor Arnold. 49, ........... --
IN the evening of tho 9Th of September tho
eopiy OF Now London Woro made aw'nre Ut
he fact TINT Il fleet wns lurking Il, tho shadow
II The Long Island shore, 0pp0sft tho mouth
i ihclr larbor. TllNre t,al been sU itlaliy
ta!se alarms that no attention WIS pnfl TO
lhls, nn4 on tho morning Of tho 9th this lleet
vas found to l.aye n,ade Its why ilcrOss tho
]unt, and to bu beating III fur tho hNrb0r.
he signal, two gtllis discharged Mt stated
Intervals, which was to Wnrll tho militia 0f
tho approach OF m GIutny, was ttr1d, but
Bome tratforllad lna,lo tho enemy acquainted
With tho purport OF this, Alid another gun
VAS m.c.l by them, so timed US to appear.
pa'. Of tho signal. md radically changing It's
aIgnldcallce. This prevented TINT rapid
gathering Of forces tint would liav0 enabled
ahe American commander, Col. William Led.
SaFd. TO make adeterlnine.l d0fcncc, alld SEQ
INK this, Fle told tho garrison Of Fort Truhl-
Gull, afN! the few militia who hnd answered
lhas signal, 10 make what tlcfotlce they could,
md proceeded to Fort Nriswo'd. II stronger
loHltcatlon OH tho oppostt bank of tho
Thames Dallling wliNls prevented tho cnp-
ny landing until near tho middle Of the fore
noon. an4 they then dlscmbarlch iii two
bodies, ono on each sitlo OF tho river.
That on tho city, or western, bank was
COMMANDED lsr ARNOLD 1IIa[aELl',
put IS Its action WIS OF the lenst Importance
itwl bo dlsposed of first. Dlsctnbarlstug at
ths lead Of cove two miles from tho city, IT
tlYaaccl across tho cultivated ground to a
llll where IL brcAstwOrk called Fort Nom
tense lad been thrown lip. 11ore 1t encOun-
seEe.! few militia, and n slight sklrm1sll ol,-
saed These were quickly dispersed, and tho
onward march resumed. At tho Iowor end
pi tha town the cIenly's column divided. A
M marched ngailst Fort 'rrnmbnll, md rs
!llh aad nn lind dcfcnscs, Its gnrrison ayac-
aasea u md escaped ncrOss tho river III
1oa!at ilieto Joining their comrades iii Fort
ii4wold; tho other followed tic retroatlng
mlllsia until shoy rcnched tho north end OF
ee Guy, Wien 1t turned tlowu Into the prin-
M MHpa! streets. 1t seems to l!lyc boon Sir Henry
Snhloli'a intention to hnye lnaIo N0w lo,l-
aoa perihancntba but tho gathering forco
.! exasperatea Americans convinced Arnold
.! he imuosslbitity OF this, and le guvc or
sets 70 burn alsd p!llago, n thing his troops
wy only too willing to do. Though tho con-
aas1toa was not thorough, It was RUvorc,
sta u Uok tho city yonrs to recover from tho
kleaI loss ttlD1l Bilstniut41 '''