From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. When Colonel Webb, with some others, were taken in a late expedition to Long Island, a little fifer of the smallest size, belonging to the State of Connecticut, was made prisoner with them, and carried into Rhode Island. The…
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Battle of the Kegs
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. January 6.—Philadelphia has been entertained with a most astonishing instance of the activity, bravery, and military skill of the royal navy of Great Britain. The affair is somewhat particular, and deserves notice. Some time last week, two boys observed…
State of Affairs in America
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. January 1.—At the opening of the last year, the American cause wore a sickly aspect. The Continental army, reduced to an inconsiderable body, retired as fast as the enemy advanced; and a vast tract of country, from the Hudson…
De Lisle’s Letter
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 1. –It is unnecessary to say a word of the spirit and numbers of the people of America–of their attachment to their liberty–of the extent and nature of their country–of their resources–and the interest all the powers in…
Doctor Franklin
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 2. –A correspondent in Paris says: –“When Doctor Franklin appears abroad, it is more like a public than a private gentleman, and the curiosity of the people to see him is so great, that he may be said…