. The works of Washington Irving. 5l^^r. 5>^:M^ arming tbe •River feomanrg 139 cliffs, the river expands into a succession ofwhat may almost be termed lakes; first theTappan Sea, then Haverstraw Bay, then theBay of Peekskill; separated from each other bylong stretching points, or high beetling prom-ontories, but affording ample sea-room andsafe anchorage. Then come the redoubtableHighlands, that strait, fifteen miles in length,where the river bends its course, narrow anddeep, between rocky, forest-clad mountains. He who has command of that grand defile,said an old navigator, may at any time
. The works of Washington Irving. 5l^^r. 5>^:M^ arming tbe •River feomanrg 139 cliffs, the river expands into a succession ofwhat may almost be termed lakes; first theTappan Sea, then Haverstraw Bay, then theBay of Peekskill; separated from each other bylong stretching points, or high beetling prom-ontories, but affording ample sea-room andsafe anchorage. Then come the redoubtableHighlands, that strait, fifteen miles in length,where the river bends its course, narrow anddeep, between rocky, forest-clad mountains. He who has command of that grand defile,said an old navigator, may at any timethrottle the Hudson. The New York Convention, aware of theimpending danger, despatched military envoysto stir up the yeomanry along the river, andorder out militia. Powder and ball weresent to Tarrytown, before which the hostileships were anchored, and yeorQan troops werestationed there and along the neighboringshores of the Tappan Sea. In a little whilethe militia of Dutchess County and CortlandtsManor were hastening, rudely armed, t
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