The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-04

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London, he had sent a letter to Frank
lin seeking to induce America to desert
her new ally. Franklin had promptly
answered;
Il would think the destruction Oe
our whole country and the ~extirpatiOm
Of our people preferable to the infamy
Of abandoning our allies. We may
lose all but we shall act in good faith"
Here again was a new note ia Jia
history Of diplomatic intercourse.
Colonel Irons letter to Margaret
Hare, with part Of which the reader
Is familiar, was forwarded by Frank
lin to his friend Jonathan Shipley.
Bishop Of ST. Asaph, and by him de-
nvered. Another letter, no less vital
to the full completion Of the task Oe
these pages was found in the faded
packet. It is from General Sir Benja-
min Hare to his wife In London and
Is dated at New York, January, 10,
1880. This Is a part Of the letter:
Il have small house neal the bar
racks with our friend Colonel Ware
and the best OF negro slaves and eV-
cry comfort. II is now q loyal city.
secure from attack, and, but for the
soldiers, one might think 1t a prOVIR-
cial English town. This war may last
for y~eaFBiana as the sea ls,' for q time.
quite safe, I have resolved 10 ask you
and Margaret to take passage on Ons
Of the nrst troop ships sailing for
New York, after this reaches you. Our
friend Sir Roger and HIS regiments win
be sailing in March as ] am appraised
by a recent letter. l am. by this post.
requesting him to offer you Suitable
accommodations and TO give you all
possible assistance. The war would
be over now If Washington would only
1ght. His caution is m%addening. His
army is in a desperate plight, but no
will not CONF out and meet us in the
open. He continues to lean upon the
strength Of the hills. But there ara
indications that he will be abandoned
by his own army"
ThOse Indications were the letters
of one John Anderson, who described
himself as a prominent officer in the
American army. The letters were writ
ten to Sir Henry. Clinton. They asked
for a command in the British army
and limited OF the advantage to ne de-
! rived from facts. of prime importance
r IN the writer's possession.
I Margaret and her mother sailed WITH
- Sir Roger Waite and his regiments On
s The tenth of March and arrived Ia New
O York on the twenty-sixth Of Aprii.
e The month Of May, 1850. gave Wash
9 ingtGD about the worst pinch in his
career. 1t was the pinch Of hunger.
= Supplies had not arrived. Famine had
n entered the camp and begun to thrent-
y en- its life. Soldiers can get along
without pay but they must have food.
70 Mutiny broke out among the recruits,
a In the midst Of this trouble, LafPy-
cite, the handsome French marquis.
\ then tw~enty-three years old, arrived
on his white horse, after a winter IN
Paris, bringing word that a fleet and
IN army from France were heading across
m the sea, This news revived the drOOp
Ing spirit of the army. Soon bOatl
began to arrive from down the riveI
with food from the east. The crisis
passed. In the North a quiet summeI
followed. The French feet with sir
thousand men under ROchambeau ar
rived at Newport, July tenth, anG
were Immediately ~blockaded by tht
British as was q like expedition fttlnl
out at Brest. Washington could Onl!
hold to his plan Of prudent waiting.
On a clear, warm day, late in JuIl
1880. a handsome coach drawn by fOu
horses crossed Kings Ferry and toIle'
up the Highland road. II carried Ben
! edicI Arnold and his wife and thei
| baggage. Jack and Solomon passe,
! and, recognized them.
I what does tNat mean, I wonders
Jack Queried..
\ Dun know" Solomon answered.
4 I'm scared .hout it," said the young
\ er scout. q am afraid that thi
1 money ~sct..gf has the confidence 4
4 y Washington. He has beCn a gOU
! fighting man. That goes n long VA
4 with the chief.'
! Colonel Irons stopped his horse. .
; am Of half a mind to go back" he d
aclared.
) HWhyY"
81 didn't tell the general half ~;
'W- Reed said to me. It was so bitter ar
arc yet I believe it was true. 1 ought
ars have told him. Perhaps ! ought no
'lq TO go and tell him."
Leu There's time 'nOugh," said SOloHlO
Ut "Wait till we git back. Sometimes rN
thought the chief needed advice b'
90 it's allus turned out that / was "A
III that needed it."
The TWO hOrsemen rode on in s
10 lence. II was the middle of the ofte
"e noon Of that memorable July d.
hos They were hound for the neutral t.
10 ritOry between the American and Bri
al ish lines, infested by cowboys fro
uai the South and SINNERS from Il
peg North who were raidlng the farmsS
the settlers and driving away the
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