Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-12-08

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= .as ny nsa proper tnat the
ssI,se, q the n,enosn tamilys
y .ssa1eo " p,Fncapats N he
8s'l ceremonlsL The baron 6te
49, one o. tne foreign oii.cer. wAos
y siae assisfanee Of our he7olutiol
l.tnqfs' ana wno remained Ian Anor:
el11fn 70 the Close o. his life. Hes
.hassu .aa sssat soquisltlo1: Inasnsd
n eLs 'sSs.lal senooi q frsdaFlck I
sss ~ 20 ~en eis iaereis ae IT
- ~ 8. nosscacn' ana hea r.sen
- - = - u'1ns sseneEal on tne hin8
s 80 'ss1as y - :. . aAfz pariA
- wal, .su ni5 hfss services were
U.s1s nr nlalu ne wlntery want el
Iisy rOrBe. ne dralisd Cur tE1eFs
s ne osly couio nave drilled s4snz.
ns We thorough discipiinarian. -
ne mAnuai AcF tne army was approves
~ O1agre,4 - it1s. de - - -
OoIpllsnee soluier' o. great knowled1s
- experience ana sometimes, ID
.Alo, .ne eiumsiness q his men sexel
s,iso nis sefnper. his knowledge e
.ns Esgil:h language was limited. Ind
sns sraoition 10 that 10 swors very
Iseely e ne troops II Gerzzlan and
.Esncn. Once. particularly axasperA-
seo, ne called out TO his aid: "Venes,
mon ami walker. sacrex de eauehsFis
y uese oada9ds-.e nsn puts piun---
: can curse dem no more. lie wasa o
nenoer OF the conrt-martisl which
trieo ana doomed Major Andrein 1850.
ana IN the same year no had command
OF the troops IN Virginia, and did good
Work IN making matters uneomforta-
oie ior Benedict Arnold, who was in
command OF the British forces. Sub
sequentiy he was attached to LaFa-
ycste . division. and took TaFt in the
9elge OF YORKTOWN. Major Ebenesor
Jenny dlArlst Of the Revolution.
wriung at Williamsburg. September
10. i'o!: says: Baron Steuben is our
great MILITARY oracle. The guards at
.end the grand parade at an early
hour, where the Baron 10 always fonnd
waiting: with one or two aids on horse
Dack; 1he.e the men are exercised and
P.s shFougE various evolutions and
military experiments Tor two hours
many oincers and spectators present
excellent school thus. At length the
uu.y oI Ine parade comes en-. The
suItls are Niu on ofncers take their
Poss. wnsei Dy piantoons 70 the
ngnt nne corps q music detailed fof
.nis 1atys Wnicn strikes up; the whole
uGs ussrcn on. sAi1'lng the Baron and ned
o.0Il :. ne uay' - sney pass. We
naa 80. 80 -. :..a H'ns sne DaIcn IN nis ere
= -, A.N iSilan. eyss wssening svesy
Inossmsn'' ana nis volnoie tonGHssze-
s s-S ~ hsieo KEencn. uerman
~II IIs'Sn essty slsn o. ignOEances
" inuoisAce ana Vi ciumsiness. IN .
sePaLase cO1nnand' NJ aid net WIN
nucn L % ula',nctlon indeed, ne did net
- W W: n.cn cnAncS, .or ms oPerasions
- s.al4 wsEe Sllel, ana were n0t
.s.y ip.sIhA.s. p. Ccagres howeyez'
pn' n.g1 a.a esslmsss upon na. services,
-. ~ eosaa ~ ~ 4 yosed niin . ilie snnuisy
oi.e = ASov o.si shL - = nao plenty o. laaa
also voted hin ~ different States.
1, rev iorK gave nm io.uOO acres near
vuCI. ne 1ransierred good deal q
= ~ nls sloA some o. u ne himself
i~HTSssu: we ans ne iIyed 70 y unsii iI94.
80 wen o'euoen va appointed In
pscsIr .Isre seems 70 nave been some
lssl 'nat .ne undenned duties Of his
onsSe mignt give rise 70 dissatisfaction
anu anu OCCASION 's,nDarrasainent. hamil-
sa... .On va "a sPPlenen1!e snas g ioad-
II. ipI Po"sf enu Importance. natu-
:. 20 every man, migns lead him TO
W ~: iIl mo1e extensive prerogatiyes
- ms oePartlnent than u would be tor