8/9 Go on, sir! You shall have the right of way across the river. I think none will dispute it with you. Mr.Seymour, as a seaman, perhaps you can render efficient service, and your boatswain will find here more opportunities for his peculiar talents than in carrying a musket. General Greene, will you and your staff go over with the first boat to make proper disposition of the brigades as they arrive? Then General Sullivan, and lastly our friend General Knox with his artillery. |