New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

Ing odds they Sun kept nr4s 1G; 'n3 sHd %h 1gaa ~
gantlot Of death-doaling lines
But the courageous Engshman kept on; he had
left a Of three regiments quartered IN NE
already famous old Nassau Han. seat Of the col
!ege at Princeton. They would come up in the morn
ing to make victory complete Meantime ne mus. mus
drive the rebels 10 their lair. The American iousht
wei but they were overpowered even Washington
with his Contirenta.s could only stand Few mo mo
The Assunpick Creek into their fortified camp. me
t"mpcr and movements OF his opponents gave Corn
adjutant TO hurry in his reserve.
THEY HAD STOLEN AWAY.
Rut there had been sudden heavy frost the roads
were rough and all night he lay watching the Drfh'
campfires Of his enemy and waiting Tor MS 'aIuy
regiments They destined never TO arrive In
what the great strategis;. Won Moltke' considered
Washington's greatest move, the Americans had
stolen AWAY and marching sturdily by the south
and cast had by dawn arrived within a mile ana
half of Princeton where they paused behind cur
tain Of forest rest for moment Scouts reportrd
moving toward Trenton along the Kings Highway
There were two regiments marching one the i.th;
was climbing the hill beyond; the other, the 0oth
distance without, dpsfonatng mo orrdr ,ne
with detachment moved up me stream 10 nd ,nter
cept the nth Advancing WITHIN iew nEluiga erod
yards of the bridge end standing until reinforced
he awaited an attack. ,. .,.o.,.,.,
The English van turned back ana hilng, onn,Eou hc
with fixed Layonets against the little Dtnd thcs"'
in smile of a gaant resistance with hintOcks dest-
tute of bayOnciS. ana TWO loui i-Pouiu S y, g.
M iIy uiIh' lily % n That his nank was turned but he
nine miles away and helpless westminster hhd
left his bivouac ana pas.&ea & n ~ ,bn Engiish
rorr e mingled with that Of the little pair Of
American field pieces anu qucklF ,inIh of
Mercer on the spot now known as he Datutloli oi
Princeton, where thcE Sto"u 'oe'''
were the pursuing British. ,., o,a ,.cisi,c
The shock OF battle was short, Snarp anu uc'SI''
Washington led his ranks to within thirty yards OF
The English musketry and his oiNccrs cinuateu ms
onnarnnt hravado The unsupported 18th fed IN
disord,r and the Americans. reforming promptly
dienersed with the assistance OF the toWnsioIK!;
The ot her two English regiments, which had lofhen
ard Princeton az well as in and around Nassau liaiI M
Itself Before leaving the nclu 'llc hH,i'' '''i
blew up the wooden bridge oyer o,oii NJ I en-, cam
that almost under the eyes ol 'oihWar' W - XII
vac by this tine coming over the prov "a 'iD mn
as thev hurried from Trenton Nl'h 'lt ".sap I.
nea nee OF the bridge the ialtic was oI' .o ".n
wallis's army was compelled TO wal un'Il }, "u3 ~
paired. By that time Washs 'Hi p nar,hcd thr"uch
Princeton TO Kingston. ana thch tuin.u no atnn ahe
toward Somerset, instead OF az Nno.''S ~ sd honna
British stores at New i'runs"lrtn 1t. ~ %,,oo,nCt,"d %
10 90. CORVALLIS. leaVhS Nasni.,s @ ,d ,hnnco re-
led his army directly 10 That town anu 'H'''0o ~
turned TO Ncw-York
.,, r,r,,r,-por-cr INpoETANT
SMALL bti
u,a many other great victories. Princeton was
Inn ,.,.,a.od ~ eeverol onpagemcnts in
small battle 'o"pos'u =, - a,,-o,,s ~, a
no OF which more IMAM '"' 'oe' ~
side were fighting at one time II nevertheless was
tremendous in It's results The apparent bravado OF
Washington and his oihcerS was "'' u ~ pr
citation OF what was at STAKE; lie coiHi''.''' " ~
hnest stategc move tn" iinal Tou' Vi '"c va, my
for the year, the rehabilitation o' America "S "''-