. Washington and his country: being Irving's Life of Washington, abridged for the use of schools, with introduction, and continuation, giving a brief outline of United States history from the discovery of America to the end of the civil war . f Wallabout Bay onthe north, and Gowanus Cove on the south. A line of entrench-ments and strong redoubts extended across the neck of the penin-sula, from the bay to a swamp and creek emptying into the protect the rear of the works from the enemys ships, a batterywas erected at Red Hook, the southwest corner of the peninsula,and a fort on Governors
. Washington and his country: being Irving's Life of Washington, abridged for the use of schools, with introduction, and continuation, giving a brief outline of United States history from the discovery of America to the end of the civil war . f Wallabout Bay onthe north, and Gowanus Cove on the south. A line of entrench-ments and strong redoubts extended across the neck of the penin-sula, from the bay to a swamp and creek emptying into the protect the rear of the works from the enemys ships, a batterywas erected at Red Hook, the southwest corner of the peninsula,and a fort on Governors Island, nearly opposite. About twomiles and a half in front of the line of entrenchments, a range ofhills, densely wooded, extended from southwest to northeast, form-ing a natural barrier across the island. It was traversed by threeroads. One, on the left of the works, stretched eastwardly toBedford, and then by a pass through the Bedford Hills to thevillage of Jamaica; another, central and direct, led through thewoody heights to Flatbush; a third, on the right of the lines,passed by Gowanus Cove to the Narrows and Gravesend occupation of this range of hills, and the protection of itspasses, was entrusted to General BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND ffr,m Suinums History irf American War/ To fati page 209. FIRST GREAT DEFENSIVE CAMPAIGN. 209 From the 22d to the 25th of August, General Howe sent twentythousand men over to Long Island, where they landed at Graves-end Bay and prepared to attack the American position. Sir HenryClinton, with the vanguard, composed of the choicest troops, wasby a circuitous march in the night, to throw himself into the roadleading from Jamaica to Bedford, seize upon a pass through theBedford Hills, within three miles of that village, and thus turn theleft of the American advanced posts. To divert the attention of the Americans from this stealthymarch on their left, General Grant was to menace their right flanktoward Gravesend before daybreak,
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