Fine issue on Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga...

Item # 703446

December 12, 1777

LLOYD'S EVENING POST, London, Dec. 12, 1777 This is a fine issue on the historic surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the event which when learned in Europe encouraged further support for the American cause among the French & others.
Page 4 begins with a letter signed in type: Horatio Gates, datelined at Albany, October 19, 1777, that begins: "I have the pleasure to send your Honorable Council the included copy of a Convention by which Lieut. General Burgoyne surrendered hissed, and his whole army, on the 17th instant, into my hands. They are now upon their march towards Boston..." with more.
Following all this are the: "Articles of Convention between Lieutenant-General Burgoyne and Major-General Gates" being the actual terms of surrender noting all 14 Articles, the first beginning: "The troops under...Burgoyne to march out of their camp with the honours of war...The arms to be piled by word of command from their own officer." and Article 2 noting: "A free passage to be granted to the army under...Burgoyne to Great Britain on condition of not serving again in North America..." with much, much more in the other Articles, all dated: "Camp at Saratoga, Oct. 16, 1777" and signed by: J. Burgoyne.
This is followed by various numerical details concerning the surrender.
Page 5 has an item: "By the last accounts from America, just received...we learn, that General Gates had returned to Albany on the 19th of October, and was pushing forward his army (consisting of 12,000 men) with all possible speed to attack the British troops under General Vaughan on the North River: General Putnam was advancing up that river...General Gates & Putnam, if they overcome Gen. Vaughan's troops, were immediately to join General Washington..." with more, including a list of killed & wounded at Stillwater on Sept. 19.
Page 7 haș an item: "There is still as much reason for skepticism with respect to the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne & his army since the publication of the Articles of Capitulation..." with much more on this.
Eight pages, 9 by 11 3/4 inches, untrimmed margins, great condition.