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IC.779.009
25 Mar 1779:21 (11/563)
The following piece, in the old English stile, taken from a
late London paper, does honor to the humanity as well as
military character of the conqueror of Burgoyne, and is
acknowledged for the kind of writing, to be well executed.
First Chapter of the Acts of the Americans.
Now Gates gathered together his army to Saratoga, and
Burgoyne pitched at Fort George which is near unto
Ticonderoga.
2. And Burgoyne spake unto his men and said, Behold the
mighty force of the enemy, shall we fall into their hands
this day?
3. And lo the men were almost starved, and cried out with
one voice, thou art our General, why ask ye of us? and fear
came upon him.
4. And they would willingly have escaped, but they were so
faint they could not cross the brook Hudson.
5. Now the Americans passed on by hundreds and by
thousands; but Burgoyne and his men stood amazed, saying one
unto another, is not this Gates, of whom they sang to one
another in dances, saying, Washington slew his thousands,
and Gates his ten thousands.
6. Then Burgoyne called Gates, and said unto him, surely
the Lord liveth; thou hast been upright, and thy going out
and thy coming in is good in his sight, wherefore suffer us
now to depart in peace.
7. And Gates answered and said, why askest thou this,
seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine
enemy.
. . . [13 more verses, signed] Nostrebor
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