. The works of Washington Irving. reek, as that inlet of theHudson is called, which links it with the Har-laem River. A strong work, intended as a kind of citadel,was to crown a rocky height between two andthree miles south of the bridge, commandingthe channel of the Hudson ; and below it wereto be redoubts on the banks of the river atJeffreys Point. In honor of the general, thecitadel received the name of Fort Washington. Colonel Rufus Putnam was the principalengineer, who had the direction of the Miflin encamped in their vicinity,with part of the two battalions from Pennsyl-van
. The works of Washington Irving. reek, as that inlet of theHudson is called, which links it with the Har-laem River. A strong work, intended as a kind of citadel,was to crown a rocky height between two andthree miles south of the bridge, commandingthe channel of the Hudson ; and below it wereto be redoubts on the banks of the river atJeffreys Point. In honor of the general, thecitadel received the name of Fort Washington. Colonel Rufus Putnam was the principalengineer, who had the direction of the Miflin encamped in their vicinity,with part of the two battalions from Pennsyl-vania, to be employed in their construction,aided by the militia. While these preparations were made for theprotection of the Hudson, the works aboutBrooklyn on I<ong Island were carried on withgreat activity, under the superintendence ofGeneral Greene. In a word, the utmost exer-tions were made at every point, to put the city,its environs, and the Hudson River, in a stateof defense, before the arrival of another Cbapter DUirir, Retreat of General Thomas—His Death—General Sul-livan in Command—Scene on the Sorel—SanguineExpectations of Sullivan—Washingtons Opinionof Sullivans Character—Gates Appointed to theCommand in Canada—Reinforcements of the Enemy—Reverses—Thompson Captured—Retreat of Sulli-van—Close of the Invasion of Canada. OPERATIONS in Canada were drawingto a disastrous close. General Thom-as, finding it impossible to make astand at Point Deschambault, hadcontinued his retreat to the mouth of the Sorel,where he found General Thompson with partof the troops detached by Washington, fromNew York, who were making some prepara-tions for defense. Shortly after his arrival, hewas taken ill with the small-pox, and removedto Chamblee. He had prohibited inoculationamong his troops, because it put too many oftheir scanty number on the sick list; he prob-92 6eneral Sullivans ©peratlong 93 ably fell a victim to his own prohibition, as hedied
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