. American history:. iillH into tho N. Western extremity of NewarkBuy. (Set; Map.) * Newark, now a city,and the most in NewJersey, is situateil on the VV. side of Jlivcjr,three miles from its entrance into Newark Itay, andnine miles \V. from New York. (See Map.) t New Brwtswirk is situatfid on the S. bank of llar-Itan Hiver, ten from its entrance into ItaritanJlay at Amhoy, and twenty-three miles from New-ark. It is tho seat of llutgers College, founded in 1770.(See Map.) t Prinretnn thirty-nine miles from New-ark. It is the seat of the College of New .
. American history:. iillH into tho N. Western extremity of NewarkBuy. (Set; Map.) * Newark, now a city,and the most in NewJersey, is situateil on the VV. side of Jlivcjr,three miles from its entrance into Newark Itay, andnine miles \V. from New York. (See Map.) t New Brwtswirk is situatfid on the S. bank of llar-Itan Hiver, ten from its entrance into ItaritanJlay at Amhoy, and twenty-three miles from New-ark. It is tho seat of llutgers College, founded in 1770.(See Map.) t Prinretnn thirty-nine miles from New-ark. It is the seat of the College of New .Jersey,usually call((l Irineeton (ollege, founded at Eliza-belhtown in 174l!, afterwards removed to Newark, and,in 1707, to Irinceton. The Princeton Theological Semi-nary, founded in 1812, is also located here. (See Map.) 9 7?aftmorc, a city of Maryland, is situated ou tho N. side of the Tat-ipwo River, fourteenmiles from its entrance into Chegapeako Bay, and ninety-five miles from Thiladelphla(See Map, p. 405.). 364 THE REVOLUTION. [Book IL ANALYSIS. Dec. 13. 1. Generals Lee and Sullivan. 2. Bold plan formed by Washington. Dec. 25. 3. How it was to be carried into effect. t. Obstaclestncountered. 6. Account ofthe enter-prise; the tattle whichfollowed;and the Dec. 26. kins, was blocked up in Providence River, where it remain-ed a long time useless. On the 13th, General Lee, whohad been left in command of the forces stationed on theHudson, having incautiously wandered from the main body,was surprised and taken prisoner by the enemy. Hiscommand then devolving on General Sullivan, the latterconducted his troops to join the forces of Washington,which were then increased to nearly seven thousandmen. 36. In the state of gloom and despondency which hadseized the public mind, owing to the late reverses of thearmy, Washington conceived the plan of suddenly cross-ing the Delaware, and attacking the advanced post of theenemy, before the main body could be brought to itsrel
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