The following are the names of the commissioned officers, English and Hessian, captured with Burgoyne at Saratoga. I copied them from the original paroles of honor, signed by them at Cambridge (see pp. 593, vol. i. and 344, vol. ii.), and now in possession of J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., of Boston:

ENGLISH. – J. Burgoyne, Lieutenant General. W. Phillips, Major General. James Hamilton, Brigadier General. Lieutenant-colonels – Lord Balcarras, J. Lind, Nicholas Sutherland, John Anstruther (see page 55, volume i.), John Hill. Majors – Balcarras, G. Forbes, George Foster, William Agnew, Henry Harnage (see page 55, volume i.), John Holmes, Jun. Captains – Thomas Hosmer, Ellis Walker, artillery, William Cotton, J. W. Heman, Noah Simpson, Nicholas Alward Vigors, John Carter, James Sheldon, W. Lindsay, Neill MacLean, Alexander Baillie, George Swetterham, J. Rollinson, Francis Wemyss, Robert W. Winchester, William Maxwell, Paul Banks, James Lovell, J. Farmer, George Petrie, Thomas Kirkman, George Brodie, Stephen Strangway, R. Mester, H. Pelmor, of grenadiers, William Ferguson, George Coote, A. Jameson, James England, J. D. Alcock, Henry Marr, Thomas Blomefield, George Marlay, Earle Hawker, Alexander Campbell (messenger to Sir H. Clinton, see page 79, volume i.), John Shrimpton, H. Sothurn, Thomas Anburey, the author. Lieutenants – William Cox, David Davids, and James Hudden, of artillery, James Dunbar, William P. Smith, William Houghton, William Collier, H. T. Thomson, Bright Nodder, Robert Storday, James Battersby, W. Houghton, Edward Townsend Jones, grenadiers, Hamilton Maxwell, W. Digby, Charles Williams, Sewall Maunsell, grenadiers, William Mure, Thomas Steel, grenadiers, Napier, Anson Nutt, Archibald Fife, George Rawdon, John M‘Neill, James Murray, George Vincent, James Kimmis, W. Prince, Joseph Stroetly, J. Sleet, grenadiers, John Gaskell, Richard Norman, W, R. Gilbert, Richard Croft, Robert Dobson, W. Charlton, Clifton Wheat, Charles Torrians, W. Fitherston, John Hepburn, George Edward Shlagel, William Douglas, B. Innes, Robert Burnet, John Blackwood, John Dalgleish, Torphuhen, Weston Alcock, Richard Brown, R. Steele, Charles Williams, William Doyle, Thomas Bibby, George Coffee, Charles Johnston, Charles Earle, John Ferguson, W. Campbell, Thomas Reed, Thomas Storey, T. Poe, Henry Baldwin, A. French, Bernard G. Ward, John Rotton, Abraham Banbury, C. J. Jones, Arthur Blackwell, William Wilkinson, Connolly Coane, Low’n Mathews, Gonville Bromhead, Ensigns – Henry May, W. Hovey, Thomas Deane, Thomas Orchard, James Moon, Robert Grier, ----- Cooper, Richard Bateman, E. F. Merida, William Noble, M. Burroughs, G. Stephens, John Percey, Richard James, H. Blacker, George Henway, James Porver. Surgeons – G. Wylde, William Burke, M. Cahill, W. Pemberton, Samuel Sone, Leonard Dorffen, Alexander Moodie. Surgeons’ Mates – Alexander Melville, William Brown, A. B. Carroll, Charles Watson, Colin MacLasty, Joseph Alder. Adjutants – Isaac Fielding, J. Dalladine. Assistant Adjutant-general – Bt. Kingston, mentioned on page 78, vol. i. Chaplains – Richard Montague Money, Andrew Browne, Charles Morgan, R. Higginbotham, Edward Brudenell, mentioned on page 67, volume i. Commissary-general – Jonathan Clarke. Assistant Commissaries – J. Rosseau, Andrew Foster, L. Cromanteau, Nathaniel Collyer, John Powell of Beer, John M‘Kenzie. Quarter-master General – William Paxton. Assistant Quarter-master – George Vallarucry. Deputy-paymaster General – David Geddes. Acting Physician – Sind Wood. Mates of General Hospital – Richard Woodthorp, John Park. Aid-de-camps – Charles Green, R. R. Wilford, Robert Hoakslyn. Wagon-master General – P. O’Donnell. Philip Skene (see page 138, volume i.), "a poor follower of the British army:" such was the expression which Skene appended to his signature.

HESSIANS. - Major-general – Reidesel. Brigadier-generals – Specht, W. R. De Gall, mentioned on page 50, volume i. Lieutenant colonel – Leutz. Majors - Von Lucke, Von Mengen, Ehrencrook, Von Passern. Brigade Major – H. U. Cleve (see page 345 of this volume). Captains – J. Willoc, De Schlagenteuffel, De Lohneysen, C. A. Alers, J. G. P. Arene, Morgenstern, Bartling, Harbord, Girsewald, Lutzow, C. L. Schottelius, F. De Germann, Scheel, Schacten, Pausch, Trott. Lieutenants – Borneman, Ulig, Trott, Rudolphe, De Meyer, Steuffel, C. G. S. Wintersmith, Helmeke, Curt von Hesler, Meyer, Counradi, Von Dobeneck, Peterson, Mosrach, Von Unger, Feichel, Reinking, W. Hoger, Morgenstein, Burgsdorff, Brandes, Meijern, Craunn J. Meyer, Augustus Passet, Milkau, Ole Kop, D’Ameris, J. S. Kettner. A. H. Du Roi, Unger, G. P. S. Crus, J. F. Pflüger, J. G. H. Gladen, G. T. Fricke, C. F. Rohn, P. W. L. Rhencuis, M. Von Butlar, Von Lindau, Von Eschwege, Von Bischhausen, Von Trott, Count Von Pickler, Sartorius, lieutenant and quarter master, F. V. Geyling, W. Dufais, C. D. Spangenberg. Ensigns – Baudel, Enrich, Bode, Slieborn, Bernewitz, Ulmenstein, E. Grimpe, Von Richterslerben, Von Weykers, Heerwagen, ensign and adjutant. Chaplains – Voegel, Milus, Kohle, Theobald. Surgeons – Schroeder, Prall, Bouse, J. H. Kunze, Poellniz, deputy adjutant-general. J. D. Gerlach (see page 345 of this volume), quarter-master general. A. Edmunstone (see page 345 of this volume), aid-de-camp and secretary to Reidesel. Languemeyer, secretary. P. F. Heildebach, sergeant major. Auditors – Schmidt, Zinck, A. H. Bähr.

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