Life of George Washington, Volume 2

G. P. Putnam's sons, 1897

PART SECOND	25

Correspondence of Washington and Schuyler on the Disasters	36

Monotonous State of Affairs before BostonWashington anxious	46

The Affair of Dorchester HeightsAmerican and English Letters	53

Destination of the FleetCommission of the two HowesChar	68

Arnold blockades QuebecHis DifficultiesArrival of General	79

Gates sent to Philadelphia with the Canada DispatchesPromoted	86

Affairs in CanadaDisaster at the CedarsHostile Designs of	92

Washington clothed with Additional PowersRecruitment of	306

Treatment of the Hessian PrisonersTheir Interviews with Wash	327

EpisodeColonel Griffin in the JerseysDonop decoyedInroad	330

Howe hears of the Affair at TrentonCornwallis sent back to	336

PART THIRD	353

Negotiations for Exchange of PrisonersCase of Colonel Ethan	362

Exertions to form a New ArmyCalls on the Different StatesIn	374

Schuylers Affairs in the Northern DepartmentMisunderstandings	381

Retreat of General ThomasHis DeathGeneral Sullivan in Com	99

Designs of the Enemy against New York and the HudsonPlot	106

Arrival of more ShipsMovements of the Phoenix and	121

tantGeneral and Colonel ReedReception of the Adjutant	126

Question of Command between Gates and SchuylerCondition	135

Southern Cruise of Sir Henry ClintonFortifications at Charleston	146

Putnams Military ProjectsChevauxdefrise at Fort Washington	153

The Battle of Long Island	164

The Retreat from Long Island	182

Long Island in Possession of the EnemyDistressed Situation	190

Movements of the EnemyCouncils of WarQuestion of	200

Fortified Camp at Kings BridgeAmerican and British Lines	208

Lee expected in CampHis Letter of Advice to the President	225

Army ArrangementsWashington at White PlainsThe Enemy	232

Conjectures as to the Intentions of the EnemyConsequent Pre	246

Affairs on Lake ChamplainGates at TiconderogaArnolds Flo	253

Washington crosses the HudsonArrives at Fort LeeAffairs	261

The Enemy cross the HudsonRetreat of the Garrison from Fort	272

Lee at PeekskillStanch adherence of Heath to OrdersLee crosses	290

Foreign Officers Candidates for Situations in the ArmyDifficulties	389

Schuyler on the Point of ResigningCommittee of Inquiry Report	403

CHAPTER VII	412

Feigned Movements of Sir William HoweBaffling Caution	424

British Invasion from CanadaThe PlanComposition of the	433

Particulars of the EvacuationIndian Scouts in the Vicinity	447

Capture of General PrescottProffered in Exchange for LeeRe	458

Gates on the Alert for a CommandSchuyler undermined in Con	469

Washingtons Perplexities about the British FleetPutnam	476

Burgoyne at SkenesboroughPrepares to move toward the Hudson	485

Difficulties of BurgoynePlans an Expedition to BenningtonSt	493

469	497

Schuyler hears of the Affair of OriskanyApplies for Reenforce	503

Stratagem of Arnold to relieve Fort StanwixYan Yost Cuyler	515

Landing of Howes Army on Elk RiverMeasures to check itEx	523

General Howe neglects to pursue his AdvantageWashington	539

Dubious Position of BurgoyneCollects his ForcesLadies of Dis	546

Preparations of Sir Henry ClintonState of the Highland Defenses	562

Title	Life of George Washington, Volume 2 Life of George Washington, Washington Irving
Author	Washington Irving
Publisher	G. P. Putnam's sons, 1897
Original from	Pennsylvania State University
Digitized	1 Sep 2011

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