The New York herald., 1876-12-24
GRAND SHAM FIGHT.
Representation Of the Canlid Between the Remnants
d WssAingtan's Army end the Hsssa2s.
TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN PATRIOTS.
Arrangements for The Grand Event on
Tuesday Next.

snry OF the battle vi Trenton Will take place here
next Tuesday The principal feature OF the event viii
DO shan hight, IA which The Continental army and
shc Hessan troops viii be represented There VIII Uc
NO "rcd coats, The uniforms Tor them could not
conveniently .bo had. bat the Seventh rcgi-
ment, State militia, and other regularly
organized military companies, all in un!-
form, Will represent the Hcssiaus. under Colonel
Rail- They will number about 800 incu. The general
who Is 10 represent the Hessian commander VIII
be made known until ,he day OF batte. Tho Cont.
mental army vii! b. composed of citizens, divided into
thireen companies, and VIII be commanded by Gen
era Truck. veteran Of tie late war II will number
1,4o0 men The Continental Guards OF Princeton will
bo included in the latter The strength OF the oppos
Ing forces AT The original battle about 900
the aggregate standing raio OF about i've 10
In lavor OF the Continentals.
The following will represent the general officers OF
the Continental army:--Gencrai L. L. Campbell to
represent General Greene; Captaia H. Johnston, to
represent General Mercer; Mr. Martin keegan rep
resent General sullivan; Captain Isaac Rounsr rep
resent General Morgan Colonel W. 7. Wilson. to rep
resent General Lord Slerng Captain L. G. Stah. 10
represent General Knox
The following companies will be engaged in the
action
CONTINENTAL TROOPS.
Ex,on GIards-Company A, Captain J. Farrell; Com
pany u, Captain J. ID. Van Horn; Company {, Henry
oHara Company y, Captain A. 5. Lovett; Company
6, Captain Jonathan Coxon; Company H. Captain
David Haas; Company /, Captain Alphons0 s. Hill;
Company X, Captain William Doran
Washington Pioneer Corps. Captain q. A. Miettc;
Princeton Continental Guards, Captain A. /. Green;
Trenton Guards, Captain W. h. Bilbce
Artillery Ccrps-Cap,ain siahl. Lieutenant +. Lam
dolt.
cavary-Company L, N.G.s.N.J., Captain L. S. Nc
llvaine.
Hessian Troops--scventh regiment infantry NC
COMPANY ~ Captain Thomas ;. Stevens;
Company B, Captain j. NJ. Youmans; Company q,
Hurley; Company +, Captain Jonn }. Willis; Company
G, Captain Peter Wilkes; Company H. FIRST Pennsyl-
wanna n q.
Artiiery-Captain I. vansyckelL
PROGRAMME.
Tho following the movements OF the troops
1rdered Tor Tuesday with the divisions Of both
lhe Continental and Hcssian iorces:-
Tho Continental army viii Of two divisions,
Ds toilows:-
First division, under General Greene tCampbelD,
ponssting Of Companies q, H. ana X Exton Guards;
washington Continental Guards OF Princeton; Trenton
Guards and Was hnngton Pioneer corps, Company b;
cavalry aud artillery. This command VIII be divided
INTO three brigadcs, commanded by Generals Lord
Sterling tcolonc; W r. WILSON,, Mercer Captain Il. $.
Johnston), and General Steavans
Second DIVISION under General Sullivan Martin
Kceganh will consist OF Companies A, b, and Ex-
ton Guards, and Will be divided Two brgades CON-
manded by General St Clair John f. walsh) and GEN
sra Glover Captain Thomas Cunningham, also ar,il-
terry.
The Hessan troops viii be represented by tho Ma
tionai Guard as follows --Lossbourg's regiment Com
pany A, Seventh regiment, and Company T. First reg
mcnt infantry Pennsylvania National Guards will be
stationed at Greene and Academy streets; Rahs resi
ment, Companies andC, Seventh regiment. stationed
at warrca and Perry Streets Kpyphauscnis regiment
Companies ID and G, Seventh regiment, stationed at
Masonic Lodge on Front stree:
The Continental troops will form at half past eight
k,.t~a.
