New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02

tenant Colonel Peter c. Hams. United States En-
Cnecr Of the Third Lighthouse District. having
Jurisdiction over the stoncy Poln, Tigh house Res
ervaton. Watson Tomklns and Edward : Denton.
Of S;on"v Point. and H. X. Bush Brown. the sculp
tor. Of Poughkrepse.
WITH the aid ~ Colonel Grants map. they
amlned tho ground made famous by Mad An
thony" Wayne's brilliant exploit OF July i5. ia.
and Identified the sites 81 many OF dcfcnces OF
that rocky promon,ory which has not inapily been
called the key the gate OF the Highlands
The Kings map. which the committee used. and
from which the accompanying greatly reduced
rawing Is made Is exceedingly Interesting IN Two
respects First 5 careful survey Of the ground
and It's defenccs IN which respect u I. believed 10
be substantially accurate. and second chart OF
the routes by which the sleeping British believed
the Americans approached the FOR; the night OF
July -. l77s IN which respect II Il iuhcronsiy AZ
variance with the recorded facts The map II
titled a Pinn - the Surprise OF sioney Point. ny
a Detachment 81 the American Army Commando
by Brigadier-,;cneral Wayne. on Is July i7'e From
Surveys OF William simpson. Lieutenant Eth R~gi-
nent. and -. Campbell. Lieutenant s2i Regiment.
by John HIS. Lieutenant. a Regiment. and A.
sistant Engineer" These wor HES evidently hnI
not deemed the British capture OF the place June T.
l77s Of sufic.cn, note 20 make . map ol hat affair
Indeed. there nothing notable about ~. except
Of a negative sort Sir Henry Clinton thought
that II he could scz- the fort AT Sion.y Tolu, and
Fort Fayetic. directly across the river on Yer
pianck's Point he could cut the communicate ton
between NoW England and the other States. 50
he sailed ~, the river and landed "A division on
each side 81 tho river. Tn" garrison - forty
al that Washingion's feeble resources had per
mi'tci him to place q, Stoney Poln'-.lis 'rccily
withdrew 20 the Highlands and or June Clinton
took bloodcss possession and turned the guns
across the river AT the seventy men holding Fort
Fayetic who likewise manifested the provcrbial
better part Of yalor'' and capi,ulntcd The terms
OF capituiaion signed the par; OF the
British by John Andre. ad-Ie-camp" name
which subsequently became famous In those parts
~ connection with less successful effort 10
cure possession OF another stronghold further mp
the river
But there surprise party without refresh
nents In for the occupants Of these forts
Washington greatly lamentcd their loss They
certainly OF great strategic value. commanding.
they did the entrance 20 the Highlands. and the
only why he had not strongly gar
risoned and held them. and why. after their re-
capture he did retain them. the very
cellcni reason why he had not held New York AMI
all the intermediate forts: he couldn't: he had not
the men. But he determined 20 teach the British u
lesson on the night Of Ju.y Il, their sumbers were
unusually peaceful Not a bark bay came from
the dogs Of the ncighbOrhOOd - disturb their re-
pose. There weren't any dogs bark or bay that
night. Anthony Wayne had sent h's men all through
mat vicinity Inc gay before ana had them al Killed
On the evening OF the Eth all the Masslchusetfs
49,, . = - ~, 49,, 49,, =,
Light infantry were WasScd miie anu NAN ne
low the Point. under the General who would 20
,h,oucb n,o and o.,,.r >, ..,,,,,,isb hIs nurnos.
About midnight, having waited for the tide TO
had nrcvin,,slv s,nIar fzed himself with ibc works
and garrison by selling truck to the British sol,
diers. The Americans stole forward with unlOaded
guns Pompcy knew the password that night
were easily apnroacheJ and Jlsposed OF The
It,no,s man errnneouslv r.nr.aen,s ,he American
M,.e ',ap ,,i,n p,,,n ,,r oian, ,he
nor,barn hor. 81 -. "o,n, ,ha c.ntra coumn
nrnss', ,hn 80, aho,,,, IT, rid,,e on Tho YES,
. '"ism apout ,.s mum ~, IN , ah o.,
aha In. ,nnrLed fnrdnhIa mi IanJiny on the
s",,hnrn siJa ,i,hir ,ha Ii. hr, ~. british
sou.",'n sl.v N',"' u. ~ api.a ~ NV ,, .
MAJ " ,,a,,n ,ns u a. ,hnro J ,bcv
Vyers asl.cn At m" tine and "nlv woke M TO ma
H. ,,m.r'.ns n,,,orirs az, , ~ t"r, rro,n the
north and south As a matter OF fact. the whole
ro TnhIerherrh uho raincJ in r"s.rva south
west OF the swamp. crossed the morass at the foot
vi he "'s'ih "e's!,y' .heH pm, mo wv W, .