New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-17
whr tne fag was lhere at mianight dOnt know, but

Why the flag was there at midnight don't know out
there II was fyiDg. . nj, omoor
knows his section 10 charge upon. Tho garrison arc
driven toward the corner, aud we meet GIBBONS anu
Colonel sherman. of Connecticut. rushing over the
space grasps by hand Butler. OF PENNSYLVANIA rs ne
from the maIsb 10 Join I'm the glory. The British cry
"Qnarler!" Some who remember the bloody deeds Oi
Observation-Disclosures 10 their knees Mercy dear Ameri-
cans! NarcyP' But are not OF tnat kind WIN
the first cry OF quarter. every bayOnet Is upu 2un
not n man is hurt thereafter Wayne stunlbes 1oeoy
into the ring supported by HUI and fishh'na dn u, ,
Archer. With common impulse the whole 2oo tlt
he wild echoes fyinz with three roaring, royal Amer-
can cheers And the fools down IN tue SHIPS am over az
Verpianck's, painfully watching the volcanic h, tu
the Yonkees epused, ana return the hurrais BuI
the had been whired around rlyerwaTd ana NIL
through tho rigging and over the river The ships
slp their cables and drop down the river m sglien
silence The fight Is over, and In twenty minutes H"i
the first shot.
Tho papcr of Mr. IT. p johnson which followed, was
purely historical, and OF great yaue. He gave many
interested details OF tho Organization Of the ght IL
antr with sketches OF the officers. and tho whole was
enriched with many facts before given to the
word. , ,,..,. With
ybcb Mr. Johnson,s paper concluded. IA interesting.
irssmuch rs il yyly sets forth the b'wiiterment OF
the British commander II must be rene tna'
the report was written ton days after the hEht;
NEw-YoRB. july 90. 1779
lam exceedingly sorry now 10 inform your l9rdship
OF the extraordinary and sudden revolution wnch ha]
me q ny e1 DE- fra ~ and capable OF resisting
almost any open attack that could be made against II,
daring attempt the 49, Inst, about IL O'Clock ar
and carried II BY storm lees tEan twenty min
utes The particulars Of this singular ara unfortunate
event which has led every one VITA astonshneht are
as vet very little known. The wounded officer. who arc
lion OF that nights transactions that II Il hncuit 10
form real Judgment OF them. Tue military character
OF Lieut. COLONEL Johnson u The l7th Regiment,
who commanded there has been 80 well estaD isneh az
not 10 admit easily OF belief that no suffered his earri-
sou surprised Yet q: IN too certain that tive not
three columns of the enemy penetrated different
abbatis at the saIO6 time, were almost instantly III pos
session Of the advance works ana IN very rev nin-
utcs masters OF the body OF tBe place. The At
tack commanded by BrigaderGen"10l wayne
and il u justce be allowed t. nis edit as wei as
TO all acting under hrs oriere that nc instance o. MY
was unncccssaI fly pat 10 fhe sword or WantohB
wounded.
TO LORD vIscoUST TowEsHESD.
A 1ne-looklng. nJud gentleman with a gray mus
tache next introduced % Colonel Febger ana nc
before by the gallant Dane bis grandfather vino had
the homo. ~ receiving his sword from Colonel Johnson
the British Commander one Of these written TO bis
WIZ % 4"'' FoRT wAYSE stony Point, July 1G 1770
Mr DEAR G nave us, borrowed peni iGk rand ana
Fort Montgomery and at IL o'clock last night, VIC
about fourteen killed and forty lity wounded, we
carried H. can give you no particulars rs yet mn,
quet-Dall 5craped my nose No Other damage to Old
Denmark" God bless You. Farewell FEBiaER.
AT this point the celebration TO abruot, If not
an u%,s' fm had n"rne tbe btde9 Of the heayg
festivities, arose 10 mako tho painful announcement
that he noel fight woud be POSTPONED until 1879. The
crowd gave wall of disappointment. aud then
beroicallv succumbnd to The hour Late.
r 10 British Army mad evacuated the works, and
were hunting around for transportation to some
cool place where there possible moisture, ana
uuder the circumstances It wonid have been cruel TO
ask Putnam PhalanS, consisting IN the main 81 gen
tienen of much dignity and corporation, Wearied
VII THEN COnry Island campaign the daY before, aud
swathed IN Continental COSTUME u storm an empty ana
invisible fertilization. Altogeher II well that the
original plan on the battle" not carrie out in all
lie details" I, was 100 not Wayne himself 10 spite ~
bs proclaimed willingness 10 storm the iuier-
nal regions II WASHINGTON would plan the at
tack would never have climbed this slippery
asce MT under such So the distinguished guests
sid merrlly down TO their barges. and were tOWed
away well satisfied although they had enjoyed scene
OF earnage IL tHeir descendants wli learn wisdom
from the experience of their sre, the next centennial
will be celebrated ms Wayne himself practically eug-
gested very dak night between halfpast II and
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