The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-28

existed about him, and SAID ~ ~ ~,
situation, your Exccllency "o our. M. ,,V.
wish me TO part with the corps the army
OF General Burgoyne Is most air.,u OIL
Gates refusal to do justice TO MoIs.n
and his Virglnans has been at.rlDut'u ~
the latters stcadfast refusal to Deeoil,
tho conway cabar' to supplant
General Washington BY Gates. Al
ter tho oaidtulation. Gates save
dinner 10 a large number OF BRUSH ana
American officers. Morgan was not III
yitcd but having occasion TO cail on
his commander on matter OF Official
duty, he was ushcred into the room
where the party sat at dinner. lie was
introduced 10 no one. and IN nlbhH'"
manner withdrew as soon as his Dust
ness was transacted. Struck win hls
superb figure and conspicuous mlillalJ
bearing, the British officers inquired VINO
hc was. When Informed he was Hoi
gan with orc accord ana 10 man. they
arose and followed him out 10 Introduce
themselves 10 him and 90 express thet
admiration Of his military genius ana
prOwcss. BurrOyne said 10 him; III
you command the finest regiment IN the
world" Such praise from so oistin-
guishcd n man and $50 gallant an oinctr'
under the circumstance. u worm moro
than all the reports OF partial ana pIeJu-
diced officers.
/ have not had time to describe THIS
battle or tell about the surrender NJ
Saratoga. which took place on the lith
OF October. Greasy puts TINS batue
among the fifteen decisive battles OF
the world.
The English understood tho great effect
and political value Of this victory. Greg
saws: "Thc very fact that BRUSH
troops. no matter in what eNtrcmiu.-,
ha1 surrendered 10 insurgents no matter
what their advantage OF NUMBER posi-
ton. and resources took the Powers or
Europe by surprise. Ihcy had hitnei-
10 regarded the Americans with con-
tcmptuOus ignorance as mere lhrNl-
rcctiOnary banditti. they now. with equal
Ignorance. elevated the conqucrors OF
Saratoga into disciplined and reliable
sOldicry.' And IN another place DC say -
"Thc disaster Of Saratoga was "a cruel,
II not q crushing blow 90 the pride ana
prestige of Great Britain. In "a mercy
material and military aspect she coNln
go afford the loss lv death, wounds, ana
capture, Of 600 or 1000 excellent soi-
dicrs" ...-
Indeed. an Europe was startled 10y ms
unexpected victory. Disaster aittI us
astor had befalen the Americans ana
between the skillful movements OF Ciin-
ton and BurgOync. intelligence was eN-
pcctod at amy time OF the CAPTURE OF
the American army and the early lelihi-
nation OF tho rebellion.
MADE SOCIAL LIONS.
France. as much ass She dislikcd Ens-
land did not care 10 incur her r,scnl-
The Commissioners of Congress, RANK
lin and pcauc. were unrcCoguiZ'd hy INC
French Court. and were SUBJECTED 'v
treatment very short OF indishlly hs,i''
but when the result OF inns nt'.r VIZ
announced. they were at once loohtu "P
and made the social lions OF tho nouI
The Marquis d. Lafayette ana oth'i
spirited young Ircnchmen threw ti' i"-
selves heartily into the cause OF lne '"io-
nistsand France literally supphtd money
inn %
every kind. This was tlntamouht 10
a declaration of war. Spain soon loi.
lowed France. and before long hoilaAu
took the same course.
We viii now glance, ms briefly ms pos
sillc at an achievement that was "'-
cOmDlishcd solely 10y Virginia enterprise
and Virginia braVory-that must stahd "s
"a monument TO Virginia Ndior ass loi-
as the history OF this country D. klo"H
10 mankind. ] alludc 10 the conquest
from the British OF the country northwest
OF the Ohio, which. Icy striking terror INTO
the hearts Of the Indians. put am end 10
the British plan Of pouring horde OF
savage warriors upon our oci'hcti'77
western borders. while their aimlss were
dealing their ecVCrcst blows UOfn IN inc
North and in the South. Tho great
central figure in this conquest was F'n-
cral George Rogers Clark. lie was porn
on his fathers farm, November l' Loo
about two miles east OF tNarlottcsNlic,
Va. in house which stood on "a knoH
near TO and overlooking the eastern bank
~ ~ pi,.ar,. ri,.or His hirthulace DIS
about one and half miles north "i
Monticello. the home and hurial-placc OF
Mr. jefferson. u ia about two ana "
half miles northwest from ShadWeu
where Mr.. jefferson was born. lie Was
but twenty-five years old when Doe suc-
cogsfullv laid his plans before the Gov
crnor Of virginia for the reduction OF
tho british poets hcvOnd the ONO. Ihc
commandments Of These posts were melting
mo Indian tribos 10 hostility. and the
colonies bid fair to have "a foe arrayod
o0afnef Them ON fhcir western borders
"a f,rr,f4ofIe ms to require au army 10
hol1 Them i'm check
II ,,-,s ON December 10 1-T whom
clark first presented the matter TO Pat
rirl II snrv- Governor Of Nir-iria. no
AIR Uourv's eapaclous mind its import
onco M once suggested itself. but 10 ap-
pcarcd so daring and hazardous that
NOTHING but secrecy cOulI give success
to mo onfo~urfea no law tho matter
before the Assembly. then sitting. would
he dangerous. as 10 would soon Doe known
,h~o,.,hout tho frontiers and the first
prisoner taken bv the Indians would give
Inc alarm. which would end in the car-
tain G.sfrucfton of tho uarfv f,rf
T4e-r,,. oroat mind crashed MOT ONLY the
danger tho Invading marty might be- iu-
yoivod In lint also the vast benefit d.
would Io ~ tho flfffre of fho country
If tbe camn9i,n sho,iid prove SUCCESSFUL
He realized that fl was "a matter OF The
cravost Importance. and required the
earnest and careful consideration of the
wiscst and most discreet men I'm the
counsollors and advisors upon this me-
morable occasion three mon who fully
came up to that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INOmaS JEFFERSON. George MNfhe. ana