From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 24.—This afternoon, the detachment sent out last Monday on an expedition against the Indians at Onondaga,1 returned to Fort Schuyler. The following account of it is given by a writer in the New York Packet:—”An enterprise against the…
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The Recruiting Service
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…
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…
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…
News from Spain – The Dutch Loan
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. February 22.—The attention of all ranks of people is fixed upon the expectation of hearing the important intelligence, which, it is said, the Congress received a few days ago from abroad, and the contents of which, it is added,…