Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-03
The President
of the
United States
Continued From Yesterday
Gates Put to Rout.

GenSr1i 5ateS completed the diSaS-
rous record. On the thirteenth OF
June he was given chief command in
tbs south, and was told that the cpun.
try expected another "Burgoynade. .
His force was above three thousand.
and he struck his blow, as he should,
at Camden, where CORVALLIS had but
two thousand men, albeit trained and
veteran troops; bat the end was total,
shameful rost august 1e. 1850. and
the men knew at last the incapscity
of their hero Of Saratoga"
Congress In helpless State. .
Certainly things looked desperate
enough that dark year
The congress vas sinking into \
more and more helpless ineficiency.
Definite articles OF confederation had
been submitted to the states nearly
three years ago November, IT'D, bat
they had not been adopted yet, and
the states bad ALMOST ceased to heed
the rsqsisitisns AZ the congress at all
Unable to tax, 1t paid its bills and the
wages Of It's troops in paper, which SO
rapidly fell In valve that by the time
tie hopeless year 1883 was out men
in the ranks found . months pay too
little with whies 70 bay even q single
bashel Of wheat.
Washington was obliged Is levy sap-
plies from the country hound him To
feed his army: and IN spite Of their
stsnch loyalty TO him. his men grew
muunous, In sheer disgust with the
weak and faithless goyernmant they
we're expected 10 serve. Wholesale
desertien began, as many as one hpn-
drea men month going over TO the
enemy, to &c, at least pay and food
and clothing.
The Coventry Wern Out.
The country seemed not 80 much
damaged az vsfR out AID iRdi1srsnt.
weary Of waiting and hoping: looking
ssolidly to see tbs cad come.
Washfngtas sss helplsss. Without
the s0operstioz Of a naval force, IL
was impossible 70 DO Raors THAI bold
the British ia New York Brascs, it
was tras. was A==tirrtng hsrssi; again.
On tAs tszsA ~ Jsly . Breach seet
pat In Of SsvpeFt sas landed force
Of SIX hSsAsRs san. szser Csant Ro-
chambeas, = meat senziAls saa cap
zhis ofac>F. vAs eaz atrse<sS 70 ipin
Wsshinstoa AAx pst hsszssR asssssly
under his saanzsz-
Bat o psvezfsi Brf1jzh ksxr zfexest
y xs<s fb srsasrxacs n the roasa;
Ne pss.A xkMfrsi dared nst sesr; Re
tsse< rot tssvs kin vfth.
Dot sns<ssy Ed ~ rzfzfsus<.&sa
thzf vsrs % sars tnosvea eHt OF
Francs were biseke5sa a sas hsrsor
Of Brest
Trsaseo 10 Addsd
Than. vhils tAsugs ssoed 50. Treason
was added.
BsnedsSt AfRsls. the Eaz vhsE
Washingto. v~ssek vita . deep AZ
tseiioa, and vkp1 tAs array psed fo1
ais sslisHtrg. catered into correspond
sncs with the saemy; arranged to give
West Point and tks posts dependent
lpon IL inte their hands: and, his trea,
non suddenly dsteeted, escaped with
ut punishment = the Britixh sloop OF |
gar that waited h the river for the
sr1tisa agent In tue plot
Washington vss al hans When the |
isecosery vas made His aides we're |
'reakfssting VIVA Arnold when the |
zzitor was hsnded tbs note which tnld |
him be was found oct. and Arnold had |
excused himself and made |
'ood bis fight when the commander
n-chief reached the house.
oyercons With orIef...
When Washington learned what had
happened, II smots him so that mighty
obs burst fron him. as II bic great
leart would break; and all the night
through the guard could hear him pac-
ng bis room sndlessly. In . lonely
= g;ib 10 Gtig tpgssAtS
He ID nd la1his bvr grisfs10rxss
h. =s-eksz yifs asstairx- go 70 Nss.
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