, 1862-02-28
A brilliant Military Achieve
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L EOKTRABAND MADE VBEFUL III 4
MILITARY Fo1NT 0E VIEW.

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MILITARY FolET OF VIEW.
[Exprc=sly Selected for the Chicago Tribune.1
Our readers have become accustomed to
military news, and to avoid too sudden
change OF dict, as well as for the Interesting
features combined in this full account OF 4
brilliant military feat, VIC bring it forward
from history, as not liable to censorship, and
further, IS containing instructive and timely
intelligence not yet received by some Of our
commanders. There are ot1er Pompeys that
may be made useful in military point Of view.
II belongs to class Of facts that never die
nor lose their significance. The readers Of the
TRIBUNE will read it with interest.
On the morning Of the LIST of June, ITS,
two small forts, situated at VerplancE's and
Stony Point were captured from the AneT1-
cans BY a British force, commanded IN per5on
by Sir Henry Clinton. The two garHsons
of these forts WAS much 1amented by Wash |
ington, and his first care was to mike an ct 1T
to recover them, for West Point was no" in
danger. The main body Of the American ar
Highlands, and Washington established his !
headquarters at Smiths Glove, not fur IRON
| what is now known as Turner'S Station, on
| the Eric railroad General McDougan was |
transferred to the command Of West Point;
the ga1iEons at Constitution I.land and at the
rcdoubts opposite West Point were strength |
ened; the road to Fishkin Was we'll guarded
and three brigades were placed under com
maud Of General Heath, who had lately been
ordered from Boston, oa II t1e 4 Isl o. gay;
| of the light infantry Of the line, and Vas sta
toned in the vicinity OF Dunderberg, between
Fort Montgomery and the main army at the
| Glove. The British meanwhile greatly
1s-% crro1j cr1ta
! Piled with ammunition and stores, and N
charge Of the seventeenth regiment Of foot,
the greuadier companies Of the seyenty-frst,
and some artillery, the whole under command
Of Lieutenant-Colon johnson, OF the ses,
quite as strong and several small British YES
sells Of war anchored in the bay, within close
cannon shot Of tho forts. Such was the stu
alton Of the two armies when the attack Of
the Americans, under Wayne. upon stony
On the morning Of the 18TH Of July all the
Massachusetts Light Infantry were marched
to the quarters Of Wayne at Sandy Beach,
dian on that day, which was remarkably
! sultry, the whole body moved through narrow
deiilcs, over rough crags, and across deep
1 ! morasses in single file, and at eight in the
: evening, when just dark, rendczFouEea a
: they remained until General Wayne and
scyeral officers returned from accommodating
;, the works Of the enemy, when they were
: formed into columns, and moved silently
forward uhder The g,s1ae;s .3 q sgro foa &ape
u selling fruits and vegetables to the officers,
- and possessing the countersign, so that he
l. could trade unmolested: ....-.
:. The situation Of the fortress was by many
~ bluff, IN island ut high water, and always in
10 accessible dry shod, except across naTroW
~ causeway in the rear, it WIS defended by out
,e works and Z double row Of abatis. upof
~ three sides Of the work were the waters OF I'll
- - Hudson, on the fourth was the morass, deel
- and dangerous. Wayne, however, was no
to be deferred by obstacles, they only inspire;
~ him with determination His tayo2lte mott.
- - was. "Where there's q will there's way,
al and he astonished bis eommander-ln.ch chle1
Il "thas if Washington would plan the assault
lie would storm he'll itself"
"a At halfpas eleven at night the American
=" commenced their silent march toward the for
IN AL the dogs in the neiyhborhood had bee
- Killed the night before, that they might nc
give notice of strangers near: Wayne oElerc
alI The fsnts Of the guns to be taken ont, an
struck one man down with his sword for di
On obcy1ng the order. The negro acho hdd u
counsersigu GJ The garrison, with Two stfon
aal yauced alone; when he came upon the tir
in British sentinel, he gave the counterslg
in. which, sibgularly enough, was d" The tort
raj our own" While Rompsy stood conee's.'
