eral George Clinton, and the Militia of Ulster County.

- Fresh Agitation of New York. - Arrival of Lord

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 Phoenix and Rose in the

Tappan Sea and Haverstraw Bay. — Arming of the

River Yeomanry. George Clinton at the Gates of

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the Highlands

CHAPTER XXVIII.

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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

Southern Troops. - Smallwood's

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in the Army.

Macaroni Battalion.

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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

Patnam'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

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Cornwallis.

Putnam's Obstructions of the Hudson.

- The Phoenix 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, —

Alarms of the People of New York. - Benevolent

Sympathy of Washington. - The Phenix grappled

by a Fire-ship. - The Ships evacuate the Hudson .

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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. -

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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-

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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-

ish Lines. The Morris House.

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ilton. The Enemy Advance.

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Alexander Ham-

- Successful Skir-

mish. Death of Knowlton. Great Fire in New

Reorganization of the Army. - Exchange

York.

of Prisoners.

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- Daniel Morgan Regained. - De

Lancey's Tory Brigade. - Robert Rogers, the Par-

tisan. His Rangers. - The Roebuck, Phoenix, and

Tartar in the Hudson. - Military Movements by

Land and Water. - Letter of John Jay

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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

Throg's Neck.-The Enemy brought to a Stand.

-Military Movements. - Arrival of Lee.-A Com-

Criticises the Conduct of

mand assigned to Him.

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Congress and the Army. - Council of War. The

Army to move to the Mainland. - Fort Washing-

ton to be kept up

CHAPTER XXXVII.

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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.

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403

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of the Troops. George Clinton's Idea of Strategy.

Movement of the British Army. - Incendiaries at

White Plains

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CHAPTER XXXVIII.

Conjectures as to the Intentions of the Enemy. - Conse-

quent Precautions.

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Correspondence with Greene

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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.

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- 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.

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- 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

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State of Affairs

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

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the Army beyond the Passaic. - Assistance sought

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CONTENTS.

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from Various Quarters.

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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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Lee at Peekskill.

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CHAPTER XLII.

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- 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.

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CHAPTER XLIII.

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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.

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Affairs at Trenton.

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- His Comments on Washington's Plans.

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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