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tributed their quota of labor upon the works, and the people of the interior towns in the neighboring States of Connecticut and New Jersey hastened to proffer their assistance in averting what was felt to be a common national danger.

The lines of defence on Long IsIand, as planned by General Swift, commenced at Mount Alto on the Hudson; thence, by McGowan’s Pass, a line of redoubts and block-houses ran along the Heights of Harlem to, and across Hell Gate, including a block-house on Mill Rock, and a castle on the high ground of Long Island. On Long Island, the defences began at the Wallabout, covered by Fort Greene, and extended across to Bergen’s Heights,1 to Fort Lawrence, including several redoubts, which were overlooked by Forts Greene and Lawrence.2

These lines were commenced upon, at 8 A.M. of Tuesday, the 9th of August, 1814, by Captain Andrew Bremner’s Artillery company, the officers of the Third Brigade of Infantry, under command of General Mapes, and a body of volunteers from the Seventh Ward of New York, who broke ground for the intrenehments on Fort Greene, under a salute from six-pounders. By the aid of the papers of that day, we are able to trace the progress of the works to their completion.

On Wednesday, August 10th, the labor of the day at Fort Greene was performed by the Tanners and Curriers, the Veteran Corps of Artillery, a Society of Plumbers, a large force of Exempts from the Second Ward of New York, Major Dunscombe’s battalion of Govenor's Guards, and Captain SwaimeÕs company of Artillery.

Friday, August 12. The labor was continued by the officers of the Tenth Brigade of Infantry, the officers, non-commissioned officers, and matrosses of the Thirteenth Regiment of Artillery, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel M. Boerum, a military association of young men, the Hamilton Society, Students of Medicine, sixty

born American ought to feel, in saying, this is the second day I have worked to raise fortifications, during this contest, to protect my country from an invading foe.”

Furman mentions, also, that between Nassau street and Fort Greene, all was open fields, covered with buildings, erected for the use of the quartermasters and sutlers.

1 So called from its owner, Jacob Bergen. Smith street now runs through it.

2 There, was, also an earthwork baistion on Red Hook.