Out of Stock
Overview
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. IN PERIL. JED STIFFENS had been caught in some of the most perilous situations conceivable during his long and adventurous career, and more than one of his escapes bordered on the marvellous; but he was forced to confess to himself, on the second day succeeding the interview with General Sullivan, just narrated, that he was so close to death that all hope dwindled to a shadow which threatened to vanish at any moment. With the approach to the Indian country, the lax discipline of the invading army diminished, and every precaution against blunder and disaster was taken. The commander of the American forces kept his scouts well in advance, under orders to exercise sleepless vigilance, and especially to guard against ambuscade, since there was no doubt that the Iroquois would call into play all the wonderful cunning they possessed to bring about the ruin of the invading force, which was too strong for them to meet in open battle. A runner had arrived from General James Clinton, who, as will be remembered, was advancing up the Mohawk Valley, with the intention of effecting a junction with Sullivan. Clinton was at the head of about a thousand men, with which force he reached Otsego Lake, whose outlet, as the reader is aware, is the source of the Susquehanna. The stream at that point is no more than a brook across which a person can readily leap, and in many places its depth at certain seasons is only a few inches. It will be seen, therefore, that in its shape it was useless for the purposes of General Clinton. But there are few difficulties which cannot be overcome by Yankee ingenuity. Across the head of the outlet a strong dam was built, while the two hundred and twenty boats, loaded with men and supplies, ranged themselves in front of it. Gradually the wate...
| ISBN-13 | 9781458960719 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1458960714 |
| Weight | 0.63 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 190 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
