thundered forth National salutes; and every — where the flag of the Republic was flung to the breeze, in token of profound satisfaction.
The news filled the conspirators with despair, and terribly depressed the spirits of the soldiers of the Confederate army.
By it Europe was made to doubt the success of the rebellion; and at some courts it produced the first serious thoughts of abandoning the cause of the conspirators.
Its effect, in all relations, was similar to that of the capture of Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga, in 1777.
So powerful was the impression, that the Confederate Commissioners abroad felt compelled to do all in their power to belittle the event, and, by taking advantage of the general deficiency of knowledge of American geography,
The amazing territorial extent of the United States is but little comprehended in Europe, and the relative position of places mentioned in connection with the war seemed to be very little understood, even by some of the best informe
the Jerseys, on the victorious day of Trenton, these very regiments covered themselves with glory, and gained the right of standing by Washington and their country through the worst extremes of defeat and danger.
So also upon the occasion of Burgoyne's invasion of New York, a year or two later.
At first, his approach spread everywhere terror and dismay.
St. Clair fled from Ticonderoga in haste and disorder, and the British, pursuing, captured all his baggage and stores.
Of three regimentswhich now, fortunately, hardly a trace remains — broke out with new violence.
But all this disaster and confusion did not prevent, within two or three months after, the glorious days of Bennington and Bemis Heights, and the total capture of all Burgoyne's invading army.
Not to dwell any further upon the disasters of the war of the Revolution, of which it would be easy to multiply instances, let us now cast a cursory glance at some of the occurrences of the war of 1812.
Let us note, by the
