Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . at Prince-ton, where Bri-tish agents fromClin-ton met them with inducements to join the Bri-tish service. The Penn-syl-va-ni-ans showed their patriotism by seizing these men and delivering themup to General Wayne as spies. Con-gress was alarmed, and a committee of that body, and anotherfrom the Penn-syl-va-ni-a Assembly, proceeded to meet the troops. An agree-ment was entered into discharging those who had served three years, andmaking provision for back pay and clothin
Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . at Prince-ton, where Bri-tish agents fromClin-ton met them with inducements to join the Bri-tish service. The Penn-syl-va-ni-ans showed their patriotism by seizing these men and delivering themup to General Wayne as spies. Con-gress was alarmed, and a committee of that body, and anotherfrom the Penn-syl-va-ni-a Assembly, proceeded to meet the troops. An agree-ment was entered into discharging those who had served three years, andmaking provision for back pay and clothing. These concessions on the part ofCon-gress produced an injurious efifect on the rest of the army. The troopsat Pomp-ton, New Jer-sey, mutinied on the 20th of Jan-u-a-ry, but Wash-ing-ton sent a detachment from West Point which quickly reduced the mutineers toobedience. Such disturbances showed plainly that extraordinary exertions weredemanded to relieve the sufferings of the troops, otherwise the cause would b^lost. Con-gress acted with vigor. Direct taxation was resorted to; money11 163 Nff/ \\>^)S»>> ,1!,.. S^ /tS^^^^ SrW2^*^*. ^?-^^^^^^^l^S^^^^^- ^ X i^imi^^!!$im^ J THK PATRIOT ARMY. VICTORY AT LAST. 165 was obtained from Europe; a national bank was established; and full powerwas placed in the hands of Rob-ert Mor-ris to adopt what measures he deemedbest to restore the well nigh ruined finances of the country. These exertion?were partly successful. In the beginning of Jan-u-a-ry, the traitor Ar-nold, now in the service olthe Bri-tish, at the head of 1,500 men, principally tories, ascended the JamesRiver, plundered the plantations, and burned many public and private buildingsin Rich-mond. Governor Thom-as Jef-fer-son called out the militia, andAr-nold fell back to Ports-mouth. A plan was laid by Wash-ing-ton for liiscapture at this place. La-fay-ette was ordered to move with i ,200 men by land,and the French fleet, sailing from New-port, was to prevent the escape
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