History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . e was informed of his election by liev. Chauucey Whittlesey. Stilessaid he thought the diadena of a college president but a crown of thornsin such tumultuous times, especially when he must control from one hun-dred and fifty to one hundred and eighty young gentlemen students, whowere a bundle of wildfire, some leaving for the army, and many comingin from other colleges. But he accepted the position, and the instructionof the rising men of the nation went forward among the leafy shades ofNew Haven, as if Revolution was not stalk
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . e was informed of his election by liev. Chauucey Whittlesey. Stilessaid he thought the diadena of a college president but a crown of thornsin such tumultuous times, especially when he must control from one hun-dred and fifty to one hundred and eighty young gentlemen students, whowere a bundle of wildfire, some leaving for the army, and many comingin from other colleges. But he accepted the position, and the instructionof the rising men of the nation went forward among the leafy shades ofNew Haven, as if Revolution was not stalking abroad in the land. The crash of armscame l)etween Howeand Washington on themorning of September11, at the same mo-ment when Burgoyne,supposing that Howewas pushing up theHudson, announced tohis camp thathe had sent thelake fleet to Canada,virtually aliandoninghis communications,and that his army mustfight its way or i) the banks of al)eautiful creek Ijear-ing the genial name ofBrandywine, and flow-ing into the DelawareRiver, Washinsiton, Sept. CFr< Mrs. John Jay. Sarah. ,htcr of tiovernor William a portrait ill the possession of her grandson, Hon. John Jay.] posted across the direct road of his adversary, awaited his approach ; hehad made the best possible arrangement of his forces for resistance orattack, and as he rode up and down his lines there was one prolongedshout of enthusiasm. Knyphausen soon appeared at Chads Ford and• feigned an attack, while Howe and Coruwallis were hastening to crossthe river seven miles farther up and obtain the rear of the Ameri-cans. Recei^dng this information, Washington ordered Sullivan to checktheir course, while he wordd give Knyphausen a chance to light invor., [[. 12 178 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. earnest. Just as Greene at tlie rivers edge was about to begin the attack,a message from Sullivan came, saying that lie had disobeyed orders be-cause the information upon which those orders were f
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