A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . on-necticut without the loss of a man. VIII. This gallant exploit was followed, in July, by anotherof equal, if not greater daring. Colonel Barton, with asmall party of resolute men, at night crossed NarragansettBay to the Island of Rhode Island, surprised and capturedGeneral Prescott, the British commander there, and returned VI. QrrESTiONS.—17. When and by whom was the town of Danbury burned? ISIn what direction from New Haven is Danbury ? 19. Give
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . on-necticut without the loss of a man. VIII. This gallant exploit was followed, in July, by anotherof equal, if not greater daring. Colonel Barton, with asmall party of resolute men, at night crossed NarragansettBay to the Island of Rhode Island, surprised and capturedGeneral Prescott, the British commander there, and returned VI. QrrESTiONS.—17. When and by whom was the town of Danbury burned? ISIn what direction from New Haven is Danbury ? 19. Give an account of Tryonsexpedition. 20. What officer did the Americans lose ? VII. 21. How is Sagg Harbor situated? (See map, p. 47.) 22. Give an accountof the expedition conducted by Colonel Meigs. VIII. 23. Give an account of the expedition conducted by Colonel Barton. was afterward done with Prescott ? AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 139 safe to the mainland with his prisoner. This achievementput it into the power of the Americans to recover Lee, anofficer of equal rank with Prescott, and the exchange was ac-cordingly effected in May, TUE JERSKY PRISON-SHIP.* IX. As spring approached, it became evident that Howesscheme in New Jersey was to draw the Americans from theircamp at Middlebrook, and bring on a general furtherance of the plan, he concentrated the main body ofhis army at New Brunswick, within ten miles of the camp;and, in one attempt, a skirmish took place between a corpsunder Cornwallis and Stirlings brigade, in which the Britishhad the advantage. The scheme, however, failed : Washing-ton continued to pursue his Fabian policy, and, at length,the whole force of the enemy in New Jersey was withdrawnto Staten Island, leaving the American commander in completepossession of the State. * Durin-r the Revnlutinn, the British nsed the hull;s of their decaying ships for the imprisonment ofAmericans captured by them. One of these, the Jersfij Prisim-Ship, is pr
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