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m - - Am r i if i wv, ;i-ftU this conutrv an d eneamned uoon ad vant2?eous fround. abourfacr m',u. r fTlmD-aci uown tjvu-iik ""iv, uaui " s I- r t a o 11 in contention ami bloodfhed. And that, as in other cafes fo in the enemy The enemy aoDeared in considerable fore - . . w uu rmAT oi nriares. ana wirn .i view. as if - this, although circomftances may force them a: times to recede iBtA. tu-r nninftifiahle claim, there can be no doubt bo: they the further u ..r... .ion thp firft fonrh!e r.rcaiicr.. acam dif- ed. to draw oq an action where artillery could not be emnL. U. 1. liririllllllL. UL.L11 IMV ' g r - ill w ... - - - F r .... . . . i r it il. r a -n.: i-t- n ? Lii.:X. . ' play that luft of domination, which hath rent in twain tne mign- a lrnau iois was luuainvu in ucirmiining, ow me work of fy empire of Britain. . bridges was efTeded. , Upon the whole matter, the committee beg re to report it io. I he puuages oi a great ravin, and other roadster ,k..;, ,;-n iht Americans nimtJ in this arduous conteft upon principles of common ir.tcrett, for the defence of common rights and privileges, which umon hath been cemented by common calamities and by mutual good offices and afftdion, fo the great caufe for which they contend, and in which all man kind arc interefted. tOftv thf rnemv. hs now neen reconnoitred, the armv nnv?n.J : , - m following oraer : Brigaarcr General Frafer's corps, fuftained by lieutenant Ij nel Brevman a corps, made a circuit, in order to Dafs th ,.- Ammnd im.ll v . wuhoui. ouittino- the heiahts. and altPMn,.j j ' t c vinargj rnvpr rhc marrh of the line to the nahr ; thele cnrn n,., j - --a--- r "vcq mult derive its fuccefs from the continuance of that union Wiien lore any man or occy or men, wno motuu uiiwu.uimij, a.uv ucu xuujau?, wauauions, auu j Fovinciai; - - - i irriw ii t - ii t i. - r. .,,1,,: . . i i rtinn nr aowcmfnt unr.n their frrsnrs and nanks. 1 he fcritiw: line, led ho : )ir iiiimc in in arvv. i j - r gra - j a - r r n i .1 : j: a. t . i 1 r - riih ccn.miiiionsrs uiider tne crown 01 orcai oruatn, ur vi wit them, ought to be cor.fidercd and treated as oj.cn and avowed e- ncmicr, of thefe untttd Itatcs. And further vcur c. remittee beg leave to report it as their o- pinion, that thefe united Hates cannot, with propriety, hold any conference or treaty with ai.y cooiiniflioners on tie prl of G:cat- in perfon, pa fled the ravin in a direct line Sooth, and formed order of batile as faft as they gained the fummit, where they wajt ed to give time to f rater s corps to make the circuit, and to eta Li. -l. . r . t 1 :n i .u . h djc in? it. 1 wing auu ariiucry, wuicu, uuuer mc tummaiid of Major-General Philips and Major-Genera Reidefel, keDtth great roac and the meadows near the river, in two collirmns, and . m. f -1 ! . IL'J : . ? . 1 1 mi Britain, onlefs they (hall, as a preliminary thereto, either witn- naa priages to repair, to ae equany reaay 10 proccea. inei draw their fleets and armies, or elfe, in peffitive and exprefs terms regiment guarded the batteaux. . i .1 - j i u-,r? The lion.il o-?n;. whirh had been nreviouflv lettled fn nv acknowieoge tne inarpviiuiu.t ui vj. - & - r ; -r uu. And inafmuch as it appears to be he Selign of the enemies of tice of ail th columns being ready to advance, having been fired thefe ftate to lull il i into a fatal jecurity ;o the end that I'.ey between I and 2 o'clock, the march continued ; the fcouts and may aft with a becoming weight and importance, it is tne opini on of vour committee, 'that the feveral llae be called upon to ufe the moil llrenuous exertions to hae their retpetir. cjuotas of ccntinental troops in the field as focn as pqffibie, and that all the miiitia of the faid Hates be held in readinels to act as taoa may require. The report being read, and debated by paragraph Refolded unanimoujlj That Congiefs approve and confirm the faid report. Pubhjbtd fa order cj Ctgref$. CHARLES THOMSON, Sec. from the LONDON GAZETTE, December 16. Whitehall, December 15, 1 777. THIS afternoon Capr. Craig, of the 47.0 regiment, arrived from Quebec with the following duplicate of a letter irom Lieu-Unant-General Bargone, to Lord George Geimaine, the origi nal of which has not yet been received. My Lord, Many, Oclobcr 20. 1777. V t o pu ifibiliry of communication with your lordihip havmg IU exifled nnce the beginning of SepteinOer, at which time iny lal difpatches were lent away, I nave to report t? your lord fhip the proceeding of the aimy under my Command from that period : A feries of had toil, incefTant effort, itubborn action, till difabled in the collateral branches cf the army by the total de (r. iinn of the indians : the defrtica or the timidiry ci the Cana dians and Provincials, feme individuals excepted ; dilappointed time brought into action, as were part of the light iniankry; ana im i i.fi hone of anv iimelv co-operation from other armies ; all thefe corps charred with their ufual fpirit. j ne rint;n;en, ana ciner parts ui prcjninu a wtpa, wtic mu of fervice, but it was not thought advifeable to evacuate the luight herc Urigadier General Fra fer was potted, otherwife than n 1 r.i 1 r .1 n v 1 a r 1 w om mwm-rm 9 tup n m w rnp Krirun urn j t ' r 1 nnn n r-er ill 2 r .