The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-08

gallant style. This picket was COM
posed of about fifty Hessian chasseurs
and twenty English light dragons.
under command of Lieutenant Grot-
iausen of the chasseurs. They all fed
so precipitately that tLey did not stop
TO alarm the brigade which they had
been stationed to protect, but rapidly
galloped down the road and. crossing
tie bridge over the Assunpink, made
good their escape toward Bordentown.
Grave suspicious of cowardice attached
thereafter to their commanding officer.
Had Ewing performed his part in the
plan the bridge would have been held
and they would have been captured
with the rest. Stark's men. followed
by tie rest OF Sullivan's division. were
now pushed on rapidly for tie town,
and tie cheers of the New England
men were distinctly heard by Wash.
tngton and his men on the main road.
The main guard on the upper road. al
most as completely surprised as the
other by the dashing onslaught of the
Americans. made another futile at
tempt at resistance to Greene's column,
but they soon fell back in great disor-
der upon the main body.
1t was broad daylight now, and the
violence of the storm had somewhat
abated. In the town, where the firing
had been heard, the drums of the three
regiments were rapidly beating the as
sembly. Colonel Rail was in bel
sleeping off the effects of his previous
nights indulgences when he heard the
connection. Jumping from the bed AMI
running rapidly to the window, still
undressed, he thrust out his head ana
asked the acting brigade adjutant,
Biel, who was hurriedly g~alloping
past, what 1t was all about. There was
a total misrepresentation on all sides
eve at this hour as to the serious ma
ture of the attack, so the confused
colonel. satisfied with Biel's surmise
that ii was a raid, ordered him to take
a company and go to the assistance of
the main guard in the supposition that
it was only Q skirmishing party and
never dreaming of a general attack.
Nevertheless he then dressed rapidly
and, running down T.. the street,
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brought around. The three regiments
which comprised his brigade and COM
mand were already forming. They
were the regiment Rail-. the regiment
Won Lossburg and the regiment Won
Knyphausen. At this moment the adj
vance party and the main guard came
running through the streets in great
confusion. crying that the whole rebel
army vas down upon them. The regi-
ment Rail ana the regiment Won Loss
burg at once began retreating to an
apple orchard back of the town, firing
inefectively In their excitement. as
they ran from behind the houses. at
the head of the column which had now
appeared in the street, while the regi-
ment Won Knyphausen. under the COM
mand of Major Won Dechow. the sec
ond in command of the brigade. sepa-
rated from the two others and made
for the bridge over the A%ssunpink.
King and Queen streets run together
at the east end of the town. There
Washington stationed himself. on the
left of Forests battery. which was i'm.
mediately numbered and opened up a
hot fire. The generals position was
much exposed. and aztec his horse had
been wounded his officers repeatedly
requested him to fall back to a safer
point, which he peremptorily refused
to do. Tie joy of battle soarkled in
his eyes. He had instinctively chosen
that position on the field from whence
lie coulu best see and direct the con.
flict, and nothing but a successful
charge of the enemy could have moved
him to retire.
A few of the cooler headed men
among the Hessians had rallied sorle
of tie Lossburg regiment. and two
guns had been run out into the street
and pointed up toward the place where
Washington stood TO form n battery
when might. could ii have been serv-
ed, have held the American army in
check until such time as the startled
Germans could recover their wits ana
make a stand. General Washington
pointed them out to the officer of the
advance guard. which had already done
such good service, with a wave of his
sword. The little handful of men, led
by Captain Washington and Lieutenant
Monroe. charged down upon the guns.
which the party had not had time to
load. A scattering volley received
them. Captain Washington and Mon
roe and enc Of tn men were wounded.
Another FED us~.d. The men hesltated.
Talbot sprang TO the head OF the col
umn in obedience to the generals nod,
ana they rallied. advanced on the run,
and the guns were Immediately cap
tured.
Meanwhile the fire of Sturk's r.demen
could be heard al tie other end of the
town. st. Glars brigade held the
bridge. The regiment Won Knyphausen
lost a few precious moments e~ndeavor-
ing to extricate its guns which had
become mired in the morass near the
bridge. and then charged upon ST. Clair.
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