� that he had no very strong reasons for e t that tlie demand was particularly disagreeable as he had been ordered to maintain his post to the last he time therefore to consult with j and proposed a for that purpose the peter indignant at having his fort so taken from him and thus withheld the an swore the pipe of st which like the sacred fire was never extinguished that unless the fort were surrendered in ten minutes he would storm the works make all the garrison run the and their scoundrel of a commander like a to give new york menace the greater effect he drew forth his sword and shock it at with such a fierce and motion that doubtless if it had not been exceeding rusty it would have lightened terror into the eyes and hearts of the enemy he then ordered his men to bring a to bear upon the fort consisting of two three a long duck piece and two brace of horse pistols in the mean time the sturdy all his forces and commenced his warlike operations his cheeks like a very he kept up a most of his the of sing sing broke forth into a hideous song of the warriors of and the blew a potent and blast on their shells together forming as outrageous a as though five thousand french were displaying their skill in h modem whether the formidable of war thus suddenly presented smote the garrison with sore dismay or whether the terms of the summons which mentioned he should surrender � at discretion were by who though a was a very easy tempered man as a compliment to his discretion i will not take upon me to say certain it is he found it impossible to resist so courteous a demand in the very nick of time just as the cabin boy had gone a coal of fire to discharge the a was beat on the by the only drum in the garrison to the no small satisfaction of bo i parties who notwithstanding their great stomach for fighting had full as good an to eat a quiet dinner as to exchange black eyes and bloody noses thus did this fortress once more return to the of their high and his garrison of twenty men were allowed to march out ik history of the honours of war and the victorious peter who was is generous as brave permitted them to keep possession of all their arms and the same on inspection being totally unfit for service having long in the magazine of the fortress even before it was by the from the but windy von po but i must not omit to mention that the governor was so well pleased with the services of his squire van in the of this great that be made him on the spot lord of a goodly in the vicinity of new which goes by the same of s hook unto this very day the liberality of the towards the occasioned great surprise in the of new nay certain of those who had been enlightened by the political meetings that prevailed during the days of william the who had not dared to indulge their under the eye of their present ruler now his absence dared even to give v nt to their c in the streets � murmurs were heard in the very chamber rf new and there is no knowing whether they would not have broken out into speeches and had not peter sent home his walking to be laid as a on the of the council chamber in the midst of his who like wise men took the hint and forever a ter held their peace � pe mention in one of bis voyages of s and or f � � � � vi the great advantage that the author over hu reader in time o r with divert movements that terrible is about o i u as a � when at a t his his � a appetite but quickened and attacks upon the his � es projecting from hb � head j toll round ever things at did the peter feel that hunger for martial which raged his by the cap ture of fort nothing it but the of all no sooner had he secured his st tie resolutely on flushed with to at fort f � � � � � this was the grand post ed on a small river or as it is more termed creek of the same name and here that governor lay grimly drawn up a gray bearded spider in the web � � � � hurry into the scenes that must intend the of two such powerful it is advisable that we pause for a moment and hold a kind of warlike council battles should not be rushed into by the historian and his readers any more than by the general and his soldiers the great of antiquity never engaged the enemy without previously prepare this is at present a flourishing town called or about thirty seven miles from philadelphia on the post road to n s history of ing the minds of their by them up to heroic feelings assuring them protection of the gods and inspiring them with a confidence in the of their leaders so the historian should awaken the attention and the passions readers and having set them all on fire with the of his subject he should put himself at their head his pen and lead them on to the of the fight an illustrious example of this rule be seen in mirror of the immortal arrived at the breaking out of the one of his that he the in all the disposition and spirit of he the on both sides he oar and fast our attention au mankind are in the important point now going to be are made to disclose heaven itself is 