^\)t jTarmcr's iilont!)li) IJifiitnv. 



13a 



III liiive or four (Injg wo !*liiill iiirniii lie .■iiiioiif; 

 tlie iiiil.iiiifil loicis di' llif MiOiii.lMins iiiul |ir;iiik' 

 wiislcs, wlifie \VK t^liJill find Ilium swuimiii^ in 

 drii,-er iimmiIipis iIimii i vcr. 



TIk! Cutlidlic |iiiesls tliiit 1 told yon of •■iieslill 

 uiili ii.s, Iiiivclliiii: to their new setlleiiieiit iiiiiopi^' 

 llie converted Fl.iilieiiilf, mid we linve wlitit I 

 iiKi stire must be new in lliis lin'-wesslerii wil- 

 derness — early mugs in ejiiiip every Simday iiior- 

 riina ! 



One of nnr coniiKmions w;is lost from eiioip 

 on the Nortli l''ork ot tlie Plmte, for four days, 

 htivin^T lf»st Ills liorse, coat and lilankets, ami 

 Waliderin}.' Iiaielboleii aliontllie jiiaiiie. lie was 

 lomid at last, and his story, whieli is of the live- 

 liest interest, \oii shall liiiow hereafter, l-'ilieen 

 of IIS, lorlmed with ihiist, were ridinu'away in 

 peareh (jf the river, !;allo|iint; and yidliiii; like 

 Indians, when he, lieinjiidone in a ilislaiil hollow, 

 took IIS liir real red men, and eoiK'ealed himself 

 iiiilil we and ihe whole eam[) moved e(im|detely 

 out of his siyht or know led<.'H. Every soul of lis 

 liuil f;iveii him np as hnleliered liy the Siotix, 

 when he was at lenj.'th fiirtmiaKdy found. 



We are all jnsl reviviiii;- tiom a mimifieent 

 iiiiil ma^rnifieent jollifieation thai we had n|ioii 

 our ever-;ilorions Fourth of .Inly I What do 

 yon think of roast heef anil phim pwldiiis;? — 

 ye.s, rieli and luseioiis a.s ever eame liimin^ iVoni 

 the lirazen kiieheii ol' ;Messrs. Mitdiie & Water- 

 man — Khiiie wine, (three dozen) milk |Hineh. 

 .'Ui'iiHiy fi'iirkn, [a In Sioux) eorn doil>;ers, (a la 

 hunter) all Ihe rhoiee |)urls of a hnfl'do, eooked 

 ill the hest known style, and every \\\\\\\i really 

 nnd truly sn|perh. The '-stars ami slri|ies" were 

 raised In mid-eaiii|i at sunrise, sainted hy three 

 volleys of thirty rilles, and three loud rheeis. — 

 We liiiil a mas;^ in the niianinjr from Father De 

 Vos, and a dinner a ki brai impcriul (iom our 

 coiirteoiis host. Sir William Stewart, in the afli;r- 

 IHioii. We had an orii^iiial address from liie 

 orator of the day, (Geor^'e W. Chrisly) an ode 

 from the moilesl pen that tells yon of it, a son^ 

 writien for the lime, and five hours of glorious 

 nierriineiit. 



Hurrili ! fur the pr;irie rind mnunt-iii) 1 



Hurrali I frtr tlie wilderness *rr.iiij i 

 Tim forest ; the desert; tlie I'mi iLiiiii — 

 Hurrah I IVir our glorious l<iii;i I 



We may reaeli !nde|)eiiileiu;e l>y the 20iii of 

 Oclo!>er, and then, he snro of it, I shall lie home. 

 as the sayiiiu aptly suits, '• liy the lirst boat." Onr 

 travel thus far has been so prosperous, 'hat any 

 prospei^t of beinj; necessilaled lo winter in the 

 niomitains is now removed, and in sixty ila)s we 

 shall he prepariii'; "to no Fast." 



The Oreami emi^jranls (nine hundred sonls, 

 two hundred wag<;o'"*i '""' some six or eiahi 

 hundred head >f ^vinl;) are about ten or fifteen 

 days bi hind ns. Of them 1 shall have a iletd to tell 

 yon. Fortune ami friendsiiip eroun von. 



Uood-bje, "M. C. F. 



Gen. Sulliviiu ainnug the Iiidiaus. 



