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Sir John Capitulates.—Generous Conduct of Schuyler.-Gover-

nor Tryon and the Tories.-Tory Machinations.-Lee at New

York. Sir Henry Clinton in the Harbor.-Menaces of Lee.—

The City and River Fortified.-Lee's Treatment of the Tories.-

His Plans of Fortification.-Ordered to the Command in Canada.

-His Speculations on Titles of Dignity....

Monotonous State of Affairs before Boston.-Washington Anxious

for Action.-Exploit of Putnam.-Its Dramatic Consequences.—

The Farce of the Blockade of Boston.-An Alarming Interrup-

tion.-Distresses of the Besieged.-Washington's Irksome Pre-

dicament.-His Bold Proposition.-Demur of the Council of

War.-Arrival of Knox with Artillery.-Dorchester Heights to

be Seized and Fortified.-Preparations for the Attempt.......

The Affair of Dorchester Heights. -American and English Letters

respecting it.-A Laborious Night.-Revelations at Daybreak.—

Howe in a Perplexity.—A Night Attack meditated.-Stormy

Weather.-The Town to be Evacuated.-Negotiations and Ar-

rangements.-Preparations to Embark.-Excesses of the troops.

-Boston Evacuated.-Speech of the Duke of Manchester on the

Subject.-A Medal voted by Congress....

Destination of the Fleet.-Commission of the Two Howes.-Charac-

ter of Lord Howe.-The Colonies divided into Departments.-

Lee assigned to the Southern Department.-General Thomas to

Canada.-Character of Lee, by Washington.-Letters of Lee

from the South.-A Dog in a Dancing School.-Committee of

Safety in Virginia.-Lee's Grenadiers.-Putnam in Command at

PAGB

New York.-State of Affairs there.-Arrival of Washington.-

New Arrangements.-Perplexities with Respect to Canada.-

England subsidizes Hessian Troops....

Arnold blockades Quebec.-His Difficulties.-Arrival of General

Wooster.-Of General Thomas.-Abortive Attempt on Quebec.

-Preparations for Retreat.-Sortie of Carleton.-Retreat of the

Americans.-Halt at Point Deschambault.-Alarm in the Colo-

nies at the Retreat of the Army.-Popular Clamor against

Schuyler. Slanders Refuted..

Gates sent to Philadelphia with the Canada Despatches.-Promoted

to the Rank of Major-general.—Washington summoned to Phila-

delphia.-Putnam left in Command.-Conference with Congress.

-Army Arrangements.-A Board of War instituted.-The

Clintons of New York.-Mrs. Washington inoculated.—Reed

made Adjutant-general....

Affairs in Canada.-Disaster at the Cedars.-Hostile Designs of the

Johnsons.-A Bloody Summer expected.-Forts in the High-

lands.-Colonel James Clinton in command.-Fortifications at

King's Bridge, and on Long Island..

Retreat of General Thomas.-His Death.-General Sullivan in Com-

mand.-Scene on the Sorel.-Sanguine Expectations of Sulli-

-Washington's Opinion of Sullivan's Character. - Gates

appointed to the command in Canada.-Reinforcements of the

Enemy.-Reverses.-Thompson captured.-Retreat of Sullivan.

-Close of the Invasion of Canada...

Designs of the Enemy against New York and the Hudson.-Plot of

Tryon and the Tories. Arrival of a Fleet. - Alarm Posts.-

Treachery up the Hudson.-Fresh Arrivals.-General Howe at

Staten Island.-Washington's Preparations...

First Appearance of Alexander Hamilton.-His Early Days.-Gen-

eral Hugh Mercer in Command of the Flying Camp.-Declara-

tion of Independence.-Announced to the Army.-Downfall of

the King's Statue....

Arrival of more Ships.-Movements of the Phoenix and the Rose.-

Panic in the City.-Hostile Ships up the Hudson.-Stir of War

along the River.-General George Clinton, and the Militia of Ul-

ster County.-Fresh Agitation of New York.-Arrival of Lord

Precautions against Tories.-Secret Committees. - Declaration of

Lord Howe.-His Letter to the Colonial Governors.-His Letter

to Washington rejected.-Interview between the British Adju-

tant-general and Colonel Reed. - Reception of the Adjutant-

general by Washington.-The Phonix and Rose in the Tappan

Sea and Haverstraw Bay.-Arming of the River Yeomanry.-

George Clinton at the Gates of the Highlands

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Question of Command between Gates and Schuyler.-Condition of

the Army at Crown Point.-Discontent and departure of Sulli-

van.-Fortifications at Ticonderoga.-The Question of Command

adjusted. Secret Discontents. Sectional Jealousies in the

Army.-Southern Troops.-Smallwood's Macaroni Battalion.—

Connecticut Light horse

Southern Cruise of Sir Henry Clinton.-Fortifications at Charleston.

-Arrival there of General Lee.-Battle at Sullivan's Island.-

Washington announces the Result to the Army.

Putnam's Military Projects.—Chevaux-de-frise at Fort Washington.

-Meditated Attack on Staten Island.—Arrival of Ships.-Hes-

sian Reinforcements.—Scotch Highlanders.—Sir Henry Clinton

and Lord Cornwallis.-Putnam's Obstructions of the Hudson.-

The Phoenix and Rose attacked by Row Galleys at Tarrytown.—

General Order of Washington on the Subject of Sectional Jeal-

ousies.-Profane Swearing prohibited in the Camp.-Prepara-

tions against Attack.-Levies of Yeomanry.-George Clinton in

Command of the Levies along the Hudson.-Alarms of the Peo-

ple of New York. Benevolent Sympathy of Washington.

The Phoenix grappled by a Fire-ship.-The Ships evacuate the

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CHAPTER XXXIII.

Long Island in Possession of the Enemy.-Distressed Situation of

the American Army at New York.—Question of Abandoning the

City.-Letters from either Camp.-Enemy's Ships in the Sound.

-Removal of Women and Children from the City. - Yearning

for Home among the Militia.-Tolerant Ideas of Washington

and Greene. - Fort Constitution.-Conference of Lord Howe

with a Committee from Congress

Movements of the Enemy.-Councils of War.-Question of the Aban-

donment of the City.-Distribution of the Army.—Ships in the

East River.-The Enemy at Hell Gate.—Skirmish at Turtle Bay.

-Panic of the Connecticut Militia.-Rage and Personal Peril of

Washington.-Putnam's Perilous Retreat from the City.-Brit-

ish Regale at Murray Hill..

Fortified Camp at King's Bridge.-American and British Lines.—

The Morris House. - Alexander Hamilton. -The Enemy Ad-

vance.-Successful Skirmish.-Death of Knowlton.--Great Fire

in New York.-Reorganization of the Army.-Exchange of Pris-

oners.-Daniel Morgan Regained.-De Lancey's Tory Brigade.—

Robert Rogers, the Partisan. His Rangers.-The Roebuck,

Phoenix, and Tartar in the Hudson. Military Movements by

Land and Water.-Letter of John Jay..

Lee expected in Camp.-His Letter of Advice to the President of

Congress. The Enemy at Throg's Neck.-Washington's Ar-

rangements.—Rides to Throg's Neck.-The Enemy brought to a

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