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GEN. WASHINGTON
EXTENDED HISTORY OF HIS LIFE.
Of the Flret and Pauiona President of
Ibe United Statea by an Early
Writer Incident aud Advcaturea
or Uli Lire.
OAAPTER. III.
Campaign op 1770.
Of the operations of General Wash
iogton in New York and New
Jersey. Tho battlo on Long
Island. TI10 retreat from York
Island and through Jersoy. Tho
battles of Trenton.
Tho evacuation of Boston varied the
oene, but did net lessen tho labors of
Washington. Henceforward ho had a
much mora formidable enemy to con
tend with. Tho royal army in Boston
was on a small scale, calculated to awe
tho inhabitants of Massaohusotts into
obedience, but tho campaign of 177G
was opened in New York with a force
far ezoeeding any thing hitherto seen
in America. Including tho navy and
armv. it amounted to 55000 men, andj
was calculated on tho idea of reduc
ing tho wholo united oolonies. The
operation! contemplated could bo boat
earried on from tho nearly central
province of Now York, and tho army
could bo supplied with provisions from
tho adjaoont islands, aud easily de
fended by tho British navy. For thcio
reasons, tho evaouation of Boston, and
the concentrations of tho royal forces
at New York, had been for some time
resolved upon in England.
Tho reasons that-induced tho Brit
ish to gain possession of New York,
weighed with Washington to prevout
it. Ho had thorofore dotached large
ly from his army before Boston, and
sont General Leo to take tho command
and after providing for tho security of
Boston, prooeeded soon after the evao
uation thereof with tho main army to
New York, and made every preparation
in his power for its dofenco. Consid
erable timo was allowed for this pur
pose; for Gen. IIowo, instead of push
ing directly to Now York, retired to
Halifax with tho forces withdrawn
from Boston. Ho there waited for
tho promised re enforcements from
England; but impationt of delay,
sailed without thorn for New York,
and took possession of Staton Island
in tho latter end of June. He wos
soon followed by his brother, Admiral
Howe, and thoir wholo foroo was as
sembled about tho middle of July,
and in apparent readiness to opon tho
tampaign, Boforo hostilities were
oommoneed, the British general and
admiral, in their quality of civil ocm-
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missioners for effecting a reunion be
tween Great Britain and the colonies,
made an attempt at negotiation. To
introduoo this business, they sent a
flag ashore with a lotter addressed to
George Washington Esq. This he re
fused to recoivc, as not beiog addrcs
cd to him with tho titlo duo to his
rank, and at the samo timo wrote to
congress, "That he would not on any
occasion, auorifice essentials to punc
tilio, but in this instance, deemod it a
duty to his country to insist on that
respoot whioh, in any other than a
publio view, ho would willingly havo
waved." Somo timo after, Adjutant
General Patterson was sent by Gen.
IIowo with a lettor addressed to Geo.
Washington, &c, &c, &o. On an in
terview, tho Adjutant general, after
expressing his high csteom for tho
person and charaelor of the American
general, and deolaring that it was not
intended to derogato from tho respect
duo to his rank, expressed his hopes
that the et cotcras would remove the
impediments to their correspondence.
Gen. Washington replied "That a let
ter directed to any person in a publio
character, should havo somo descrip
tion of it, othorwiso it would appear
a mero private letter; that it was truo
tho et ccteras implied every thine, but
they also implied any thing, and that
ho should decline tho receiving of any
lotter direetcd to him as a private
person, whon it related to his publio
station," A long oonforonoo ensued,
in which tho Adjutant general ob
served that "commissioners were
armed with great powors, and would
be very happy in effectinff an accom
modation," Hero ceived far an answer,
"that from what appeared, thoir powers
were only to grant pardons; that they
who had committed no fault wanted
no pardon.''
On tho arrival of Gen. Howe at
Staten Island, the American army
did not exceed 10000 men, but by sun
dry rc-enforoements betoro tho end of
August, they amounted to 27000. Of
these a great 'part were militia, and
ono-fourth of tho wholo were sick.
The diseases inoidont to new troops
prevailed extonsively, and were ag
gravated by a great deficiency in tents.