-1 k . 1 1 a i h 1 i 1 v a ; i w . i l. t z i i i i 11 w - z. x -j -i a aaikii in win t j" .. 1 ) . " - I . Z .k. .Ol-MX - n r .c - .Un L 1 11UUI jmnji L'-ivjc, L'ui wiiii uu tJitu , ouwi a w u . an 2JCUF t marrh r V m.-Ut't vihik m arl rVf arlvanrerl cuarH rT rko o lumn, were attacked in force, and obliged to give ground, but they focn rallied, and were futtained. On the fntt opening of the wood, I formed the troops; a few cannon fho: diliocged the enemy at a houle whence the picqaeu had ceer. attached, and i5;igaciier-tjenerai rraier s corps had ar rived with fuch precifion in point of time, as to be found on a very adajatagtous height on the right of the Uritith. In the mean tune the enemy, no acquainted with the combi- nation of the ma.ch, had moved with great iorce out ot their en. trencJimeiiis, with a view of turning the line upon the right; and ben;T checked bv the Dofition of Britradier-General frafer. ; r . j j k o ' counternia. ched in order to direct their great effort to the left of the BiitiJh. X . From the nature of the country, movements of this nature, however near, may bf effeded without a pollioiiity of thwir being difecvered. t. About three o'clock the aftion began by a very vigonrous at tack on the Britilh line, and continued with great obftinacy till after fun-fet, the enemy being continually fupplied with freih troops. The ftrefs lay upon the 20th, 21ft, and 6ad regiments, moll pare of which were engaged near four hours without inter mifiion : the oth had been ordered early in the day to form in re feree. The grenadiers and 24th regiment were fome part of the the regular troops reduced by loffea from the bell parts, to 3,500 figh-in men, n't zo o which were Britilh ; only three days provifions, upon IVrt allowance, in ftore ; invctted by an auny of fixtcen thoufand men, and no apparent means of retreat re maining ; I caMrd inro council aill the generals, ficld-cliicers, and captains, commanding corps, and by their unanimous concur rence ard advice I wa ir.cuccd to open a treaty with Mfjor Ge neral Ciates. Your lordthio will fer by the papers tranirnitted herewith, the ai:d jndicions fecend for lnceflant and molr material fer vices; par- difagreable profpeft which amended the firlt overtuies, and when ticulaily for rtltoring the adion in a point which was critically the terms a ncludrd are compared, I trut! tha: the fpirit of the prelTed by a great fuperiority of fire, and to which he led up the c.-uncils I have mentior.co, which, under fuch circumltances, 20th regiment at the utmolt perfonal hazard. , di dated inflead of fubnr.ttmg, will not oe ref uftd a lhare of ere- Major-General Reidefel exerted himfelf to bring up a part of jjt, the leu wirig, and arrived in time to charge the enemy with re Before I enter upon the d.tail of thefe events, I think it a duty golintj and bravery partially and occafioBaliv. Major- General Philips, upon firft hearing the firing, found his way (hiough a difficult part of the wood to the fcene of adion, and brought up with him Major Williams and four pieces of ar tillery, and from that moment I flood indebted to that gallant ofjufficc, my lord, to take upon myleff the mcaiuic of having paifed the Hudfon's river, in order to force a paflaife to Albany. 1 did not think mfe!f autnriied to call any men into council, when the preremptory tenor cf my ciders, and the feafen of the year, admitted no ahernatii c. Provifi'ins for about thirty days having been brought forward, the other neceffary floes p-epnred, and the bridge of boats com - pleated, the army paued the iiudfon s nv6r on tne yh ar.d 14th lull as the light clfed, :he enemy gave ground on all fides, and left us comple3tiy mailers of the fiela cf battle, with the lofs of about 500 men on their fide, and, as foppofid, thrice that num ber wounded. The daiknefs preventing a purfuit, the prifoners were few. The behaviour of the crncers and men in general was exem plary. Brigadier General Frafer took his petition in the begin ning of the day with great judgment, and fuftained the adion of September, and cucamped on the heights and in the plain of with conllant prefence of mind and vigour. Brigadier-Genera! Saratoga, the enemy being then in the neighborhood of Siill Water. The whole army made a movement forward, and en camped in a good pofiticn in a place called Dovogat. 1 '. It being found that there were feveral bridges to repair, that work was begun under cover of flrong detachments, and the fame opportunity was taken to reconnoitre the country Hamilton was the whole time engaged, and acquitted himfelf with great honour, adiwity, and good condud. The artillery 1a general was diitinguiihed, and the brigade under Capt. Jones, who as killed in the adion, was confpicaoufly fo. The army lay upon their arms the night of the 19th, and the next day took a pofition nearly within cannon-(hot of the enemy, fortifying their right, and extending their left fo as to cover the l-tb. The aV,y renewed their march, repaired other bridges, meadows through which the great river runs, aad where the bat-
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