The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

250 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [iET. 46.
TO BIRIGADIER-GENERAL WAYNE.
Valley Forge, 2 March, 1778.
DEAR SIR,
Yours of the 26th from Mount Holly came to hand
last evening. I am pleased to hear, that you had so
good intelligence of the designs and motions of the
enemy, that you were enabled to withdraw your detachment from Haddonfield before they invested it.
Considering the disproportion of your strength to that
of the enemy, all that can be expected of you is to
wait upon and circumscribe them as much as possible.
You will not fail to make use of your utmost exertions
to destroy all the forage within their reach, because I
imagine they are more in want of that than of any thing
else. I have written to General Pulaski, to give you
all the assistance that he can with the small body of
cavalry that he has at Trenton. I can give you no
other directions, than to throw as many obstacles as
you can in the way of the enemy, to prevent them from
executing their plan to any great extent;- and I know
of no way more effectual than driving off all the cattle
and horses, that you possibly can, and destroying the
forage that you think they would carry off.
I am, dear Sir, yours, &c.
TO COUNT PULASKI.
Head-Quarters, 3 March, 1778.
SIR,
I have received your favor of the 28th ultimo, informing me that you were proceeding with a part of
Bland's regiment to join General Wayne. You will
have received my instructions relative to the service,