We do not reeolleet of meeting a moreaeeept- 

 able menial repast iIkui we li-unid in ihe Porls- 

 moulh Jomnal of Sent. !(J, in the di.u'y of an olK- 

 eer kej t in I77!)dniini; Gen. Sollivau'seampaiu'ii 

 anion}; the liiiliaiis m tiie then wilds of Pennsyl- 

 vania and New York, the year aiier Ihe massaeie 

 in the WyoiniiiL' eonulry. A general nolieeof ihis 

 exiiediiiuii lo the Indian eonniry is jjiveii in the 

 several histories of the American revoliitioiiar\ 

 war; but what troops eoiiipospd the same, what 

 point they started iiom, wh.:t paiticnl.r route 

 they travelled, what transpired (ui the way, had 

 never before roine to our knowled^'e. In tliLs 

 llilhcrto inipiili'i.hed jniii Mil we liave a coueise 

 liistory of the whuh; matter: it was an expedi- 

 tion, whieh, il' there had been no Indi.in enemy 

 liirkinjr in the path — if there had been no other 

 obstacles than the impervious s.\ainps, era^iry 

 nionntaiii nicks. and inniimeralile rivers anil 

 eresUs presented in its roiirse — must have been a 

 niatter of wonder lo llie de: ei iidt'.nts of New- 

 H iinvshire veterans who paiiieipaied in the har- 

 dy toil and <lanj;cr of w hieli so little is known as 

 to have it searcely marked anioiiii ilie ihiilfm^ 

 events of the rovolniion. It is lo the eroilit oi 

 New Hampshire that ninonj: her sons sixiy-fbiir 

 years a^o a man was found wiib the ready laleni 

 of eoinmittinir to paper amidst the fali^iues and 

 snfFeriii!;s o!' siieb a journey, so terse and coin- 

 jirehensive an account of such an expediiioii. 



The merp rneiiiioi) of the nameH of"Lt. Cyl 



Dearborn, Capt. Fol';; and Rev. Mr. Fvans," as 

 eenneeled with ihe iocidenis of the campaign, lo 

 Ihe numerons acipi .iiitaiii'rs .and eonnexioiis of 

 tlio.se persons in this Stale, willshow these patri- 

 ots as the actors in a held where not one in a 

 himdred before knew them lo have ever fitrmed. 

 With Sullivan, and Poor, and Cillev, and 

 ScAMMKL as bis seniors, lew i ffieers of the revo- 

 lulioii of bis rank and ai;e did a more valuable 

 service than HbiMiy Dearborn ol New Hamp- 

 shire, who allerwards was disiin^nislied in civil 

 lile as well as fo|- atl.iininy ihe rank of command- 

 er in chief of ilie .Amerieau army in ihe hue war 

 wilh deal Urilain. The •' Uev. i\lr. F.v.-in.-," who 

 for some lime was of the (auiily of Washinfilon 

 MS cli.-iplain in the army, was ti>r many yearssuh- 

 sei|nent to ibe revolution the settled niiiiisler of 

 the only church in Concoid : his venerable wi- 

 dow, who still survives liiin in this town, within 

 the last lt!vv years h.is been the recipient "ol' ihe 

 bounty of the country in a handsome pension a- 

 moimling lo several ihonsaud dollars. The eld- 

 er sohliersand oflicer.s, who wilb their wives died 

 previous lo the p;issaj;e cf the law of ]S3"5 ami 

 were not inclmleil in ih(4 law of 1818, rei'eived 

 none of Ihe benelils wliieb have since unexpec- 

 tedly fallen to many of ihe joiiu^'er portion of 

 revidulioiiary mi'ii and women. 



If ihe mapirily of onr readers shall c,-.icdi any 

 pnriion ol ilie eiillmsiasm we lelt iii periisiup: this 

 journal asamoii^ llie new discovered maimscripls 

 whiidi will s;o lo -iive to lliis Slate and its heroes a 

 substantial repiilaiioii that shall neser die — we 

 shall have been v\ell paid fur its pnbliealion. — 

 Ed. r. JIonlMti Visitor. 



Frnni the Porlsninutli Journal. 



Sutntaer Cam;>niiu of the Revoliitiontiry 



Army in 1779. 



