The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-17

you VIII detaCh the INDIANS ana HSuJ
troops TO the northward, towards OF
ter Creek. On their return and also
receiving intelligence that no enemy
is In force upon the Connecticut riy'
er, you will proceed by the road over
the mountains to Rockingham where
YOU will take post. This will be the
most distant post on the expedition,
and must be proceeded upon with
caution. as you will have the deiile OF
the mountains behind you, which
might make a retreat difficult You
must therefore endeayor to be well
informed of the force of the enemys
militia in the neighborlng country
Should you find it may with prudence
be effected, you are to remain there
while the Indians and light troops
are detached up the river and you
are afterwards to descend the river,
to Brattlebury and from that place,
by the quickest march, you are to
return by the great road to Albany
During your whole progress, your
detachments are 20 have orders to
bring in to you, all horses fit to
mount the Dragons, under your
command: to serve as bat-horses to
the troops, together with as many
saddles and brides as can be found.
The number of horses requisite, be-
sides those necessary for mounting
the regiment of dragons, ought to be
thirteen hundred. If you can bring
more for the use of the army, 1t Will
be so much the better Your parties
are likewise to bring in wagons and
other convenient carriages with as
many draft oxen as will be necessary
to draw them; and all cattle fit for
slaughter (milch COWS eXcepted),
which are TO be left for the use OF
the inhabitants. Regular receipts IN
the form hereto subjoined, are to be
| given in all places where any OF the
aforementioned articles are taken,
! to such persons as have renamed IN
their habitations, and otherwise, com
piled with the terms of General Bur
goynes Manifesto; but no receipt to
be given to such as are known TO be
acting in the service OF the Rebels.
AS YOU will have with you persons
who are perfectly acquainted with
the abilities of the country, 1t may
perhaps be advisable to tax the sew
eral districts with the portions Of the
several articles, and limit the hours
of delivery; and should you find II
necessary to move before the deliy-
cry can be made, hostages Of the
most respectable people should be
taken. TO secure their following you
the ensuing day. All possible meas
ures to be used TO prevent plumber
ing. As it is probable that Capt
Sherwood. who is already detached
TO the southwark. and will join you
at Arlington, will drive consider
able quantity 81 horses and cattle in
to YOU. you will therefore send In
this cattle to the army with a prop
er detachment from Peters corps, to
cover them, i'm order To disncumber
Yourself. but YOU must always heer
the regiment Of dragons compact
The dragons themselves must ride
and take care of the horses ct the
regiment. Those horses which are
destined for the army must be tied
together by strings OF ten each. III
order that one may lead ten horses
You will give the unarmed men oil
Peters corps TO conduct them, anc
inhabitants whom you can trust
You must always take your camps II
good position but al the same time
where there is pasture and you mus
have a chain of sentinels arounC
your horses and cattle when grazing
Col. Skeene win be with you as mucl
as possible in order 10 assist yo'
with his advice, to help you TO DIS
tinguish the good subjects from th'
bad. to procure you the best intelli
gence of the enemy, and to choos'
those people who are TO bring me tn
accounts of your progress and sue
cess.
when you find it necessary to nal
for a day or two. you must always ei
trench the camp Of the regiment o
Dragons in order never to risque a
attack or affront from the enemy
"As you will return with the reg
ment of dragons mounted, you mus
always have a detachment of Cap
Fraziers or Peters corps in iron
, of the column and the same in tn
rear. in order to prevent your tallin
, into an ambuscade, when you mare
/ through the woods.
, you will use all possible mean
10 make the enemy believe that tn
= troops under your command are IN
/ advanced corps OF the army and tina
/ it is intended TO pass the Connect
cut on the road to Boston
| you will likewise insinua'e tht
2 the main army from Albany is to b
= Joined at Springfield by a corps
5 troops from Rhode Island. 1t
Z highly probable that the corps unde
= Mr.. Warmer, now supposed to be
= Manchester will retreat before you
p but should they, contrary to expects
70 ton. be able to collect in great fore
4 and post themselves advantageous
T. it is left to your discretion to a
t tack them or not, always bearing
, mind that your corps is too valuab
a to let any considerable loss be ha
n arded on this occasion.
l. should any corps be moved tro
Mr.. Arnold's main army, in order
n intercept your retreat you are
= take as strong post as the COUNT
+ will afford, and send the quickest /
y telligence to me. and you may d
r pend on my making such moyemel
n as shall put the enemy between Nv