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American Revolution, 211

17. The love of life was abforbed by the ardent affeQion that was felt for the departed warrior; they made an end of the fad folem- nity, and the fhade of the evening advanced and hid them from their enemies : but had Horatio known the occafion of the people's gathering together, they might have buried their dead in peace.

18. Now Jamesy^ armour-bearer to Bur* goyne the chief captain, and Breyman 2i Gsf" man captain, were flain 5 and Williams znd Ackland, two valiant men, were taken captive; and about two hundred of the foldiers of Bri- tain; and the people of the Provinces go!: great (tore of warlike fpoil.

CHAP. XXXIV.

T/je army commanded by General Burgoyne^ after several fruitless endeavors to escape, finally capitidate.

/jLND it was fo, that the hoft of Britain

  • Sir James Clark.