The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-18

town; and on May 12, $780, it fell into
his hands, with General Lincoln and 1000
prisoners Washington had sent such
succor as he could, but the British force
was overwhelming, and South Carolina
was lost South Carolina teened with
loyalists. The whole country was swept
who should have sweled General LIN
coins force knew not when their homes
might be plundered and destroyed. Il they
were TO leave them. The planters OF the
insurrection OF their slaves. In June,
Clinton could take half his force back TO
New York, deeming the work done. Cen
eral Gates completed the disastrous rec
ord. On June 13 he was given chief COM
mand In the south and was told that the
country expected another 'Burgoynade.
His force was above 1000. and he struck
his blow; az he should at ., Camden. where ,
trained and veteran troops; but the end
was total. shameful rout august 10.
1880, and men knew at last the inca
pacity OF their "hero at Saratoga" I'VE
look on America as at our feet" said
Horace Walpole.
DARK YEAR OF 1880.
Certainly things looked desperate
enough that dark year. The congress was
| sinking into a more and more helpless
lnefflciency. Definite articles OF conyed-
I Grafton had been submitted 10 the states
| nearly three years ago (November, 177D.
| but they had nto been adopted yet, and
| the states had almost ceased to heed the
! acquisitions OF the congress at all. In
| a BILE to tax, it paid It's bills and the wages
OF its troops In paper. which so rapidly
! fell In value that by the time the hopeless
| year 1850 was out men in the ranks
| found months pay too little with which
to buy even single bushel OF wheat.
Washington was obliged TO levy supplies
| from the country round him To feed his
army: and In spite OF their stanch 10y
| atty to him, his men grew mutinous, In
| sheer disgust with the weak and faith
| less government they were expected TO
| serve. Wholesale desertion began, as
| many as 100 men q month going over
to the enemy. to get at least pay and food
and cltohins, The country seemed not
so much dlsmayed as worn out and In
different; weary OF waiting and hoping;
Washington was helpless. Without the
cooperation OF a naval force. II was Inn
possible to do more than hold the Brit
was best!rr!ns herself again. On July
| 10 a French fleet put in at Newport and
| landed force OF 5000 men. under Count
| Rochambeau most sensible and Dle
| officer. who was directed TO join Wash
| ington and put himself entirely under his
| command. But powerful British fleet
| presently made Its appearance in the
sound: the French admiral dared not
| stir: Rochambeau dared pto leave him
| without succor: and the Telnforcements
| that We're TO have followed out Of France
were blockaded in the harbor OF Brest.
TREASON OF ARNOLD.
Then. while things stood So treason
was added. Benedict Arnold. the man
whom Washington trusted with a deep
affection, and whom the army loved for
| his eallantry. entered into correspondence
| with the enemy: arranged TO give West
| Point and the posts dependent upon II
| Into their hands; and, his treason sud-
denly detected. escaped without punish
ment TO the British sloop of war that
waited In the river for the British agent
| In the plot. Washington was at hand
when the discovery was made. His aides
were breakfasting with Arnold when the
| traitor was handed the note which told
| him he was found out; and Arnold had
! scsrcely excused himself and made good
| his hight when the commander N chief
reached the house When Washington
learned what had happened. II smote
him so that mighty sobs burst from hom;;
as IL his great heart would break; and
| all the night through the guard could
| ilear him pacing his room endlessly. IN a
| lonely vigil with his bitter thoughts He
/ dId not in HIS own grief forget the strlck-
on wife upstairs 'Go TO Mrs. Arnold.