. 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 . St. Claircalled a council of war. What was to be done? The batteriesfrom this new fort would probably be opened the next day : by thattime Ticonderoga might be completely invested, and the wholegarrison exposed to capture. They had not force sufficient forone-half the works, and General Schuyler, supposed to be atAlbany, could afford them no relief. The da
. 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 . St. Claircalled a council of war. What was to be done? The batteriesfrom this new fort would probably be opened the next day : by thattime Ticonderoga might be completely invested, and the wholegarrison exposed to capture. They had not force sufficient forone-half the works, and General Schuyler, supposed to be atAlbany, could afford them no relief. The danger was imminent;delay might prove fatal. It was unanimously determined to evac-uate Ticonderoga that very night, and retreat to Skenesborough(now Whitehall), at the upper part of the lake, about thirty milesdistant, where there was a stockaded fort. The main body of thearmy, led by General St. Clair, were to cross to Mount Independ-ence and push for Skenesborough by land, taking a circuitousroute through the woods on the east side of the lake, by way ofCastleton. The cannon, stores, and provisions, together with thewounded and the women, were to be embarked on board of twohundred bateaux, and conducted to the upper extremity of the. To face page 281. THE NORTHERN INVASION. 281 lake, by Colonel Long with six hundred men; Uvo hundred ofwhom in five armed galleys were to form a rear-guard. It was now three oclock in the afternoon; yet all the prepa-rations were to be made for the coming night, and that with aslittle bustle and movement as possible; for they were overlookedby Fort Defiance, and their intentions might be suspected. Ever}--thing was done quietly, but alertly; in the meantime, to amuse theenemy, a cannonade was kept up every half hour toward the newbattery on the hill. As soon as the evening closed, and theirmovements could not be discovered, they began in all haste toload the boats. Such of the cannon as could not be taken wereordered to be spiked. In the hurry sev
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