From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 22.—It may be relied on, that the recruiting service for the Continental army has lately gone on with more rapidity and success than for a long time past. A single officer, who has not been long upon that…
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British Privateers
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. March 30.—The predatory plan of the Tories that have lately infested the southern coasts of Massachusetts, is more extensive than was at first imagined. The infamous Brigadier Ruggles, a native of Massachusetts, flourishes with his royal commission at the…
Condition of the Rebel Army
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 17.—By a person who was, like many others, forced into the rebel army against his consent, and yesterday escaped from Newark, we are assured that the rebel troops, being served with salt beef, (which is exceedingly putrid from…
General Ashe at Briar Creek
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. March 4.—Yesterday, the British forces, under the command of Colonel Prevost, defeated a party of General Lincoln’s army, under General Ashe, near the junction of Briar Creek and the Savannah River. The following is the British account of the…
The Irish Battalion
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. March 18.—Yesterday, the anniversary of Saint Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland, was celebrated in New York by the natives of that kingdom, with their accustomed hilarity. The volunteers of Ireland, preceded by their band of music, marched into…