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Not even 4 raader like Washington.
ana officers TO second lin like Greene.
Sullivan. Knox. st. Clair, Stephen, Stir
ling. Cadwalat.er, Sergeant. Mercer.
Mifiin, Reed. Stark. Hand. Glover and
and others. could overcome such a dis
parity and inequality.
CORVALLIS had only to oatlank them,
crun.ple them Up. roll them back on
tie impossible Delaware and then
God help them all!
There was no Disgusting the critical
nature of their situation, and the ar
my had never before been in so des-
perate q position. 1t neelel no great
skill to see the danger 0 to be faced,
but the mistake of CORVALLIS gave
them a brief respite. of which they
promptly availel themselves. Wash
ington was not q nan before whom it
was ever safe to indulge in mistakes,
and the more difficult his position the
more dangerous he became. Trial, dam
ger. hazard. seemed to bring out all Of
the most remarkable qualities of the
man in the highest degree. Nothing
alarmed him. nothing dismayed him.
nothing daunted him: the hotter the
conflict. the more pressing the danger.
the cooler lie becsme. No man on
earth was ever more ready II quick
to avail himself of time and opportuni-
Nv once he had determined upon IL
course Of action. This campaign was
tie most signal Illustration. among
many others. which his wonderful Gu
reer affords. Action. prompt. bold. de-
cisive. was as the breath Of life to him,
but Before coming to a decision. CON
trary to the custom of great command
ers generally. he usually called a couIt-
ell of war. which on account of his ex-
ccssive modesty he sometimes allowed
to overrule his own better Judgment,
to the great detrirsent Of the cause.
Alone he was superb. Given equal re-
sources. the world has not seen Il rem
eral with whom he could not success
fully be matched. In this particular
juncture. fortunately for the country.
he insisted upon having his " way.
There were apparently but three al
ternatives before the council. The first
WAS Il retreat with all speed down the
river. leaving the heavy baggage and
artillery. ana then crossing at Phila-
delphia. if they ccull get there in time.
But this would be to abandon the
whole colony of New Jersey. to lose
the results of the whole campaign and
leave the enemy in fine position to be-
gin again in the spring. and If this
were the end they might better have
stayed on the west side Of the river.
Besides. successes were vital AMI mist
be had. Another retreat meant disin-
tegration and ruin in spite of the lucky
stroke at Trenton.
Tie second alternative WIS n battle
where they stood. and thar meant
erei Il moment. The army must win
or die: and as dying could do no good,
II had to win. A brilliant iIea. how
vcT. had occurred to the commander
IN chief. the man of brilliant ideas. He
communicated it to the council. where
it instantly found adhereats and OBJ
~jectors too. 1t was the third alterna-
tive. A circuitous road called the
Quaker road. recently surveyed and
just made, led in n roundabout way
from the rear of the camp toward the
Princeton road. Which it entered two
miles from that town. Washington's
plan was to steal silently away in the
night by this road. leaving bright fires
burning to deceive the confident
enemy. and press with all speed to-
ward Princeton. strike CORVALLIS rear
guard there Mt dayhreak with over
whelming force. crush it before that
general could retrace his steps. and
tLen make a dash for the British sup
plies at New Brunswick. If it were
not practicable to reach that point.
Washington could take a position or
the hills above Morristown. ON the