welcomes Rochambeau, 277;
writes to Congress against too optimistic feelings, 278, 279;
has extreme difficulty in holding army together, 280;
urges French to attack New York, 280;
sends Maryland troops South after Camden, 281;
arranges meeting with Rochambeau at Hartford, 282;
popular enthusiasm over him, 283;
goes to West Point, 284;
surprised at Arnold's absence, 284;
learns of his treachery, 284, 285;