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had made an affault, the Heffians fled. Ne- verthelefs nine hundred were taken captives, and the refidue made their eicape.
1 8. And George^ the chief captahi, entered into the town," and took pofTeffion thereof; and there was great joy throughout all the land of Columbia; becaufe the army of the aliens were overthrown and made captives, and the joy of the people exceeded the joy of Carved.
19. And it came to pafs, after thefe things, that the people of the province of Jerfey, and from the other provinces round about, flocked to the banners of the great Sanhedrim, even the wild pigeons of Columbia flocked to the ftubble of the hufbandman.
20. Now the army of Britain encamped on one fide of the town, and the hod of the peo- ple of the provinces encamped on the other fide thereof; and there was a brook"^ of "vi^ater between the two armies,
f Sanpink Creek.
