From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. During the course of the present war, the situation of our public affairs, as well as the enemy’s, has several times been so nicely critical, that each alternately seemed to be upon the balance between total ruin and complete…
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Major Lee’s Attack on Powle’s Hook
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 20.—Yesterday morning, at three o’clock, an attack was made on the British garrison at Powle’s Hook; which, after a faint resistance, surrendered prisoners of war, except Major Sutherland and about fifty of his men, who, under cover of…
Luzerne visits Harvard College
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 25.—Yesterday evening, the Chevalier de la Luzerne, accompanied with M. de Valnais, consul of France, M. de Marbois, counsellor of parliament, M. de Chavagnes, captain in the royal navy of France, and a number of other gentlemen of…
General Henry Clinton on the Battle of Paulus Hook
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. General Sir Henry Clinton, in a letter to Lord George Germaine, dated New York, August 21, 1779, says of this action: “On the 19th instant, the garrison of Powle’s Hook being reinforced, Lieutenant-Colonel Buskirk was detached with part of…
Sir Henry Clinton’s Soliloquy
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. Upon his recovery from the phrensy into which he was thrown by the storming of Stony Point. “To fight, or not to fight, that is the question!” Whether ’tis best within1 Manhattan’s isle, Snug to encamp, secure from war’s…