New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . had blessed thehusbandman, and that domestic and public manu- ONY AND AS A STATE 91 factures had prospered beyond the most sanguineexpectations. In his message of January 13, 1814, GovernorPennington called attention to the dispositionsmade by the general government for the protec-tion of the city and port of New York, but viewedwith alarm the exposed condition of the shore ofNew Jersey from Sandy Hook to Cape May andthence up Delaware Bay. For protection of suchexposed points the governor recommended theplacing of adequate
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . had blessed thehusbandman, and that domestic and public manu- ONY AND AS A STATE 91 factures had prospered beyond the most sanguineexpectations. In his message of January 13, 1814, GovernorPennington called attention to the dispositionsmade by the general government for the protec-tion of the city and port of New York, but viewedwith alarm the exposed condition of the shore ofNew Jersey from Sandy Hook to Cape May andthence up Delaware Bay. For protection of suchexposed points the governor recommended theplacing of adequate field artillery and the enrol-ment of corps of patriotic citizens. Such confi-dence was reposed in the ability of Governor Pen-nington that he was requested by the Legisla-ture to visit the seacoast and shores of DelawareBay, which he did, placing at the disposal of thelocal militia such field artillery and small arms asthe resources in his control justified. Suchremained the political condition of New Jerseyuntil the termination of the war and the returnof THR CONSTITUTION CHAPTER V New Jersey Troops in the War of 1812 THE storm cloud which had long beengathering at last broke in , as early as 10,1812,nearly two months before a formaldeclaration of war between theUnited States and Great Britain had been made,under an act to authorize a detachment fromthe militia of the United States empowered thePresident to take measures for the purpose of or-ganizing, arming, and equipping one hundredthousand militia to be raised among the Statesfor six months service. For this purpose onemillion dollars was appropriated. To the call ofCongress New Jersey made quick response, forwithin fifteen days Governor Bloomfleld issued anorder to mobilize five thousand State militia, thecommand whereof was assigned to Major-GeneralBenjamin Ludlow. Two problems now confronted New Jersey: thedefense of her exposed seacoast, and the protec-tion of the neighboring cities of New
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