He, therefore, ordered " Major Keith, one of his Aides, to gallop over, and order Colonel Mal- "colni to come off. immediately, with Lieutenant Feuno's Artillery , but, " upon a more critical view of the ground, in the hollow, (at the head "of which there was a heavy stone wall, well-situated to cover a body of "troops to throw a heavy fire directly down it, while an oblii|ue fire " could be thrown in, on both sides,) he ordered Major Pollard, his other "Aide, to gallop after Keith, and countermand the first order ; and to "direct the Odonel to remain at his post: and he should be supported. ■' A strong Regiment was ordered to the head of the hollow, to occupy "the wall.

"The cannonade was brisk, on both sides, through which the two "Aides-de-camp passed, in going and returning. At this instant. Gen- "eral Washington rode up to the hill. His first question to our General, " was, ' How is your l)ivisi(jn ? ' He was answered, ' They are all in or- " ' der.' ' Have you,' said the Comlnander-iii chief, 'any troops on the hill, "' over the hollow? ' He was answered, ' Malcolm's Regiment is there.' ' If " 'you do not call them ofr,immPdiately,' says the General, 'you may lose " ' them, if the enemy push a column up the hollow.' He was answered, " ' that, even in that case, their retreat should be made safe : that a strong " Regiment was posted at the head of the hollow, behind the wall ; that " this Regiment, with the oblique fire of the Division, would so check the " enemy, as to allow Malcolm to make a safe retreat. Th<? (Jomniander- " ill-chief coiicliuled by wiying, ' Take care that you do not lose them.'