With honor be rewarded,

And be the fate of all her foes

The same as here recorded.

[9] The following curious account of the overthrow of Burgoyne at Saratoga, on the 17th of October, 1777, was probably written soon after that memorable event. Here followeth the direful fate Of Burgoyne and his army great Who so proudly did display The terrors of despotic sway. His power and pride and many threats Have been brought low by fort’nate Gates, To bend to the United States.

[10]

British prisoners by Convention,2142
Foreigners—by Contra-vention,2188
Tories sent across the Lake,1100
Burgoyne and his suite, in state,12
Sick and wounded, bruised and pounded,}
Ne’er so much before confounded,}		528
Prisoners of war before Convention,400
Deserters come with kind intention,300
They lost at Bennington’s great battle, }
Where Starke’s glorious arms did rattle,}		1220
Killed in September and October,600
Ta’en by brave Brown,[[A]] some drunk, some sober,413
Slain by high-flamed Herkerman[[B]]}
On both flanks, on rear and van, }		300
Indians, suttlers, butchers, drovers,}
Enough to crowd large plains all over,}
And those whom grim Death did prevent}
From fighting against our continent;}
And also those who stole away,}
Lest they down their arms should lay,}
Abhorring that obnoxious day: }		4413
The whole make fourteen thousand men, }
Who may not with us fight again. }		14,000

This is a pretty just account

Of Burgoyne’s legions’ whole amount,

Who came across the Northern Lakes

To desolate our happy States.

Their brass cannons we have got all⁠—

Fifty-six—both great and small;

And ten thousand stand of arms,

To prevent all future harms;

Stores and implements complete,

Of workmanship exceeding neat;

Covered wagons in great plenty,

And proper harness, no way scanty.

Among our prisoners there are

Six generals, of fame most rare;

Six members of their Parliament⁠—

Reluctantly they seem content;

Three British lords, and Lord Belcarras,

Who came, our country free to harass.

Two baronets, of high extraction,

Were sorely wounded in the action.

[A] Col. John Brown, of Mass.
[B] Gen. Herkimer, of N. York, (probably.)

The Massacre of Wyoming was minutely described in several ballads written before the year 1785, which, we were surprised to find, are unnoticed by Mr. Stone and the other historians of that celebrated valley. They will probably be preserved in Mr. Miner’s forthcoming “Annals.” We quote a few stanzas from the longest one in our possession.