Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by
G. P. PUTNAM AND CO.

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for
the Southern District of New York

The Knickerbocker Press

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Contents.

CHAP. I.-De Kalb Commissioned Major-Gen-

eral-Pretensions of Conway-Thwarted by

Washington-Conway Cabal--Gates Remiss

in Correspondence-Dilatory in Forwarding

Troops-Mission of Hamilton to Gates-

Wilkinson Bearer of Despatches to Congress

-A Tardy Traveller-His Reward-Conway

Correspondence Detected Washington's

Apology for his Army

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CHAP. II. Further Hostilities on the Delaware

-Fort Mifflin Attacked-Bravely Defended

-Reduced-Mission of Hamilton to Gates-

Visits the Camp of Governor Clinton and

Putnam on the Hudson-Putnam on his

Hobby-Horse-Difficulties in Procuring Rein-

forcements-Intrigues of the Cabal-Letters

of Lovell and Mifflin to Gates-The Works at

Red Bank Destroyed-The Enemy in Posses-

sion of the Delaware

CHAP. III. Question of an Attack on Phila-

delphia-General Reed at Headquarters—

Enemy's Works Reconnoitered-Opinions in

a Council of War-Exploit of Lafayette-Re-

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ceives Command of a Division-Modification

of the Board of War-Gates to Preside-

Letter of Lovell-Sally Forth of General Howe

-Evolutions and Skirmishes-Conway In-

spector-General-Consultation about Winter

Quarters-Dreary March to Valley Forge-

Hutting-Washington's Vindicatory Letters

-Retrospect of the Year

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CHAP. IV.-Gates in the Ascendant-The Con-

way Letter-Suspicions-Consequent Corre-

spondence between Gates and Washington—

Warning Letter from Dr. Craik—Anonymous

Letters-Projected Expedition to Canada-

Lafayette, Gates, and the Board of War

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CHAP. V.-Gates Undertakes to Explain the Con-

way Correspondence-Washington's Search-

ing Analysis of the Explanation-Close of the

Correspondence-Spurious Letters Published

—Lafayette and the Canada Expedition—His

Perplexities-Counsels of Washington . . 70

CHAP. VI.-More Trouble about the Conway

Letter-Correspondence between Lord Stir-

ling and Wilkinson — Wilkinson's Honor

Wounded-His Passage at Arms with General

Gates-His Seat at the Board of War Uncom-

fortable-Determines that Lord Stirling shall

Bleed-His Wounded Honor Healed-His

Interview with Washington-Sees the Corre-

spondence of Gates-Denounces Gates and

Gives up the Secretaryship-Is Thrown out

of Employ-Closing Remarks on the Conway

Cabal

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