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CONTENTS.
eral George Clinton, and the Militia of Ulster County.
- · Arrival of Lord
Fresh Agitation of New York.
Howe
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CHAPTER XXVII.
Precautions against Tories.- Secret Committees. -Dec-
laration of Lord Howe. - His Letter to the Colonial
Governors. His Letter to Washington rejected.-
Interview between the British Adjutant-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
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
Question of Command between Gates and Schuyler. —
Condition of the Army at Crown Point.- Discon-
tent and departure of Sullivan. - Fortifications at
Ticonderoga. The Question of Command ad-
justed. Secret Discontents. Sectional Jealousies
in the Army. - Southern Troops. Smallwood's
Macaroni Battalion. - Connecticut Light horse
CHAPTER XXIX.
Southern Cruise of Sir Henry Clinton. - Fortifications
at Charleston. Arrival there of General Lee.
Battle at Sullivan's Island.
nounces the Result to the Army
295
Washington an-
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CHAPTER XXX.
Putnam's Military Projects. Chevaux-de-frise at Fort
Washington.- Meditated Attack on Staten Island.
- Arrival of Ships. Hessian Reinforcements. -
Scotch Highlanders. - Sir Henry Clinton and Lord
Cornwallis. Putnam's Obstructions of the Hudson. - The Phonix and Rose attacked by Row Gallies
at Tarrytown.- General Order of Washington on
the Subject of Sectional Jealousies.-Profane Swear-
ing prohibited in the Camp. - Preparations against
Attack. - Levies of Yeomanry. - George Clinton
in Command of the Levies along the Hudson. -
Benevolent
Alarms of the People of New York.
Sympathy of Washington. - The Phonix grappled
by a Fire-ship. - The Ships evacuate the Hudson . 316
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 - Re-
moval of Women and Children from the City. -
Yearning for Home among the Militia. - Tolerant
Ideas of Washington and Greene. - Fort Constitu-
tion. Conference of Lord Howe with a Com-
mittee from Congress
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Movements of the Enemy. - Councils of War. - Ques-
tion of the Abandonment of the City. - Distribu-
tion of the Army. Ships in the East River. - The
Enemy at Hell Gate. Skirmish at Turtle Bay. -
Panic of the Connecticut Militia. Rage and Per-
361
sonal Peril of Washington.- Putnam's Perilous Re-
treat from the City.-British Regale at Murray Hill 373
CHAPTER XXXV.
Fortified Camp at King's Bridge. - American and Brit-
of Prisoners.
tisan.
- Daniel Morgan Regained. De
Lancey's Tory Brigade. - Robert Rogers, the Par-
His Rangers. The Roebuck, Phoenix, and
Tartar in the Hudson. - Military Movements by
Land and Water. - Letter of John Jay
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Lee expected in Camp. - His Letter of Advice to the
President of Congress. The Enemy at Throg's
Neck. Washington's Arrangements. Rides to
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Throg's Neck. The Enemy brought to a Stand.
-Military Movements. — Arrival of Lee. -A Com-
mand assigned to Him. Criticises the Conduct of
Congress and the Army.- Council of War. The
Army to move to the Mainland. - Fort Washing-
ton to be kept up
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Army Arrangements. - Washington at White Plains. —
The Enemy at Throg's Point.-Skirmish of Colonel
Glover.-Attempt to surprise Rogers, the Renegade.
-Troopers in a Rough Country.-Alarms at White
Plains. Cannonading of Ships at Fort Washing-
ton. - March of Lee. Fortified Camp at White
Plains. Reconnoitering. The Affair at Chatter-
ton Hill. Relative Situation of the Armies. -
Change of Position. - Contrast of the Appearance
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of the Troops. George Clinton's Idea of Strategy.
Movement of the British Army. - Incendiaries at
White Plains
412
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Conjectures as to the Intentions of the Enemy. - Conse-
quent Precautions. Correspondence with Greene
respecting Fort Washington. -Distribution of the
Army. Lee left in Command at Northcastle.
Instructions to Him. Washington at Peekskill.
- Visits to the Posts in the Highlands
CHAPTER XXXIX.
Affairs on Lake Champlain.
Arnold's Flotilla.
Gates at Ticonderoga. -
Military Preparations of Sir
Guy Carleton at St. John's.. - Nautical Encounters.
- Gallant Conduct of Arnold and Waterbury. -
Carleton in Possession of Crown Point. His Re-
turn to Canada and Winter Quarters
CHAPTER XL.
Washington crosses the Hudson. - Arrives at Fort Lee.
- Affairs at Fort Washington. - Question about its
Abandonment. - Movements of Howe. - The Fort
summoned to Surrender. - Refusal of Colonel Ma-
gaw.
The Fort attacked. - Capture of the Fort
and Garrison. - Comments of Washington on the
State of Affairs
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437
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CHAPTER XLI.
The Enemy cross the Hudson. - Retreat of the Garrison
from Fort Lee. - The Crossing of the Hackensack.
-Lee ordered to move to the West Side of the
River. Reed's Letter to him. Second Move of
the Army beyond the Passaic. - Assistance sought
from Various Quarters. Correspondences and
Schemes of Lee. Heath stanch to his Instructions.
- Anxiety of George Clinton for the Safety of the
Hudson. Critical Situation of the Army. - Dis-
paraging Correspondence between Lee and Reed. —
Washington retreats across the Raritan. - Arrives
at Trenton. Removes his Baggage across the Del-
aware. - Dismay and Despondency of the Coun-
try. Proclamation of Lord Howe. Exultation
of the Enemy. Washington's Resolve in Case of
Extremity.
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CHAPTER XLII.
Lee at Peekskill. - Stanch Adherence of Heath to Or-
ders. Lee crosses the Hudson.
Washington at
Trenton. Lee at the Heels of the Enemy. - His
Speculations on Military Greatness. - Forced March
of Cornwallis. Washington crosses the Delaware.
-Putnam in Command at Philadelphia. - Baffling
Letters of Lee. - Hopes to reconquer the Jerseys.
- Gates on the March. Lee Quartered at Bask-
ingridge. Surprised and Captured. — Speculations
on his Conduct.
481
CHAPTER XLIII.
Washington clothed with Additional Powers. - Recruit-
ment of the Army. - Increased Pay. - Colonel John
Cadwalader. - Arrival of Sullivan. - Gates.- Wil-
kinson. A Coup de Main Meditated. - Posture of
Affairs at Trenton. Gates declines to take a Part.
- His Comments on Washington's Plans. - Prep-
arations for the Coup de Main. - Crossing of the
Delaware. Attack on the Enemy's Forces at
Trenton.- Death of Rahl. His Character
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with Washington. - Their Reception by the People 525
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