The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-27

lJ5e-W. Bus0n0ne'e ARMY WaA sAAkeneA Ia ~.
fersat pAxts q Canada the srtillsry 70 which
Hidden bslon9sd spsndine their Tina very
Agreesbly q Montreal. whsrs provisions, We
are told. were cheap and plenty. Cen. Bur-
Royns hinsNlf wsnt homo tor the winter
months. ana nieAnwhfls hts ohicevp amused
themselves In shcir different quarters With
balls and concerts. composed Of the best
pesformen OF t. British and German
banda The sohdAsrs wsrs ouastssed On ths h
habitsnta. and. giving UP tho kng'a ratioas
Oh provisions 70 the landlords, lived with the
families. and were remarkably healthy" Al
though part Of ono resimont was PROSTITUTION
during q review. the soldiers 1t seoms. seldom
missed paradlng twice day. One OF tho Ca
nadian diversions enjoyed by the ofnc0rs was
sieighfng or sl0dging. though this WIS thon
known oy . diherent memo. ~ may be seen
rom the folloWtnH passage: Upon tho whole.
. wintsr In Canada may DO passed very plSas-
antly. the weather being In gensral settled. and
much bslng made OF the amusement OF cals'i-
otsno Tor driving In garbage without wheols.
supported by pieces OF wood shod with ironl.
which 10 healthy. being much followed By all
ranks above the very Door"
In tho spring OF 1T77 tho British army began
tn southwark march. and tho journal presently
rooounta the capture OF Fort Ticonderogs end
Con. trases's successfal attack upon . strong
dstssh nsnf Of Americans who were retrsstine
toward SksoAsnorough The british loss In the
anAAr refsrred 10 wes IL ofhoers and LOO rank
ana hIs Killed or wounded. As . proof" writee
lAsut. MADDEN. OF what may ba done against
beaten battalions while their fears arc strong
upon them. an oncer and fifteen men. do
tached for the purpose OF bringing In cattle.
ieil In with seventy rebels. He Affecting 10 have
the rest OF MS party concealed. and assuring
them they were sarrouuded. they surrendereo
their arms and were brought In prisoners." 1t
10 added that tho troops. British and Ger
man. behaved Won on this occasion. though
unfortunately we gained nothing but honor.
and the Immediate movements OF the army
were encumbered. or rather prevented. 1t being
absolutely necessary to detain this detachment
lrrazorsl "s cover ior the wounded Till they
couid DO removed 70 iiconderoGa. This' from
nahy ohsu'use' was NOT onscted ZOE some
u"ss' II wa'cn ume 'na ensmI recovered rom
theF panIc' ihst Woutu NOT haso oesn INC
case heu tney Dssn pursued toward Fort Nd
warn W 'ne way OF Skeensporough. Ino
route OF tnS army pointih9 thas way.
Whatever GROUND We atove hem rom wouid
nave oeoh gained. ana In place OF retiring such
detacnmon1s. the army would nave necessarily
moved FORWARD 70 them. Lieut.. Haddans
conmehs On tue uepaSior OF the American
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~adine' Ihat corps lfraxersI Certainly dis
covered tna1 nshher Were tney inVlncio's nor
inc reue.s s'i poNfoous' on .he contrary.
many Vi .hem ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ino enen!y DO
nnveo wen' anu lookup upon uen. hiedesers
ior'unate arrival as matter absolutely neces-
s"ry. TINS eeiaircissehent shouid nave
ASoh pi"co wheh eomethshs moro IMAM
hohor was 70 10 gained. AZ 10 the acuon
" OF hssl roit Apno' In "nicn mo MIMI he2i-
ment 'othnh came into eoi''sion wita some
oo .' 'soops' Lieut. haa0eh remarks that
1ns ehenS. thousn not VICTORIOUS. were
.he real gAlns.s Wy this anair. Inc sdvah-
'"ee tney in"as Oh IL was 10 iei! large Trees
ACROSS "ooo oIeek ana inc ROAD ieauina py
inc sue OF 10 fort Anne. the clearing "
"hich cost inc army mucn iaoor ana time. ana
gave 'he ohe"S spHH" ana leisure 10 walt
tnose O'niorcehehs which ehaoleu thsm 10
ro'Te uehosr"'ey. always Keeping near
enough 20 pre'ohs our sending out small DO
ta@hninh's. A Mrxe corps advanced 10 Fort