The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-08

forests and taken Montreal {November
70, 177o) Al the same time Washing
Ton had sent force OF some 1900 men,
under Benedict Arnold. TO see what could
Quebec, The journey had cost Arnold
100 men. but with what he had left he
had climbed straight TO the Heights OF
Abraham and summoned the British at
their gates.
When they would neither surrender
nor fight he had sat down to wait for
Montgomery; and when he came. with
barely 500 men had stormed the stout
defcnses in a driving snowstorm. in the
black darkness that came just before The
morning on the last day ~ the year. Had
Montgomery not been killed In the as
sault, tho surprise would have succeeded;
and Arnold had no cause 10 be ashamed
or the gallant affair
Failure though It was. 1t hesrtened the
troops before Boston 10 think what
might be done under such officors
MRS. WASHINGTON VISITS CAMP.
The monotony OF the long anxious
season was broken at Cambridge by a
touch now and again OF such pleasures
midwinte- Mrs. Washington had driven
into camp, come all the way from Viz
glna- with proper escort. In her coach
and four. her horses bestri6den by black
postilions ia their livery OF scarlet and
white: and she had seemed 10 bring With
her to the romely place not only the
".
hosplta bic air OF Virginia az we'll,
Many &. quiet enterta lnment al head
quarters coaxed a little ease OF mind
out OF the midst Of even that grim and
trying winters work while she was there
WASHINGTON READY TO sTEIKE,
with the nvst month Of spring Wash:
irEtou determined TO cut Iuaction short
and make decisive stroke.
Tie had been long enough With the
IN
douce and obedience. though he followed
his own coUpselS Siege cannon had been
dragged through tho unwilling forests all
the way from Ticondeross: the supplies
and the time had come; and on the MORN
Ing OF the 5th Of March, 1875, the Eriti-h
stared TO see rampartE and cannon on
Dorchester Heights
TT was like the wor'l; Of the genb o.
Aladdin's wonderful! lamp" declared ono
Of their astonisned officers.
OCCUPIES DoRCHEsTEE HEIGHTS
Why they had themselves neglected
10 occupy the hills OF Dorchester, and
had waited 90 patiently till Washington
should have time and such guns as he
needed. vas question much pressed
at home IN England: and their stupidity
WAS rewarded now.
They had suffered themselves To De
amused ali nlght by furious canton.
East Cambridge. while two thousand men,
a battery of heavy ordnance. and hum
dreds OF wasons and oN-caTts With
timber bales OF hay, spades, orowbs rs,
Iatchets. hammers. and nails, had heen
gotten safely 10 the Dorchester hills
When they saw what had happened
thev thought Of the assault upon Bun
lier'a FTii, and hesitated what TO do; 4
violent storm blew uD while t0e7 waited.
rendering an attack across the water
npra cticahle,. and when The cslr'er
morning OF the 9Th dawned II Was too
late: the American position wss too
strong. Neither tne town no. the hsr
Dor could safely be held under fire from
Dorchester Heights.
THE BRITISH EvACUATE.
There vas nothing for IL but 10 evacu-
ate tho place, and no one gainsald their
departure. ,
5000 troors and a00 ioyalist citizens OF
Boston and had set gall towards the
nortIJ ror JIaiifaN. They we're Obliged
IN leave behind them moro than 700 can
non and a great quantity OF military
stores Of every kind-powder. inuSkcts.
gun carr,a ges. small arins-WhateVer IN
army mci1t need.