It was the plan he heard British ministry, as Washington at once suspected when the of the northern invasion, for a co-operating expedition to ascend be far Hudson from New York about the time that Burgoyne should effect a enough advanced in his march to descend it, and thus to on Philnt moveme aneous simult Howe's with ed Combin junction. adelphia, which drew off Washington's army to the west, the project with Washingwas a most admirable one; and who can doubt that, lphia ton beaten in Pennsylvania, and both New York and Philade ise enterpr ng startli the of success the , British the of hands the in would either have ended the Revolution or reduced it to mere insurrectionary proportions? The plan had two weak points: first, due h and varied reconsideration was not given to the armed strengtBurgoy ne had to sources of the Americans in the country which had an York New from force ating co-oper the second, traverse; and undertaking far too serious to be entered upon lightly or with any chance of prematureness. That undertaking was the forcing of a passage up the Hudson River, which could be done only by reducing several forts splendidly situated for defense and supported by a considerable body of troops posted below for the protection of the mounNo one can inspect the ground at Peekskill and above passes tain without a vivid realization of the severity of the task which the expedition from New York had to perform. Yet it was accomplished with perfect ease and slight loss. This business fell to the part of Sir Henry Clinton, upon whom the command in New York had devolved when Howe sailed for Philadelphia. It is said that Sir Henry's reason for delaying the movement