Pennington road aud General sul!ivan's division at
thc end OF West State street, at Cadwallader's
Tue Eessans' pickets will be posted us ioIlows:-
Platoon OF Company \. rs The north picket viii be
posted al Philip Mass house, on Pennington avenue
while platoon of Company VIII be posted at Allc
bury's, on West State street
OPENING rIRg.
At precisely haltpast niue O'Clock the Continental
troops OF both divisions Will attack and commence to
drive in tho Hcssans' pickeis General sullivan 5
command will drive in tho pickcts TO the Waste
Weir Bridge. West state street. and Kny phauscn's
regiment, under command OF Lieutenant Colonel
Schciicr. Will move quick time from their rcnucz-
vous. on From. street. through West State
The Waste Weir Bridge, when the action VIII
become general. knyphauson VIII be driven
BY sullivan TO Wilson street, when Company
ID, The picket company, will attempt to
escape aown Wilson and Front street Greene, fol
lowed by ST. Glars brigade oil Conisncnais sullivan.
with ny brgades his DIVISION will drivc
the other column OF Hessians through state strec;,
beyond Greene, where a stubborn will 10
made Sullivan's column viii rest on Grocne street
and the column OF HessiuBs that retrcatcd through
Front street VIII he hcmncd in by st. Car and sullivan
nj Taylor Hail. when they Viii surrcnour.
Grcene's DIVISION VIII drive the north picket TO
the head OF the town. when Rahi and Lossbourg viii
advance on Warren and Greene 10 ,ac Feeder.
short resistance will be made. Meanwhile, stevens
brigade will execute flank movement through Bruns-
and Rose street the junction Or 20,
down the canal bank 70 Perry aud Carroll
State street. advancing to the canal bridge and
ceptirg knyphausen's flying columns Here
encounter viii take place
The Continental Artillery at the head OF town, will
keep rakng lire down Warren street, rpon iabis
regiment which attempts TO place battery al Perry
street Stcrlings and Mercors brigadcs viii advance
simultaneously upon Eahiand ossbourc drIvin. them
down 10 Perry street. when iiah's cannon is captured.
Stubborn lighting ensucs at this point ana Rahl
Is driven through Perry street TO Greene
or 20 lossbourg, when retreat is made down Greene
street. ah dcbouching Into Gcadany street iollo ed
by Stcrling's brigade stockton and into state
street where u rcinofecs kpyphausen. Iossburg
urivcn dow Greene, through Hanover and Monigom-
cry sirees TO state street. on the lett OF Rahs dyi
sion. and receives gaining hrc rom sullivan and the
continental artillery when il by this time posted
State street. al Greene, laclng east The Hcsslans
thus hcmmcd IN, and the surrender w laso place be-
Tween Stockton street aud tho caual state street,
~ eleven O'Clock
The above plan Was arranged so that the sham light
would take place nearly ike thc original IN location
The present condition ana position OF the streets
would permit Alter the Surrender iinc viii be iorncd
right resting on the canal when parade will take
place the following route Through State street
70 Clinton avenue to Ferry 10 Warren 10 Bridge, TO
Centre, TO Cass, 10 second.
Al the State arsenal dress parade will take place.
after which tue Continental troops Will ucliyer up
their line Will ihcn be reformed and the parade
VIII De resumed up Second to Broad, through Broad
and Green streets TO Washington Hail, where col
lallon viii be provided ior the troops
CoxnEMoRAIioS.
A. two O'Clock orhtion upon tho event VIII be de-
iycred by Judge James Buchanan Petcrnan s
Seventh Re cgmen Band will be attendance and ur-
nish muse Among the selections will be original
Dne prepared expressly Tor tho BY Professor
Rstcrman.
AfTgR Tux aASNER WASHINGTON
II ~ the intention OF Company ID, Eaton Guards, TO
march from th.s city Monday evening 10 Taylorsviile
ia, whore, through the Kindness OF Nessrs
W. J.. Taylor and J. Il. JainsoD, a
KIND receptions awaits them. From Tayorsyille
they VIII cross the Delaware DAT boats, scows &c,
Washing stons crossing. Hero they VIII 10 joined by
Hr John g. Nuirhoad, of Ttusville, the grandson OF
John Muirhesd. one oil the brave who acted
ono of General Washington's guides TO Trenton 100