. A brief history of the United States . and influencewent over to the enemy. New York and Newport—the sec-ond city in size in New England—were already in the handsof the British, and they were likely soon to seize Philadelphia. Battle of Trenton.—Washington thought it time tostrike a daring blow. On Christmas night, in a diiving * During this retreat, Washington repeatedly sent orders to Greneral Lee, who wasthen at North Castle, to join him. Lee hesitated, and at last moved very days after this, while quartered in a small tavern at Baskingridge, remote fromhis troops, he was take
. A brief history of the United States . and influencewent over to the enemy. New York and Newport—the sec-ond city in size in New England—were already in the handsof the British, and they were likely soon to seize Philadelphia. Battle of Trenton.—Washington thought it time tostrike a daring blow. On Christmas night, in a diiving * During this retreat, Washington repeatedly sent orders to Greneral Lee, who wasthen at North Castle, to join him. Lee hesitated, and at last moved very days after this, while quartered in a small tavern at Baskingridge, remote fromhis troops, he was taken prisoner by the English cavalry. His capture was considereda great misfortune by the Americans, who thought him the best officer in the British were greatly rejoiced, and declared they had taken the American Pal-ladium. 1776.] THE REVOLUTIONAET WAR. 117 storm of sleet, amid drifting ice, that threatened everymoment to crush the boats, he crossed the Delaware withtwenty-four hundred picked men, fell upon the Hessians at. WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE. Trenton, in the midst of their festiyities,* captured onethousand prisoners, slew their leader, f and safely escaped * Hunt, a trader with friends and foes, a neutral, had invited RaU, the Hessiancommander, to a Christmas supper. Card-playing and wine-drinking were kept upall night long. A messenger came in haste, at early dawn, with a note to the was sent by a tory to give warning of the approach of the American forces. Thenegro servant refused admittance to the bearer. Knowing its importance, he badethe negro to take the note directly to the officer. The senant obeyed, but thecolonel, excited by wine and the play, thrust it unopened into his pocket Soon theroU of drums was heard, and before the pleasure-losing officer could reach his quar-ters the Americans were in pursuit of his fleeing soldiers. t Before leaving Trenton, Washington and Greene visited the dving Hessian, Ithad been a time of splendi
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