The followini; inleiesiin;.' journal, kept by an 

 oflicer under (jen. Sullivan, was limnd amoii^r 

 Gen Sullivan's papers alter his deatli, and pre- 

 sented hy his widow to a friend, in whose iamily 

 it h.is ever since been reiained. It has never be- 

 fore appeared in print. As il is im|)ortant thai 

 every incident eonuected with the [{evidution 

 should be preserved, we feel jrralilied in having 

 the [)rivile;;R of presemiiifr il to our readers. Il 

 f-ives a picture of every day Id'e in the camp, 

 with which many are unacipiainled wdioare well 

 verserl in the history of the Revolution. 



Frida'j morning., Jane 18, 17711, the Nmy Jersey 

 and Ncw-Hampsliire bii!;ades,witli Procior's Keir- 

 imeiit of Ariillery, under the comniand of M.jor 

 (Jeneral Sullivan, liejian to march from Easliin 

 on an expedition lo the Weslern froniier ajiainst 

 the Siivaues ; about Iii o'clock the troops hailed 

 for the day at Hilliers Tavern, 12 miles from 

 Fasion. 



li)tb. — Marched at 4 o'clock diis morniutr and 

 advaiiC(-d as far .is IJrinker's Mills, 7 miles, where 

 ihe Army haiied to draw provisions anil lefiesh 

 ihemselves. We came Ih^rmiih a narrow pass of 

 ihe 15aie Monntain, called ibe WimI Grip, a pas- 

 sai,'e app(U'eniiy desi!.'.'ied by nature inr a commu 

 iiication; and ..ceordim.' to llie descripiion uiveii 

 by Cornelius N'epos, prelly niueh rerembliii!; the 

 straits of TI:ermop\ Ire, wiiere 1500 Greeks under 

 I.eonidas checked ihe pro;.-i-pss of800C00 Per- 

 sians coiiinianded by Xerse.s. After baviiin' taken 

 rest and refreshment, the troops niandiedi) miles 

 iiulher lo a tavern near Poiroiia Point, and en- 

 camped. At this place II ralllesiuake was killed, 

 having a full trown bird in bis stomach. The 

 I mil tlironjiii this ilaj's march is mountainous, 

 rocky, barren and Jmiuhabitable, bul will water- 

 ed, and ihe .streams .-iboimdrnL' wiili Iron'. 



iiCih. — M.irched at 8 o'clock, mid enlerod an 

 extensive forest, called I 'a! Great Swamp, into 

 Vjhich we adv.-uiced ,5 miles and eneaniped on n 

 small brook. The General ;;i!VO tiiis pl.-ici; iJie. 

 name of Chowder Swamp. The house we left 

 this niorning is llie last of the jnhabifaiils till we 

 reach Wyominsr. 



21st. — This day's iiiarcli of :.-l inihs wa.i as se- 

 vere as it was unnecessary, throii!;!i a vvildi-riiess, 

 where there iiad been only an Indian path, till 

 the Iroops cut a road this spriu!>:, for the passa;;*: 

 of Sullivan's Army. The iiili:;i!e of ibis day miiilit 

 have been prevenled by a louu'er march yesler- 

 d.iv, but afier crossiiii; two consideralile sii earns, 

 there is no proper };roimd foran encampment till 

 we get lhroii;;h the swamp— and having passei! 

 ihis, \v'e enter a dark, gloomy grove of cypress. 



liciidock, eproce, pine, &e. called the S.hadesi of I 



Death. The growth of timber in ihis swiinip is 

 amazing. 



22d. — We moved but .5 miles to a desolate farm, 

 the properly of one Bullock, who bad Im-cu driv- 

 en (itf with his liuiiily by ihe savages, litre we 

 found large meadous and plenty of grass lor onr 

 horses. 



2;3d.— Our next place of halting is Wyoming, 

 distant 7 miles. About 4 miles fro.n the low ii 

 we saw iwo monuinents set Up hy the wiiy siile in 

 memory oi Capl. Dr.vis a'ld l^ielit. .lones, of the 

 I lib Peunsylvani.-i liegiuient, wilb Ihe lidlowing 

 inscriptions: "The place where ('apt. Davis was 

 mmui'ieil b_\ ihe sav.ii:es .April '^;J, 177i»," and 

 "The blood of Lieut. Jones." .MionI 12 o'clock 

 we eulered ihe lowii of Wyoming, which exhih- 

 ils a melancholy scene of ilesolalion in rnineil 

 bouses, wasled fields, (alherless children, and wi- 

 dows. These unhappy people, alier living in 

 conlinual alarms, and dispuliii<: for many U'ars 

 iheir possessions wilh ihe Peun.sv Ivanians, at 

 length were alt.aeked by a ineiciless band of sav- 

 .•uics, led on by a more savage lory, theimualnral 

 uionsier Biiiler. Their houses vMie pinudered 

 and burnt, their callle and effects conveyed away 

 afler lliey had capilulaled, and liie poor hilphss 

 women aiiil children obliged lo skulk in Iho 

 niouiiiaius and perish, or travel down to Ihe iii- 

 habilaiils, liimgry, naked .mil imsii;iporied. In ii 

 word, lar.gu.iiie is loo weak to paiui, and hmiian- 

 iiy unable lo bear the bisiory of \\\f^ suttiirings. 

