. The works of Washington Irving. Cbapter flPf. The Battle of I^ong Island. THE movements of the British fleet, andof the camp on Staten Island, gavesigns of a meditated attack; but, asthe nature of that attack was un-certain, Washington was obliged to retainthe greater part of his troops in the city forits defense, holding them ready, however, tobe transferred to any point in the Mifflin, with about five hundred ofthe Pennsylvania troops, of Colonel Shee andMagaws regiments, were at Kings Bridge,ready to aid at a moments notice. Theyare the best disciplined of any troops that
. The works of Washington Irving. Cbapter flPf. The Battle of I^ong Island. THE movements of the British fleet, andof the camp on Staten Island, gavesigns of a meditated attack; but, asthe nature of that attack was un-certain, Washington was obliged to retainthe greater part of his troops in the city forits defense, holding them ready, however, tobe transferred to any point in the Mifflin, with about five hundred ofthe Pennsylvania troops, of Colonel Shee andMagaws regiments, were at Kings Bridge,ready to aid at a moments notice. Theyare the best disciplined of any troops that Ihave yet seen in the army, said GeneralHeath, who had just reviewed them. GeneralGeorge Clinton was at that post, with aboutfourteen hundred of his yeomanry of the Hud-son. As the Phosnix and Rose had explored 186
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