North Carolina Gazette

              september 26 1777 the numbejt 395 north-carolina gazette with the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro libert ate et bono publico the following is burgoyne's pompous proclamation under which many of the credulous have loft their fcalps y john burgoync efq lieutenant gineral of his majefly s armies in america colonel cf the queen's regiment of ligut dragepn govorvnr cf fort william ir north britain one of the reprefeh tatives of the common of great britain and commanding an ar my and jieet tmplyed on an expedition from canada c c the forces intruded to my command ire defigned to act in concert aad upon a common principle with the numerous armies and fleets which already dif pluy in every quarter of america tne power the juiticl and when properly fought the mercy of the kirg tiiecaufe in which the britim arms are thus exerted applies to the moft afiecling interefb of the human heart ; and tae mi litary fervaats of th.e crown at firft called forth for the fole pur pofe of relloring ihe rights of the conititurion ne>v combine with leve of thtir country and duty to their fovereign the o*her cxienlive excitements which form a due fenfe of the ge neral privileges ofin&nkinc to the eyes and ears of the tem p.ratc part of the public and to the breait or fuirering t'hotr iands in the provinces hte the melancholly appeal whether tlie present unnatural rebellion has noi been made a foundation for the corn pie ell fyftem of tyranny that ever g d in his difplca fjre uttered for a time to be exereifed oycr a froward and ltub burn generation arbitrary imprifonment ccnsfcatisn of property perfecuticti and torture unprc edected in the inqaliitions of the pbomim c'.u.w'.i £.!«. irnairg tke palpable eoornaities that vcri f y the affix imative thefe arc inftittcd by affemblies and committees who dare to pro*i-fs themfelv*s friends to liberty upon the iroli quiet fuhjffis without diihnction of a?e or firx for the foic crir^e often or the fole i lpicion of having auhcrcci in principle to tee pgverr.mcnc tfnder which they were horn r,d to which by every tyz divine a:v.i human they owe a'ir : r!7c to c i furntnate thefc hocking proceedings the prefanatron of religion io added to the moil profligate proilitution of corcmen reafon ; the cuufcierxes of men arc let 2t nought ; stnd rr.i kudes are compelled nut only to bear arms but ailo hj iv?ear iubj-ciion to an ufurpation they abhor * animated by thsfe con fideration's it the head of troops in the full powers o c health discipline and valour determined to drike where neceffarv anj anxious to fp;;re where poffiblc i by thefe n'^ients invite and exhort all peribns in all j.lr'cc where the progrefs f this army inay point ami by the bleflingof god i a ex cn.t it f ro maintain iiuh a conduct as nr - ji h!y ni.-hi totefbing their lards habi*ari<>ns z r l families ti^e inrentioa of thh addrefs ii to hold lorth 1 curit ,• :.■ i depredati on to the carry to thofe whom fpirit r.nd principle r.ay induce to pirtake tl-e grorioua tail of redeeming rheir conntry nur from dungeons ar.d re eftabli thing the bi..lbng5 t.'f legal g vernment i offer encouragement atrd employ x en and upoa the srft intelligence of their affociation i i tind ir.cani to a-ihll liicr unierta!:in^s the dumsilic t 1 inu.:i-lrious the infirm and even the timid inhabitants i am d?firoos to proteq provided they ren^ain qjoietly at th--r houfes rhzt they c!o not i ixer their ca v tre tu be removed nor their lit or mirage tu be f rettd or d p.royi j ; tbat they do not break up rheir bridges or roads nor by any other h&s direaivor iniiirectly end'sja v ur to obilruct the perationi of the king's troop , ur fupply or '"''•■ - thofe of the fnenr everj fpecies of provifio brooj;ht to my camp will be paid 1 f^r it n equi'ab i:e r.r.d.i:i loiid coin in confeioufnefs of chriitianity my roya maftej*fe clemency ivl the honour of foldierlhip i hate dwelt upon this invitation j and wifhed for more perfuafive terms to give it impreffion ; ar.d let iio people be led to difregard it by con fide ring their dil t^"ce frcm the immediate fitoatioa cf my c?mp ihave but to give ftretch to the indian forces under my d-r^cvon r d they tsnoant to thouianui to overtake tht hardened enemies oi great britain and america i confider them the fame wherever they may lurk if notwithftanding thefe endeavours and fincere inclinations o effeft them the phrenzy of hoftility mould remain i truft i iham itand acquitted in the eyes of god and men io denouncing and executing the vengeance of the ftate againft the wilful out calls the meffenger of juftice and of wrath await them in the field and dex'aftation famine and every concomitant horror that a reluftant but indifpenfible profecution of military duty mult occaiion will bar the way to their return camp near ticottderoga july z 1 777 j burgoyne by order of his excellency the lieutcnan general robert kikgston sec y lieutenant colonel johnjsurgoyne commanding an army and fleet of great britain againft the revolted provinces of america to the inhabitants of cajfhicn of jiubberion rutland tinrwutb pamlett m ells granville ntrilb the neighbouring difirijis bcr deririg on white c.teek cambdtn cambridge c f$c i^c you are hereby directed to fend from your ieveral to*n(hip deputations coniiiting of ten perf ns or more from each txwnmip to meet colontl skeenc at caftleton on wednefday july 16th at ten in the morning who will have inftructons not only to give further encouragement to thofe whs complied with the terms of my late rr.aniieito but alfq to communicate conditions upon which the peifons and properties of the disobe dient may yet be fpared th fail nut to obey under pain of mil"f?rv exrcntiob j rurgoyne cy order of his excellency the lieutenant general roeert klkcstok si'c heaa at shcxfloreug/j ilouf , july n 1 777 h a r t f o r o augujl 25 last night general parfons with 7 or 800 men went on long ihar.d to bring off a party of the enemy polled at betalker which he intended to have taken by furp:j/.c but it feeir.s that by means of fome infernal tory they hid been ap prised of his coining for rriany da s and were ih irongly furti fied as rendered the attempt ineffectual however he took a number of blackets a»d 12 or 13 hoiies belonging to thebri tioi troops tr.d returned the next day in fufety this lhewi how much we fuffer f om infernal fbesy who get knowledge of cr.ir mod itcrct movementb 2nd find means to convey it to the enemy p k i l a d e l p h i a augujl 3 c we hear that fince the enemy have lar:deu at the ellc the number of prjfpners nd deferters frnm them amount to about 6c yefterd;ry ftver were brought u this city * by the accoohta of delerters from tl;c enemy their fituation mil be very difagreeable and uitir»;(iing as the number of ficlc is eonfiderable hnvi increafed greatly fince they lanced and they are fo clofcly o'oierved by the militia that they dure not venture ou far to procure f;efh provifi<r>os that numbers of feara n r-j well as foldiers a;s determined to defert he firft opportumti ; the : tcr in particular are greatly difladsfied on account of their bad proviiiens for which even beft p.:rt of their pay is fiepped ai they do not receive mere than twopence i:a!t pcnn^i a day and when that happens to lo paid them it is not in their power to purchase any vegetables which the poor fel lows m now fnoic dsfirous of than ever they were of liquor aid that fooa afier their rand ing iiicy loft near 30 horfes hav ing turned hem into a corn fi«ld where the creatarss eat to fjcii exo^fj th.^c they expired before the englifh farriers could dif covcr their diibrder and adminifter kny thing to tbsir re!:e sept z james irvine efqy of this cilv hie colonel of a peiwfylvania ba:taik>a ra ibe coiftifteutal is a^p^ir.tsii a brigadiec"g«»er«f of tl.is iu:e