The Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776; With a Review of the Events of the Campaign
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I wrote you yesterday p' Post giving you an Account of our leaving New York. This had been determined on several Days ag^ — but the Removal of the Sick & many other Circumstances prevented its being done with that Expedition it ought to have been. Had the landing of the Enemy been delayed one Day longer we should have left them the City. But an unfortunate Idea took Place in the Mind of some of our Northern Oenerals that it might be defended or at least that some considerable Opposition might b...e made to the Landing — they under- took it — permitted the Enemy to land Without even giv- ing one Fire, could never be form'd but were drove by one Tenth of their Numbers — However as I gave you a par- ticular Acc\ yesterday I need not repeat it — Just after I had sealed my Letter & sent it away, an Acc^ came that the Enemy were advancing upon us in three large Col- umns — we have so many false Reports that I desired the General to permit me to go & discover what Truth there was in the Acc^ I accordingly went down to our most advanced Guard & while I was talking with the Officer, the Enemy's advanced Guard fired upon us at a small Distance, our men behaved well stood & return'd the Fire till overpowered by numbers they were obliged to retreat — the Enemy advanced upon us very fast; I had not quitted a House 5 minutes before they were in Pos- session of it — Finding how things were going I went over to the General to get some support for the brave AUTHORITIES 135 Fellows who had behaved so well — by the Time I got to him the Enemy appeared in open view & in the most insulting manner sounded their Bugle Horns as is usual after a Fox Chase.
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