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Show IlilfltUfius in -New York lily-! The north end of Manhattan Island Is-land and the adjacent mainland are beautifully dotted over with Kevo-lutionary Kevo-lutionary battlefields, and all in fine position for the pedestrian tourist. There is, first, the field of the battle of September 13, I77C. when Sir Henry Clinton crossed -100J men from Lung Island and landed them at Kips bay. There i no lay there now; the place Js near tbs foot of Thirty-fourth Street east, and the anchorage of the ltrltlsh ships which protected the landing by a( heavy cannonade is now- opposite Twenty-third Stmt. History tells of the "hot skirmish slid retreat of i the Americans" and the "strong position" taken by lhe itritisli on the I ndeberg. This, is very near the centre of Manhattan Island, and no other battlefield in the world Is so accessible. It is between Fifth and Thirty-eighth streets In the very, centre of wealth and beauty, busl-Ues busl-Ues and fashion, and approachable by at least nine lines ot elevated J roads, street can. and stages. And I as far as I can see it looks about as much like, a battlefield or camping j ground as any other city's centre i does. The next place to look for is j the site of Robert Murray's house, where the patriotic Mrs. Murray de-1 talned Howe. Clinton and others . till Putaun's division of 4,001 men! ' hid escaped along the west side of i , the island to the heights of Harlem. ' The site Is in the heart of the I present aristocralio Murray Hill quarter, and is well worth seeing, I ' aside from lie volutionary memories. . I On the next day, Sept. 1C, there 1 wu auother battle, after which the British occupied -11 the center and j lower part of the island, and the Americans held Harlem heights, i I while Harlem plains between and i to the eastward was disputed I ground. So here one may visit three battlefields in three hcurs' walkinzyinlhsvea gotd ci"Hed time," besides which it stems to-me averydesireable combination for a tourist uhese constitution bears rest easily. Ex. |
