He, therefore, ordered " Major Keith, one of his Aides, to gallop over, and order Colonel Mal- " colm to come off. immediately, with Lieutenant Fenno'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 oblique fire " could be thrown in, on both sides,) he ordered Major Pollard, his other "Aide, tojrallop after Keith, and countermand the first order ; and to " direct the Colonel to remain at his post; and he should be supported. " A strong Begiment 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 Division ? ' He was answered, * They are all in or- " ' der.' ' Have you,' said the Commander-in-chief, ' any troops on the hill, <" over the hollow?' He was answered, 'Malcolm'sRegiment is there.' 'If " ' you do not call them off, immediately, ' 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. The Commander- " in-chief concluded by saying, ' Take care that you do not lose them.'