New-York tribune., 1888-08-23

IN account for the butchery vi 'A'" =.
And so il probably was, for the mdians "'ar -
particular whom they murdered ana hiliou ,n,a.
as well as Americans But we have prooi 'n"',
9" au J.; .bis case the Indians were innocehc
of murder. and that Miss McCrea was Niiieu
Internationally by the hmei0
amino the evidence. II, 1,.s
uies NcCrea had been invited by DAVID JONES
IN visit the British camp and accompany so'ele'
ladies there in an excursion on L'he "'S
lie WAS troubled by her exposure w '""ss
the Indians and intended 10 press hei '" ~, ..
hin. at once. that Ire might pe oeo'e. "oie
nm y, 49,, r,otaction Mrs Mcneil and she were
...s n,ort 20 embark under the charge OF Leu-
to,ort palmcr and few soldiers wneh' A"o","e
thot the Americans were in the Viclni's'
the lieutenant and his men Wv 49,
for q few minutes to reconnoi'rc'
p-;t,sb so1dicrs were absent some OF theif lnuI'"
rr,O'''' ~, and seized Mrs Mcneil and Miss
WoOroa and placing the hitter upon horse hur-
roSi,"' r,,rsuea bv n party of Americans, who
.. .,oso ot hand The Americans fired upon
.Lo e,in, Indians. one Of whom, Wyandot Ian-
,hor yras leading the horse upon which MISS 'io-
LCroa cat Mrs Mcneil became separateu iroih
,r;ss McCrca. and did not witness her deatn' puO
| ;d ofterword that the Americans hred SO hiKn
nc not 10 in,urc the Indians, who were o" iooO'
Wvoudot Panther when examined by bursoSn''
affirmed that Miss McCrea WAS Killed py 'nc
,.a~iooos who were pursuing him: and General
Fraser at n post-mortem investigation gaVc IL "'
his opinion that she thus killed pS '''e A"et'
conc aiming too high, when the mark was on ,hc
,rorrd nc had occurred at BunlScrs iBrceu 81
uiu, But. in addition 10 this, we now have no-o
ncsitivc proof in the testimony oil Genera"
Lewis TO the effect that she had three o'suncV gun
shot wounds upon her body ana lron 'he ".U'-
tional fact shat when the body was remoNeu' l" "
, years ago. to a new burial place, no marx Vi "
s tomahawls nor injury OF any iInd WIS i0uNu uP'''
the skull" ,. :,
e = oyidopt that Burgoyne himself believed MISS
o NcCrea 10 have been killed by the Indians lh'
roof of this is TO be found in his letter to Genc-a
s cates of September g. Gates rcproached hiin lo'
n fine cruelues committed by the Indians esp'claHS
# mentioning the case of Miss McCrea, Saying
$, "a Miss McCrea. young lady lovely to inc si.n'
1t Of yjrtuous character and amiabie osposV'on' VI
&c goyed 70 be married to an officer OF your army
T. - ii o,bor women and children, taken out o
n, house near Fort Edward, carried into the woous
rr and there scalped and mangled IN the mos, s"o.
n ;rr roo,noro Gates was wrong about the othe
sc women and children" but Burgcyne repheu rs 10
nc lows concerning Miss McCrea: -hespec''nH ',''
at WaC,no. Her fall wanted not the tragic dlspia
~ have lahOrpQ TO give IL, ~ hi""N ~ ~"
IL oh6orrsd end larented by me as it can possibly
ge b,- the tenderest of her friends Inc Iac' was
ne rremcditaeed barbarity. on the contrary D"
on hiofe ubo had brought her off for the purpose
vo sa.ur;tv not Of violence to her person. dispu'e
&c, Who ehorld be her guard and in lit OF saN"E
Nv ,assion in the one from whose hands sne W.
"a snatched the unhappy woman became inc N4o''A'
ne Il is clear from this that Burgoyne ulu hoV "
Icyc Wyandot Panther's version OF the case, au m
'er &C he states that he demanded and received u
ne surrender of the murderer from the lnuinii
he il might be inferred that the savases themSeN
~ sIDposed one Of their number guilty III Is &C
ly tainly very curious case
e-s Tientonapr Diabv shows by repeated entries
he bis journal that if the Hessans were OBNOXIOUS
mt tbc Americans they were almost as heartily dl
ny liked by the English troops The latter rcsaro
lie them with jealousy and contempt and missed
I'D opnortunjty Of charging upon their lncompeten
ct- nr cowardice the many disasters which beiel l
OF pri,jsh arms But at bennington the llessla
en- moved tbnir bravery ard seadtastncss lrreiuan
ms, l,y, maintaining hopeless fight against des9efa
lgh odds until annhlation faced them. certain
De- he English troops never fought more ooS'iiia.'
led' than did thei- German allies on this occasi'
ISM nigbys narrative Of events IN The brltish cul
ned from the Goth Of September to the
hat of October is extremely interesting, and IT brlr
Inc ont clearly the growing uncertainty OF pursoS
rest l,s chimerical hopes of a junction with Uche
the Clinton the increasing gloon and depression
lion 4he trooos as the American ines approached q
,dly contracted the loss CT the one opportunity wh
0 a remained Of crossing the Hudson. ana the Il
nere reluctant determination OF the commander 10
the ~cndcr Debv confirms Burgoyne's own sta
feet ,,ont in Parliament 20 the effect that Schuyh
rced bouse WAS baIncd " TO prevent lodgment be
rity formed behind it, BY this time Burgoynes pr
ting ,,hjch had been high when he left Canada
pec1 low enough. and the last flicker Of it found
first nreesion in his avoidance of the tecm caDit
nous fion" and demand that convention should
,veT- c,nnoyed instead The only result Of the cha
con was 70 expose the defeated General to the Git
the of all the wits and podasters, and many oi
'und ,st crciless assailant> were his own countWn
uted Seine of the S,irica verses made on The occa
are eiven by Nh Baxter in his notes
1und The editing Of this volume is all that can
SSj d.srnd bv the student. The references are
in it FL. disrutcd points are carefully examined.
'opy. with refreshing inpariialty. The notes are
'rnai nost interesting and apostle. There are
the cionf maps. plans and Illustrations. and the W
have ;s crov-uod BY an excellent index.
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