An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . CAPTURE OF STOXY POINT. 395. CAPTURE OF STOls-Y POINT BY GENERAL TV f Y N E. Dismal Swamp. The British took up their head-quarters there ; andin the course of a few days made a complete s^Yeep of every thingthat was to be found on this range of coast, destroying or takmg. onehundred and twenty-seven vessels, and other property valued at halfa million sterling. Clinton, however, ve
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . CAPTURE OF STOXY POINT. 395. CAPTURE OF STOls-Y POINT BY GENERAL TV f Y N E. Dismal Swamp. The British took up their head-quarters there ; andin the course of a few days made a complete s^Yeep of every thingthat was to be found on this range of coast, destroying or takmg. onehundred and twenty-seven vessels, and other property valued at halfa million sterling. Clinton, however, very judiciously did not duidehis army by any permanent establishment. Immediately on their return to New York, the fleet and army wereemployed in an expedition on the Hudson. Kingsferry, about sixtymiles up, and near the entrance of the highlands, formed the mostconvenient communication across the river for Washmgtons army,whose Winers occupied both banks. It was defended by two oppositetorts, Stony Point and Verplanks Point, which were both first, being unfinished, was at once evacuated ; and the garrisonof the other, after a vain attempt at resistance, was obliged to surren-der. Clinton caused the two places to be put in a
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