Identifier: historicalcollec00barber (find matches)
Title: Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885. (from old catalog) Howe, Henry, 1816-1893, (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: New Jersey -- History. (from old catalog) New Jersey -- Description and travel. (from old catalog) New Jersey -- History, Local. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New Haven, Conn., J. W. Barber
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he passes into York island, reachedthe creek which surrounds the Hook, between two and three in the morning. He passedfirst the creek, and then the ditch, undiscovered, and about three in the morning en-tered the maiu work; and, with the loss of only two killed and three wounded, made159 prisoners, including three officers. Very few of the British were killed. Maj. Suth-erland, who commanded the garrison, threw himself, with 40 or 50 Hessians, into astrong redoubt, which it was thought unadvisable to attack, because the time occupiedin carrying it might endanger the retreat. Wasting no time in destroying what couldeasily be replaced, Maj. Lee hastened to bring off his prisoners and his detachment. P3 1-:3 J 5-^ oQ > ^^, ^ ^^ cc a s-cR -S c: < -S « ^ o O ! r*- M o T3 CO H; 3 f» 5 =3- ?^ ^ §§? X ^ rt- 2 ^ <r^ ?q-5 -§ H K^ S o J^ ^ S;! rS o o .^ -^ -i •^ s o 9 ■-! — •1 M -• re
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HUDSON COUNTY. 233 To avoid the danger of retreating up the narrow neck of land which has already beendescribed, some boats had been brought, in the course of the night, to Dows Ferry, onthe Hackcnsak, not far from Powles Hook. Tlie officer wlio guarded them was direct.ed to remain u^ til the arrival of the troops engaged in the expedition, which, it was un-derstood, would happen before day. The light having made its appearance without anyintelligence from Maj. Lee, the officer liaving charge of the boats conjectured that theattack had been postponed ; and, to avoid discovery, retired with them to Newark. Thehead of the retreating column soon afterward reached the ferry; and, fatigued as theywere by the toilsome march of the preceding night, were compelled to pass as rapidly aspossible up the narrow neck of land, between the two rivers, to the new bridge. Ahorseman was dispatclied, with this information, to Lord Stirhng, and the line of marchwas resumed. About nine in the preceding ev

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