 The refugees who joined the Jndiaus to cut off 

 this seltlemenl are said to have iiveii preols of 

 more wanton and nimatiiral haibarily than even 

 the savages tlieuiselves. The (iillow ing is a deep- 

 er tragedy than has been acted since the days of 

 Cain. .-\ young man by the name of Henry Pen- 

 cil, who had escaped the fate of most of his cnmi- 

 trymen, and in ihe evening of the I'.iule bad tak- 

 en relime on a small island in the river, was dis- 

 ci.'vered !>y a tory. whofiercel\ accosted him with 

 ihe appellalinn ofa ri'hel : ihe | ooi f How be- 

 ing nnarmed, began If. implori! his pily, led down 

 upon bis knees and eiitrealed him no| to stain his 

 hands wilh bis brolhcr'sli.'ood. "John, I iuii Nour 

 brolher — spare my lile and I will serve voii." 

 '■ I know yon are my broiher," replied ihe villain ; 



" but you are a rebel, Henry, and we are of 



opposite sides and seiiiimeiils." In the mean 

 iime he w.-.s loadini' bis gun wilh great coolness, 

 whicdi, after tbi>. most moving appeal to his hu- 

 manity and jiislice, \villi ail (h liher.-iliou he levid- 

 ed at his broiher's I'.reasl a:;d shot him! — then 

 tomahawked and scalped him ! Another young 

 man who lay coniealed in the hushes a lilllc w.-iV 

 off, and afterwards made bise.sc.-pe, lieard ,-ill ihal 

 passed, and .saw the mmderer, vvho sloof! upon 

 a log w 'die he lo;!iled his gnu. and knew him lo 

 he the brother ot his unfortunate companion. He 

 also adds that the savages came up soon after b« 

 laid finished the bloody deed, cursed his cruelly 

 in tlie iiitterness of their hearts, and said they 

 had a great nfniii to put him tu death in the same 

 way. 



21th. — This evening one of the sentries llreil 

 upon a savage, who had crept up wilbin 2 or f? 

 rods of him, in order to lake him by surprise, b:ii 

 Ihe fellow m.ade bis escape. 



25lli and26lh. — Noihing happened worlhy of 

 nolii-e. 



27l!i.— The 21 and ,"5d New n.-.ni|>slihH Regi 

 menis were ordered to move llii ir ground and 

 pilch on the plains of .Abraham, JJ miles higher 

 lip, on the Western hank ot ihe Rn.'-iipii haiina, 

 in order to be more convenient to Cilley's and 

 Conrilandi's Regiments, which composed part 

 of Poor's I5,iL;-ult, and li.id been l>ing some time 

 on Jacob's jdains. Tin; place of onr camp is 

 near an old Slockade Fort, built by t!:e inb;i!.i- 

 lanis, and called Foiiy Fo;t, from 40 persons lo 

 whom, the jtraiitof the W_#*)mi!ig lands w:is made 

 by Ihe governmeni of (!!!niineciicut. 



28!b. — Gen. Sulliviiii ree'd a letter from Gen. 

 Clinlon, dated Schujiarie, advi.sing that he was 

 furnished wilh three nionib.s' |irovi.>ion,s, I7C0 el- 

 feetive men present, and :700 more at anelher post, 

 ready to join him and were wailing his comiiiiind;. 

 Same letiiM- adds, lliat he bad taken and haiigc.l 

 a Briiisli nllh-er, a spy, who was going froni But- 

 ler's army to New York. By il'.e same express 

 we li;irii from Gen. ("linKm ihat tlie Oneida iribe 

 of Indians had received a letter rroin («eii. Hal- 

 dernian. Governor ot' linebec, chargin:; them 

 wilh a breach of laith, and breailiing out ihreat- 



