were taken for the removal of the women, children, and infirm persons, in the City of New York, to places of greater safety ; ^ for obstructing the navigation, in both the Hudson and the East-rivers, as well as in Buttermilk-channel, the latter separating Governor's-island from Long Island ; * providing for the temporary support of those who should be driven from their homes, by the enemy ; ' transferring the disposition of those whom it had cast into prison,

iVide page 379, ante.

2 Vide pages 322-324, ante.

3 Journal of thf Convention, " Die Veneris, 9 ho., A.M. , August 16, 1776." General Washiiiglon to the Convention, " Head-qi'ARTERS, New-Yohk,

"Aug. 17, 1776."

^Journal of the Convention, "Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Augt. 17, " 1776 ;" the same, "Die Veneris, 3 ho., P.M., Augt. 23, 1776;" Ihe same, " Monday morning, Augt. 26, 177G ; " etc.

« Journal of the Convention," Die Veneris, 9 ho., A.M.,. August 16, 1776 ;" the mmf, "Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Augt. 17, 1776 ; " Journal of the Committee of Safety, "Die Luna>, 9 ho., A.M., Augt. 19, 1776;" Journal of the Convention, " Die Sabbati, 4 ho., P.M., Augt. 24, 1776 ; " etc.

T Journal of the Convention, "Die Solis, 8 ho., A.M., Augt. 25,1776."

than the bad judgment of those, in England, who controlled the movements of the troops, that he was not thus sent -- the Campaign could have been opened several weeks earlier, when General Washington was much less prepared to receive an enemy, and, therefore, when a complete success in the suppression of the Rebellion was very much more promising; but that Almighty power which controlled all things, had other purposes ; and the cause of America was promoted by that remarkable blunder among those who opposed it.