[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] These troops and many more, no longer needed at the North, should have been sent to Wash-ington, who, after the evacuation of Philadelphia, continued the un-equal struggle with Howe; but the jealousy of Gates deprived Wash-ington of them, as a year previously the ambition of Lee had pre-ilfter landing on Verplanck's Point, Sir of the river, but the state of the atmosphere Henry re-embarked a portion of his force and was such that no estimate could be made of moved the fleet up to Peekskill Neck. This was the number. From all the circumstances, Put-one of his schemes to mask the proceedings of nam firmly believed that it was only a small main body at King's Ferry All writers detachment to burn the American storehouses an-ee "hat Putnam was informed betimes of on that side, and the appearance of a large She transportation of a part of the British fire near Stony Point shortly afterward con-army from Verplanck's Point to the west side firmed him in this opinion. ?lan oE Die Attack on FORTS CLINTON &MONTGOMEI "by the British fbTces under SIR HESRYi CLIN TON. -. O c l! 1? 7 7. Rahcei. from IhcBrteh Hap.