An Impartial History of the War in America

viour on the retreat. Siege raised before the arrival of Arnold and his detachment to the relief of the fort. General Gates takes the command of the American army. General Burgoyne: with the royal army pass the North River at Saratoga, and advance to attack the enemy near Still Water. Difference of opinion upon that measure, as well as the motives which led to its being adopted. Severe and heavy action on the nineteenth of September. Both armies fortify their camps. Unfortunate action on the feventh of October. Camp ftormed. Death of General Frazer, Colonel Breyman, and Sir James Clarke. Diftreffed fituation of the royal army. Mafterly movement made, and an entire new pofition taken in the night. New: engagement early fought, but refused on the next day by the enemy. Retreat to Saratoga. Previous defertion of the Indians and others. Royal army reduced to the utmost freights. Nearly furrounded on all fides. Cut off from all means of fubfiftence, and poffibility of retreat. Councils of war. Convention concluded with General Gates. Terms of the convention. State of the army. Successful expedition by Sir Henry Clinton and General Vaughan up the North River. Several forts taken; Elopus and other places deftroyed. Colonel Campbell, with the Majors Still and Grant, and Count Grabouskie, a Poilish nobleman, killed in this expedition. Some obfervations on the campaign

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.462 CHAP. XVII. State of affairs previous to the Meeting of Parliament. Confequences of the American War with respect to Commerce. Conduct of France. Stability of Adminiftration equally fecured by good or bad fuccefs. Speech from the Throne. Motion for certain papers, after long debates rejected upon divifion. Circumftances attending the disclosure of the unhappy event at Saratoga. Lord Chatham's motion for the orders and inftructions to General Burgoyne, after confiderable debates, rejected upon a divifion. Debates upon a fecond motion by the fame noble Lord, relative to the employment of the favages in the American War Motion rejected upon a divifion. fcription for the American prifoners. State of public affairs. Scheme for railing a body of troops to fupply the lofs at Saratoga. Mr Fox s motions in the committee, relative to ftate of the forces in America from the commencement of the war, and the loffes fuftained on that service, rejected, after much debate. Petition from the county of Norfolk. Lord North's conciliatory propofitions. Two bills brought in thereon. Effect of the Minifter's fpeech. Conduct of the minority with refpect to his conciliatory scheme. Mr. Fox ftates his information of the conclufion of a treaty between France and the American deputies; calls upon the Minifter for an explanation on that fubject. Progrefs of the bills. Motion by Mr. Grenville rejected. French Declaration Royal Meflage. Great debates on the Addrefs. Circumflances relative to the arrival of General Burgoyne. Moon by Ir. Vyner relative to the Canada expedition. Amend

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ment moved by Mr. Fox. Explanations of his fituation and

conduct by General Burgoyne. Debate. Mr Fox's amendment

rejected on a divifion. Original motion fet afide by the pre-

vious question Speech from the Throne.

CHAP. XVIII State of the hoftile armies in Philadelphia and

its neighbourhood during the winter. Hard condition of the

brave army under the convention at Saratoga Sufpenfion of

the treaty by the Congress, until a ratification is obtained from

Great Britain. Predatory expeditions from Philadelphia and

Rhode Island. Draught of the conciliatory bills published in

America, Effect produced by it on both fides. Conduct and