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Show Evidence cy' LORD BALCARRAS. Evidence of Loan BALCARRAS. the main body, in fpite of every precaution of the King's for. on the 19th of September, becaufe he was not acquainted with ccs to prevent fuch a retreat. The part of the army under General Frazer did not arrive at the general rendezvous till the 9th of July, two days later than the main body under General Burgoyne. the ilatc of each particular corps. He believed the troops were much fatigued, and the number on account of killed and wounded confidcrably dccreafed. On the 7th of October the rebels marched down to attack the His Lordlhip could not recollect the exprefs dates ; but Britifli entrenchments, with great lleadinels and refolution, General Burgoyne faid, the journal, or general orders, would fully prove the fact. He did not think, that any further immediate advantage could be drawn from the fuccefs at Huberton, the necellary provifions, flores, Sec. not being come up, {0 as to enable the army to make a movement forward, with fafety or propriety. There was a bridge of boats thrown acrofs Hudfon's River, on which the body under the command of General Frazer pafi fed to the wellern tide of that river. The bridge was broke down by a great flood, occafioncd by heavy rains, Sac. though oppofed by a heavy and well-dircétcd fire of our heavy cannon and field pieces, and beat back part of the left wing. They continued to fight with great obllinacy after frequent repullhs, and withdrew with remarkable order, confidering the great lofs they had fullained. On the night of the 7th the whole of the King's forces evacuated their entrenchments, and took :1 new polition at Saratoga, without any lofs. On the 8th they were greatly annoyed by the heavy artillery A ball pafl‘esthc and rifle fire of the rebels. He was prefent in the General'stableduringdintent when a ball paflbd over the table while they were at dinner, General Frafcr repafi‘ed it in boats, under the protec‘tion of On the 9th when the Officers of certain ranks and the commanders of corps were convened, there was not a {pot within the heavy cannon, Without lofs or obfirufiion. G.Frazerdid not General Frazer never complained in his hearing, or com lain of the ' ,, , ,7 . . ‘ _ to the whole camp in which they could deliberate in perfonal weight of the his knowledge, that the weight 01 the number of the artillery ihtety. train. was difi)r0pmti0nml to the objects of the intended fervice. The part of the army under General Frazer had they been attacked in force, mull have been cut OFF, had they not had the protection of the heavy and field artillery, in repafling Hudfon's River. Artillery -Of The heavy artillery and field pieces were found, by experigreat fervtce. ence, during every part of the campaign, to be of infinite ferv1ce, both from the nature of the country, the works thrown up by the enemy, and the great number of lives it mull have faved, in every operation where the enemy were intrenched, _ or had taken ftrong politions of art or nature. :5: En "phi? He could not fay, whether the pailing Hudfon‘s River was, the Hudfon. gor washnot a proper meafure. 'He could only terswhich he was entitled to Judge of from {peak to matferrice; f0 far he could {peak to the belt of his rank in the his judgment' farther than that, he wifhed to decline anfwering quefiions 0i: opinion. HS}!,f:1:11:13: has: fallen back to . Ticonderoga, or have crofled When the propofition of a furrender was firft made, there No dill'entwoice was not a fingle difienting voice; the fituation of the army was to furrender. uch as rendered it impolhble to quit the camp without inevitable deftruétion, or to remain longer in it without being {acrificed by a conliant cannonade, or falling by famine. The General, on the firll propofition made by General Gates, Gen. B. rejects for the army to lay down their arms in the trenches, and fur- GMCS'S termsrender prifoners of war, declared in the fecond council, that he would fooner perifli with his fword in his hand, than accede to fuch ignominious and difgraceful terms. The lirength of the rebels the day they paired in review in Rebel (cm I; the pretence of Generals Burgoyne and Phillips, eemed to a- or 14,000. mount to between twelve and fourteen thoufand men. They feemed well formed, marched in filence, and had every exterior appearance of being well difciplined. _ He underflood early, that a co-operation from the grand ar- Underfloodaeomy was expected. He never heard that the army under Sll'operation was Henry Clinton was in the Highlands till the 3d of october,e.\<pe€ted. when that news was firil communicated in general orders to the At the affair at Stil _ lwater, the rebels uted the round for feveral hours With great obftinacy; dif theyizvere often gbliged to give way, but they as often rallied, nor did not give up the ‘ conteft till it was almoll dark. '1 he Britifh troops fullered greatly on that day, particularly three regiments. name 05;. 7th. . He could .. . not. pretend . to fay, whether the Kin '5 arm in a condition W35 immediately to i mprove the advantages gained g Y on whole army. In the confultation between the 9th and 11th, the burning JEfopus, «Sec. was dated by the General, and a queftion put by him to the officers, &c. whether it would be proper to wait and delay ligning the treaty, till it fllould be known if the detach. ment coming up the North River would be able to force their way to Albany; but it was thought, confidering all the circum- ftauces and uncertainty of fuch a co-opcration, that it would be more |
