ouraged--The Corporal
rebuked--The Sabbath honored--Washington's Address--Army in Bad
plight--Order against Profanity--The Enemy moving to capture
Brooklyn Heights--Livingston's Message--Washington's Address to
Army--Terrible Battle--Americans retreat under cover of
Storm--What Sparks says of it--A Council of
War--Deserters--Retreat from New York--Stand at Harlem--Nathan
Hale--Washington's Daring--Great Fire in New York--Loss in
Canada--Disaffection in Army--General Lee returns to
Harlem--Council of War--Another Retreat necessary 349

XIX.

FROM HARLEM TO TRENTON.

Fort Washington and Allies--Retreat to White Plains--Looking for
a Position--The Enemy in Camp--A Battle--Falling back to North
Castle--The Enemy withdraw--What Washington suspected--Advised
to evacuate Fort Washington--The Enemy capture the Fort--Gloomy
Times--Retreat over the Hackensack--Retreat to Newark--General
Lee disobeying Orders--Further Retreat--Boats for Seventy Miles
collected--Disappointment and a Plot--Opposition to
Washington--Retreat to Trenton--Darkest Hour yet--Washington
still hopeful--Will retreat over every River and
Mountain--General Lee's Treasonable Course--General Heath's
Firmness--Crossing the Delaware--Skill of Washington in
Retreating--Lee still disobeys Orders--Lee's Folly and
Capture--Magnanimity of Washington 372

XX.

BATTLES OF TRENTON AND PRINCETON.

Putnam fortifying Philadelphia--Congress investing Washington
with More Power--Arrival of Troops--Startling Proposition by
Washington--Recrosses the Delaware to Fight--His Address to his
Army--The Battle--The Enemy driven--The Hessian Commander
mortally wounded--Fruits of this Victory--The Welcome News
spreads--Washington sees the Time for Another Blow--Over the
Delaware again--Raises Money for the Army--Action of
Congress--The Enemy marching from Princeton--A
Battle--Cornwallis outwitted--God on the Side of the Weak
Battalions--Battle of Princeton--An Affecting
Incident--Cornwallis at his Wits End--Results of the
Battle--Fall of General Mercer--His Bravery to the
End--Washington goes to Morristown for Winter Quarters--The
Enemy Panic-stricken--Driven out of Jersey--Wonderful
Achievements in Ten Days--Tributes of Praise--Camp at Morristown
broken up--Celeb