History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . e sunk in a cellar on Coenties Slip, near foot ofWall Street; Waterburys Battery was located at the foot of CatherineStreet, where the river was narrowest ; another battery on the Rutgerslower hill; forts were lieiug erected on Jones, Bayards, and Lispenardshills, north of the town, to cover the approach by land in that direction;and still another at the foot of East Eighty-eighth Street to blockade thel)assage at Hell Gate. That part of Fort George which faced Broadwaywas dismantled to prevent its lieing converted into a citad
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . e sunk in a cellar on Coenties Slip, near foot ofWall Street; Waterburys Battery was located at the foot of CatherineStreet, where the river was narrowest ; another battery on the Rutgerslower hill; forts were lieiug erected on Jones, Bayards, and Lispenardshills, north of the town, to cover the approach by land in that direction;and still another at the foot of East Eighty-eighth Street to blockade thel)assage at Hell Gate. That part of Fort George which faced Broadwaywas dismantled to prevent its lieing converted into a citadel ; and bat-teries were projected along the west side of the at various points,although it was agreed that the Hudson was so extremely wide and dee]ithat all attempts to obstruct the passage of .ships would be fruitless ; worksof considerable strength were in progress at The map ofNew York Island, on the following page, has been compiled from autlientic MAP OF New York Island IN THE REVOLUTION Compiled forMRS. LAMBS -\History of New Hl.)[ it •> \ \ THE HRITJSII ARMY DRIVES FROM BOSTOX. 69 sources with direct reference to the convenience of the reader in tracingthe course of events and armies during this rarely interesting period ofAmerican history. It serves also with its truthful lines t(j illustrate thewonderful growth of New York City iu a century. During tlie mouth of Jlarch, while George III. was exulting over theacquisitiiiu of twenty thousand Oeruian soldiers, and Joseph Brant, aMohawk sachem, was standing among the courtiers at Whitehall, promis-ing assistance from the Xations to chastise those bad children, theNew England people, and the ministry were strengthening their impetu-ous arrogance with the near ]irospect of victory, Washington, through aseries of skillful maneuvers, in which he hazarded comparatively nothing, actually putting the British army to flight from the city of before was so important a residt
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