, 1876-12-30

Gallant resistance they were slowly driven b,,,
stroet, az nearly following wl,crn ,hcIr r"reeNc
ptars led 100 yeara ago aa TIM houses aud tonam tfsem
s osaS"rss s%s' tloaps tss s'nG hyna s9, permit sin
urcenos advancing tlivis!on at tho cnu1 isag,t tiong,t
wero prevented from receiving Kny9%%sa,tee'cr, K%s
alu ny mnstcrly flank movement cxrenSS cxreSSns "a
o,so en a sieTss KEN, efgSe s9gsat ts taG s
and 'lown tho canal ank. That tarnc,l t1 ts ts'en
tunes. OF tho dny agninst Tia W. seor. ior.
Of King George. lind ticy ti 'fSoaps
aiqec, anle 70 ;ho rlat, tl,eif battery IN sny
cnt; but the rakinE re oi tic Con,ineo 1{'ls5 ats5
lcry down Warren street forced THEM to oh.s' M.
lion thc nttcmpt. So, still fighting Rtuhorqnlia- "qla-
Hall,s lofct'a Lhtreatcd tihwr Greene, tbrn,,G,,
Academy and STOCKTON strccta into Atalo, whila
direction through Hanover and Mn.ltgou,cr,v ,,e ~
Statc. Hero thuy Joined with wlnt rrmnJnn;I 70 L,
Khyphauscn's troops. But by thfs .I tn,n ~ "
Aer1eans a emns the II on three ses
hrows, pouring in whitening fire of 18th h .nr'E asr
ketry and artillery; furthcrretrcas was inuossI.
bic, anu common prudence, rs well as mis- nt,,,s.
ofllion anu TUG programme Of the tlay's nr',.
cceuiaEs, compelled thcnl to surrender. Thcv
wore then OIL tho cxact fEatoric spot, ,ycrc icy W
orchard once stood, now State strcct, hct,ycnn n
Stockton and the canal. 'e'"eeh
Up to this tlmo everything had rone n1r,t,.
1y put here. Where tllo cflanco for fno lyrns,ie
aea%s tss na was , rsaelie, teIe aa perceptile
Even II snm Yeoinnns, WHO played tjru. lia'
had been prejudiccd nbo,tt bcinE SHOT ,i'ron..t a
tho bowels, Just to keep uu the tliusIu,, +.
1nsEnt at lcnst have made bc1lerc That lie waS. IL,
mitch as got oil his horse to srrrcnsr mn, n ~ ~
point OF fact there are serious doubts, pwinr r. r.
the throng md confusion, npIl tho wny Ennt;
nci.taB and Ilcsstatis became mixed III, and thc
,5nnsderons ,, iIro Of horn blasts aud snow inlls
Of tl!e soldiers IN firing as long as thcy lnal
cartridge left, mil tho hurrnl,s Of tho rsr,tr.i
ropular0 who packe1 tho windows, roofs' ani
street, as TO who did gtvc up his sword t' til. tic
ge1t1em Isn E.s y 1o wiito horsear wig repre-
:, Tho IcssIans lntl down their arms, tlon too,,
them up again, a,nl went on firing Oft tho instnf
their cartridges, the cheering continued, ,lraf.
onlnT aG slanEor swciled from tho brazcn tlroats
salute Of 100 Euns WINS fired. "A
Ihcra Were IN tho eham battlo O00 mcn rcprc.
sentlng tlc Continental army, and 7UD who iii
duty for The foreign foe. Tho hitter, beIn,. @
reg1lar mla'tta mc,,, wore their uniforms, hut
former, with tho exceptions OF tho Trinccton
company, which wore tic handsome Conti
mental uniform, md n s1nnll portion of III,
loeal militia men nts!red in regulation uniforms,
pasSs ps tbs ed df'ssGs s # Is ,rs asa1 . d
tlenlalions who fought at Trenton md I wnterm, ,
at Valley Forgg. Not sound suit q,
clothes WIS tn tho ranks. Some war;
straw hats tied down over their ears:
ot!'cra ,lad olu,fasl'ionea "hickory" shirts ovrs
about their boots, rs tho men had Who leit
their tracks III blood upon tho frozen rrottnl
when marching to that victory onu hundred
years aE6,
After the surrender, tho Con,lucnta,a a,,r-
rounded their prisoners, ant, nj marched 10 the
arsenal, where the arms borrowed for The ocra
sion were returned. It Ind been purpo.cd IL
hold here rcyio's, but, in consideration Of the
fatigues already undergone md tho fuEling rai,,
this was abandoned. Victors anl van1uishcd
together were given bountlful collation. III
Washington 1lall Later In the day judge james
Buchanan delivered natrlotlc orat!on III tic
Taylor Opera. House, Which was tlcnscly thtonr.
60, and 50 cndcd Trcnton's centennial ccrbrl.
uesslnns ~