Vixen in 1812, and died while a prisoner in England. A few days after the death of General Reed, Philip Freneau wrote a brief monody, in which the following lines occur: "No single art engaged his manly mind, In every scene his active genius shined. Nature in him, in honor to our age, * At once composed the soldier and the sage. ** Trumbull, in his M'Fingall, thus alludes to the: Behold, at Briton's utmost shifts Comes Johnstone, loaded with like gifts, To venture through the Whiggish tribe, To cuddle, wheedle, coax, and bribe; And call, to aid his desp'rate mission, His petticoated politician: "Firm to his purpose, vigilant and bold, Detesting traitors, and despising gold, He scorn'd all bribes from Britain's hostile throne, For all his country's wrongs were thrice his own." * of Mrs. Ferguson in Johnstone's efforts at bribery: "While Venus, join'd to act the farce, Strolls forth embassadress of Mars. In vain he strives; for while he lingers, These mastiffs bite his off ring fingers; Nor buys for George and realms infernal One spaniel but the mongrel Arnold." [[[Sir Henry Clinton Commander-m-Chief.--Condition of the American Army.--Exchange of General Lee.--Oaths of Allegiance.]]] {352}crossed the Delaware into New Jersey. Sir Henry Clinton had succeeded Sir William Howe as generalissimo, and took command of the British army on the 11th of May. In the instructions to Clinton as Howe's successor, the ministry ordered him to evacuate Philadelphia. He had resolved to do so as early as the 23d of May, and to proceed by water to New York. Fearing he might be delayed by head winds, and that Washington would push forward to and capture New York city, he changed his plan and determined to proceed by land. In the mean while, Washington, informed of the evident intention of the enemy to evacuate Philadelphia, placed his army in a condition to march immediately at the beating of the drum. His condition was very much changed for the better. Major-general Charles Lee had been exchanged for Prescott, and was now in camp, and reinstated in his old command as second general officer of the army. * The troops fit for service numbered about fifteen thousand; and the warmth and comforts of pleasant summer time, co-operating with the good news from France, made the soldiers cheerful and hopeful. ** [Illustration: 0362]