General progress of the War--Design against New-York--Glance at the Southern Campaigns--Treason of Arnold--Execution of Andre--Indian deputation to Count de Rochambeau, in Rhode Island--Invasion of the Schoharie-kill and the Mohawk Valleys, by Sir John Johnson, Brant, and the Corn-planter--Surprise of the upper fort--The middle fort invested--Conduct of Murphy in firing upon a flag--Singular prosecution of the siege--Murphy's contumacy--The flags fired upon thrice--Sir John proceeds to the lower fort--After a brief halt, advances again to the Mohawk, destroying every thing in his way--Murder of the inhabitants--The Vroomans--Heroism of a woman--Sir John arrives at Fort Hunter--Ravages the Mohawk Valley--Battle of Stone Arabia and death of Colonel Brown--His character--Remarkable anecdote of General Arnold--Sir John proceeds to Klock's Field--Is pursued by Van Rensselaer, though with unaccountable delay--Battle of Klock's Field--Flight of the Indians--Strange retreat of Van Rensselaer--Affairs of the night--Secret flight of the Greens and Rangers--The pursuit--General Van Rensselaer prematurely relinquishes it--Capture of Captain Vrooman and his company, by Brant, in the neighborhood of Oneida--Touching incident at Fort Hunter--Singular story respecting the Corn-planter--Major Carleton's expedition against Forts Anne and George--Correspondence on the subject of prisoners--Affairs at Niagara--Setting in of Winter. 98 CHAPTER V. Gloomy opening of the year--Distresses of the army--Revolt of the Pennsylvania line--Negotiations--Revolt of the New Jersey troops--Arnold's expedition to Virginia--Progress of the war at the South--Distresses at the North--Active movements of Brant in the Mohawk country--Meditated attack upon the Oneidas--Letter of Colonel Claus--Destitution of the country--Letter of General Schuyler--Destruction of Fort Schuyler by fire and flood--Suspicions of design--General Clinton's correspondence respecting that catastrophe--Hostile indications in the North--Indications of extensive treachery--Arrest of the disaffected at Ballston and its vicinity--Bearing of Washington in adversity--Colonel Willett appointed to the command of the Mohawk District--Slender means at his disposal--Burning of Currie-town--Battle of Durlagh--Defeat of the Indians--Death of Captain McKean--Irruption into Palatine--Willett's letter to Washington--Willett's influence upon the broken militia--Battle near the German Flats--Death of Solomon Woodworth--Story of John Christian Shell--Invasion of Ulster County by Indians and Tories under Captain Cauldwell--Another case of individual bravery--Incidents on the Kentucky border. 137 CHAPTER VI.