The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-08-11

SUDDEN surprise of some part or the
army which will be of very gre i'm
portance in our Operations and which |
we have fiattering expectations Of OF
tanning, to cover and support which. |
if obtained, we shall want the aid of |
the French army, ir which case it will |
be necessary for the Count to push on
bis troops with greater haste than he
at present intends, and by a different |
route from that now in view. The !
Duke de Lauzaun's legion is to advance |
The movements which | would wish |
to be made by the French army are
particularized in my letter to the
Count which you will see. 1t will be
for you to impress the gentlemen with
the Importance of their motions to
support our operations, as it will be to
little purpose for US to obtain advan-
tageS which we may not be able TO
maintain.
AS the Count with his troops
of the country and the Tories will be
DESTROYS to give any information in
their power, the most profound secrecy
will be necessary. Secrecy and dis
patch must prove the soul of success
to the enterprise. This idea you must
impress with energy using your best
discretion in the mode. am, &c,
George Washington.
Lieutenant Colonel David Cobb.
(HartfOrd.)
Reply:
NewtOwn, June 80, 1871.
Sir: l was at Count de Rocham
beau'S this evening when l received
your Excellency'S dispatches. General
Chastellux was Immediately sent for,
and the heads of departments consult
ed on the new intended route of the
Army. The Count inquired whether
your Excellency was acquainted with
the removal of the Gagers and some
other troops from Long Island to New
York. l assured his EXcellency was
perfectly acquainted with it and all
the other movements of the enemy at
New York and that your EXcellency
this kind but upon certain intelligence
and the sureSt ground of success. The
Count was perfectly satisfied with the
plan proposed and assured me that
duty as we'll as inclination prompted
him to comply with your EXcellency' S
wishes. Orders are accordingly given
for the march Of the first brigade in
the morning, and the Dukes legion
which is now at New Stratford will un-
doubtedly march at the same time. 1t
will be at the place Of destination at
the time proposed, IL O'Clock.
The rest OF the army will follow
when the other divisions arrives which
comes up tomorrow. The Count 10
his letter wishes an answer from your
Excellency by tomorrow night. 1t
would be more agreeable II it came
sooner. am, &C., David Cobb.
His Excellency General Washington.
Peekskill.
Dear children we welcome you here
to-day. No appropriation of money
that has been made by the Executive
Committee to help make the events of
this day success, has been done more
willingly than the one to help make it
possible to bring the children of the
pleasant, attractive and instructive in
every particular.
Seven days in the week we are proud
of you. and never more so than to-day.
May God bless you all, and when the
time comes, as come it will. when you
will take up the duties that we older
ones must soon lay down, If you sue
fceed in helping make home, town,
state and National life better than it
is to-day, it will be because you do the
best you can now as the days go by.
Imperfectly and incompletely we
have followed along the lines of New
| UO"u . klOuCC1 111C uuUl1 uC4I Uuc ClUS6
of the American revolution. Time
fOrbidS any further review on this oc-
caSiOn. In October 1911 will come the
Bi-Centennial of Newtown's incorpora-
tion, when her history can be re-
viewed through the second century of
her existence. The observance of such
events tends to keep alive that civic
and historic pride that every town
should foster and encourage.
One hundred years hence will come
the tri-centennial of the event we eel
citrate to-day. May we not hope, nay
may we not. believe, that it will be
ushered in and observed in manner
fitting such an occasion and the early
days of our towns history be again re
viewed. None OF US will be here, TO
eve all within our graves will sleep
| One hundred years to come.
| No living soul for us will weep
One hundred years to come.
But other men our lands will till
And others then our streets will fill,
While other birds will sing as gay
AS bright the sun shine as to-day
Zone hundred years to come"