From Ye New Yorke Tymes, December 27, 1776:
4 WOUNDED, 3 FROZEN TO DEATH IN TRENTON
Washington refuses to answer questions about up-musketing, providing shoes for troops.
From Ye New Yorke Tymes, December 20, 1776:
General George Washington, the much criticized Commander of the Continental Army, may be planning a desperate surprise raid across the Delaware River on Christmas Night, say informed sources on condition of anonymity. The source stated that the raid's objective would likely be the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. The timing for the operation is said to be intended to take advantage of any possible laxness in Hessian security that may result from Holiday celebration.
General Washington's campaign has come under fire from critics, who charge that liberty and independence are not worth the length of the war to date or the casualties incurred, and that a negotiated settlement with the Crown would have been the much-preferred option.
British officials refused to comment on the report.