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cellency or army , it xriuft arife, not from your Excellency's or-; den, which hare been fo often difregarded, bat from foine won derful converfion, fpme fudden change of the tempera and dif pofitions of your foldiers, fince they were driven from the Jer- . lie ; but the conduft of fome of them, even.while your f Grift--eft orders," muff, have been yet ringing in their earsj hath com- , dieted our convi&ion, and difpellcd every remainder of doubt, when an unhappy woman, of unblemifhed character, notwith- ftandin? her cries, her- prayers, and refiltance, was compelled, by one of thofe monflerr, whom your Excellency hath - - - m si The news of taking Ticonderoga ist corroborated ; by feveJ pritoners, and as an attack was defignedon that poft, iaiaiy I am, dear. Sir, &c - . - JAMES WILKINSON. dined to believe it. the ho- i -1 I Alb a n v, Sept. 21, 1777; 7 o'clock A. M. 1 Ti BAR Sir. " " . U"- ; ' J: I :": : ' i' :1f. f- ' f f I WAS laft night favoured with a letter from 'the Adjutant Ge4 eral, of which that on tne otner nae js a copy, a Juft nol arrivtd, whoAiniorms tnat our lols diJters very litds I That General Burgoyne is wounded is Verily believed at oar camp", from not only the.teitimony orpnioners ana aeierters, but nS one of our rifle men, who informs, that feeing three offictri5 '"""- ' v ' ! n. D ( noar to command, to become tne unnappy innrumeni rog u. -r . . , inn,d ii .hat letter.; and that the loi f hi. impetuou. rairkUM and Wdd,. &c. exceed . W: , . . ly rcfirained its vengeance that by delaying the flroke it might . Happy foretaile of that fecunty and protection which your, ,ro Excellency tells us is extended to all the inhabitants i i heTatched him, and after fome time had a fair opportun h forhT hefawhimphisSi J:d,5, uu ..-vrw , --------- . pomffion of Ticonderoga,! and -that lucft lpirits never prevailed .ybur.aflertionf " j ' ;' : :-. V- J'.T'-". t But perhaps this unfortunate woman was not one of his "Ma felly's nvtll Jiptfed CublcO.," and, upon a review of your Excel- - in an army as cces in vuiz. uuuuvu.iiwiuim, wuca ufencdJ Up Wltn tneir pieces,-; anu ai u agaiu leccy's declaiation, we obfrve it is only their property and n-rfons you have made criminal to plunder onmolelt. A dil- A f tinftion, we are very apprehenfive, which of itfelf would ren der your order nugatory, and prevent every if in reality it was defiened to hare any. Since fervice to us whether we" approved or difapprov adopted in America, whenever your ioldiers clination to our houfes for flicker,, our ; flocks and herds For food, nr nur wives. dau?hterf. or filters, for the ratification "of their w r , . ' j. a: ' .l Itratiqn lult, tney wui nave nu aiurc iu uu ma iu uctcrminc tiiat wc, this or that one of us, as the caie may be, 2ref not in the num ber of" his Majefly's well t;J"fed.rib)e&st' and immediately all that we have becomes their rightful prey, and that with your Excellency's full approbation. And we are not yet to learn how iaipohlble'it will be for an impartial invefligation of the politi- cal merit or cement ot maiviauais to take place, when the par- tt himfelf. iDurred on with D aiu on and arjoetitei is a: nncc ac- i v i, .. ' CUlcr,. wuneis, juage, . ana exctuuoncr. . ; Tbe remainder in our next, , We had fome brave officers killed, luch as Coloneh Cobora and Adams, and feme othersV Major Fifch of Cortlandt's hs " flight wound, and fome other brave officers have been; wounded Where General Lincoln is ieems to oe Kept a lecret,! but it is .orCMv UtKr.-A hf i af Knrt Rnward. And tin w rtn Ki mv.iJ good effect of it, f - r.j,;k: fw'n rt with M:,r TLn! .k .!:ii it will be of no . jjv Vw, "uo.wiit .u r.;A aouptieis give ycu a oeiicr i;u,mauwu iuu i tuis. i i ed the oppofiuon ...t. . ' fut -, man had afr:v.d fMm ;;1 l II 1 I I M, WW Uk I M It W w w . ' m wma U Ui UJ who confirms the account of Trcondercga s being in our pclTcffil cn, and inat tnree cannon vwcie urea in our camp, as;a demon the man, as 1 was foufy writing this when 1 received thVinonnaJ tion. cf joy. Hjw trne this is, I know not. xi4 vc not ieen Your's fincerely. MAT. VISSCHER, s Albany, Sept. 22, i777,: 7 J.'Ufc Dear Sir, ; . 