48 SACHSE — AN OLD BROADSIDE. [Jan 21, 



by the legend, Ge?ie7-al Mo?itgommery , [i-/V] Thou do' st fall, but 

 Freedom shall build her Throne on thy Grave. 



The central figure of the fourth medallion is General Gates, sup- 

 ported by Wisdom and Liberty, whereof the latter points with 

 Mercury's wand toward the naval and military forces of the United 

 Provinces. The fertility and affluence of our country are indicated 

 by a scene on the river Nile. Above all appears the legend, 

 General Gates, Vainqueur de ses Ennemis (General Gates, Van- 

 quisher of his Enemies). 



In connection with these four medallions there remain to be 

 noticed four battle scenes ingeniously wrought into the fabric. 



1. The battle of Quebec, where General Montgomery was killed. 

 {La Bataille devant Quebeck, ou le General Mo?ttgo7?unery fut tue.) 



2. The battle of Trenton, where the Hessian troops were defeated 

 December 25, 1776. Curiously enough our broadside gives the 

 credit for the victory to General Lee : La Bataille de Trentvice, oic 

 les Llessois furent def aits par le General Lee, le 26 Decembre, 1776. 



3. The battle of Saratoga, October 17, 1777, showing the sur- 

 render of Lord Burgoyne to General Gates. The legend reads : 

 La Bataille de Saratoga, le 17 d' October, 1777, dans laquelle le 

 General Bourgoyne fut fait Prisonnier par I e General Gates. 



4. The retreat of the British from Philadelphia by way of the 

 Jerseys June, 1778. With the inscription : Les Trouppes Angloises 

 se retiretit de Philadelphia a Jerseys f an 1768 [sic']. 



Finally, there is shown a horizon with forked lightning, from 

 which descend two crowns, each formed of thirteen parts, one 

 divided, the other united ; emblematical of the dependence and 

 independence of the North American Colonies. 



From the above description it will be seen that this specimen of 

 the textile art was one of no mean order, either in its poetical con- 

 ception or the artistic execution. It further brings to our knowledge 

 a heretofore unknown means used to interest foreign people of the 

 better classes in our favor during what may well be called the criti- 

 cal time of our revolutionary struggle. 



Historically, our old broadside is of the greatest importance in 

 one particular, especially so at this time, when the old State House 

 and Independence Hall are undergoing another siege of '* restora- 

 tion;" our broadside gives us a definite clue to a representation of a 

 hitherto forgotten or overlooked accessory to the furnishings of the 

 east room of the State House. 



