An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American War from Its Commencement to the Year 1783

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 edition. Excerpt: ... chap. ix. Northern Army opens the Campaign. Crosses Lake Champlain. Ticonderoga taken. Fort Ann evacuated by the Americans. British Troops move forward to Fort Edward and Fort Millar. Miss M'Crea murdered by the Indians. Germans defeated at Bennington. British Army crosses Hudson's River. Desperate Attacks made on the Jiritish Army. Are obliged to retreat. Surrenders at Saratoga. in the beginning of June, 1777, the northern army, which consisted of four thousand British troops, and three thousand Germans, marched from their winter quarters, in the different parts of Canada, and encamped on the western side of Lake Champlain. Here they were joined by some Canadians, and the army was put under the command of general Burgoyne. The soldiers were in a high state of discipline, and had been kept in their winter quarters with the greatest care, in order to prepare them for this expedition. The British army proceeded up Lake Champlain,.in batteaux, in the greatest order and regularity, and landed at the river Boquet, hear Crown Point. Here a body of Indians joined it. A congress was held; general Burgoyne opened the meeting with a speech to the Indians, part of which was as follows: "This war, to you, my friends, is new: upon.all former occasions 'in taking the field, you held yourselves authorised to destroy wherever you came, because every where you found an enemy. The case is now very different.." The king has many faithful subjects dispersed in the provinces, consequently you have many brothers there: and these people are the more to be pitied, that they are persecuted, or imprisoned, wherever they are discovered or suspected; and to dissemble, is, to a generous mind, a yet more grievous punishment.... "Persuaded that your magnanimity of...