From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 9.—Last Tuesday night, (6th,) between eleven and twelve o’clock, a body of the British, commanded by General Knyphausen in person, landed at Elizabethtown Point, in Jersey, who, being timely discovered by the American guards, gave the troops that…
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Doctor Franklin and the French
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 1.—The love and attachment of the French nation for America, is earned at this time to such a degree of enthusiasm as is difficult to be conceived. There are few personages that have borne an interesting part in…
The Siege of Charleston
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 12.—This morning the garrison of Charleston, after sustaining a siege of over a month’s duration, surrendered prisoners of war to the combined fleet and army of Great Britain. The following is a journal of the siege, from the…
The Dark Day
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 20.—Yesterday we were visited by a most unusual and uncomfortable phenomenon. As early as ten o’clock in the morning, a thick darkness came over the face of the country, so that it was impossible to move about the…
Delancey’s Attack on Horse Neck
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 23.—Yesterday afternoon, Colonel Delancey, with a party of his loyal refugees, made an incursion of about thirty miles into the enemy’s country. The foot took post at Byram Bridge, while the horse passed Sherwood’s Bridge, and proceeded to…