These troops were so judiciously dis
turbed on York Island, Long Island,
Governor's Island, l'alus Hook and on
tho sound towards New Bocholle, EaBt
and West Chester, that tho enemy
wero very cautious in determining
when and whero to commoneo offon
sivo operations. Every probable point
f debarkation was watohed, and guard
ed with a foroo Buffioicnt toemBarasB,
though very insufficient to prevent, a
landing. From the anirel of tho
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British army at Staten Island, tho
Americans wero in daily expectation
of being attacked. Gcnoral Washing
ton was therefore strenuous in prepar
ing his ttoopi for tho aetion. Ho
tried every expedient to kindlo in
their breasts tho lovo of their oountry,
and a high toned indignation against
its invaders. In general orders he ad
dressed them as follows: "The timo
is now near at hand, which must prob
ably determine whether Americans aro
to bo free men or slaycs, whether thoy
aro to havo any proporty they can call
their own, whether their houses and
farms aro to bo pillaged and destroyed
and themselves consigned to a stato of
wretchedness, from which no human
efforts will deliver them. Tho fate of
unborn millions will depend, under
God, on tho courago and conduct of
this army. Our cruel and unrelenting
enemy, leaves us only tho choice of
tho bravo resistance, or the most ab
ject submission. ' Wo have thereforo
to rcsolvo to conquer or dlo. Our own
our country's honor, calls upon us for
a vigorous and manly oxcrtion, and if
wo now Bhnmofully fail, wo Bhall bo
como infamous to tho wholo world.
Let us then rely, on tho goodness of
our cause, and the aid of tho Supreme
Being, in whoso hands victory is, to
animate and encourago us to great and
noblo actions. Tno eyes of all our
oountrymen aro now upon us, and wo
shall havo their blessings and praises,
if happily wo are tho instruments of
saving them from tho tyranny medi
tated sgaioBt them. Let us thereforo
animate and encourago eaob other,
and show tho whole world that a freo
man contending for liberty on his own
ground is superior to any slavish mer
cenary on earth."
When the whole rcenforeemonts bad
arrived, Gen. Washington, in expecta
tion of an immediate attack, again ad
dressed his army, and called on them
to remomber that, liberty, property,
lifo and honor were all at stake, and
that upon their courago and conduct
rested tho hopcB of their bleeding and
insulten country; that their wives,
ohildrcd and parents expeotcd safety
from them only: "and that they had
every reason to believe that Heaven
would crown with suooess so just a
cause." Ho farther added "The
enemy will ondcavor to intimidate by
show aud appearance, but romembor
they havo bcou repulsed on various oc
casions by a few bravo Amerioans.
Their oauso is bad thoir mon are
eonsoious of it. and if opposed with
firmness and coolness on their first on
set, with our advantage of works, and
knowledge of the ground, the viotory
li moit anuiidly ouri. Every good
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soldier will be silent and ! attentive
wait for orders and reserve his firo
until he is suro of doing oxecution; of
this tho officers are to be particularly
careful."
He then gave the most explicit or
ders that any soldier who should at
tempt to conceal himself, or rotreat
without orders, should instantly be
shot down, as an examplo of the pun
ishment of cowardice, and desired
overy offioer to be particularly atten
tive to the eonduot of bis mon, and
report those who should distinguish
themsclvos by brave and noblo actions.
These he solemnly promised to notioe
and reward.
On tho 22d of August, tho greatost
part of the British troops landed on
Long Island. Washington immediate
ly made a farther effort to rouse his
troops to deeds of valor. "The enemy
ho said, has lanled, and the hour is
fast approaohing on whioh tbo honor
and success of this army, and the
safety of our bleeding oountry, de
ponds. Rcmombor, officers and sol
diers, that you aro froemon, fighting
for tho blessings of liborty; that
slavery will be yoar portion and that
of your posterity, if you do not acquit
yourselves like men. Remember how
your courago baa bean dospisod and
traduoed by your cruel invaders,
though they have found by dear ex
perience at Boston, Charlestown and
other places, what a few brave men,
contending in their own land, and in
the best of causes, can do against
hirelings and mercenaries. Be cool,
but determined. Do not fire at a din-
tanoo but wait for orders from your
officers." Ho repeated his injunctions,
to shoot down any person who should
misbehave in action, and his hopo
that nono so infamous would be found
but, that on the contrary, eaoh for
himself resolving to conquer or dio,
and trusting to the smiles of heaven
on so just a cause, would behave with
bravery and resolution. His assurance
of rewards to those who should dis
tinguish themselves, wero repeated;
and he declared his confidence, that if
the army would but emulate and imi
tate their bravo oountrymen in other
parts of Amerioa, they would, by a
glorious viotory, save their country,
and acquire to themsolves immortal
honor.
