. The works of Washington Irving. uivel on the Hudson round toHell Gate on the Sound, and have them on theeast side of the city by evening. The orderwas issued at noon, and so promptly executed,that, although some of the vessels had to bebrought a distance of fifteen miles, they wereall at Brooklyn at eight oclock in the evening,and put under the management of ColonelGlovers amphibious Marblehead regiment. To prepare the army for a general move-ment without betraying the object, orders wereissued for the troops to hold themselves inreadiness for a night attack upon the orders caused
. The works of Washington Irving. uivel on the Hudson round toHell Gate on the Sound, and have them on theeast side of the city by evening. The orderwas issued at noon, and so promptly executed,that, although some of the vessels had to bebrought a distance of fifteen miles, they wereall at Brooklyn at eight oclock in the evening,and put under the management of ColonelGlovers amphibious Marblehead regiment. To prepare the army for a general move-ment without betraying the object, orders wereissued for the troops to hold themselves inreadiness for a night attack upon the orders caused surprise, for the poor fellowswere exhausted, and their arms rendered nearlyuseless by the rain ; all, however, prepared toobey ; but several made nuncupative wills, asis customary among soldiers on the eve ofsudden and deadly peril. According to Washingtons plan of retreat,to keep the enemy from discovering the with-drawal of the Americans until their main body Retreat from Long Island, August 2g, 1176From a Painting by McNeidn,. Ilbe IRetteat from Xong fslanft 217 should have embarked in the boats and pushedoff from the shore, General Mifflin was to re-main at the lines with his Pennsylvania troops,and the gallant remains of Haslet, Smallwood,and Hands regiments, with guards posted andsentinels alert, as if nothing extraordinary wastaking place ; when the main embarkation waseffected, they were themselves to move offquietly, march briskly to the ferry, and em-bark. In case of any alarm that might discon-cert the arrangements, Brooklyn church was tobe the rallying place, whither all should repair,so as unitedly to resist any attack. It was late in the evening when the troopsbegan to retire from the breastworks. As oneregiment quietly withdrew from their stationon guard, the troops on the right and leftmoved up and filled the vacancy. There wasa stifled murmur in the camp, unavoidable ina movement of the kind; but it gradually diedaway in the direction of the river, as the main
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