The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-09
THE LIFE
OF
WASHINGTON
By REV. MASON L. WEEMS
Formerly Rector of Mt. Vernon
Parish
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focked in by thousands, to General
Howe, TO take the oath of allegiance.
And the best judges were of opinion,
that the alarming apostacy would
soon become general throughout the
two great States of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey! And indeed, no wonder;
for to most people it appeared that
the of liberty was a gone cause.
But, still firm as the iron rudder
hands that maintain the curse of the
ship in her trembling flight over rag
ing seas, so firmly did Washington
cleave to his country men, and
their retreat
They had been obliged to retreat
from Long Island to New York, from
New York, over the Hudson to New
Jersey, and now over the Delware, to
Pennsylvania. "My God! General
washington, how long shall we re-
"treat ?" said General Reed, where
"shall we stop" "Why sir" replied
washington, if we can do no better,
well retreat over every river in
america; and last of all over the
mountains, whence we shall never
'lack opportunities to annoy, and
Finally, | hope, to eXpel the enemies
"of III country"
But, God be thanked our tolls and
trials were not to be pushed to such
sad eXtremities, for General Howe,
having driven the Americans to the
western side of the Delaware, station
ed 1000 men in Trenton, Bordentown,
and Burlington on its eastern bank,
and then returned with the main army
70 cot fhoi., yrinf0, Ilioo nc -, p-,xr.
wick and New York.-Here Washing
ton with joy, first discovered an OPP
%portunity to make a blow. Not doubt
ing, but such a long run of success
had taught the enemy to think very
highly of themselves, and as meanly
of the Americans; and suspecting too,
that at Christmas, which was close at
hand, instead of watching and pray
ing like good Christians, they would,
very likely, be drinking and hopping
like fools, he determined then and
there, if possible to make a smash
among them. To this end he broke
his little remnant of an army into
three divisions; two of which he COM
mitted to Generals Ewing and Cad
wallader to attack at Bordentown and
Burlington, the third he meant to lead
in person to the heavier charge at
Trenton. Everything being in readi-
ness by Christmas night, soon as it
was dark they struct their tents and
moved off in high spirits, once more
to try their fortune against a long
victorious enemy. But alas! the en-
thusiasm of the gallant Cadwallader
and Ewing was soon arrested; for on
arriving in the river, they found it so
filled with ice, as to preclude all pos
slbility Of crossing. Thus, to their
eXpressionable grief, was blasted the
ardent wish to aid their beloved chief
in this his last bold attempt to save
America. Ignorant Of the failure of
tWO-thirds of his plan Washington
and his little forlorn hope, pressed on
through the darksome night, pelleted
by an incessant storm Of hail and
snow. On approaching the river,
nine miles above Trenton, they heard
the unWelcome roar Of ice loud crash
ing along the angry flood. But the OBJ
Ject before them was too vast to allow
Il thought about difficulties. The
troops We're instantly embarked, and
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