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WEATHER BULLETIN
PROGNOSTICATIONS OF WEATHER.
Prepared and Purnlahed for Special
Paklloatlon In the Rod Cloud
Chief by W. 1. Poster.
Copyrighted In I8in by W. T. Foster.
8r. Joseph, Mo.lJuno 15tb.- My
last bulletin gave forecasts of tho
storm wavo to oross tho oontinont
from Juno 19th to 25th and
tho next will roaoh tho Pacific coast
about tho 21tb, cross tho westorn
mountains by oloso of tho 25th and
tho groat ocntrrl valloys from 26th to
28d, and tho eastern states about
the 29d.
Unusual wcathor cxtromos may Jbe
expeotod during the next 30 days.
Mars, to which the anoients assigned
a prominent position as tho god ef
war, will Buroly be king of tho woather
during themouth to como. Extremes
of temporaturo and precipitation, ac
companied by very sovoro storms are
almost suro to result.
During this period a cold Hold and
a warm field will movo slowly west
ward aoross the oontinont, Cold
waves and warm waves movo from
west to oast, crossing tbo oontinont in
three to six days: whilo cold fields
movo from eat t to west, crossing tho
continent in three to six weeks.
Weathor observers have notiood
that rainfall and tomporaturo often al
ternate, so that ono month will bo
warmer and dryer, and tho following
month colder and wetter, than tho
general average Thcso changes are
often caused by cleotrio fields that
drift westward.
Tho changes aro extreme when a
planet oocupies a position relative to
too earth that induces a largo increase
in tho eleotrio forces of tho earth.
The warm wave will cross tho west
ern mountains about the 2-tth, tho
great oentral valloys about tho 2Gth,
and tho eastern states a'oout the 27th.
The cool wavo will orosH tho westcin
mountains about tho 27li, tho great
oentral valloys about tho 29th and tho
eastern states about July 1st.
Tho storm wavo wilt ho ol very
oonsideiablo forco west of tbo Missis
sippi liver about tho 25th Haid 20th,
ELECTJUO OURRBNTS.
Tho high and low buromctarH whioh
are tho immediate causes of all our
weather changes uvo thainsolvca re
sults of whioh cleotrio currents aro
tho causes, An accumulation of elec
tricity lightons tbo utinoftnhoro, and
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thuB forms what aro known as low ba
rometers. Tho well known tondenoy of eleo
trioity to movo in spirals soon starts a
whirl of wind oxtonu, and from all di
rections tho air moves toward tho cen
ter of tho whirl, at tho samo time r's
ing. Thcso motions aro all caused by
ourronts of clecrioity, and thorefere
tho upward movoment constitutes a
vortioal ourront of eleotrieity.
In connootion with tho above, tie
following laws of olectrioity aro quot
ed from a standard work: "Currents
of electricity attract taoh other when
they move in tho same direotion, and
repel ono another when thoy move in
opposite directions."
Wo olton sco two low barometers
crossing the continent at the samo
time, ono along a path north of tho
other. Their olectrio ourrents ascend
and moving ono direction they at
tract each othor, and usually unite
Suoh a union almost universally caus
es a destructive storm.
Wo must not look upon this union
of tho two lows as tho original cause
of tho destruotivo etorm, but back of
them, whero will be found planetary
positions that cause unusual electrical
activity, whioh in turn causes two low
baromolcrH to form instead of one.
Sometimes 'a high barometor of
inoro than ordinary forco will, by fric
tion with the outer atmosphere, form
eddies in tho air similar to thoso wo
often see in tho water. These boeome
conductors for tho overcharged earth,
form lows, and sometimes four of
thorn aro Hcon on tho continent at one
timo. Thoy aro foeble, however, and
as thoy aro separated by a powerful
transient high, thoy are held apart
and soon dio out."
Tho ubovo quotation will also apply
to tho high barometers. They are
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