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hours ; he was very apprehensive that the Bni^ 

 ish force approaching under general Vaughan^ 

 was designed to assist Burgoyne, hj forcing- 

 him to divide his army ; and he had repeated 

 appHcations to send part of his troops for the 

 defence of that part of the country. He deter- 

 mined therefore to bring the matter to an im- 

 mediate issue. On the morning of the seven- 

 teenth, he got etery thing ready for attacking 

 the British army. At nine o'clock, the time a- 

 greed upon for signing the articles, he sent colo- 

 nel Greaton on horseback to general Bur- 

 goyne, requiring his signature, and allowing him 

 no more than ten minutes to go and return. 

 The business was completed by Burgoyne with- 

 out any delay, and Greaton returned with the 

 treaty within the ten minutes. All hostile ap- 

 pearances immediately ceased, and the Ameri- 

 cans marched back to their liiiCs, to the tune of 

 Yankee Doodle, ju perfect order, and with- 

 out any appearance of insolence or exultation. 



The terms granted to the royal army, con- 

 sidering their reduced situation, must be viewed 

 as more favorable than they had a right to ex- 

 pect. The army was to march out of their 

 camp with the honors of war, and the artillery 

 of the entrenchments, to the verge of the river, 

 and there deposit their arm.s. They were to be 

 allowed a free passage from Boston to Great 

 Britain, on condition of not serving agiun in 

 North America, during the war. The officers 

 were not to be separated from their men, nor 

 hindered from assembling them for roll caliingj^ 

 and other necessaiy purposes of regularity { 

 they were to be .upon parole, and permitted t3 



