Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-06
THE BATTLE or TRENTON.

The Glowing dissertation will prcbahv he new N Tho
us' o. our ea s It's vivid details, although extracted
from W"k oil h'on, are believe agreeable to the
truth OF history, and reNte the most moncntous
I'"'s III our country history An that revived the
""ops confidence and courage of those who fought and
70 " " "i CAUSE "h'ch hau before assumed an appear
80 ""s' desperate. Saturday frening Post
iae night was intensely cold and we we're DELAYED
many hours loiTger than had been anticipated, by an
accumulation ot ico in the river. AM! here, ifyou
woud get go)I uotion OF the countenauce of W ash
ins'on al this ,iurethe most eyentf, and ,5yinr nm,
!neht 81 his Ife, would recommend that vou s:;;iv
picture just painted by Mr. Sully NJ PHILADELPHIA upon
,"s Sun!ec'. lie has been snguary haPpy-and when
rccoilect tho face of Washinrton as he refined lin
Tor halt an hour, within pistol shot of me il aoneors IN
ne That some man must have painted it, who was with
~ At 'he tifhe iieore we came down to tho Ferry
was an a"iui soiemny Of darkness and Tcpose in
IT, baI nero, when IN sight of the troons as they we're
seVerai!y emharking, every man OF whou 81 iour nc
lie taco OF their commander could be seen even an.r
'.e ooa'S ha put Oh. kert his eyes upon H. il .yas full
o' ios'cr more animated. yontf,!i and heroic ex-
FFe5s'on OF encouragement ai,d coaG!aucc.
You have hear! OF C encral Knox then Colonel
a'h o MS SehtorIan Vo;cn. YOU that TO JUS
cs car DC done 10 i'':n OF II; my Iars Tor !ot-
night after at the same heur of The night and do We,
WHEN remember how he GaiIopcd about, cursinr
swearing ds'hCunn2 every five minutes and lininr
ms own artillery, like giar He was gallant rclIo1
--'u ci blood with all the blunt: strong New Epo.
land hardihOol. And Green too-hc vas therc--,Ic
oF Mon of ak onr armies carb.e believe in case
n' any disaster To take the place of Washing, on-tbere
IL sat, thil OF deep cos5,Y9snrc,is broad forehead
on'ip The hies, thai wc. kinded near the place of
rinha;h ation. f
at last thoug. not until three o'clock in tie or,,,r;r
SO were fairly landed upon The JERSEY shore and bv
i've lad taken up our line ofnarch
cur who'll: army passed sollv anil silan;Ir nv tro
or three officers, posted upon the road side cnnnu,
waving their swoads, with j motion "a if IN cn;n; H.,
most dealhiike Stiffness; and deatlic il was f1r moth
@ conid he heard, but the blowing of horse. olt;pr
sound o" and then in the wet where the artillery
+ N rIIn
! and general rush, as deep heavy water
"a lew moments after troop of Virginians under
>dpdiu "SHingon, afterwards distinguished at the
'ouh} paraded IN beautiful style through tic heavy
snow, ahu brought US intelligence which. tended TO
accelerate oar march Before his arrival tyc had In
PED las afterwards found To snrpr;ga Tie enemy A.
trenton, while yct orcrpowered BIS The festivities Of
we preceding nIght--and make his inornjny sctp the
'!eep o. Gcah-but that flonc was IoneJ FIR
captain Washington had encountered his Dickp, ey
changed iew shot, ard left him prepared for .rha il
kaoic lie had heard vague ruInour of-or in
'en"h a'aCh'--f ct tins very affair, which al fret
eni"aiehsd 10 br dlsaserouS The froJil, orfaof,n
" 3Sh'u3op, probably tie chief roax,n wiz y
sOIceeied IN surprising Tie enemy al last; f,r as fiat
vas me- '"'yeJ no, he retired t. '2r'ers eter wait
'oo reasonable irre, az v .!set,.-:9= G,-,rS So:
ing Tie "hoic virginia 7s,r
OR troops no:v iafO,gn ipin t,r,, t.;.; -,
eScn'fated from orr ticf--i,o ~. dei,ilai mn
der 9"'i:au and 81. Ciar to tatn the river road.
while we, Under W ashin-;o himself {; r.snc III
ris, aud Stevens. pusieI onward trOu-ii whit i, I
led ne Pennington road.
lew moments afcrwords ju.j ;riio ;l,o,.,i,, ry
hcari had lost IFS moiOn entirely FOR felt in look
og ahoni nc and seeing the dsJ array OF substantial
but noiseess creatures horses and wsgo1,e.--os if Che
"hoic army were apparitiDn-7 cavacade Of dead
men inarchirg from place Of ,u,a 20 another
Hc'rd SHOT, 80 tIIat my horse Ieaped ont
OF tic rank This was followed " a loud cry--tyo
Or tnfec "os--a vo'ey and then. slot after shot as
Inc OF senliuels sleeping upoi. their posts had
suddenly started Up; one after te other fred off their
pieces aud Tin IL.
OuF advance we're yell furnished yvh J, vooets-ard
ihey immediately changed upon tje pirkot. and we
dashed a!icr t!c'n, irampIog them - leai, will, orr
horses, riding oTcr thuir like gghirwind ,yi,o,,
KING word or firing shot This vgas scarcely done
when 7c head The firing Of Tie other DIVISION # ,l,c
opposite qnarcTso admirably timed bad been ;ho ar
range'nt ni-aud immediately Cailcrrd INTO ,,a
centre Of i'e town, horse and foot determined r., ri
VIC enemy down, baynnet them, before fi.ey b,I
'une 10 TORN. Washington dreadfulIy cxoosod
nc o,'' picket thinking this second attack of tho
'e h''!c Skir'nhing party, that had fred into them
u'o'c hr"cccd TO give the aarm--and tho ouiposls
oopS" 'hc! ingb most calamity, retreatiug step by
e, "cn'nd NE houses, dsputIug every inch and pre-
se""og 'heT bright hayoncts without fash Of pow-
-s'' "H3iS'ef re fsla .Poo tbea-so liz. " G c2rlI