av 7eafh We sotde ao ada Ell r. f. hn
If traffic, the two Americans disguised as faEme
nr | r1shcd unou the tiuel, seized and gaYgs
Ut linn The silence Of the sentinel at tie caassr
7ras secured IL The sanac ,'aa7ancr. The comma!
by then Waled un.h .ns lue eppeu ,,tI
General Muh1enburg, it crossed the mora =
led unobserved by the enemy, to the foot of t
western deeilrltE Inc t1oops WY noM
ap sldea lnto NV sohula, sn ond f ST. rontce
;es consisting o. 9nS a4 n.tt 41e Iof9
bs under Lieut. CeA Def!easy .n1s ~ ~ ae.s
M one hundred yoin1tecIs unnsr 20 n,'% "a
tile men VIII nnio.oSa - s 41.o,tM wv 49,
~ ba3one's- 3oi.o.n ..a,l nule ,dar ~ ;on4an,
men from eaGn cotrS H. 1t,ue+ 4l-a[ ~ ,o-,ore
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ma. deat's Peg soal!uens .9S +s,a ,o,ood n
~ a. AT ltt1e HtsI ~ ~" Sors w. *
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;+,- panx VI ~ ~ ~ ta;rht Thav Werr foIinw
1sn Pott1on ~ suS s;EE;:;.,, M r;r1,t oomnns
~ ~ te the 1a9rnents If Fsbiger and Meic5, led
tya o. Inc 1es.aonse o1.o,' -, 1rhe 1af1 Ios m
,osS zen. MaSaG =! Rats RI.se r;,;,,,ent and tao ~
ctcd 1,auies under Major Murfey. The Amerle:
we're ts nhasen 1nor 4hn hrfohts When a skirm
d in Ie ,,son 4ha eantina1s and The aiiyan
VINO ensuGu III ;aa+ Soo sro7 serarai shots
an1 Euafas. !Ac IcneIe I, ~ -sel 49, ~ =:
own sue onstt Na,1t.,t- eoIs1r ~ tLo Lavnnet
ienSe, @ rsls 1ras enadeniy aronsed from teeir SIT
zach enemy w vas ~ suon aoo, 1cnce ~ he nirht
the ners, ana W us1P th a,s1o ~ and f5e n
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sue. !nG elS So,,ooa " ~ ~ ,ott1a of mnslefrr f
npt nme con1anJeen e.,5 ~ 5ron, Tho abat;s 1nino
snsi 1ae i, ~ rnar of cannon from the cmbrasu
and 1'aa--;tr loaded WITH 5rrane shot.
and Aery - $50 ~ +h;a 1aoth dea1inr storm
ibed u uue se ~ sn.s ,,,,+n,.s forced their u
.o.. te s:a - "a Sa,d,v stTurp1c WAYNE was st +
4 ;s ?, 4ha hcad hr y musEet bali. Believing i
;d1 dnG eef to be mortaly wonnaea, ns eacia1fl et
u,orc "Men march on, L. carry NJ 1so 'nS aVat,
die at the neaa OF my eo1nIhh. Ia tst
h,to two AIDS, F1snnoN and AsenGu e9EA +i.a n
their arms and ear1ace hl91 :iIlSis Ns1 .reo
The VOTES; * tols Inhc ~; haS n t;rst ~
at tue ne'iu OF n's e9nle, ~, "a! usH' -ta.;
sries the fort ano pn!iea ooM,l tS a,,r"-e
Sh;ch with As o"n nes, a ne5 ;ne 1o,,attor =,
IN Tue cenlre VI ~! ANY lolneo 80. n'one ~
ps To zas that ecnoea u Ill., ns;.;ap =,
;nst;nct;vn1v f1cv ia arms and male 4 splz
paed -ns;stanna. huf Col ;{olnson saw that re
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