1; T-.U : . U :; ; T! . X- ENCLOSE you a copy of a letter which we have this moment T A iri?ccve4 by cxpxels trom Col. Hay, and moll ilncerdv coa- gratulate.OU on the important intelligence it contains v 'It ls fdppofed thatuhe encray'i army will; I endeavour? to rstakt Ticonderoga. Thirty feven Britilh prifoners arrived taJr night. dit every moment. F h mar L A N CA.S T E R, in Pennsylvania.' m tne northern i v iMhsW, K ti.aV r:yiUai r ,;n ;; .tL. J trmy, ruDluned Dy order ci a numoer or tne members ol Con- bWbre he reaches the lak I am vn. finr.lv: I I f Mi 1 1 1 Yates. IR, T? . Mn-.a .1 iiil.llin.fi 1 - .a4 I . . U .O i . .O L 1 1 C ' 11 1 1 i !i 1 ii 1 1 11 1 r.i 1 1 kru 11 i 11 1 1 laiwrii ifiiiii : 1 1 r- n ( i r r 11 n rt i : . w i - ny. Tubliflied b erefa now-in Town. . ! Kingflcn, Tuefday 9 otci A. -M. 23d of September. ' Lajl uiglt arrived bete an txprei witb the following inpetiani in? telUgeace front the Secretary of the committee of Albany w by letters . ofuebicb the fallowing are copies' iiz. ' i Camp 4 miles above S nil water, Sept. 20, 1777 1 i Pear S.ik. . ! . . , ' . " . ... I ; GENERAL Gates being exrremejy hurried, has defired me to a tiiwsr your later of this day. The cbmaiittee have his hearty Thanks for tluir attentioa paid to the wqundedi The waggons they have (Int on will meet them at Sail water, to which place they ha -c been fent :i boats. The General i& fcnflble that the commi:.tC2 will afford' the Director General, Mr. Pottsj every affiltance in their poxyir, whofe care and attention to thofe un fortunate brave men deferves the hiheil credit. ' j t' Being ycherdav morning iufumcJ by car reconnoitring parties that the enemy had ft rock their camp, and were advancing to- wards our left, the General deucf.ed Cel. Morgan's light corps examine 'their dircQien, and hairab- their advance. This p-irty, at half pait 12, fell in uuh a picker of the enemy, J which they immediately drove, and aftcr.a bnfk Art? were beat back by i a flrong reinforcement.; This (kirmifl. drew a regiment, from cur camp, and the main body of tlie enemy, to. fupportjf.e.ah'o'c, which after a fiicrt ci flaiion renewed with .redoubled ardour, and continued incejXint till 'the clofe of the day, when cur men retired to camp, and the enemy a mall diliance in jrear of; the field. The fuccour which we cccafionrlly detached amount to nice re"- giments: I havtr not jet oottiined a return, put have reafjn to believe oar killed decs not' exceed So, ani that the mifSng and wounded do r.bl amount to ico. The concurrent tetiiniuny of prifcoeri ar.d defertersj of various charadeis, allures us that Ge neral Burgoyne, who commanded iu peribn, was wounded in the ' left fhoeJder ; that the 6zd regiment was cut to pieces ; and that the enemy fuffered extremely in every quarter where they were" engagea. r ucncit uuiguuit j.'uu" iuuriiy conttrain him , to a decifive acli?n, reinforcements fhculd: be immediately pufhed forward to cur afiiitar.ee, as our numbers are far f " 1 f r ; 1 ' . - f Jnc ecnai to an anurancc or victory, anu every Daiom m cipate the confequence "of a defeat. The. enemy hay luked their forei this day. " MAT. VlbSCHER. L.amp above ottllwater, dept. zz . 1777. K HE. General intreatslyou will uc every endeavour pi.lUble to forward immediately a number of waceons, as we have this moment an account Of the encro' v's retrea'tinP'. Tkis martef muft be pulbed in the flrongcft manner polTjble, as much of our faccefi.mull depend upon bar troops being li(ht. . I molt fincerely cong-aculate you on the fiiccefs of oar arms at John -.- i.i I Pea and am moil refneAfnllv. - Sir. -g j w . .!,. ' ' l our molt obedient lervant, Barclay, Efq. ' ' UDNEY HAY. r. Sir, SINCE writing mine ebb J. Lanljngh, a v- Albany, Sept, 21 , iff. 7. of this day 's date, 1 1 have feen Capr. 1- a0illant deputy mu Her matter, iu ft arrived Jrum camOi who inmrms. tha Jitd- ikn .,,0 an ex refs arrived from General Lincoln to.Genera! Gates, in-j fcrrairig thac our troops were in poiTeflion of Ticonderoga, and bad taken 293 Britifh prifoners, 100 of ours retaken, 200 bat-1 tcaus, t8 gun boats, 1 aj-rrild fchooner, aqd that upon its arriv ins at our camp 13 pieces of cannon were fired. , - I i congratuiate yuu uptn the ccctfion; and remain H '- !YYur's ftefely.-:r-f-'''"-.;; i:MATT. V1SSCHER. Y another exnre A ?n11 particulars, by which it appears, that thoueh Tic;nderoea I . nut in our hands hc ihc time vva fnnrrrrl ! i nrnhoMv 11. Kir I this time, or will be very fOJn, though we have reafon to think indDurgoynes deiptrate htuauon will ttimulate him to th melt exertions. . at- B Monday morning, 6 o'tltcii Dear Sir; ' i , :. r " V I . T- - " ' . i a number ot fcnuK uhn k;. .n'' rnw -I . . : . Villi UlUftilll UUii)C;jil liwui rcconnoitrinfri I am convinced the nmv mn vmruTnnd'u V 4J-"tw luc iioany, not 1 icondernffa. undoubt -k:r . . r . . - ' A edly General Barfbvtm'tl'nh'iA . k... r .l.I a- irom be- and fufTernot the ieaft delay in marchintr the miliM- m rhl,e.rmD. Uit ann- F.nrlnfrH T L " r .1. . P ' T . " " , 1 . ' ; :, v ! 7 VVF7 i good news received yeltircay c quietly . fro Col. Brown. I am, Sir, your moft obedient humblefervt; 1 i 1 :. . HORATIO GATES.' - ? l- : ' l 1
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