. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. ternoon of the same dayGreene sent a hurried message requesting the presence of Wash-ington at Fort Lee. The General galloped over the Hacken-sack turnpike and reached the fort at nine oclock in the even-ing. Greene had already crossed the river. Down the gorgeroad Washington hurried, and, boarding a boat, was rowedacross toward Jeffreys Hook. When half-way across, asWashington himself puts it in his journal, I met Generals Put-nam and Greene, who were just returning
. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. ternoon of the same dayGreene sent a hurried message requesting the presence of Wash-ington at Fort Lee. The General galloped over the Hacken-sack turnpike and reached the fort at nine oclock in the even-ing. Greene had already crossed the river. Down the gorgeroad Washington hurried, and, boarding a boat, was rowedacross toward Jeffreys Hook. When half-way across, asWashington himself puts it in his journal, I met Generals Put-nam and Greene, who were just returning from thence (FortWashington) and they informed me that the troops were Inhigh spirits and would make a good defense, and it being lateat night, I returned. That night Washington slept at theBurdett house, of which we have already heard. THE FALL OF THE PORTS. Early on the next day, after the morning mists had clearedaway, the boom of cannon and crack of musketry announced theopening of hostilities. From the lofty eminence of Fort Leethe entire scene of battle was visible. Beneath the anxious The Palisades of the Hudson 19. A Wind-Swept Crag. watchers at that point, flowedthe Hudson, the foregroundof a vast panorama stretch-ing far to the north amongthe Westchester hills, to theblue hills of Long Island be-yond the Sound and to thesouth as far as Staten on the heightsof the opposite island thesewatchers could now clearlysee the beginning of thegreatest battle ever foughtupon Manhattan Island; abattle in which love, patriotism, daring and even treason, wereall strangely intermixed. Brave Robert Magaw, with scarce3,000 men, faced over 8,900 British pressing him on three sidesand with the man-of-war Pearl threatening his riverward earth-works. Through the woods from the north came the first columnunder Von Knyphausen, 3,000 strong; from the south chargedtwo brigades under Percy together with Maxwells forces, over5,000 men all told; from the east moved Sterling with ov
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